The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

Fatal Boat Accident at Upper Clapton.

Another fatal boat accident formed the subject of
inquiry before Mr. John Humphreys, the Middlesex
Coroner, at the High Hill Ferry Tavern, Upper
night.
l on Wednesday
I
, appeared from the
evidence that on Sunday
lastt , Wh; le Ai
..r. James Cuthbert, aged 22 years, was
at dinner
in . d 'With his family at No. 8, Saville-build-
g" gate three young men called, and pro-
hyreh'sehould go with them en a boating ex-
cursion.
hey all went accordingly to Upper
Clapton, and
rowed to 'a boat on the River Lea and
in the gardens. Tottenham,lvh where they spent the evening
who was unskilled n coming back the deceased,
and upon irnouthe management of a boat,
steered,
sharp angle in the rug Horse Shoe Point, a
run (-vivre of turning
vier, he attempted the nice
a wine offing. The roweorlist the delay of making
utmost speed, and they consequently Were going at their
first they knew of anything going stated that the
ing themselves under water. wrong was find-
they could not give any idea, as
tvlage.the boat upset
tion had been fixed on getting along rntwhole atten-
John Hawkins, one of the party, ssiadrapid pace.
that
when
•
Vance with four persons in it. He hailed thteteale
said, "For God's sake come and save us. There e
andtwo in the water who cannot swim." The boat,
however, only rowed away. Deceased got on the
bottom of the boat which was upset, and then, from
some unaccountable reason, jumped off into the
water and was drowned.
Another young man swam ashore, and in a quar-
ter of an hour witness and the other survivors were
got out.
John Pasco, of 11, Whitmore-cottages, Kings-
land-road, said that he saw the four young men
struggling in the water, and he hailed a boat, which
was only a little distance off, hot the parties said,
" We are afraid to go near," and rowed rapidly off.
Witness told them that two of those in the water
would be lost, as they could not swim, but those in
the boat seemed panic-struck, and made off. Wit-
ness had to go some distance before he could get a
boat and assistance with which to get the droWning
persons out, and Meanwhile accessed had perished.
Lie river at the point in question was 18 feet
deep. At (Jae 4Alock that night the deeeaaed'e ccua-
paniens went to his father's house and told him that

his son had jumped from a boat into the riveY The
shock to the family was, as might be sirpposed,
much aggravated by the consequent sup position
that the deceased had committed suicide.

The Coroner summed up, and remarkei I upon the
deplorable results of the recklessness u ith which
young men, ignorant of the managenar,iit of boats,
conducted themselves on the water.

The jury returned a verdict, " Tha ,t the deceased
was drowned in the River Lea by t' ae upsetting of
a boat which he was steering."

The Moors and Forests i n the North.

(From the .Baifshire Journal.)
The season promises to be r.s favourable for the
sportsman as it has hitherto been for the agricul-
turist. The fine dry surnrier has been greatly in
favour of the young broudn, which are reported
to be strong and healthy, and the coveys gene-
rally large. We have heard much less of disease
this year than formerly. Sportsmen have had
fine weather, and, as will be seen, they have been
making good bags.
On the Banffshire moors very good sport has in
general been had. On the 12th, at the Black-
water shootings, his Grace the Duke of Richmond
and Mr. Cox had 311 brace grouse; on Thurs-
day, 46 brace, 5 ducks, and a hare ; and on Friday,
211 brace. Lord March and Mr. Vivian had, on
the 12th, 151 brace and 2 hares ; and on Thursday,
34 brace ; on Friday, Lord March went out fish-
ing in the Blackwater, and was very successful,
getting some dozens of fine trout. Mr. Vivian, on
Friday, had 151 brace grouse, a snipe, and hare.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-
Weimar and Lord Coventry shot together on the

12th, 13th, and 14th. On the opening day they
bagged 28 brace grouse; on Thursday, 371 brace;
~nd on Friday, 3o brace, besides snipes and hares.
1
On the Ballindalloch moors, Sir George NlTher-
so Grant, Bart., bagged, on the 12th, 231 brace
grouse, a brace of snipes, and 5 hares. Sime day,
end on same moors, in another quarter, Mr. Pock-
lingtoa brought down 18 brace of grouse before
luncheon, and before the day closed had bagged 43
brave, a snipe, and 4 hares. On Friday, Sir George
and Mr. Pocklington shot over the same moors,
and bagged 281 brace grouse, a brace of snipes,
and 4 hares.
The deer being in excellent condition this year,
Lord H. Bentinck killed six beautiful stags in Glen-
avon before the 12th, ore of them weighing upwards
of 17 stone. On each of the 12th and 13th he bagged
upwards of 50 brace grouse, two brace black game,
and bares. On Friday last week he shot two fine
stags right and left. On Saturday he brought down
two fine stags with one shot. Mr. H. Frederick
Walker was out on the Glenavon moors on the 12th,
13th, and 14th, making on each day fair sport. On
the 13th he had 261 brace grouse. Lord Henry
was to leave Glenavoa yesterday ,for the Derry
Shootings, Braemar.
On the Carron moors Mr. W. Grant, of Carron,
had on the 12,1 102 brace; Captain Slack 81
brace. The birds were found to be large and in good
condition, but scarce. Major Powell on the Allachie
moors, attached to the Aberlour Hotel, had on the
12th 101 brace grouse. On the 11th and 14th he
had each day a fine salmon and a grilse in the Spey.
The keeper at Aberlour House killed on the 12th
16 brace grouse. On the 13th, Dr. M'Pherson,
Aberlour House, killed a fine salmon of 101bs. in
the Aberlour waters.

On the Lesmurdie moors, on the 12th, Messrs.
Keir and M'Kenzie, in about four hours, commenc-
ing past noon, bagged 33 brace of grouse, and on
the 13th had 23 brace. The birds are healthy and
strong, but owing to the heavy rains that fell
among the mountains on the 11th, they are shy,
and numbers are in packs.
On the Beldorney moors, Mr. J. W. Grant, of
Beldorney, and Lient.Simpson,younger,of Cobairdy,
bagged on the 12th, after 11 in the forenoon, 41
brace of grouse and 7 hares. On the Glenmarkie
ground, Mr. D. F. Dempater and Mr. J. Steel killed
61 brace. On I)rummuir, Major G. Duff and party
bagged on the 12th 37 brace. On the Arndilly
moors, the Messrs. Williams were only out for an
hour and a half on the 12th, and bagged 10 brace.
In the Keith district, Mr. Clellond, of Stormont
Castle, Belfast, and who has Mr. Gordon'd shooting
lodge, with the Eqrl of Fife's moors thereto at-
tached, killed cn the 12 20 brace of grouse and
half a dozen hares. Mr. Garnett, of the EArl of
Seafield's shooting lodge, was same day in the Bal-
loch, with fair sport. Since the opening day they
have been chiefly fishing in the Spey and the Isla.

In Aberdeenshire, very good sport has been got. The
Prince of Wales, on the Gairnsheilhill, had 97 brace of
grouse. On the Corndavon shootings, on the 10th, Captain
Leland killed a fine stag of 15 points. Mr. Forbes and
party, including Sir T. Moncreiffe, Bart., Mr. W. Mon-
creiffe, and Mr. Geo. S. Forbes, of Aslowa, bagged on the
moors of Delnadampls, Corgarff, during 12th and 13th, 250
brace of grouse. Birds were wild, but in good condition, and
no appearance of disease. Mr. S. J. Brown and party had
good sport on the moors of Skellater. On the Inveernan
moors, Mr. L. Strong and friend had excellent sport on 12th
and 13th, and found the coveys of grouse numerous, and the
young birds generally well grown, and also found that one
side of the ground, which was quite thinned by disease in
1861, has now a plentiful stock on it. At Deskryshiel,Mr.
W. B. Collman and Mr. T. P. Heywood bagged on the
12th, after 9 a.m,, 53 brace of grouse and 6 hares ; birds
wild and strano-

Col. Leith Hay, Leith Hall, bagged to his own gun, on
the 12th, 27 brace. Birds were strong, and large coveys.
Cap.. Whittingstall, at Wardhouse, in a few hours, bagged
20 brace on the 12th. Mr. Garrow, gamekeeper to Sir H.
P. Gordon, Bart , Knockespocks, had 38 brace.
At Clashnadarroch shootings, Messrs.Donnington,Speke,
Peel, and Kirkpatrick, on the 12th, bagged 52 brace grouse,
and, on the 13th, 42 brace. At Bogenclough shootings,
Sir H. Powlet and party bagged, on the 12th, 40 brace ;
13th, 45 brace; 14th, 22 brace. At the Cabrach, Mr. J.
Haig, on the 12th, had 51 brace, and, on the 13th, 36 brace.
At Cuidrain, Mr. Adams had, on the 12th, 61 brace and 3
hares, and, on the 14th, 5 brace grouse. At Hill of Kirk-
ney, Mr. Morton Stubbs had, on the 12th, 81 brace, and, on
the 13th, 20 brace.
On the New Pitsligo moors, Provost W. Milton, of St.
Andrews, and Mr. I. Berry, Edinburgh, bagged on the
12th 61 brace grouse and a duck. On the Auchmedden
moors, Major-Gen. Brown, C. 8,, Togston Hall, Northum-
berland, and Col, Dalmain, Jersey, were out only on the
12th a few hours, but bagged 13 brace grouse and 1 hare.
On the Brucklaymore moors, Capt. W. D. Fordyce, yr., of
Brucklay, and party bagged in a few hours 16 brace, and
had very exciting sport. The birds are everywhere through-
out Buchan reported as being very wild. On the 12th Mr.
Gordon, of Nethermuir, had good sport on the Bonnykelly
moors. Captains Hay and Brownlow were out on the
Strichen =ors on the afternoon of the 12th. On the
Strichen side of Mormond Capt. Hay shot 14 brace grouse
and 1 hare; over the sane ground, on the nth, he shot 9}
brace and 2 hares ; and over the East moors, on the 14th,
he shot 16 brace. Birds strong, numerous, and in fine con-
dition.

On the Morayshire moors better sport has been got than
for some years. On the moors of Dell of Abernethy, on the
12th, Messrs. G. II Holt and party lolled 97 brace grouse, 6
hares, and a few snipes. At Altyre, Sir A. P. G. Cumming
o
and Rev. E. Campbell killed, on the 12th, 30 brace grouse
and 2 hares. Same day Mr. Smith, Upper Altyre, shot 18
brace grouse ; and Major Cumming, Dunphail, had 20 brace.
On the 14th, Sir A. P. G. Cumming and Col. Pict had 22
brace and 1 hare ; and Mr, Smith, Upper Altyre, 151 brace.
Birds scarce, strong, and wild. At Glen Rothes, Mr. Gavin
and party had capital sport. They killed, on the 12th, 60/
brace grouse and 7 hares; on the 18th, 45 brace grouse, 7
hares, and 1 snipe; and on the 15th, 24 brace grouse and 2
hares. They found the birds wild, and strong on the wing,
coveys good, but few in number. Heather bad been much
burned. On the Ligie Mills, Dr. M'Lean, Hythehill, Mr.
M'Lean, London, and Mr. Geddes, Osbliston, had 18 brace
on the 12th. Mr. Fleetwood P. Wilson, of Wappenharn
Manor, bagged on the 12th 241 brace; and Provost Grant,
EWilson
who left early, bagged 121 brace. On the 13th, Mr
Wllsou had 12 brace; anal on the 15th, Capt. Grant and
Mr. J. Warren, London, had 131 braceand 2 hares..
Iv On the Inverness-shire and Ross-shire moors the sport
as been more variable. At Kingassie, Mr. Alsopp and
two of his sons arrivedhd on the 10th, and were out for a short
the 13th they kiledn,
and on the 15th. 141 braes
time cn the 12th, bagged 6 brace and a few hares. Oa
grouse ; on the 14th, 28 brace ;
birds died during theZeleezte.fronadisease. but copious showers
which are to prove beneficial in stay-
have fallen, A number of old and young
12th Mr. nasble'Young
isncagrtchee. doinseathsee.
gunth. Capt..
On
;haandrBir L. Pilkington,
, on Edwardsthe 12th,
and party killed 91 brace
grouse. At Glensherro
Ebidrwdsardesrakvileleryd
24 brace grouse with his own
lath Capt. Edward
wasoanc the following
Bert., and friend, 25 brace.
and his eon bagged 18 brace. On the s
nikingten made a bag of 21 brace, anamd same day Sir Lionel
d,ly one of 17 brace grouse, when be
oraPaniecl by
Mr. A. Scones, who bagged 13 brace.
At Gledfiald, Ross shire, the season opened favourably,
but a number of cheepers and small birds were fold,
Shooting wee commenced on the 12th, when the party were
on the moors six hours. Rev. J. King Lagged 301 brace
grouse ;m
Rev. C, W, Leslie, 19 brace g ee wad 2 hares ;

and Mr. G. P. Hill, 17 brace and a hare. On the 14th, the
Rev. J. King had 311 brace grouse and 2 hares • Rev. C.
W. Leslie, 21} brace and 3 hares ; and Mr. G. P. Hill, 15
brace, giving a total of 1341 brace grouse killed by three
guns in two days. On the Invercharron moors, on the 12th,
Mr. Stone and party had 20 brace grouse, and on the 14th,
44 brace. On the Aradale moors, on the 12th, Mr. C. Clowes
bagged 22 brace grouse, and on the following days two guns
killed 55 brace. At Lochletter, on the 12th, Mr. Francis
Palmer bagged 35 brace grouse,as.d Mr. Rend edson 24 brace.
On the 13th, Mr. F. Palmer and Col. Hamilton had 24
brace grouse, and on the 15th the same guns killed 31 brace
grouse. The birds were all well grown, and no appearance
of disease. At Belladrum, on the 12th, Mr. Merry, M.P.,
bagged 25 brace grouse.
Mr. Robert Grant of Kincorth bagged with his own gun,
on the small estate of Cluny, and in the space of four hours
on the 12th, S brace of grouse, 1 hare, and 1 snipe. There
were no gentlemen out on the Cawdor moors on the 12th •
but Mr. Balfour, who arrived at the castle on that evening,
was out cn the 13th, and killed 30 brace of birds.

The Earl of Seafield has not yet arrived g Balmacaan.
Several of the gentlemen have been amusing themselves
with the net as well as with the gun. One of the most ex-
traordinary takes we have heard of is one got with two hauls
with the net in a pool in the Spey, below ICinchurdy House,
by Mr. Philip Aviemore. The first haul landed 108 salmon,
and the second haul 28, making in all 136 fish, which
weighed about 1,5001b5.