It further appears, from the evidence referred to, that during these years no grilse ran up the Ness till after the month of May. The months

Of June produced277
Of July,1358
Of August,4229
Of September,1493
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7357

[16]

See Mr Shaw's paper "On the Growth and Migration of the Sea-trout of the Solway."—Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Vol. XV. Part iii. p. 369.

[17]

The Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart., by his literary executor.