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against the provisions of the Act, from whom any implements used 

 by anglers shall be taken, or by whom the sa-me shall be delivered 

 up as aforesaid, shall by the taking or delivery thereof be exempted 

 from the payment of any damages or penalty for such angling." 



By another Act passed in the 7 & 8 George IV., it is provided, 

 that "if any person shall maliciously in any way destroy the dam 

 of a fishpond or other water, being private property, with intent to 

 take or destroy any of the fish in the same ; or shall maliciously put 

 any noxious material in any such pond or water with intent to de- 

 stroy the fish therein, such offender shall be guilty of a misde- 

 meanour, and be punished accordingly." 



The provisions of these Acts do not extend to Scotland and 

 Ireland. 



HINTS FOR ANGLERS. 



It is generally understood that when two or three persons are 

 angling in the same stream, there shall be a distance of thirty yards 

 between them. 



If the learner wishes to become a complete angler, he must use 

 fine tackle, as the skill and care which such tackle requires will soon 

 make him a master of the art. 



When the tackle breaks, the angler must not mourn over the ac- 

 cident, but do his best to remedy it, by speedily repairing the 

 damage, and resuming his sport. 



Ihe angler must wear strong boots or shoes, and keep his feet 

 dry, unless he wishes to become an interesting invalid. 



And if he values his health, he will abstain from drinking water 

 out of rivers or ponds when he is in a perspiration, or feels parched 

 with thirst. 



If the weather is very cold, or the wind sets very strongly from 

 the north or east, the angler will meet with but little sport. Heavy 

 showers of rain or hail, and thunderstorms, are likewise extremely 

 prejudicial to his amusement ; and as in the winter months few 

 opportunities are afforded for the exercise of his talents out of doors, 

 he should, while snugly screened from the pinching blasts, attend 

 to all the little repairs which may be necessary to his various ap- 

 purtenances. 



