The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-04 00:00:00

THE MOORS, FORESTS, AND RIVERS.

What has been simply refreshing breezy weather here
has been boisterous and stormy on the long treeless
moors dear to sportsmen. Fortunately, birds are nume-
rous, and sportsmen are not unrewarded for the toils
they encounter in pursuit cf game. We have a few notes
of sport to give this week, but it will be seen that they
all indicate abundance of :birds, and from our corres-
pondents we learn that the grouse are everywhere un-
commonly strong and healthy.
Mr. Finnie and his party at Glentruim have shot 1,040
brace of grouse up to 26th August—being an average of
25 brace per bag every day. At Muirton, Mr. Gordon of
Netherruuir and Mr. Burnett shot, on 22d inst., 26 brace of
grouse, and Mr. G. Gordon, on the same day, shot 21 brace
of grouse and 5 brace of black.game. On 23d inst. Mr.
George Gordon shot 19 brace of grouse. At Muirton,
the weather having become better, the bags have in-
creased. On the 26th, Mr. G. Gordon, on the hill of
Cadman, bagged 31 brace ; on the 28th, with Mr. Barnett,
he bagged 291 brace ; and on the 29th they bagged, on
the same ground, 35 brace, beside hares, and stopped.
The birds were very fine. On the 26th, Major Hirst
' and brother, Mr. F. Hotham Hirst, Tulloch Caetle, bag-
ged 241 brace of grouse, 21 brace of black game 6 mountain
hares, and one snipe, notwithstanding that the' wind blew
" great guns," and the birds were wild. Mr. Mackenzie
of Muirton shot, at Scatwell, on 22d inst., 3 brace of
old blackcock and one woodcock, and afterwards had
some capital angling in the river Conon. On the Carr-
bridge snooze', Sir H. Wilmot in four days' shooting
bagged 7:3& brace grouse, and 5 brace black-game. Mr.
Bass, M.P., also in four days' shooting had 91} brace
grouse and 21 brace black-game. Mr. Hall in four days
had 613 brace grouse and 41of black-game. Mr. Hurrel
in two da s bagged 551 brace grouse ; and Mr. Philip, in
the same time, had 45 brace grouse, 3 black-game, and a
roebuck. At Lagganauld, the weather has into rfered
very materially with the sport. On Monday, Mr. Hall
only was out, when he had 24 brace grouse. On Tuesday
the Rev. Mr. King had 36 brace, and Mr. Hall 30 brace.
None of the parties were out on Wednesday or Thursday;
but on Friday Mr. Hall had 26 brace and Mr. King 36.
At the Blackwater shootings, on Monday afternoon,
General Sir E. Bowater had 4 brace and 1 snipe. On
Tuesday, the Earl of March and Mr. A. Cox had 51.
brace and 2 hares. Lord Churchhill, 17 brace. On Wed-
nesday, the Earl of March and Mr. A. Cox had 401 brace,
and on the same day Lord Churchhill and General Sir
E. Bowater had 61 brace. On Thursday, the Earl of
March and Mr. A. Cox had 261 brace. General Sir E.
Bowater had 13 brace, 2 hares, and 1 blackcock, and
Lord Churchhill 51 brace. On Friday, Lord March and
Mr. A. Oox had 21 brace and 7 hares, and Lord Church-
hill 181 brace. On Saturday, General Sir E. Bowater
had 5} brace. The same day the party went to Glenfid-
dich, where, with his Grace the Duke of Richmond, they
enjoyed some excellent sport at the blackcock shooting.
From the Forests we hear of some good stalking. Sir
Henry Meux has killed five stags at Dundreg,gan ; Mr.
Digby and friends, at Kinlochewe, brought down six;
Sir H. Vane, two at Fort-William. The Earl of Lich-
field, at Strathcouon, took down a splendid deer, with a
royal head. Capt. Baring killed one with ten points,
and a roebuck on the same day. On Tuesday and Friday
Lord H. Bentinck, in the Avon Forest, brought down
each day a fine stag.
The angling in the Ness has been very good in the
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day ; and Mr. Jervoise is very successful in the I amek
pools. Few anglers are out on the upper waters. The
members of the Angling Club thrash the waters in value
They have paid a rental of nearly 801., and have captured
among them five grilse ! Two of these fell to the lot of
Mr. Tolmie, who took the first this season and the first
clean fish in spring : two more were taken by Andrew
Mackenzie, " The Northern Switcher," who fishes every
day for Mr. Tait ; and the fish fell to the lot of Captain
Mackenzie, R.E. Mr. Lowe, usually so successful, has
taken nothing in the Club waters. Mr. Edmunds is in
the same plight, though both have had good sport in
the upper pools. Many fish are running up the river
still. One noble fellow of 381bs. was taken in the
Friar's shot on Tuesday. A very curious fact has been
observed this year at the fishings at the mouth of the
Ness.
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peered, without having ascended the river at all.
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Ferry, would lead one to suppose that if the salmon
carrot get up its river at the proper time, the colour
changes, and the fish migrates to another place, just as
happens when it ascends the river at the regular season.
Mr. Mackenzie, of Muirton, on the ‘.2d inst., landed in
the Scatwell water of ft° river Conon 3 grilse and one
salmon. On 23d inst. Mr. Mackenzie landed 3cgruilose
and 2 salmon. On the 24th inst., the ri_vner.
ando nun
came down in spate, owing to the heavy rain
ke rzie continued
the 25th, 26th, and 28th inst., Mr. 111
, in the Muirton
Burnett, on the 25th and 26th
On s .25th, Mr. Bur. the
water, has also had good sport.
and a sea-trout at Muir-
tou, have good angling in the Scatwellint water ; and Mr.
nett killed 2 salmon, a grilse,
Courier.
tou, having lost 2 fish wiielihe had hooked.—lnverness

ANOTHER FIRE IN THE CITY AT A WHOLESALE DRUG-
GIST'S.—On Saturday morning between the hours of One
and 2 o'clock, considerable alarm was caused in Throg-
morton-street, in consequence of the sudden outbreak
of a fire in the extensive premises belonging to Mesas If
Burgoyne and Burbidge, wholesale druggists. The dui' :
covert' was made by the porter residing on the pre-
mises, who was nearly suffocated from the dense
volumes of smoke pouring forth from the basementse
warehouse. No time was lost in sendirm for th
of the LoLdoe fire-brigade from Watlinhg-streest,enwghni:hil
Tfore
somefirem etnimfoeure
were shortly at the scene of danger. The
the flames were raging with fury
destruction of the entire building appeared inevitable. A.
uirnniesxhtedin,guthiseh!rgetntheen,fireby:
great
supplypereev
eoraf
nwc
ea,ter succeededbteion_
which was caused by a
This bustion of phosphorus. In.
the third that has occurred
sured in the Imperial.withind is as t
theer mca
it
ye s ino o t
hlessshort than
space of a few hours, at the most exterthiye *414 t 4 is
Luba:
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