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not so great as it would otherwise be, arises, I believe, partly 

 from the fact that several of the best fishing inns are at 

 times inadequate to the demands made upon them for 

 the accommodation of their visitors. The well-earned 

 celebrity, however, which the Duke of Sutherland has 

 acquired in respect of his land improvements, as well as 

 his liberality as a landlord, coupled with the statements 

 of Mr. Mclver, both in regard to His Grace's desire "to 

 increase the number of strangers, anglers, and tourists," 

 and the means he is already adopting in furtherance of this 

 object, justifies the belief that the requisite accommoda- 

 tion will keep pace with the growing accession of visitors, 

 whose presence in no small degree contributes to the 

 prosperity of the Duke's princely estate. 



I have received from Mr. Wright some interesting 

 notes on the natural history and antiquities of the district, 

 communicated to him by a friend, which are appended. 



