CHAPTEE VII. 



THE NORTHERN LOCHS AND RIVERS. 



LEISTER, WANDLE-WEIR, AND HERL-BROKE. 



Leister. You intend, Mr. Wandle-weir, I under- 

 stand, to investigate our Northern Lochs and Eivers. 

 You will find many of them excellent, especially those 

 in the counties of Inverness, Eoss, and Sutherland ; 

 which, however, are for the most part strictly watched 

 over, and carefully preserved. 



Wandle. Indeed, sir, I was not aware of any restric- 

 tion imposed upon trout-fishers throughout this part of 

 Britain. 



Leister. Agreeably to the laws of our ancient 

 realm, there are none. Trout are reckoned as res 

 nullius, and the property of those that can capture 

 them. But, sir, you must understand that our north- 

 ern landholders have a law with themselves in regard 



to this matter, which, as no patriotic individual has 



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