pir.riTARD. 



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As Jin appropriate conclusion to tliis account of the Pil- 

 chard fislicry of Cornwall, derived principally from the MS. 

 of Mr. Couch, the vignette at the bottom of the page is a 

 representation of tlio harbour of Polpcrro, near wliich Mr. 

 Couch has long resided: and 1 take tliis opportunity of re- 

 cording my obligations to that gentleman, not only for liis 

 great liberality in alloAving me the unlimited use of his volu- 

 minous MS. of the Natural History of the Fishes which have 

 been found on the coasts and in the rivers of Cornwall, with 

 an extensive series of characteristic drawings, but also for the 

 warm interest and substantial support afforded to this work 

 during its progress. 



While this sheet was going through the press, the London 

 newspapers noticed the appearance of numerous large shoals 

 of Pilchards on the south coast of Ireland, which the poor 

 fishermen Averc unable to take advantage of from the want of 

 proper nets and salt. 



