30 
THE FIELD. 
[Saturday, 
wart-like eminences under the skin, are well defined. 
The vertebral column is cartilaginous, and not three- 
fourths of an inch across, and when cut through appears 
merely a film filled with a jelly-like substance . — John 
o' Groat's Journal. ^ 
artificial PROPAGATION OF FISH. 
(Continued from “The Field” of 20 th October .) 
The establishment to which we drew 'attention at page 
4 1C. is under the charge of a commissioner with his subor- 
dinates, as are all public establishments in France, where 
the system of centralisation is carried out to the utmost ex- 
treme ; iu this country, on the contrary, works of the kind 
in question are generally productive of more profitable 
results. It is but justice, however, to state that the most 
remarkable success lias attended the experiments of the 
French Commissioner at Basle; so muqh so, indeed, that 
a similar establishment has been formed at Huningen, 
where the propagation of trout, and other fresh-water fish, 
is considerable. By this means the neighbouring rivers 
and streams are supplied with stocks of fish to the common 
advantage of the inhabitants. 
Our diagram represents at one end the supply of fresh- 
water which is conveyed to the troughs or boxes by seven 
small currents ; the troughs are eight in number, and 
vary in length, as will be seen by reference to the engrav- 
ing. Each trough varies in length from 60 to 80 yards, is 
20 inches wide, and is 2 feet deep ; lj inch rough 
boards are placed or set on the sides of these troughs, but 
there is no wood at the bottom, while water flows in through 
the gratings at the bead, about two inches deep, upon 6 
inches of gravel in each box, which is kept clean and 
clear. There are from 3 to 4 feet of gravel-walk between 
the boxes ; and the canals or ponds are about 4 yards 
wide. At the end of the troughs or boxes are a scries of 
sluices which communicate with a stream or rivulet, in 
communication with the Rhine. The description, given 
before, of the establishment at Oughtcrard corresponds with 
the one at Basle, which our engraving represents; the only 
difference being that the French is upon a more extended 
scale than the English plan. 
In conclusion, we shall simply remark that the adoption 
of the plan for the artificial fecundation of fish, especially 
in Ireland, promises to lead to the most beneficial results. 
It will he t he means of restocking the rivers which have 
been almost completely exhausted of their salmon, or in 
which the breed has become totally extinct. There are 
several small rivers in Ireland so circumstanced, which 
might be restocked, and many beautiful rivers in England, 
particularly in Devonshire and Cornwall, into which n 
new breed of salmon could be introduced witli certainty 
and effect. The stock of salmon, it is notorious, in all the 
Irish and Scotch rivers is declining ; in the small rivers, 
since the invention and use of improved modes of capture, 
the decrease has been rapid and alarming. The large 
rivers, such as the Tay in Scotland, and the Shannon, the 
Erne, the Mov, Suire, Nore, and Barrow, in Ireland, may 
hold on much longer, and maintain considerable supplies, 
hut the time has arrived when our best efforts should be 
made to improve our fisheries by every means which sci- 
ence and industry can command, and which the plan we 
have described so timely proffers. 
ILAK OP THE TI3EEHY PONDS FOB THE ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OE FISH, A3 IN OPERATION AT DASLE. 
n J * le . T Y[ th i' 60 , to J' ard S 20 inches wide, 2 feet deep ; rough boards 1J inches thick set In the earth, nearly level 
j-PTit Hpm an,\ 8 If 1 the hea< b and abouf two inches deed; gratings at head, and overflows ; C Inches deep of gravel in each box 
kept clean and clear , about 3 or 4 feet of gravel walk between each two boxes. The canals or ponds about 3 or 4 yards wide. 
YACHTING. 
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ISM. 
J an. 14. Saturday iu. *2.31 > Jan. 16, Wednesday. . . . "'.M. “'so' 
" »fg.«u»*ky 2.01 3. 8 I .. l», Thursday?.... s. 8 5 20 
- 16, Monday 3.21 3.43 | „ 20. Friday 0.46 6. 6 
„ 17, Tuesday 4. 0 4.10 I ., 21, Saturday fi.27 ti.49 
To nm Hicn Water at the subjoined places, take the ol-ove time at London 
Bn age, and add or subtract Hie time in the following Tabic. 
SUBTRACT FROM LONDON BRIDGE. 
ADD TO J.OXDOK BRIDGE. 
Brighton — 
Boulogne 
Calais 
Chester Bar. 
Cowes 
Dublin 
Dover Pier. . 
Dunnose 
Gravesend. .. 
Greenock — 
Greenwich . . 
Havre 
Harwich 
I Iprwich 
] Lowestoft.... 
Margate 
I Needles 
Nore 
Osteni 
Portsmouth .. 
Ramsgate 
Shorenam 
Southampton 
Spithead. 
. 2 27 'Amsterdam.. 
. 2 7 Antwerp.... 
. 3 37 Brest 
.2 2, Bridport 
4 92 1 Cherbourg .. 
0 AS Cardigan^.... 
2 27 Downs 
2 47 Exmouth 
2 M JPowey 
2 27 f Guernsey 
4 37|lHamburgh. . 
u. XI. 
.. 0 03 
.. 2 18 
. 1 39 
.. 3 83 
. 6 23 
. 4 53 
. 2 23 
. 8 26 
. 4 18 
. 3 23 
.. 4 23 
. 3 53 
II. XL 
1 1 umber, mth. 
of 3 23 
, Land's End... 2 23 
I Leiib 0 15 
j Milford Haven 3 fiS 
| Plymouth 3 26 
1 Rotterdam — 0 63 
Torbay 3 55 
Weymouth.... 4 23 
] Whitby l 33 
! Wisbeach 5 23 
! Youghal 2 53 
royal soctueex yacht club house,. Southampton. 
We shall Boon nolice this Club, which, we are glad to flay, fa 
progreeeing rapidly. 
CLUB MEETINGS, 1854, 
Jan. 1C, Monday Meeting of the Royal London Yacht Club, at the 
Caledonian Hotel, Adelphi-terracc. 
„ 20, Friday Lecture before the Prince of Wales Yacht Club. 
Feb. 1 , Wednesday. Meetings of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, and 
of the Birkenhead Model Yacht Club. 
„ 3, Friday Meeting of the Prince of Wales Yacht Club. 
„ 4, Saturday . .Meeting of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. 
„ C, Monday . ..Meeting of the London Model Yacht Club, at the 
Essex Head, Essex-street, Strand. 
„ 15, Wednesday .Annual Ball of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. 
„ 17, Friday Lecture before the Prince of M ales' Yacht Club. 
„ 20, Monday Meeting of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
Mar. ], Wednesday .Meetings of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, and 
Birkenhead Model Yacht Club. 
„ 3, Friday . . . .Meeting of the Prince of Wales' Yacht Club. 
„ 4, Saturday . .Meeting of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. 
„ 7, Tuesday. ..Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. 
„ 17, Friday . . . .Lecture before the Prince of Wales Yacht Club. 
„ 20, Monday . . . .Meeting of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
April 1, Saturday ..Meeting of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. 
„ 6, Wednesday .Meeting of the Birkenhead Model Yacht CJub. 
NO NEWS OF MU. BOYD, R.Y.S. 
The Serpent, 12, Commander (acting) Edward II. G. Lambert, 
arrived at Spithead at 1 o’clock on Tuesday, from the Pacific 
station. She wns commissioned in 1849 for service on the East 
India and Chinn stntion. During her sojourn on those waters 
she shared in the operations in the Rangoon river. At the close 
of these she went on the China station, and thence to Australia, 
nnd has had a lengthened voyage, if not “round the world,” 
at all events, over a most important and extensive portion of it. 
A few invalids from Iler Majesty's ships on the Australian 
stntion have come home in her. The Serpent went on a search- 
ing expedition at the Solomon Islands in reference to Mr. Bovd, 
owner of the Wanderer yacht, R.Y.8., whoso loss excited so milch 
public interest some time since, but she gleaned no tidings of his 
fute. [ Vide “The Field" of 23rd April, p. 297.] The 
natives of (lie regions searched appeared in numbers, armed with 
spenrs, and, ns no one on board could interpret between the ex- 
plorers rind the natives, the result, ns moy readily be anticipated, 
was fruitless. 
ROYAL LONDON YACIIT CLUB. 
t The monthly meeting of this Club will be held at the 
Caledonian, Adelphi-terracc, on Monday the 16th inst., 
at eight o’clock p.m. precisely. Members wishing to dine 
at the Club dinner at six o’clock on tbc evening of the 
meeting, are to give notice of their intention to Mr. Elder 
before two o’clock on that day. Each member may intro- 
duce one friend upon giving such notice, but not otherwise. 
The following candidates are up for ballot at 8 p.m. on 
Monday : (’apt. Connell, It. A., nnd Messrs. Philip Patmore, 
David Waddington, M.P., Henry 8. Mnclun,T. H. Wilson, 
Horatio Compigntf, Thomas Paul, John Knowles, Edward 
Gibbons, John Sone, Charles William Grace, and John D. 
Chillingworth. Mr. Patmore is owner of the Crixea of 17 
tons, nnd Mr. Gibbons joint-owner of the Traveller, 10 ton?. 
The following club-yachts are for snle : — La Reinc des 
Beiges, 24 tons, F.M., three-masted schooner, price 180/. ; 
Diavolo, 15 tons, O.M., cutter, price 210/.; Sea Nymph, ]Q 
tons, O.M., cutter, price 140/.; Rambler, 7 tons, O.M., 
cutter, price 100/. For particulars apply to the secretary, 
Mr. Thomas Gregory, Caledonian hotel, Adclphi-terrace. ’ 
PRINCE OF WALES YACIIT CLUB. 
The first monthly meeting for the ne\y year took place 
on Friday the 6 th inst., at 8 p.m., at the new club-room in 
the Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen-street. Nearly so 
members assembled. Great satisfaction was expressed at the 
increased accommodation here afforded to the club. In n 
society of such magnitude as to numbers, and where 
smoking is perhaps too much the order of the day, ns it is 
amongst yachtsmen generally, it is impossible to hold 
meetings with any degree of comfort in a confined space. 
At the Freemasons’ Tavern, however, a hundred members 
can be ns comfortably accommodated as twenty, nnd those 
who formerly complained of this inconvenience at the old 
club-house, the Craven, may now attend the meetings 
without fear of discomposure. Yesterday week, the li; 
gentlemen proposed at the previous meeting successfully 
underwent the ordeal of the ballot, and seven gentlemen 
were proposed for the February ballot. The treasurer, 
Mr. Turner, then submitted his report to the club, and 
shewed that he had a balance in hand. After he sat 
down, Mr. Secretary Chubb spoke to the financial report, 
and said, that considering the great expense always in- 
curred in the formation of a new club, and remarking 
that they had been unfortunate in the weather for the 
matches of the past season, causing a loss on the steamers 
chartered, yet notwithstanding these drawbacks, as they 
had a balance in hand, in addition to the value of the club 
property, amounting to a considerable sum, the club, even 
with its small annual subscription, must be considered to 
be in a most flourishing condition. He had, moreover, 
no doubt if they progressed this year as they had 
done last, they would soon be enabled to follow the 
example of the two senior metropolitan clubs and transfer 
a little surplus capital to the public funds. (Cheers). The 
Commodore next said a few words, and then put the re- 
port to the meeting. It wns unanimously adopted. Mr. 
Burney asked if a detailed account of the receipts 
and expenditure of the club could not be placed on 
the table for the inspection of members. The 
Treasurer replied that the accounts and vouchers 
were open to the inspection of all members at any time, 
and that there were no secrets nnd no “secret service 
money” in the Prince of Wales Yacht Club. Mr. G. W. F. 
Cooke proposed a vote of thanks to the Treasurer for his 
able report, which wns carried unanimously. At this 
period of the evening, the Secretaries, Messrs. Gordon 
and Chubb, were almost overwhelmed by a rush of mem- 
bers wishing to pay in the subscriptions due on the 1 st 
inst. ; as the Commodore had announced that no member 
would he allowed to vote or take part in the important 
discussion next on the Agenda, viz., the increase of 
tonnage, who was in nrrear. And thus upwards of 30/. 
was received, glittering on the table like an upturned heap 
of gold from the diggings of Ballarat. The Commodore 
then read the notice of motion, as recommended by the 
Sailing Committee, viz., “That after 1854 twelve tons be 
the maximum tonnage of any Yacht allowed to sail for 
the prizes given by the P. W. Y. Club.” In proposing the 
resolution the Commodore spoke at considerable length 
on the reasons alleged for the alteration, and reiterated 
the arguments used on a foiyncr occasion when the subject 
had been first brought under discussion. He dwelt par- 
ticularly on the hardship to those yachtowners, possessing 
yachts of small tonnage, over 8 , who formed a majority in 
the Club list of yachts, and he could find no reason why 
they should be debarred from almost the only privilege 
that could induce them to remain in the Club, viz., match, 
sailing. Mr. Sadlier, seconded the resolution. Dr. Guest - 
of the Alice, rose to move an amendment, and stated that 
several gentlemen who were anxious to see the tonnage 
raised were afraid that the increase from 8 to 12 would 
not be found to meet the views of other members, 
viz., those yachtowners having vessels ranging from 
12 to 15 tons. And as he should like the matter of 
maximum tonnage settled at once and for ever, and not to 
have the club disturbed with any future propositions on 
that head, he begged to move ns an amendment, “ That 
the maximum tonnage be raised to 15 tons.” Mr Secretary 
Gordon seconded the amendment, and said that he was, 
as they knew, a supporter of the small tonnage, nnd hod 
spoken against an increase on a former occasion ; but 
having re- considered the matter, nnd watched the progress 
of the question amongst the members of the club, he was 
satisfied it had become the interest of the club that the 
tonnage should be raised, nnd now he thought 15 tons the 
most satisfactory maximum. The Commodore in speak- 
ing to the amendment said if it were the wish of the 
members generally that 15 tons should be the maximum, 
he should be very happy to support the amendment. Mr. 
Leggk, in opposing the alteration, stated that they were 
evidently departing from the principles upon which the 
club was originally founded. He had understood that 
threats had been made by certain persons to withdraw 
from the club if the tonnage were not increased. lie 
hoped the members would not be influenced by any such 
threats, but boldly vote against what he considered would 
be fatal to the best interests of the club. He thought whilst 
they remained at 8 tons they would continue to go on 
prosperouly, ns they would then have the support of 
other clubs; but if the tonnage were raised, then they 
would become opposing nnd rival instead of sister 
clubs, and their downfall would speedily follow. Mr. 
Secretary Ciiubb, in supporting the amendment, said, 
with regard to what had just fallen from the last speaker 
ns to threats, the only threats lie had heard of lmd come 
from those owning yachts under eight tons, and whose 
yachts had generally been winners too. (hear, hear), and 
they were threats of withdrawing if the tonnage was raised; 
but he put down all such observations to idle general con- 
versation, and without deliberate meaning ; and, at nil 
events, he hoped that every question that was ever brought 
under discussion by the members would be dealt with in a 
spirit of fairness and apart from any party or personal 
motives. As to departing from principles, this club wns 
like other institutions — a club of progress ; and when lie 
remembered tbnt the Royal Thames Yacht Club com- 
