The Sun. — 1846-11-07 (London, England)

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING SUN, NOVEMBER 7, 1846.  SALES BY AUCTION.  PUBLICATIOSS.  fail, and he turned straight down, gaining a little on the dogs. Crossing some rather wet ground they were again up to him, and he only escaped being pulled down by his great strength, which enabled him to shake off the hounds more than once. It was clear that his object was now to gain the burn. All three were evidently beginning to fail, as the chase had now lasted some time. Malcolm and I had now reached the burn also ; having made for it in a straight line as soon as the dogs were slipped, As luck would have it, deer and hounds all passed us down the stream, the dogs panting, and the deer with his tongue hanging out and blowing like a porpoise. He soon came to bay, and the dogs were glad to get a rest, and lying down in the water, opposite his head, they alternately bayed at him and rolled in the stream to cool themselves. We came up, and the deer immediately broke his bay, and rushing over the dogs, trampled them under foot, and, striking Oscar a sharp blow with his antler, took down the stream again. We looked round for Donald, and presently saw him crouched on a rock immediately above the stream, and about two hundred yards below us. The dogs recovered quickly, and were again close on the stag. He stopped two or three times for a few moments, turning fiercely on the dogs, and at last came to bay in a determined style, under the very rock were Donald was concealed. The next moment we saw the deer stagger and fall in the water, and immediately heard the report of Donald's gun. Before the stag could recover, both hounds were on him, worrying at his throat like bull- dogs, and, after one or two efforts to rise, the poor animal's head sank into the pool, which was soon red with the blood which bubbled up from his mouth and nostrils. Donald had shot him just behind the heart with his single ball, which had cut the large blood-vessels. Puir brute, puir brute, its just a sorry to see him,' said Malcolm, and, now that the excitement of the chase was over, I also would have given much to have been able to bring the gallant animal to life again." A sentiment that does honour to the master and man, and we cannot help remarking, as a great beauty and prominent feature in the sporting proceedings of our author, his mercy to the poor animals, whom it is legitimate to kill, but whom we have often revolted from seeing cruelly tortured by men calling themselves sportsmen. We feel perfect confidence in the natural history part of it, and are glad to have an account of the manners and customs of the birds, beasts, and fishes of the present day. We could give abundant extracts from the book with pleasure, but we advise all to read it for themselves, and assure them it is worth their trouble. Though " The Wild Sports of the Highlands" seems rather a daring subject for a Sassenach to expatiate on, Mr. St. John is evidently able for it, and of quite a different genus from those hosts of " vain carpet knights" who crowd to the north to murder grouse on the 12th of August.  In the COUNTY of DONEGAL, 12 Miles from Londonderry, FEE SIMPLE ESTATE, comprising upwards of 4,100 Acres. MR. W. W. SIMPSON has received directions from the Proprietor to OFFER for SALE by AUCTION, at the Commercial Buildings, Dublin, in the Autumn, A very valuable and desirable