produced seven Hundred sixty-five pounds. To form an idea of the Number, it will be found, that allowing ten inches for the length of each Fish, they would reach, in a line, 213 Miles, 220 Yards, or farther than from LoNDON, to YORK.

Of the MUSHROOM, which was made the Vehicle for conveying Poison to CLAUDIUS CESAR, by his Wife AGRIPPINA, this County produced in August, 1808, One most extraordinary for its Size, it was gathered in the Parish of Brede, and measured in Circumference, the amazing Dimensions, of nine Feet nine Inches.

Worcestershire.

In the Severn near WORCESTER, a Man bathing, was struck and actually received his Death-wound from a SwORD-FISH. The Fish was caught immediately afterwards, so that the Fact was ascertained beyond a Doubt. From the Mouth of the River, to the place where the Accident happened, is at least

Forty-five Leagues by the Course of the Stream, in all human Idea too remote from the OCEAN, for any of its Monsters to have emigrated.

The Abuses in capturing the Fish by Poachers, are daringly continued: notwithstanding the Notices given of Societies being formed for the Prosecution of those fishing illegally in the SEVERN, FYRNWY, and THANNAT, yet persons have been lately detected, fishing with illegal nets in the Fyrnwy, and some miscreants have poisoned the Fish in that River, by which thousands are destroyed. The Mode of doing this Mischief, is with the Berries of Coculus Indicus, which being prepared and scattered in deep places, under Bushes where the best Fish resort, they greedily devour it; immediate Intoxication ensues; and in this state the Fish, quitting their Recess, spring into the shallow Water, and are taken with a Net.

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Yorkshire.

The URE is celebrated for its Water-falls, the grand one, is called the Force, and the romantic Situation of AYSGARTH Church, solitarily overlooking these Falls, heightens the Effect of the Scenery; the changing Sounds of Water, amidst Woods and Rocks, wildly intermixed, with the Variety and Magnitude of the surrounding Hills, concur to render the whole so peculiarly impressive, that Dr. Pocock is said to have declared, that these Cataracts, exceeded in picturesque Sublimity, the famous Cataracts of the NILE.

It is observable that the Country is almost every where considerably lower than the highwater Mark in the Rivers DON, AIRE, and OUSE.

In the Vicinity of Wold Newton, is a sudden Eruption of Water, called the GIPSIES, it is generally perceived in the early part of the Spring, trickling through the Grass, where the Ground is not broken, and the Emission of

Water is often so copious, as to constitute a Stream, filling a Drain twelve feet wide and three feet deep, termed by the Country People the Gipsey-Race, by which it is conveyed to the Sea, and generally runs for two or three Months, then totally ceases, and scarcely leaves a Mark to distinguish the Place where it issued, the Appearance of this Water is certainly influenced by the State of the Seasons, as there is sometimes an Intermission of three or four Years. It is most probably, only the Re-appearance of a Stream moving Eastward, which is absorbed a few Miles West of Wold Newton, accelerated, however, as well as augmented, by a continuance of heavy Rains.

The beautiful OPAH, or King Fish, is sometimes found on this Coast. One found Dead upon the Sea-shore near WHITBY, was exhibited as a great Curiosity at Scarborough, in 1807, and another was taken at the Entrance of BRIDLINGTON Harbour, September, 1809, the Length three feet two inches, the Circumference three feet nine inches, and weighed Fifty-six pounds*. A Sword Fish

* A more minute Description of one of these splendid

was also caught at FILEY, in September 1807, the Length eleven feet, and the Weight

Fish, is given by Mr. ROBERT HARRISON, in a Letter from Newcastle, dated 12th September, 1769.

"On Saturday last was thrown upon the Sands at BLYTH, a very rare and beautiful Fish, weighing between Seventy and Eighty Pounds, and shaped like the Sea Bream, the Length was three feet and a half; the Breadth from Back to Belly almost two feet; but the Thickness from Side to Side, not above six Inches. The Mouth small, forming a square Opening, and without any Teeth in the Jaws. The Tongue thick, resembling that of a Man, but rough and thick set with beards or prickles, pointing backwards, so that any thing might readily pass down, but could not easily return back, therefore these might serve instead of Teeth, to retain its Prey. The Eyes are remarkably large, covered with a Membrane, and shining with a glare of Gold. The Cover of the Gills like the Salmon. The Body diminishes very much to the Tail, which is forked, and expands twelve inches; the Gill-fins are broad, about eight Inches long, and play horizontally; a little behind their Insertion, the Tail-Fin takes its Original, where it is about seven inches high, but slopes away very suddenly, running down close to the Tail, and at its Termination be comes a little broader; the Belly-fins are very strong, and placed near the Middle of the Body; a narrow Fin also runs from the Anus to the Tail. All the Fins, and also the Tail, are of a fine Scarlet; but the Colours and Beauty of the rest of the Body, which is smooth, and covered with almost imperceptible Scales, beggars all Description; the upper Part being a kind of bright Green, variegated with