The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-19 00:00:00

THE MOORS.

WEST OF SCOTLAND.—The grouse on the moors in this
neighbourhood continue wild, and quick and sure shooting
and constant exertion are necessary to make a good bag.
Although the birds have not sat well in consequence of no-
settled weather, pretty good spsrt has been obtained, espe-
cially on Friday and Saturday. On the Greenock moor Mr.
D. F. Dempster and Mr. Turner bagged on the 12th 16
h"ece, and on the 13th 30 brace and 1 hare. On Monday
Mr. Dempster bagged 231 brace in five hours. Mr. J. Reid,
of Port-Glasgow, bagged on the 12th on the Dowries and
Garvock moors 20 brace ; on the 13th 41 brace and 4 hares;
and on the 14th, after twelve o'clock, 241 brace. On Newark
moor Mr. M. Brown bagged on the 12th 121 brace; on the
13th 15 brace, and on the 14th 201 brace. On Skehnorlie
three gags bagged 41 brace on the 12th. The unfavourable
state of the ground, caused by the heavy rain of Wednesday
night, prevented any sportsmen going out next day on the
Cowal moors, rear Dunoon and Holy Loch, On Saturday
the lona had on board a small number of boxes from Argyle-
shire. The disease has appeared among the grouse this sea-
son, and is very prevalent in some localities. In this neigh-
bourhood it has made little progress.—Greenock Advertiser.
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND.—FuII reports of

the doings on the 12th have not yet come to hand, but from
all we hear, sportsmen seem to have no reason to complain
either cf the quantity or the quality of the game. Several
excellent bags were made up in the course of the opening
day. On the moors at Cairn Syke (about nine miles from
Gilsland) Mr. Marshall, jun., we are informed, brought
down 33 brace. On an adjacent preserve we heard of a still
larger number being barged, and instances of 20 and 25
brace being brought down are mentioned among the achieve-
ments on other of our East Cumberland moors. The day
was very fine early in the morning, but towards the after
part of the day some pretty heavy thunder-showers fell, which
no doubt interfered to some extent with the sport. Grouse are
reported to be healthy, and young birr's very strong on the
wing. Perhaps they have scarcely yet recovered tne deci-
mating effects of the disease which has been so prevalent for
the last few years, and the numbers are even conside-ed

inferior to last year ; but there is every appearance of a
change for the better having taken place, and sportsmen
rejoice at the fact that at all events the game is in a
healthy condition. The accounts received from the moors
in the East Ward of Westmoreland are on the whole very
good. The birds are said to be plentiful, strong, and plump
—just in that condition, in fact, the sportsman likes to find
them in. On Dufton Fall, Sir Richard Tufton's manor,
Admiral Eliott, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Tod, and Captain Mus-
grave, without much exertion, bagged nearly 100 brace on
the first two days. Mr. John Pearson, of Coupland Beek,
shot 12 brace in Harbour Flat Grounds; and other gentle-
men had in general satisfactory bags.—Carlisle Journal.
INVERNESS-SHIRE.—The accounts received from the
moors before the 12th August threw open to the grouse-
,hooter his healthful and exciting sport were as con-
tradictory as any which ever heralded an "event" upon the
turf, and the reports which have been received here of
doings on the 12th do not fully solve the question whether
the present is to be a good season or not. The reports re-
ceived are few in number—not a very favourable sign—and,
a worse sign still, the game-salesmen in town have received
very few birds, not nearly the number usually consigned to
them by this date. Oa the other hand, most of those gentle-
men who have been pleased to tell their luck have made
good bags. The general statements made by men who have
Wen " out" also vary; some despairing and complaining,
somewhat unreasonably, of being taken in, while others have
had the good fortune to meet with abundance of birds. On
all hands it is agreed that the grouse are strong and
healthy, and the grouse disease does not seem to have
affected their numbers. In all probability it will turn out
that the sport this season will be somewhat, but not very
materially, better than it was last year. On the 12th, J. B.
Baillie, Esq., shot 10 brace at Gask ; F. Palmer, Esq., shot
14 brace at Lochletter ; at Moybeg, W. Norris, Esq., and
N. Norris, E=q., together, shot 46 brace ' • -- Campbell,
Esq., at Dunern, shot 321 brace ; F. L. Bodenbam, Esq., at
Nuide, shot 37 brace ; General Cracklow, at Culduthel, shot
13 brace, with 4 snipes ; at Errogie, W. 11. Martin, Esq.,
and -- Mills, Esq., shot 151 brace; Sir Francis Sykes, at
Strathmashie, shot 15 brace ; Colonel Fraser, at Coutray,
killed 8 brace ; E. Barnard, Esq., M.P., and L. Whitbread,
Esq., M.P. shot 25 brace at Largs. On the 13th Colonel
Fraser shot 8 brace at Cantray ; and on the same day W.
Norris, Esq., and N. Norris, Esq., at Moybeg, killed 521
brace.—lnverness Advertiser.

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