CONTENTS. xxxi 



CHAPTER XX. 



The game laws Riflemen The fisheries Grants in feudal times 

 A change necessary The way to effect this Remuneration to 

 the present owners Salmon formerly abundant in the Tyne 

 Spawning places Weirs and dams Impure water Appoint- 

 ment of vigilant guards Destruction of Salmon by the porpoise 

 Suggestions for catching the porpoise Uses to which they 

 may be applied Necessity of protecting the parent fishes 

 Incredible number of the fry The angler Angling ought to 

 be unchecked Preserved waters debar the angler Formation 

 of Waltonian Societies recommended Their duties Constant 

 beating of the streams to be discountenanced Pought nets 

 Catching the fry in mill-races, and liming the burns, to be 

 prohibited Angling and its delights Beautiful scenery Per- 

 manent pools may be stocked with eels Further reflections 

 on the subject Various friends .... 232 246 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Visit Edinburgh, 1823 Kind attention shown Morning walks to 

 Elswick Lane Contemplations in church-yards Thoughts on 

 monuments Inscriptions on rocks Erection of pillars over 

 copious springs ....... 247 253 



CHAPTER XXII. 



First efforts in engraving on wood Progress Difficulties to contend 

 with Albert Durer His cross-hatching and drawings on the 

 wood Printing from two or three blocks Artists of the present 

 day Improved methods of printing wood blocks Attempt at 

 colour on the wood Lowering the back-ground Stronger lines 

 left to protect the cut A delicate fac known to have printed 

 above 900,000 impressions. ..... 254 260 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



Prints from large blocks formerly in use in cottages Great variety 

 of the subjects Blocks printed in colours Gubitz of Berlin 

 Impressions from duplicate and triplicate blocks, by J. B. Jack- 

 son Stroke engraving Its capabilities in landscape William 

 Woollett His unequalled landscapes on copper His probable 



