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the other lock back to half-cock, and the jar of loading sets off the ] 
other lock, and takes off a few fingers. Many accident » of this kind occur 
every season ; but they do not get into the newspapers, as they would 
were it to occur in the field of battlo. I remain, sir, your obedient 
servant, J ’ L> 
September 14 th, 1851. 
p.S. — 1 do not wish to hurt tho feelings of poor old Bishop ; but ho 
speaks of the knowledge of a gun for forty-four years. It was very 
little more than thirty he was porter at Cuff's, silversmith, comor 
of Glasshouse-street; nor did I ever hear he ever fired oft a gun at 
game. I have shot at matches, and won the handsomest piece of plate 
ever shot for at the Red House, against Captain Ross, Osbaldeston, and 
all the great guns, Sir Richard Sutton, and a host of others, in tho 
field ; but 1 do not wish to go farther with it, or puff. 
Sir, — H aving seen in your paper the excellent letter of Mr. Bishop, 
on accidents with fire-arms, I wish to offer a few remarks on the sub- 
ject A great number of accidents are occasioned by persons going 
out shooting that aro almost totally unacquainted with the manage- 
ment of a gun— carrying it os carelessly as they would a walking-stick 
—and when a bird rises, firing in any direction without noticing 
whether there is anybody in the way, os was the case at the beginning 
of this season. , , 
Let every beginner, before he goes out shooting, practice handling and 
firing his gun under tlic direction of an experienced friend ; the trouble 
will be amply repaid by increased safety, confidence, and, consequently, 
success in the field. Above all, never trust a loaded gun in the posses- 
sion of an inexperienced servant. In getting through a fence, of course, 
the shooter always goes first; let him keep the point of the gun before 
him, with the locks at liair-cock, his hand grasping it round, with liis 
thumb on the caps between and tho hammers, when it is impossible 
for it to go off. In uncocking put the thumb of the left hand across 
the caps in the same way, the fear of hurting which, will effectually 
prevent letting the hammer down too quickly, which lias occasioned 
many accidents. And, to conclude, never take the caps off till fired, 
for as long as they arc on, any body can tell that the gun is loaded, and 
bo more careful with it, and never let the cocks down on the caps. 
An accident happened but a few days ago from a gun having been 
put by loaded, with the cap taken off; another person was going to shoot, 
and loaded it again, when the barrel bursted and blew his hand to 
pieces, whereas, if the cap had been left on be would not have put the 
second charge in. Huou. 
COCKING AND UNCOCKING GUNS. 
Sin,— I was very much amused a few weeks ago at the Times news- 
paper receiving into its columns some half-dozen letters upon the 
cocking and uncocking of a gun, with the same solemnity as it would 
introduce a letter on the discovery of a new sun or moon, or of a new- 
country presided over by Jack the Giant-killer, or somo great wonder- 
ment that all the little children in France speak French, or that young 
ducks swim naturally on leaving the egg-shell. The Times, perhaps, 
has taken out a game- certificate for the first time In its life this year, 
and is riding its new hobby, and astonishing us with its knowledge of 
sporting matters, and indulging a Cockney sentiment. 
The subject has been written to death in all the books and essays on 
shooting, and the Times shooter, who says that he always carries one 
barrel cocked, and cocks tho other after the discharge of the first or 
cocked barrel, must be an amusing sight on an Irish snipe-bog, or a 
November stubble, and, if I hod the gentleman's reference, I would go 
some miles to see him put his theory into practice. The practical rules, 
about cocking and uncocking a gun are simply these; — 
Never carry your gun cocked over a fence, or in a road, or in any 
place except where you really expect game to rise, and think it worth 
while to be quite on the qui vice for a shot ; and, whatever you do, do 
not always be cocking and uncocking your gun, and messing with your 
locks. 'When you uncock your gun lower the cock — as Mr. Bishop, of 
Bond-street, tells you in TnE Field of last week — beyond the half-cock, 
and put it back safe to half-cock, and never hold the muzzle of the gun, 
when cocked or uncocked, towards any living being. Form your habits 
in this respect, by constant care and practice, and there will not be 
much the matter. Umbra. 
INTERPRETERS IN TURKEY. 
Sib, — T he perusal of the following will show the necessity for ouj 
authorities in Downing-strcet having the Turkish language taught in 
England, and employing only English interpreters : — “ When tho 
advanced guard of Omar Pasha’s army advanced upon Frateschi, some 
weeks ago, the light cavalry, under Kadik Pasha, captured a Russian 
officer, who happened to be from Kourland. This officer gave all the 
information he could give, and, among other matters, he mentioned 
the intimate knowledge the Russians have of the doings of the French 
and English camps. He named the vessels and number of transports 
in the harbour of Varna, the position of the divisions in the camps and 
the town ; in short, this Russian officer was better informed than the 
clerks in tho quartermaster-general’s office, who, on one occasion, had 
to confess to me their complete ignorance of the whereabouts of the 
infantry dop6t companies. Tho Russian officer went so far as to say 
that he could, if required, repeat the substance of conversations held 
by British officers in their tents. To the uninitiated this seems strange 
enough, as, in a camp, eavesdroppers cannot hope to pass unnoticed by 
day, while at night the sentinels keep off every one but those attached 
to the corps. But the matter appears a little more explicable if I 
remind you of certain interpreters that are attached to each regiment, 
and quartered next to the tents of the officers highest in command. 
These interpreters, some of whom speak not only the languages of the 
country, and French, as a medium of interpretation, but also English, 
arc almost all members of Greek and Armenian families from StambouL 
The Greeks and Armenians are fond of Russia, and fond of money. 
Their political sympathies, and the Russian gold, aro enough to explain 
the leaking-out of information ; and while spies are in this manner 
kept in the camp, and paid and rationed, our general officers and 
colonels fight shy of every English civilian, lest that civilian should 
happen to be a correspondent to one of the London journals. There is 
so much danger of dangerous information finding its way into the 
Crimea by way of London and St. Petersburg. The Russian spies 
know of a shorter route, and they have facilities for procuring informa- 
tion such as no correspondent could ever boast of." The above ap- 
peared in the Daily Heirs of Monday week. — Yours, &c., Basiii-Bazouk. 
®ito atilt fprs. 
Crops Destroyed by Game. — A case of somo interest to 
farmers was lately tried at the Sheriff Court here. The pur- 
suer, Mr. J. Black, who had been for many years tenant of 
the farm of Lescraigie, near Turriff, in 1844 renewed his lease 
for nineteen years, at the annual rent of £70. By the printed 
regulations which form part of the lease, he became bound 
“ strictly to preserve the game of all descriptions.” At the 
date of the renewed lease, the game upon the farm was not 
abundant, and no noticeable damage was done to tho crops. 
In a few years the game began very greatly to increase, aud 
the tenant stated that, in the year 1850, it had increased to 
an unprecedented extent. On the 9th of October, 1860, the 
Tales. — “ My dear, don’t say tale, say narrative,” said a 
modest lady to her little son, who was relating a very inte- 
resting “ tale ” he had just read in the newspaper. While the 
little fellow was thinking of his mistake, the old house dog 
walked in, shaking his tail, and looking quite familiarly at 
tho boy ; when ho exclaimed, “ Ma, make Sancho quit shaking 
his narrative.” 
A Challenoe. — A little fop conceiving himself insulted by 
agentleman, who ventured to give him somewholesoraeadvice, 
strutted up to him with an air of importance, and said, “Sir, 
you aro no gentleman ! here is my card ; consider yourself 
challenged ! Should I be from home when you honour me 
with a call, I shall leave word with a friend to settlo all the 
preliminaries to your satisfaction." To which the other 
replied ; “ Sir, you aro a fool ! here is my card ; consider your 
tenant wrote the defender, his landlord, a letter, asking nose pulled 1 and should I not be at homo when you call on 
damages for the destruction to his crops by the game. The mo, you will find I have left orders with my servant to show 
same request was renewed in September, 1851, and in Decern- you into the street for your impudence.” 
ber, 1852, the pursuer raised an action against the defender, 
claiming damages for the loss sustained in his crops in 1851, 
reserving action for other damages sustained by him on pre- 
vious crops, as well as for crop 1852. In defence, the de- 
fender maintained that the pursuer had agreed and become 
“ strictly bound to preserve and protect the game of all de- 
scriptions." The record having been closed, Sheriff-Substi- 
tute Watson allowed the pursuer a proof of his statements, and 
the defender a cross-proof. Against this judgment the de- 
fender lodged a reclaiming petition, objecting to the pursuer 
being allowed to prove that any of the damage was done by 
rabbits, as rabbits are not game, and the pursuer was entitled 
to kill all rabbits on his farm. This petition was answered 
by the pursuer, and the Sheriff-Substitute, on the 27th of 
April, 1853, adhered to his former judgment. The defender 
then appealed the case to the Sheriff-Principal, who pro- 
nounced judgment, recalling the interlocutor appealed against, 
and allowing the pursuer a proof of the averments in his 
condetcendence as to the excess of bores only upon his farm, 
and the damage done by them to his crops in the year 1851. 
The pursuer being thus limited to a proof of the damage done 
to his crops by hares, examined several witnesses, and the 
defender did the same. On the 1st of February, 1854, the 
Sheriff-Substitute pronounced judgment, finding the gross 
amount of damage to the crops by tho excessive game to 
amount to £47. 13s. lid. ; but as the injury done had been 
partly by rabbits and partly by hares, he restricted the damage 
to £15. The pursuer then appealed the case to Sheriff 
Davidson, who found it not proven that the defender had used 
any extraordinary means for the protection and increase of 
game, or that the hares on the farm were in unusual numbers, 
or that they had increased in 1851 to a greater number than 
in 1844, or that more damage was done by hares in 1851 
than in 1844. He found, also, that there were no data for 
determining what proportion of the damage done to the crops 
in 1851 was done by hares, and what proportion was done by 
rabbits, which appear to have greatly increased since 1844; 
and that the pursuer, therefore, had no relevant claim of 
damage against the defender for injury done by rabbits. — 
Aberdeen Journal. 
A Sensible Duel. — A friendly duel, says the San Joaquin 
Republican, took place on Monday afternoon, at Moquelumne- 
hill, between Mr. Laforge, county clerk of Calaveras, and a 
Mr. Dudley. They chose the unique manner of squirting 
water at each other, to cool then- wounded honour. One 
combatant supplied himself with a hose of the Union Water 
Company, the other with that of the Massachusetts Com- 
pany- Marking the distance, which was about twenty feet, 
they commenced playing upon each other. The combatants 
withstood the cool application manfully for about ten minutes, 
when Mr. Dudley, thinking discretion the better part of 
valour, retired from the contest. — New York. 
Proportion of Deaf and Dumb Persons in different 
Countries. — From a comparison of the proportion of deaf 
and dumb in Ireland with that which prevails in other coun- 
tries of Europe, from which accurate information can be 
obtained, we learn that the proportion being 1 in 1,593 is 
greater than that of the duchies of Luxembourg and Wur- 
temburg, and the kingdoms of Tuscany, Bavaria, Belgium, 
and Holland, in which the average is 1 in 2,209 ; and less than 
in Sardinia, Norway, and parts of Switzerland, where the 
average is 1 in 642. In some of the Swiss cantons the ratio is 
as high as 1 in 206 — i. c., above seven times as great as in 
Ireland. — Mcdicctl Times and Gazette. 
“ Dombey and Son.” — Knowing the care with which 
Mr. Dickens has selected his names in indication of the cha- 
racters or peculiarities of liis dramatis persona ?, I was curious 
to discover if the individual described (p. 122) as having 
“ two unbroken rows of glistening teeth, whose regularity 
and whiteness was quite distressing — the observation of 
which it was impossible to escape, for he showed them when- 
ever he spoke,” &c., who is generally spoken of throughout 
the book as “ the man of teeth,” derived his name “ Carker” 
from the Greek xap%apoiouc, I received a courteous reply from 
the author, stating that “ the coincidence in question is acci- 
dental.” — From Notes and Queries. 
Consistency, a Jewel. — A French author says : — “When 
I lost my wife, every family in the town offered me another ; 
but when I lost ray horse, no one offered to make him good.” 
Cholera and Plaque. — A letter in the Times of Septem- 
ber 9, signed “ A Resident of Broad-street,” attributes tho 
mortality in this district to the disturbance of an old burial- 
ground. The following extract from a long account in Miss 
Seward's Letters is in corroboration : — “ Iu 1666 the plague 
visited the village of Eyam, in Derbyshire ; the churchyard 
being speedily filled, a plot of ground was fixed on in tho 
immediate neighbourhood. In 1757 this plague ground was 
dug over by five men ; they came to something which had 
the appearance of having been linen ; fearful of consequences, 
they buried it again, but in a few days they all sickened of a 
putrid fever, and three out of the five died, and the disease 
proved mortal to seventy persons at Eyam. Thus, after tho 
period of ninety -one years, the subtle, unextinguished, though 
abated power of the superlatively dreadful disease awakened 
from the dust.” 
AN UNGALLANT EPIQRAM. 
When Eve brought woe to all mankind, 
Old Adam called her woman f 
But when she t coo'd with love so kind. 
Ho then pronounced it woman, 
But now with folly and with pride, 
Their husbands’ pockets trimming, 
Tlic ladles aro so full of whims. 
The people call them whimen. 
Not Married. — The Syracuse (U.S.) Standard says 
“ Our readers will recollect tho cose of a young lady of this 
city, mentioned in the Standard a day or two since, who 
went crazy because her lover deserted her for another lady. 
Rumour has it now that the faithless Bwain has hard work 
to make his marriage stick. Tho story is substantially as 
follows At Clifton Springs, a short time since, a gay party 
was assembled, among them Miss M. of Buffalo, and trank 
N. of Syracuse. In the course of the evening gaiety began 
to flag, and some one proposed a marriage. U p springs tho 
gay Miss M. and expressed a willingness to be the bride. She 
was followed by Frank N., who joyfully consented to 
be the groom. A young gentleman present, who sometimes 
deals iu jewellery, and is well-known in Syracuse circles, 
performed the ceremony, and the merry couple mado the 
usual responses. After ‘the ceremony was over, tho groom 
gave his bride to understand that he considered it binding. 
She demurred, and started for her home at Buffalo, tho 
baffled bridegroom following her, and pressing his claim at 
the house of her father. He was sent about, his business, 
with some striking specimens of parental indignation from 
the lady’s father. Matters remained in statu quo, and the 
lovely damsel remains a 4 wedded maid.’ The gentlomon 
claims her as his lawful wife, and her relatives deny tho 
claim." , , 
Useful Invention. — The enormous quantities of scoria 
cast aside daily from the blast-furnaces of the iron works of 
the South Wales coal-field are, it appears, about to be turned 
to good and useful account by the ingenuity of Dr. Smith, of 
Philadelphia. This gentleman, with a staff of assistant 
chemists, has for some time been staying at Merthyr, with a 
view of experimenting upon the blast-furnace scoria, with the 
ultimate object of producing therefrom a variety of articles 
in daily use, such us square tiles, paving flags, bottles, and 
utensils in ordinary domestic use, and we are glad to state 
that in thus converting the furnace cinder Dr. Smith has been 
very successful. The bottles thus mado are much tougher, 
and the aunealment is more perfect than in the common 
glass ones, from which, in their appearance, the new bottles 
cannot be distinguished. It is a most important invention, 
and has been taken up by Lady Charlotte Guest and others 
interested in the ironworks. Huge heaps, containing thou- 
sands upon thousands of tonB of furnace cinders have been 
deposited. 
Longevity. — The provincial newspapers have recently men- 
tioned several cases of extraordinary longevity. The Lonen- 
tais states that there is now living in the commune at I loti- 
hamel, department of the Morbihan, a woman named Jegourel, 
who is 128 years of age. She is, it odds, possessed of all her 
intellectual faculties, has a remarkuble memory, eats and 
drinks with great appetite, and smokes like a trooper. About 
nine years ago she fell in trying to jump over a ditch, and 
broke one of her ribs ; and since then she has been couflnea 
to her bed. — Galignani. 
aUtoertfeements. 
G reat exhibition football. 
— W. GILBERT, No. 4, Saint Matthew's- 
street, Rugby, MAKER of FOOTBALLS, as 
shown in the Great Exhibition. 
Schools supplied, and Footballs sent to all parts 
of the Kingdom.— Maker to Rugby, Eaton, and 
Harrow Schools. 
GUNS, RIFLES. AND PISTOLS. 
S AMUEL NOCK, GUNMAKER, 116, 
Jermyn-street, St. James's, London, begs to 
invite the Nobility, Gentry, and Sporting Commu- 
nity, to the inspection of his Stock of GUNS, 
RIFLES, PISTOLS, &c., which are warranted of 
tho best quality aud workmanship 
N.B.— Good double Guns, £30 in cases. 
GUNS, RIFLES, AND REVOLVERS. 
J LANG has an extensive assortment 
• of Second-hand GUNS, by all the first 
London Makers, at half their original cost, which 
lie has taken in exchange, in addition to his own 
superior GUNS and RIFLES, as turned out by the 
late Joseph Manton, for the superior finish of which 
*>.- Lang obtained a prize-medal at the Great Exlii- 
bition. Rifles on the most approved plan for the 
Conical Ball, for Deer-shooting or long distances. 
Revolving Pistols on J. Lang’s own plan, as also 
Dean and Adams’, Colt’s. &c. ; but a trial is re- 
commended before risking money or life 
22 , Cockspur-street, London. 
P UBLIC SPEAKING.— Members of 
Parliament, Clergymen, Barristers, &c., are 
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FREDERICK WEBSTER, Professor of Elocu- 
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cates all defects of speech, assists the memory, and 
imparts fluency and a skilful arrangement of the 
ideas in extemporaneous oratory. 
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T IIE PALACE of GLASS (under the 
Dome of St. Paul’s) will be BRILLIANTLY 
ILLUMINATED on MONDAY, October 2nd, on 
which occasion the Superb Fashions of every Court 
in Europe will be Exhibited. 
ROYAL CRYSTAL WAREHOUSES. 
M atrimonial institution.— 
Offices, 12, John-street, Adclphi, London, 
aud 18, Nnssau-street, New York. Founded in 
1846. — This Institution has been established muny 
years (with great success), as a medium for the 
introduction of parties unknown toeach other, who 
are desirous of forming matrimonial alliances, but 
who, from some cause or other, cannot find partners 
in their own circle of acquaintance, suitable in 
position, &c. The strictest honour and secrecy is 
maintained in every case.— Prospectuses, Applica- 
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to any address, on receipt of twelve postage stamps. 
By Order of the Directors, 
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12, John-street, Adelphi, London. 
T. r NOW THYSELF.— Persons desirous 
X v of knowing the gifts, defects, talents, tastes, 
affections, and other characteristics of themselves 
or any friends in whom they are interested, must 
send a specimen of the WRITING, stating sex 
and age (including thirteen penny postage stamps), 
to Miss GRAHAM, 3, New-road, Hornsey. Mid- 
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H orse infirmary and shoeing 
FORGES, 8 a, Park lnne. and at Tattcrsall's 
Yard (for many years conducted by the late A. 
Henderson). 
HENRY R. STEVENS, Veterinary Surgeon 
(from Newmarket), informs his friends and the 
public that he lias taken the above premises, and 
is now enabled to offer his services in the Cure of 
Curbs, Splints, Spav Ins, &0. (at liis Infirmary), with- 
out blemishing, with which diseases his practical 
experience in Newmarket for twenty years has 
rendered him peculiarly conversant. 
STEVENS’ OINTMENT (with Advice), sup- 
plied at the above address, in Boxes, with direc- 
tions for use, 2s. 6d. each, or 3s. free by post. 
Sold by Rogers, Newmarket, and all respectable 
Druggists. 
P reservation of life from 
DROWNING.— Simplicity and efficacy com- 
bined.— Wc beg to call the ottention of Members 
of Royal Yacht Clubs, Pleasure-boat Parties, &o., 
to u sure safeguard in coso of casualties on tho 
water. Yachts und Pleasure-boats fitted to order 
Also to our Nautilus Waistcoat for the Protec- 
tion of Life, or for acquiring the noble Art of 
Swimming. 
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SEWAGE CHARCOAL MANURE. 
T HIS highly fertilising MANURE, 
which is Peat Charcoal, completely saturated 
with London Sewage, will be found most efficient 
for every species of crop, more especially »r liens. 
Beans, Turnips. Mangold Wurzef. and other root 
crops It wfll produce a greater return for tho 
outlay than Guano or any other manure at an 
equivalent value ; it also possesses the property of 
retaining its fertilising power .longer than other 
Manures now in use. It may be obtained at . the 
SEWAGE MANURE WORKS. Manley-bndgc. 
Fulham, at £ i per ton, and. in quantities less than 
half a ton. at 6s. per cwt.. for ready money only : 
and in quantities not less than a ton will be deli- 
vered at the London Termini ot the Railroads free 
of charge for carriage. It may also be had from 
Messrs G. GIBBS and Co.. No. 2s, Down-street. 
Piccadilly, Agricultural Seedsmen. Agents for 
Loudon; and Jroui all the other Agents of the 
Company- 
