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station also suits for catcliing it a little further down 

 at Crichton by a walk of a couple of miles. From 

 Tynehead station Cakemuir-water may be reached. 



. In the neighbourhood of Haddington a mile or two 

 of the Tyne may be fished by the public, and the trout 

 are of large size ; but of course there is too much local 

 fishing to allow of great temptation to the roving ang- 

 ler. From thence to Tyningham, the river is literally 

 shut up, and the utmost pains are taken to exclude un- 

 privileged rods. Until lately, fishing nsed to be allowed 

 from Linton np to near Hailes Castle ; but that too has 

 been stopped, and we believe some of the lower parts 

 are rented for trout-fishing — a thing entirely unparal- 

 leled in the south of Scotland. We have heard that a 

 newly formed angling-club in Edinburgh has a vague 

 notion of leasing a part of the Tyne ; but we trust that 

 its members will think better of it, and offer no pre- 

 mium to the churls who, if they do not greedily reserve 

 to themselves a sport that so salutarily might be free 

 to all, a,t least play the miserable parts of dogs in 

 mangers. Landed proprietors who can act so may 

 be supposed to be actuated by very mean motives, and 

 we have no doubt would eagerly let their waters ; but 

 certainly angling clubs ought to be the last of all to 

 give them any encouragement. 



There is much of baronial magnificence and tra- 

 dition in the vale of the Tyne. At its very source 

 stands Crichton Castle : — 



" That Castle rises on the steep 



Of the green vale of Tyne ; 

 And, far beneath, where slow they creep, 

 From pool to eddy, dark and deep, 

 Where alders moist and willows weep, 



You hear her vale repine. 



