The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-27 00:00:00

HERRING TRADE.

ABERDEEN.—The fishing continues pretty fair for
this week, considering the somewhat rough weather.
Saturday last averaged 10 crans ; highest boat, 29
crans. Tuesday—several had from 6 to 8 crans ;
average, 3 crans. Wednesday-14 boats only out ;
average, 5 crans ; highest boat, 15 crans. Thursday
—all the boats out save 3 ; several had 8 to 15 crans ;
average, 4 crans. Friday average, about 8 crans.
PETERHEAD, AUG. 22.—The fishing has been re-
tarded very much, this week, by the stormy state of
the weather. Our average is only 82 crans; at this
date last year, it was 104 crans.
FRASERBURG 11, AUG. 21.—The fishing has been
much interrupted here, this week, by the roughness
of the weather—the boats having been out only three
times since Wednesday last. The average of the 282
boats' fishing here is 45 crans per boat. Three cargoes
of herrings have been shipped this week for the Conti-
nent, and two vessels 'are at present loading for Ireland.
STONEHA YEN, AUG. 23.—The fishing, this week,
has been very partial. One boat, on Wednesday morn-
ing, had 30 crans ; another, on Thursday, 15 crans ;
and, this morning, one had 30 and another 20 crans,
but the majority of the boats had almost nothing.
GOURDON AND JonNsnavEN.—The fishing, this
week, has turned out very ill, and this looks bad for
the advanced season of the year.—Aberdeen Herald.
WICK, AUG. 15.—The drooping spirits of our
fishermen have, this week, been greatly revived, by a
fair fishing, and excellent weather for prosecuting
their arduous and laborious calling. The average for
the week will be about 25 crans per boat, and 53 to
59 for the season-15 crans short, however, of the
take at the same period in 1842 and 1843, and 35
short of 1841. From present prospects, by the end
of this week, the catch will probably equal any of the
preceding years. There were some very heavy hauls
each day, this week—so high as 60 and 70 crans. The
fish, in general, are of good quality. There have been
some few shots of spent fish among them. The following
is the week's report :—Friday, Aug. 9—average, 1
crans ; Saturday, 10—average, a cran ; Tues-
day, 13—average, 4 crans ; Wednesday, 14—average,
7 crans; Thursday, 15—average, 12 crans. As
usual, among 900 boats, some are very poorly fished,
while several have caught their full complement. As
yet, there is little demand for cured fish on the spot ;
buyers are waiting the result of the week. Some
few purchases were made to-day, at the former con-
tract prices of 15s. 6d. for eight days' old, or 16s.
crown-branded. On the Banff coast, we believe
16s. 6d. has been paid. Salt has become rather scarce.
Empty barrels rule at 3s. 4d. to 3s. 6d. Freights are
on the advance since the fishing set in. Norwegian
billet-wood has been selling at lid. per foot.
KIRKWALL, AUG. 12.—The fishing continued suc-
cessful in Stronsay until the end of last week. The
boats, as we anticipated, were not out on Wednesday
night. They will now average 60 crans. Last year,
the total average for the season was only 30 crans ;
and, in fact, the average already is considerably
higher than most seasons.
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HELMSDALE, AUG. 15.—Very few fish got here
upon Friday and Saturday of last week. This week,
the fishing has much improved. On Tuesday, the
boats averaged 31 crans ; Wednesday, 41 crans. Only
a few of the boats are as yet come in to-day, but,
from the appearance of those coming, it is supposed
the average will be equal to yesterday's. The general
average here for the season is 31 crans before to-day.
—John o' Groat's Journal.

MORE AMALGAMATIONS—THE LEEDS AND BOL-
TON LINES.—We understand that negotiations are already
far advanced for a union of the Manchester and Leeds
and Manchester and Bolton Railway Companies by
amalgation. The rumour of such arrangement has caused
the shares of both companies to advance considerably.—
Railway Record.
RAILWAY BILLS IN THE LATE SEssioN.—Th6-
total number of applications to the Houseof Commons for
Railway Acts, during the late session, was 71, and their
fate was this : 11 were thrown out on standing orders,
so as not to reach a first reading ; 9 were rejected in
Committee ; 1 was withdrawn after the first reading,
and 1 after the second reading ; 1 was thrown out in the
Lords ; and 48 received the royal assent. Several of
these are for amendments to previously existing Acts.—
Railway Record.
CORK AND CASHEL
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you will be happy to hear that the Directors of the
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It is proposed to offer 8,000 shares at Par to the counties.
of Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare, and Kerry, if
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plied for before the 15th of next h • mont .—Cork Examiner.
The Eastern Union Railway
ally set about their surveys for the continuation of their
line to Norwich by Diss, with a branch to Bury. An Ips-
wich paper states that the proprietors of the Brandon line
are at the same time contemplating aline to branch off at
Atleborough to Diss, by which the distance from Nor-
wich to London will be reduced, as compared with the cir-
cuitous route by Ely, from 128 to 112 miles, and that the
survey for this direct line is being made by Mr. Locke.—
Chelmsford Chronicle.
DEVIZES.—With the exception of a few drops, of
rain on Tuesday we have had a week of uninterrupted
fine weather, and harvest work has made great progress.
Should the remainder of the week continue dry the wheat
crop throughout the country will generally be secured on
Saturday night. That the crop will be most abundant
is now beyond a doubt • the quality also is very fine,
but the colour of the wheat has been slightly injured by
the rain.— Wiltshire Independent.
THE LATE CAPTAIN HALSEY.—MT. Rushton, the
Liverpool stipendiary magistrate, acting under instruc-
tions from the law officers of the Crown and the Home-
office, has discharged from custody John Kent, the per-
son charged with the murder of Captain Halsey, of the
barque Thomas Bennett. The American Consul re-
ceived an intimation of the intention of the court to libe-
rate the prisoner, but he did not appear to offer any ob-
jections, having no instructions from the American Mi-
nister to do so.—Manchester Guardian.