170 FISH. 



politan consumption, and four times as many in 

 the provincial market. The chief supplies come 

 from the English, Irish, French, and Norwegian 

 coasts, and vast sums of money change hands on 

 account of them. The Danes alone draw j15,000 

 per annum for the 1,000,000 lobsters they send 

 to London, and about another 1,500,000 are 

 sent from other sources. 



In one fishing village alone two brothers have 

 made an immense fortune by supplying the 

 London market with crabs, lobsters, and crayfish, 

 having commenced with one small vessel about 

 twenty-five tons some thirty years since, and 

 they are now in possession of about fifteen splendid 

 vessels of all sizes, and have an excellent repu- 

 tation for energy, honour, and integrity. 



The crayfish (Cancer Astacus, Linn.) is a good 

 deal like the lobster, being only a little larger and 

 somewhat more coarse. It is not much eaten 

 except by those who prefer quantity to quality. 



