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FISHES. 
Acclimatisation of American Lake Trout in England.—About nine 
years ago Mr. Basset, of Tehidy, near Camborne, stocked one of his ponds 
there with American Lake Trout, Salmo fontinalis. I heard nothing of 
them until about a week ago, when I was informed that a Trout had been 
taken in the pond referred to weighing nine pounds four ounces, and had 
been sent to Mr. Vingoe, of Penzance, to be preserved. I have since seen it 
at Mr. Vingoe’s, and identified it as the Lake Trout. It measures two feet 
one inch over all, and seven inches at its greatest depth. Mr. Vingoe 
reports the flesh as pink in colour, and excellent eating. — Tuomas 
CornisH (Penzance). 
CRUSTACEA. 
The Long-legged Spider Crab at Penzance.— On May 15th, in 
comparatively shallow water (about four fathoms), I took a small specimen 
of the Long-legged Spider Crab (Stenorhynchus phalangium). Bell refers to 
it as common, but as regards Cornwall this is only the second that I have 
ever seen. The first I captured on this coast on August 7th, 1877.— 
Tuomas CornisH (Penzance). 
ARCHAOLOGY. 
Wild Animals paid for by Churchwardens in Bucks.—In a thin 8vo 
volume of 76 pages, just published by the Rev. Pownoll W. Phipps, M.A., 
Rector and Vicar of the parish, entitled, ‘ Records of the Churches, Rectory, 
and Vicarage of Upton-cum-Chalvey, Bucks (C. Luff, Slough, 1886), some 
extracts are given from the Churchwardens’ Accounts. From these we 
take the following items, as likely to interest our readers :— 
£ 
1749. Paid for keeching of Sparrows “ibe ere! 
1752. Doz. Sparrows Aas “5t 0 
Paid for three Hegg hoges 
To John Harper for destroying 18 doz. of 
Sparrows at 3d. per doz. ; : 
To Francis Winter for 7 doz. 
To Charles Grimsden for 3 Hedgehogs 
For Hedge hog si 
1755. 10 dozen of Sparrows... 
6 Hedge hogs 
2 Hedg hogs .. 
For Polt cats .. 
For catching 2 doz. and 6 Sparrows ... re 
For destroying 1 doz. and a half of Sparrows 
1757, Nov. 25. Pd Mr. Jaggers for killing a pole cat 
1777 es Paid Tredaway for Sparrows’ heads 
1812, May 22. For Sparrows to this day 
1825 * 67 dozen Sparrows ... 
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