The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-21 00:00:00

CLOSE OF GROUSE. SHOOTING.
The tenth of Deceniber legally ended the time for
shooting grouse, black- game, end ptarmigan ; but, this
year, the elements, in an unusual manner, shortened the
season several days, by smoothing over the wide expanse
of moor and mountain with a deep snow-storm ; so
deep that the sportsman determined to have a few brace
for Christmas could bare.y attain his aim by stalking
the .birds—" impatient flouncing through the drifted
heaps." Previous to, and after the 12th of August,
complaints were rife that tape-worm had spread far nod
near among the feathered flocks, and where coveys were
not lessened by death they were generally lean and
under the usual size. Latterly, there appears to have
been a complete recovery from this wasting disease : the
birds being plump and well-clothed with their glossy
plumage for the last two months. Judging from
returns given, during the shooting, in our paper,
as well as from the number of boxes sent south-
wards by the steamships and coaches, the season
has been an excellent one for quantity ; and,
from the constant system of trapping, so universally
adopted, no year, can now be a failure, as the
numerous varieties of vermin, whose whole fnod was
grouse, are kept within narrow bounds. We subjoin a
few notes from the game- books of our northern sports-
men, and for the present we bid them adieu, in hopes to
find them return next year to " the land of brown heath"
—over the remotest parts of which their presence is
hailed with welcome. At Glentuasarin, Mr. Clifton and
Captain Boyd had 400 brace. The Messrs. La Touche,
Dalmigavie, 580 brace. Mr. Robertson and Mr. Christie,
Inverchasley, 700 head. The Auchinault party, Mt ssrs.
Berwick, Jackson, Garde, and Power, bagged 800 brace.
Lord Hill, D. C. Marjoribanks, Dq. and Mr. Broad-
hurst, on Killin moors, 1,600 brace of grouse, 100 ditto
hares, and wild fowl. At Lochalsh, the Messrs. Buxton
and friends, 1,000 brace. From Conan and Highfield
moors, Captain Knight and Mr. Wigram bagged 2,000
head. Sir Hyde Parker had 500 brace at Balblair. Mr.
Jones, Loubcroy, 1,700 head. Messrs. Penrose, Col-
more, Young, and Wilson, at Duntnaglass, 1,400 brace.
From Craiguanach, Mr. Trumbull and Mr. Timmins
took 300 brace. Mr. Crompton and party, at Carrour,
1,400 brace. Mr. Wainman, Glendoe, 500 brace. Mr.
Jones and friends, Rosehall, 2,800 head. Mr. Johnson,
Gruids, 700 brace.—lnverness Courier.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
_ LIVERPOOL, DECEMBER 19.

STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Edinburgh and Glas-
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Ditto, Q.larters, New, 13 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 171,E p.—Mid-
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3, k, dis.—South.Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Thirds,
1% p.—Ditto, No. 4, % p.—York and Newcastle, Prefer-
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Lancashire, New (scrip), 31s. 3d. p.—Leeds and Thirsk,
Preference, New, 1 p.—Ambergate and Eastern Junction, %
dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 3s. 9d.
p.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8% p.—Boston,
Stamford, and Birmingham, % p.—Liverpoel, Manchester,
and Newcastle Junction, 14 dis.—Newry and Warrenpoint,
3% p.—North Staffordshire, 33/4 p.—Shrewsbury and Here-
ford, 6s. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), p.—
Ditto (B), 11/e p.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal,
6s. 3d. dis.—West Riding Union, 1% p.—Dutch Rhenish,
1 dis.