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

MOORS, FORESTS, AND RIVERS.

INVERNESS.—The weather for the last eight days hasbeen
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 Chiceater, 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, three 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 k brace of grouse, and 16i 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, :In; --.n. ; span, 28in. ; thick.
news in the middle, Tin. The head has been sent to Mr.
Snowie for preservation. On the 10th he bagged 20 blame
grouse after one p.m. In Banffshire sportsmen have be-
taken themselves to the forests. On the Rottal and
moors,TarH-
k Mr. P. B. Smollett, M.P.; Mr. John
bourerll ving,
and Mr. William Ewing, up to the 2d
instant, bagged 602 brace of grouse, 11 brace of black
aine, and 40 hares. The coveys were few, and generally
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. On
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 fair sport on
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 hare 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 Wyvis, anc: 6 brace of ptarmigan. In
Glenfiddock, on Tuesday, Mr. Knox killed 2 stags, and
Captain H. Wyndham, a fine stag, having 13 points, on
Thursday, Lord March killed 2 stags; on Friday, Mr.
Knox, 1 stag, and Lord March 1; on Saturday forenoon,
Lord March brought down 2 fine stags, having 10 points
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. On the
same day, Mr. J. B. Stanhope, M.P., arrived at Inchrory
Lodge, and on the sth, in Glenavon forest, killed a stag.
On the 6th, Mr. Stanhope killed a very heavy stag. The
Earl of Fife and Hon. G. S. Duff, Lord Powerscourt, and
Capt. Wyndham have ht d very good sport in the Mar forest.
Lora Powerscourt brought down 5 stags in one day—all in
fine condition, and weighing 16 stones and upwards. At
Ballindal loch, on the Ist, Capt. Campbell, of the Royal
Canadian Rifles, bagged brace of grouse, 1 brace black
game, between twelve, noon, and four o'clock p.m. On the
Blairfindg 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 irk excellent angling order, and has been yielding
unexampled sport. Mr. Denison and his brother have been
killing tax or eight fish every day, besides playing nenl_l:en
ing mar ty more. Some of the fish run heavy; .
week
yesterdaiy was 231 b., and one at the beginning of
landed a n the
um-
-2411. On the lower water Mr. Baillie has lannio g Mr.
ber of fine fresh run fish. On Wednesday
Scott to ok two grilse in Mackintyre'n Vol and Mr. James
Souter one.—lnverness Courier.
lately got. On Elibank water
about 71b., have be
A few salmon have been -
three or four fine fish, averaging been got
Jumper-bank
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earn.
Mr. Thorburn,
kthilifsedw: 1711cluoilin_Sep Thursday
stream.
Gaff 2, Mr. Knox killed 2 stags,
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weighing respectively list 101 b and 12st. 111 b. On the
same diay Captain Windham killed a stag weighing lasts
101 b.