Star.
London, England, 1827-08-14 00:00:00

tnINBURGIL Asicvst 11.

• THE Twistsiv or Ausuar,,-This week a grottt
, than usual number of sportsmen from the South have WW
through Faiiithingh for th.• moors. In addition to those who hose
taken the ordinary route by Perth, shoot ISO paatengers.withdo,
almost innumerab'e, ailed in the William steam packet, from ides..
haven for Inverness. The reports as to the sate of the
says ths Path Conner, a ari Sather con.radictory. Gatenfly.prii.
ing, however, the birds are abundant ; and on some of the hith
Atholl, Rannoch, as.d on the moors betwitt the borders of Peons.
skiriand the batiks of the Spey, game of all kinds is said to he
more numerous than for several years past. The nature a the
expected sport can he so correctly ascertained by the commence.
ment of July, that the influx of company affords a pretty scrum.
index to the state of the game. In addition to the numerous par-
ties which are smalls, entertained at this season at the ho.picerk
mansions of the resident Nobility in the Highlands, the following
have either arrived or arc shortly expected at their revectift /pat.
ter, :--Earl of liopetnun, at Farlryer ; Earl Strathmore, at Giant:. ntis; Lord Abercromby. Spittal of Gleadiee; fur Thomas Cottot;
Es; Mrsunt Alexander; Colonel Arun;
at the Duke of Gordou's ranee%
Sheppard, Aberfeldy ; Mean. Walker, of Liverpool ,
Gl
j..C6ll;rtirik;i;iikMfau9ajoilmndonred,erick Towers, moon of Cleioie:
evun.nl
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W.
Garvientore ; Mr. Binder, and Garage Miler, gui of 1,,„.
don, at Fincaatie ; Messrs. ()leaden and bray, hills of Phenol;
Sir I tarry Goodrich and party, Dalaaapeedle ; Mr. li.ird,
of New.
hytis and party, Loch Erroch aide; Hon. Mr. Gray and Coked
Prerson, Lsogiralmond."
Saturday Lord Colchester, and •e Hon. Captain Abbot, LE.
arrived at Inverness. On his progress through the Highland; hi,
Lordship minutely examined the Parliamentary roads and whet
public works. Monday his Lordship took a short trip hi Mr. Da.
vidson'ayacht In the Caledonian Canal, of which work bee:pressed
a high opinion. On Tuesday he left Inverness, to visit the Nohlc
Family of Sutherland at Dunrubin Castle.
Saturdgy the Royal Company of Archers shot for the Silver AN
row on Musselburgb Links, given by the Honest Town, which
was gained by Henry G. Watson, Esq. Accountant in Edieburgh.
Saturday se'nnight the medal of the Kingsbarns Goi6og &Kitty
was competed for on Cambu Links, by the members of that club,
and after a keen and close contest, was won by Mr. James Wilson,
farmer, Kinglaseie.
Mr, Jones opened the Perth Theatre on Monday with the Hasty
Moon, in which Miss Jarman and Mr. Warde, who have sineethee
visit here, performed in several of the provincial theaires, sustained
the parts of the Duke and Juliana.

' Saturday, a melancholy occurrence happened near Strathmar•
tine. Miss Wilhelmina Nicoll, a young Lady belonging to Aber-
deen, about fourteen years of age, had lust mounted on horseback,
when the animal became restive, and she was thrown to the frusta.
Otte of h. r feet got entangled in the stirrup, and she was hint*
a considerable distance, her head and other parts of her body
being in contact with the ground. Medical aid IV 44 immediately
procured: but abe became gradually worse, and on Tuesday mom
lag, about ball past one o'clock, •he expired.
Friday afterimon a fine child, between three and four yeanat
age, was untortunately killed on the North Bridge by nuenithe
Leith stage coaches. Two of the stage coaches were coming up
the Bridge at a rapid rate, while the child w in the act of crris.
ing, and it got clear of the first, but one of the wheels .of the wiet
-went over its neck. It was taken into a s►op, and medical assistant
sent for, bat aU was unavailing.
WIGTON, Ace. 3.

Of the disaster that las befallen' Mr. Hendrie's stack, we hoe
seen a brief account given by himself :—Thursday the Winn. it
eleien o'clock at nig'sr,oae of the most terrific storms lightnier,
thunder, and rain came on here that I clef witnessed. Nett mei.
ing the loss was ascertained. 1 had thirty young cattle vette:is
the field whereon the barn stands, and it appears that. duHrg
corm, the cattle had been driven by it to take shelter by the s.,:eof
the barn. The lightning, it appears, struck the barn ininte.tteely
abuse the machinery, attracted by the iron or other metal a which
it is partly composed, and tore off the slates, blew out the w:ndowa,
and knocked down parts of the stone wilL It fell oil the flock d
cattle that were standing at the side of the barn and killed mar*
nineteen of them. It struck also a valuable young horse I hal
grazing in another field of the farm about a quarter of a mile dis
cant, and killed bins likewise.