The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-04 00:00:00

THE MOORS.

Last week boisterous weather prevailed to such an
extent as to render the birds very wild, and, in con-
sequence, there has been less sport. On the Dun-
driggan moors, D. C. Marjoribanks, bagged one
day 31 brace, on another day 27 brace. At Killin, A.
K. George, Esq., and friends, had shot, up to the
24th inst., 232 brace, mostly half-days, the sport
being interrupted by heavy rains. From the Moy-
beg hills, J. R. N. Shaw, Esq., Mr. Corbete, Mr. Hughes,
and Mr. Thompson, have bagged 272 brace of grouse, and
36- brace of other game, in all 617 head. At Inverlair the
Rev. C. R. Hope, E. Wilmot, Esq., and party, shot on the
12th 92 brace, and on the 12th and 14th Sir Evan Mac-
kenzie, Bart., and Mr. G roggan shot, at Ledgowan, the first
day 33 brace, the next day, in company with A. Mac-
kenzie, Esq., they bagged 44 brace. At Knockie, Mr. De
Bodes, shot in one day last week 30:k brace after twelve
o'clock. The Newtonmore party-4 guns—have killed
in six days' desultory shooting 597 head of grouse, 22
hares, 5 ptarmigan, 7 snipe, and 2 wild-ducks—total,
633 head of game. Very few young birds have been
seen, and the old birds are remarkably wild. On the
Langwcll moors, Mr. Wilson and party, at Ausdale,
have had fair sport, and have fallen in with comparatively
few diseased birds.

The following should have been inserted in our last:
—At Glenavon Forest, en the 11th instant, Lord H.
Bentinck shot three fine stags, and on the 12th bagged
106 brace of grouse on the Tomintoul moors. On the
same ground Mr. King also bagged on the 12th, 80 brace
of grouse.
A woodcock was killed on the 25th in one o: the beats
for black game at Skibo Castle. It was strong on wing
and in good condition, although the usual want of feathers
which follows hatching evidently showed that it was one
of those birds which now breed in this country. We
understand the black game at Skibo Castle have bred but
little, if any, better than the grouse—that tape-worm
' prevails extensively in that game also—and that Mr.
Wallace sees daily more and more plainly the wisdom of
having timeously given a jubilee. Another woodcock
was seen on the day following in another beat for black-
game at Skibo, at least four miles from where the one
which was killed was found.

Regarding the Perthshire moors the Perth Courier of
Thursday says—" The returns have fallen off greatly
this week, in consequence partly of the weather, which
has been broken and occasionally stormy, but
chiefly from the great deficiency of birds. This is
even worse than first anticipated, particularly on
the Inverness-shire moors, and several have already
left the grouse shooting who have deer-stalking in
reserve. Lord Elcho left Falar with this view, on Fri-
day, for Ross- shire ; and others are about to follow his
example. In many cases the parent birds are found
hatching a second time ; and nests with some six or ten
eggs are frequently met with. This holds out a good
promise for ntxt year, and with the view of preserving
the young brood, the moors ought not to be long shot
over this season."
DEER-STALKING.—The general :news from the
forests is that the red deer are numerous, with
large, well-formed antlers ; but, except a few, all the
horns we have seen are still covered with the velvet.
From Inveresnie a splendid brad of 13 branched antlers
has been sent for preservation. At Glenmoriston J.
M. Grant, Esq., Captain Grant, and J. Grant, Esq.,
shot each a stag in one day, one of them a beautiful
royal head. At Strathgarve Captain Downes shot
a good stag with eleven branches on his horns; another,
with eleven points and cup, was shot at Monar, by H,
W. White, E,ci : this was the first head of the sea-
son clear of velvet. Several others, also clear, have
come to town ; one from W. Baillie, Esq , which
he shot at Dochfour ; two from R. S. Holford.
Esq., shot in Strury forest; and one from Redcastle,
shot by E. Baillie, Esq. The same day and place,
Robert Reid, Esq., got a red deer. A stag, with curi-
ously-formed horns, was shot at Achintoul by E. Werth),
Esq. In the forest of Freeoatee Captain Boyd shot, on
his first trial, a stag, a yeld hind, and a roe. At Brae-
, more John La Touch, Esq., had two good days' stalking,
killing a stag each time.—lnverness Courier.

AMERICAN ~ PUNGENT SENTI-

MENTS."

At the celebration of the glorious " Fourth," at Fitch-
burg, Massachusets (says the Rochester, U. S., North
Star, of the llth Aug.), several sentiments were given
at the dinner-table which had a stronger flavour of truth
and honesty than of the " patriotic" cant with which
people usually befool themselves and others on that day.
We subjoin a few specimens:—
Liberty—The leaping waters of the Niagara outdone
The sublimest sight in our cl-ly is the leap of the slave to
the Canada shore. _

Says Illirabeau—Men live by one of three ways: by
work, by begging, or by stealing. By which does the
slaveholder live?

The Gallows and Presidential Chair.—The highest
gifts of the people. The ono for the slayer of one man,
the other for the slayer of thousands.
Our Country.—Of doubtful virtue ; es liberty and
slavery are her twin offspring. May she go and sin no
more.

The Hero of Salem—Dick C 7 owningshield—Prevented
by a premature death from being a worthy competitor for
the presidential chair of this nation in 1848. Peace to
his ashes!

THE POPULATION OF CANADA.—We understand
that the result of the census just completed, of Upper
Canada, will give that section of the province a popula-
tion of from 689,000 to 700,000 souls; while, by the
census of 1842-3, it was only 401,061, giving an increase,
in five years, of nearly 300,000. The last census for
Lower Canada was taken in 1844, when the population
was 699,806 souls, the increase upon which, during the
last four years, is calculated, by reference to preceding
terms at which censuses have been taken, to be about

70,000, giving this section of the province a
present population of about 770,000. Tho po-
pulation of Upper Canada would thus appear to
increase at the rate of about 40,000 per annum,
and Lower Canada at that of about 17,000 per annum.
Supposing these relative rates of increase to be main-
tained, the year 1552 will see Upper Canada with a po-
pulation of 859,000, and Lower Canada with only 846,000
1862 will give the former a population of 1,259,000, and
tho latter only 1,015,000 souls. The experience of the
past, and the present condition of Great Britain and
Ireland, will, we think, justify the belief that the in-
crease of our population by emigration will be greater
during the next twelve years than it has ever hitherto
been, and that the relative proportions of such increase
will be largely in favour of Upper Canada. The pro-
bability, then, is that by the year 1862 the Western
section of the province will contain 1,500,000 inha-
bitants, or one-third more than that of the eastern sec-
tion. Wo give these calculations for the benefit of M.
Papineau and his friends, who seek to upset the existing
proportionate representation from each section of the
province, settled by the Union Act, and based upon
various elements, and to adopt, in its stead, that of
property, intelligence,
numbers alone, irrespective of
education, and enterprise.
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE BIENFAISANCE.7 Y ester-
day—Mentreal Herald, Aug: 8.
t, Portland-place, Mons.
Vouillon, held at No. 10, Duke-street,
In consequence of h
,sr
.t e
a meeting of the members of the above institution
Vouillon, president,y eceipts
were considerablybelow the
during the past year
amounting only to 6651. 10s. 2d. The coca-
average, ilO2Ollll
toform a wider basis for their
prevailing commercial distress, the society's
com-
mittee, therefore, in order
operations, proposed that, instead of members' subscrip-
tions being a guinea per annum, it should be reduced to
55., and that of committeemen from five guineas to one.
The proposition was discussed at considerable length,
and referred to a future meeting. The balance of cash
in hand, after deducting the year's expenses, amounts
to 341. Is., and the standing " reserve fund" to
tnuree
of
f
1,142/. 6s. Id.
REDUCTION or SPIRITS IN BOND.—By an order
water, authorities
after Somb
eeingtimtuernseidncferOmit
was directed that spirits me.y be reduced in strength in
bond, by ybbyththeeadrnievixeu
the original casks in which they were imported into a
vat in the docks, or other bonding
premises appro-
priated to the purpose; but that such spirits were not
subsequently to be cleared fcr home use on payment of
duty, but must be tal-
%en for exportation. It has re-
cently been ruled, on
the question being put, whether it
is intended also to prevent spirits which have been so
reduced in bond from being taken for ships' stores, duty
free,
when required by the owners to be applied to that
purpose, that the ord r alluded to is only to prevent
their disposal for home consumption, subsequently to the
vatting and reducieg process, being made available in
bonding premises, and that no objection will be made to
their appropriation as ships' stores when required. This
decision with respect to the appropriation of reduced
rum, &c., for ships' stores is of some importance.
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.—No Act of Parliament
(except in special emergency) should take effect imme-
diately on its pasting, inasmuch as it is in operation and
persons may innocently offend against the provisions of
it. For example: the new Act applying to alehouses
(which received the Royal assent on the 14th instant)
publicans may, and no doubt have, infringed upon it
both as regards the time of opening on Sunday last
and as regards constables' powers to demand entrance
any time into the house. Unless in special emergency,
no public Act should take e11...et sooner than three
months from the time of passing into law; by that time
the public (through the medium of the press) may be.
%come acquainted with its provisions.—From a Corres-
pondent.