The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-10 00:00:00

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Arrival of the George Griswold.

This vessel, which has been for some days
eagerly looked for, arrived yesterday afternoon in
the Mersey about half-past 4 o'clock. On rounding
the Rock Lighthouse she was saluted by a discharge
of ari::llery from the Rock fort, and also from the
North fort on the Liverpool side. The Griswold
was decorated flags, and was towed up by the
steam-tug Resolute, which had the American flag
(stars and stripes) flying 0 the peak. Mr. Brassey's
yacht, with all her bunting Out, went to meet the
ship outside, and accompanied her up the river.
Most of the American vessels in port also displayed
their national and general colours. As the vessel
has arrived so late no demonstration on the part of
the authorities will take place to-day, but so soon
as arrangements con be completed the captain and
officers will be invited to St. George's-hall, where
addresses will be presented. The mayor also in-
tends giving a banquet at the Town-hall. The
Chamber of Commerce have already adopted an
address intended to embody the sentiments of the
mercantile community of Liverpool. The cargo of
the George Griswold comprises 13,236 barrels of
flour, 315 boxes of bread, 50 barrels of pork, 167
bags of corn, 175 barrels of bread, 102 boxes of
bacon, 3 tierces of rice, 2 bags of rice. The contri-
butions on board from the New York Produce Ex-
change are 1,500 barrels of flour, 500 barrels of
corn, and 50 barrels of pork. The Griswold is a
smart, handsome vessel, and has such buoyancy
that though by carpenter's measurement she does
not exceed 1,250 tons, she will probably carry
1,500. She was built at Quincey (Mass.) by
Deacon Thomas, who, it is said, never con-
structed an inferior ship. She is all oak (Ed
least her entire frame), with top timbers and stan-
chions of locust, and is copper bolted throughout.
She is 200 feet long, and has 25 feet breadth of
beam, 24 feet depth of hold, and two decks. She
has a long flat floor, with sharp ends, and
is a good sailer. She is provided with double top-
' sail yards, all handsomely proportioned. Her sails
are of Scotch hemp canvas, an article which, in the
scarcity and high price of cotton, has taken the
place of the heavy duck made of that material. It
is much softer and more durable, but does not hold
the wind so well. She has a tank amidships reach-

ing from keelsom to upper deck, which will contain
5,000 gallons of water. With this exception, the
ship has a clear hold, and between decks from stem
to stern. Her ample cabin and other houses are
upon the upper deck. Before the vessel left New
York a meeting was held on board, and the trea-
surer of the executive committee reported the
amount contributed to be over 108,000 dols. There
were two other organisations not reported. There
remained in hand 30,900 dols. in cash, a sum suffi-
cient to inaugurate another movement similar to
this ; and the sums received by the Corn Exchange
committee amounted to 20,000 dols.

THE SALMON FISHERY.

We take the following from the Moniteur de la
Flotte :—" Of all questions connected with fisheries
to which public attention has been called that con-
cerning the salmon fishery is of most particular
interest, in consequence of the decrease in that
species. Many of our rivers, especially in Brittany,
were not many years since well stocked with sal-
mon, affording a good trade to the fishermen on the
banks, and at the same time a delicate article of
food to the public. Bnt the abuses which have
gradually taken place in these fisheries, and the
greater facilities of sale offered, have gradually led
to the decrease of salmon, which would gradually
disappear from our waters altogether unless mea-
sures of preservation are promptly adopted. Eng-
land has taken the lead of us in this matter.
According to the existing regulations in Eng-
land and in Wales as regards salmon, the capture
of that fish is prohibited for four months,
Lunn the Ist of October to the Ist of February
—that is to say, during the spawning season,
when the salmon goes up the river to deposit its fry.
It must, moreover, be observed that this fish is not
fit for eating during this period, and that, consi-
dered as an article of food, it might have baneful
effects for the public health during the months of
prohibition. Severe penalties are imposed upon all
delinquents in this matter, and only recently a man
was fined £54 sterling, or three months' imprison-
ment, for infringing the rules. A society has been
formed in England for the conservation of fish.
Lord Saltoun is its president, and it consists of 150
members. According to the information which we
have received this society has been enabled to esta-
blish-1. That the quantity of salmon exported into
France dining the time of prohibition is circa 50
tons, the greater portion of which is sold at the
Paris market. 2. That these salmon, when taken,
are generally near spawning, and unfit for food.
3. That to avoid detection all sorts of expedients
are resorted to—ladies' bandboxes, hampers with
hares' feet or game feathers sticking out—to pre-
vent the contents being known. The sale of salmon
during the prohibited season has latterly so increased
that while it was formerly sold from 2d. to 4d. a
pound it is now sold at ls. to ls. 6d. According to
experiments made upon the salmon, every pound of
that fish would represent about 1,000 eggs—that is
to say, a 101 b. salmon would represent nearly 10,000
eggs. The calculation has been made that, supposing
that two-thirds of the salmon exported during the
prohibited period are females, and taking an average
weight of 101b.,the number of eggs destroyed would
reach the enormous figure of 60,000,000 eggs per
annum. Thus private interests, by practical abuses
contrary to the general rests,inte, have led not only
to the destruction of the young almo but to the
consumption of unwholeoome food. When the
habits of the salmon have been better
studied, a better system will be established, and
a great increase may be counted upon in this
article of general consumption. It is already gene-
rally known that the salmon returns annually to its
native river, and that, having spawned, it returns
to the sea. It is also known that it deposits its eggs
near the source of the river, on particular ground.
It is therefore important that the salmon should be
allowed to proceed to the spawning ground, and, if
traps are laid to capture the fish, the more perfect
they are the greater will be the decrease of salmon.
However this may be, the importation of salmon
into France during the months of October, Novem-
ber, December, and January has attracted the seri-
ous attention of men in England, who, with a per-
severance deserving the highest praise,
.have de-
voted themselves to the protection of fisheries. We
believe we are correct in stating that the society
founded with this object has expressed the wish that
the French Government should prohibit the impor-
tation of salmon during the four months when tbe
' capture of that fish is prohibited in
prohibited
Such
I
acatching measureof could onwlyerbee efficaciouscompletely
yetely
ifutchihne
i _France during the spawning season, not only in the
two but also in the rivers. We do not doubt that
this
,subject will be taken up by the naval and cm-
mercit,sl authorities, as it is a question of vital im-
portanco, threatened with destruction unless the
lamentable proceedings which have already occurred
are put a Oop to. By granting greater freedom to
the right of fishing, the decree of the 10th of May,
1862, nevera`
eless provided for exceptional cases in
the interests c f the reproduction of the species.
Consequently, ti.,e regulations of the salmon fishery
would be simply Lo harmony with these views."

Importing Tea wi,thouf colour on the leaf pre-
vents the Chinese passing _off inferior leaves as in the usual
kinds. Horniman's Tea io uncoloured, therefore,
always
good alike. Sold in packets li)r 2,280 agents.
Another colliery explosion took place at Moun-
tain Ash, near Aberdare, on Saturdaynight. Few
particulars have yet come to hand, ,hut Iv learn that there
are 13 men missing, who were dowu in the pit at the time
of the explosion. The sacrifice of life would have been much
greater, but the colliers had come up fo r the week, and a
comparatively few men only were down, effecting some
necessary repairs.
EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTIMENT OF SUDDEN
DEATII.—Mr. Frederick William Gingel;, of Wood
House, East Hain, of the firm of Messrs. Jaws Gingell
and Sons, died suddenly on Thursday last. He was sitting
at dinner with the family, when he observed to his father
.. I have a presentiment that I shall die suddenly." The
words were no sooner pronounced than his head dropped
and he expired. The poor of Whitchapel have lost a valued
friend,