INDEX.

A.

ACTION against magistrates, for exceeding their powers, as provided for
by the new Game Act, 584.

Advice, general, for the health and comfort of a young sportsman, 524.
To the very young sportsman, on general subjects, 545. et seq.
Alphabetical list of London gunmakers for 1844, 550.

Althorp, Lord (Earl Spencer), notice of his improvements in the game
laws, 554.

Anchovies, directions for keeping, 531.

Anti-corrosive percussion powder, some remarks upon, 94-96.
Apparatus, a sportsman's, enumeration of, with instructions, 143.
Appendix to the new game laws, 602.

Approach, the invisible, with directions for using it in wildfowl shoot-
ing, 498.

Archimedean screw, the, observations upon its adaptation to gunning
punts, 455.

Arms for the Queen's service, 340. Letter of the Author to Major-
General Brotherton on this subject, 341. Captain Norton's car-
tridges for muskets, 342. Greenfield's new machinery for making
water-proof copper caps, 343. The Ordnance musket, 345. Colonel
Hawker's improvement on Wilkinson's musket, 345. New Ordnance
musket, 346. Strictures on the present mode of deciding on arms
for the service, 349. Patent breeching musket, 351. Improved
ignition for the new spring musket, 353.

Artificial island for curlews, &c., directions for forming, 481.
Artillery for wildfowl-shooting, description and sketch of a carriage for
using a stanchion-gun on land, 497.

Asell, "father" of the operative gun-trade, notice of his death, 2.
Asthmatic Lamp, Mr. Ackerley's, notice and recommendation of, 543.

B.

Bad quarters for a sportsman, miseries of, with directions how to render
tolerable, 525.

Baker, Mr. Ezekiel, extract from his work on the merits of the detona-
ting system, 65.

Barrels for guns, particular description of the properties necessary to
constitute a good barrel, 8-24. Ordinary method of trying a barrel,

with strictures, 9. Different modes of boring, 10. et seq. Various
examples given, 13. et seq. Damascus barrels, description of, 25.
Methods of proving barrels, 26, 27. Directions for trying, 32.
Barrels for detonating guns, 72.

Beckford, Mr., extract from his work entitled "Thoughts on Hunt-
ing," 307.

Beer-shops, observations upon, in connection with poaching, and con-
demnation of, 319.

Berenger, Baron de, his opinion on the proper elevation of a gun, 30.
Beverage, a cool, directions for making, 528.

Bewick swan, the, some observations upon, with a sketch, 277.
Birds, a list of those most commonly followed by sportsmen, 209.
Directions for preserving, choosing, and dressing, 282. et seq. The
most celebrated preserver of, 553.

Bishop, "Uncle," his praiseworthy exertions to put down all dog-stealers,
593.

Bite of a mad dog, directions as to its treatment, with a suitable appli-
cation, 307.

Bites of vipers, directions in cases of, 306.

Bittern, the common and little, 211.

Black-cock, the, directions for shooting, 236.

Black-game shooting on the borders of Hants and Dorset, 238.

Boat-shooting, under sail, directions respecting, 472.

Boats, the kind of, used in the Southampton river, 476.

Boerhaave, Dr., his celebrated prescription, 545.

Boots, description of the most suitable, for a sportsman, 140.

Boring, best mode of, for large wildfowl guns, 12.

Breeching, the, of a gun, 38. Remarks on the improved one of
Mr. Joseph Manton, 38. On that of Mr. H. Nock, 38. 41, 42. On
that of Mr. Grierson, 42. Diagrams of breechings, 41, 42. Breech-
ing for a detonating gun, 73. Mr. Wilkinson's improvement, 73.
Brent geese, directions for shooting with a stanchion-gun, 466.
Brownjohn, Mr., notice of his improvement in cap-chargers for deto-
nating guns, 81.

Buckle ("The Admiral"), his oration before the Author on the decay
of gunning, 388.

Bugs, effectual method of destroying, 286.

Burns, directions for the proper treatment of, 543.

Bustard, great and little, 212.

C.

Calibre of a gun, rules for determining its proper dimensions, 23.
Call-birds, Italian method for making them clamorous, 505.
Candle-cartridges, directions for making and using, 443.

Cannons, why bored a perfect cylinder, 13.

Canoe-shooting, 381. The Poole canoe, 396.

Canoes and punts, dressing for, to prevent their leaking, 515.

Cap-chargers for detonating guns, 81. Mr. Brownjohn's improvements
in, 81. Estimate of their merits, 82.

Cartridge paper, 441.

Cartridges, common, remarks upon, and their use condemned, 125.
Night-cartridges, and improved method of loading a large gun, 437.
Candle-cartridges, 443. Silk cartridges, 444. Eley's improved
cartridges recommended, 444. Results of various trials, 486.
Catering, advice to young sportsmen respecting, 526.

Check collar for breaking pointers, 290.

Childe, Mrs., notice of her " Frugal Housewife," 287.

Cleaning guns, general directions for, 56-60. Directions for cleaning
detonating guns, 89. et seq.

Coast-gunning, observations on, 483. Miserable state of, on the Hamp-
shire coast, from 1842 to 1844, 490.

Cock, the, or striker, for detonating guns, 76. Safety-cock, 77.

Cock-shooting, 181.

Cocks and hammers, general remarks upon, 46.

Cold, proper treatment of, 543.

Coleraine, description of his mode of descending the cliffs for sea-birds'
eggs, samphire, &c., 265.

Colquhoun, John, Esq., notice of his book entitled "The Moor and the
Loch," 176.

Conviction, form of, under the new Game Act, 583.

Coots, their habits, with directions as to the method of taking and
dressing them, 212. et seq.

Copper caps for detonating guns, 78. Copper primers, or tubes, 82.
Cormorant, the black, green, and crested, 215.

Corner, Mr., gunmaker, of Weymouth, notice of his improved safety-
stops, 62.

Corns, directions for their treatment, 363.

363.

Recipe for a corn-plaster,

Cotton shirts, recommended in preference to linen ones, 545.

Cripple-net, 477.

Curlew, the, its habits, and instructions as to the best mode of taking,
216. Instructions for making an artificial island for more effectually
shooting, 482.

Curres, directions for shooting with a stanchion-gun, 464.

Curtis and Harvey, Messrs., gunpowder manufacturers, Hounslow,
great excellence of their powder, 106.

D.

Damascus barrels, with a schedule of the cost of, at Birmingham, 25—
28.

Deer, best modes of killing, 217. Their habits, 219.

Dentifrice, the most suitable for a sportsman, 541.

Desabes, Monsieur, who has been chief of the French huttiers, 506.

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75.

Detonaters, some observations respecting, 7. The detonating gun,
general description of, 70. et seq. The barrel, 72. The breeching,
73. The vent-hole, 75. The nipple, or pivot, The cock, or
striker, 76. Safety-cock, 77. Copper caps, 78. Cap-chargers, 81.
Copper primers, or tubes, 82. Tube-charger, 83. Westley Richards's
steel primer, 85. New side primers, 86. The side-nail, 89.
dissection, 89. Cleaning, 89. Loading, 91. Anti-corrosive per-
cussion powder, 94. Difference in shooting between a flint and a
detonater, 97.

The

Detonating powder, recipes for making, 93.
Detonating system, the, prejudicial effects of its introduction on the
interests of the gun-trade, 3. Further observations respecting, 62.
Results of a series of trials of the relative merits of flint-
locks and detonating locks, 67-69.

et seq.

Detonation, proper, for a stanchion-gun, with a sketch, 436.

Distemper, the, in dogs, recipes and directions for, 298. et seq. Vaccine
inoculation, its employment as a preventive of the distemper, 301.
Its success, 302.

Divers, directions for shooting, 220.

Dogs, general directions for breaking and managing, 289. et seq. Check
collar for breaking pointers, 290. Iron puzzle for pointers, 290.
Breaking of spaniels, 291. Best method of punishing dogs, 292.
Sketch of a new dog-slip, 293. Remarks on the Newfoundland dog,
294, 295. The Portland dogs, 296. Diseases in dogs, with
approved recipes, 298. Method of physicking and giving a fine coat
to dogs, 311. Duties on, 588. Enumeration of such as are exempted
from duty, 589. Penalty for stealing, 589. Trespass of, 598.
Dog-stealers, exposé of their tricks, with cautions to sporting gentlemen,
589-594.

Dog-stealing, appointment of a Select Committee of the House of
Commons, on this subject, 606.

Double stanchion-guns, improved punt for, 458.

Double swivel-gun, improved punt for, 450.

Dress, a sportsman's, description of the various articles of which it should
consist, 139-142.

Dresses for wildfowl shooting, 364. Directions as to colour, 366.
Method of treating, to render them water-proof, 368.

Dressing for punts and canoes, 515.

Duck-guns, 3. General directions for, 325. Sketch of one belonging
Results of various trials of duck-guns, 332. et

to the Author, 328.

seq. Waddings for duck-guns, results of the Author's experience as
to the best, 356.

Ducks, the various kinds of, their habits, and the best modes of taking

them, 221. et seq.

Duck-shot, various kinds of, with a Table, 354.

Dunbird, or great-headed wigeon, 226.

Dunbirds and divers, 379.

Duties on dogs, 588.

E.

Eau de Cologne, its use recommended as a cure for the tooth-ache, 542.
Egg, Mr., the celebrated gun-maker, notice of his death, 3. Correct-

ness of his judgment as to the proper length of a gun-barrel, 22.
His great eminence in the trade, 72.

Eggs of game, remarks on the practice of taking, 320. Penalty attached
to, under the new Game Act, 580.

Elevation, result of experiments as to the proper degree of, in a barrel,
28. Opinion of the late General Shrapnell on this point, 30. Of
the Baron de Berenger, 30. Best mode of conducting an experiment
of this kind, 30.

Eley, the late Mr. William, history of his patent shot-cartridges, and
the vicissitudes attending their introduction, 117. et seq.
Causes of
failure; also Mr. William Eley's lamentable death, 119. Subsequent
improvements, and ultimate success, 120. et seq. Results of trials
by the Author, 122. His report to the Messrs. Eley, 123. Notice
of the cork-wadding for percussion guns, 127. Recommendation of

his improved cartridges, 444.

Epitaph, the Author's, on the late Mr. Joseph Manton, 1.

Epreuvette, the (powder-proof), its employment recommended, 106.
Directions for the choice of one, 107.

Evans, Mr., celebrated barrel-filer, 23.

Exemptions from penalties, provisions relating to, in the new Game Act,
582. 594.

F.

Fens, wildfowl shooting in the, 511. et seq.

Fieldfare, the, its habits, and method of shooting, 226.

Finishing lessons in shooting, 156. Finishing advice to young sports-
men, 547.

Fire-arms, caution necessary in committing them to game-keepers, 318.
Firing, directions for firing a punt-gun, 444. et seq.

Fish, general directions for dressing, &c., 205.

Flight-shooting, 377.

Flint and detonater, difference between, in shooting, 97.

Flint-guns, implements for, 44-51.

Flints, remarks upon, and directions for their

Fly, throwing a, directions respecting, 193.

use, 124.

Forms prescribed by the game laws:— -Of conviction, 583. Notice, 597
Four-wheel truck for large punt, sketch of, 519.

France, wildfowl shooting in, 501.

French ducks, their superiority as decoy-birds to those bred in England,
508.

French hut-shooting, account of, 503.

Frosts, difference between black and white, as affecting the sportsman,
493.