THE SALMON FISHERIES OF ENGLAND, 1868. Partly from information published by order of the House of Commons in the Fishery Commissioners' Reports on England, Wales, and Ireland, etc. By Thomas Ashworth, Esq.

(1868) 1868 2nd edition. 12mo (107 x 167mm). Pp24. Three original photographs of salmon passes pasted onto the title-page and the first two pages. Red printed wrappers. Price 1s. 0d.

The body of the text, the case for reform, particularly to permit free passage for salmon to ascend rivers, (pp3-17), is dated January 8th, 1868, with an Appendix from the Reports of the Commissioners dating from 1861. "My research reveals that two Ashworth brothers, Thomas and Edmund, jointly purchased the Galway Fishery in Ireland in 1852. Their fortunes were made out of cotton. They owned considerable property in Lancashire, and also Scotland. Edmund was involved with Stormontfield, and wrote/published Remarks, etc. It was he who identified the Stormontfield site." (Grayling).