The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-12 00:00:00

" The wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best !"

Lord Gifford has given up the mastership of the
fox-hounds with which his Lordship hunted some seasons
past, and they are now to be a subscription pack.—Sherborne
Journal.
THE PILCHARD FISHERY.—We have great plea-
sure in stating that since our last publication large
quantities of pilchards have visited our coasts, and that
several thousand hogsheads had been taken in the
seins On Sunday afternoon, seven seins were shot
at Newquay, but in consequence of the boisterous state
of the weather, only three of them could bring their nets
together; and of these, two only secured fish—viz., " The
Rose," 400 hhds., and " The Speculation," about 500 hhds.
The quantity of fish that passed Newquay during Sunday after-
noon and Monday morning exceeded anything of the kind be-
fore witnessed. At St. Ives, on Monday morning, several shoals
of fish were observed passing to the westward, but too deep
for the seins to approach them. About one o'clock, how-
ever, other shoals made their appearance, and between that
time and the evening nine seine were shot : of these, we
regret to say that four missed the fish, and the other five in-
closed as follows :—Tremearne and Co. (2), 1,700 hogsheads ;
Wearne and Co., 500 hogsheads; Hocking and Co., 700
hogsheads ; Victoria Company, 100 hogsheads ; total, 3,000.
Yesterday, at the same place (St. Ives), several shoals of
pilchards again presented. themselves, and although many
passed in the morning in deep water, about midday Messrs.
Wearne and Co. shot one of their seine, sad inclosed about
500 hogsheads, and in the evening one sein belonging to the
Messrs. Bolitho, inclosed a very large shoal, but what quan-
tity is not yet accurately known—report, however, says
nearly 1,000 hogsheads. On the same day, a sein was shot
at Pendean Cove, and inclosed a large shoal of pilchards,
but we are sorry to hear that, from some cause, they escaped.
A coin was shot at Sennen yesterday, but the quantity of
fish taken we cannot ascertain. Last night (Tuesday) there
was a tire on the hills at Mullion, and it is therefore conjec-
tured that the fishermen there have also fallen in with pil-
chards.—Penzance Gazette.
HEALTH or Towns.--A preliminary meeting was
held at the Committe-room of the Town-hall on Thursday,
for the purpose of considering the expediency of forming a
Company, to be called "The Devonport Water and Sewer-
age Company," for carrying out, in connexion with Lord
Francis Egerton's " Water Supply, Drainage. and Towns'
Improvement Company," the chief recommendations of her
Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry on the means of im-
proving the health of large towns, by securing an improved
and more economical supply of water; an efficient street
and house drainage; the removal of all refuse, and its appli-
cation to the increase of agricultural production. A variety
of useful information on the subject was afforded the meeting
by the town clerk, and eventually a resolution passed autho-
rising the formation of a provisional committee.—Devonport
Independent.
CHINESE GINGER.--A novel description of article
was introduced last season from Canton, to a small extent,
in the shape of ginger, candied or preserved with sugar, both
in a dry and moist state, and it having been found to answer
the purpose and expectations of the importers very well,
and eagerly sought after, the article has recently been
brought in much larger quanities, and will no doubt be-
come a staple article of importation and be of very consi-
derable importance to persons engaged in the Chinese trade.
Having tasted some which has just been imported, we can
recommend it strongly as being most excellent, both in its
qualities and properties, and a capital stomachic, without
possessing the biting qualities of raw ginger, or the excessive
richness of that usually brought from the East and West
Indies in a preserved state, and it will no doubt, when its
excellence becomes sufficiently known, become an article of
very general consumption.
FALMOUTH HARDOUR.—We adverted a short time
ago to the defenceless state of Falmouth Harbour—a
port of first-rate importance to our mercantile and ship-
ing interest. We subsequently stated that we had
reason to believe that our remarks had excited attention
to the subject in an influential quarter. At all events,
buoys are now being laid down in Carrick Roads, as in the
late war, to mark the deep channel for frigates and line-
of-battle ships ; and, we have been informed, from an
official source,
.that two ships of large burden, pro-
bably ships of the line, equipped as block ships. will
shortly ride at anchor in Falmouth Harbour. On similar au-
thority we may state that the fortifications at Pandennis
Castle are, as we recommended, to be put into a state of ef-
ficiency, and mounted with guns of much larger calibre than,
any hitherto placed there.—Penzance Gazette.
MURDER.—The following announcement appeared
in the Government Police Gazette, of Monday :—" A man
Patrick M'lntyre, on the morning of the 9th instant, committ
an atrocious and wilful murder upon the body of his wife at Hued.d
Yorkshire, and had succeeded in effecting his escape. H .
scribed as being a bricklayer, a native of Ireland,
incheselati fromhigh, irtyto
thirty-flee ',ears of age, about
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and curly, fa ghtl ce fattish
whiskers, and round made,y
freckled
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a round fustian jacket, supposed fustian vest and trou.
dressed in
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nus:)rstand that Mr. Escott's recent Parlia-
mentaryWe u dinner speeches have given great offence
and arZ.er-
,norters
ta.t the last election. It is also
to mane of his sup
we par g out for an-
t are looking
rumoured that the Consf,r9
other candidate to stand wLth Mr. Last at the forthcoming
election- The name of Mr. Fleanng, of Stoneham Park, has
been mentioned 114110Ur..-witanipshire
Telegraph.