The first return from the moors, with the general results
of the great day of "the twelfth," appears in the papers this morning— The first return from the moors, with the general results of the great day of "the twelfth," appears in the papers this morning—
`Although the morning of the 12th was dark and lowering, yet by ten o'clock the weather cleared up, and a large number of sportsmen were out on the moors in Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmoreland. Several parties were pretty successful. On the Earl of Lonsdale's preserves, on Shap i and Birbeck Fells, n Westmoreland, the Hon. Colonel Lowther, M.P., Captain Lowther, of the Guards, Mr. J. Milne, and Mr. H. Spencer, of Whitehaven, killed respectively nine, eight, six, and four brace each. On these fells the grouse were very wild, and congregated in puke containing from 60 to 80 birds each. The same party on con_ were more successful on the same fells. On Rodrip Fell, near Alston, Cumberland, the four following gentlemen shot 71 brace of fine birds,—Mr. T. Fetherstonhaugh, of the College, Kirkos- wald, 26 brace ; Mr. J. Richardson, of Penrith, 20 brace; Mr. R. Tinkler, of Eden Grove, 15 brace ; Mr. J. Leming, of Manchester, 10 brace. On Mosedale Moor, Cumberland, Mr. E. W. Husell, of Dalemain, and General Wyndham, of Cookermouth Castle, bagged respectively 18 and 15 brace. Mr. P. Muagrave, Eden Hall, and party, on Ouseley Moor; Mr. H. Hetborn and party, on Mel- merby Moor; Mr. W. Marshall, M.P., and Messrs. G. and S. Marshall, on the extensive moors in the barony of Gilsland, in Northumberland ; Mr. H. Howard, of Greystoke Castle, and party, on Matterdale Moor, in the barony of Greystoke ; Mr. J. C. Spedding, Penrith, and Messrs. R. and F. Parker, of Yanwath Hall, on Feboy Fells, in Westmoreland, all enjoyed most ex- cellent sport, and have sent considerable quantities of birds down from the moors; but the precise number bagged by these gentlemen was not as- certained. Birds on the moors in the North of England are more numerous this season than they were last year, and altogether much plumper and finer birds. On some moors on Tuesday last they were very wild and hard to come within range, being formed into large packs. Grouse in the North are selling at Ss. a brace."
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