174 THE ANGLING CLUBS AND PRESERVATION 



Quoting from its memoirs, I find that " This society was 

 established in the year 1830 to encourage periodical 

 meetings of its members whereat they might reason, 

 converse or instruct with sober pleasantry and unlicentious 

 hilarity; to promote the principles of fair angling, to 

 vigorously oppose every description of poaching, and to 

 cultivate and advance brotherly and true Waltonian feeling 

 among the members of the society and anglers generally. 



It also provides for the renting and preserving, for the 

 purposes of angling, such water or waters as may be 

 decided upon from time to time." 



THE WALTONIAN ANGLING SOCIETY. 



After many removals from place to place in search of 

 suitable head-quarters this Society settled down at last 

 at the "Jew's Harp," Redhill Street, Regent's Park, where 

 they now number 58 members, and under the secretary- 

 ship of Mr. J. Packman are in an extremely flourishing 

 condition. 



THE SPORTSMEN'S ANGLING CLUB 



Is one numbering amongst its members many who devote 

 themselves to other pursuits than .a study of the gentle 

 art. One of them is now lion-hunting in Africa, while 

 several other members are fishing on far off continental 

 waters. Its head-quarters are at the " Lady Owen's Arms," 

 Goswell Road, and its Secretary Mr. Benjamin Denny. 



THE EALING DEAN CONVIVIAL ANGLING SOCIETY 

 Was started in October only of last year, yet already 

 numbers 54 members. They fish for no prizes and have 

 no subscriptions, are very rigorous as to the size of fish 

 shown, and support the Thames Angling Preservation 



