INDEX. 



377 



French Government, atrocious conduct of, in 1803, 183 

 "^ "'ice, after Peace of Amiens, 173 

 Fly-fishing amongst the ancient Greeks, 57 

 Flies necessary for the health of Trout, 101 

 Fly dressing. Author learns to perform, 203 



live and dead hackles, ib. 

 Flies, Mr. Eennie on unnecessary multiplicity of, 207 

 confirmed by Martingale, 214, 215 

 imposition as to, 217 

 for the Wandle, 215 



the Darent, (Dartford), 215, 216 

 the Thames, 216 



Salmon, strange-looking things, ib. 

 Fish, anatomy and physiology of their senses, 80 to 92 

 coming to be fed on ringing a bell, fabulous, 94 

 Blumenbach, his error as to their swallowing their prey, 



97 

 their sense of sight, 99, 103 

 Mr. Rennie in error as to their sense of sight, 102 

 age of, ascertained by their scales, 107 

 scales, how formed, 108 

 brain of, 119, 120 

 intellect of, 93, 119 to 126, 305 

 gratitude of, 123 

 jealousy of, 125 

 anger of, 68, 125 



enormous quantity seized annually at Billingsgate, as 

 unfit for food, 353 

 Fishes, grief of, 65, 126 

 arrogant pride of, ib. 

 friendship of, 124, 125, 126 

 loves of, 40, 41, 121, 123 

 pugnacity of, 67, 68 

 Fish, large quantity caught, expensive, 200 

 Fly-fishing, stimulus to learn, 202, 201 



further by acquaintance with Mr. L. and Mr. H., ^202, 



203, 204 

 for a dog, fine sport, 227, 228 

 on the Ganges, 208 to 300 

 Fly.fisher, Williams the Solitary, 205, 206 



hints to, by Jesse, 300 

 Fly-fishing match, 225. 226 



rod in disguise, 208, 209, 210, 213 



