the vessels against wind and tide by a steam power. 

 With regard to the former measure, it may be 

 noticed, that the fish is already frequently landed 

 at Gravesend, and brought from thence in ma^ 

 chines. Gravesend is, however, nearer the me- 

 tropolis, and the distance from Holy Haven to 

 Gravesend, though not a very considerable, is 

 sometimes a difficult part of the voyage. The 

 Committee having understood, that the Fish 

 Association were attending to this measure, sus- 

 pended their consideration of it : this, however, 

 they are now resuming. A serious, though not 

 possibly an insurmountable, obstacle arises from 

 the circumstance, that the Haven is not in the 

 line of any public road; that horses would be 

 wanted for the conveyance of fish only when the 

 wind should be in a degree unfavourable; that 

 when required they might often be so in consider- 

 able numbers ; and that a new road which should 

 be made, or an old one which should be repaired, 

 would lead to a public road, where post horses 

 cannot he obtai ed an obstacle unknown on the 

 Gravesend route. 



Steam boats for towing the fishing vessels up 

 the river, is a measure recently brought before the 

 Committee, and to which due attention will be 

 afforded. 



The Committee would next notice some circum- 

 stances conne( tt<i with the London fish market. 



The London fish market appears to have been., 



