The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-04 00:00:00

THE MOORS.

his Grace the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of
March, and Lord Templemore, have killed an im-
mense quantity in Glen Fiddich and Blackwater.
Lord 11. Bentinck, one day last week, killed three fine
stags, two of them instantly shot right and left. Sir.
Richard Sutton, Bart., has terminated a short but
successful campaign on the Killin moors, having shot
1,536 head. The party consisted of Sir Richard, his
son, and Mr. Heathcote. Great as the number is,
they would have bagged much more had the weather
permitted. The Balmacaan party—Lord Reidhaven,
Mr. Hoare, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Bainbridge—had a
fair day's sport on Saturday, having brought home 71
brace. On the same day, Sir H. Meux and Richard
Arabin, Esq., at Dundriggan, came in with 67 brace.
At Erchless Castle. Mr. I3oulderson and Dr. Gray
bagged 71 brace. Another day Mr. B. shot a couple
of stags, right and left shots. At Invereshie,
Evans, Esq., and G. Gisborne, Esq., had a fortunate
day in the corrics lately. They secured five stags,
two of them by one rifle shot. The Redcastle party
have also been very successful, having killed two
stage, a hind and a roe—the latter by Mr. A. Baillie,
being his first shot at deer. Some large stags' heads
have arrived here, for preservation, from Mr. Gilian-
ders, Highfield, J. W. Eyton, Esq., Fasnakyle, and.
Mr. Jones, Shiness. For angling, the Ness has im-
proved from increase of water. The other day,
Master W. Fraser, the son of Affleck Fraser, Esq.,
landed from one pool three salmon, and a trout as
large as a grilse, in the course of an hour and a half.
A splendid clean-run fish, weighing upwards of 261 h.
was taken by the rod in the Arndilly pools, on the
Spey last Friday, by J. Ella, Esq. This gentleman
is a frequent visitor to the Highlands, and seeks re-
creation in angling, from his yrofessional duties in
her Majesty's Italian Opera Band, of which he is one
of the most accomplished performers. Mr. Arabin
has caught some fine grilse in the river Ness ; and the
net-fishing has greatly improved. On Saturday some
salmon were taken, weighing 2716; and Tuesday, se-
veral were caught from 181 b to 201 b weight.
BEAEMAR.—We hear from Braemar the same fa-
vourable account of the different shootings in that
district as is so generally the case in the north this
year. The Duke of Leeds at Mar Lodge, Sir Alex.
Duff at Coriemnilzie, and Mr. Farquharson at Inver-
cauld, with their respective parties of friends, are en-
joying both deer and grouse shooting in the highest
perfection. All the Invercauld shootings are occu-
pied by their former tenants, viz , Mr. Edmunds, and
Captain Methold, with Captain Bell, have Gleneala-
dar ; Colonel Towers, the forest of Caich ; Sir F.
Sykes, Corndayon ; Sir Benjamin Hall, and Lord
Castlereagh, the Moss of Monaltrie and Gairnshiel ;
Sir Frederick Stowin, Deskrie Shiel ; Messrs. Light-
foot and Boyd, Glennwick ; and Messrs. Barker and
Fowler, the Spittal of Glenshee.
STOW.—On the 12th there was bagged on these
moors, by two young shots, fifteen brace, among
which was a woodcock, flushed in the open moor.
Had it not rained in the afternoon, they would have
made a much better bag, as the birds were sitting
tolerably well. So much for preserving these moors.
No such bag could have been made a few years ago,
these moors having been formerly the rendezvous of
all the dog-breakers and poachers in the country, but
are now strictly preserved.
ABERDEENSIIIRE.—The accounts from the different
shooting quarters at the head ofstthfaisvocuoruanhtie,, and ad-
joining districts are of the most descrip-
tion, and seldom have we hiesarthoef aelalspeartehieissbeingseasosno.
generally delighted as
There is rarely any change among the sporting
tenants in that district. The Duke of Leeds still con-
tinues at Mar Lodge. Mr. Alexander Duff, and a
numerous party, is at Corriemulzie ; Mr. Edmunds
and Captain Methold occupy Glencallader ; Colonel
Towers has Catch on the Invercauld West Deer
Forest ; Messrs. Barker, Towler, and party, the Spit-
tal shootings ; Sir Benjamin Hall, and Lord Castle-
reagh and party, Gairnshiel and Moss of Monaltrie;
Sir F. Sykes and party, Corndavon; Lord Henry Ben-
tink, Gienavon and Tomintoul shootings ; Sir George
Sitwell, Balmoral; Lord de Tabley and Mr. War-
burton, Abergeldie ; Messrs. Lightfoot, Boyd, and
party, Glenmuick; and Sir Fred.Stovin, Deskrie Shiel.
The birds are described as being not only most abun-
dant, but strong and well-grown. In general the
parties seem to have averaged about forty brace a gun
the first day. Sir Benjamin Hall has one day since,
we believe, bagged-69 brace ; while another gentle-
manh
of his party shot 40 brace in two hours on the lil
called the Brown Cow. Capt. Bell, in the G:ast
sau,
bagged 68 brace, 6 white hares, and a
although not on the ground till late in the day;
of
while
roebuck,e;
Mr. Boyd (a gentleman upwards of seventy
age) brought
A tis
ughtdvehormeer.
his 50 brace from G"len-muick.—
Ross-shire

On Monday evening Sir Andrew Agnew . was
thrown down by a minibus in Glasgow,
b fortunately
escaped without sustaining any injury. Tuthe Hon. Baro-
net was entirely under the vehicle, and for some time
clung by the axle ; but the driver, on the alarm being
given, stopped, and he was liberated from his perilous
position.—Scolch Paper.
We understand that the Right Hon. T. B. Macau-
lay, Member for the city, arrived in town on Tuesday,
and remained for a day or two in Ormond's Hotel. Ile
has since gone to the north.—Ediuburgh Paper
THE HERRING FISHING.—We regret that the her-
ring fishing has utterly failed this year in the Moray
Firth, and even at Wick the take has been deficient. To-
day about sixty persons arrived at Dingwall on their re-
turn from Burghead and other places, to the West Coast
and they are sadly disappointed at the result.—Ross.
hire Advertiser.

t