The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-26 00:00:00

SEA FISHERIES COMMISSION.

An inquiry respecting the Sea Fisheries was held
at the Exeter Guildhall on Thursday. The commissioners
who acted se inquirers were Profeemir Harley and Mr. G.
Shaw Lefevre, Y. P. The meeting was thinZal attended. The
first wit/seen who was called was Mr. Eyre ' captain
of the 6th Devon Volunteer Artillery, who that he
had been • fiehernma for upwards of fit years. The tide
acmes up the Exe as far as Salmon Pool, where it is stopped
by • wear. At low tide the channel of the Ems is sorrowed,
it being composed of sand and mud. Three are small
streams ranging into the river, when fish go to spawn,
and &retaken is large quantities by tishermee. He
divide the fish which are caught in the Eau Into
I two classes, namely—me clam for the poor, and one clam
for the rich. For the poor be should take mackerel,
pilchard, hake, Bounder, dab, and sprat ; for
the rich, turbot, sole, white bait, see lamprey, and
sturgeon. Lympateire is between Topsham and Hsmoaih ;
they have one seine there, and take large quantities of
cockles, mussels, oysters, and winkles. The Topsham
fishermen use the small half-inch mesh, net, and the fish
taken by them are sometimes so small that they are
I ashamed to bring them into the city. They draw the river
from one sad to the other, but nothing worth anything can
be taken by them. He produced a flounder which be par-
chased, four inches and a half long, which was caught by •
hook and line. and said they were sometimes caught much
smaller than that. There ere some very small fish in the Ere,
which he believed came there to get away from their memies.
They had plenty of food there, and go and come with the tide.
He has • seine, which he uses at Salmon Pool ; it is 43 fem.
long, but does not take anything worth much by is. All
the small fish that are of no use are thrown on the mad by
the Topsham fishermen ; are left there and destroyed by
the birds. Small herrings, whiting, and garnet are also
caught near Lympstone. Large quantities of mussels are.
also taken on the bed of the river ; they are sold at Bs. per
seek of tee pecks, but they are decreasing. The fish are
become lately so dear that the middle dames cannot afford
to buy them. and any person can mod up to London end
get a pair of soles much cheaper then they can be purchased
in Exeter. The fishing around here is come to • misetable
state. The fishmongers are obliged to take what they ma
get. He should suggest that the meshes of the nets be
made two Mesas and • quarter, and that he thought was
the only remedy for the prevention of the destruction of fish.
Mr. Huxley said that he had been informed that • sole
would be able to pees through the mesh of that net. He
hoped that the oommiasionen would do all in their power
so that the middle-climes would be able to purchase fiat
much cheaper than they do at present. He believed that
the high mese of fish in Exeter arum from the waste made
by fishermen. He was happy to say that the Nahum was
wonderfully increasing in the Ere since the Salmon Act
bad been passed. His object was to increase the fisheries sod
todo the poor man good. The next witness examined wee
Mr. Drew, steward to the Earl of Devon, who stated that the
fishing in the Ere was decreasing, and be believed it to be
owing to the facts which Captain K ingdoo bad stated. Wil-
liam Scott, fisherman, residing at Powderham, and several
others, gave evidence of a similar nature, and the inquiry
closed.

THE DUKE or AVOUSTRNBURO. —While all Europe
is in a commotion relative to the claims of this prince to
the duchy of Holstein his ►oral highness is said to be very
comfortably and quietly enjoying himself in pursuing field
sports at Coombe, sear Hooka), in Devonshire.—Post.
EX PENSEE or THE CRAWLEY COURS-31ARTIAL.—
We understand that the Secretary of State fur War hes
issued instructions that a separate and distinct record, of
the minutest kind, be kept of the expenses of the court-
martial, in order that a clear statemeut of the expenditure
may be forthcoming should any question be raised is par-
liament when the estimates are under discussant'. —flailed
Service Gazette.

Tax LATE MIL ADRIAN HOPE.—That eminent
patron of arts. the late Mr. Adrian Hope. was buried on
Thursday at liensalirsen, after a service at st. Andrew's
Church, Wellsetrest. Mr. Adrian Hops was the second
son of Mr. Thomas Hope, by Louisa, deuebtor of the first
Lord Dacca, Archbishop of Tasm, remarried to Marshal
Beresford, and was the proprietor of one of the finest col-
lections of Incised masters in Loodoo.

QUICKEST PASSAGE ON RECORD FROM AMERICA
TO LIVERPOOL.—The Canard mail steamer Sootia sensed
is the Mersey yesterday, making the rootage from New
York to Liverpool is less than eight days 21 hours, laded-
ing all detentions. She came from Study Rook to Caps
Clear in seven days rod three-quarters, and in about eight
days to Queenstown, which in altogether uoparalleded.
Therm Rat-um—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted. for the week ending
December 19, co 11,029 miles, to 577,2601., sod fur the
corresponding week of last year. ou 10.645 miles, to
516,4401., showiest an increase of 384 mile', and of 40.8201.
in the receipts. She gross receipts on the following 15 rail-
ways amounted in the aggregate, on 7,790 miles, t 0465,299/.,
sod for the corresponding week of 1862, oe 7,595 miles,
to 435,079/., showing an Increase of 194 miles and 30,2201. in
the receipts. The increase oa the Caledonian amounted to
2,0421.: on the Great Posters to 3,0841. ; on the Great North-
ern to 4,1261/. ; on the Great Western to 2.8731.; on the Lan.
ambito and Yorkshire to 4,0101. ; on the Loudon and North-
Weatern to 7,1651. ; on the Loudon sod South Western to
2,3324 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, sod Lincoloshire to
1.6431. ; on the Midland to 2.0881. ; on the North Bri-
tish to 91 X.; on the Neeth•Eistern to 6791., and
on the South Eastern to 1,316/. ; total, 32,21:6/. Bat
from this must he deducted 766/., the decrease on the
Great Southern and Western, and 1,2171. on the Louden,
Brighton, sad South Coast, leasing the increase as above,
30,2181. The goods and mineral traffic on those boss
amounted to 274,4641 , sod for the corresponding week of
1862 to 249,1731., showing an increase of 25 291/. The
receipts for massagers, parcels, &c, amounted to 19.1,835/.,
against 1&5,906/., showing an increase of 4,9291. Tbe traffic
receipts on 63 other lines amounted, on 3.2:39 miles, to
111,9611., sod for the consapondiag week of hat year, on
3,049 stiles, to 101,361 f., showing no increase of 190 miles
and of 10,6001. in the receipts. The total receipts of the
past week show an increase of 9,56.1/. as contested with those
of the preceding week, ending the 12th of December, and
as compered with the corresponding week of but year a
considerable increase in the trade of the country.

14W INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OP BANKRUPTCY.
(Mon Mr. Oommimiaesr Goa Than.)
II Pal= ---.—Tili (7711171011 07 DISTOIS IZSIDING

ABROAD.
The alleged debtor reabled in France, and an application
had bee° made to Mr. Commimiouer °millions that he
should be adjudicated bankrupt
The leaned Oommienoner upheld the promedinp, and
made the requisite adjudication.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

KRIM OP 111,IIST.

A very respeetabre-i;eilegwomaa,—. upwards or 50 years
of ago, wee charged with felooy, wader the following cif-
eumotteame

Hoary Gress, ansistant to Mr. Chem, provisimmerelont,
83, Fulham. read, said that on Christmeoem the primer
came into the shop, mid bought • small nasality of butler,
for which she pa& While was serving her he iambi
that she was endeavour* to put a pleas of boom from the
mantras. tato • basket eke had with her. He west up sad
amused her of trying to steal the bares, when he discovered
that ohs had got another large piece, value 5•., under her
shawl, and lie Ma pre her into custody.
Silts—What er Mom of the primmer ?
Panama& —Nothing. She gave bar address at °Wow-
cottages, where I found she lived. Her elder is here.
A raspoitable-kokiag woman, with a child is hr anis,
stepped
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eved that
thahrr aroused was
was
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COD. She WM a TI•p116•11b)48Milifd•WOTILIOg. woman, and
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had gained her living for many years by service.
Mr. Selfe—How do you aroma far her committing this

that abs bad sag with some lased',
sad it Ming abs bad bees Minced to Wks sows
drink, sad did sot know whit she was about.
Ur. Belts (to the prosseator)—Had ohs been drinking ?
Prosseatcs—Stis wst oartaialy the worse for liqaor, but
assorted to know well whit she was about.
Primmer—l am guilty. I was istoziosted.

Mr. Selfe—l calsot 'allow that to be urged all au excuse,
or no one's proporty would be safe. You are committed for
oee Month.

TEM CHRISIItAS FRBTIVITII2I.
There were shout 80 charges for heating this morning,
the greater portion ooraisting of drunk and incepable, and
drank and disorderly.

SKRIOCS CASE OF CUTTING AND WOONDI3O.—EIPECTELI
FATAL 111111JLT
Hoary Robinson, aged 19, an engine-driver, of 3, Bath-
coert, Coldhath-fielda, Clerkeewell, was charged with oat-
tiat Bath -a n sad wouoding L cleorp Riley, in the breast, with a knife,
:art, Si. ake's.
Policeeergesot Broweisg, 401 A, produced the following
medical certificate :—" 20, Bath-street, City-road. This
certifies that I am attending George Riley, who is suffering
from a wound in the left lung, and that it is at present un-
safe to remove him, as his condition is eery daagerous.
JOIE HOWLA.VD POTTLE, ?IL R.C.S., and L.13.A. Dec.
26,1 M&"
The brother of the injured man stated that his brother
wee in a very dangerous state, sod as the bleeding could not
be stopped. the doctors were afraid that he could not
survive. On Thursday night the injured man and
twere in a skittle-grousd. Bows words ensued = them, and the injured man attempted to
strike the prisoner. A scuffle ensued, and the
prisoner drew • knife Lod stabbed the injured man in the left
side. He called out that he was stabbed and when the brother
wept to seise the prisoner. he thee had the keife in his head
and made a lunge at him (the brother). The prisoner after-
wards wiped the knife, and threw it away. When it wee
picked up it had blood on it.
The prisoner sake& the brother of the injured man if his
(witeen'e) brother did not " badger" him in the skittle
grouted ?
Whores answered in the niceties.
Mr. D'Ey ocourt said that as the case was rely to menses
a very serious aspect the prisoner bad, perhaps, better re-
serve his defence. If the man died the prisoner would be
tried for murder. He should now remand the came for a
week, sad rakes bail.