The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-06 00:00:00

HERRING FISHING.

WicK D ISTRICT.—The general average for the season
may now be estimated at 10.5 crans per boat, only about
5 crans less than it was at the same period last year.
The price of cured fish is on the advance, purchases
having been made freely the early part of this week at
20s. Yesterday a good deal of business was done at
20s. 6d., and towards evening 21s. were given. From
the accounts received from all the other stations, a
further slight rise may confidently be looked for.
ABERDEEN.—The herring fishery at this station,
which commenced so prosperously, has fallen off, and
we have scarcely had any to notice this week.
PETERHEAD, AUG. 29.—The fishery here, since last
week, has been partial, and the weather very bad. Last
night, however, although extremely rough, the boats
went to sea, but soon returned without shooting their
nets, unless about fifty who remained, and were re-
warded for their hardihood by a good fishing, averaging
about 20 crans. The general average, up to this date,
is 116 crans.

LATHERON. DISTRICT.--The boats, at Clyth, on
Thursday, would average nearly 10 trans, and at Lyb-
ster 5 trans.

HELMSDALE.—The fishing at this place still con-
tinues to prosper. The total average is now upwards
of 140 crans per boat.
ORKNEY AND SHETLAND.—The south isles of Ork-
ney would average about 10 crans for the past week ;
at Stronsay rather better; but the total catch is also;very
small. Shetland has yet done nothing to speak of.
The whole average there, up to the end of last week,
would not amount to 2 trans per boat. Their season,
however, has hardly yet come on.
STROMNESS, Auo.26.—The last week's fishing at
South Isles has been very poor ; some boats have not
measured a crap.

BERNVICK.—We have much pleasure in recording
the state of the fishing this week; as having been of a
most successful kind. Saturday morning the fishing
was, perhaps, the best ever seen here—the boats hav-
ing from 20 to 75 trans each ; and, what was very re-
markable, not one of them seemed to have missed the
fish. Since that time the fishing has continued excellent.
Most of our engaged boats have got up their complement,
and some have got above 300 erans.—Advertiser.
The herring fishing in various parts of the Frith has
been most prosperous, and they have been sold in the
city and neighbourhood very cheap.—Senitisla Pilot.

HARVEST—WEATHER.—Judging from the.
accounts received from the country this morning, we believe
that the rain that had more or less fallen almost every day
in London during the last week has been general ; but little
wheat can have been got in, and it is obvions that if we do
not soon have a few fine sunnyldays, the crops must suffer.
From Ireland the reports of the weather are extremely un-
favourable. We learn, too, that the weather has been very
inauspicious. Poland will be unable to meet the demand
on her as the granaryZof the world. On the Rhine there
have been heavy thunder-storms, with a chilly atmosphere.
The crop of fruit has totally failed in that part of Ger-
many—a serious loss to the cultivators, as well as a great
diminution of the beauty of the country. It is also feared
that the vintage will prove a very bad one.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On Tuesday night last,
between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, as Mr. R.
Hughes, of Kensington Gravel-pits, was proceeding home-
ward on his way from town, and had arrived within a
quarter of a mile of his residence, he was suddenly attacked
by two men, who demanded his money, which, however,
Mr. Hughes did not feel himself justified in complying
with, and one of the villains knocked him down. They
then commenced searching his pockets, and robbed him of
four sovereigns, and about six shillings in silver, besides a
valuable silver watch, to which were attached a gold chain
and seal. The watch has the name of " Hughes" engraved
on the inner case. Mr. Hughes had been drinking rather
freely, and is in consequence unfortunately unable to give
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taen6ydoen.scription of their persons likely to lead to their de-
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BODY FOUND IN THE RIVER.—On Wednes-
day an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, at the Sun and
Horse-shoe, St. Dunstan's-hill, on the body of an unknown
man which was found on Tuesday morning entangled among
the works of one of the paddles of the Harlequin steamer,
lying off the Custom-house. The stoker of the boat proved
the finding of the body, and said it was dressed in a black
coat and trousers, light fancy valentia waistcoat, boots, and
cloth shirt. The height was about five feet six inches,
and the hair very long and of a dark brown colour. The
face was so much decomposed that the features were not
distinguishable. The inquiry was adjourned, in order, by
means of the press, to identify the deceased.
DREADFUL COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE
OFF DOVER. —On Wednesday intelligence was received in
pounds,o
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the city, of a mast unfortunate disaster, attended with loss
etchxketenotn
night off Dover. The particulars are briefly as follow :
lo
large powerful steam-ship, the Royal Adelaide, the
property of the British and Irish Steam-packet Com-
pany, ou her voyage to Belfast, came in collision
with a schooner called the Gil Bias, of London,
with such tremendous violence that the latter sunk al-
most immediately. The night was excessively dark, and
a good look out, it is said, was on board of the Royal
Adelaide, but the schooner was not observed until within
a few yards of her bows, consequently no human
power could prevent the collision. The shock was
terrible, the bow of the steamer was driven in, and the
schOoner is supposed to be almost cut in two. The crew
of 'the latter fortunately at the time were on deck, and
saved themselves by jumping on board of the steamer, with
the exception of a black boy, who was asleep in the fore-
cabin, who perished. The captain of the Royal Adelaide,
fearing that his vessel would go to pieces, not knowing the
extent of the damage, took possession of the helm, and
'steered her to Cowes, which they succeeded in gaining in
a few hours. An examination then took place, and it was
discovered that the vessel had not sustained such injury as
to prevent her from proceeding on her voyage across the
Channel. A great many of the passengers refused to go
further, and came back to London. The master of the
Gil Blss, Captain Herbert, and the crew, landed at the
same time. The vessel was from the coast of Africa, and
had a most valuable cargo, consisting of chests of gold
dust, elephant's teeth, and palm oil. The cargo is re.
ported to be worth 400,0001, and is the property of Mr.
J. C. R. • Redmond, residing in the city. Her loss, if
true, is very great. 'The cargo and vessel are insured at
Lloyd's
RAIN AND RExTs.--It has often struck us,
as net the least evil attending the existence of the Corn-
laWs, that they make it the interest of one class of the
community to rejoice in the distress of the rest, and induce
an important section of capitalists to become mere
gamblers
in -grain. speculating upon public calamity, and trading in
anticipation of the future visitations of the chastening pro-
vidence of God. While we feel that the vicissitudes both
of the moral and physical (quid are silently working in
men's minds a conviction df the solid foundation of our_
cause, and that the social convulsions which at present so
shake the empire to its centre are conspiring with the
gloomy prospect of the seasons to speak trumpet-tongued
to those who are muzzling the oxen that tread out the
corn, we are, God help us, far from rejoicing in the pro-
gress of our question by such dreadful means as this. Yet
we cannot help, in sorrow more than in anger, comparing
our present condition with that in which at this moment a
free trade would have placed oz.—Anti- Corn-law Circular.