The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-15 00:00:00

GROUSE SHOOTING AND DEER

STALKING.

The following gleanings of sport from the moors
and deer corries have reached us since last week—at
Corrymony, Captain I)ownes shot, in ono day lately,
16 brace; at Dummaglass, It. N. Trumbell, Esq.,
on the 21st, 8} brace, and on Monday and Tuesday
following 14 and 9 brace; on the 10th, Sir 11.
Meux and R. Arabin, Esq., made out 21 brace ptar-
migan and 12 brace grouse—the same party's sport
for the season amounts to upwards of 800 brace of
grouse, ptarmigan, and black game, together with
6 red deer. At Craggie, J. C. Freebairn, Esq.,
bagged 9 brace in part of a day; and at Lochtrei:i,
W. Clarke, Esq., has had some very good day s
grousing of more than average numbers. From
several parties, who have closed their season, we
learn that all are highly satisfied, both with their
sport and Highland rambles. The game-book of the
Auchnanault party has entries of nearly 800 brace of
grouse and 7 red deer; at Scardroy, Captain Bon-
ham and Lord Beauclerk's returns were, 1,350 head
of grouse, about 100 of them hawked by Captain
Bonham's well-trained falcons, which he brings every
year, to keep up the old sport of falconrie ; at Dalmi-
gavie, Mr. Wigram and friends shot 640 brace ; and
at Carr-bridge, Colonel Forbes and friends, upwards
of 620 brace. From the deer forests some very large
fat stags have been selected ; at Inverbroom, Sir St.
George Gore, Bart., got some first-rate shots, with
which he captured five stags, two of them very
heavy, and with large heads of horns, one set of
antlers 30 inches in length. From his forest at Rhi-
dorrach, J. A. Mackenzie, Esq., picked out two well-
antlered deer; one weighed, when cleaned, 30st. 31b.,
-and the other 18st. 121 b. At Fasnakyle, J. W.
Eyton, Esq., and Mr. Gatacre, have stalked some
good stags, one with thick beamed antlers finely
studded. It. H. Halford, Esq., at Novar, has se-
cured 5 stags ; and at Aviemore, S. Parnther, Esq.,
got one, and a roe deer. Some good specimens of
the brown and spotted varieties of fallow deer, which
at one time were preserved in several domains in the
north, have been shot by G. Stockwell, Esq., Brahan,
J. Pell, Esq., and It. Reid, Esq., Castle Leod. Lord
Lovat, with his own gun, bagged, in one day last
week, no less than 38 brace of partridge?, from his
preserves at Beaufort Castle.—Ross-shire Advertiser

DREADFUL FIRE AT TOTTENHAM. —About four
o'clock on Thursda}•;morning a dreadful fire broke out on
the estate of Mr. Frederick Antenbring, of Farmwoods -
green, Tottenham, Middlesex From ita -first outbreak
there was not the least chance of saving any portion of
the property. A party of the N division of police soon
reached the fire with the Tottenham engine, but water
was such a distance from the farm, that during the
necessary delay that occurred in fixing the lengths of
pipe, the fire made the most frightful progress, and only
a short time elapsed before one-half of the farm-yard, 53
yards by twelve, was one burning mass. Two engines
of the London establishment from Whitecross-street
and Jeffries-square now arrived, when they were well
worked by the inhabitants and firemen, and it soon be-
came apparent that the firemen had obtained the mastery.
Unfortunately, however, the brewhouse, granary, cot-
tage, cow-houses, calf-pens, sheds, &c., as well as several
hundred heads of lire stock, were consumed. The pro-
perty is insured in the Alliance and Royal Exchange
I Offices.

WESTBROMWICII.—The thick coal miners of West-
brotcwich and Oldbury have given notice for an advance
of wages of sixpence per day, so as to have four shillings
instead of three shillings and sixpence, their present
rate. The notice expired on last Saturday night. It is
generally believed by the men that they shall have the
advance without any opposition on the part of the
masters.—Birmingham