The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-26 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Woomica, AUG. 25.—Acting AF,istant Surgeons
--John Little (1851), to the impregnable, flag-ship
at Devonport ; and Alexander Fisher (1851), to the
Victory, flag-ship at Portsmouth.

PROMOTION.

Carpenter William Brown, supernumerary of the
St. George, guard-ship of ordinary at Devonport, is
advanced to the first class.

The Right lion. Sir Francis T. Baring, First Lord
of the Admiralty, and Rear-Admiral J. W. D. Dun-
das, C. 8., First Naval Lord, have returned to the
Admiralty, after their official visit to the Channel
Islands and the eastern naval ports.

MOORS, FORESTS, AND RIVERS.
(From the Inverness Courier.)
On the 12th the returns on the Kerdell moors were
—Mr. J. Marsland, 63 brace grouse, 1 hare, and 1
teal ; Mr. Nlunn, 40 brace, and 3 hares ; T. Close,
E q., 27f brace of grouse. The Mackintosh's keeper
(Donald Macbean), with one gun, over two dogs,
begged 56f brace and 4 bares on the moors of Moy.
The keeper was restricted to a number. Oa the 12 -h
—Colonel Cunningleame, Aberarder, 11 brace grouse,
3 hares; Major Inglis, Bunachton, 13 brace; Sir
Thomas Hesketh and aptain Wardlaw, Dalmigavie,
83 brace; and on the 16th the same party shot 65
brace. On the 12th—R. Nicholson, Esq , Sir Charles
Burton, Bart., and Mr. Littiedale, at Kdlin, 107
brace; and on the 1311, 57 brace. On the 12r,h and
13th—Mr. Finnie and party, Glentruim, 250 brace.
0,1 the 12J), 13,h, and 14th, Captain Warriner and
Mr. Warriner, Delwhinnis , 42, 32. nod 30 brace. 12,1
—E. Mills, E,q , Erchless Castle, 30 brace. 12,h, 13 h
and 14,h —B North, E-q., Mr.Curwen, Mr.North,a d
Mr. Locke, Dallas, 91, 62, and 68. 12th—Lord
Saltoun and R. Wilson, Esq., Rothes, 32 brace.
12th and 13rh—Mr. Bruce, of Kennett, and A
Houbloo, Esq., Croindale, 60 brace—the whole week,
197 brace. 18th—Lard Colville, Glengarry, 30
brace. At Grlenlivat, on the 12th, Mr. H. Callwell
bagged 40 brace grouse; Mr. Newell, 18 brace ; and
Mr. Wm. Callwell, 51k brace. On Saturday, the
16tb, Mr. H. Callwell shut 35} brace; Mr. Newell,
16 brace; and Mr. W. Callwell, 60 brace. On the
18th, Mr. Henry Callwell shot 41i brace. Mr.
Wynne 'Williams, on his Glen-Tulchen moors, wi,h
his friends Mr. Wood and Mr. Gilby, bagged 63
brace. H. J. Beattie, Esq., M P., and party, at
Kingussie, shot 194 brace on the 12,h, and 85 brace
next day, with more hares than the glides could aarry.
Tne accounts from the sportsmen in Strathspey are
very favourable. The birds are plenty, and strong
on the wing, and the numbers killed have been above
an average, although the best beats have as yet been
reserved by those who are not anxious to make up
a bag" at this early season. Sir H. Wilmot'. party,
at Delrachny, bagged 80 brace of grouse yesterday,
besides other game.
In the forest of Glen- Strathfarar, on Thursday last,
the Master of Lovat and the Hon. G. Fraser, shot
each good stags, with heads eight and nine points;
and in Deanie Forest, C. W. Digby, Raj., shot two
stags, one sixteen stone, the other fourteen stone, clean
—heads with nine antlers each. On the 15th, at
Torridon, R. Staples, Esq., shot three stags and
wounded a fourth. One of the heads had eleven
long and well-formed antlers ; the second best was
partially broken, by the deer falling down some rocks
when he was shot. At Langwell (Caithness), on the
11th instant, Messrs. T. and W. Horne stalked and
shot four fine stags—a couple falling right and left to
the double-barrelled " Harkem" of each sportsman.
On the morning of the 11th instant Messrs. T. and
W. Horne killed nine salmon in the Berriedale water.
These gentlemen were very successaul in the deer
forest on the same day, as appears from a preceding
notice.
CAITUNESS.—The great sporting day created little
interest in Caithness this year. But few of the moors
are let, consequently few sportsmen have this season
come amongst us. Proprietors, it seems, have been
holding their grounds too high, and a natural result
is that they have all the sport to themselves.
PERTHSIIIRIi.—The previous reports of the strength
and number of the covies are confirmed by the returns
of the braces bagged on various shooting-grounds.
Colonel Drummond and party at Ballyoukan, 72
brace of grouse, 1 ditto snipes, and 10 hares; Mr.
Seaton, Middlehaugh, 221 brace of grouse, 1 ditto
snipes, and 3 hares; Colonel Lindsay, Donavourd,
and party, 34 brace of grouse, and five hares; Mr.
Inglis, Delnenee:o, 27f brace, and 4 hares; Mr. Ro-
bertson, Dalnamein, 43 brace; Mr. Fenton and party
of five guns, Drummouchter, 120 brace ; Mr. Ainslie,
Garth House, 31k brace grouse, and 6 hares; Se-
bastian Smith, E•q., Killtechassie, 291 brace, 1 brace
of snipes, 4 bares, and a duck; the party at Glenlyon
House, 26 brace ; party at Listen, Rannoch. 20
brace; party at Crosamount, 25 brace; party at ,
Glengoulandie, 35 brace. To A berfeldy the Rannoch
coach took fifteen boxes. From the north-eastern
district it was reported that the birds are strong and
plentiful.
ABERDEENSHIRE.—The accounts promise fair spent
though the grouse, it seems, are not so abundant as
last year, owing to the snow in May, hut they are
strong and healthy. At the Cabrach, Mr Hepburn
of Rielcarton killed 70 brace to his own gun ; and
Sir W. Fielding, 30 brace. At Morven Lodge,
later, the following execution was none in the first
two days of the week :—August 12—John Maxton,
36 brace, 5 hares ; Wm. Morris, 22 brace, 2 bares ;
J. Richmond, 17k brace, 1 here; L. Jessop, 21 brace,
2 hares. August 13—John Maxtoti, 22 brace, 1 hare ;
Wm. Morris. 18 brace, 1 hare ; J. Richard, 11 h-
brace ; L. Jassop, 25 brace.
Foereastinte.—The birds are stronger and better
grown than fur several seasons past, and sufficiently
plentiful to maintain the excitement of the sport. In
Glendye Sir James Carnegie and party bagged 305 f
brace the first day ; Sir James Carnegie shot 86k
brace ; Sir John Ogilvy 76 brace; the Hon. Gerard
Noel 44f brace ; and the other members of the party
made up the remainder.
AYRSHIRE —The opening day was favourable for
the grouse, the sun scorchingly warm, and no breeze
to stir the air. The birds were tolerably plentiful,
strong on the wing, and plumper and in finer plumage
than for many years. The lean and sickly birds of
last year and cheepers are unknown. On the whole
the sport has been good, but the birds too strong and
the ground too wet for heavy bags. Benjamin Hall,
Eq., killed on the forenoon of the " Twelfth" 331
brace of grouse on the Shennas Moor.
GOLSPIE.—LittIe more than five years ago it was a
comparatively rare occurrence to find in the woods
adjacent to Dunrobin Castle even a solitary stag.
occasionally one might be seen towards the end of the
season roaming about for a day or two, his agitated
wanderings showing how earnestly he sought the fol-
lowers he had left or a part of them. Not finding
them—his deep rolling bellow awaking no reply—he
would soon desert the scene. Since that period the num-
bers of deer have annually inceased at Cerro' and Sci-
berscross (the former place situated near the centre of
Strath-Brora), overlooking Loch-Brora immediately
below, and Gordonhush directly opposite, on the
eastern side of the loch, the low grounds of which
are contiguous to the Dunrobin woods—places well
adapted for deer—a few find their way to the woods
every year, increasing in numbers season atter sea- j
son. The Earl of E'lestnere, it will be recollected,
during a short stay at Dunrobin Castle, in the month
of July last year, killed a royal stag, within 200
yards of the Castle, of the weight of 28 stones. We
have now to mention that another has been shot much
larger. On Friday, the Bth instant, Donald &in-
tuck, son of Mr. Bentock, head gamekeeper at Dun-
robin, killed a royal stag at Uppat, the residence of
Mr. Loch, and within two mites of the Castle, which

weighed as ho stood (less the blood) 32 stones impe-
rc.., • 1.,

out of a held of about twelve, seven or eight'
which were apparently equally heavy and carrying as ,
fine heads. Within a year or two the number of deer
have so increased about Dunrobin, that often from
fifty to a hundred may now be seen in a herd. Their
numbers 'wider them very daring.
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THE COUNTRY

The following is the official state
corn, &c., received in the port of
Essex, from the 18th Aug., 1851,
both inclusive :—..

NIA IiKETS. -7
went of the quantities cf
London from the ports is -
to the 23d Aug., 1t351, Lr

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