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A LIST OF SOME OF THE MOST CELEBRATED RIVERS OF ENGLAND, 

 WITH THE FISH WHICH MAY BE FOUND IN THEM. 



Having now described the principal rivers, &c., in the neighbour- 

 hood of London, we shall proceed to notice briefly a few others in 

 various parts of the kingdom. 



The "stately SEVERN," which rises in Montgomeryshire, and after 

 running through part of Shropshire and Worcestershire, passes 

 Gloucester, and discharges itself into the Bristol Channel, near 

 King's road, is a most excellent salmon and trout stream, and like- 

 wise abounds with other fish. 



' The TRENT first appears in Staffordshire, runs the whole length of 

 Nottinghamshire, and falls into the sea south-east of Hull. It is 

 well stored with pike, eels, carp, bream, barbel, chub, perch, gray- 

 ling, roach, and flounders. Several minor streams run into it, such 

 \s as the DOVE, the SOUR, the IDLE, the LEANE, &c., all of which are 

 well stocked with trout and grayling. 



The STOUR, which rises in fcent, and empties itself into the sea 

 near Sandwich, abounds with trout, eels, roach, &c. . 



The MEDWAY also takes its rise in, and passes through Kent ; it 

 empties itself into the sea at Sheerness, and is well stocked with eels, 

 perch, pike, flounders, and a few other fish. Salmon may also be 

 taken in this river, but they are far from plentiful. 



The ITCHIN, which rises in Hampshire, contains trout, large eels, 

 and many other fish. It runs into the sea at Southampton. 



The I sis and the CHARWELL, near Oxford, afford perch, roach, 

 and pike in great plenty. In the Charwell, a very scarce fish called 

 the reid, or feuscale, may be found. 



The KENNET, which rises near Marlborough, in Wiltshire, and 

 falls into the Thames near Reading, is an excellent trout stream. 

 In the vicinity of Newbury, the right of fishing in this river is 

 / vested in the householders of that town. 



f The river TEST, in Hampshire, is one of the finest trout streams in 

 England ; grayling may also be found in it, in the neighbourhood of 

 Houghton. This river runs into the Southampton Waters at Red- 

 bridge, a short distance from Southampton. 



The Ex rises in Somersetshire, passes Tiverton and Exeter, 

 and discharges itself into the sea at Exmouth. It is well stocked 

 with salmon, trout, eels, &c., as are also many small streams which 

 run into it. 



/ The WYE, which rises in Montgomeryshire, passes Hereford and 

 Monmouth, and falls into the Severn below Chepstow, is stored with 

 trout and grayling. 



The OUSE abounds with pike, bream, eels, perch, &c. ; this 

 river rises in Oxfordshire, and after passing by Buckingham, 

 Bedford, Huntingdon, and Ely, empties itself into the sea at Lynn, 

 in Norfolk. 



The CAM rises in Cambridgeshire, passes by Cambridge, and 

 finally blends itself with the Ouse ; it is well stored with carp, pike, 

 roach, eels, perch, &c. 



