12 FISH CULTURE : 



been 265,186 francs, or 10,607?. The yearly ex- 

 penses in salaries, travelling, carriage, &c. are 2,200?., 

 and it is calculated that Huningue produces twelve 

 live fish for one penny. 



Branch establishments are springing up all over 

 France, under the patronage of that of Huningue. I 

 think it is stated that there are already above a score 

 of these. 



Such is the first great piscicultural institution esta- 

 blished in Europe ; and if it is creditable to France 

 that she should take the lead in this department of 

 science, it is, on the other hand, discreditable to our- 

 selves. We cannot plead ignorance of the existence 

 of the fact of artificial breeding of fish ; for, if we 

 might be supposed to have overlooked all traditions, 

 and even the more recent Hanover Magazine and 

 Jacobi, we could hardly overlook Sir Humphrey 

 Davy, who clearly details the whole process and its 

 advantages in his " Salmonia." Compare, too, the 

 relative interests of the two countries in all things 

 relating to fisheries, and we have still further cause 

 to feel how discreditable it is to us to follow in such 

 a matter. But a malignant genius appears to have 

 presided over the destinies of our fisheries, both 

 internal and external. As the first maritime power, 

 nothing connected with the improvement of our sea 



