The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-31 00:00:00

THE MOORS AND FORESTS.

(From the Inverness Courier.)
We have little to add to the reports from the
moors and forests which we have already given.
The sport is generally above an average. Disease
is an exception, and its prevalence is very irregular.
For instance, the following statement refers to a
shooting south of the canal, where the disease was
expected, and in the midst of an affected district—
" Our grouse, as I expected, are numerous, and very
good and healthy. We have been out six days,
two guns shooting together, and have killed
on an average each day 23 brace of grouse,
besides hares and small game, including four
brace of woodcocks in one day. Black game
is a little better than last year; the grouse are very
strong." On the other hand, some very unfavour-
able accounts have been published. We observe by
a letter in the Held that Captain. Horatio Ross lays
it down as an invariable rule that disease recurs at
regular iutet vals of 7 years. The experience of the
last few years, and particularly of the current sea-
son, in this neighbourhood, does not warrant any
such position, as disease has appeared and disap-
peared in this county with an irregularity and
mystery which it has baffled sportsmen and
keepers to anticipate or guard against. In a pri-
vate letter Captain Ross alleges what is very
likely to be the case, namely, that few people
know at the commencement of an attack when the
birds are diseased. He says, "If I see even one
feather near the tail of a particular colour, I am
certain to find the worm in some part of the en-
trails. I have seen my keeper wrong a dozen times
this year. He has fancied the bird all right, and
on dissecting it it was diseased." By accumulation
of minute evidence of this sort something may be
ultimately discovered which may throw light on
the subject. _ _ _

Among notes of sport we have received the fol-
lowing :—At Easter Kyllachy, Mr. Kidston and
Mr. Ellis shot 32 brace of grouse on Monday week;
231; brace on Wednesday ; and on Thursday 18
brace. On Monday, 24th inst., Mr. E. A. Latham,
M.P., Mr. Tow, Coul Cottage; Mr. Fenton, and
Mr. Macleod of Cadboll, shot 49 brace of grouse,
1 snipe and 4 hares, on the Alness moors. Mr.
.Fraser, of Bunchrew, at Upper Dunean, on the 12th
bagged 16 brace of grouse, and on the 14th, 16
brace. On Thursday Major Wardlaw of Bell
maduthy shot 9 brace of grouse and 2 black game.
Up to Monday Messrs. Bulteel and Hartman, at
Dunmaglass, shot 320 brace of grouse ; and up to
Tuesday Messrs. Macdonald, Morris, and Mackil-
lop had bagged, at Wyvis, 450 brace.
A correspondent, writing from Ballater, says--
"Your sporting readers will, no doubt, like to hear
that the finest stag ever seen in this part of the
Grampians was killed on the 11th by Mr. Naylor
Leyland, on Ben-na-Burd, which is part, of the
forest belonging to the shooting of Corindaven
Lodge. It had a fine clean head of 15 points, and
was a remarkably heavy animal. Mr. Naylor
Leyland's sport since he has been down is as fol-
lows :—August 11, two stags, one of eight, the other
of 15 points, both with clean heads. 12th, 19 brace
of grouse and 2 hares, in two hours' shooting.
13th, 414 brace of grouse, in an afternoon's
shooting. The grouse are plentiful and well grown ;
and there are more clean heads in the forest than
ever remember at so early a period of the season.
This shooting has been rented for the last 20 years
by Captain Leyland, who shoots it every season."
Lord Cowper arrived at Cluny Lodge, Glenmoris-
ton, on the 20th, and has already had good sport.
On the 22d he brought down two stags. On Fri-
day the Hon. H. Cowper killed three stags. Up
to Saturday last Captain Horatio Ross and
party had 22 stags. The Earl of Stamford shot
at Kinrara a fine stag with a head of 11 tines ; Sir
A. Chichester, Bart., one at Glenelg ; and Mr. H.
Akroad, Aultnaharra, two stags, one of which had a
fine royal head : these four heads have been for-
warded to Mr. W. A. Macleay, bird- atuffer, for pre-
servation. On Monday, at Guisachan, Mr. Majori-
banks succeeded in bringing down a stag with R
head of eight points. Mr. Basset also shot one at
Kinlochewe. The animal had a beautiful head of
11 long, beautiful tines; the horns which were
of 32 inches span, were perfectly clear of
velvet. The other day at Lockmore, Colonel Baker
brought down a fine stag with a head of eight
points. At Invereshie, on Tuesday, Henry Chap-
lin, Esq., shot a large stag, with a royal head of
the following dimensions, viz.:—Span, 31i inches ;
length, 341 inches; thickness,s4 inches. The whole
of the 12 tines are very long and much tapered, and
the surface of the antlers is as rough as those of
a wood deer. The head has been sent to Mr.
Snowie to be preserved. At Guisachan, on Friday,
Mr Pallente shot a stag while on a visit to Mr. D.
C. Marjoribanks ; Mr. J. G. Leigh brought down
a fine animal with a royal bead at Strathconon ;
Lord Lovat and the Master of Lovat chat five stags
in Gleustrathfarar last week.

M. NADAR'S AERIAL MACIIINE.—M. Nadar's
newly-invented aerial machine, which is occupying consi-
derable attention in Paris, is already nearly half finished
Its dimensions are so enormous that it will have accommo-
dation, it is declared for lucre than a hundred passengers.
The first aerial journey is to be to Baden. N. Nadar wil
call his balloon " Quttod-Meme."

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