The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-04 00:00:00

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

The following telegram has been received by
Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), at 7.47 p.m. ,
from Mr. R. A. Glass, managing director of the
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com-
pany (Limited) :

VALENTIA, SUT. 3.

Following from Great Eastern. Canning to
Glass.—Sept. 3, lat. 51.34 N., D. R., lon. 29.25 W.,
D. R.—Total cable paid out at noon from splice'
155.6 miles. Distance run, 134 miles. Slack'
13.55 per cent. Heart's Content distant 586 miles.
Blowing a gale from N.N.W., with rain. Testa
perfect. All going on well.

THE MOORS IN PBRTHSHIRB.—The accounts for
the last few days state that the young broods of grouse
generally have much improved in condition, and ere now
strong and wild. On Wednesday Mr. Hilyard tested the
Corriemucklock moors for the first time, and succeeded is
bagging 41 brace of grouse, and on Thursday afternoon FATAL ACCIDENTS FROM LIGHTNING. —Oll Sun-
shot 30 brute of grouse and a number of hares. Messrs. day afternoon a violent thunderstorm burst over Man-
Thompson, at Auchnafree, continue to make daily fair begs cheater, the effects of which were more particularly felt
of grouse ; and on Friday the party killed 170 mountain near Whalley Range. Teeh boys, who were standing for
hares. On the 27th and 28th August Lord Glenorchy shelter under a tree, eeaey View, were struck with
shot, on the Taymouth Castle moors and woods, 205 lightning, and rendered insensible. One of the boys, abou:;
brace of grouse; 11 hares, 3 head of snipe, and two 15 years of age, who was the furthest from the tree, was
splendid fallow deer. On Wednesday, Mr. Thomas the moot injured. The lightning struck his cap, splitting
Graham Stirling, of Strowen, and Mr. Charles Dundee, it open, and turning it completely round. It then p
bagged on the DUDiril moors 4d brace of grouse. down his body, burning the hair at the beck of his ear, and
Colonel Reeves and the Honourable Colonel Boyle leaving a livid mark three inches wide in front of his
killed on Carroglen-hill 565 brace of grouse end a number body. One of the others was rendered insensible, bat
of hares. On Thursday, Mr. Robert Drummond shot to his was not marked. The other boy was also slightly stunned
own gun on the Ardvorlieh moors 325 brace of grouse. Mr, but was able to call for assistance, which was rendered by
Maitland bagged at Innen/ebbe 265 brans of grouse. The Mr. Deighton. They are now doing well. The bark of
Hon. Mark Rollo killed to his own gun on the moors of the tree was shipped off where it was "truck. On Friday,
?digger 245 brace of grouse. On the Drummond Castle the town of Battigate, in Scotland, and the district for
moors the sportsmen who are persevering at grouse-shoot. ten miles round were visited by a severe thunderstorm,
ing generally ring. from 20 to 30 brace per day, but deer- accompanied with vivid Raabe" of lightubeg, rain, and hall.
stalking and low cover shooting will now occupy the at- At Sidaheads, five persons were struck by lightnisg, two of
tention of the Drummond Castle gentlemen for some time. whom were killed, and three seriously injured. It seems
The partridge shooting season opened on Saturday, but that when the accident occurred the unfortunate persona
except on the hillsides little was done owing to so many had_, to " shun the shower," taken refuge under a tree.
I standing fields of uncut grain, especi* in the central and DISPATCH OF THR WIRT INDIA MALL/L --801:7TH-
north-west &striate of county. e heard of a party AMPTON Barr. 3.—The Royal Mail Company's steamship
of two guns who killed 25 brace of partridges and 10 hares, Tasmanian, Captain Leeds, sailed this afternoon with the
and of another gentleman who shot 65 brace of partridges mails for the British and Foreign West Indies, e, the
and 15 braze of woodooeir.--Sootrevia. Facile, California, Central Ante;it &c. She took oat
I CRYSTAL PALLOR. Oil SSILLISO DAT.— 126 and a full caHr! on fre ht, including 5,0001.
MONDAY, SEPT 3.---Admindons en payment. 17,715 ; insilver coin; jewellery,jewellery, 10,1051.;
ditto by mama Stokely 1,01. Total stalk:oB,4os. sad 20 bottles quicksilver, valued rent