The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-18 00:00:00

THE TWELFTH OF AUGUST.

DUMBARTONSHIRE.—The grouse are strong cm
the wing and very wild. The breeding season has
been good in this country and the West Highlands
generally. Sir James Colquhoun and his brother,
Mr. William Colquhoun, bagged 58 brace on the
12th.

PERTHSIIIRE.—AII the information about the
opening of the shooting season which reached
Perth up to Monday afternoon agrees in describ-
ing the sport since the 12th as excellent, and far
beyond anything experienced for a number of
years back. The grouse are numerous, strong, and
very wild—the young birds being strong on the
wing. As yet we have heard nothing definite as
to the number of braces falling to particular guns ;
but 'generally the bags have been well filled. The
weather on the moors has been everything that the
sportsman could desire. In very few quarters has
there been any trace of the grouse disease ob-
servable. At Auchingarrick, Mr James Bayne, of
Edinburgh, killed 25 brace. The birds are strong
on the wing and in splendid condition. The
Crief *Herald says :—Reports from all quarter
are favourable. The birds are numerous ,on
every moor. We are informed that there
never were so many birds seen on the hills of Monzie
and Auchnafre2 as at present.
FIFESHIRE.—Mr. John Balfour, of Balbirnie,
and party passed over the grounds at the Bishop
Hill in quest of grouse, which abound there, and
several shots were obtained.
WEST OF SCOTLAND.—From what little we have
learned we have reason to think that fair average
bags have been made. On Glenowther Mr. Allan
Gilmour killed 24 brace. On Skelmorlie Mr. John
Graham and Mr. John Graham, jun., bagged re-
spectively 23 and 28 brace. The Arngomery party
had 10 brace before breakfast. The birds vary
considerably in size on some moors, showing there
have been an early and late brood.
ABERDEENSHIRE.—There is great promise, from
all we can hear, of sportsmen having a very sue•
cessful season.
DUMFRIESSHIRE.—Our district is well stocked
with grouse this year, and partridges aro said to
be very abundant.
MORAYSHIRE.—In Morayshire fair sport is ex-
pected. The birds are more numerous than for
some years past, but in consequence of the dry
season, are very strong, and sportsmen may have
some difficulty in coming within range.
STIRLINGSHIRE.—It rained heavy in the morn-
ing, whereby many gentlemen were disappointed
in their sport. The keener hands were, however,
on their legs, and some good execution was done at
Touch and other moors, irrespective of
the weather's
inclemency.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

Buller

DEVONPORT.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.

f,irrand .. • • • •
Majority for Buller

.. 1,199
.. 1,114.

-75

BERWICK.

The contest between the Conservative and Liberal candi-
dates will be close, but the Conservatives express them-
selves confident of success. If they do succeed, Captain
Gordon, the other Conservative member, threatens to re-
sign, as he looks upon the opposition of the Conservatives
4c, Mr. Maijoribanks as a breach of the " arrangement." A
meeting of the Liberal electors has been held this week, the
Mayor presiding, when an explanation was given of this
" arrangement."

GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government
emigrant vessel Herald, 1,195 tons, Capt. Wm. H. Flenley2
which sailed from Plymouth on the 22d February, arriv.ea,
at Melbourne, Victoria, on the Ist June, with 69 married
couples, 4 single men, 262 single women, 19 boys between the
ages of 1 and 12, 14 girls between the same ages, 4 male and
4 female infants, making a total of 425 souls, equal to
statute adults, under charge of Surgeou-Suerintenfen
C. Sanger, M.D. Two births and r 2
deaths (1 adult female
and 1 child) occurred during the voyage.

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The Bacchante, 51, ; ~! 'EW ' ,•is.--!.' Nerfililier ma-
chinery in the steambasin at PatZiiiouth.
Sir Charles Fox visited Portsmouth yesterday.
Sir Charles's visit is relative to the erection of forts
in the shoal waters.
The Beagle; 6, despatch vessel, has received her
armaments in the steam basin at Portsmouth.
The screw corvette Wasp, 13, was yesterday
towed from Chatham t) Sheerness by .the African
and Adder-paddle-wheel steamers for the purpose
of being attached to the second division of the
steam reserve Of that port.
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The screw gunvessel Victor, 6, is being fitted at
Chatham for the steam reserve of that port.
The Locust steamvessel, .Lieut. and Commander
Sohn B. Field, arrived at Sheerness from Plymouth
and' Portsmouth at 10 aim. on Tuesday ; she left
Sheerness yesterday, with a portion of the crew of
the Cumberland for Portsmouth.
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The Cumberland, 70 guns, Capt. Henry D.
Rogers, was paid off at Sheerness yesterday.
The Amphion steam frigate, at Sheerness, has
steamed up to the coal depot to receive her stock
of coals, preparatory to proceeding on a trial of ber
machinery. The order is that she be placed in the
first class steam ordinary at this port.
The Queen, 86 guns, at Sheerness, is being ad-
vanced fOr the first class steam ordinary reserve.
The following ships are at Sheerness:—Queen
Charlotte, flag ship; Formidable, Minotaur, Mars,
Clio, Lizard, and Wildfire.
Information was on Monday received at Wool-
wich announcing the intention of his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge to inspect a portion
of the Artillery Corps on Wednesday, and to
witness a course of experimental target firing with
the battery guns. The Royal standard was ac-
cordingly hoisted on the flagstaff--iit-thr-A.isCifal at
12 o'clock yesterday, and the, usual arrangements
—.....__ for the reception of the" Coin ma nder-iii--Chier were
made throughout the garrison. Three batteries
belonging to the 4th field brigade, selected for the
experiments (in which some newly invented shells
were to have been brought forward), were drilled
on Tuesday on Woolwich-common for the occasion,
under the inspection of Major-Genera Sir Richard
Dacres, K.C.8., commanding the garrison, and were
yesterday drawn up on parade at 11 a.m. The troops
were subsequently marched down to the practising
range in the Plumstead-marsh, where they re-
mained till 1 o'clock, when a telegram from the
Horse Guards announced that his Royal Highness's
visit was deferred to some future day, in conse-
quence, it was stated, of the heavy fog, which it
was presumed would preclude the possibility of
witnessing the experiments with due effect. Each
battery was mounted with the full complement of
18 and 24-pounder guns. The General and Staff,
in full uniform, awaited the arrival of the Duke in
front of the artillery barracks, and the order was
given to fire a Royal salute from the saluting bat-
tery at a given signal. On the receipt of the mes-
sage from the HorSo Guards the orders were imme-
diately countermanded, and the troops . returned to
barracks. Active preparations have-been in pro-
gress for some days past in the Royal Marine bar-
racks and the dockyard, Woolwich-, in anticipation
of an official inspection by the Lords of the Admi-
ralty. It was- yesterday announced that their
lordships have decided on being at Woolwich at
11 a.m. this morning:,_ In.fact (to quote their own
nautical phrase) everything was yesterday "ship-
shape" in every corner subject to their lordships'
inspection.

The new steam screw frigate Galatea, building
at Woolwich, to carry 26 guns, is ordered to be
launched on the 14th of next month (September).
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander J. W. D.
M'Donald to be inspecting commander of the coast-
guard, vice Diggins, period of service expired ;
Hart Gunlett, surgeon, to the Pearl; John Jeffer-
son, assist.-surgeon, to the Asia James B. Hay,
paymaster, to the rincess Royal ; and 1). Martin,
assist.-paymaster, to the Pearl.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

THIS 151;:--14Ornini, 41. 26m .—Afternoon, 4h. 41m.
To-Moßßow-Morning, 4h. 57m.—Afternoon, sh. 14m.