The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-12 00:00:00

THE HERRING FISHERY.

DUNBAR HERRING FISHERY, Auc. 7.--The fishing
continues to a wish. There are a few misses, but this
always happens. The harbour is literally crowded with
boats, yet not a half of those fishing in the bay ever
enter the harbour, brit run to other ports for delivery.
There are ten vessels in the harbour curing, and almost
double the number of curers on shore ; prices conse-
quently keep high—this morning 12s. 6d. to 13s. was given.
13}twicK.—The fishing still continues to be attended
with gradually increasing success. On the mornings of
Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the take ranged
from one barrel to six or eight; and on Thursday morn-
ing, while some of the boats were very poorly fished,
others had as high as fifteen or sixteen barrels. The take
on Friday morning was very limited, the boats not ave-
raging more than two baskets and a half. The price still
continues at from 15s. to 16s. per barrel. None of the
French boats have yet arrived on this part of the coast.
HOLY ISLAND.—The herring fishing here hai been but
very partial as yet
PETERHEAD, AUG. s.—The stormy weather prevented
our boats from getting out to the fishing in the end of
last week. On Monday night the fishing was very gene-
ral and heavy, but the quality of the fish was not good,
nearly the half of them being spent. Tuesday the quan-
tity was much smaller, and the quality not good. Last
night hardly any were got, and the quality not im-
proved; our average up to this date will he about twenty-
two trans.

'FRASEREURGH, Atro.2.—The boats at this place only
went to sea once during last week, owing to the rough
state of the weather. The average to this date is 20
crans per bdat.
BANFF, AUG. 3.—During the ]after end of last week
the very boisterous weather stopped the fishing for three
days. This week has begun much better. At Banff
and llacduff, on Tuesday, the 3d, the average was about
teii crans a-boat. Yesterday and to-day, only about two
crans a-boat. The demand for cured herrings continues
languid ; the heavy stocks of old fish on the Continent
prevent orders from arriving, and the extravagant prices
paying to the fishermen this year, makes the trade very
hhzardous for the curer.

TO NON-ELECTORS.
IIOW TO GAIN A VOTE, AND USE IT WITH-

OUT INTLIIIDATION.

Every Reformer who is excluded from the list of
voters, and does not possess.the necessary qualifications
to get his name on the register, may as effectually contri-
bute to the return of a Reform Candidate as if ho had a
vote for himself, and that vote was protected from inti-
midation by the ballot; if he will examine the list of
voters, which may be seen at the house of any overseer
at all reasonable hours, any day before the IZth of
August, and make a note of the name and addrest; of
any Tory that appears on the register and is not in
every way qualified.' He should immediately forward
the information, with ground of objection, to some active
Reformer or Registration Committee, who will object to
him ; and if he is unable to prove himself qualified, will
be excluded from the register, the onus of proof lying
entirely with the person objected to.
Thus the Tory vote struck off will be ono gained to
The cause of Reform, and given as secretly, if not more
so. than a vote given by the informant under the protec-
tion of the ballot.
Surely the thousands in the metropolis excluded from
the franchise and those 'who have been compelled to
sacrifico their
st,lves Ileconsciences, and submit to the most.shame,
ful as as shameless intimidation, will avenge them-
their
OnYtetton.
their intimidatorS, and thus regain the tote
PM ate interest compelled them to give against
their Own honest c • •

SPEAKERS 0, THE
----,-,
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—
The Commons ancientlafter consultation theiy
r had no continual Speaker, but
of
ann,.:r of ' proceeding was to
agree upon some person
abilities to deliver their
greatlam Rufus there was a
resolutions. In the reign (7i,\,
1i
knight
hi: alca•limameenibtrthheladnd stood before the people, and
Rockingham, and a certain
of them all. This was
House of Commons at
spice in the name and behalf
)rtainly knoWn was
undoubtedly the Speaker of the
that time. But the first Speakelrn.
Peter de Montford (44th Henry
tt:t least gave
and Commons sat in several houses, wheno the Lords
waist. 162.. Sir
for
inatbhieli first
their decisions . separately.—Les Constitution.
Richard Whig-rave (sth Richard II.)
Speaker that made any formal apology
now practised. Richard Rich, Esq. (28th Henry VIII.
was was the first of our Speakers who made request for .-
cess to the King.' Thomas Moyle, Esq. (34th H„acry-
VIII.) is said to be the first Speaker who petitioned Cr
freedom of speech ; and Sir Thomas Gargrave (Ist Eli-
zabeth) was the first that made request for privilege
from arrests, &c. Sir J. Bushey (17th Richard II.) was
the first Speaker presented to the King by the Com-
mons ; and when Sir Arnold Savage was Speaker (2d
Henry IV.) it was the first time that they were re-
quired by the King to choose a Speaker (Ibid. 163.)
SWAMPING OF A PORTION or BLACK,
FRIARS-MUDGE PlER.—About six o'clock on Monday
evening a barge, comprising a portion of the above pier,
was swamped in the following manner :—lt appears that
the barge, which had been recently boarded over, and
seats fixed thereupon for the accommodation of passen-
gers, was used only at the receding of the tide for the
purpose of lengthening the pier, but on the return thereof
it was moored under the first arch of the bridge. On
the present occasion it was nearly half-tide, and the man
whose duty it was to perform the office had just unfast-
ened the rope by which it was moored to the arch, when
the swell occasioned by two or three steam-vessels caused
her to go down. She was an old leaky craft, and totally
unfit for the purpose she was used, and it is perhaps a
most fortunate circumstance that she was not in her sta-
tion at the time of the occurrence, as great inconvenience.
if not fatal results, might have been the consequence, and
thus have added to the melancholy loss of human life al-
ready experienced at this truly dangerous and .(to the
City) disgraceful landing.