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

THE FISHERIES.

FOWEY.—The drift boats in this neighbourhood continue
to bring in fine pilchards, from five hundred to two or three
thousand each. Though several of the seans have shot they
have taken nothing.—Several fine salmon have been taken this
week by Mr. Lowry's sean, and sold at Bd. per lb.
VERYAN.—Several seans shot in Gerrans bay, on Mon-
day last, but the catches were very small, about three to
four bearing niauns to a seen. The drivers at Portloe have
done scarcely anything for the last few days ; but on
Tuesday night one of the Portloe seans shot in Germs
bay, and took up about sixteen hogsheads of fine pilchards.
ST. IvEs.—Several small shoals of playing fish have been
seen from the hills during the week, but too far off for the
seans. The mackerel boats that have been fishing two or
three leagues from the land report that they have seen large
quantities of pilchards passing up the Channel.
Loot.—The drift boats are taking from five to ten thousand
fine pilchards each every night ; but nothing has been done
yet by the seans. The Polperro drift boats have similar
catches to the Looe boats.

CIIARLESTOWN.-The drift boats continue to take some
small cotches of fine fish, which have been sold for ls. tid. per
hundred.— West Briton.

HERRING FISHING, BERWICK, SEPT. s.—Since our last
our boats have been at sea every night and have only got a few
crans to add to their former bad fishing. This morning they
are all clean, and there is now little prospect of any more till
the moonlight, when they are going to make another trial ; but
many of the half.dealsmen will have to go a harvesting. The
take for this season is only about a third of that of last year and
about a fourth of an average year. The boats upon an average
have not above forty crans each, and the fishermen are very
much cast down. Prices have been during the week from 13s.
to 17s. per cran.
EYEDIOCTII.—Our fishing for the past week has been very
light. There were some good shots in the early part:of the
week ; but these not at all general. The average for the week
has been from two to three crans ; prices 13s. to 17s. per cran.
The average up to this date for the season is 119 crans. A
good number of our boats have left for the south, in consequence
of a report of a good fishing at Craster and Boulmer.
NORTH SIINDERLAND.—Our fishing in the latter end of
last week was very good, some boats had from twenty to thirty
crans. On Monday and Tuesday this week, it was more
general, the highest boat had between thirty and forty crans,
but on Wednesday and Thursday the fishing had fallen greatly
off, the highest boat having only twelve crans. Prices ten to
twelve shillings per cran.
DUNBA R.-1 he herring fishing at this station is now nearly
closed, after a very successful season. The strange boats are
daily returning.—Berwick Advertiser.

THE POTATOE CROP.—The most alarming ac-
counts arc given of the state of the potatoe crops in this neighbour-
hood, Wisbech. We cannot gather a single account where the dis-
ease, which appears in other parts of the country to have attacked the'
crop, has not made its appearance. The stem which a fortnight
or three weeks since bore the most promising prospect, is every
where withering. The commencement of the attack is generally
dated here from Tuesday, the 19th ult., which it will be remem-
bered was one of the heaviest rains almost ever known. It first
appears with a bluish speck on the potatoe, which rapidly extends
through the root. A grave was opened yesterday which had been
formed about the time above-named, and the stench was intolerable,
consequently all the potatoes spoiled. It has given a check to the
purchasers who were sending such quantities from hence, as we
learn that a cargo last week when it arrived in the north was half
of it rotten.—Cambridge Chronicle.
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