The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-28 00:00:00

HERRING TRADE.

The John 0' Groat's Journal reports a continued successful
prosecution of the fishing at Wick. On Thursday 500 boats
were out, and the average take was five crans each. A gene-
ral beginning has not yet been made. Highlandmeri, for
Ole purpose of hiring, are arriving in scores, and meeting
with pretty fair engagement;-4/. to 4/. 10s., with rations,
for eight weeks, has been about the rule. For good bands
as high as Si. to 5/. ss. have been given. At the annual
let of the herring curing s-atio is the' e was an increase
on the rental of about 65 per cent. A few days sinip a ii.an-
ber of Dutch fishing vessels arrived in Wick bay. Upwards of
70 were within sight at one time. They 11.41 previously been
very fortunate in the fishing. Most of the curers at Wick
preferred curing their fish, &though they were freely bought
fresh by the English vessels at 17s. and 18s. per craw. A
small quanuity of cured fish Las been sold at IBs., a few days
in salt, and the last contracts cut-red i .to were at 18s. 3d.
At Reawick, in Zetland, the fishing has been very successful,
the boats of Messrs. Garrick and Co., eight in number, aver-
aging 70 crans.
HELMSUALE, JULY 21, 18-15.—Our fishermen were pretty
successful last week, considering it. is still early. On Tuesday
there were 60 boats out, averaging 7 trans; Wednesday, 130
boats, averaging 3 cram; Thursdary, 170 boats, average same;
Friday, 200, average same ; Saturday, 220 boats, average lf
crans. The whole of our fleet will put to sea to-night. Several
crews who commenced first of last week caught 40 crans—one
or two boats have from 50 to 60 already.
STORNOWAY.—The herrings have almost wholly deserted
this coast, and seem to be proceeding southward. The route
of these singular fish is every year invariably the same ; they
first appear here, then proceed to Gairloch, thence to Portree,
from it to Scalpa, and work their way south by Lochfine, 101-1
1 %wed by an immense fleet of whales, fishermen, and ships.

Great rejoicinzs took place at Ramsay Abbe-,
Huntingdonshire, on Tuesday, in honour of the arrival of Mr.
Fellowes, M.P., and his bride, the lion. Miss Mulles, daughter
of Lord Sondes. Ttiumphal arches were erected, and I(YJ
stone of beef distributed amongst 2,000 of the inhabitants.
Many of the Hon. M ember's tenantry, with other inhabitants,
met the happy couple, and escorted them to the family seat.
SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday
last a boy named Hartley, the son of a widow, arid em-
ployed as a yard-boy by: Mr. Clarke, garden( r, at North-
wich, met with his death in a very singular manner. He was
in the stable, teasing a horse with the butt-end of a pikle, or
hay-fork, having the other end towards his own body, when
the animal struck out suddenly, and hit the handle of the piklo
with such force as to drive the prongs completely into the boy's
breast, killing him instantaneously. An inquest was held on
Monday, and a verdict of " Accidental death " returned.—
Liverpool Mercury.
EFFECT OF NEW RAILWAYS ON THE PRICE OF
CoALs IN LoNooN.—Mr. Mahon, in giving his evidence
before the Committee on the Cambridge and Lincoln line of
railway, stated that he had had the management of coal-mines
in Derbyshire for twenty years past; that the coal-fields of
Clay Cross, Wingerfield, and Stayley, were capable of un-
limited supply, and he believed that the Clay Cross and
Stayley coals were quite equal to the Durham. By the pro-
posed new lines of railway these coals could he delivered in
London at 14,. 10d. per ton ; Erewash coals as low as (Os. 6d.;
while the Wingerworth, which were not so good in quality
could not be delivered in London under 14s. 6d. per ton.—
The Builder.
REALLY, WI! kT NEXT?—On Wedne-thy Mr. W.
cattle White,of Ho rbu
fair. ont rhye, no ewri,n
following
purchasednorng hea mulch
went t coowvieiv.n.
hoeurt:
and found the animal minus her tail. He was, as may be
imagined, greatly astonished and indignant at the discovery.
believing that it had been severed during the n.ll:ht by some
r theetch
t; a i
lbut
had
iul pi;
been spliced
spcll;eedr eoxlani-ininsa?tioinnzheenioum asce-
rtainedaimnhuninearntilas'lto escape detection. he tail coming off was to
be attibured to the giving way of the materials with which
it had been put on, namely, divers yams of waxband, 84c.—
Wakefield Journal.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—WALLS, SHETLAND,
JULY 12.—We experienced. a severe gale here on Friday the
4th inst., from S. Two boats crews of six men each,
belonging to Sandness, to the parish of Walls, who had gone
to the ling fishing at a great distance trern the shore, perished.
One of the boats came ashore its the parish of North Maven,
bottom uppermost, with a dead man in it ; but the ether never
having been heard of up to this date, is supposed to have gone
coven. The names of the men are James Slater, James Eun-
son, Peter Georgeson, Peter Fraser, Henry Abernethy, William
Williamson,' Laurence Sinclair, James Wishart, James Tivatt,
George Coutts, James Sinclair, James Georgeson.— Caledonian
Mercury.
ISLAND or Rum —We understand that the Mar-
pis of Salisbury has purchased this island for the sum of
24,000 i., to form a shooting ground or deer forest, for which
it us well adapted. In former times Rum was one vast forest,
and it is still designated in the Gaelic language " the king-
dom of the wild fcrest." The island is about eight miles long
and seven broad. In consequence of two great emigrations of
the people in 1826 and 1828, the population was reduced from
400 to 100 or 130. The island is, we believe, held under tack
from Maclean of Coll, by Dr. Maclean, who has built an ex-
cellent house, offices, &c., besides effecting several rural im-
provements.—lnverness Courier.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—There is
a large supply of Wheat for this day's market, and a short supply
of all other grain. A speculating feeling in the Wheat trade
Causes an advance of Is. per quarter from last Friday. There Is
only a slow trade in Spring Corn, without any alteratiou its prices.
Other sorts nominal.