The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

The Metropolitan Weekly Press.

' (.From the Guardian,)
A return of stamps issued to newspapers for the 12
months succeeding the last published return—viz., from
June, 1862, to June, 1863, has been issued. Of course it
does not include the unstamped issue, and affords only a
proximate estimate of circulation, but it may be interesting
to compare the numbers given. We give the average
stamped circulation of each paper during the last four years :
1860. 1961. 1862. 1803.
Guardian .. . • .. 38.57 4098 4201 9217
Saturday Review • • 28.7 3,69 3596 3730
Record .. .- • . 2958 2996 214 2715
Evening Mail .. • • 2692 2468 2115 2211
Law Times .. .. 1875 1971 2115 2067
Athenmum • • .. 2.77 1846 1816 1846
Clerical Journal .. • . 2442 2306 1975 1558
Nonconformist .. • . 1587 1481 1375 1461
Tablet .. • • _ 1363 1414 1395 33 53
Lancet .. • • .. 1393 1 389 1420 1361
Observer .. .• .. 1753 3 500 1250 1131
I Examiner .. .. .. 1726 1474 1289 1082
Watchman • • 1106 1154 1231 1019
Weekly Register :. 1327 1342 1062 ICOO
Medical Times .. .. 1675 1103 1385 983
Patriot .. .. .. 937 1174 918 923
Medical Circular .. 1630 Ulf& 1225 874
Economist •• • . 1048 Ri 907 827
. •
Reader .. .. .. • • 769
Press .. .. 611 mo 1010 72t
English Churchman .. 630 NO 659 663
..
Church Review . .. • • 616
John Bull • • .. 769 721 635 596
St, James's Chronicle .. 962 897 772 571
Spectator .. .. .. 863 596 510 518
Literary Churchman .. 596 787 558 511
United Service Gazette.. 760 587 538 508
Railway Times .. .. 405 479 433 452
Wesleyan Times
~ 894 677 423 452
Sunday Times „ „ 709 456 437 3.5
Critic .. .. .. 1165 1115 904 125

SALSION FISHING ON THE ESK.—On Monday
afternoon last a very influential meeting was held
at the Angel Hotel, Whitby, under the presidency of the
Marquis of Normanby, to take into consideration the pro-
priety of adopting the provisions of the 24th and 25th Vic.,
0. 109, for facilitating the passage of salmon to the upper
waters of the River Esk, and also of procuring a supply of
spawn for restoring the river with salmon. The noble
marquis opened the proceedings of the meeting, which was
of quite a conversational character, by referring to his own
angling experiences in Nova Scotia and Canada. The
meeting was quite unanimous in favour of securing the
object in view, and in furtherance thereof it was decided to
form an association of gentlemen resident in the neighbour-
hood for the purpose of preserving and increasing the breed
of salmon. A supply of spawn will be introduced into the
river, and ladders and passes will be placed in the most
suitable places. The marquis announced that he should
give a donation of £lO to start the movement, and other
gentlemen in the room put down their names in the sub-
scription list. It is estimated that the cost of making these
improvements will not exceed £5O.

PEG WOFFINGTON.—A curious letter was sold on
Thursday last—one written by Peg Woffiagton, the
theatrical beauty of the last century, who, as her contem-
poraries asserted, could not write. There, however, the
lettor was, at an auction-room, with the signature at foot,
and extending to two full—not modern note-paper size, cer-
tainly, but—large folio pages. The epittle is directed "Fee.
Master Thotaas Robinson, at Goodwood, in Sussex," and
is full of amusing banter; Peg alluding to her famous
"breeches" character of Sir Harry Wildair. The letter is
cotoidered unique, and it realised a very large sum. Tho
statement that Peg Wellington could not write was asserted
of most of the gay actresses of the last and preceding cen-
turies. Of Nell Gwynne it was said that she could neither
read nor write ; but an autograph note discovered a short
time since L.iowed that she could express herself on paper,
although a dismally-scrawled E.G., with full stops at every
bend of the initials, was all that Mr Peter Cunningham
could find to reproduce in fac simile in his little "Story of
Nell Gwynne." Those persons who have read Charles
Reade's novelette will remember what that author has told
us of Peg's beauty, talent, generosity, and indiscretions.
She is said to have been the first female who acted male
characters ou the goglish stage,—Lonlen ,Review,