The Sun. — 1858-08-26 (London, England)

THE MOORS.—As we anticipated, the moors promise to stand out well this season. The birds had attained that strength on wing by the 12th whieh prevented a flush of success at first, in the semi-murderous slaughter of a lot of cheepeis, yet grouse are not unplentiful, end, when the weather is favourable, the probability is that, for a considerable time to came—until the birds get thoroughly wild towards the end of the seeson—a good day's sport will reward the labours of the active and skilful sportsman. On the 14th Lord March and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar were out shooting together in and had 52 brace grouse ; Colonel Jebb Redivlr. BMlre.cckwoxat Monday was a still mote successful day. Lord Mach and Mr. Cox shot about 70 brace, aad hera'a 36 brace. Mon Prince Edward and Colonel Jebb 42 brace. On Tuesday, Lot d March and Colonel Jebb bagged 34 brace, the Prince and Mr. Cox 38 brace grouse and 3 bares; while on the 18th, Lord March and Mr. Cex had 272 brace, the Prince and Colonel Jebb 33 brace. Prince Edward and Colonel Jebb, on Thursday, had 34 brace, Lord Match and Mr. Cox 42. Lord March and Colonel Jebb had 20 brace on Friday, while Prince Edward's and Mr. Ccx's success on teat they was 57 brace. The grouse in Blackwater are getting very wild, and iisclining to pack. At Glenfiddich, Lord Coventry and Colonel Napier shot 42 brace grouse on Monday, and 25 brace on TueFalay; while on Wednesday Lord Coventry, with Colonel Black, had 32 brace ; Col,nel Napier and the latter g Aatleman baggina, on Thursday, 15 brace, and on Friday 25. The Duke ef Richmond, on Friday, on his way from Glentiddich to Lthte.hwater aria back, on horseback, and keeping the road the na,,st of the way, shot 27 brace of grouse and 3 hares. Two guns on the Liallimialloch incurs had 801 brace grouse, I duck, a plover, ned 2 hares after two o'clock on Wednesday, and (If Saturday, after 1 o'cbick, 401 brace grouse, :21 brace black game, and 1 bare. Tin ear ty at Lagga WM Id condone to h ,a-c excellent sport. Mr. Wa.ker bagged on tiie 13;l1 45 brace gr,,u,e, ai.d the 11ev..1. King in a few hours had 81 brace. On the 14th Mr. Walker killed 57!, brace grouse, end Mr. Hall 241 brace. On II e 16.11 Mr. Walker had another retoark:.ble day's sport-911 brace grouse and :3 hare', and lied only 5 dogs; the Rev. Mr. King on the same day had 80 brace, 1 li,,re, and a will ditch. Mr. Hall kided on Tue,J.l3, 20 brace grott,e ; on Wednesday 251 brace and 4 hates; on Friday 371 brace grouse, and on Saturday =2B brace grouse and 3 bares. Mr. Walke:. on Wednesday baggt d 49 brace; on Thur,day, in less t,:ati au hour, he lint 7 brace, and en Friday made another achievement of 911 brace, Idling on Saturday 271 brace. The Rev. Mr. King on Friday had 5-51 brace, and 18 brace grouse and 2 hares on Saturday. Lord Scar: dale, at Carrbridge, had 25 brace on the 16th, 11 brace, 2 hares, and 1 snipe on the 17th, and 9 brace grouse, 1 teal, a snipe, and 2 hares on the lJth; Captain Holden and Mr. Bradshaw, on the same moors, killed 18 brace grouse and 4 hares on the 16th, 101 brace grouse on the 17th, and 201 biaee grouse and 2 hares on the 19th. The sportsmen areund laingussie have had rather different success as 3 et—from 3 to 15 brace—except Mr. Allsopp, who, on Glentrium, hail 42 brace grouse on the 19th. Mr. W. it. Coltman, on Deskryside, bagged on the 12th, after mid-day, 30 brace grouse to his own gun, and his party had pretty good sport also. Captain Arbuthnott, on the Strathfindsav hill, killed 23 brace on the 12th. Messrs. Dickson, up to the 15th, with four guns killed 64 brace grouse on the Tipperty and Birnie hills. Mr. Nicolson and party on the 12th killed on the Glenaervie hills 50 brace of grouse. On moors near the coast. grouse have been seen in packs already as many as 40 and 50 in each. In the Glenalvon forest Lord Bentinck shot a stag on the lath; on the 14th three, Henry -two of them right and left shots, and on the 20th other two stags. Banffshire Journal.