Fullerd, William and Thomas, formerly the celebrated barrel-manufac-
turers, observations respecting them, 3. Scale of the proportions of
guns, the barrels of which were made by Mr. W. Fullerd, 13, 14.

G.

Galled heels, directions as to the treatment of, 359.

Game Act, new, its provisions as to the following particulars:-Certi-
ficates, 577. The landlord, 577, 578. The tenant, 578. Game-
keepers, 578, 579. Game-dealers, 579, 580. Trespassers, 581,
582. Penalties, 583, 584. Act 7 & 8 Victoria, for prevention of
persons destroying game by night, 605.

Game-dealers, description of persons admissible as, 579. Restrictions
on, 580.

Game, directions for keeping and dressing, 283. et seq. Preservation
of, 313. Proper method of keeping up a good stock of game, 320.
et seq. Penalty on officers killing, 572. Penalty for shooting on
Sunday or Christmas-day, 576. Penalty for poisoning, 576. For
having game at a prohibited time, 577. Game certificates, 577.
Game, the exclusive property of the landlord, 577. Liberty to sell,
579. Additional penalty for shooting without certificate, 580. May
be taken from trespassers, 582. Shooting certificate for killing game,
&c., 586.

Gamekeepers, exposé of some of their tricks, 317. Duties devolving
upon them, 318.
Gamekeepers and deputations, 578. Register of

gamekeepers, 579.

Game laws, new, observations upon, 554. 556. Notice of Lord
Althorp's (Earl Spencer) improvements in, 554. Appendix to, 602.
Gannet, the, its habits, and methods of catching, 227.

Garganey, the, 229.

Geese, various kinds of, their habits and qualities, 229. et seq. Direc-
tions for capturing, 230. Directions for shooting brent geese with a

stanchion-gun, 465.

General notice to trespassers, form of, as directed by the Game Act,

597.

"Gentlemen-poachers," various tricks of, 314.

German salad, a, 546.

German tinder, 400.

Gloves, the kind proper for wildfowl-shooting, 366.

Godsall, Mr. Henry, notice of his improvement in rifling barrels, 23.
Godwits, explanation of the phenomenon of the red and grey godwit,

233.

Gorgona anchovies, how to procure and keep, 531.

Gravitating stops, remarks upon those introduced by Mr. Joseph
Manton, 60.

Greebes, 235.

Greener, Mr., notice of his work entitled "The Gun," 28.

Greenfield, engineer, notice of him and his son, 2. His newly invented

machine for rifling barrels, 17. Excellence of his nipples for deto¬
nating guns, 75. His cap-chargers, 81. His tube-charger, 83.
Notice of his new machinery for making water-proof copper caps, 343.
Grouse, directions for sending them to a distance, 176.

Grouse-shooting, 174. Several kinds of grouse, and directions for
shooting them, 235. et seq.

Guinea-fowl, their use as alarm-birds, 240.

Gulls, directions to be observed in shooting them, 240.

Gun, alphabetical list of names of the principal parts of a, 54. Direc-
tions for making an old gun shoot well, 338, 339. Improved method
of loading a large gun, 437.

Gun-cases, directions for disposing of them in travelling, 102, 103.
Gunner's tide-table, 495.

Gunning clothes, directions for preserving them from the moth, 371.
Gunning, observations on, 483. 487. 490.

Gun-picker, an ever-ready one recommended, 14).

Gunpowder, mode of testing, in the Queen's service, 132.

Guns and gunmakers, 1—8. List of the London gunmakers for 1844,

550.

Guns, fallacy of the common argument in favour of short ones, 12.
Reason for a different construction in sporting guns from that adopted
in others, 15. General directions for cleaning, and precautions against
their hanging fire, 56-60. Directions for preserving them from
salt water, 372. Kind of gun used for wildfowl-shooting in the
Fens, 511. et seq.

Gunstocks, recipe for keeping the polish on, 37.

H.

Hampshire launcher, the, his mode of "filling his bag," 385.
Hampshire launching-punt, the, description and sketch of, 381.
Hares, varieties of, and directions for shooting, 241.

Harnett, Lieutenant, inventor of launching-punts, epitaph on, 386.
Hat, the most suitable for a sportsman, 142.

Health and comfort of young sportsmen, general advice for securing
524.

Directions for shooting, 242.

Hoopers, or wild swans, directions for shooting with a stanchion-gun

Heron, the, its habits, 241.

from a punt, 468.

Hudson, Mr., notice of his death, 4.

Hussey, John, notice of his death, 2.

Hutch-trap for vermin, sketch of one, 323. Directions for its use,
Hut-shooting in France, 503.

324.

Hydrophobia, observations on, 308. et seq. Suggested remedy for, 308.
Infrequency of, in Paris and Lisbon, compared with London, 309.
Suggested precautionary measures, 309, 310.

I.

Ignition, the best mode of, for a punt-gun, 434.

Illness, preventives of, 542.

Invisible approach, the, description of, and directions for its use, 498.
Island, artificial, for curlews, &c., 481.

Italians, their method of making call-birds noisy, 505.

J.

Jacket, shooting, description and recommendation of one, 139. 142.
Jenour, Mr., his pamphlet on the "Spiral Cartridge," 118.

Joyce, Mr., remarks upon his anti-corrosive percussion powder, 94.
Notice of his prepared wadding for percussion guns, 128. Improve-
ments in, 129.

K.

Knot, knute, or knout, the, 242. The name derived from King
Canute, 243.

L.

Lacey, Captain R., notice of his "Modern Shooter," 312.

La chasse à la hutte, 503.

Landlord, increased privilege of, under the new game laws, 578.

Landrail, the varieties of, with directions for shooting, 243. Shooting
certificate for killing, 586.

Lancaster, Mr., 5. Proportions of a double gun, the barrels of which
were made by him, 15. Notice of his apparatus for finishing the
shape, and boring of barrels, 24. Sketch of his side-primer for de-
tonating guns, 87. His directions for cleaning detonating guns,
90, 91. Notice of his prepared wadding for percussion guns, 127.
Lark, the, directions for shooting, 244.

Launcher, the Hampshire, his mode of "filling his bag," 385.
Launching and canoe-shooting, 381. et seq.

Launching-gun, sketch of Read's, 395.

Launching-punt, 384.

Lieutenant Harnett, its first inventor, epitaph

on, 386. Read's launching punt, notice of, 393.
Launching-sledge, 390.

Lloyd, L. Esq., notice of his book entitled "Field Sports of the North,”

233.

Loading, general directions for, 91. 131-133.

Lock, the, of a gun, observations upon, 44. Notice of Mr. Egg's, 45.
Mr. Forsyth's fulminating lock, 45. Directions for taking a lock to
pieces, 51.

Long, Mr., and his son, 5. Excellence of Long in regulating trig-
gers, 50.
Sketch of his new primer, 88.

Lords of manors, how affected by the game laws, 182. 601.
Luxuries, substitutes for, recommended to the sportsman, 545.

M.

Mad dog, bite of a, directions in such a case, with a suitable recipe, 307.
Suggested remedy for, 308. General observations on mad dogs,
308. et seq. Sketch of a mad dog, 311.

Mange, common or red, recipes and mode of treatment for, 302.
Manton, the late Mr. Joseph, and his son, 4. 44.

Manton, Mr. Joseph, his death, 1. His epitaph, 2. Further observa-
tions on, 25. His improved breeching, 38. Diagrams of, 40. 43.

His

Remarks upon the gravitating stops introduced by him, 60.
self-priming detonater, and its failure, 70. Testimony to the great
excellence of his guns, 71. His patent shot, 116. His paste-board
wadding for percussion guns, 128.

Marine glue, its great use in preventing leaks in punts, 516.

Medicines for a sportsman, enumeration of, with observations and direc-
tions, 533. et seq.

Melody, the, of the wild swan, or hooper, 275.

Mercury, corrosive sublimate of, its use in destroying bugs and rats,
286.

Metallic waddings, objections to, 129, 130.

Miseries, a sportsman's, in bad quarters, with directions for rendering
tolerable, 525.

Moore, Mr. William, 5, 6. His improvements in two-groove rifles, 17.
Mop-stick, description of a new, 489.

Moth, the, directions for preserving gunning-clothes from, 371.
Mud-board, sketch of a newly-rigged one, 383.

Mule used for swivel-gun, by T. Berney, Esq., 430.

Mundy, Captain, notice of his "Sketches in India,” 236.

Muskets: - Remarks on the Ordnance musket, 345. Author's im-
provements on Wilkinson's musket, 345. New Ordnance musket,
346. The Author's letter on this subject to the Editor of the
United Service Gazette, 347. Patent breeching musket, 351. Im-
proved ignition for new spring musket, 353.

N.

Newfoundland dog, the, observations on the different breeds, 294.
et seq.

Night-cartridges, and improved method of loading a large gun, 437.
Night-shooting, general instructions on this subject, 406.

Nipple, the, or pivot, for a detonating gun, 75.

Nock, Mr. H., 5. Notice of his original invention of the solid breech-
ing for guns, 38. 41. Diagram of, 42.

Norton, Captain, notice of his cartridges for muskets, and his new con-
cussion shell, 341.

Notices to trespassers, form of, with directions, 594. 597.

0.

Oil, Wilkinson's, for gun-locks, &c., 373.

Ordnance musket, the, 345.

New Ordnance musket, 346.

Osbaldiston, W. A. Esq., observations on his old work, the "British
Sportsman," 312.

Oxbird, the, its habits, and directions for shooting, 245. Instructions
for making an artificial island for, 481.

P.

Pan, the, of a gun, remarks upon, 49.
Parkins, Mr., barrel-filer, 23.
Partridge-shooting, 168.
shooting, 246.

Habits of the partridge, with directions for

Penalties under the new game laws: -On officers killing game, 572.
For shooting on Sunday or Christmas-day, 576. For poisoning
game, 576. For having game at a prohibited time, 577. On
tenant allowing people to shoot, 578. Additional penalty for
shooting without certificate, 580. Penalty for taking eggs, 580.
For trespass, 581. Cases of increased penalties, 582. Penalty for
trespass on Her Majesty's forests, &c., 582. Mode of payment of
penalties, 582.

Penn, an eminent lock-finisher, notice of his death, 2.

Pheasant-shooting, with directions, 177. et seq. White pheasants, by-
pothesis intended to account for this phenomenon, in opposition to
the views previously published by the Author, 248. et seq.
Physic for dogs, directions respecting, 304.

Pigeons, 253.

Remarks on the practice of shooting tame pigeons, 254.
Wild pigeons, their varieties, and directions for shooting them, 255
-257.

Pivot, or nipple, for a detonating gun, 75.

Plover, the, its varieties and habits, with directions for shooting, 257—
259. Instructions for making an artificial island for, 481.
Plug, the common, with a sketch, 40. The chamber-plug, 41.
Poachers, and their tricks, 319.

Pointers, sketch and description of implements for breaking, 290.
Poison in dogs, suitable remedies in cases of, 306.

Poisoning game, penalty for, 576.

Polish swan, the. See "Swan."

Ponton, John, Esq., his device for defeating the designs of poachers,
319.

Poole canoe, description of, with a sketch, 396.

Poole mud-boards, sketch of, 397.

Popping pistol, 479.

Portland dogs, their superiority to poodles, 296.

Powder, anti-corrosive percussion, some observations respecting, 94-
96.

Powder, observations and directions on the subject of, 104. et seq. Best