Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-27
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCT. ~.
.Netc Publications.

we have been unable for some time to give the
notice we designed to many new publications
which have been laid upon our table. We have
time nov only TO notice very briefly few.
Ruins OF ANCIENT Cries." constituting No.
l35 of Harpers' Family Library. The topic is a
good one for an interesting work; but the book be-
fore us is failure. I, cannot be commended either for
style or matter, and it does deserve place in
the valuable collection of the Family Library. I,
is for sale by Messrs. Smith, Drinkcr and Morris.
MEMoIs OF DucHEss OF ST.. ALBAss, by Mrs
WiLsoN-two volumes of very indifferent reading
from the press of Carey and Hart. The subiee,
matter is bad-Nnd the Indy Nuthoress does no Gre
DIT to her head or heart, by the mode in which she
treats it,
LAW AND LAWYERS" is the most interesting re-
| cent puohcaton, we have perused. II is the most
minute collected narrative of the great luris,s Of
England, we have seen.
"THE AMERICAN EcLrcrIc REVIEW" for Sen.
TENDER, is a valuable and interesting number We
have took occasion formerly refer with approba,on
to the plan upon which this periodical is conduc,.d
1t contains some original articles but the bulk of j,
Is occupied by able articles extracted from European
Reviews. publication upon this plan can scarce
y fail 10 be useful and entertaining
Il is published in New York every other month
at 81 per annum.
"LIrrELL's MUSEUM" This long est aLlished
and well-known publication continues TO mart the
high reputation 1t has so long enioyed Confined
entirely to selections from foreign Revicws il al.
ways displays great taste and discrimination in its
extracts The September and October number,
are both good.
"IURF REGISTER AND SPORTING MAeAzsE'
for October, contains ITS won,ed supply of pleasant
reading, and is embelshed with beautiful ensray-
ing, very appropriate TO the season. Two macni |
hcent dogs are represented in the very act cfl
pointing the game-the critical and most interesting
moment IN field sports-more pleasurably excit- |
ing even than The flush. Such n picture-so true |
TO the life, wildly portrayed, by bringing fresh to
the mind the delights OF this most exharltIng re.
creation, serves by the contrast, to make one feeI
more acuely the CALLING chains which political avo
cations impose. And IT has no tendency either to |
moderate the disgust inspired 10y the shameless &C
tors in the political arena. With gun and dog, |
clear sky, and an open fed-who would EXCHANGE
them for Notifying medi,ations upon the unstable
meanderngs of Captain Tyler and the dirty tactics
Of the whole generation Of merccnary ,radsrs in no.
lIcs
GeIlOulCal-sO
valuable TO the sportsman Of every complexion
some useful suggestions respecting shootng-and
the proper proportion to be observed between The
powder and shot in loading. We gather from our
own observation and experience, that on no one
point are our sportsmen more generally defcren,
than that of charging their fowling pieces The first
thing, which every man should do on getting a new
gun, should be to try it thoroushly-at a target
TO ascertain both the size OF shot, shoots best and
the quantity IN proportion to the powder Some |
guns will not throw small shot twenty PAGES with |
saihcient force 10 kill bird-whist the same gun
with large shO, will do good execution forty Yards
The writer IN the Register agrees with the most |
prac.ised shooters IN England in preferring large
shot altogether. We copy some of his rules for |
loading, as they may not be unacceptable to many
OF our readers as the shooting season ia now in
full blast.
Taking the season throughout, we are conyinc-
ed that the most effective gun is a short light one
for which our standard charge is drachm or the |
tenth part OF an ounce of powd der, and or of No
shot, containing 220 pellets" But when game is |
wild, we would charge the reserve barrel and on /
some occasions both barrels, with nearly double the
above quantity Of powder, and a No cartridge for
winter partridge shooting in an open country, or |
with No. \ or cartridge for grouse Shooting
No. is best Tor snipe shooting Small shot may |
be used for partridge shooting IN September, though
we do not see any reason for not adherng to No. |
,, except that birds very near the gun are liable TO
be more disfgured by il.
All guns Of the same weight require nearly the
same weight and proportions OF powder and abot
Unless they bored with an unusual degree of |
relief rct'on a difference in size Of the bore. or
in the length OF the barrel renders less variation in
charging necessary than is generally supposed.
The different proportions of powder and shot
must be regulated chiefly by the weight OF the gun
and the size Of the shot used. The following NAV
be about the proper proportions for the generality
OF guns not exceeding seven pounds and half:t
size Of Shot Weight Of Shot Weight Of Powder