The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-06 00:00:00

THE MOORS/ AND FOREST&

We continue to hear very favourable accounts of
the sport on the moors. In Upper Strathern, the extensive
mops ea the estate of Crem is were opened on the 21st
ultimo by the Hon. Captain lhummood, the proprietor,
Lard Domain, and the Hon. Captain 114. These gentle-
men have been out for a few hours upon four occasions—
the result being 190 brace grouse, 10 brace snipe, 2 brace
plovers, 3 wild ducks, and 6 blue hares. The birds are in
packs, and iu prime condition. The ranges on the Lowers
estate, the property of D. H. Ewi.. were
opened on the lith ult., and the vort has been exceedingly

on all the more important ranges in Argyle and
West,..nt Perthshire, extending from Lochawe to Loch-
eirolieul, a distance of about sixty or seventy miles,
the sportsmen hare experienced excellent shooting
this week .into the weather has chaired up. The
Lint have been found very wild, and mutely ap-
proachable, but dexterous sportsmen made splen
did spurt of them. The reports state that the deer era
numerous, and very few small heads are seen. In the deer
forest ea the Black Mount, where deer, we learn, were
never more numerous, many of the stags are already free
of velvet. At Auchlyn, his Royal Highness the Maharaja
IThuleep Singh has had goal sport, though the weather was
broken, preventing it being regular. The Glendochar
ranges are also well choked with all kinds of game, and the
sport enjoyed has been good. The partridge shooting
opened on Monday, and sportsmen may expect good sport
on all the shooting grounds throughout the country. The
birds are very numerous this year. The °chile are exceed-
ingly well stocked with this bird. Pheasants are also au.
memos. Woodcock seems to be abundant. This bird is
very rife in Btnithern. and frequents all the woods in the
district. Hares arc plentiful.
There does not seem to have been much doing in the
moors durifig the past week. From Romehire we learn
that Friday was such a boisterous day that the sportsmen
" c•mldn't hold their goes straight," even had the birds not
been too wild, as they now are. Notwithstanding, there
were some good bags ou some other days, since the 17th
ultimo. Our report from Badenoeh states that birds are
still very wild, as they are likely to be for the remainder
of the memos.

From Gledfiekl, Roar-shire, we learn that "The Old Deer
Stalker " has killed no fewer than 110 stags, I hind, and 3
roebucks during the pastfew days. Sir Arthur Chichester
has also had good sport at Oilenadale, having killed " lots of
deer," which he gener►lly distributes among the people all
round him, as does also the famous stalker by the way,
who give► coosideruble quantities of venison in presents.
(hi Thursday last, Lurd Henry Bentiack brought down a
hue royal stag in the Glenaven forest,. His lordship has
lied some good fishing kith' Avon.—Nora British Mail.

The north-eastern line of communication carried
os by the steamers of the Peninsular and °Heated Company,
as delineated on their map, now extends to Nagasaki,
is Japan, 5011 miles from Shanghai. The distance from
Southampton to Nagasaki on the route of the Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamers is 10,729 miles. The
company's steam' do not at present run regularly between
Shanghai and Nagasaki, but it is quite possible now for a
person to go from London to Japan in eight weeks.
A few days ago a now synagogue was consecrated
at Cologne, which is said to be one of the fined buildinp in
the Mooridi style now extant in Eompe. The temple seems to
be erected. in miniature imitation of the celebrated Alhambra,
although it must not be supposed on that account to be a
diminutive bumbling in itself. Covering a surface of 1,500
square feet, and overtopped by a cupola :12 feet in diameter,
it is by no mean■ wanting in the proportions befitting the
gorgeous decorations of the interior. As illustrative of tho
tolerant character of modern artists, it ou3ht to be men.
tionel that the architect of the sew edifice is the tame Herr
Zwirner wba direct. the work of restomtios going on upon
the Cologne Cathedral.

DCILHAM UNIVERXITY.—Two scholarships of the
annual value of 301., and tenable for three years, are open
to osedidatee for admission as students in arts. The esami.
nation will begin October 16.
ClOgre. —THE Moons.—The sport on the moors
in this neighbourhood coatings. good. The grouse are not
so wild as they were three weeks ago, and do not pack into
soak
numbers. The dry breezy weather which has
has greatly improved the late hatched broods.
• shooting commenced on Monday, under most
favours le circumstances. The day was dry and fine, and
by midday ► large number of partridges had folleo. The
coveys are numerous on the hill sides and low grounds,
and count from twelve to eighteen birds each—all repre-
sented to be in fine condition. The grain fields are not
cleared, and the sport on the best grounds cannot therefore
le prosecuted for some time ; but if the present weather
continue for another week sportsmen will have full scope in
the vale of Stratbern.

WILLS AND Bagrivrs.—The will of Madame
Catherine Hayes (Mrs. Busheell, widow), of Westhourne-
perk, Middle's:, who died at Sydenhain on the llth
was executed oe the Bth of the same mouth. She nominated
Capt. George Jahn Power and Henry Lee, Esq., executors,
to whom probate was granted on August 20i by the London
Court, her iwrsomil property being sworn under 16,080 f.
This popular atsl brillinut vocalist, whose succeed ul es tier so
prematurely terminated at the early age of :13, has dispunel
of her property
in the following manner :- After nesting
provisioo or her mother by way at annuity, sod legacies
to her sister, Miss Henrietta Hayes; her aunt, Mrs.
ththerine Day ; end to Miss Agnes Knox, grand.
alsrghter of the lets Bishop of Limerick; end to her ear-
nests, she hes bormeathed the residue of her property to her
executer, Captain G. J. Power, for his *idolise and disposition,
The testatrix has directed her jewellery to be sold, sod the
produce to form part at the residue. There is, however,
one article of jewellery excepted. It lea dismoud bracelet,
the centre of which takes out sad forms a brooch. This
elegant ornament is bestowed open the wife of her executor,
Henry Lee, Lio. This emiueot vocalist always retained her
minden name, although she morn ed, in 1887, an American
gentleman of the name of Bushnell, whom she survived.
—lllnstratof Loedoa Nexa.

AN Ex PERI EC eD PROYEKSIONAL. —There is now
living in nue of the almshouses at Whaplode, near Hot.
beach, a widow named Ann Atkinson, in her 91st year,
ilaVleg had three husband► The old lady has attended
females in their confinement in Whaplode and the adjacent
villages, for more than slaty yJears, and is now lisle,
hastily, and posseued of c oseidenbi. vivacity. She attended
e ease "•profesiuoally" only about six weeks ago.—Sfareferd
Memory.
TEs MCRDER IN DEAN FORINT. —OU Monday
the four men charged with the murder of Samuel Beard, a
sergeant in the Worcestershire Constabulary stationed in
Dean Forest—Thomas Cooper, George Cooper, Thomas
sod Riehard Roberta—were brought up before
the insgistratea of the district of Littletlein Priam. Our
readers will remember that at the coroner's inquest two of
the men accused described the whole of the particulars con-
nected with the man's death, but the public will be surprised
to hear that, notwithstanding all this has been
made public, and that the clergyman of the
parish and another person in no way connected in
the csaeovere allowed to be present, the reporters were
ordered to withdraw. Our correspondent at Gloucester
adds :—" The four prisimeis, strongly gnsrded, were brought
to the Cooney Prison this morning, and I have ascertained
that they have all been committed for wilful murder, and
that little, if any, aelditicall evidence eau given before the
magistrates."-- Western Dail!, Prat.
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