Abercairney and party do not commence at Carrim till the 25th; but he shot the first three days on the moors of Feddle, and had good sport, restricting himself to 10 brace each day, owing to the bad breeding season.

Mr. Labouchere and Mr. Fox Maule, having been detained by their Parliamentary duties, have not yet commenced at Glenquaich, but they are now ready to start.

The party at Taymouth Castle will not draw trigger till the 1st of September, the broods on the whole of the Noble Marquis's moors being little better than cheepers.

The veteran Sportsman Lord Lynedoch and party have just arrived at Robertson's Inn at Crieff, having taken part of Sir W. K. Murray's moors in Glenturret. He commences to-day.

I must just say one word on the subject of heath-burning. I know that many a true Shot advocates the practice, and at an early period of life I was of that opinion. Many years experience, however, have induced a different view, and I now deprecate a practice which I once warmly supported. As a proof that it is not necessary, not a single bush of heath has been burned on Mr. Campbell's Monzie moors for upwards of sixty years, and better ground for its extent cannot be found from the Land's End to John-o'-Groat's. Surely this speaks volumes against heath-burning!

Since the 16th we have had anything but good weather. Monday was a regular drencher, and it has not much improved since. We live in hope, however, for better days.

August 20th, 1840.

"Of my own merits I am dumb,

Plaudite, et valete-Terence-hum!"

HAWTHORN.

The accounts from Westmoreland, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire represent all the moors as short of grouse, and the sport indifferent. Numerous Sportsmen were out at break of day on "the twelfth." The Hon. Colonel Lowther and his son Arthur were for a few hours on Rafflands Manor, near Shap, Westmoreland, where they bagged between them about 14 brace. On this and other manors belonging to the Earl of Lonsdale the birds are not so numerous as in former years, and are uncommonly wild and strong on the wing. Sir G. Musgrave, on his manor near Kirkby Stephen, succeeded in bringing down eight brace. The birds on this manor also are very wild. The Duke of Rutland's party at Longshawe consisted of His Grace, the Earl of Lichfield, Lord Forrester, and Sir Robert Peel, all crack shots; yet at the end of the first day they shewed rather a scantily filled bag, counting somewhere about 33 brace among them. Some gentlemen succeeded in bagging 16 or 18 brace, but the great majority were obliged to be content with three or four brace, not a few returning empty. The Marquis of Granby has since arrived at Longshawe, and on the 18th the Duke of Cambridge arrived at Chesterfield by railway, and proceeded forward to the same destination. On the 19th the Hallam Moors were opened, and Mr. J. Ellison, jun. bagged 19! brace, which is the largest number marked to a single gun.

PORTRAIT OF CRUCIFIX.

Engraved by J. R. ScoTT from a Painting by H. HALL.

CRUCIFIX, a bay filly the property of Lord George Bentinck, foaled in 1837, was got by Priam out of Octaviana by Octavian, her dam by Shuttle out of Zara by Delpini-Flora by King Fergus-Atalanta by Matchem, &c.

PERFORMANCES.

At two years old, CRUCIFIX won the July Stakes of £780 at the Newmarket July Meeting, beating Currency, colt by Buzzard out of Margaret, filly by Sultan out of Palais Royal, Stamboul, Cambyses, and colt by Clearwell; the three last not placed. Betting: 6 to 5 on Crucifix, 7 to 2 agst Currency, and 5 to 1 agst Stamboul.-Also, the Chesterfield Stakes of £570 (91b. extra), beating Iris, colt by Buzzard, Hellespont, Orphan, Darkness, Trojana, and Sister to Clara: only three placed. Betting: 7 to 4 on Crucifix, 2 to 1 agst Sister to Clara, and 10 to 1 agst Iris. The course was run through by all the horses, Iris winning, and Crucifix second; but it having been declared a false start, it was run over again, and Crucifix declared the winner. After the false start, the odds were 2 to 1 agst Crucifix, and 5 to 2 agst Iris.

At Goodwood, she won the Lavant Stakes of £460, carrying 5lb. extra, beating Firefly and Exit. Betting: 4 to 1 on Crucifix.-Also, at the same Meeting, the Molecomb Stakes of £475 (71b. extra), beating Defendant and Iris. Betting: 4 to 1 on Crucifix, 6 to 1 agst Defendant, and 7 to 1 agst Iris.

At Newmarket First October Meeting, she won the Hopeful Stakes of £690 (9. extra), beating Jeffy and Capote, and seven others not placed. Betting: 5 to 2 on Crucifix.-She also walked over for a Sweepstakes at the same Meeting, and received £150.

At Newmarket Second October Meeting, she won the Clearwell Stakes of £610 (71b. extra), beating Gibraltar, Capote, Amurath, Perseus, and Spangle. Betting: 5 to 1 on Crucifix, and 10 to 1 agst Gibraltar.-Also, the Prendergast Stakes of £650, beating Nicholas and Capote. Betting: 5 to 1 on Crucifix.

At the Houghton Meeting, CRUCIFIX ran a dead heat with Gibraltar for the Criterion Stakes, carrying 9lb. extra, beating_seven others. She afterwards divided with Gibraltar, receiving £400. Betting: 3 to 1 on Crucifix, and 8 to 1 agst Gibraltar.

At three years old, CRUCIFIX, at the Newmarket First Spring Meeting 1840, won the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes of £1450, beating Confederate and gr. c. by Clearwell out of Angelica, and three others not placed. Betting: 11 to 8 on Crucifix, 7 to 2 agst Confederate, and 6 to 1 agst Angelica colt.-Also, the One Thousand Guineas Stakes of £1500, beating Rosa Bianca, Spangle, and Silistria. Betting: 10 to 1 on Crucifix.

CRUCIFIX WOn the Oaks Stakes at Epsom of £2700, beating Welfare and Teleta, and twelve others not placed. Betting: 3 to 1 on Crucifix, 40 to 1 on Welfare, and 50 to 1 agst Teleta.

CRUCIFIX was entered for the Drawing Room Stakes, Racing Stakes, and Nassau Stakes at Goodwood, but was drawn, being amiss. She is also entered for the St. Leger and Scarborough Stakes at Doncaster, and the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, which will finish her engagements as a threeyear-old.

LETTER TO JAMES MACGILLICUDDY, ESQ., M. P.
TOUCHING SALMON LEGISLATION, &c.

BY THE ORGANIST.

MY DEAR MACGILLICUDDY-I was certainly never more surprised in my life than by the receipt of a letter yesterday from our mutual friend the Nabob, announcing your election as Member of Parliament for the populous borough of Balnyshoggin: not that, in the course of our long intimacy, I had failed to observe and do justice to the rare versatility of your talents; still, considering your peculiar modesty and shyness, your general detestation of business, and the slight habit you have contracted of "keeping up the steam" from 7 o'clock P. M. even until the small still hours, I hardly thought you would have ventured to present yourself in the august capacity of a Senator to the eyes of your admiring country. Do not think, however, that I wish by any means to express disapprobation of your conduct. I am quite sure that the good society you will meet at Bellamy's cannot fail to improve your morals and enlarge your understanding. The tipple to be had there is first-rate, and the steaks superlative: in fact, I don't know any tavern where you can be more comfortably quartered than at the tap of the House of Commons. Excuse me, however, if I hint, that even there moderation is advisable in any little experiments you may be inclined to make relative to the circulation of fluids. Your imitativeness, to use the phrenological term, is enormous; and sometimes, when excited, you are apt to indulge in little exhibitions, which, though highly interesting to students of natural science, can hardly be said to have much connexion with sound constitutional principles. I admit that you can crow like a cock, hoot like an owl, bray like an ass, and bleat like a sheep, fully as well as, if not better than any other man in the circuit of Her Majesty's dominions; nay, you have an idiosyncratic faculty, peculiar I believe to yourself, of creating a sound which I am assured by competent judges is precisely similar to the snorting of a walrus. These accomplishments for the present I would have you reserve for the edification and delight of your own private circle of friends, who can appreciate them far better than a rude unlettered public. Milton's sentiment, "fit audience let me find though few," should be the motto of all great men of supereminent genius, and I recommend you to act upon it. Nature has been very bountiful to you, my dear Macgillicuddy, and it should be your especial care not wantonly to abuse her gifts.

I am very curious to know what subject will first engage your senatorial attention. Will you come it strong upon the Poor Laws, or is your native country Erin to be taken under your peculiar protection? Will you exert yourself to procure a repeal of all taxes and duties upon ardent spirits, as also customs upon foreign wines? Will you bring in a Bill for the purpose of decimating excisemen, and open the British ports for the free importation of cigars? Or will you tackle vigorously to the Game Laws, and share with Saint Hubert the honors of patron to the feræ nature who haunt our fields and forests? In this last department of legislation I think you are quite able to

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