The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-29 00:00:00

THE HERRING FISHING.

(From the Inverness Courier.)
The herring fishing seems to be prosecuted with very
unequal success at the different stations along the coast.
It seems a favourite practice with parties to boast all
they can about the respective places in which they have
an interest, and unless the result be stated in plain
-figures, it is not very easy to give an exact idea of the
resulti. It appears from the John O'Groat Journal of
Friday last, that up to that day the fishing at Wick
and its neighbourhood had been inferior to what it had
been at the same time for either of the two years pre-
ceding. The general average was only 581 crans,
a bile last year :t was above 90, and the year previous
ICO. " There his been," says the above contempo-
ra y, " a good d, maul for cured fish (luring the week
—price, 22.5. Em ty barrels 3s. 6d. Salt 225. per ton.
Several Norwekan vessels are at present in port die-
o arging birch barrel-wood, which is selling at 9d. per
foot."

We subjoin particulars in reference to other places :.--
1-LYBSTEll.—Fishing good. Total average 83} crans.
HELMSDALE.—Fishing very poor. Average from 10
to 11 crans.

FINDHORN.—Average 62.
ORKNEY AND SHETLAND.—Average in the North
Isles about 30 crans. And at Lerwick they are "in
anticipation of a catch, should the weather continue fa-
vourable !"
We lea from the Aberdeen Herald of last Saturday,
that the fishing in that county, and in Banffshire, has
proved more favourable. We extract the following :
ABERDEEN.—The average take of herrings at this
port, is now, as nearly as ca❑ be ascertained, about 75
crans. During the past week the fishing has been very
indifferent.

ROSEHEARTY, AUG. 19.—The fishing is doing well
here. To-day included, the average is about 100 crans
per boat.
PETERHEAD, AUG. 20.—The fishing was very good
in the end of last week ; but a heavy swell prevented
the boad getting out to sea in the beginning of this
week. Some heavy shots were got this morning, but
many boats were clean. Our average amounts to 106
crans.

BANYF, AUG. 20.—The fisbing, in the end of last
weak, was very moderate, but during this it has been
very good. The Macduff boats averaged yesterday
about 15 crans, and the Gardenstown about '"3. Many
of the Gardenstown crews have completed their com-
plement of 200 crans a-boat ; and arc now selling to
the French fishing vessels at 13s. 6d. per cran.
PORTSOY, AUG. 19.—Since the date of our last re-
port, the herring fishery at this place has not been so
successful as formerly. The general average, however,
from the commencement of this date, is now 130 crans
per boat.
LO,I3IEMOUTH.—On Friday week, the boats at this
port averaged 16 crans each ; and on Saturday seven
crans. On Tuesday the boats did not get to sea ; but
on Wednesday the average was 4 crans ; and on Thurs-
day three and a half crans per boat. Two or three of
the boats hare already made out their complement of
200 crans.
At Stonehavcn, Anstruther, and some other stations
in the south, the fishing seems to be but poor.

TIN GREAT WILL CAUSE.-WILL OF THE
1,4-re BLI'NDELL, ESQ.
answer to the inquiry of a correO' INCE BLUNDELL. In
}'ears ago, in the
we have to state
that an attempt was made, twenty-six
Court of Chancery, to set aside the will of the late Henry
Blundell, Esq., of Ince Blundell.The validity of the
will was, however, established by the Court ; and
with respect to the state of mind of Mr. Blundell
at the time of executing the will, it wfas-
opund mind,
proved that,
altbouqh extremely infirm, he was °
and capable of fully understanding whats he was
about. The Vice-Chancellor observed on the oc-
casion, " that it was not a question of insanity, but merely_
whether the testator's bodily infirmities affected him so far
as to render him incapable of settling his affair ; and it
was here positively sworn, that berore and after the execu-
tion of his will he was perfectly competent to the manage-
ment of his business." The dec sion was given in July,
1614 ; an J it appears that it was the approaching trial,
with a view to set aside the will of the son, Charles Blun-
dell, Esq., that has occasioned the inquiry of our corre-
spondent,—Liverpool Mercury,