The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-27 00:00:00

FISHERIES PRESERVATION Assocurtorr.

Yesterday afternoon a preliminary public Meet-
ing to establish the Fisheries Preservation Amchitka. and
to maider the principles upon which it is to Act, was held
it the Thatched-house Tenon, St. James'estreet, Mr.
Muerte Tune's Mum M.P., in the chair. Them were
also present, among others, Lord &limn, Lord Colville,
Mr W. Faquhar, 11. P., fir D. C.yley, Mr. B. Codlonne,
Feswiek, M.P., Mama. Higford Barr, F.
Tb. Miteirell, fee.
Criansis briefly stated the objects of the meeting,.
Of late. there had been an extraordinary Jemmy of
the diaries of Great Britain. The statements whisk bad
from time to time in the dilly press
ahowsd that en thermos quantity of lab had
been destroyed, which he omidiared wee atexibentede to the
went of eflestual legalities es the subject. At resent it
wee in the power of the magistrates to close the deers in
their dYlriets at whatever thee they liked. He bed "ineptly
had mete .wasaireation with Sir G. Grey on the siza.,
, who had stated that be hoped that it would begb:::
Introdnee aWA to amend the extsthig state of th during
the serest esedce. The majority of the.
I. the kingdom, however, would be oppmeni toren"'
end would be supported by • great num of
tetrert of pediment, and therefore it had bees flessed
necessery to cell • meeting with a view to elicit the
opinion of the public on the matter. The real question to
consider was whether it world be judicious to form this
asemiallion fee the preservation of the fisheries. Be invited
M•
taiit for the persteition dr the siftie Oeohnee, whg had
fisheries' meucceedull=trat
his views as the matter.
Mr. 000BELEI bore his testimony to the good which had
hese effected in Scotland. Previous to the pawing of
the TEEIVIIVO the poaching there had been enormous.
He, however, bad bed great difficulty in prise the
bill, although it was oily for the proteeMea of
trout, and ho apprehended that there would be still greater
difficulty in passing a bill having a larger seeps._ They
were much indebted to the pram for the pert it Lad taken
in the matter. He had recently read en article which had
Crin the Journal doDelats, which stated the
mei had tats great interest in the presenting of the
Frisch fisheries, and the measures taken there with that
object had hero the means of employing large numbers of
rat=the artificial propagation of the fish, and giving
employmeat to the agricultural populations gene-
rally. Sir G. Grey had =Malt promised to being in a
bill on the retried., but still he thought it would be dofti-
mblie to fens this association. He concluded by moving
that ea emecieties be formed, to be called the Fisheries
Premonition Association.
Lord COLVILLE having seconded the resolution,
Mr. M. Gaining, of Glitlieroe, s saLuge millowner in
Lsseashint, Mated at some length his experience of the
fisheries in that district—which extended over a period of
shout thirty years. Speaking for himself, he would be
stabled to give up 156 days during the year to Sahli/. On
the Ribble, in Unaislike, they had formed an association,
sod bad during the season at first fur six days in the
week, hot as they bed found that the fah became scares
they had reduced the fishing to three days, or 12 hours, and
further reduced it to 56 hours, which had the effect of
increasing the number very much. He believed that it
would be useless to attempt the preservation et fish in the
large manufacturing districts, as there was so much dele-
terious matter poured Into the rivers ; that., however, did
not prevent the fish passing to purer water to breed. He
recommended the meeting nut to be satisfied with as ineffi-
cient bill ; it would be better to have several bills rejected
than for an inefficient one to pass.
The resolution 'swim Men carried,
Mr. F. Francis was then, it the motion of the thulium,
elected secretary of the esmoiation, and the proceeding.
terminate!.