The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-24 00:00:00

THE HERRING FISHERY FOR 1839

The following remarks on the last report of the proceedings
of the Herring Fishery, laid before parliament in June last,
are from the Dumfries Herald. We are happy to learn from
it that the fishing on our shores is every year increasing in
the quantity caught, cured, and exported. Frbm a comparison
of this report with the preceding one it appears that the quan-
tity cured during the year ending April, 1839, was 555,559 k
barrels, while the barrels cured the preceding year were only
507,7741. Notwithstanding the great decrease in the quan-
tity exported to the West Indies, since the emancipation of
the negro population, the total quantity exported is also still
gradually increasing. The total number of barrels exported
during the year, embraced by the last report, is 239,730. Of
these, Ireland has taken 150,000 barrels ; other places in Eu-
rope, 64,780 barrels ; and places out of Europe, 24,943 bar-
rels. The remainder of the harrels cured have, of coures,
fact that in 'lBl6, when Irie Boaid was institutecf,~the fail"
number of barrels cured was only about 90,000; whereas the
number now cured, as already seen, is 555,559. This is one
way of estimating the value of our herring fishery. As a
nursery for seamen it has a still higher value. At present it
employs 50,000 fishermen, men and boys, and 11,357 boats ;
to say nothing
,of the crews of the various vessels which
carry salt, 8:c. to the fishing stations ; and take our herrings
thence to all the ports in Great Britain, and to the Irish
and foreign ports to which we send them. The number of
persons directly engaged in this navigation, cannot be under
20,000 effective seamen. .From this nursery, we know that
many of the best of our sailors, during the time of the war,
were drawn. And no wonder ; for so difficult and dangerous
is the coasting trade of the British seas, that we have heard
experienced nautical men say that a boy who has made six or
seven voyages round the Highlands and Islands of Scotland,
and especially through the Pentland Frith, must know his
profession as well as the young man who has made the like
number of voyages round Cape Horn. Another point must
not be forgotten in estimating the value of our herring
fishery ; we allude to the great number of vessels it employs,
many of them belonging to the ports in the three counties of
our own district. To these vessels the Herring Fishery gives
the great staple of their trade from the beginning of June to
the end of October. At present there cannot be under fifty
sail of these vessels of ours carrying salt from Liverpool to
the various fishing stations on the East Coast of Scotland,
preparatory to the commencement of the catching season.
What makes the thing better for them is, that while some of
them bring return cargoes of timber from Inverness-shire for
railway purposes in England and Wales, others have taken in
cargoes, on the spot, of the celebrated Caithness flags, for
various ports in Scotland, England, and Ireland. After their
next cargo of salt shall have been discharged, the catching
will be going on, and all of them will be loaded with herrings
in return.

STATE OF TRADE

MANCHESTER.—The demand for yarn on Tuesday was
nearly the same as for several weeks past, and prices remain
without change. For goods, however, there was rather less
demand • and though the general market prices might be
said to be unaltered, many sales were made by necessitous
manufacturers at rather lower rates than during the prece-
ding week.

gOEFIDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JULY 20.—
We have had a very dull market to-day,' quite as gloomy as
the last. There has been a great deficiency of buyers, and
those who have sold have obtained lower prices. The wool
market has been much the same as that of last Monday.
Little business done, and prices giving way.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JULY 21.—This was a duller
market than many of late, there being few buyers and few
sales effected; but prices remain nominally the same. The
spirits of all parties begin to be seriously affected, and if a
speedy change for the better does not take place, the worst
consequences are inevitable.—Manchester Guardian.

DUNDEE.-Our flax market keeps firm, partly from being
barely supplied, as also from prices keeping up abroad. Li-
nens continue to go off pretty freely, as do yarns, but at the
same prices as before. We think the stocks arc rather di-
minishing, particularly of good dowlas, of which considerable
quantities have lately been bought ; but. we are sorry to say
both spinners and manufacturers complain of want of remu-
neration.

PAISLEY.—It affords us pleasure to state that the trade of
Paisley, which has been rather more spirited for two or
three weeks past, has undergone a decided improvement this
week. During the last eight days great numbers of weavers
Leave been engaged atvarious kinds of work, and a good deal
of it of that description which will give employment to the
female portion of the community, as well as to the weavers.
—Edinburgh Evening Post.

EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF FOXHOUNDS.—The most re-
markable sale of hounds ever known took place a few days
ago at Hyde-park-corner ; the lots were thirteen in number,
making 127 hounds, exclusive of whelps their produce was
6,511 guineas, or upwards of one hundred pounds per
couple! The pack that realised this enormous sum was
" the Osbaldeston," which has -hunted the old Berkeley
country (Hertfordshire) under the mastership of Harvey
Combe, Esq ; the Earl of Cardigan was one of the principal
buyers.

DARING ATTACK UPON A GENTLEMAN AND HIS SER-
VANT, AND ROBBERY OF FIRE-ARMS.—This morning the
following outrage was communicated to us :—On Wednes-
day night last, as Mr. Daniel. Mansergh, one of the high
constables for this county, was returning from Dualla, the
residence of Mr. John Scully, to Ballysheehan, he was
attacked by four fellows, who demanded the cess that he had
collected that day. Mr. Mansergh told them he had lodged
the money in the bank at Cashel. They then pulled him
and his servant out of the gig, threw them down, and took
Mr. Mansergh's watch and whatever was in his pocket.
They marched them to Mr. Mansergh's house, and told him
to bring out the double-barrelled gun he had, which he
refused to do. They then placed him on his knees, and
threatened to shoot him. Mrs. Mansergh heard the horse
outside, upon which she immediately hi-Ought out the gun ;
but, not satisfied, they beat Mr. Mansergh and his servant,
and made off.—Tipperary Constitution.
DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—Private letters from
Naples bring accounts of a shocking accident which took
place on the 26th of June, on the railway constructed be-
tween Naples and Portici. Although the rail was not en-
tirely finished, notice was given that a journey was to be
performed on that part which was finished, and the public
went in crowds to obtain tickets. His Majesty and all the
royal family were anxious to join in the journey, but, owing
to its being of a dangerous nature, were persuaded not to
venture. The Prince of Salerno was also prevented, having
been taken ill an hour previous to the starting of the train ;
the number of persons who entered the carriages is not as
yet exactly ascertained, but supposed to be from 100 to 300
persons. A short time after their departure the conductor
was seized with apoplexy ; the machine, being deprived of
its guide, went with great rapidity to the end of the railway
which was finished; unfortunately there was a bridge noc
half covered which went over a torrent, when the carriage,
with the whole of the persons in it, were precipitated into it.
It is stated that twenty persons were killed ou the spot, and
all the others dangerously wounded.