The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-15 00:00:00

they do not threaten, directly or indirectly, molest,
obstruct, or make a breach of contract, this meeting
is of opinion that the leaders of the tailors now on
strike never sanctioned or recognised any conduct
on the part of their fellow-workmen contrary to the
above statute; and further declares its opinion that
picketing is a legal means of putting the privileges
of the above law in force, and that the members of
committee now under trial for alleged conspiracy
are entitled to the sympathy and support of their
fellow-workmen." This was seconded by Mr Scanes,
a tin-plate worker, and was carried unanimously.
A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the
proceedings, which were very unanimous through-
out in all matters of opinion, but thy were inter-
rupted several times by intoxicated men, who, it
seemed from their expressions, were some of the
tailors on strike.

The Banner states that the Excelsior Company
at Twist's Creek, Yackandandah, have just com-
pleted a crushing of 46 tons, and the return
is over 100 ounces of good gold; Twenty-
four tons from th. 3 Homeward Bound Reef
yielded 86 ounces, the quartz being taken from a
depth of 125 feet. At Araluen, where the miners
have been obstructed by floods, operations have
recommenced, and things are going on well. The
claims are now clear of water, and are again being
worked.

The Scotch Moors.
The shooting season opened on Monday in Perth-
shire under very favourable circumstances, so far as
the weather was concerned. At an early hour the
mountains were enveloped with mist, but by 6 o'clock
the fog had disappeared, and the sun shone out
brightly, and the day throughout continued to be
the hottest of the season, with scarcely a breath of
wind blowing. Never before, however, or at least
for the last 30 years, did the grouse shooting open

with more gloomy prospects for sportsmen on
the principal and best moors of Perthshire than
this season, owing to the deadly results of disease
among the birds. On the extensive moors of Drum-
mond Castle, Glenartney, Lochearnside, Monzie,
Auchinapree, Glenalmond, and other places, there
was no shooting yesterday, and none of the moors
will be shot over this year. The moors of Glenturret,

Innergeldie, Fendach, Glenquaich, and a few others
in the central district of the county, were tested
yesterday, but we had received no returns of the
success of the various sportsmen up to the time
our parcel was despatched, with the exception of
two gentlemen, who had only bagged five pair
of grouse in six hours' hard work ; and last year
73 brace were killed on the same moor in less time.
The reports we have received the last few days show
that on the extensive range of shooting grounds
stretching from Crieff to Lochtayside the malady
still lingers among the few grouse still left in many
places, and that both old and young birds are found
dead daily. The fact that on several moors the whole
stock of parent birds have been swept away by the
distemper, and young birds are affected and dying
daily, shows too plainly that the disease has not
resulted, as some maintained when the malady broke
out, from the grouse feeding on frosted heather. It is
now the opinion of many that the cause of disease has
resulted from atmospheric influences ; for while
on some grounds the distemper carried off nearly
all the grouse, on the neighbouring moors few
birds were affected. At all events, the morta-
lity has been unprecedented, and the disease ap-
pears to be as mysterious as when it first broke
out. All descriptions of low-country game are
abundant, and have seldom been seen in better
condition. Partridges especially, though the young
covics are unusually late, are plentiful in all direc-
tions, and the birds arc improving rapidly with the
present warm weather. Capercailzie and pheasants
are numerous in all the preserves, and the birds
are well grown and will afford excellent sport.
The prospects of sportsmen in the forests were
never more encouraging. The deer are numerous,
and the animals have improved rapidly in condition
and appearance since the beginning of June, owing
to the richness and abundance of the pasture in the
glens. The herds show a goodly number of fine
stags with splendid heads, but there will be no stalk-
ing in the forests of Glenartney and Turlem this
season in consequence of the grounds being unlet.
Scotsman.

New South Wales.

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of the population condemned to idleness, and the not neat, nor is it desirable ; and when they _
unpleasant task of waiting for something to turn service, most mistresses will object to that kind of
up.' There are many rich claims on the original finery which is not suitable to the station in which
working, but the majority of the miners can it has pleased God to place them. (Hear, hear.)
obtain little more than bare wages. The reefs I hope my female friends will excuse me for giving
at the Ty gong look well, but the want of proper ma- them these hints."
chinery or crushing operates materially against
success. Still the field of gold on the whole con-
tinues good. The washing up' has nearly ceased,
and the diggers are again busied in getting out their
stuff. In some places there is want of water for
washing. The news from Alb Any is very good.

FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

At the last sitting MM. Alph. Milne Edwards
and Grandidier sent in a paper on the Cryptoprocta,

a genus of mammalia so named in 1833 by Ben-
nett, who, however, had but a single specimen of it,
Cryptoprocta ferox, which, moreover, was young.,
and had not yet cut all its teeth ; so that one of the
chief characteristics was wanting. Since then no
other individual of this kind had been found, either
dead or alive. M. Grandidier, who has recently
returned from a voyage to Madagascar, has been
fortunate enough to supply this deficiency,
having brought over the whole skin and
head of one, and the skeletons of two
others, all full grown. An attentive study of
these new specimens has led the authors of the paper
to conclude that the Cryptoprocta belongs to the
feline genus and not to that of the Viverridas, or
Civet, as Bennett had supposed ; its front teeth
being arranged in two rows, and presenting other
peculiarities in common with those of the cat. There
is one circumstance, however, which distinguishes it
from the latter; it does not walk on its toes like the
cat, but on the soles of its feet like the bear ; it is
plantigrade, and not digitigrade. A paper was
received from M. Augeraud on a fall of Aero-
liths in the plain of Tradjera near Constantine,
Algeria, on the 9th of June last, at about half-
past 10 p.m. He states that the sky was illumi-
nated for a few seconds, and that a sound resembling
thunder was heard, which ended in three loud and
distinct reports like that of cannon. The phenome-
non was remarked at Setif, at 15 kilometres N.W. of
Tadjera, the place where the asroliths fell ; at Ouled
Salah, a distance of 60 kil. from the same place;
at Eulma, 20 kil. W., and at Bou Saada, 160 kil.
N.E. The fire-ball appeared in the heavens at
about 60 deg. above the horizon, moved over 25
degrees in the course of from 5 to 8 seconds, and
disappeared at about 40 degrees above the horizon.
It was three times the apparent size of Venus, and
left behind a luminous train of the length of about
10 deg. The light was white, and intense enough
to render objects of the size of a man's fist visible
at a reasonable distance. A few of the aerolithS
picked up at Tadjera accompanied the paper.
Dr. Poulet communicated certain observations of
his on the whooping cough, showing that it was 10:
fectious, the breath of the patients being infested
with a multitude of infusoria or animalcules, which
he distinctly perceived through the microscope t°
be the Monas termo or Bacterium bacillus.