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perfectly sound and well late on Monday 

 evening, the 13th. There were twenty-six 

 live fish, and one egg on the point of hatch- 

 ing out. I have caused a careful drawing of 

 this to be made by an experienced artist, as 

 the characteristics of the salmon egg, with, 

 the young fish inside, are so distinctly seen 

 in its clear and beautiful amber-coloured 

 structure. The vessel they came in is simply 

 a gigantic water-bottle ; and much credit is 

 due to the captain of the Hull steamer and 

 the railway officials who took such care of it 

 during its voyage from Gothenburgh. They 

 are healthy little fellows, somewhat larger 

 and finer than the Scotch or Irish salmon. 

 FRANK BUCKLAND.]* 



* I regret to say these salmon, though very healthy at first, 

 died away one by one. The heat of the mid-day sun upon the 

 boxes was fatal to them ; but they would have lived if I had 

 had better and cooler water to place them in. 



