294 The New Fish. [CHAP. XVI. 
ertion for some time past. I submit, as he was able to do, 
to the will of God, but there is difficulty in saying from the © 
heart, ‘His will be done.’ ” 
Edward discovered the above new fish in May, 1863. 
After a few weeks it disappeared from the coast, and noth- 
ing further was seen of it until the following May, when 
Edward took a few specimens. It disappeared again, and 
re-appeared toward the end of August. “As this,” he says, 
“was a lucky chance, and one not to be lost, I took a con- 
siderable number, not with the intention of destroying the 
beautiful little creatures—as beautiful they truly are—but 
for the purpose of ascertaining how they now stood as to 
size. Being satisfied as to this, 1 committed the most of 
them again to their native element, and right glad they were 
to be set once more at liberty. I found that, although late 
in the season, they had not in any way increased in bulk, 
as compared with those which were taken in spring. From 
this importatit and opportune circumstance, too, it is now 
my firm-and decided belief that their average length does 
not exceed an inch. It would seem that they are a deep- 
water fish, and, herring-like, only visit the shore occasional- 
ly. Like that fish, too, they are gregarious—that is, they 
go in small shoals. They seem to be about the fleetest, 
most active, and most vigilant of the finny tribes. Besides 
what I observed in the sea itself, I kept a number of them 
alive, placed in the window before me when at work, so 
that I had both the pleasure as well as the satisfaction of 
observing their habits at my leisure; and I was well repaid 
for my time and patience.” 
So soon as this discovery became known to the scientific 
world, numerous inquiries were made to Edward for spegi- 
mens of the “ new fish ;” and, among others, Dr. Gray sent 
for some specimens for the Home Department of the Brit- 
ish Museum. 
Edward continued to. ply Mr. Couch with new species of 
fish, Qn the 5th of September, 1864, he said: “I herewith 
