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intention to have placed in it ; but, from the cause 

 above mentioned, he was unable, in spite of the 

 utmost efforts of himself and his assistants, to 

 procure more than 104,000, consisting of about 

 93,000 Salmon, 10,000 Salmon Trout, and 500 

 Brown Trout Ova. 



These having been carefully packed in moss, 

 and placed in small wooden boxes, of the same 

 character and dimensions as those used on a former 

 occasion, were then deposited in the Ice-house, 

 covered by and distributed through a mass of 35 

 tons of ice obtained from the vaults of the Wenham 

 Lake Ice Company. 



The door of the Ice-house was then closed, not 

 to be opened until the Lincolnshire reached her 

 destination at the Antipodes. 



The ship took her departure on the 20th January, 

 the same day of the same month on which the 

 Norfolk had sailed with her former shipment in 

 1864, with every prospect, from her well-known 

 sailing qualities, of making a speedy voyage. 



Unfortunately, in passing through the Downs, 

 she came into collision with another vessel, and 

 suffered so much damage as to be compelled to 

 turn to port for repairs, thus greatly retarding her 

 passage to Victoria. 



This unfortunate accident caused Mr, Youl much 

 anxiety, nor was it less a source of regret and 



