The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-03 00:00:00

HERRING FISHING.

BERWICK, Auc. 28.—The fishing here is still not
very encouraging. The take on Monday morning was
from 10 to 20 crans-13 boats out. Tuesday morning a
good fishing; highest take, 30 crans. Since then the
fishing has been light, and some of the fish spawned.
This morning the boats appear to be still very poorly
fished, with the exception of a few who have about 10
crans. Next week will determine what this station
will do, as if the fish do not set in then there is
little prospect of any good being done this season.
floLv ISLAND, AUG. 27.—The fishing has this week
decidedly improved, being more general, and the shots
better than formerly. Our boats were not off on Sun-
day night. On Tnesday the highest boat was 24 crans.
Wednesday the highest 18 crans. This morning
(Thursday) all the boats are well fished. The fisher-
men are now in better spirits as the prospects are good,
and the weather is remarkably fine.
NORTH SUNDERLAND.—Very few herrings were got
here on Friday and Saturday. On Monday morning
several of the boats had a few barrels, but in general
they had none. Tuesday the boats were all clean, except
4or 5 that had about 20 barrels each. Price 14s. to 16s.
per barrel. Wednesday morning the boats in general
came in with from 10 to 13 barrels ; two or three
brought in from 30 to 40 each. Price 13s. Thursday
the take ranged from 5 to 20 barrels ; two top boats 35
barrels each. Price I Is. Curers are and have been
giving his. per barrel from the commencement of the
fishing.
DUNBAR, Auc. 27.—Since the 21st inst. the fishing
has improved daily, for although several of the boats
have repeatedly returned with none, and many had but
a few hundreds, a still greater number have had from
four to twenty crans. On Tuesday one boat had seventy
crans. At present the fishing is but a very short dis-
tance off the harbour. To-night (Thursday) there can-
not be fewer than from five to six hundred boats lying
off. Prices 12s. to 14s. The foreign curers are pur-
chasing freely.—Berwick Advertiser.
WICK, AUG. 25.—There are great hopes of the fish-
ing this week. The appearance has not been so good
this season; but yesterday there were very heavy
hauls-50, 60, and 70 crans, and a great many blanks.
The average would be about nine crans. To-day the
boats have not all got nut; the average will probably
be about ten crans. They are very bad this morning,
all spent. The average for the season will now be
about ninety-five crans. Sales are still being effected
at 193. 6d. full brand, and 18s. 6d. eight days old. The
failure or the potato crop in Ireland will no doubt affect
the sale of herrings there, and being the principal
market, the curers are much afraid of a fall in prices
immediately.
The potato crop in this quarter is all but completely
gone ; the few that are still untainted the people are
afraid to eat, for fear of the potato disease affecting them.
The process is going on so rapidly, that it is believed
that in the course of two or three weeks there will neither
be any for eating or seed.—Ross-shire Advertiser.

THE CORNISH PILCHARD FISHERY, Scc.
MOUNT'S BAY.—Since our last report, the boats have
caught very few pilchards. For several days the weather
was very boisterous, and the boats did not go to sea. On
Friday last, the weather was more promising, but the
whole fleet of boats returned without having taken 100
pilchards. On Monday last, there was a slight improve-
ment, the boats taking each from 1,000 down to 100,
and from two to three score of hake. Pilchards sold for
Is. 84. per hundred, and hakes at ss. per burn.
ST. IvEs.—A small number of mackerel were taken
last week, which realised 15s. per hundred. This
(Tuesday) morning, about 200 mackerel were brought
ashore, and sold for 20s. per hundred. No pilchards.—
Penzance Gazette.

TENBURY, WORCESTER, and LUD-
LOW RAILWAY COMPANY.

An adjourned meeting of this Company (of which it
will be remembered Captain Richardson, who is charged
with a forgery on Coutts' bank, is chairman), was held
yesterday, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of de-
ciding whether the co-partnership existing between the
shareholders should be dissolved or not.
Mr. Davies was called to the chair. _

The scrutineers who were appointed at the last meet-
ing, and who weie this day re-elected, then proceeded to
take the number of shares in the room, in order to as-
certain if the Act had been complied with. Soon after
they presented a reptlit. stating that the aggregate
number of votes was—

a. dissolution
Against it
Thanks were then voted to the chairman and directors,
and the meeting was declared dissolved.
Before separating, however, Mr. Knox (one of a com-
mittee appointed by the shareholders) read a lengthened
report, in which, after detailing the rise and progress of
the Company, the committee adverted to the facts
connected with the fraud or forgery, alleged to
be committed by Captain Richardson, and added
that they deemed it their duty to allude to the
improper and unjustifiable conduct of the directors in
voting sums of money for "services," although they
knew that the individual alluded to (Mr. Howell)
had no claim upon them. They also felt bound to
express their disapprobation of the manner in
which the signatureg had been got, as the
same gave unusual opportunities for the commis-
sion of fraud. The report then alluded to the expenses
incurred, which had been characterised as exorbitant
in the highest degree ; the legal and engineering ex-
penses alone amounting to 4201. per mile. The Com-
mittee, however, trusted that they would preserve to the
shareholders at least I7s. on every share, and they also
expected that a further dividend of Bs. would be realised
from the deposits still unpaid. The committee urged
upon the shareholders the propriety of signing a requi-
sition calling on them to convene a meeting at the
earliest possible period for the purpose of determining
what future steps should be taken.
Some opposition on the part of the directors was
manifested to this recommendation, and after some de-
sultory discussion, the meeting separated.

OSTEND, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2.—Lady Hope Wallace,
with her family and two carriages, arrived here yest.erday by
the general Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship
Triton, after a delightful trip of only ten hours., 'from Black.
wall.