1811. 18. A Sloop, for Scotland in ballast, with a sick passenger, struck on the banks. Was got off. Vessel and Crew saved.

1812. 19. A Sloop, from the South of England, laden with Pilchards, struck on the banks. Was got off. Vessel and Crew saved.

1813. 20. A Sloop, bound to Spain, ballasted with Coals, struck on the banks. Was got off. Vessel and Crew saved.

1815. 21. A Sloop, from Dumbarton with Glass, struck on the banks. Was got off. Vessel and Crew saved. 22. A Sloop, from the South of England, laden with Flour of Flint and Pilchards. She struck on a bank (Butterwharf) in the night and unshipped her rudder. She was got off, repaired, and the Vessel and Crew saved.

1816. 23. A Brig, from New Brunswick, Timber laden. The Crew left the Vessel in their own boats and were lost. The Vessel came on shore, was saved, and taken down to Liverpool.

24. A Brig, from Ireland, laden with Linen Cloth. Made signal for a Pilot, which was obeyed and the Vessel rescued. The only remuneration the Pilot got, was a little raw pork and cold water.

1817. 25. A Sloop, for Ulverston, general Cargo, struck on the banks. Was got off. Vessel and Crew saved. 1818. 26. A Brig, from Archangel to Liverpool, laden with Grain, got on the Ribble banks with a Liverpool Pilot on board. The Southport boatmen went to the Vessel, and got her off, Crew saved.

27. A Sloop, from Scotland, laden with yarn, struck on the banks. Was got off and piloted to Liverpool.

28. An Irish Schooner, in ballast, struck on the banks.

Was got off. Vessel and Crew saved.

1818. 29. The Schooner NEW BLESSING, laden with Molasses for Liverpool, struck on the banks. Was got off and piloted to Liverpool.

30. A Sloop, laden with Butter for Liverpool, from Belfast, struck on the banks. Was got off. Vessel and Crew saved.

1819. 31. A Sloop, in ballast, from Scotland, struck on the banks. Was got off and piloted to Liverpool.

32. A large Vessel, laden with Rum and Sugar for Liverpool, struck on the banks. Was got off and piloted to Liverpool.

1820. 33. A Brig, laden with Cotton, struck on the banks. Was got off and piloted to Liverpool.

34. A Brig, laden with Oats, struck on the banks. Was got off. Crew and Cargo saved.

35. A Sloop, Captain Owen, laden with Stones for Runcorn, struck on the banks. Was got off. Crew saved.

36. The Brig PEGGY, laden with Corn from Ireland for Liverpool, struck on the banks. Was got off. Crew saved.

1821. 37. A small Brig, laden with Cotton, a Liverpool Pilot on board, struck on the banks. Was got

1822. 38. The Brig WILLIAM, struck on the banks. Was got off and piloted to Liverpool. She had been a Pirate Vessel, and was taken to Malta where the Crew suffered. They had scuttled the Brig ANN at sea, staved their boats, took their compasses, and nailed the hatches on the Crew, whom they had placed in the forecastle. A cook's axe having been accidentally left below, the Crew forced the hatches open;-repaired one of their boats with canvass and escaped.

1823. 39. A Brigantine, The MORNING STAR, Owner

Mr. Taylor, from Africa to Liverpool, laden with Elephant's Teeth, Gold Dust, Bees wax, &c. struck on the banks; was taken first to Lytham and afterwards to Liverpool. Vessel and Crew saved.

1824. 40, A Brigantine, The LADY COMBERMERE, Owner Sir John Tobin, similarly laden. This Vessel had a Liverpool Pilot on board when she struck. She was got off by Pilot Jackson &c. and taken in safety to Lytham. A fresh Pilot was sent from Liverpool, and she was taken in tow by a Steam Vessel.

41. The MARGARET, from Belfast to Liverpool, laden with Oats, struck on the banks. Was got off, and piloted to Liverpool.

1825. 42. The Brig THOMAS, from Ireland, laden with Corn, struck on the banks. Was got off, and taken to Lytham.

1826. 43. A Sloop, from the Orkneys, laden with Oats, struck on the banks, and filled with water, but by the boatmen meeting her and working at the pumps, she was got to Lytham, and from thence taken to Liverpool.

THOMAS JACKSON, Pilot.
RICHARD BALL.

PETER BALL.

It is impossible to read these Lists, without rejoicing at the Establishment of the Marine Fund. On going through them with the boatmen, they observed, that, having only their own memories to rely upon, they could not be positively certain of the dates, in every instance, but, that to the best of their recollection, they were generally correct. The circumstances attending each vessel, were perfectly within their remembrance.

Fish.

The Fish procured at Southport are Turbot, Soles, Oysters, Mackarel, Cod, Ray, Skate, and sometimes the John Doree. The Sturgeon has been caught here. Flukes, particularly the Garven Flukes, are excellent in October. Pilchards and Herrings are frequently caught in their season. Cockles and Shrimps are taken daily.

The mode of Shrimping is curious. The hoop, from which the net is pendent, is nearly semicircular, and is fixed to a pole, seven or eight feet long, which crosses the wide aperture of the net. This, is held firmly in the hands, and the whole is pushed forwards, at a proper depth, the end of the pole pressing against the breast. The nets are pulled up, at intervals, and the produce emptied into baskets, with which the "Shrimpers" are always provided.

Very great inconvenience is experienced, at times, from a little animal which they call the Sting-fish.-It seldom grows to twelve inches long; buries itself in the sand, leaving only its nose out. If trodden on, it strikes with great force. The wounds inflicted by the spinous rays of the first dorsal fin, produce violent pain, attended with immediate, and often dangerous, inflammation, extending all up the limb. Its own oil is considered, by the fishermen, to be the best remedy. It is the Common Weever,-" Trachinus Draco "—of Linnæus, and said to be very palatable.

An extraordinary character died at Church Town, in 1824, at the advanced age of ninety-nine years, nearly. His name was Richard Aughton. He lived servant with a person of the name of Wright, fourteen years, and was occasionally employed by him in catching shrimps and cockles. In procuring these he was more expert than any of his competitors, and, on that

account, obtained the title of " King of the Cocklers." His wife, who was born in the same year and month as he was, attended Preston and Ormskirk markets with fish, three or four times a week, regularly. They resided on a small farm of their own in Marsh-Side, and were well known in the surrounding neighbourhood. When about sixty or seventy years old," Cockle Dick," as he was familiarly called, had a severe rheumatic attack, brought on by carrying heavy burdens of cockles &c. and he became very crooked. Richard was originally intended for a Shoemaker, but this was not to be, and he died at the head of the profession he had chosen.

There were, many years ago, thirteen Trawl-boats, which went regularly out to sea, for the purpose of fishing. There are now only eight :-Five belonging to Southport, and three to Marsh-Side:-Five having been wrecked, or worn out, without being replaced. They generally go out at high water, and return with the next tide. Sometimes they continue out much longer, but this is regulated by the distance they sail, and the success with which they meet. Egg-bay is their favourite resort.

The Fishermen complain of not being so successful as formerly, owing to a greater scarcity of fish. Pilot Jackson, who has been in the trade thirty years, assured me, that, he can remember one hundred pair of Soles being taken in three hours, about twenty years ago,-besides Flukes, Bret, and sometimes Turbot. At that time, the Trawl-boats went out so far that they could distinguish persons on shore in the Isle of Man. They are now obliged to fish six hours, and do not take more than ten, or twelve pair of Soles at a haul. They, however, catch large Plaise, Ray, Bret, and Turbot, but by no means in such numbers as before.

6th May, 1826. A small fishing boat came in this morning, well laden. There were some large Cod, for each of which, half a crown was asked, as it lay on the beach. The