The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-17 00:00:00

THE HERRING FISHERY.

BERWICK.—Our fishing this week has been. pretty
good, although on Saturday morning there were scarcely.
any:- On Monday our boats proceeded to Holy Island,
where the night before there was a good fishing, a-.ad
some boats got shots as high as 27 crans, several, ho.w-
ever, having not more than two or three crans. Un
Tuesday night some boats got nearly 40 trans, but many
very few. Wednesday night being coarse weather, the
boats were not at sea. This morning (Friday) the boats
are returning with very little success. The fish last
taken were very much spawned, so that it may be feared
they have removed off this part of the coast. We learn
that the fish taken were the same shoal that the week
before were off Dunstanborough Castle. Our boats Ail'
not average above 40 crans yet.
HOLY . ISLAND.—This week the fishing has been
better than last, the takes ranging from one to 30 crans
per boat. On Thursday 12s. per cran was readily ob-
tained from the Frenchmen, of whom we have between
30 and 40 sail in our harbour. Owing to the wind set-
ting in from the North, the boats were not able to go
to sea on Wednesday evening.
NORTH SUNDERLAND.--The fishing here, and at
Beadnell, Newton, and Craster, has been very partial
since Thursday morning last week, although some boats
which fell amongst the fish have had as high as 20 and
30 crans. On Wednesday morning last the fishing was
much more general than for some previous days, being
from 10 to 30 trans por boat, and every appearance of a
good fishing. On Wednesday night there were no boats
out in consequence of the stormy state of the weather.
There are about 300 boats at the fishing here this sea-
son, affording a fine sight when they are proceeding to
the fishing-ground in the evening.
EYEMOUTH.—For the past week the fishery here has
been very unsuccessful, until Wednesday, when there was
a general take, some boats having as high as 52 crans.
Prices from 13s. to 14s. per cran. Owing to the stormy
state of the weather, there were no boats off on Wednes-
day night. There are twelve French vessels here wait-
ing on green fish.
DUNBAR' AUG. 11.—Yesterday morning the take was
greater and more general than it has been for some years.
This morning, although there are many splendid shots,
the fishing is not so heavy. Last night there were up-
wards of 300 boats in the bay, and above 200 have de-
livered here this morning. Eighteen foreign vessels are
now curing with us, and the shore is literally crowded
with curing stances. Prices from 10s. to I Is. per cran.
ANSTRUTHER, AuG. 10.—There has been a good her-
ring fishing here this morning, and the take has been
pretty general. Several of the boats have caught thirty
barrels. The price commenced with 18s., but soon de-
clinedlo pli. as the t oits came in well laden.
4.€ AirEnuEU4Atta. 3.—The herring fishery here is now
fullY` as Prosperous as at any station on the coast. The
fishing on. Saturday morning was very successful—the
•average Being from twelve to fifteen crans per boat ;
W,hile'llib finality q the fish was uncommonly excellent.
The,aVerage NO sine the commencement may be stated
ti st froni f6rtylike tt, fifty crans.
1, i ',TIIITRS4, AND WESTWARD.—The boats in this district
, were hindered from getting to sea, by rough weather,
frotil 27th ' ult. 'Until Monday week. The total aveirgc
for the season Will, not exceed seventy crans, and the
:fishermen do not expect;Vthat much more will be done
in this district this year.
Wics, AUG. s.—The derring fishing at this place has
been very successful for the last eight days. The gene-
ral average for the season up to this date will be about
fifty crans—exactly double what it was in 1840, but
twenty-five crans per zboAt under what it was in 1839.
There is about the same quantity of fish caught this
year as there was in iO9-at the same period, there being
about 200 boats more on the station this season, which
makes the total tinangty-caught 35,000 crans. Price of
cured fish may be quoted at 20s. per barrel. Most of the
sales yet made have been at 20s. 6d.
SHETLAND.—The fishing in Shetland has been as yet
a failure. The season has not yet fairly commenced
there.
ORKNEY.—The fishing at the Orkneys, throughout, is
yet very poor. Little or nothing was done before this
week.

WHAT WILL NOT A MOTHER DO TO SAVE
TIER CHILD?—We learn that on Friday last, as a child
of Mrs. M‘Gee, of Westminster, aged five years, was at
play about the well, it climbed upon the curb, and was
precipitated head foremost into the well, which was
about twenty feet deep. Mrs. M'Gee, missed the child,
and hearing cries from the well, although in very poor
health and having a child only five weeks old, descended
and rescued the unfortunate sufferer, who was clinging
to the stone of the wall and crying for help. Such
daring and bold achievements, although of rare occur-
rence, show what a mother will do to save a suffering
'child.—Cork Southern Reporter.
A CAST-IRON LIGHTHOUSE.—Among the
wonders of this wonder-working age we may mention a
lighthouse of cast-iron (!) which is now nearly completed
in London, intended to be placed on a dangerous reef of
rocks at Morant Point in the Island of Jamaica. The
lighthouse is 100 feet high, and 18i feet in diameter at
the base.—Cork Southern Reporter.