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attractive character will be given, the articles of which ore 
being prepared, and will appear early next week- 
The Armagh Steeple-Chases are fixed to take place on 
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 2 nd and 3rd under the steward- 
ehip of M. C. Close. Esq . High Sheriff, Lord Lurgan, Lieut- 
Colonel Caulfeild, M l* , James Mathew Strong, Esq., J. W. 
M'Geough Bond, Esq., and John Porter Harm Esq. F 1V e 
events, to which £155 will be added from the bill of fare. 
The celebrated sire Tearaway, Ringleader, Rinaldo 
(engaged in the St. Lcger), Louisa, the Tatterer (engaged 
in the Derby, 1855), and Rakeaway, all the property of 
Mr. L. Keegans, the Irish trainer, are advertised for sale on 
tho Thursday of the Curragh September weoting, with their 
engagements and without reserve. 
SPORTING MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Devon and Somerset Stag Hounds will meet on Tues- 
day, the 29th of August, at Simonsbath, and on Friday, the 
let of September, at Twitchin-farm, Cullouo, each day at half- 
past ten o'clock. 
A Novelty. — The attention of several of the Sevenoaks 
townsfolk was called the other morning to a white swallow, 
which was on the top of the savings-bank. An attempt was 
made to capture it, but it was unsuccessful. 
The reports of the grouse shooting are much more favour- 
able than was anticipated ; the 12th was, in most parts of the 
country, a very indifferent day, and the returns of the sport 
on that day are therefore'nothing very remarkable, and form no 
criterion of the character of tho moors. The severe winter has 
driven the birds lower down than usual, and many of the 
lower moors, which are in general not very well supplied, 
are this year fully stocked. The birds are everywhere very 
wild, although by no means scarce, and are already packing 
in many quarters. Tho heaviest bag which I see reported is 
that of Mr. Stirling Crawford and party, who got 150 brace 
on the 12th, and 340 brace on the 14th, at Dalwnspidal, the 
number of guns not being mentioned ; Lord Panmure bag- 
ged seventy brace on tho 1 2th, and the Duke of Beaufort and 
party, at Glenlyon, fifty brace. Black game, hares, and 
partridges are said to promise very favourably. 
Romford. — The accounts which reach us from all parts 
around this neighbourhood speak most favourably of the 
prospects of the shooting season. The covics of partridges 
are both numerous nnd strong, and this may be attributed 
to the fine weather during the sitting and hatching season. 
Hares are also more plentiful than in former years. The 
pheasants also, although thus early, are reported to be very 
numerous and the birds fine. Indeed wo have seldom 
known a more cheering prospect for the sportsman than tho 
approaching season presents, and we have no doubt that 
good sport will be tho fortune of our sporting friends. 
About a week ago, Charles Cattanach, stalker to Sir Max- 
well Steel, Bart., on the estate of the venerable Colonel 
Maclean, of Ardgour, cleverly Bhot, with a double-barrelled 
gun, two very fine golden eagles, birds now comparatively 
rare in the Highlands ; and no less rare is tho chance offered 
to the sportsman for killing, especially right and left, two 
such noble birds. They were adult specimens, male and 
female, and had no nest in the locality . — Inverness Courier. 
COURSING FIXTURES. 
( Weather permilling.) 
OCTOBER, 1 854. 
PLACE. 
DATE. 
JUDGE. 
Bigger Open ( Lanark) ...... 
Combenuere Open (Cheshire) 
Border (Roxburghshire) 
Market Weighton (Yorkshire) 
Caledonian open (Lanark) .. 
Dairy and N. of Ayrshire .... 
N. Berwick and Dirleton (Ber- 
3 
3 and 4 
5 aud 6 
17 
19 
25 and 2G 
2C 
25, 2G, and 27 
Mr. Dunlop 
Mr. A. Bennclt 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Mr. Dunlop 
Mr. Nightingale 
Mr. A. Bennett 
S. Lancashire Open (South- 
Baron Hill, Beaumaris (Angle- 
NOVEMBER. 
Ridgway (Lancashire) 
Nithsdale and Galloway Open 
2 and 3 
2 and fol. days 
9, 10, aud 11 
13 
16 
20 
28, 29, and 30 
Mr Watson 
Mr. A Bennett 
Mr. Lawrence 
Sir. Nightingale 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Fpelthome Puppy Cup ( \) ilts) 
Culedonian St. Leger( Lanark) 
Ashdown Park Champion 
Newcastle. Northumberland, 
DECEMBER. 
Biggar Club (Lannrk) 
Ridgway (Lancashire) 
Epelthorne (Middlesex) 
5 
7 and 8 
7 and 8 
U 
Mr. Lawrence 
JANUARY, 1855. 
Biggar Club (Lanark) 
The renewed trial between 
North- Western and South- 
Western Coursers, at Ly- 
23 
29 and fol. days 
FEBRUARY. 
7. 8, nnd 9 
12 
13 
Mr. Lawrence 
Biggar Champion (Lanark) . 
Baron Hill, Beaumaris (Angle- 
3IARCH. 
Caledonian Open (Lanark) .. 
Biggar Open ( Lanark) 
Ridgway (Lancashire) 
1,, 
27 
THE FIELD 
THE MOORS AND THE GROUSE. 
On Rodrip-fell, near Alstou-moor, on the 12th, despite 
of the rain, Mr. Jos. Richardson, of Penrith, wino-mcrchaut, 
killed ton and a half brace of grouse ; and on Monday last 
the same gentleman bagged fourteen brace. On the same 
moor, on the same days, Lieutenant P. MuBgrave, of Eden- 
hall, shot twenty brace— six brace on the former and four, 
teen brace on the latter day ; and R. Tinkler Esq., of Eden 
Grove, on the same moor and days, killed twenty brace. 
On Melinerby-moor, Mr. S. Carmalt, of Penrith, on the 12th, 
only killed three brace; but on Monday he was more 
fortunate, and bagged ten brace. R. Musgrave Esq., of Eden- 
hall, was similarly successful. Mr. John Young killed nine 
brace in the two days, and Mr. J. Hogarth shot about the same 
number. Henry Howard, Esq., of Greystock-castle, and 
party, on the manor of Matterdale, did not enjoy good sport, 
fora heavy rain began to fall soon after they had commenced 
operations. The Hon. Colonel Lowther, Captain A. Lowther, 
and friends, did not go out on Shap and Birbeck Fells, till 
Tuesday, and then they found the birds both scarce and shy. 
W. Marshall, Esq., M.P., and his three sous and party, had 
only poor luck on their manor, near Gilsland. On the whole, 
the sport so far has been considerably below par. In 
Penrith, grouse sell at 5s. a brace ; in Carlislo the top price 
is 6s. a brace. Large quantities have found their way to the 
dealers here, principally from the north. There is no doubt 
that the lion’s share still falls to the poachers.— Carlisle 
Patriot. • 
At Lochlee, the 12th was looked forward to with high 
hopes of good sport ; but rain, wind, and mist were the 
order of the day, and the hills were so close that nothing 
could be done. The Right Hon. Lord Panmure and party 
went out to the low grounds, and had good sport. Lord 
Panmure killed sixty -four brace; his nephew, Mr. Young, 
forty-three ditto ; Colonel Ferguson, eighteen ditto. At 
Gleneffock, Colonel Dundas went out two or three hours and 
killed eighteen brace. On the 14th, Lord l’aumure killed 
forty-nine brace; Mr. Young, thirty-nine ditto; Colonel 
Ferguson, thirty-eight ditto ; Colonel Dundas, at Gleneffock, 
forty-one ditto. All parties say that the grouse are plentiful, 
but something shy, owing to the late rains. At Millden, tho 
Bport was not so good ; thirty-nine brace was the highest 
number that we have heard of on the 12th. 
Mr. Dyce Nicol and friends, at Birse aud Ballogie, shot 
thirty-one and a half brace. The Duke of Buckingham and 
parly have had good sport; Mr. Laverock and friends first- 
rate — bagging, in a few hours, upwards of a hundred brace. 
The parties shooting at Aboyne, Finzean, and Hill of Fair, 
have had average success. Weather very favourable. 
From Strathdon we learn that the 12th was ushered in 
with a bright Bun and favourable breeze. The whole of 
the hills and comes in the Strath at an early hour resounded 
with a rattling fire. The success of some of the parties 
was as uudernoted . — At Skellater, Mr. Grant, of Mouymusk, 
Bhot forty and a half brace ; Mr. A Grant, of Monymusk, 
thirty-eight brace ; aud Mr. Jackson thirty -three brace. At 
Forbes-lodge, Geo. Forbes, Esq., shot forty-five aud a half 
brace, two hares, and one pheasant. At Newe, M ‘Hardy, Sir 
Charles' 8 head gamekeeper, went out at a late hour of the 
day and shot thirteen brace, and reports the grouse as 
pretty numerous and strong on the wing. At Deskry-lodge, 
Mr. Elwes had an excellent day’s sport, and bagged upwards 
of fifty brace. Although disease appeared the early part of 
the spring among the grouse, still we anticipate that thero 
will be plenty of birds and good sport during the season. — 
Montrose Standard. 
THE PERTHSHIRE MOORS. 
Tho morning of Saturday, the 12th of August, dawned 
very auspiciously for the eventful opening of the shooting 
season generally throughout the north. The previous day 
with us was one of tho most brilliant, with sunshine and a 
cloudless sky, that wo have enjoyed during the summer; 
but towards evening tho atmosphere grew dull and lowering, 
with heavy dark clouds and a cold blast ; and a thick rain 
began to fall a little after sunset, which continued till the 
following morning, with little intermission. Saturday also 
was very dull ; dense grey mists shrouded the Grampians in 
their watery screen; aud there were drizzly showers till 
after mid-day, when tho weather cleared up. The mist, 
indeed, was so dense on Saturday moruing, that parties at 
most of the various shootiug quarters did not betake them- 
selves to the hills till tho day was well advanced. Accord- 
ingly, the result of the first day's shooting can give no fair 
idea of what success may yet attend the sportsmen. In fact, 
the reports which we. have obtained from our numerous 
correspondents throughout the county of Perth, relating to 
Monday and Tuesday week, show that the sport on the 
Perthshire moors has, upon the whole, been pretty good, 
considering the paucity of birds, which, being fully a fort- 
night earlier than usual for the 12th, were found rather too 
strong on tho wing. In the early part of the season the 
coveys were very large, but disease having made its appearance 
some time ago, especially on the hills of Perthshire (to which 
we had occasion formerly to allude), the birds are found 
much less numerous thau might have been expected in a 
season apparently so favourable in all other respects. 
A very great number of sportsmen have passed through 
T> orth cn route for the north ; in fact, mauy more, we believe, 
au for several years past; aud we learn that the Perthshire 
oors are all let, except those in the possession of their 
■oprietors. 
The following is a list of the various shootiug quarters for 
e season in the north-western districts of Perthshire : 
uehline — Earl Scfton. 
lenlochay — Earl Spcncor. 
lenfallocli — J. Senior, Esq. 
'yndrum — J. Kennedy, Esq. _ 
Idinaniple Si Glcnoglo — J. Wulkor, 
Esq. 
Minchip— T. Murray Allen, Esq. 
Inlquhidder — — Carnegie, Esq., 
and party. 
jenuy — D. Barton, Esq. 
Jalnaspidal, &c. — W. V. Stirling 
Crawford, Esq. 
iobhOssian — T. U. Crompton, Esq. 
Trosarairg Cottage Broad wood, 
Esq. 
Meggernic Castle — Ronald S. Men- 
zies, Esq. 
Morenish — H. Bury, Esq. 
Chesthill— J. S, Menzies, Esq. 
Duneavcs— Thomas Pender, E; 
. !sq. 
Glenlyon House— Duke of Beaufort. 
( j art h — Sebastian Smith, Esq. 
Loch Dochart— T. H. Tlace, Esq. 
Glenalmond— Thomas Patton. Esq. 
Ca*tle Menzies— A. Duncan, Esq. 
Killieehassie — H. G. Gordon, Esq. 
Pitnaerec— D L. Burn, Esq. 
Ballechin Cottage King, Esq. 
Bnllcchin House — Robert Stewart, 
Esq. 
Dalguisc — Claude S. Stewart, Esq. 
Loch Kcnard Lodge— A. Duncan, 
Esq. 
Kinloch (Strathbraan) — T. Brown, 
Esq. 
Glcnquaich Lodge — Hon. J. C. 
Dundas. 
Logiealmond — Earl of Mansfield. 
Rohallion— James Condic, Esq. 
Tullicbcagles — A. Moncrieff, Esq. 
Tulllebelton-R. R. Robertson. Esq. 
Dut unlie b Lodge — W.D. Leslie, Esq. 
Murthly Castle and D rumour— S. M. 
Peto, Esq. 
Lioie (Glendochart) — W. Coates, 
Esq. 
Tullymet Houso — William Dick, 
Esq. 
Auchnagie House Balfour, Esq. 
Kinnaird — Sir St. Vincent Whitshed 
Faskally — Archibald Butter, Esq. 
Bulyoukcn — General Sir Gordon 
Drummond. 
"Croftinloan — Captain Jack and H. 
Murray, R.M. 
Eddington Lodge — John Hay, Esq. 
Kichocl Hemmlngs, Esq. 
Calvine — John Dickson, Esq. 
Glenbruor — W. Marshall, Esq. 
Fallar— ' The Hon. H. Coventry 
Keraehan — James Ilulpour, Esq. 
Auchlceks, &c.— S. Carter, Esq. 
Gleufinnate — John Fowler, Esq. 
Glen Turrit — James Lamont, Esq. 
Pitlochry — Earl of Lisbume. 
Moness Lodge — C. C. Martyn, Esq. 
Kingussie Webster, Esq. 
Glentruim House — S. Baker and 
Loch Tummcl Lodge Dabbing- 
ton, Esq. 
Since the commencement of the shooting the coaches and 
other conveyances from the Highlands have not brought 
nearly the usual number of game-boxes to town, os compared 
with former years. On the Monday the London mail-train 
carried about fifty boxes of grouse to the south. The Duke 
of Wellington coach, from Inverness, brought fifty boxes to 
Perth in the evening ; and on Tuesday sixty-eight boxes. 
On Tuesday morning the Duke of Wellington van arrived 
here with sixty -one boxes, and on Wednesday with seventy- 
eight. 
The following are Home of the results of the sport : — At 
Logiealmond the Earl of Mansfield killed eighty-three brace 
of birds with his own gun. At Kinloch, Strathbraan, 
T. Brown, Esq., and party, had very good sport, though the 
stock of young birds was very scaut. Mr. Brown killed fifty 
brace ; Mr. Jaffray, forty and a half ; Mr. Fisher, thirty- 
three ; aud Mr. Muir, twenty, besides hares and snipes. At 
Kinloch, Drummore, Major Hill killed, on the 12th, forty 
brace. At Rochallion, on the 12th, James Condie, Esq., and 
party, killed 110 brace. At Phoness, on tho 12th, Mr. Pyne 
and Mr. J. Massey Stanley shot ninety brace. At Dalwhinnie, 
on the 12th, Mr. William Finnie shot thirty-ono brace. At 
Dalnaspidal, on Saturday, Mr. Stirling Crawford and party 
killed 150 brace. At Dalnaspidal, on the 14th, Mr. Stirling 
Crawford aud party killed 320 brace. At Glenbraine Messrs. 
Biddic and Graham killed 170 brace. 
On the 12th there was a goodly number of sportsmen in 
Glenesk, aud Lord Panmure killed seventy brace of grouse, 
a greater number than ever before was killed by any one in 
the glen in one day. 
All accounts from the northern counties agree in reporting 
the game as plentiful, though iu many cases wild and strong. 
— Perth Courier. 
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 
Auguit96, Saturday 3.41 
„ 37 , Sunday 4.13 
„ 23. Monday 4.15 
.. 2U, Tuesday 5.18... . 
To riKD II ic 
AugiutSO, Wedimday. 0.55.. . 
31. Thursday (i.llfl... 
Sept. 1, Friday 7 38... 
6.37 „ 2, Saturday .... 8.42... 
Watbh at the iulijolnod place*, iako the abor# time al Loudon Dridg< 
and add or aubtract Ibo timo In the following Table. 
6.14 
6.08 
a l 
*.27 
it nmacT moa ioxdow i 
H. M. 
Brighton 3 0 
Boulogne — . 3 41 
Oalalf 3 19 
Cheater liar ... 3 37 
Cow VI 3 33 
Dublin. 3 55 
liover Pier... . 2 57 
Ihtnnoao 4 2.' 
Gravesend 0 37 
Grocnock ... 2 22 
Greonwlch — 0 2i) 
Havre 4 16 
Harwich 
Ipswich 
Lowestoft . . . . 
Margate. . . . . . 
Needles 
Noro 
Oilend 
Portsmouth . . 
Ramsgato . . . . 
Sboreham . . . 
Southampton. 
SpnUc.id 
9 37 
2 7 
3 37 
3 2 
4 33 
0 08 
1 13 
2 37 
3 47 
2 53 
, 9 97 
4 37 
> ro tox pox mitiio*. 
Amsterdam .. "53 
Antwerp 3 18 
Brest 1 38 
Uridport 3 53 
Cherbourg 5 33 
Cardigan .... 4 53 
Cork 3 2.1 
llowna 3 88 
Exmoulh 4 16 
Kowey 3 33 
Guernsey 4 23 
Hamburgh ... 3 53 
Humber, mlh. 
of 3 23 
Land’. End... 3 3‘ 
Leith 0 I* 
Milford Haven 3 33 
Plymouth . .. 3 23 
Rotterdam.. .. 0 "3 
Torbay 
Weymouth . 
Whitby .... 
WUbeach 
3 55 
4 23 
1 33 
5 23 
Vuughal 3 53 
tanoclt LoJro— Lord Gram ley. 
alia' Bhcilno— Captain Egerton 
R.N. 
)all— Struan Robertson, E*q. 
Craganour Herrick, Esq., and 
party. 
Dalchosnie— Earl Mexborough. 
Inverhaddeu — Allan D. Stewart, 
Esq. 
Loekgarry House— — Cumung- 
Uamo, Esq., and party. 
Lassintullich— — Binney, Esq., 
aud party. 
Crossmouut — T. Lovett, Esq. 
Dun AHster — General M'Donaltl, 
c.b. 
Port Notion— Rov. W. Atkinson. 
Foss — 8ir Robert Menzies, Bart. 
Innenviek (Glenlyon) — — Hard 
man, Esq., and party. 
I Itoro and Lochs— E, Greaves, Esq. 
CLUB MEETINGS, 1854. 
September 1, Friday. — Meeting of the Prince of Wales' Yacht Club. 
September 2, Saturday. — First Meeting of tho Royal Harwich Yacht 
Club since the opening of the railway. 
September 0, Tuesday — Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. 
September 5. Tuesday. — Meeting of the London Model Yacht Club, nt 
Andcrton’s Hotel. 
September 6, Wednesday.— Meeting of the Lilley Club, at tho Nell 
G Wynne. 
September 18. Monday. — Meeting of tho Royal London Yacht Club. 
September 20. Wednesday. — Meeting of the Liverpool Yacht Club. 
October 4, Wednesday. — First Monthly Meeting of the R. T. Y. C. since 
July 5. 
SAILING MATCHES AND CLUB REGATTAS, kc. 
August 28. — Woodbridge Regatta, between Yachts not exceeding 12, 
nnd not exceeding 0 tons ; half a minute time per ton. 
August 28. — Match on the Serpentine — P. W. M. Y. C. 
August 29.— Dover Regatta. 
August 29. — Regatta at Poole. 
August 29. — Match of the Ranclagh Yacht Club, at Battersoa. 
September •>.— Birkenhead Model Yacht Club Sailing Match for a Finy 
Guinea Challenge Cup, open to all the world. 
September 4. — Medway Yacht Club Regatta. . 
September 1C. — Royal London Yacht Club give £15 to the first non, 
and £5 to the second, to be sailed for by yachts not exceeding 7 tons, 
belonging to any club. Entries to be made to the Secretary Cale- 
donian Hotel, Adclphi, at any time previous to September 
Distance to be sailed is from Erith round a boat moored on 
Roslierville and back to North Woolwich. 
LAST DAYS OF ENTRY. 
September 6 — For the Royal London Yacht Club Match, not exceeding 
7 tons, C.M. ^ 
THE QUEEN’S FETE. 
The Queen gave her annual treat to the crews of the 
royal yachts on Wednesday, at Osborne. Tho Echo too 
over the Royal Marine band to perform on the interesun 0 
occasion. The yachts were covered with bunting. 
ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. 
August is a bad mouth for meetings iu the metropo . 
but, nevertheless, the R. L. Y. C. had a good muster at 
monthly meeting on Monday last. Mr. Eagle, the treas . 
ably filled tho chair, in the absence of the flag-officers oi 
