This is the laft of the numerous alliances formed by the Tweed, which now being greatly increased, and far advanced in its career, exhibits additional beauties. It becomes more grave and dignified in its motions; is fond of peace and quiet; and, in all the folemnity of majestic filence, rolls on its mighty waters till it is loft in the unfathomable depth.

SECTION II.

Salmon Fishery.-Mode of Fishing and Sale.

THE

HE falmon fishery conftitutes the most interesting branch of trade carried on

in Berwick.

It has been stated, that there are about 300 men employed in the fisheries.

We have already mentioned, that the Tweed falmon is of the very best quality. The fishing commences on the 10th day of January, and continues till the 10th of October.

Some

Some feafons falmon are very plenty, and others very scarce. We have feen from one to 100 of them taken at a draught: But we are affured, that there have been many inftances of from 200 to 500 taken at one hawl; and, if report is to be credited, 700 have been brought on fhore at one draught. "The capture of falmon in the Tweed," says Mr Pennant, "about the month of July, is prodigious. boat load, and fometimes near two, are taken in a tide: Some few years ago, there were above 700 fish taken at one hawl; but from 50 to 100 is very frequent."

In a good fishery, often a

Besides falmon, there are gilfes and trouts caught in the Tweed.

The prefent rental of all the fishing waters together, from the mouth of the river to Norham, which is feven miles from Berwick, is about 10,000l. yearly, exclufive of the tithes.

All the falmon, fent to London from this place, were, till of late, boiled and put into kits; but that practice has, for fome years past,

been

been laid afide. The whole of the falmon are now fent in ice, which has been difcovered to preserve the fish fresh for a long time. How this came to be firft known in Berwick was owing to the following circumftance: Mr Dempfter, a member of Parliament, about 12 years ago, calling on Mr John Richardfon of Perth, at his fishery, told him, it was a practice on the continent to pack falmon in ice, as it had been found to preferve them fo fresh that they might be fent many hundred miles without fpoiling. This induced Mr Richardfon to make the trial; the refult of which not only corroborated the fact, but also ed to be very lucrative to Mr Richardfon.

prov

The fame experiment was made here, and with fuccefs, in the year 1788. Since that period feveral ice houfes have been built

in

The afpect of ice houses should be towards the caft, or fouth-east, for the advantage of the morning fun to expel the damp air, as that is more pernicious than warmth, for which reafon trees, in the vicinity of an ice house, tend to its disadvantage. The best foil for an ice house to be made in is chalk, as it conveys away the waste wa

in this plan; and the quantity of ice put into them yearly is astonishing. The two Companies laid in 7600 cart loads between them laft winter; expence about 450l. for ice. There are 32 falmon coopers in Berwick.

There are four different modes of catching falmon usually employed at present, viz. the sweep, the ftell, the bobb, and the hanging

nets.

The fale of falmon is entirely confined to the coopers; none are brought to public market. The coopers, however, are always ready to oblige any perfon with a falmon at market price.

When the gilfes become plenty, which ge nerally happens about the latter end of July, the women call them through the ftreets.

Ever fince the introduction of ice in preferving falmon, their price has greatly rifen. For feveral years paft, falmon has fold from 3s. to 358. per ftone. They have been known

to

ter without any artificial drain; next to that, loose stony, earth, or gravelly foil. Its fituation fhould be on the fide of a hill, for the advantage of entering the cell upon a level.

to have been fold as low as 6d. and 7d. per

ftone.

SECTION III.

White Fibery.-Lobfter Catching and Sale.

HESE kinds of fishing are carried on by

THE

three boats belonging to the fishermen of Greenfes, Castlegate, and by five boats belonging to Spittal. Each boat pays a modus of a few fhillings yearly in name of tythe.

When the herring fishing commences upon this coaft, or up the Frith of Forth, all our white fishermen refort to it, and often with great advantage.

Five men are employed to each boat., t

Lobsters are in general to be found on this coaft in great plenty. The Old Shipping

Company here have had them taken by contract for seven years. 3 H

They