The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-17 00:00:00

HERRING FISHING.

BERWICK, SEPT. 12.—This week a number of our
boats are laid aside for the season, and the landsmen are
employed in the operations of the harvest. The fisher-
men are still eager to get fish, and every night a few
boats have been out trying. Monday night one boat got
twelve crans ; Tuesday, highest take two crans ; and
this morning a few boats have from two to
eight cram. Prices are very high, eighteen
flings per cran, and the fish are good in quality.
Next week the moonlight will be greatly in favour of
the fishing. The weather is now all that the fishermen
could want, and we believe that next week they will be
more successful. The French boats are all away south
from this, so that our boats have all the sea to them-
selves, and a much greater chance to get a good take
without injuring their nets.
EYEMOUTIL—Our herring fishing to all appearance
has closed for the season. A. few of our boats have been
out each night for the past week, and have met with
little success, only two or three having got a few crans.
Two boats were out last night (Wednesday) and got
nothing. Most of our crews have washed up their nets.
Some of them have fished remarkably well, having as
high as 300 crans or more, while others have done little
or nothing, and it will be a losing concern with them
this season. One boat in particular, we know, has
not caught sixty crans all the season put together. The
average this year is 121 crans, and the average price
about 15s. per cran. Salt herrings per barrel 21s. We
understand our curers have sold at this price.
COCKBURNSPA.TII COVE.—The boats belonging to this
small fishing village station have now closed for the sea-
son, and the far-famed industrious crews have every rea-
son to congratulate themselves upon a " good take."
They average 295 crans per boat, and it is very remark-
able that they have killed more herrings than the whole
boats belonging to the large fishing station of Dunbar,
and past the highest average upon the whole coast.
NORTH SUNDERLAND, SEPTEMBER 11.—Our fish-
ing in the latter end of last, and the beginning of this
week, was on the decline, highest boat 9 crans,
which found a ready market at Us. per cran. There
is every likelihood this week will close our fishing for
the season, as all the strange boats and half-deals men
have left. We have several large French luggers off
our coast, which have arrived for a second cargo this
season, and from the present appearance they will have
to return with few or none.

HOLY ISLAND, SEPT. 11.—Since our last the fishing
upon our coast has been even worse than what it was
previously. During the last week most of the boats
were at North Sunderland, but did very little. They
tried off this place on Sunday night, when they consi-
dered there was a good prospect, but were again unsuc-
cessful. They were out again. on Tuesday night, when
only two boats took any fish—highest 5i erans. This
has been a very unfortunate season for our fishermen,
and will no duubt be severely felt by them during the
winter.—Berwieh Advertiser.

V'kLUB or SINGING.—I here introduce a fact
which has been suggested to me by my profession, and that is,
that the exercise of the organs of the breast, by singing, con-
tinues very much to defend them against those diseases to which
the climate and other causes expose them. The Germans are
seldom afflicted with consumption ; nor have I known more than
one instance of spitting blood among them. This is, I believe, in
part occasioned by the strength their lungs acquire by exercising
them in vocal music; for this constitutes an essential branch of
their education. The music-master of our academy has furnished
use with an observation still more in favour of this opinion. He
informed me that he had known several instances of persons
strongly disposed to consumption, who were restored to health by
the exercise of their lungs in singing.—Dr. Bush.