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the Duke of the circumstance, when his Grace 

 was so obliging as to send us the following ac- 

 count of the fish : 



"DUNKELD, May 9, 1861. 



"The Duke of Athole presents his compliments 

 to Mr Brown, and is very much obliged for his 

 civility in forwarding particulars of the capture 

 of a marked fish. The Duke thinks it may 

 interest Mr Brown to learn that the kipper No. 

 78 was caught on the 1st of April by Mr Evans 

 above Logierait. It then weighed 13 \ Ibs." 



We see that salmon do, in certain states, im- 

 prove rapidly in condition in the fresh water. 

 Every one has heard of a well-mended kelt, and 

 not a few of them in the spring are forwarded to 

 the large towns and sold as clean fish, but gene- 

 rally at a lower figure than the clean salmon. 

 They are bought by thrifty housekeepers who 

 must have a salmon dinner like their neighbours 

 at the opening of the fishing, but who are not 

 inclined to give the big price. A well-mended 

 kelt is as clean and silvery-looking as a clean 

 fish, but the head looks large, as the body is not 

 filled up, and upon opening the gill covers, a 

 white-looking maggot may be seen firmly adher- 



