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longing to Sir Robert Preston, in which are fed stores 

 of fish of various kinds. Of these, the turbot, brill, 

 salmon trout, cod fish, skate, flounder, smelt, sole, and 

 herring, are the most distinguished. The sustenance 

 given to them consists chiefly of offals and broken shell- 

 fish, &c. Upon these, many of them thrive well ; 

 others, however, as might naturally be expected, lose 

 much of their flavour and firmness. 



It is a matter of some uncertainty, whether ponds of 

 this description will eventually become available, or 

 remain as matters of mere curiosity and amusement. 

 We believe, however, that to some who have great lo- 

 cal conveniences within reach, the expense of con- 

 structing such estuaries can be attended with no mighty 

 loss ; at any rate, there is, to a certain extent, a satis- 

 faction in possessing them, which amply repays no in- 

 considerable degree of outlay. 



