The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-19 00:00:00

EDINBURGH-WEDNESDAY.

Wheat on the top, Os 6d up average, is 2d UP
Barley on the top, Os 6d down average, Os ld up
Oats on the top, is Od down average, Os 2d dol
Beans on the top, Os 9d up average, 2s Od UP.

Total supply and sales.
Wheat 666 qrs sold 541
Barley 677 qrs sold 563 ,
Oats 1791 qrs sold 1043
Beans 65 qrs sold 52
Average prices.
Wheat, 60s 6d I Oats, 31s 4d
Barley, 39s 4d 1 Beans 46s 6d
Town-made flour sells as follows :—White, 50s Od ; eX
superfine, 54s Od; superfine, 52s 03; fine, 48s Od.

GLASGOW—WEDNESDAY.
To-day's market was well attended. Wheat and fl°6gtir
6d to is dearer per boll and sack. Barley scarce, and a
higher per 3201 b. Oats, feeding beans, and peas imprc"..',,
6d per boll.

THE -.RIBBLE FISHERY DISTRICT.---The Boara of
COnservators of the Ribble Fishery District haa;a just is-
sued their first report, which clearly shows'hat rnegns
taken to increase the breed of salmon in the river Ribble
and its tributaries have been attended with great success`
The report, which is dated Clitheroe, and signed ".'",
Whitaker, acting chairman," says that a committee tl"
gentlemen, of whom Colonel Townley was the chairincini.
met at Whalley in the year 1854, formed the Ribble,
der, and Calder Fisheries Association, preserved the ricl";
for years, increased the breed of fish, and only surrender?'
their functions last year, when the association was voice;
tarily dissolved that it might be resuscitated in the prose°
Board of Conservators, which is a public body, created hit
and elected pursuant to, the provisions of the Sale. ~°°
Fisheries Amendment Act of 1865, and armed by the .1):
gislature with enlarged powers for the protection of Ml'
The necessary steps for organising the new board Well
taken early in the spring of 1866, and although the brio:
ing into action the machinery of a now Act of Parlittince.'
is a work requiring considerable trouble and attention,
still it is hoped that the results which have attended these
efforts during the season will prove satisfactory to all Wjj°
feel an interest in the preservation of fish. It is a forte-
nate circumstance that from the correct return of fit
killed by nets at Preston for several ;rears, during which
time the late association rented the fisheries there, the
board are enabled to state that they find that, while there
were only 95 salmon and grilse killed during the lett
1859, during the season of 1866 the number of fish kills"
at the same fisheries was upwards of 9,000 ; and this 146
not all, for the average weight of each fish caught in 186
was several pounds more than of those in 1859. Fret°
authentic information received by the board it has boon as'
certained that upwards of 16,000 salmon were killed in the
Ribble and its tributaries during the season of 1866. BY the
concurrent testimonyof the fishers the rod sportduring h
past year was never equalled in these rivers. One gentlerasli
in his own streams landed ten salmon in one day, weighing
from 181 b. downwards. Indeed, during the last year hard
any sportsman returned dissatisfied with the river, an
'many streams yielded abundance of sport for a long 8003;
With regard to the state of the rivers since the rod fishing
of 1866 expired, we have to state that there have been "°
to one more spawning fish seen in the rivers than in eT39
former year since the old association was formed ; the sue'
cession of spawning fish has been more continuous We
was ever known. As one set of fish move off others COs:
tinually succeed. The river bailiffs hold the opinion ths'e
the salmon and grilse, as well as morts and sprods, bb
more numerous next year than the last. Most of the fie:
having spawned, have retired to the deeper waters; t';
late floods have carried many down to the sea, and the lets
frost was not so destructive to the fish as was feared. Villa
the state of the rivers for the present season is consider°
satisfactory. After referring to the prosecution and On;
viction of poachers, and some other matters, the consort
tors conclude their interesting report by saying that their
believe that the resources of the Ribble, Hodder, and Ca,
are almost inexhaustible, and that if they are liberiP
supported they shall not only be able to assure an increase
amount of fish for the supply of the markets of the distrl't
by net, and thus lower the general price to the public, hils;
they shall be able to show such sport to the salmon re',.,
and to gentlemen near their own homes, as is not to be
excelled by the great northern rivers, the Tweed, the lief'
the Spey, or the Laxfiord.
ALIMONY.—One of the last Acts of Parliarae
at
passed was to amend the law as to alimony ordered bto
ecclesiastical courts in Ireland. Substituted service le
be taken for personal service, and the decrees enforce.

Births.
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Anc:i!Ft7pn.the 17th inst., at Croydon, Surrey, tho

of Mr. David Archer, of ii son.
BAREFOOT —On the 17th inst., at Eaton Lodge, Peek"°'
the wife of Mr. John Barefoot, of a daughter.
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PRINGLE —On the 17th inst., at 27, Rutland-square, f
Arm burgh, the wife of Dr. Pringle, late Madras , °
daughter.

Marriages.
11 '4l
HARWAR—HILLIER- On the 18th inst., at St. -311
Covent-garden, William Henry, son of the late 311.'0,
llarwar, of Serle's-place, Lincoln's-inn, to Vivwe
eldest daughter of Mr. J. Hillier, of Watford, Herts. lc,
ROTHSCHILD—ROTHSCHILD—On the 17th inst. at k'titfoo
fort-on-the-Maine, N. M. de Rothschild, M.P, Odes' "of
of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, to Emma, dung
Baron Charles de Rothschild, Member of the a°l-
Parliament.

Deaths. col.EvAws—On the 16th inst., at 8, Stoke Orchard Villas,
loway, Thomas Evans, Esq., aged 76. p.
HORNS—On the 18th inst., at Woburn-place, Abrahams

- .
Horne, Esq., aged 71. .
PIGGOTT— On the 16th inst., at Lorrimore-terrace, Wt4l-
- P. W. Piggott, Esq., aged 82. „or,
TOKE —On the 16th inst., at 12, Waterloo-crescent, .1-''
Sarah, widow of the late Rev. Wm. Toke, aged 98.
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