The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-27 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1839.

THE COAL TRADE

The preparations now in progress in the inland coun-
ties, for a deadly struggle with the northern coalowners,
are of a nature too serious to be disregarded. A depu-
tation from Staffordshire had two interviews with the
Lord Mayor of London last week ; and during one of
them, a sample of the inland coal was burning in the
grates of the Mansion House. The parties present,
(and there were many lookers on,) one and all approved
of the sample ; and the gentlemen of the deputation
expressed the determination of the parties whom they
represented, to supply the London consumer with any
quantity of the article at 225. 6d. per ton.
We know that there exists a prejudice—to some ex-
tent, probably, well-founded—against the inland coal.
We know that " white ashes" are great eye-sores to the
good housewives of the North, and that many of the
inland collieries produce a " white-ash"-creating coal.
But these prejudices are fast giving way to the neces-
sities of the times--men, (aye, and women too,) hav-
ing limits to their housekeeping indulgences, and
gradually discovering that " white ashes" are incon-
veniences much more endurable than heavy prices. Be-
sides, for how many other purposes than mere house-
keeping is coal continually wanted ? The thousands
of manufactories and steam-engines which the trade of
the metropolis sets in motion, have no squeamishness
as to the whiteness of the ashes ; but, on the csntrary,
in many cases, require precisely such a quality of coal
as your exemplary housekeepers would reject.
If we look at France, we find prejudices much more
strong yielding to the pressure on the purse. In the
dwelling places of our neighbours across the channel,
coal was always an abomination of the most hateful
kind, until the dearness of wood, and the cheapness of
coal, furnished arguments incontrovertible in its favour.
Our coalowners and their friends must not flatter them-
selves, therefore, that the " good housekeepers" of the
Tyne and Wear, as the better description of coals are
called, can maintain their pre-eminence, except by fair
and liberal competition with rival collieries. The
pocket, not the furniture, is the great regulator and
comptroller of the coal-cellar ; and the combinators of
the North may be assured from us, that the one may
be touched with much greater impunity than the other,
—Gateshead Observer.
THE HERRING FISHERY.

CELLARDYKE HERRING FISHERY.—WEDNESDAY,
Ave. 21.—When we sent off our last report, only a
few boats had come into the harbour this morning, and
although these were well fished, they were not to be
compared with those which afterwards arrived in the
course of the forenoon. Some of the larger boats had
between 80 and 90 crans on board, and the fishing being
general, the average take this morning was no less than
40 crans. The price obtained by the early boats was
Bs. 6d., but it fell in the course of the day, as the
heavy masses of fish poured in, to Gs. per cran. This
has been by far the best day's fishing at the station.
To give an idea of its extent, we may state that the
number of boats employed being 130, and the average
quantity taken being 40 crans, it follows that the
amount of this day's fishing alone is 5,200 crans ; of
which 3,000 were landed at Anstruther and Cellardyke,
and the rest at the neighbouring towns. Our general
average for the season is now 170 crans each boat.
We wish we could close our report for the day
with favourable tidings only ; but we regret to have
to state that eight or ten boats, belonging to Pitten-
weem or St. Monance, went off in the forenoon to
the Traith, and, contrary to the regulations of every
well governed fishery, anchored their nets on the ground,
to the great hurt and prejudice of the general body
of fishermen, who complain loudly of the evil, and
to the injury of the community at large ; and what
have been the consequences ?—just such as might have
been expected. In the first place, the boats which
went out to the float drave in the evening—the only
fair and proper mode of fishing—have come in with
their nets torn to pieces on their neighbour's anchors,
and rendered useless for the season ; and secondly, the
herrings have been disturbed—forced from their present
position—and compelled to leave the ground which
they formerly occupied. We hope they have not left for
good ; but no animal will remain amongst its dead, and
the herrings, in the meantime, have proceeded towards
the mouth of the Frith, such as were caught next
morning being got off Crail. The local magistrates and
Procurator Fiscal, by proclamations and otherwise, have
done their endeavours to prevent these unwarrantable
proceedings ; but unless the higher powers interpose
and adopt immediate and decisive measures to stop the
evil, we fjar this fishing, which otherwise might be
successfully prosecuted for some time, which is one of
the greatest blessings the community can receive, and
which a kind Providence has been graciously pleased to
place almost within our grasp, must be abandoned, and
an inestimable treasure allowed to float past—nay, ac-
tually be driven from our shores by a few reckless indi-
viduals, in place of being destined to feed the hungry
and clothe the naked, and impart comfort and prospe-
rity to a peaceful, industrious, and extensive population,
for many days to come.

THURSDAY, AUG. 22.—Owing to a few poacher
boats from the westward having grounded their nets yes-
terday near Pittenweem, and disturbed the herrings with
their anchors by day-light-lowers, in place of pursuing
the fair and legitimate mode of fishing by floating, the
take was not nearly so great as yesterday, but yet seve-
ral boats had good shots off Crail, about four miles dis-
tant from the Foiled traith. Some came in to-day with
sixty crans ; but the fishing not being so general, the
price rose from 65. to 9s. per cran.
FRIDAY, AUG. 2:3.—The fishing ground is now off
(trail, and there is a decided improvement in the fishing
this morning. It is more general, and heavy shots have
been got. When we write, the boats have not all
come in ; but several have arrived with thirty-five and
forty crises, and others arc observed working up to An-
struther deeply laden. The price at present is Bs. per
cran, though it is likely to decline in the course of the
morning. Great inconvenience is experienced for want
of a sufficient number of women to gut and pack
herrings.

BRISTOL, AUGUST 24.—The Great Western

left King-road this evening at seven o'clock, on her coy_
age to New York ; she has every berth on board of her
filled, carrying with her 11l passengers, a full cargo of
silks and other manufactured goods, and a large number of
letters.

The Methodist New Connexion held a camp
meeting at the high end of Milburne-place, North Shields
on Sunday last. The services, b,Ali in the chapel and m t
of doors, were of a very interesting character, and then:
were a great number of persons present, who all behaved
with perfect propriety, and there is reason to believe that
some of the preachers made impressions upon their hearers
that will not soon be forgotten.
CRIMINALS NOT ACCORDING TO LAW..•
All old bachelors, of a reasonable income, above fee ty. A 1
young men who have married old women. All Oki men
who hare got young wives. All those who have helped
to make the national debt what it is.—Leigh Hunt.
The sentence of death which was ordered to he
recorded against Isaac Dalby, at the late Gloucester
assizes, for the attempted murder of Louisa Latham, at
Rodborough, has been commuted to two years' hard labour
in the Penitentiary House of this county.—Cheltenham
Examiner.

NORWICH CHARTISTS AND TIIE BISHOP.—
In accordance with a resolution previously passed, the
Chartists of Norwich proceeded on Sunday last to the
Cathedral, which was crowded almost to suffocation. The
Bishop, who preached, took the opportunity to deliver a
most impressive remonstrance on the folly and danger of
their proceedings. He knew, he said, many of those whom
he addressed were in want, and as a Christian, a fellow-
countryman, and a brother, he felt for their condition • but
the vile schemes which it was pretended would better
their condition, would, if accomplished, render their
distress a hundred-fold greater than at present., Eng-
land must manufacture as cheaply as other countries
to meet them in the general market, and on this diffi-
cult subject, requiring the nicest calculations, should
they disregard the counsels of the wise at the dicta-
tion of hot-headed and evil-minded leaders ? His Lord-
ship then adverted to the manufacturing establishments
in Norwich, one of which alone, he understood,
caused nearly 20,000/. to be spent chiefly in wages,
and employed above 1,000 persons. Would they bette
the condition of the poor by causing these establishment
to be shut up, and stopping the wages of the persons em
ploycd in them ? It had always been the order of Provi
dance that there should be rich and poor, and contentmen
in his station was the duty of every man. "My hearers,'
said the venerable Bishop, " I have lived the greater part
of my life amongst the poor. I have been, as in duty
bound, their conscientious and honest friend, ever anxious
to support the rights and advocate the liberties of the
people, both in public and private, through evil and through
good report, defending them against what I have thought
oppression. I have always felt for their distress, and en-
deavoured to remove it : but I will not for a little popu-
larity conceal my opinions of the imprudence of your course.
I will, when I think it right, speak out my feelings as to
the folly and danger of the course you are pursuing in
following the advice of men who have advised you to arm
yourselves. And for what? To bring down upon you the
punishments of the civil power, and the judgment of a
righteous God. "—Chelmsford Chronicle.
FRIGIITENED TO DEATII.—We had to record
in our last number two eases of death, produced by terror
of the Chartists. Both the sufferers were females. Be.
sides which, we have been informed that the Magis-
trates of Durham have undertaken the expense of pre-
paring barracks in the suburbs of the city for the
accommodation of a body of military, which they deem
absolutely necessary for protecting them against the phy-
sical-force men. Our correspondent in Durham assures us,
that large quantities of soldiers' bedding and ordnance
stores arc expected this week from London for the Magis-
trates' barracks. We think our correspondent must be
misinformed. If all these vagaries are to be allowed, we
shall be saddled, by and bye, with a pretty considerable
county-rate to pay for them.—Gateshead Observer.
VULPINE SAGACITY.—Last week a very re-
markable instance of sagacity and sympathetic feeling in a
fox occurred at Etal. A young fox, recently captured,
had been fastened in Lord Fitzclarenee's stable-yard by a
strap attached to a collar round its neck. Another fox,
which had found its way into the 3ard from its native
haunts, was observed by the servants to be playing with
the captive, and shortly after both were found to have made
their escape, On examination it was found that the strange
fox had bitten through the nirap attached to the collar of
the other, hand us liberated it.---TBerwteh Warder.