The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-27 00:00:00

HULL, JtisE 25.

STOCI ExcaAwnz.—The sales are—North British, Carlisle Branch;
31s. 6d.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 331.—Chelmsford and
Bury, 12s.—Derby and Gainsborough, 14s. 9d.—Bull and Barnsley
Junction, 295.—11u1l and Lincoln, 19s.—Leicester and Bedford,
—Leicester and Tantworth, 13(—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston,
31. lg.—Loudon and York, lsxi—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock,
21. 9s. 6d.—North Western, 22s.—North Staffordshire, 5/. 6s.—Soull
Midland, I4s. dis.—West Riding Union, 31. Ils. 6d.
SHEFFIELD, JUNE 25.

STOCK Excitaxos..—The sales are—York and North Midland
(East and West' Riding), 10% dis.—Grimsby and Sheffield, 43 dis.—
Ditto, Extension, 114 dis.—East Lincolnshire, 9s. dis.—Leeds, Wake-
field, and Midland, I Is. dis.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 3s. 6d. die,
YORK, Julia 2h.

STOCK EXCIIA.NGE.—The sales are—Grand Union (Nottingham
to Lynn), 12s. 6d.—London and York, 1/. 1 ls. 3d.—Manchester,
Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 21. I is. 3d.—Newcastle and Dar-
lington, New, 9—Ditto, New Rrandling, 43—North British, Carlisle
Extension, 1/. Ils. 6d.—North Staffordshire, s%—West Riding Union,
Ti. 16s.—York and North Midland, (East and West Riding Ls.
tension), 101. las. 91.__

EDINBURGH, JrNE 2S.
I STOCK ExcnaKos.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 81. 105.-Aberdeen,
Banff, and Elgin, 11. 6s. 6d.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 21.135. 6d.-Ar-
broath and Forfar, 271. 10s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. 10s.-Ar-
magh and Portrush, 125. Gd.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. Ss. 6d.-Ayr-
shire and Bridge of weir, 21. 45.-Banffshire, 168.--Belfast and
County Down, 11. 15s. -British and Irish Union, 2/. 1.5. 6d.-Cale-
donian, 151. 55.-Ditto, New, 11. 55.-Caledonian Extenshm, 11. 35.-
Caledonian and Dumbarton, I/. Ss. 6d.-Caledonian and Northern
Direct, 11. 155.-Chelmsford and Bury, I2s. 6d.-Clydesdale
tion, 151.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. 75.-Deeside
31.-Direct Northern, 1/. 13s. 6d.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 11.:0x.--
Dundee and Arbroath, 381.-Ditto, New, 211. 55.-Dundee andi
Forfar Junction, 1/. IN.-Dundee and Perth, 221.-Ditto, Kinross,
Extension, 21.65.-Eastern Counties Extension, 11. 55.-East Indian
Railway, iGs. 3d.-East of Fife, 1/. 95.-East Lothian Central and
Tyne Valley Junction, ii. 55. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 11. be.
-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 751.-Ditto, Half t4hares, 17/. 10d.-
Ditto, Quarters, 181.- Ditto, ditto, New, 181.-Edinburgh and Leith
Atmospheric, 18s.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granion, 151. 10s.-
Ditto, Preference, 191.-Edinburgh and Northern, 10s.-Ditto,
Newport, 10s. 9d.- Edinburgh and Peebles, 1/. Ils. 6c1.---Edinburgh
and Perth, 1/. 155.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and MusselbuNh, 1/. 9s.
-Forth and Clyde Junction, 11. 195.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 741.
-Ditto, New Stock, 32/. 10s.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, lei. 10s.
-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 2/. 35.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle, 1/. 195.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. Ils. 6d.-Glasgew
and Garnkirk, 401. 10s.-Glasgow General Terminus, Si. 12s. 6d.
-Glasgow and Greenock, 161. 10s.-Ditto, New, 8/. 155.-Ditto.
Preference, 11. 155.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, It. 108.-
Glasgow: Harbour Mineral, I/. 155.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ar-
drossan, 1/. 175.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 21. 10s.
-Granton Junction, 10s.--Great County Down, 1/. 7s. 6d.-Great
North of Scotland, 1/. 135.-Inverness and Elgin, It. Is. ad.-
Lanark and Lothians, 2/.. 4s. 6d.-Larne, Belfast, and' Bally-
-13/1.
.-ILoo
Lo no n anddo 14x.-London
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so. n_d
Lo no d Bristol,a a n
Hounslow,ea ' .ManchesterdS'uth (Meal; -s;,
and Manchester (Remington's), 155.-London and York, H. 17s. 6d.-
Ditto, Half Shares, 21.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 11.-Moray-
shire, I/.-Newcastle and Berwick, 251.-Newry and Londonderry,
165.-North British, 291. 55.-Ditto, Halves, 111.-Ditto, Extension
to Carlisle, 11. 138.-Ditto, Extension to Dalkeitb, 6/.-North Staf-
fordshire, 51. 175.-North Wales Mineral, 14/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 61.
10s.-Perth and Inverness, 11. 12s. 9d .-Scot tish Central, 181.-
Ditto, New, 71. 55.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Jumliloll.,
11. lOs -Scottish Grand Junction, 12s.- Scottish Midland, :J.-
Scottish Southern, It. 17s. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 9s. -
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 3/. 65.-South Midland, 1/. 78
-Stirling and Dunfermline, it. 125.-Stirling and Midland, 21. 45.-
Strathern Junction, 11. 10s.-Wishaw and Coltness, 511.
I GLASGOW, JUNE 24.

STOCK Exenanat. —The sales are—Caledonian Extension, 255.
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 21s.—Direct Northern,
33s.—East Indian Railway, 9e.—Edinburgh and Bathgate, 455--
Glasgow General Terminus, sy„—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle,
35s.—Glasgow and Greenock, 171.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ar-
drossan, 34s.—Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 31s. 6d.—Larne, Bel-
ffeasrmthie, 3
t,andl3l:ll.
637. ss.—South Midland, 27s.—Stirling and Dun-

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FISHERIES (IRELAND).
The Fourth Annual Report of the Commissioners of
Public Works, on the subject of the fisheries of Ireland
has just been presented to both Houses of Parliament
by command of her Majesty. This report, with the ap-
pendix, oceupies a large blue book ; but the result of it.
is, that, throughout 1845, there has been, on the whole,.
the same steady though slow progress towards improve-
ment in the general fisheries of the country, to which
allusion was made in the preceding report. The Com-
missioners conclude their observations with these re-
marks and proposals (in speaking of the salmon fisheries
and the close season):—

_ .
" To the proposition of a uniform close season for the
sea and tideways, we apprehend no well-founded objec.
tion can be advanced.

" But a slight department of uniformity in the upper
or fresh-water portions of the rivers, however apparently
calculated to give rise to jealousies, will, we eenceive, be
found upon investigation, judicious, and, in fact, to be
the most expedient compromise (for such only It mist
be considered) that can be adopted.
not
" We are strongly impressed with theimportance,.
only to the public, but also to the parties. locthauy
or possessed of exclusive rights, of having the riversinterested
fully
and of the
stocked with a supply of early breeding a
consequent necessity of ceasingo f
d of the autumn.
gli kinds of fishing
for salmon at an early
Id on the whole, be attended
month of January would,
good • and the few persons who
evil than v
with more ewe believe, that to open any part of the
" Further,
of the old laws, or by acting con.
under the provisions.
largely in the benefits
have heretofore derived advantage therefrom, either
arise from an improved system, efficiently carried
cer-
tain to arise
and will be amply rewarded for any temporary loss
trary to law, will participate inout,
they may sustain in being prevented from fishing in that
month. We therefore propose—
" 1. That in the upper or fresh-water portions of
rivers throughout Ireland, there shall be a uniform close
season as regards every mode of fishing for salmon, from
the 15th of September to the last day of February in-
clusive.

" 2. That in the sea and tideways there shall be an
uniform close season from the Ist of September to the
31st of January inclusive.
"3. That all net fishing for salmon and trout shall
cease in the upper portion of rivers on the 31st of
August ; and, that angling only for the fish shall be per-
mitted until the 15th of September.
" Some doubt has been expressed whether angling
might not be permitted to a later period than the 15th of
September. But, after due consideration, we are opposed
to any such extension, which would be an exceeding by
so much, of the open period fixed for the greater part of
Scotland by the Act 9 George 111.
" lf, in conjunction with a due observance of the limi-
tation above proposed, suitable migration passes be
left even in what are considered the best rivers in Ire-
land, and due protection be afforded during the close
season we confidently predict that in the course of a very
few years the parties most interested will find, in the itrt-
provement of the fisheries, that their advantage has beat
been consulted in the refusal to accede to the full extent
of their demands.
" We wish further to repeat, and to impress upon the
attention of all parties, that the rivers are the natural
nurseries, not merely for the fisheries within their banks
and at their mouths, but also for the public fisheries on
the coasts, and that the times to be allowed for fishing
therein must be regulated by a consideration of what is
best, on the whole, for the public interest."