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white water were poured into the sea down many small 
streams in the county, and that might have some effect, 
though he did not suppose it was the chief cause of the 
disappearance, because the same sudden disappearance had 
been noticed in France. He recently came across a letter 
received in 1879 from a friend in France, who spoke 
of the sudden appearance there of the sardines in great 
abundance, though for more than twenty years there had 
been a great scarcity. The abundance which had generally 
prevailed since had shown large occasional fluctuations. 
He trusted that many other gentlemen in Cornwall would 
follow Mr. Cornish’s example, and make a study of the 
movements of this and other fish with a view to the 
practical encouragement of those very important industries. 
The resolution having been carried unanimously 
Mr. CORNISH said he did not think the china clay had 
much to do with the disappearance of fish, because it had 
been noticed that they still remained in localities where that 
water and also mineral water ran into the sea. They would 
require to watch them still more closely for some time to 
find out the reason for those movements. 
The Marquis of Exeter then proposed a vote of thanks 
to the Chairman for presiding. Mr. Cornish had alluded 
to three kinds of mackerel, one of which, the green, was 
unwholesome; and he was glad to hear the explanation, 
because not long ago his crew, who were Irish, came one 
morning and said they were all very bad from eating 
mackerel that had been in the moonlight. He concluded 
that it was this green mackerel. He had oftentimes en¬ 
joyed the pleasure of fishing off the Cornish coast, and had 
always met with the greatest kindness from fishermen and 
others ; and he could recommend any one who wanted a 
good fishing ground where they could catch all manner of 
