The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-24 00:00:00

THE HERRING FISHERY.

The Moniteur de Flotte gives some details con-
cerning the herring fishery :—" The common her-.
ring, which is so abundant in all markets, is taken
generally on the coasts of Europe from the extre-
mity of Scandinavia as far as Normandy, and
sometimes even lower down, but never so low as the
liay of Biscay. Swedes, Norwegians, Russians,
Danes, Germans, Dutch, English, Scotch, Irish and
French, all take part in the herring fishery. The
number of men employed is about 100,000, and that
of vessels 3,ooo—not counting a number of small
boats. Herrings breed with remarkable rapidity.
The females are in number upwards of two-thirds
more than the males, and some of them contain as
many as 60,000 eggs. The abundance of herrings
is such that it is not diminished either by the fishing
or by by the destruction committed by large fish
and by innumerable birds. The herrings move in
shoals, which are sometimes from eight to ten miles
long, by two to four wide, and of unknown depth.
These immense masses, which advance very rapidly,
are distinguished by the presence of birds flying
above them, and by the agitation of the sea, and at
night the place which they occupy is
in phosphores-
cent. In 1781 herrings came such large quanti-
ties to Buscoe, on the coast of Gottenburg, that they
were caught by the hand. In 1784, 1,400,000 f.
worth of herrings were caught in the space of a
fortnight in Loch Urn. In 1773 there was such an
invasion of herrings in Loch Torridon that 150
fishing beats caught from 12 to 20 casks each in the
space of a single night. In some cases 50,000 her-
rings have been caught by a single cast of the nets,
and it is also said that the fishermen of Dunkirk,
Calais, Dieppe, and Boulogne have frequently taken
280,000 herrings in a night. The Dutch take great
interest in the herring fishery, and the arrival of
the first herrings of the season in one of the ports
of Holland is celebrated with public rejoicings. In
the 15th century the Dutch had 700 large vessels
employed in the fishery, and the quantity of fish they
caught may be estimated at 30,000,000 a-year ; in
the 17th century the qnantity rose to 50,000,000 ;
but it has since greatly declined. The English fisher-
men take at present about 7,000,000 tons annually,
and the Dutch not more than 35,000 tons. In France,
180 vessels of 8,000 tons burden are employed in
fishing herrings for salting, and take about.
8,500,000 kilogrammes a-year. Of these vessels
about 100 belong to the port of Boulogne-sur-mer
alone; the rest to Dieppe, Fecamp, Saint-Valery-
en-Caux, Calais, Treport, and Gravelines. The
number of vessels employed in fishing herrings
which are sold fresh is 470, of about 10,000 tons
burden, and they catch about 13,000,000 kilo-
grammes annually. They belong to the aforesaid
ports and also to those of Barileur, Berck, Dun-
kirk, Etape, Le Hourdel, Port-en-Bessin, and Saint
Valery-sur-Somme. At Boulogne the fishery is
better organised than anywhere else in France, and
is carried on by means of associations composed of
the owners of the boats and the crews."

A NOVELTY IN A SCOTCH DIVINITY HALL.—
Several students belonging to the evangelical churches of
France and Italy are at present prosecuting their studies in
Edinburgh, in the theological seminary of the United Pres-
byterian Church. Ou Monday last one of these gentlemen,
M. Antonio Cresi, was called upon to deliver a discourse in
the Junior Hall, before Professor Lindsay. M. Cresi entered
the pulpit, and, to the astonishment of professors. and stu-
dents alike, preached an eloquent and animated sermon in
French, and of which it is only just to say that it was cha-
racterised not merely by much felicity of diction and acute-
ness of argument, but by a thorough soundness of evangeli-
cal sentiment alike pleasing and refreshing. The surprise
excited by the sermon had scarcely ceased, when, to com-
plete the novelty, the learned Professor proceeded to deliver
his criticism upon it in the same language, amid loud bursts
of cheering from C resi'..s fellow -students, who seemed highly
gratified at the "innovation." Professor Lindsay charac-
terised the discourse as one of rare excellence, stating that
in his opinion the preacher had handled the important
truth contained in his text in a most masterly manner, and
concluding by expressing the hope that Mons. Cresi him-
selfwould enjoy, in their fullest
by the preaching
would yet live to see the day when,
llyand religious liberty. Mons.
extent,of such
thetru hisss ingo nativenf elityai
Cresi, we believe, has studied for some time at the Evan■
gelical School of Geneva, and is about to proceed to Jersey
as a Protestant pastor.—Scottish .rress.

STATE OF

(From the Spectator of this clay.)
The letter of our Paris correspondent will be
found to contain information of great interest in
connection with the gathering at Biarritz, on the
accuracyr of which we believe our readers may rely.
\\ e refer to the statement that there has been no
important movement in politics since I last wrote
_
to you ; a rumour emanating I believe from a good
source, and which has produced a favourable effect
on the Bourse, leads us to expect an amicable settle-
ment of the Italian question. It appears that the
Emperor accepts the plan of the King of the.
Belgians ; which is, to give the fortresses of
Peschiera and Mantua, and the States of Pare
ma and Modena, to Sardinia, to reinstate
House of Lorraine in Tuscany, and to restores
the Legations to the Pope after introducing
variety of necessary reforms. Very few peopleestY can
divine the real intentions of his Imperial Majt
but itis believed in the highest quarters that he
does not desire to obtain Tuscany for hiosrt,cousin
nor is there any foundation for the rep whic is
h
has circulated lately, that the Count de Flanders
to be put forward as a candidate. It is also con-
fidently expected that the first part of the TreatY
of Zurich, which concerns the cession of Lombardy,
• be signed in the course of next week.w I haye
just heard, on the best authority, that, includedT
the stipu lation that Venetia shall have a
the arrangement I have communicated to you, 14 -
ment, institutions, and an army of its own under
the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, with the
title of Grand Duke of Venetia; this stipulation
has the concurrence of Austria. A Congress is ale.°
to be held at Brussels, of which King Leopold le
to be the President. The Bourse is very firm.
Govern

-RONEY MARKET AND WIT NEW S.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The variations presented in the Bank of England
,eturn for the week to Wednesday last, are rather
Important, but they exhibit very little change in
the position of the discount market. A large addi-
tion has been made to the stock of bullion, owing
to the extensive arrivals of gold, which, in the ab-
sence of other demands, has been disposed of to the
authorities. Judging from the present tendency
(3f affairs, it is not improbable that a further accu-
mulation may occur. Although the demand for
money
has been comparatively quiet, the other
securities have been augmented £360,659, but this
18, accounted for by the increase in the private and
7 re,nanry balances. It will be observed from the
following statement, showing the principal altera-
tions that the circulation of notes has temporarily
Increased ;--
Active Circulation
Increase
Bullion ..
Increase
Rest

Icrease .. • •
Publinc Deposits • •
Increase .. • •
Other Deposits • •
Increase .. • •
Seven Day and other Bills
Decrease .. • •
Government Securities

Other Securities
~,,, Increase
,Aotes Unemployed

.. 221,079,775
00 19,415
.. 17,192,169
.. 71,347
.. 3,720,472
3,685
of
.. 8,792,598
.. 283,676
.. 13,219,882
.. 145,242
839,280
20,012
• ..
11,220,018
No alteration.
.. 19,317,820
.. 360,659
.. 9,909,935

, Increase .. .. • • 75,610
moderate demand for money is reported in the
general market, and as further instalments will
4' en have to be forwarded in connexion with the
Indian and
and Russian loans, it is not expected to ex-
Alba an immediate diminution.
.h. foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex-
thited a slight advance in the rates on Amsterdam
and Hamburg.
About £BB,OOO was sent into the Bank of Eng-
land yesterday.day.
The Ariel has arrived from New York with
'90,000, of which £60,000 is for France.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
quietly, and 8,000 bales were disposed of at pre-
;14118 values. In the Railway Share Market a fair
tneunt of business was transacted, and prices tended
nlivarda.
Since Monday last the imports of specie were
about £802,321, and the exports £50,000, exclu-
Itolve of the following shipments direct from London
the continent during the week ending Thursday
last

Gold coin
Rotterdam , 20 oz.
Calais
~ bars Gibraltar
Cadiz
Silvei• coin
), Rotterdam 4OO oz.
Boulogne
), bars Hambro'
t; Tile official returns relating to trade and naviga-
-I,l°ll for the eight months ending the 31st August
thve been published. From these it appears that
./le total declared value of the exports from the
United Kingdom amounted to £86,405,885 against
~Il
a 75,696,564 in the latter period of 1858, showing
-11
increase of £10,809,321. The chief in-
Z„eB46 is perceptible in beer and ale, cotton
bililittfactures, earthenware, haberdashery
.and
111inerY, hardwares and cutlery, linen
13.4nnfactures, silk manufactures, British
AIIIIIte, and woollen and worsted manufactures.
sal:te was a falling off in cotton yarn, machinery,
or alt' and sheep and lambs' wool. The importations
the principal articles were larger, as regards
5.111 animals, raw ootton, dyeing stuffs, flax, raw
lambs'' brandy raw sugar, tea, wine, and sheep and
in
wool., There was a diminution, however,
TeZe°a, coffee, corn, flour, spices, and tobacco.
:e shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the
0',114t of tonnage employed in the foreign trade
is United Kingdom of 153,794 tons for the en-
-4:38 inWards, while the clearances outwards show
titlignientation of 156,025 tons.
toil the coasting trade for the same period 547,244
41is more were employed for the entries inwards,
tioh the entries outwards also show an augmenta-
sa: of 448,848 tons compared with those of the
came
Period of last year.
(Itti foxiness at the Stock Exchange continues
pH e"' but since the commencement of the week
u-, have been well maintained. The
tends' foreign bonds, and railway shares have
condaed uPwards, although speculation has been
alCileted on a limited scale. A favour-
hnPression, however, has been produced
in the steadiness of the Rentes, and the specie
ktt'vnlent at the Bank of England. To-day the
I\ze,,,rt appears steady, Consols being 951 1. The
-India Stock is rather flatter, at 1001 ; ditto
htt
I-4P Is steady, at 1001 ; and Exchequer Bills
II advanced to 235. and 265. prem.
11,:athe Foreign Market this week the Mexioan
hml have attracted considerable attention, the
p ;hest Point attained showing an advance of 2
KKatiTo-day they exhibit increased buoyancy,
tt:g quoted 241 1, or about 1 per Cent. higher
gt ;; Yesterday. Turkish 6 per Cents. are firm at
3 n 6 ; ditto New Loan, at 69-1- to 70-1- ; Spanish
tn,,,rer Cants. are 461 ; Brazilian, Peruvian, Por-
i-ese, Russian, and Dutch are at previous rates.
Ca the Railway Share Market tho variations
Count 21.4 been important. Caledonian and Eastern
t, have declined about ss. ; and Midland and
and',.astern, 10s. ; Great Western and Lancashire
~lorkshire advanced 10s,
verane Foreign and Colonial Markets have been
a3r0.41111, prices generally showing no alteration.
at 4,14t-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
'4)14 previous rates.
a . 131 -

D 6.
r. --tITISIT FUND:S7—CLOSING..P9RSIICIE;.
11,-41 ‘,en. Consols Annuities
bit Stock
bitt '40,,. , 1859, 6 per Cent.
100 k
1
1,x41'144.1). Scrip, 5 per cent
23 6
bitf„Nner Bills £1 000, 11d
bit— 4,500 .. "
........... 26
..to Q_ ...............
26
"mall, lid
i'rkz,I,OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
103 k
or,,,—ati 5 per Cent.
18
h1ei.'u41,,..._ New Active, 31 per Cent.
,D•it7, A 3 Per Cent
,i'tl `lecount
DD to .4 241 iI 4 i 1
vt 'Per Cent. • — 11, Ito Account .
tt
hut, ,s`eee, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Dittos 1822, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
hAnio,,l Per Cent
bitt-o‘,.° Per Cent
Ditto 7ew Deferred, 3 per Cent.
'3„Psni.b`l,..,e'eount
i aritf;‘,, `-'ora. Cert. of Coup. not funded 4l
Dl' 6 Per Ce t
Di.itt°•tkilecount n B4f
bbitto As_e,o Loan
70 691 70i
, %1.._ v'e , 'ant
Ditto 2f per Cent.
4.440 Account
28i
,
1)114 Inv,"
4 i enus on the above payable in London.
bitt zellange 12 Guil. 21 per Cent
1021
° Certitleat'es, 4 per Cent.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account (Oct.) 9si t
.............____
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te,ea letter from Paris says that M. Mario has end-
-7'4 4)l° an. engagement with the theatre at Madrid, an
rth_adarae Grisj is going to St. Petersb.urg.
h. 1,4 Austrian Court has taken up its residence at
calace of Schoenbrunn.
:AITTI
elock " TO SMOKERS.--A little before four
The °II Tuesday morning an alarming fire broke out at
the ",,14,9 of Mr. James, a provision dealer at Nottingham.
tied tv'hice immediate] rocured two ladders, which they
iki.i.(°l,•ther, and placed by the side of the house up to the
401(ii„r n". Mr. and Mrs. James descended in safety, andni ea
aßexi'd of the llth Hussars, who was passing at the time,
t9til tic:(l and brought down the servant girl and a child
he house The fire originated from some ashes which.
amr,-,,eaes knocked out of a pipe he had been smoking into
e3iefr,'en snittoo taining sawdust, and which after
l'‘)011' ‘43" with Waitscpolnaced under a chest of drawers in
a
,1/4,t ter theWpatairs. These ashes smouldered some time, and
to drayLareily had retired to rest the flames burst out, and
-(1 the; era were soon on fire. The smoke, which ascended
a~an,„"iPor stories, however, fortunately, awoke the servant
she gave the alarm. Happily, no great.amount of
eeiti,,,le was done, beyond the drawers and their contents
rataost totally ued the walls blackened, and the
A"Vb. the doors "ancdonNsvinmdow, -sills blistered.
ktat Ass's BITE.—On Monday morning last a
he f° dealer, named Wm. Splatt, met with his death under
111 th°ll"ing peculiar circumstances :—The deceased was
dartcart ohabit of ending vegetables and kept a donkey a. d
that purpose. g A few day's ago while givirlg the
kold a Potato he placed his hand partly in the animal's
tlve I'4 when he received a slight bite in the fleshy part be-
tti4n the thumb and forefinger. The wound appeared so
asth, at he took no notice Of it till Sunday last, when
treat and arm commenced to swell and discolour toora
titlcat. arming extent, and despite medical assistance: m
Nztt lon of the arm ensued, and the poor man expired in
1,11, agony at about half-past four on Monday morning.
krawidow is also suirerino• in a like manner, having
ta,l4`ehed her hand with a 'broken bottle, that had con-
tlloed a liniment used for her husband's arm, It is feared
zoortification may ensue in this case also.—Plymouth
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