paid, the election of officers for ensuing season ivill also 
take Pla.ce. A number of old anglers and friends having 
intimated that they would join ns on the commencement 
ol onr new season. I embrace this opportunity of 
reminding them that our first meeting in the new season 
will be on Monday, May 1, when I hope to see them 
present. Onr Clerkenwell and District visit will take 
place on Wednesday, May 3. Our annual distribution 
of prizes on Monday, May 8. Members and friends who 
have not yet sent in their prizes, kindly do so as early 
as possible. — J. A. Pitch, sec. 
Society.— On Tuesday next, 
April 25 A. Herrin, tsq., will read a paper on “ Angling 
“d. the reader beini 
learned in the law as well as a good angler, members 
may reckon on being considerably enlightened. Visitors 
wiH be welcome.— James Tatler, sec 
Havelock Angling Society, Good Intent, Mowlem 
street, asbop s-road, Cambridge Heath.-Members 
please take notice that Tuesday next, April 25, is onr 
quarterly nieht: also the end of our financial year I 
hope that all members wiU clear the books, so as to 
have the arrangement for annual dinner and distribution 
of prizes settled. — ^\ . Young, sec. 
Brothers Angling Society. — The 
eleventh annual dinner and distribution of prizes was 
i;: e Tuesday, April 11, when between sixty and 
^ ^ spread supplied by our 
the - After justice was done to 
nrllt ^ the prizes were 
for f^e'^ett to the successful winners 
and specimen fish. The first, Mr. C. 
Hewlett, G. Steel, T. Edmonds, Montague, jun., T 
Ke®rs ’ P^- IMds’worth i. 
r®“-’ Palmer, F. Hodsett. 
Jid *iit S°®t and Hostess, 
nretfl ^ Woolwich Brothers, who mustered 
pretty strong, were drunk with musical honours. Mr 
presided at the pianoforte, Mr. Brunner witli 
Mr given by Mr. Barnham, Mr. Clother, 
Collins P- Hodgson, Mr! 
Pprrrr ’ ®’ Tillard. Mr. Humphreys, Mr. 
Perry Mr. Ingman, Mr. G. Stacy, Mr. Daws and 
Lond^i "a npr■ TJ*i®*^® Ceoti-al Association of 
Dondon Angling Clubs was responded to by F. Holds- 
tL A *1 House competition (in aid of the funds of 
the Anglers Benevolent Society) will take place in our 
Sw'dTfcW^'Td™’ *^.® Spread Eagle, Kingsland-road, 
on (next door to North London Railway Station, 
BeeWf ®^u“®/^’ 24. Chairman, W. H. 
deSd^thItfh«°“ Society. -It has been 
throsrd Ins+ e ?ea-fishing competition takes place on 
at the clurhon'"* ; foP particulars can be had 
hOTs that thp ns ; secretary begs to remind mem- 
onr fin»n ^ ^narterly night. May 3, is the end of 
our financial year, and would esteem it a favour if mem- 
Sarlhe™.-T '’®^°^® 
hefd'^n^Th^?^?®^?''®!.’ Cl«^-The weekly meeting was 
Cond • ^.f'orsday last, at lO, Honndsditch, Mr. E F 
resl of“®“^®^® reported o^tSe 
stronllv ^ mn I outing. They mustered pretty 
wirSrToZ ih than the fish. The wLther 
Zst cnf^n’i f^®^dio“er good, and all voted the day 
Tnd ® ■ ®0“ • Messrs. Watson, Vernon^ 
Kf'and F H. J. Newman Nichols, N. H. 
^aker, and E. Andrews, on the 20th inst There are 
w'lek The“ next^ Thursday, and five for the following 
E next outing is fixed for April 30, on the 
Uxbridge Moor, 9.20 train from 
Paddin^on for West Drayton. Final arrangement 
Sin. Hon. was passed to the 
geSl°lftin^^n*f®fM®°®"®*y--'r‘>® third annual 
general meeting of the above society was held at their 
New Cross-roaTs’ E on 
S; (nT’Makpf ^ the absence of the kesi 
d e '"t‘0 was called away on profes¬ 
sional duty the chair was occupied by Mr J W 
len “ad and "Tl M ®“-tllanc^e sheet Lvilg 
neen read and adopted, the meeting proceeded to 
dispose of one-third of the’ir rnuSSip'tTor thich” 
according to rule, is set apart for supportinrp^S 
were ^he followinf Counts 
^2 2s • Maidplh®'‘d®®n"^?? Preservation Society, 
Iciety lOs <!d ^ray Preservation 
S^c etv’ 10s Od Uton Preservation 
Solty’ lOs (id^' District Preservation 
aonroved ppd®' se^^® ''“t®®. '^®'’® then read through and 
pproved, and the committee and officer.s for fhp 
& eSene’e ‘tj^®.^®"'^“t®!? kn The fokT^ar of 
being 0*1 of the V '^‘'d ®='tremely gratifying to him, 
evidel thaTpvp to^-mation; this was conspicuously 
eh.,.oL,S,d tE;"|,'Z?ditV"¥S tj.l 
(if ,0 “Ihl,' >■““ p" i .Si ‘St •£ p‘?,S 
if- 
J® issue, the takes were 
'”'ZE®rE“^“*‘; ^^® iong-continued drought, combined 
with the unfavourable condition of both weather and 
water, were dead against the competitors. There was an 
entry ot nineteen, and of these thirteen handed in their 
baskets at seven o’clock to be weighed by the secretary 
Ilf’"' T’si i^Hlls). One competitor lost his chance 
rtrough the tram he was travelling home by being late. 
This angler- Mr. Anthony McCutcheon, Kelso—isawell- 
oeie'^^p skilful Waltonian, and frequent winner, had 
was fishing one of his favourite casts 
at Maxton, and ]u8t arrived in Kelso one minute after 
the hour for baskets being in, and thus could not weigh, 
otherwise he would have been in the prize-list. Three 
ot the competitors came home “ clean,” one did not 
show, which, according to the rules of the club, excludes 
him from entering at the next competition, and one did 
not compete In the heavier baskets were several 
payling, all heavy in spawn, and this materially helped 
to make up the weight. By the rules of the society 
these fish are allowed to weigh in as trout. 
Ihe most effective lines were “creeper” and worm in 
the morning, and fly during the afternoon ; but all had 
to work hard for the trout they obtained, and the 
winners were fully deserving of their prizes. One or 
two of the unsuccessful gave up the contest about one 
o clock, having been busy from nine without being 
rewyded by getting a single fish that would scale the 
limit—7 inches—while others had not even a single 
trout. Ihe following is the prize list .—(1) Trout rod 
presented by Mr. C. B. Balfour, of Newton Don, Richard 
Ormiston (Tweed), 71b. 14Joz.; (2) Pair of wading stock¬ 
ings, given by the Association. William Lamb 
engineer (Tweed), 41b. IJoz. ; (3) Reel and line, presented 
Hosebank, Robert Robertson 
^eviot), 2lb. 4io^ ; (4) Basket and belt, presented by 
/■ Thomas Thompson (Teviot), 
ij\ W Sporting knife, presented by Mr. Barker 
Sheffield), George Turnbull (Tweed), 21b. ioz. ; (6) 
Drinking flask, presented by Mr. J. Thompson (of 
Kedpathand Co ), George Lees, jun. (Tweed), llb.lSJ-oz. ; 
(7) hramed picture, presented by Messrs. Mackintosh 
and Co., Robert Eiogarth, jun. (Heiton Mill, Teviot), 
Hb. 14oz.; (8) Ha^-made line, presented by a friend, 
James Campbell, Edinburgh (Tweed), 11b. 13oz. ■ (9) 
Rriarroot pipe and tobacco pouch, presented by’Mr. 
Pn ^®po\ for best half dozen, William 
^“T®i -^7® *1"^®" fl‘®®> presented by Mr. 
Richard Ormiston, Haybank House, Kelso, for heaviest 
trout William R. Plummer, Leith. The other baskets 
rhlfhTl Tr® ^ N®Hon (Tweed), 14Joz.; James 
Chisholm (Tweed), 8Joz.; and J. Affleck, Heiton (Teviot), 
7Joz. Almost immediately after the weighing, which took 
place in the White Swan Hotel (the club room), a short 
mterval only having been allowed for the public to view 
the takes, the committee of the associatiou and the 
prize takers met, and the usual questions having been 
put, and duly answered, the chairman (Mr. J. Smith 
vice-president) intimated that, owing to the death of 
'^®"’®> °°®°f committee, 
and Mr. John Wright (who had only died that evenin-r 
and who was a most zealous and active member the 
social meeting intended to be held that evening Would 
not take place, and it was decided to hold an adjourned 
meeting on Monday first, at which the presentation to 
the retiring secretary (Mr. A. Steel) and one to the 
“, 1 ° painting of fish, by that gentleman, 
wou d be made, as also the prizes awarded to the 
winners of the above competition. The secretary was 
also instructed to engross in the minutes an expression 
of regret at the loss the society has sustained by the 
death of the two members, and to send excerpts of the 
same to their widows. ^ 
Liverpool Angling Association.— We had a good 
meeting last week, and several very important matters 
were discussed. Three new members were elected and 
thkwT*®'^' •/ *®.?®'y that, notwithstanding 
the close time, pikelets, perchlets, breamlets and roach- 
Rts are being daily exposed for sale in our St. John’s 
CommT;«w*“'7E® of the Markets 
Gomiuittee to this violation of an Act of Parliament, 
but this sapient body simply reply “that my letter has 
been read, and there it ends; for what do these 
wiseacres care about an Act of Parliament or the 
preservatira of the food of the peopleAbsolutely 
nothing But I shall bring the matter before the Presi- 
bodl°fh^^M®°w ®P^''®'‘^?’ '^ben,perhaps, this puissant 
body, the Markets Committee, will have to say some¬ 
thing more than reported above. The weather is simply 
l^ff® ^ ' A e"',®® ®®“*l® bas fallen, the air is quite 
Rd WoolfaTT “** ®“^^®® 0“ every hand.— 
ISTorlands Anglers.- The annual dinner of the 
T J® AT h^®®^ ?T®;?® ^be Mission Hall, St. Clement’s- 
7 so n ^°Te®^e ®" tbe 14th inst., at 
LpfoO “.®“bers and friends in all being 
H of your old correspondent 
a' P P'®, chairman. After the health of “The 
toasTof “^TE« ®!“ Proposed and suitably accepted, the 
toast of The Angling Club was proposed by the 
chairman, and Mr. Dawson, hon. secretary, replied^ Mr 
Se ^T+e e ^“® ®^ “T*"® Visitors.” The 
11 *®® ®ba'rmaii was proposed by Mr. Wink- 
worth (also an old correspondent), and, in reply. Mr 
ol be had been a good angler and hoped 
plnLT Tcrner proposed the health of Mr 
Bennett, who so kindly presided at the piano, and of 
IpHpr«^° bad contributed to the evening’s amusement 
Getters and telegrams were received from several 
gentlemen who were unavoidably obliged to be absent 
among which were from the following : Dr. Williamson’ 
Kf it llTm^t^ ^®'1’> M P = .Mr. Burnell, and 
oiners. At II p.m, the worthy chairman vacated his 
seat in favour of Mr Gem, and the hilarity was con- 
toued. After an interesting fishing tale, told by Mr. 
Winkworth, the meeting, which was a success throughout 
wound up with Anld Lang Syne. Messrs. Bennett! 
Trist, Bnshell, Smith, Underhill. Lingfield, Baas, 
lurner and others, contributed some capital sonrs, 
recitations, &c., during the evening, which were much 
enjoyed. 
-^ffHng Society, The Crown, Pancras- 
’’®®'®’” •“'Dn Tu®8day next we have onr return visit 
on the Anglers’ Association, when we anticipate an 
enjoyable evening. I hope those clubs who do not 
receive a written invitation will be pleased to remember 
they will be just as heartily welcomed. On Tuesday 
night we had a good muster and several of the new 
rules were passed, but several remain in abeyance owing 
to the lateness of the hour. An extra special meeting 
will be called M May 2 to finish the rules and decide 
the date of our annual dinner.— H. W. Morgan, hon. 
asat. sec. 
Prince of Wales Angling Society, The Globe, 
Lisson-grove.—We have decided to remove to our old 
quarters, the Windsor Castle, Church-street, Edgware- 
road, where the first meeting will be held on Monday, 
w '^“®“ prizes will be distributed.- 
W. Bowter, sec. 
Royal George Angling Society, Queen’s Arms, 
Bateman-street, Soho, W.— We met on Wednesday last, 
and, I am pleased to state, had a very fair muster. Mr. 
Gibbons, our delegate, gave in his report, which was 
^®fu ‘J^°'i’^^bly received. We are getting on famously 
with the revising of the rules, and hope next week to 
see fresh faces to help us put a finish to them.-H. 
holder, sec. pro tern. 
Trout Angling Society, Bedford Head, 
Maiden-lane, Covent Garden. — On Tuesday last the 
committee finished the revision of the rules and list of 
prize-winners. Mr. Clifford was elected unanimously. 
On Tuesday next Mr. Brougham is expected to pay us a 
visit in reference to opening the box of the T.A PS 
A special general meeting will take place on Tuesday, 
May 2, to receive report from the committee re prize¬ 
winners, and revision and additions to rules, and to add 
any inore if thought necessary. A good muster is 
specially requested, as there are some very important 
alterations.— Pelican. 
SoutR Loudon United Anglers. —Visiting List. 
-A return visit of the clubs on the above list was paid 
to the Anchor and Hope Angling Society, on the 19tb 
inst., on which occasion Mr. Alfred Jardine read a most 
amusing and m®trnctiv® paper, entitled “Angling Ways 
and Ang-hng Days,” which proved a most pleasant and 
agreeable change, and although only twelve clubs were 
repr®sented most of them turned up in such strong force 
that their comfortable club room was fairly crowded — 
A. Conn, hon. sec. 
Sundial Angling Society, Plough and Harrow, 
n ®®i ’ Hammersmith.—At the special meeting, on 
the 18th, it was resolved that members may only weigh 
in from public waters (waters rented by the Anglers’ 
Association) and subscription waters, where any 
m®mbers can fish by paying. Mr. Brougham, secretary 
EE 11 ^•i^onred us with a visit, and opened 
the collectii^ box, finding lOs. collected.— H. Reaves. 
Sussex Piscatorial Society, Arch 104, King’s- 
road, Brighton.—Members please note the cutting from 
the Awsfrafian Trading Wortd, which appears in 
another part of this paper, with reference to the New 
^ealand fish—a kind present from Mr. Troan. The 
hon. secs, will be delighted to show any of our brother 
anglers these fish. During the past week Mr. Harry 
Reeves has weighed-in two trout, lib. lOoz. and lib., 
irom the club water at Hassocks; these were taken 
with a, spinning fly. Several splendid trout of over 31b 
have been seen rising in the lake at Hassocks during 
the past few days, and should we have rain soon fly- 
hshers ought to render good account of themselves. A 
crowded meeting was held on Wednesday evening, 
when a number of live tench for stocking purposes 
were presented to the society by Mr. Walter Fry (in 
whom the society have found a very excellent friend), 
and a vote of thanks was passed to this gentleman for 
his kindness. It was also decided to place several 
Mtice boards at the society’s trout lake and stream, at 
Hassocks, to warn the evil-minded poacher that “ This 
water is rented by the Sussex Piscatorial Society.”— 
Philip Tickle (Librarian). 
■A.ngling Society, George and Dragon, 
Vauxhall-cross.—We had a fair meeting on the 18th; 
in the chair, faced by Mr. Betts. Two 
auditors were appointed. I hope to be able to present 
the balance-sheet on Tuesday, the 25th. I must again 
• ‘n°®.® members who are in arrears, to settle up 
®®’'’iiest convenience, and oblige —H. C. 
Walworth Waltonians’ Angling’ Society, St. 
Baul s lavern, Westmoreland-road, Walworth, S.E.— 
Un Wednesday next the distribution of prizes takes 
plac®, and on Wednesday, May 3, our 29th annual 
dinner; 1. W.Venner, Esq., chairman ; H. Bayley, Esq., 
Vice-chairman.—C. Hebble, secretary, 
o Ham Brothers Angling Society, Coach 
and Horses, the Grove, Stratford.—I wish to remind 
members that it is onr monthly meeting on ’Wednesday 
next 1 hope the members of other clubs will rally 
round us on May 1 at onr concert for the benefit of the 
widow of our late member, Mr. T. Clarkson.—R. 
Lowther, sec. 
Wool-wich Brothers Angling Society, Green 
Man, High-street, Plumstead.-Our twenty-third annual 
dinner will be held at the Green Man, Plumstead, on 
Ihnrsday next, April 27, at seven p.m. A capital menu 
programme will be provided. Further particulars 
can be obtained by applying to J. R. Howcroft, sec. 
