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■wbac wildly at this unexpected assault and find that 
I have hooked one of them. The other hesitates a 
second or two in bewilderment, and then on peeing 
the antics of its companion goes ont of sight at 
its best speed. I land my fish after some excellent 
ftiti in the heavy waters, and find it to weigh one 
and a qnarter pound. As it is now getting dark 
and we are about two miles from the Be.st House, 
we hand out rods over to onr coolies nnd set ovii . 
On car ah-ival, fairly tired and coattnted with the 
day's fnn wa count our oatoh and iiud that V 
has accounted for six, weighing nine pounds six 
ounces, and I for seven weighing ten pounds tour 
omnces. ^ a 
I awoke V in tiie morning, and we start oH. xo 
reach the water we intend fishin.? this morning we 
have to walk three miles down stream to below 
" Uaker's FpIIs." This water is open for the first time 
this year, having been stocked with fry three years 
before, so we expect great things and know all tish 
oaught will be above the average size. In I iger 
Poo! I hook my first and have him safely landed 
befoi'e V even had as much as a rise. Luck ^*3ems 
to have deserted him this morning for be fishes 
steadily without result for nearly an hour, during 
which time I have landed another weighing three 
pounds ten ounces, and measuring twenty inches in 
length. This proves eventually to be the best fish 
of the outing. V owned afterwards to having 
had a fair number of rises, but had missed sinking 
at the right moment ; but the story of one fish he 
did get might be told. He raised him at the tail ot 
3 pool in shallowish water. He appeared to be 
hooked all right, but to onr dismay, for I had just 
come up, the hook came back and the fish reinained 
where he was. I shall never forget V 's iice as 
I saw him staring up at his fly. He case ^^galn 
almost immediately, and re-hooked his fish with the 
same result. I won't attempt to repeat his language 
after this fresh misfortune, but think it best to clear 
Oiat as he looks at me as if I were responsible. As 
we came back a couple of hours later to breakfast 
at the Rest House before going to the train we re- 
pass the same pool; V insists on casting again. 
Stiange as it may seem the same fish rose again, 
and this time after a good fight was safely landed. 
He bore the marks in his months where he had been 
previously hooked. There is some satisfaction in 
catching a fish of this sort. As time is now short 
we make for the Rest House and find our morning 
cftEch to be five in all, none under two pounds. My 
laok stopped after catching my big fish so that my 
contribution is two, while V secure the remain- 
iag three. A fair morning's sport on the whole. 
On onr way to the station we have a look at the 
Stew Ponds which are some little way from the 
streacQ. The top pond contains brown trout and 
the lower rainbow. They appear to be thriving well 
and there are some little fellows alre;j,dy five inches 
long. Our streams have to be stocked annually with 
fry in this way, the ova being got ont from houie. 
Unfortunately our trout have not been koovi^n to 
breed as yet naturally, they are probably not accli- 
matised. Experiments are to be made this year, 
howevei, and let. us hope with good results. VVe 
liave to tear ourselves away and have a tremendous 
rush to the station. 
G. Gr. Ross Cl/ARKE. 
— Land and Water, Nov. 17. 
CEYLON AND TEA IN 1319. 
From a copy sent ns of The Morn.iiiij Post, 
Monday, January 4th, 1819, we quole as 
f»IIOAVS ". — 
She London Tea Company, 83. Newgate-street, 
reepectfully inform the public that the East India 
Company's sale has just closed ; and they are happy 
to add that they have supplied themselves with a large 
assortment of the finest and stiongeBt-flavoured 
TEAS, selected with more than ordinary care, and, 
they flatter themselves, with their usual discrimina- 
tion. They now, therefore, with the utmost degree of 
confidence, offer them to the public, on the same 
moderate terms for which the business of their house 
has always been distinguished, satisfied that a single 
trial will convince the most sceptical that they can- 
not he supplied with tea so good, at their respec- 
tive prices, by any other house in the trade, old or 
new. Orders, with remittances, instantly attended 
to, and forwarded to every part of the Onited 
Kingdom. 
CAUTION TO TEA-DEALERS. 
A case of an important nature to thepublic, and to aJtl 
tea-dealers in general, was investigated last week at 
the Hatton-garden Police Office. It was an information 
brought by the Excise against a grocer in Somers 
Town, for exposing for sale a quantity of imitation 
tea. The case, which was heard before Mr Sergeant 
Sellou and another Magistrate, occupied the attention 
of the Court for three hours. Mr Bolland appeared 
as Counsel for the Excise, and Mr Adolphus for the 
defendant. After the examination of a number of 
witnesses, it turned out that the parties who gave 
the information to the Excise had employed a person 
to go from the shop of one grocer to another where, 
nnder pretence of transacting business, parcels of im- 
itation tea were deposited. It further appeared, that a 
fellow named Bachelor was employed by the informers 
to prepare the imitation tea ! These facts being 
fully established, the information was of course 
quashed, and we understand that it is the intention 
of the defendant in this infamous casp to prosecute 
the informing parties for a conspiracy. 
CEYLON. 
(prom the CEYLON " GAZETTE " Ol;' AUGUST 8.) 
Ye.sterday evening on the Parade in Slave Island 
a very handsome pair of colours was presented by 
Lady Brownrigg to the Native Militia lately raised 
for service in the Interior. The following spirited 
address was given by her Ladyship in writing to Don 
Alvis Mudaliyar of the Governor's Gate, who interpre- 
ted it in Sinhalese to the troops : — 
" In presenting this standard to the Militia of 
Ceylon, I have great pleasure in expressing how 
moch gratified I have been by the favourable reports 
of your attention to the necessary exercise to enable 
you to take the field with effect. 
'' Every well-disposed man, who wishes for the 
happiness of his country and the safety of his family, 
must feel anxious to rally round this standard, and 
while their Governor is devoting every moment and 
thonght of his life to put down the rebellion, and 
unite this island under One government, the caste 
of fighting men will all step forward, and show the 
utmost diligence and zeal to support his measures 
and obtain the grand object of his unceasing en- 
deavours — that of restoring peace and prosperity to 
Ceylon. 
" I present this standard to you with every wish 
for your health and success, never doubting that the 
motto, which I have chosen, will be your guide during 
your service." 
The motto to which her Ladyship alluded was 
" Duty and Honour," embroidered on the colours ; 
Captain De Bussche received the colours from Lady 
Brownrigg, and presented them to the Muhandiram 
of the 1st company, who spoke in Sinhalese tiie 
following reply to her Ladyship's address : — 
" We arealwpys ready to serve the King of England, 
and particularly under a Governor who ha.s been 
always so kind to us. If the Kandyans knew how 
good the Governor was, they wcnld not make war 
upon him, but we are willing to serve him with our 
lives against them. We beg to offer onr neat and 
humble thanks to her Ladyship and his Excellency 
for these very beautifnl colours." 
