The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-27 00:00:00

BRITISH FP,ItERIES.

The annual report of the Commissioners for the
British Fisheries, of their proceedings in the year ended the
sth
CJ= douselBsl, has been printed by order of the douse
of J
smoses.

The vane= el the are confined to the
fishing elelielte dliatte of Man.
It amen thee the Mel otesatky of herrings cured during
1831 was 694,031 bawls ; the total quantity branded 201,634
barrels; and the Meal quantity exported 264,2011 barrels ;
being en Lames ewe the • g year of 60,021 j barrels
in the gnegaggp erneel. aai of 23,712 barrels in the quan-
tity belated int a dememse of 2,7034 barrels in the total
quantity repereed ; and that the number of barrels of
herring* aseeeted alter die Dutch mode, and branded ac-
cordingly, ea 186,874 barrels " full," and 63 barrels
" nudies," hebag an increase over the preceding year of
29,9041 based, " full," and of 81 barrels " metres." It
will further be seen, from the account of the quantity of
herrings taken and sold for immediate consumption, or
proleptic disposed of, that 131,385 barrels or crafts were so
consumed or disposed of in 1661, being a decrees* upon the
preceding year of 42,007 barrels or crass; but when this
aeeesat is added to the account of herrings cured, the total
produce of the herring fisheries reported on for the pe-
riod in washes will meant to 725,416 barrels, being an
ilifftllßß over the pneerling year of 38,0141 barrels. In the
cod and ling department the returns show that in the
year 11851. 92,0631 etas. were cured dried, and 7,019!
barrels cured in pickle, and that the total quantity ex-
ported was 17,1411 owls., being an increase in 1851, as
eompared with 1850, of 1,4241 ewts. in the quantity cured
•dried, and of 1,9871 barrels in the quantity cured in pickle,
bat a deer's.. of 6,1621 ewes. in the quantity exported.
The total quantity of cod and ling taken and sold fresh,
or otherwise coneuised, amounts to 69,703 etas., being a
decrease upon the preceding year of 2,164 ewu. ; and
whea added to the account of the total quantity cured, the
produce of the fisheries in this department for the year
under consideration, will amount to 161,7881 owe., being
*Seeress* upon the preceding year of 7391 ewts. From
the boat account, it will be seen that, in 1861, 10,914
boats, manned by 40,938 fishermen and buys, were
employed In the shore curing department of the fishery,
and that the total number of persons engaged in the
fisheries reported thereon, was 70,906, being an increase
over the preceding year of 434 boats, of 676 fishermen, and
of 1,967 in the total number of persons employed. The
account of the tonnage, and number of hands employed in
conveying Liverpool and foreign salt for the fisheries, and
in exporting herrings, and cod and ling, which account
embraces other statistical information regarding the year
now reported on, shows that the tonnage employed in
carrying salt amounted to 30,463 tons, and the number of
hands to 2,146, being an increase over the preceding
year of 3,617 tons, and of 145 hands. The tonnage em-
ployed in exporting amounted to 36,483 toes, and the
number of hands to 3,210, being an increase of 1,927 tons,
and of 475 hands. The tonnage of fishing boats amounted
to 70,982 tons, being an increase of 1,278 tons. The number
of square yards of netting employed in the fisheries'
amounted to 80,088,486, being an increase of 2,297,063
square yards. The number of yards of lines, amounted to
27,822,205, being an luaus of 1,732,046 yards. And the
total value of boats, nets, and lines, amounted to 635,216/.,
being an increase upon the preceding year of 1,6621.

TILE SENIOR PAINTER OF GERMANY, M. de
Waechter, member of .he Royal Institution of Stutgard,
hu just died in that place, aged 90. He was originally a
pupil of the French painter 'held, and afterwards studied
at lime. He resided fur many yean at Vienna, where he
was distinguished uan historical painter. When after-
wards he came to pass the end of his life at &Mused, Fred-
erick I. made him Conservator of the Royal Cabinet of
Engravings and Professor at the Beaus Arts, which places
he retained to the Jut.

Tho Emancipation of Brussels
gives an account of another manifestation made against
Herten on the evening of Monday. From ten o'clock to
midnight numerous groups collefted on the Place Royale,
where groans and hootings took place, and isolated erica of
" Tigre !" IlyZne !" sod " Bourreau de femme, !" etc.,
were heard. The police interfered and dispersed the as-
semblage, but no fresh arrests were made. Hamill left
Brussels the nest morning. The government independance,
whit% for obvious reasons made the best of his conduct in
the first instance, now blames him as inconsiderate and
troublesome.

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NETNEROT RENT DAYS.—The Netherby estate
rents were paid last week, and Fir James was !insult.
Ilis speech was much as usual. Ile recommended the
drainage of land, more gralinp, Re. 'fondling on the
contest for East Cumberland, he said that he was aware
that several of his tenants had not voted as he did, but
he owed them tvi ill will for that, wishing, he mid, every
one to vote according to conscience.