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purchased by Paddy to eat with his potatoes. An- 

 other class of prepared herring are " gypped " herring, 

 that is, herring which have been eviscerated, and are 

 then salted and dried. These are sent in large quan- 

 tities to the Baltic. From this establishment alone 

 thousands of barrels of herring are yearly sent out of 

 Yarmouth, principally to Ireland, the Baltic, Italy, 

 and the Levant. 



BLACK FRIARS TOWER. 



