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great pleasure at the completion Of this
National internal improvement, and took
a bottle, filled it with the element OF the
ocean-sealed it with navat button.
which the hero of Lake Erie Perry wore
during the battle, and presented Mr.. Coli
den to present it to the Canal Commis-
sioners, and mingle the water Of the At
lantic with those of the Lakes.-Balt. .Am.


.Anecdote-An Irishman just landed on
our shores, was straying about the wharves
near the Fulton Market, and observed the
Rsh in cars which were floating in. the
dock, and occasionally saw their owners
open them and take out a quantity to ex-
pose for sale in the market. The Irish


man not being aware that tine fish are emp
tiled in these cars from the smacks to keep


them alive, and supposing them to be pub
lie property. he enquired if there were


any game laws in this country.-belng


informed there were none, he Immediately


Supplied himself with small drag net,
and opening one of the cars, he hauled up


a large mess of fine fish, and in the pre-
sence of several persons, was congratu-
ting himself on his good luck in living in
such country, and was proceeding home
with his prize, when the owner to his ut
: ter astonishment stopped and gallanted
: him to the police, where he was charged
i with stealing the fish. Stealing fish p
yIsaid the Irishman. Sure, an coch'd 'em
= in the river, all alive and kicking" Blu,
$ they are floating in cars, and are private


property" said the magistrate. "Privatt


property The fish of the sea private pro
aIperty l ax'd if there were game law
there, as there were in Ireland, and the,
:told me not; and by the powers says l
e this is the very country my Jewel; and
5 holp'd myselfto good bunch, and the peo
s-|ple all look'd at me and laughed; stalin
E fish indeed Pm an honest man and new
OIer stale at all"


,o| As it was clearly apparent that no rot


berry was intended, he was discharged


with admonitions not to be again fshin
, lin troubled water. Nat. Adp.