The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-12 00:00:00

THE MOORS.

As the 12th of August approaches, so increase the
bustle and excitement of preparation for the more on
that day—a day which begins the annual recreation of so
many toil-worn men of state and business. For the last
week every variety of sporting appointments, from the
stout Highland garron, to the active, panting sellers and
pointers, have been hurrying 011 to shooting quarters.
As usual at this season, Mr. Snowie's shop is the hourly
resort of crowds of anxious sportsmen, eager to give and
hear news. We have a number of notes from gentlemen
and gamekeepers, not written expressly to give infor-
mation of the coming season, but simply appended to
matters of business. One of our most celebrated sports-
men stated, in the end of July, that there are two distinct
broeds of grouse this season. He raised a young bird so far
grown that it had a black tail, which was remarkable so
early. He also put up birds that could scarcely fiy, the
latter evidently the, produce of a second hatching ; the
first having been destroyed by the snow in May. For
a .considerable circuit about Inverness the young
birds will generally be on the 12th in two sets of
broods, one set strong as old birds, the other cheepers.
A bill-watcher, whose days and ram are spent
among grouse, told us in his own manner, that
"be VMS thinking it was to be a good saason, for
there was more birds ho had seen since ten years ago.
He had one grouse nest with seventeen eggs, and he Was
seeing the covey with just as many young birds
A. correspondent in Sutherland writes—" The young
grouse, although far from being numerous, are expected
to be strong and plump to a degree beyond
ordinary." Next week we hope to be able to
record the contents of many good bags, and to
publish a long list of sporting residences. There
has already been some good shots in the deer
forests. We have seen a stag's head with 13 antlers,
shot by Mr. Kerrison at Ineerinate, and a large wide-
spread stag's head from Loch•Carron, one of two stags
shot by Sir Arthur Chichester. A stag was shot last
week at Duarobin, by Lord Ellesmere, which weighed
23 stone. On Saturday, 27th ult., Mr. Frank Mackenzie
brought down a stag at Applecross.—lnverness Courier.

HORNCASTLE (LINCOMRSHIRB) 11011,311 FAIN.-
This, confessedly the largest horse fair in England, may be
said to have commenced on the 9th, although set down to
begin on the 10th, and to finish on the 21st of August. Al-
seedy many foreign as well as English contract, commission,
sad other dealers, are in the town and vicinity, and every
stable -within some miles of llorncastle is engaged before-
hand. Other purchasers from Germany, Belgium, France,
Russia, ke., with several well-known large dealers from Lon-
don, Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, &c., are said yet to be on
their way to this great horse mart, to select Irons the strings
of animals as they arrive from Yorkshire, Durham, Cumber-
land, Westmoreland, and other breeding districts. From
the avidity with which some horses have already
been picked up, prices are expected to rule high for all
superior warranted, unbroken colts, &c., of good size and
symmetry. For several 3 years old, 16 hands, from 801. to
1001. each were freely given; others, not particularly hand-
some, making from 50/. to Gut, ditto. To-day and also on
,14Rraday and Tuesday next week trade is expected to be
very brisk for best breeds of carriage horses and hunters, or
those fit tor army work or show, many of the best having
beefs selected by commission .r other dealers, who went
romnd the breeding districts to make their choice before the
commencement of this fair.

• One troop of Horse Artillery, with separate elephant
transport; two 54-inch mortars carried on one elephant; two
companies 60th Rifles; two companies Glst Foot; two com-
panies 98th Foot; 23d Native. Infantry (Commander-in-
Chief's escort); 31st Regiment Native Infantry; 15th Irre-
gular Cavalry ; Ist infantry Regiment, Ist Cavalry
_Regi-
ment, Punjaub Irregular Force.

'THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
ADXIBILTY CHANGES.—It is now stated that Rear-
Admiral Berkeley will not leave the Board of Admiralty
for the Superintendentship of Portsmouth Dockyard, vice.
Prescott, who it is reported will relieve Admiral Hornby,
in command of the Pacific Station. Admiral Berkeley
is M.P. for Gloucester, add in - the event of a new elec-
tion, it is not certain that the Government would have a
supporter in the new member.
CHANGE OF QUARTEM—The Household Brigade of
Infantry will change quarters on the 4th of September,
as fullowsi—Grenadier Guards, Ist Battalion, from Chi-
chester to the Tower ; 2d Battalion, from St. John's-
wood to Portman-street ; 3d Battalion, from the Tower
to Chiehes-.er. Coldstream Guards, Ist Battalion, from
Portman-street to Windsor ; 2d Battalion, from St.
George's Barracks to St. John's-wood. Scots Fusilier
Guards, Ist Battalion, from Wellington Barracks to St.
George's; 2d Battalion, from Windsor to Wellington
Barracks. _ _ .

74TH HIGHLANDERS.—There is very little doubt but
that M.ijor General Lightfoot will succeed to the Colo-
neley of this regiment.
17TH LANCERS.—Ott the removal of his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge to the Guards, it is under-
stood that Major-General Bourchier will succeed to the
Colonelcy of this regiment.
BOMBAY COMMAND.—On the appointment of Lieut.-
General Sir William Gomm, K.C.8., to be Commander-
in-Chief in India, Major-General Sir John Grey will
succeed him in the command of the Army of the Bom-
bay Presidency.
SCINDE PRIZE MONEY.—We are glad to find this
long expected booty is about to be issued; the un-
claimed shares of the 221 and 28th Regiments will com-
mence distribution by the Commissioners of Chelsea
Hospital on the 21st of August.
PCINISHMENT IN MILITARY PRISONS.—A Memo-
randum from the Horse Guards, dated 18th July, ex-
plains, with reference to the Circular Memorandum of
the 24th May last, that corporal punishment is to be in-
flicted within the military prisons only in cases in which
the sentence has been mitigated by commuting a portion
of it for an additional term of imprisonment. agreeably
to the provisions of the 27th clause of the Mutiny Act;
but that when any part of the sentence is remitted, or
forgiven, without substituting additional imprisonment,
the remainder of the corporal punishment is to be in-
flicted in the usual manner on the parade.
STAFF.—Captain rigot, 89th Regiment, has been ap-
pointed a staff officer of Pensioners.
JAMAICA STAFF.—Lieutenant Bancroft, recently ap-
pointed to the 16th Regiment from the 76th, and lately
on the staff of Lieutenant-General Berkeley at Barba-
does, has been appointed Aide-de-Camp to Meijer Gene-
ral Bunbury, commanding the troops at Jamaica.
DRAFTS FOR INDIA.—The ship Vernon has been en-
gaged by the East India House to convey detachments
from Gravesend to Madras, on the 10th of September.
TILE RECEIVING-SHIP OPT THE TOWER. —The old
Perseus, which has been stationed for the last thirty-
two years off the Tower, and used as a receiving-ship
for boys and men entered for the naval service, has been
towed to Deptford to be broken up, and has been re-
placed by the old donkey-frigate Crocodile. Is is calcu-
lated that above 100,000 men and boys have passed
through the Perseus.
Captain Ellice, R.N., Comptroller-General of the Coast
Guard, bas returned to London, from his tour of inspec-
tion of the west coast of England.
REPAIRING USELESS SHIPs.—We regret to hear that
so useless and expensive a ship as the 8-gun sloop Fer-
ret is ordered to be repaired; she is fit for nothing but to
be broken up. Her cia-s has been superseded by
steamers. It will cost 5 000/. to repair, and to expend
this sum on her is like throwing good money a Nay. For
as much more the Admiralty, going economically to
work, could get a small steamer that would be worth a
doz,n rotten, uneasy working brigs like the Ferret.
SWINGING SHIPS AT DEVON PORT.--The newly-ap-
pointed Queen's Harbour Master, Mr. Thompson, is or-
dered to perform the duty of adjusting the compasses of
her Majesty's ships at Devonport, aad with this view
has been put into official communication with Captain
Johnson, of the compass department, at the Admiralty.
The Admiralty have ordered that the divisional ships
of all the ordinaries shall hoist the pendant.
-- CAMBRIDGE BARRACKS, PORTSMOC and
specifications are now under the consideration of the
Board of Ordnance, fir building a new barrack on the
site where this barrack now stands, to accommodate an
entire regiment of 900 strong.
THE 1110 X STEA=lll3.—The Admiralty have this