The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-16 00:00:00

MOORS, FORESTS, AND RIVERS.

INVERNESS.—The weather for the last eight days hasheen
favourable for sportsmen, and a good many large bags were
made. In the forests deer-stalkers have been pretty success-
ful. In Attadale forest, Sir Arthur Chicester, Bart., on the
9th, killed 4 very good stags at on stalk. On the Loch-
letter moors, Mr. Francis Walker and friends, shot up
to Saturday last 867 grouse, 14 black black .game, 31 snipe,
8 hares, 2 rabbits, and 1 roe-deer. On the Moybeg moors,
Mr. Morris and party have bagged up to the 9th inst.
upwards of 800 brace of grouse. On the Bth the Earl of
Seafield and friends tried the drives at Shewglie for red
deer, when five stags were shot and a roe. One stag was
shot by Lord Seafield, throe by Lord Claud Hamilton, and
one by Mr. Alfred Baillie. On Carrbridge moors, Lord
Scarsdale and party, from Ist to 6th instant inclusive,
bagged 208} brace of grouse, and 16f brace black game.
On Saturday his lordship killed two roes. In Lochluichart
forest, Mr. A. F. Thistlewayte, killed several good stags.
On the Bth he brought down a royal with an extraordinary
fine head,the best that was killed on the Lochluichart grounds
for 30 years—length of antlers, 30in. ; span, 28in. ; thick.
nem in the middle, 7in. The head has been sent to Mr.
Snowie for preservation. On the 10th he barged 20 bi ace
grouse after one p.m. In Banffshire sportsmen have be-
taken themselves to the forests. On the Rottal and Terri-
buckle moors, Mr. P. B. Smollett, M.P. ; Mr. John
Orr Ewing, and Mr. William Ewing, up to the 2d
instant, bagged 602 brace of grouse, 11 brace of black
game, and 40 hares. The coveys were few, and genera ly
small, and on the lower beats disease made its appearance.
On Kinlochewe moors, Mr. J. F. Bassett, on the 18th ult.,
bagged 13 brace of grouse ; on the 20th killed a stag ; on
the 21st, 23 brace of grouse; on the 23d, a stag. On the
25th the same gentleman killed 21 brace of grouse and 2
hares. On the 28th ult. Mr. Bass and a party from the
lodge went roe shooting in the Tulchan preserver, and killed
5 fine roe-deer. On the 30th ult. Mr. Munn and party
beat the Advie plantations, and killed 5 roe-deer. On the.
Dalmigavie moors Mr. Cairnie had good sport all along. Ora
Tuesday week, after 11 o'clock, he bagged 28 brace of
grouse, 1 hare, and a rabbit. Mr. Cairnie left for the South
on Thursday. Mr. Peel and sons have had fsir sport or,
the Glenbuck range of the Glengarry moors. They have
only been out twelve days, and, though a good deal inter-
rupted by the weather, have bagged 428 head cf grouse,
3 black-game, 2 woodcock, 3 snipe, 2 roes, 24 hares, and 1.
rabbit. On another division of the estate, Messrs. Barring-
ton and Stephenson shot 83 head of grouse, 2 partridges 1
blackcock, 1 woodcock, and 1 hat e on the 2d ; and Sir John
Lawrence 19 head of grouse, 1 snipe, and two hares on the
sth inst. Mr. Webb and party, on the sth inst., bagged
338 hares on Wyvie, anc: 6 brace of ptarmigan. In
Glenfiddock, on Tuesday, Mr. Knox killed 2 sags, and
Captain H. Wyndham, a fine stag, having 13 points, on
Thursday, Lord March killed 2 stage; on Friday, Mr.
Knox, 1 stag, and Lord March 1; on Saturday forenoon,
Lord March brought down 2 fine stags, having 10 pointa
each—leaving in time to dine at Gordon Castle. At the
Inchrory forest, Lord H. Bentinck,on the lst,killed a stag ;
on the 4th, his lordship left for Inverness-shire. Or, the
same day, Mr. J. B. Stanhope, M.P., arrived at I-eeheeey
Lodge, and on the sth, in Glenavon forest,
On the 6th, Mr. Stanhope killed a very
hes--11").'ied a stag.
:ay stag. The
Earl of Fife and Hon. G. S. Dufi; Lord .r.o wers c our t, and
Capt. Wyndham have le, d very good eport in the Mar forest.
Loru Po werecourt brought down 5 stags in one day—all in
fine condition, and weighing 16 stones and upwards. At
Ballindalloch, on the Ist, Capt. Campbell, of the Royal
Canadian Rifles, bagged 111 brace of grouse, 1 brace black
game, between twelve, noon, and four o'clock p.m. On the
Blairfindy moors, Mr. Newell has only been out for a few
hours on two or three days, and has bagged 10 to 12 brace
of grouse. Birds getting strong and wild. The Ness con-
tinues in excellent angling order, and has been vieldieig
unexampled sport. Mr. Denison and
one taken
killing six or eight fish ever y d ay, besides playing and los-
ing many more. Some of the fish rnn heavy;
yesterday was 231 b., and one
at the beginning of th week
241 b. On the lower water Mr. Baillie has
landed ae num-
ber of fine fresh run fish. On Wednesday morning Mr.
Scott took two grilse lir Mackintyre's pool, and Mr. James
Souter one.—lnverness Courier.
ARGYLESHIRE.—The weather remains fine though the
nights are frosty. The sport in both moors and forests
continues good, and although a few of the sportsmen
have returned home, the majority are still prosecuting
the sport in this district. On the Glenfalloch moors,
Mr. Colquhoun has had very good sport, and made fair
bags since he opened the shooting. On the Tyndrum,
Glencoe, Glenorchy, Ballahulish, and Dalmally moors,
the sportsmen have met with good success, and bagged a
large number of game during the season. At Lochawe and
Inverary the sportsmen have still heavy bags of from 40 to
60 head of grouse, hares, black game, and snipes, per day.
One party here had on an average this week 19 brace grouse,
four brace black game, and two brace partridges per day.
In this district, also, red, fallow, and roe deer abound, and
a good number have fallen to the rifle, with clean heads and
royal antlers. In the Black Mount forest, deer- stalking has
scarcely ever been so good as this year. Col. Pitt, at Kil-
minet ; Mr. Murray Allan, of Glenfeochan ; and others on
the moors south from Oban, have had pretty good shoot-
ing, though not so good as last year. Most of them
have, boss ever, from 30 to 40 head of game per day.
Deer are found in considerable numbers in the glens
and on the hill sides. On the Craignish and Loch-
fine moors the sportsmen have had from fourteen
to 25 brace grouse per day. Hares, snipes, and ptarmigan
also abound, and afford good shooting. On the Knapdale
moors several of the sportsmen have had first-rate shooting,
On Monday 311 brace grouse were bagged to one gun,with
one roe deer and four hares. Two guns, since the 4th,have
had 1821 brace, 14 hares, and six snipes.
PE taKsRIRE—The weather is getting colder, and sports-
men are leaving for home daily. Although the shooting
has been continuous, it is calculated that there is still a good
stock of birds left on the moors for next year's breeding.
Within the last fortnight on some of the ranges the birds
had beeome so wild as to render sport difficult, and some
have had to suspend their shooting for this cause. The Hon.
Mr. Coventry has loft his moors at Connachan this week,
after having killed about 1,000 or 1,200 head of game. The
shooting on his moors has been unusually good, but the
birds latterly have been extremely wild. The Hon. Mr.
Dundas has also left Glenquaich. His bags for the season
have been very good,accounted for partly byhis not shooting
over them last season. He has had on an average from
to 70 head of game per day. From the northern moors the
though several
got on the ha accounts natl
also
0 ol fe f
tt.h e
Some sport a
goodre also gratifying,bagsarestil
Loch-
garry and Lochrannoch shootings, among the beet in the
county. During the week several of the parties have had
grouse, besides hares, black s ,
birds are, however, too g Miled
from 20 to 28 brace of
, stilloo wild
for &c., daily.
give
excellent deer-stalking. A large number of fine stags have
for continuing the sport lTonfige. The deer forests
fallen to the rifle this week.

fstonL'ochnlisennard Lodge. Messrs.
CRIEFF,—Grouse shooting in this district is now draw-
ing Highness the Mahara-
o
jHildYard, after a most successful shooting
ah Dt uah lnel
season at Corrismuckloch and Glenquaich, have also left
e
Dundas and
eopse.sfiorirgthheasselea
for the south. The shooting closes to-day on the hills of
Morale and Fendoch, where the sport was fully equal
to former years. On the moors of Glenturret, Messrs.
Lumsden and Muir were very successful every day they
were out since the shooting season opened. On the
hills of Auchnafree, Glenalmond, Innergeldie, Dunfra,
Lawyers, Aberuchill, Lochearnside, &c., the spot has
been pretty good, and a large stock of birds, has been
left for next year's breeding. Oa the extensive shooting
grounds of the Right Hon. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby,
his Royal Highness toe Duke of Cambridge, Lord
Clanmorris, the Hon. G. Heathcote, M.P., and Col. Tyr-
whitt, have killed an immense number of grouse and other
game. The season has been the most successful for deer-
stalking in the forests of Glenartney and Turlem for many
years ; and the animals were never seen in better condition.
Little has been done in partridge shooting, owing to the late
harvest, but gamekeepers report that the broods are numer-
ous, and as soon as the fields are cleared, good sport will be
enjoyed. On all the preserves of Strathearn pheasants are
pretty numerous, and roe-deer abound in all directions.
INNERLEITHEN.—Few sportsmen have been out for the
last fortnight, Er. Horsbrugh, of Horsbrugh, has been
out on the Caberston moors this week. The birds are very
wild, but ho has succeeded in bagging about six brace of
grouse and partridges daily.
A few salmon have been lately got. On Elibank water
three or four fine fish, averaging about 71b., have been got
this week, and on Thursday Mr. Thorburn, Juniper-bank,,
killed one 121 b. in Kameknowe-end stream,
GLENFIDDICIL—September 2, Mr. Knox killed 2 stage,
weighing respectively list 101 b and 12st. 111 b. On the
same day Captain Windham killed a stag weighing 13st.
101.

DEATH OF MR. CHARLES PEARSON, CITY SOLI-
CITOR.—We regret to state that Mr. Charles Pearson, for
many years solicitor to the corporation of the oity of Lon-
don, expired at his residence, Oxford Lodge, West-hill,
Wandsworth, last Sunday morning, at half-past 2 o'clock.
The deceased at the time of his death was in his 69th year.
The deceased gentleman had been connected with the city
of London for many yet.rs before his appointment to the
office of City Solicitor oa the death of Mr. Newman, is
1839, and was identified with all political changes and cor-
poration reforms in the city. He had been for the last 12
months suffering from attacks of dropsy, but up to the
early part of the last week he had been enabled to attend to
business. He had during vacancies held the office of City
Comptroller, Governor of Whitecross-street Prison, and
High Bailiff of Southwark. He was the original projector
of the Metropolitan Underground Railway, but failed to
see his scheme fully developed.
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BANQUET TO FOREIGN WOREMEN.--Last even'
ing a banquet, promoted by the Foreign
the refreshment
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Re-
ception Committee, took place in one
saloons of the Exhibition_ r. G. A• Sala
About 200 arsons many of whom were foreigners, sat
down to dinner. Amongst those
present were M. d
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Belgian commission° ,
Di. Spiers, French commissioner;
Mr. /31 ha rd Jerrold,
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Ifr. Le Nevo Foster, the Hansa
Towns
ners,;ll e Royal Italian Commissioner, Mr•
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H. Nnylleyv, lk,lr, Blanchard, "sir, Austin, &c,