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R 2 AM- 1 49 ES RN RAILWAY. -011EAP iA EXCIIR3I'•N to BATH and BRISTOL.—A Train will leave Paddington on SUNDAY, October 29th, at 7.45 a.m., for Bath and Bristol, and will retuln the satne evening at 6.30 p.m., from Bristol, and 7 n.m. from Bath. Faies—Bristol, 10s. and ; Bath, 9s and Tickets may be previously obtained at the 'treat-Western Bonk- Ing Offices, 27, King-street, Cheap!ide; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth; 3M, Oxford-street; 2139, Strand ; and at the Paddington Stall n. 1 SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND and LIFE • ASSURANC I . , SOCIETY. Constituted by Act of Parliament. The Figures contained in the subjoined Tabular View are given as an illustration of the progressive success which has attended the ope rations of this Institution frcm its establishment in the year 1815 to alst December, I 802, when the Fifth Periodical Investigation of its affairs was made. Annual teeumulatee Amount of A asuranc.. s Revenue Fund. . :-u besting. . ---, At Ist January, 1815, the 0 0 0 date of Foundation...... At 31 , 4 Dec., 18.24; the ist} £17,454 £'7,539 £392,808 Period of investigation,. At 31,t Dee., 1831, th •2d do 54,653 264,813 1,280,033 At 31st Dec., MS, Mr 3d do. 142,6441 79 ~ 943 3.145,842 At 31st Dec., 1845, the 4th do. 248,929 1,701,633 , 5,701,"54 At 31st Del., 1652. the sth do 338,362 2,581,109 7,449 038 The Invested Fund, arising rolelv from the accumu l ation of Pre rniums, and belonging exclu.ively to the members, 11 , 1 w amounts to upwatds of Two Millions, Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds. The Annual Revenue now exceeds Three Hundred and Sixty-five Thousand Pounds. The Sum, already paid by the Society to the Families or other Nenresentatives of deceased Members, including Bonus additions (which In various instances have bee. , more than the sums originally assured), amount to nearly Two Millions Sterling. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. WM. LINDESAY, Secretary. Head Office —Edinburgh, 5, St. Andrew -square. Edinburgh, 30th September, 1854. LONDON HONORARY BOARD. George "Young, Req., 47, Wiin r ole-street and Mark-lane. Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple. David Hill, Esq., East India House. John Murray, Esq., Publisher, Albernarle-street. Samuel Laing, Esq.. Chairman of Brighton Railway. Sir John Thomas Bricrs, Admiralty. Leonard' Horner, Esq., Home-office. John Taylor, jun , Esq., C .E., Queen-street -place. LONDON ♦ND 'MR SUBURBS. • CENTRAL AGENT. Hugh If`Kean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill. DISTRICT AGENTS. Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, Agent for the West End District. Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover-street, Recent-street. Ferdinand Grut, 13, King-street, Southwark. ALADY, of good connexions, highly educated, having an establishment at the West End of London, is desirous of fillinr up a few vacancies among her pupils. She receives a limited number of young ladies. She has lived for some years abroad, and has enraged the first professors. Ad tress, A. 8., 104, Strand. COSMORAMA OF ST. PETERSBURG, ROYALTAN'OPTICON, Leicester-square . .—A COS MOR kM of ST. PETERSBURG, including a Portrait of the Emperor Nicholas, has been added to the many attractions at the Royal Fenopticon of Helen , e and Art. Amongst these are :—the Lu ninbus and Chromatic Fountain, throwing Illuminated Water 100 feet high—Panorama and Dioramic Views of Verona—A splendid Collection of `lhromatropes Heinclte's Diving Apparatus, the Subaqueous i lent, &c. —Scientific Lectures and Demonstrations by en anent Professors and Perfor m , nces on the Grand Organ by M. Best, and Distin's Fogel Horn Union every evening. Hour; of exhibition— mornin ,12to 5 ; even ing, 7to 10, Saturday evenings excepted. Admission, Is. ; schools and children under 10, half-price. Season admission, one guinea ; life admission, ten guineas. ; - 0 RAND BAL MASQUE at the CASINO DE 3 1 1 VENIRE, High Holborn. It is respectfully announced that in compliance with the oft-expre.sed wish of the numerous patrons of this superbly decorated and magnificent estabi6liment, a Grand Bal Masque, upon the same liberal scale that rendered ail previous ones given here Fo extremely popular, will take place To-NIGHT, October 26. Mr. W. M. Packer's renowned Band will perform it programme of the most favourite compositions in Dance Music. Gentlemen's Tickets, Ss ; Ladies' do., 3s. Doors open at half-past Nine; to commence at Tan o'clock punctually. Mr. Nathan, Castle street, is the appointed Costumier. ARGYLL ROONIS.-LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO.—Open Every Evening.—Principal Cornet a Piston, Boulcourt.—The Band will perform during the week th , following Programme: Overture, Zanetta ; Waltz, Les Gandoles de la Tamila; Polka, Bulgarian ; Quadrille, Le Joli Postillon ; Polka. 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Every NOVELTY in GENERAL SCIENCE will be secured to the Public. nn ever-varied succession of LECTURES, MEM' A.NICAL and COSMORAMIC EXHIBITIONS. MUSIC, the MICROSCOPE, DISSOLVING VIEW.:, Ocs maintained daily, from Twelve till Five; Evenings, Seven till Ten. Admission, Is.; tails, 2s Open o sATURDAY EVENINGS front half-past seven till ten, nor Miss GLYN'S' pRA.MATIC READINGS ONLY. TO LOVERS OF F 15.61.— IMO real YARMOUTH BLOATERS for 65., package Included The Aber* forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny postage stews, s r P. 0. 0. (preferre.l) for the amount. Send plain address, crnintv, and nearest station.—Address, Thomas Lettli, jun., Fish-ctirer, Great Yarmouth. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROTED. .EA. and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE AJ SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, SW all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, .lucT by Its tonic and Invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly dige‘t the food. The daily useof this aromatic and defielous Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrino, 19, Fenchureh-street, London, and 65. Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generalb by the principal dealers in sauce. N.it.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of tit?. bottle. TRIESEMAR, protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Eeole de Pharmacte de Paris, and the imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIEAEIf Mt, No. 1, is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrhoaa, and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so lonv, been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portico of the popnlation. Till ESEMAR, No. 3, Is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIE - 4E MAR, No. 1, 2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste. or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table without their use being suspected. gold in tin cases at Its. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemanfl, Roux, &c., &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John ston, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street. OVERCOATS, PALETOTS, AUTUMN and WINTER CLOTHING FOR A' L CLASSES. The most gigantic Establishments. the most extensive and busi ness-like transactions, experience matured by the most energetic and persevering efforts, has given an entire precedence to E. vi OSE S and SIN as Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Uniform, Livery, and Lades' Habit Manufacturers, as ' , lagers, Hosiers, Shirt and Boot and Shoe Makers, Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen to all parts of the World.—The success which E. MOSES and SON have lad in the above Departments is fully corroborated by their New Sock of Overcoats, Paletots, &c. The greatest novelties in materials, the most ingenious styles—the best workmanship, and the most com fortable and serviceable articles are secured to all purchasers at the most economical prices. The New Paletot, of which E. MOSES and SON are the sole Inventors and Proprietors. is offered at 255.; it is the union of ex cellence, skill and economy—the most gentlemanly Dress of the Season. ' Autumn and Winter Attire for Noblemen, Tradesmen, Mechanics, and all other,, is furnished in the first order of fashion and excel lence. and considerably cheaper than any Go ds offered elsewhere. Autumn and Winter Hosiery for Ledies and Gentlemen at the Establishments of E. MOSES and SON c .mbine the Novelties of the World's Manufacture—the richest and most comfortable goods at the most economics prices. The department for Ladies Underclothing (exclusively) is fur nished with richly Embroidered, Serviceable, aid Comfortable Articles, all New for the S.:mon—unequalled for Novelty, Quality, and Cheapness. Tee wholesale Clothing, Shirt, and Boot and Shoe Department, from Suitability, Superior Quality, and Cheapness, offers the greates t advantages to Merchants, Captains, and others. CAUTION. —E. 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Just pulglshed, price Ss., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 r. itv 0 _ stamps, Symptoms, S DEBILITY; N Its Causes, s. o rd Cure.—An sr matorrhosa, with Practical °s theions on a safer and ' m P o e r r e .. successful mode of treatment— Essay on S ' diseases of the Generative System, obtained by the use of the rY examination Microscope in detecting and distinguishirtg, by urine every variety of complaint, whether ;t ar real cause and effect of excesses, aceiclent, or climate, followed b r sing from solitary habits, on twenty yoArs' experience in the bytreatment p ra ctical remarks, founded Nervous Debi] ity, Local Weakness, S permato are added, Con imentaries on the Physiology o r r 3 7 5. Sce. To which cautionary hien A on the evils emanating from Marriage, with pre and on the ct I ingerous remedies advocated by venues practice, these important disorders. us writers on By !iASEITIP,T, LA'MERT. M.D. ' 37, EVDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Sandie 'ne, Matriculated Member of the University burgh, Hon ars ry Member of the London Hospital Medical of Edim Society, Licentiate c f Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., Bre. The essenti , ti object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences res-atiug from certain habits, irregularities, and exce ee " which have sr (sauced more misery in Youth, degradation in :Isan 's hood, and pre nature decay at all stAges of Life, than, perhaps, any ether class of , c o mae known to modern pathologists Its perusal is particularly re commended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of haying hazarded the health, hal , piness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is abfolute l e neee.ssary thatall men should know, that there are principles of pet ons; mante;ement which cannot be violated without lueurong grievi no penalties, and when wisdom mid regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigai ed, bow the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the es rand its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of thysicM infirmity or functional derangement to Y ihich the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. Thea uther has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortanatel l d to the care of ignorant Y eeen too generally Confide risa, who induct great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their eret ensions. NERVOUS D Er o thers, o ars, and Co_, REMIT,' may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. 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SUN COFFEE-HOUSE, 32, FISH-STREET PUDDICK, in returning Ids sincere thanks to the numerous friends who have continued to patronise him during the alterations, in consequence of the late fire, begs to inform them and the Public generally, that the Upper Coftee Rooms are now RE (WEN D FOR BU-INESS, where every attention will be paid to their accommodation and comfort. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. —During a period of mere than 40 years this valuab 7 e medicine has I 'um lianily borne the severest test of public opinion ; and upon 'hat sound basis alone, it has gradually hut surely won the way to ire eminence, until it is now universally acknowledged to he the most efft cruet, safe, and speedy remedy ever offered to the worli for hat large c ass of disease which affects the Pulmonary Organs. It ',as been proved by long experience to be equally efficacious and n wertul in those severer forms of Pulmonic Affections—Asthma, 7ncipient Constrmtion, Chronic Bronchitis, and Spasmodic Cough; 4nd is entirely tree from all deleterious ingredients and opiates, and s a perfect y safe remedy for the most delicate female or youngest child. --- - - - So'd in in Boxes h. I%cl , and Tins, 2s. 9d., 43. 6d., and 10s. Gd. ach, by 7 ,, omas Ke Mug, chemist, &c.. No 79, St. l'Aul's Church . ard, London ; and by all druggists and patent medicine vendors in :he world. RECENT TESTIMONIAL TO TILE VALUE OF THESE LOZENGFS. I cannot express wh t I suffered -- oughing, expectorating, and the respiration impeded. Strange to say, I gra'ually recovered without Any treaiment, except taking a few boxes of eating's lough Lozenges. My lungs were so much affected, and the general health so debilitated, that I had but little hopes of recovery. (Signed) J. PICKERSGILL, Serjeant 66th Regiment, Quebec. 3d Nov. 1853. To Mr. Keating, 79, St. Paul's Church-yard. KEATING'S COD LIVER OIL, imported direct from Newfoundland, of the finest quality, pale, puri fied, and nearly tasteless. Half-pints, 2s. ; pints, 3s. 6d. ; quarts, fis. 6d.; five-pint bottle, 153., imperial measure. Orders from the country should expressly state" KEATING'S "OD LIVER OIL" sible to put any other than a low value upon a winter survey in the Polar regions. This is exemplified in the journey which Sir James Clark Ross made across the isthmus of Boothia, when he not only traced a large portion of land under au impression that he was travelling along the conti nent of America, which, after several years, was found by a summer survey to have been an island, but he actually passed by the estuary of the Groat Fish River, altogether unaware of the existence of that magnificent stream. Poctes Bay was the name given by Sir James ClArke Ross to the estuary into which the Great Fish River has since been found to empty itself. Dr. Rae has, however, furnished us with some interesting matter for discussion. For instance, there is the evidence of the outlet of the Fish River into Regent Inlet— for which , I have so long contended ; and the fact that the failure of his enterprise is wholly attributable to an accumulation of ice upon an eastern land gives additional weight to the law which I have established, that all arctic lands that have an eastern aspect aro ice-clogged. The journey which I proposed to Lord Glenelg in 1835, afterwards to Lord Stanley, and which I now, at the expiration of 12 years, pro pose to your Lordship—is along a land which has a western aspect, and which I have shown is almost invariably ice-free. ell td i o ite g i ornes questionws , will therefore,bo as f otuon dt theo the w peninsularity b spot e w unimpededher e I o fN; o suppose artnhd thenot Somerset l onlyos t bMwexelly progress, at rest, but that which remains undone of the northern configuration of America will be completed,—for it is by hugging the western land of North Somerset only that we can expect to fall upon the traces of the lost expedition, if we are to look for it in that direction, I would state, in conclusion, that the various surveys which have been set afloat since T came forward in 1836 as a volunteer, have but cleared the way to render the soundness of my views more apparent. The several expeditions which have since been undertaken, whether they have resulted in success or failure, have afforded so many successive links in the chain of evidence which demon strates the scientific character of the views advanced by me in 1836—and for adherence to which I have been refused all character as a scientific traveller and all honorary acknow. ledgment of faithful service to my country. lam not, how ever, asking your Lordship to recommend to her Majesty the bestowing upon me a mark of approbation, as a reward for the soundness of these views, which has been bestowed upon those who contradicted them, I am asking your Lordship to appoint me to a service for which I am recu. Early qualified—a service of extreme hazard and labour, but which, to be successful, must be undertaken by some one of great experience. lam willing to labour still for that recognition which will give me equality with those who are now my superiors— and when I state to your Lordship that I stand alone as a single individual, isolated from the heroes of the Pole in regard to reward for services, I trust your Lordship will consider that I have strong claims for such a service. The time has arrived, I say, when I am able to refer your Lordship to my past services and my present character as a guarantee that I am sincere in my offer, and as an earnest that I will faithfully discharge the duties which will devolve upon me if I should be honoured with the service lam seeking at your Lordship's hands. Surely, my Lord, I should now have a peace-offering. A considerable portion of the main continent of North America bears the outline which I gave to it,—in which I differed with Sir George Back. The Great Bay of Simpson, and the trending of the land north-east of Cape Hay are so many truths, and although the trending of the land named Points Ross and Booth—which I maintain runs N.W. and S.E., and not East and West as Sir George Back has mapped it—and the peninsularity of North Somerset, for which I have for twelve years contended, have to be proved, they are rendered highly probable by the journey of Dr. Rae. That I have laboured through this difficult subject for so many years, and at last successfully, that I have been the first to show how the great puzzle of three centuries could be un. ravelled ; and that I have constantly offered for a period of twelve of thoie years, whenever an opportunity occurred, to be the means of unravelling it, inspire me with the hope that I shall at last find justice at the hands of your Lordship, and that 1 may be allowed to have my place in the great effort which must be made for the rescue of the one hundred and thirty-six men who compose the lost expedition.—l have the honour, &c., RICHARD KING. TO THE EIGHT HON. EMIL GREY. 17, Saville Row, Dec. 8, 1847. My Lord, —Since my letter to your Lordship of the 25th of November, the ifthenceum has published, on high authority, the effort which the Board of Admiralty has resolved to make in search of the Polar Sea Expedition under the command of Sir John Franklin. By that effort the field which I have pro posed to your Lordship is by no means rendered unnecessary ; while it is shown to lrimpoi taut fromthe fact, that if Sir John Richardson fails in finding the lost expedition along the co•4st of North America comprised between the Mackenzie and the Coppermine Rivers, or Wollaston Land, which is opposite to that coast, he is to search Victoria Laud in tle summer of 1849. Victoria Laud can as easily be reached from the Great Fish River as the western land of North Somerset. I can search, therefore, that locality in the first instance, if it be considered necessary—especially as it is known that our lost countrymen will have ceased to exist before Sir John Richardson can make the proposed search. I see no reason to alter my opinion, expressed to your Lordship in my letter of the 10th of Juue last, in these words --" If that land should prove the resting place of the Erebus and Terror, it will not be that of the Ex pedition. If the party have kept together, they will take to their boats and make for the western land of North Somerset —for the double purpose of reaching Barrow Strait in search of whalers, as Sir John Ross did successfully, and the Great Fish River Estuary for provisions or letter conveyance to the Copper Indians, with whom the Esquimaux are now in friendly relations." The fact, that all lands which have a western aspect are generally ice-free—which I dwelt largely upon when the Expe dition sailed—must have lead weight with Sir John Frank lin ; he will, therefore, on finding himself in a serious diffi culty while pushing along the eas t ern s id e of Victoria Land, at once fall upon the western land of North Somerset as a refuge ground. in attempt, but " f or l orn i n h opo, "— a nd may The " effort" by Behrin g St ra it s an d B an k s Laud is praise worthywith briefly. In the form er e ff or t i t i s assume d that Sir John Franklin has made the "Passage," and that his " arrest is between the Mackbuzie Ri ver an d I cy Cape ;" i n the latter, that be dealt Sir James Clarke Ross will reach Banks Laud, and trace its continuity to Victoria or Wollaston Land—and thus make the " Passage." DR. CULVERWELL ON I NDI NERVOUSON. NESS, DEBILITY, AND GESTI Also, on Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and llremontholds, Is. each. by Host is 6d. W HAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. "Abstentia multi curantur morbi " A popular exposition of the principal causes (over and careless feeding, &c.) of the above harassing and distressing complaints, with an equally intelligible and popular exposition of how we should live to get rid of them ; to which is added, diet tables for every meal In the day, and full instructions for the redmen and observance of every hour out of the twenty four. Illustrated by numerous cases, In the first place, we have no reason to believe that Sir John Franklin and Sir James Clarke Ross will be more fortu nate than their predecessors have been ; and if we can indulge such fond hopes, we cannot trust to them. In the second place, we are unable to assume that Sir James Clarke Ross will reach Banks Laud. Sir Edward Parry Was unable to reach it, and merely viewed it from a distance ; much less are we able to assume that the gallant officer'will find a high road to Victoria Land, which is altogether a terra incognita. The main point, then, for consideration is, the effort of Sir James Clarke Ross along the western land of North Somerset from his station in Barrow Strait ; for it is that alone which can supersede the necess it y for the plan I have proposed. It is not in Sir John Richardson's power, it must be borne in mind, to search the western land of North Somerset. Mr. Thomas Simpson, who surveyed the arctic coast comprised between the Coppermine and Castor and Pollux Rivers, has set that question at rest,—and he is the only authority upon the subject. " A further exploration," remarks Mr. Simpson from the most eastern limit of his journey, " would neces sarily demand the whole time and energies of another Expe dition, having some point of retreat much nearer to the scene of operations than the Great Bear Lake ; "*—and Great Bear Lake is to bo the retreat of Sir John Richardson. What retreat, my Lord, could Mr. Simpson have meant but Great Slave Lake—the retreat of the land party in search of Sir John Ross I—and what other road to the unexplored ground, the western land of North Somerset, could that tra veller have had in his mind but the Great Fish River—that stream which I have pointed out to your Lordship as the ice free and the high road to the land where the lost expedition is likely to be found—to the boundary of that "Passage," which, for three and a half centuries, we have in vain been endeavouring to reach in ships ? It is generally admitted that Mr. Thomas Simpson was " no common man." Besides, he was assisted in his memorable journey by McKay, Sinclair, and Taylor—the bowsman, the steersman, and the chief middleman and despatch-carrier to the laud purney in search of Sir John Ross ;—men who, I can assure your Lordship after three years' experience of their service, were of no common stamp. Sir J. Richardson cannot have such assistance—death has done its work ! If Mr. T. Simpson, in the youth of his life, with such assist ance, could tot make a greater distance from his winter quarters on the Great Bear Lake than Castor and Pollux Rivers - and if that great man, at that distance from his winter retreat, considered that " any fool-hardy perseverance could only lead to the loss of the whole party,"t —can more bo expected of Sir J. Richardson at his period of lire ? It is physlcally impossible, therefore, that Sir John Richardson can occupy the field which I have proposed for myself. This is evidently, then, the question of importance in relation to my proposal :—Does the atOmpt of Sir James Clarke Ross to search the western laud of North Somerset in boats, from his station on the southern shores of Barrow Strait, render that proposal unnecessary ? Here, my Lord, facts speak for themselves. let. Bar row Strait was ice-bound in 1832 ;—it may be ice-bound in 1848. 2nd. Sir James Clarke Ross is using the same means to relieve Sir John Frankin which has led the gallant officer into his difficuly ; the relief party themselves may, therefore, become a party in distress. 3rd. The laud that is made on the south shore of Barrow Strait will be of doubtful ,a - 2 LIGHTS AND SHADES OF MARRIED LIFE. " He which that bath no wif, I hold him lost, lielples., and all desolat. Ile that bath no child, Like sun and winde."—Chaucer. Subject : Marriage, its expectations and Necessities —Development of the Affections—Love Matches —Precipitate, impelled, and retarded Unions— Maritql Incongruities—Mutual Unsuitableness—Mental Incompatibility and Physical Defectiveness —Advantages of Inter marriage— i beery of estatio—ereditary eseblance—Mode o determining LegitimaGcy. On n Infe H licitous, In ß fertil m e, and all Unas f similable Alliances—Law of Div orce, &c., &c. 3. CfiASTITY AND ITS INFRINGEMENTS. A Lecture is Young Men. 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Os.; to be had of the Collectors on board the rackets or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Fier, Gravesend. Oct. 23, 1854. .* " Narrative of Disco Very on the North Coast of Ame rica," by T. Simpson, Bvo. edit. p. 377. t Despatch of Mr. T. Simpson to the Hudson's Bay Com pany, published in the Times of April 18, 1840. * Barrow's Arctic Voyages, p. 11. ~~~~ -• // .. 7, . - ' . • . . • . ' filliblik' . - _ __ -_,.. 4t;116-t- • . „ . „ ..... - . I --. .2. - - -,. .••• , - , 9 J 't = • " ' '-'''' 611.2 - „ L .•• N 711k 2:14 sil , : ,, . all • :-. 2 11 :44 ---,, , -4 -- 4. , - ,a•-fP;i',2 .. , '"W;# 4ll ' : . 5 " i tl . ''- - ; , k 1 . -4 4, 00 ,4 k $ 4 .. . • /1? • i .fii - t,s ...,., -i', , ii„, Vtrov - - , -,'`'‘ '-- , v?,;:ipi-O-Pft , • - ... - ; 1' r --: ',,‘., :,-: , , . 4.0 -4,gc , 2. - - ‘,-, fp;• -4•40(e . A,, , et --: + 4 74,1,- ,:- -' 404t-104 . 11. P. 4 44Sa!n IA L '. • ''-' ! - . c , 4 ,'.-4 -et ----'- „..., ---- ". r "(' ~ - - it' ' A , 01.'ca&47-. f. 4 , -4 , "••4 /.\ .. q. -f • • ',.,..__'>•?.' .-., . 4 „ . ".V . ; : ' ',.• ~I.P' • - - A- ' "2 , *•- , :,•,-- - • , 444, ~..,..640_ , ., •• _': y ..0,-.---- character T-tho natural conscquoupo of discovery in ships; the searching parties at the end of the summer—with the close of which every soul of the lost Expedition will have pe rished, may therefore find they have been coasting an island many miles distant from the western land of North Somerset, or navigating a deep bay, as Kotzebue navigated the sound named after him. These difficulties have so repeatodly occurred, that your Lordship will find ample facts in the narratives of the several Polar Sea Expeditions to testify to the truthfulness of these remarks. The plan which I have proposed to your Lordship is to reach the Polar Sea across the continent of America, and thus to proceed from land known to be continent, where every footstepis sure. If that plan be laid aside, the lives of our lost countrymen will depend upon a single throw in the face of almost certain failure—if the difficulty in which the lost Ex pedition is involved is the same which (not to go further back than 1818) has driven away every officer, including even Parry himself, who has made the attempt. Further, if that plan should ultimately prove to have been the right one, it will be a source of regret that your Lordship will feel most intensely. It is impossible Lord Stanley can help regretting he did not set in motion tho service I proposed to him in conjunction with that of Sir John Frauklin—although in that case it was simply a question of science, and the awful calamity, which has in all probability befallen the lost expedition, was merely a supposition on my part. How much greater, then, will be the regret of your Lordship if, at the expiration of two years, it shall be proved that my suppoSition, regarding the relief to Sir John Franklin—which is a question, not of science, but of life and death on a great scale--was equally well founded? To sum up in a few words.—The Board of Admiralty, by their " effort," virtually declare that the lost expedition can not be relieved unless the " Passage" be discovered ; we must first discover the " Passage," and then seek out the lost expe dition. To this declaration, my Lord, I cannot assent; for by following out my plan I can search all that is known of the western land of North Somerset—and be sure that every inch of discovery beyond it is so much good work for the safety of the lost expedition, and for the furtherance of geographical and natural historical knowledge. In addition, I can trace Victoria Laud North with the same results—and yet not dis cover the North-west Passage, nor incur the risk of any ex traordinary difficulty; while Sir James Clarke Ross, before he gets a single footing on either of these lands, must have solved the problem which has baffled all our ingenuity in ships for a wriod of three and a half centuries. I trust, therefore, your Lordship will give full consideration to my offer of service in search of the lost expedition. It is a .service in which I .can act independently of Sir James Clarke Ross, and independently of Sir John Richardson ; and Sir James Clarke Ross and Sir John Richardson, it is already arranged, are to act independently of each other. Sir James Clarke Ross's knowledge of Barrow Strait—Sir John Richardson's knowledge of the Mackenzie and the Coppermine Rivers—and my knowledge of the Great Fish River and its estuary, will be so many guarantees that the work to be done will be done well ; and this state of inde pendence will insure a largo amount of " effort," even though it were merely in a spirit of emulation. Your Lordship (as Lord How ick) gave the expedition in search of Sir John Ross your valuable assistance, and if (as Earl Grey) you will but give the same encouraging assistance to the "effort" juseareli of Sir John Franklin, and fill up the blank which the Board of Admiralty have left, the country will have reason to be satisfied that all that could be done was done for the safety of the 136 gallant men, who nobly volunteered their services in spite of the danger and difficulties they were certain to meet with —merely because they were asked to do so.—•l have, So. RICHARD KING. TO THE RIOHT HON EARL GREY. 17, Savile-row, Dec. 16, IS-17. My Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Hawes's letter of the Sth instant. Mr. Hawes states, " I am desired by Earl Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th ultimo, in which you solicit employ ment in connection with the expedition which you state is about to be sent out in search of Sir John Franklin; and I am to acquaint you in answer that it does not fall within his Lordship's province, as Secretary of State for the Colonies, to confer appointments of this nature, but that you should ad dress any application you may desire to make upon the sub ject to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty." I can scarcely express to your Lordship the deep sorrow which I felt at receiving such an answer—especially at the eleventh hour : for your lordship has been in possession of my views of the position of Sir John Franklin's Arctic Expe dition, and the means of affording it relief, since last June ; and, in February, the service I have proposal, if it be adopted, must be in progress. Your Lordship is labouring altogether under a misconcop• tion of the views expressed in that letter. I am not " solicit ing employment in connection with the expedition which is about to be cent out in search of Sir John Franklin." lam endeavouring to induce your Lordship to take iueasures which I believe to be necessary for saving the lives of 136 of our fellow-creatures. So far from soliciting employment—so far from desiring to continue a Polar traveller —I have long since ceased to be a candidate for such an office, my services in search of Sir John Ross not having been even acknowledged by the Colonid and Admiralty Boards ; and it is only for the sake of humanity that I am induced to come forward again in such a character. It would not be in your Lordship's power to make good the loss which I should sustain in going in search of Sir John Franklin—a loss which cannot be measured by a money standard ; and, as for employment, I should have to resign five appointments of honour and emolument which I hold, together with my professional practice. It is not for me to question your Lordship's province as Secretary of State for the Colonies, but it is for me to consi der whether I " should address any application I may desire to make upon the subject" to the Admiralty Board. The manner in which that " Board" met my offer to administer medical relief to the suffering crew of the steamer Eclair, and the suppression of my name in the return made to the House of Commons, on the motion of Admiral Dancing, and ordered to be printed 13th March, 1846, of officers and men who volunteered to servo on that occasion, and the hostile feeling which has prevailed at the Admiralty against my views on Arctic discoveries—all of which have now been proved to be correct—are sufficient reasons for my not again offering my services to that Board. Some changes must have taken place if it does not fall within your Lordship's province to originate expeditions of the nature which I have suggested, for Earl Bathurst despatched the overland journeys in com mand of Sir John Franklin, and Viscount Goderich the expe dition in search of Sir John Ross—so that all the Polar land journeys have emanated from the Colonial Board. For the sake of our suffering fellow-countrymen, whose miseries and hardships I can perhaps above most men con ceive and appreciate, I deeply regret your Lordship's deter mination.—l have, &c., RIO HARD KING. TO THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY. 17, Savile-row, February, 1848. My Lords,—" The old route of Parry, through Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait, as far as the last land on its south ern shore, and thence in a direct line to Behriug Strait, is the route ordered to be pursued by- Franklin."* The gallant officer has thus been despatched to push his ad venturous way between Melville Island and Banks Land, which Sir E. Parry attempted unsuccessfully for two years. After much toil and hardship, and the best consideration that great man could give to the subject, he recorded, at the mo ment of retreat, in indelible characters, these impressive thoughts : " We have been lying near our present station, with au easterly wind blowing fresh for 36 hours together ; and although this was considerably off the land, the ice had not during the whole of that time moved a single yard from the shore, affording a proof that there was no space in which the ice was at liberty to move to the westward. The navigation of this part of the Polar Sea is only to be performed by watching the occasional openings between the ice and the shore, and that, therefore, a continuity of land is essential for this purpose. Such a continuity of land, which was hero about to fail us, must necessarily bo furnished by the north ern coast of America, in whatsoever latitude it may be found." Assuming, therefore, Sir J. Franklin has been arrested be. tween Melville Island and Banks Laud, where Sir E. Parry was arrested by difficulties which he considered insurmount able, and he has followed tho advice of that gallant officer, and made for the continent of America; ho will have turned the prows of his vessels south and west, according as Banks Land trends for Victoria and Wollaston Lands. It is here, therefore, we may expect to find the expedition wrecked, whence they will make in their boats for the western land of North Somerset, if that land should not be too far distant. In order to save the party from the ordeal of a fourth win. ter, when starvation must be their lot, I propose to under take the boldest journey that has ever been attempted in the northern regions of America, ono which is justifiable only from the circumstances. I propose to attempt to reach the western land of North Somerset, or the eastern portion of Victoria Laud, as may be deemed advisable, by the close of the approaching summer ; to accomplish, in fact, in one summer that which has not been Bono under two. I rest my hope of success in the performance of this hercu lean task upon the fact that I possess au intimate knowledge of the country and the people through which I shall have to pass, the health to stand the rigour of the climate, and the strength to undergo the fatigue of mind and body to which I must be subjected. It is because I have these requisites, which I conscientiously believe arc not to he found in another, that I hope to effect my purpose. A glance at the map of North America, directed to Behring Strait in the Pacific, Barrow Strait in the Atlantic, and the land of North Somerset between them, will make it apparent that, to render assist ance to a party situated on that coast, there are two ways by sea and one by land. Of the two sea-ways, the route by the Pacific is altogether out of the question ; it is an idea of by gone days; while that by the Atlantic is so doubtful of suc cess - that it is merely necessary to put this assistance asid „,,, ~,,,,---- ----.”- 4 - / '~~ ~,~ J~~~~~ [PRICE SD. as far from certain, to mention that Sir J. Ross found Barrow Strait closed in the summer of 1832. T 6 a land journey, then, alone, we can look for success ; for the failure of a land journey would be the exception to the rule, while the failure of a sea expedition would be the rule itself. To the . western land of North Somerset, where Sir J. Franklin is likely to be found, the Great Fish River is the direct and only route; and, although the approach to it is through a country too poor and too difficult of access to admit of the transport of provisions, it may be made the medium of com munication between the lost expedition and the civilised world, and guides be thus placed at their disposal to convey them to tho hunting grounds of the Indians. Without such guides it is impossible they can reach these hunting grounds. It was by the Great Fish River I reached. the Polar Sea, while acting as second officer in search of Sir John Ross. I feel it my duty, therefore, as one of two officers so peculiarly circumstanced, to place my views on record as an earnest of my sincerity. Even if it should bo determined to try and force provision vessels through Barrow Strait, and scour the vicinity in boats for the lost expedition, and it should suc ceed, it will be satisfactory to know that such a mission as I have proposed was adopted ; while if these attempts should fail, and the service under consideration be put aside, it will be a source of regret that not only tho nation at large will feel, but the whole civilised world. When this regret is felt and every soul has perished, such a mission as I have pro posed will be urged again and again for adoption; for it is impossible that the country will rest satisfied until a search be made for the remains of the lost expedition by a person in whom the country has confidence. The fact that all lands which have a western aspect are generally ice -free, which I dwelt largely upon when Sir J. Franklin sailed, must have had weight with the gallant offi cer; he will, therefore, on finding himself in a serious diffi culty, while pushing along the eastern side of Victoria Land, at once fall upon the western land of North Somerset as a refuge ground, if ho have the opportunity. The " effort "by Behring Strait and Banks' Laud is praiseworthy in attempt but forlorn in hope. In the former "effort" it is assumed that Sir J. Franklin has made the " Passage," and that his arrest is between the Mackenzie River and Icy Cape ; in the latter, that Sir J. Ross will reach Banks Laud and trace its con tinuity to Victoria and Wollaston Laud, and thus make the " Passage." First, we have uo reason to believe Sir J. Frank lin and Sir J. Ross will be more fortunate than their prede cessors, and we cannot trust to their success. Secondly, wo are unable to assume that Sir J. Ross will reach Banks Land ; Sir E. Parry was unable to reach it, and only viewed it from a distance ; much less are wo able to assume that the gallant officer will find a high road to Victoria Land which is altogether a terra incognita. The main point, then, for consideration, is the effort of Sir J. Ross along the western land of North Somerset, from his station in Barrow Strait ; for it is that alone which can super sede the plan I have proposed. It is not in Sir J. Richard son's power, it must be borne in mind, to search the western land of North Somerset. Mr. Thomas Simpson, who sur veyed the Arctic coast comprised between the Coppermine and Castor and Pollux Rivers, has sot that question at rest, and ho is the only authority upon the subject. " A further exploration," remarks Mr. Thomas Simpson from the eastern limit of his journey, " would necessarily demand the whole time and energies of another expedition, having some points of retreat much nearer to the scene of operations than Great Bear Lake." • And Great Bear Lake is to be the retreat of Sir J. Richardson. v - IdatiOh e! Mir John Tien it ilia bell carat Of Itiitalseu Y. ca., r. in search of Si r John Franklin , That the rout e b y th e G reat Fish River will sool!,4 bo undertaken, in search of Sir John Franklin, , P*„ doubt. That high road to the land where I havesll maintained Sir John Franklin would be found, and iiivl opinion I am now associated with many others, inclulditiAt Flab" Edward Parry himself, cannot much longer be neglected. For some time past it has been the cry, even in the highest , official quarters, that the Government will not again atteraPtaii the discovery of the No r th-w est Passage, and the fate of Sit' ,, John Franklin is invariably referred to as an example of the . ! fruitlessness of such an attempt. The fruitlessness of Sir. Tolin Franklin's attempt OtfetittOf' entirely to discrellit the service in which be has beeamkgarsdri but rather to awaken us to the grievous error committed in the instructions which he received, and upon which - it is im possible to look back without the most painful feelings. The gallant officer was, in fact, instructed to lead a " forlorn hope." The discovery of the North-west Passage is the GOT.. thin result of so overwhelming a catastrophe. In the absence of authentic information of the fate of the gallant band of adventurers, the terra incognita of the North Coast of North America will not only be traced, but minutely surveyed, and the solution of the problem of centuries -will engage the marked attention of the House of Commons asMi the Legislative Assemblies in other parts of the world. The problem is very safe in their hands ; so safe, indeed, that I venture to assert five years will not elapse before itis solved. I may be allowed to state, in urging my claims to conduct an expedition down the Great Fish River, whenever such a service is determined by their Lordships, that, iu addition to my intimate knowledge of that stream, I persisted, almost. single-handed, for several years prior to the discovery, in maintaining the existence of three most important features of the Northern Coast of North America—the Peninsula of North Somerset—the Great Bay of Simpson—and Cape Bri tannia, all of which are now established geographical facts. I have the honour to be, &c., RICHARD KING. TO LADY FRANKLIN. What retreat could Mr. Thomas Simpson have meant but Great Slave Lake, the retreat of the landy party in search of Sir J. Ross, to which party I was second officer, but acting first officer for two-thirds of the period of its activity ? And what other road to the unexplored ground, the western land of North Somerset, could that traveller have meant than the Great Fish River, that magnificent stream which I have pointed out as the ice-free and high road to the land whore the lost expedition is likely to bo found, to the boundary of that "Passage" which for three-and-a-half centuries we have in vain been endeavouring to roach in ships ? If Mr. Thomas Simpson, in the youth of his life, with three of my best and most faithful crew, down the Great Fish River, in his service—M‘Kay, Sinclair, Taylor—could not make a greater distance from his winter quarters on the Great Bear Lake than Castor and Pollux Rivers ; and if that great man, at that distance fromhis winter retreat, considered that " any further foolhardy perseverance could only lead to the loss of the whole party"—can more be expected of Sir J. Richardson at his period of life ? It is physically impossible Sir J. Richardson can occupy the field I am proposing for myself. This, then, is evidently the question of importance. Does 17, Savile-row, 29th March, 1848. Madam,—l have just read your offer to the Northern Whalers for the relief of Sir John Franklin, and as you Ina perhaps be aware I have taken a great interest _in the sub• ject, I hope you will excuse me in saying that your offer is altogether out of the question. It will not be accepted either for its value or for its soundness of judgment. You have been very ill-adrisod. If you had offered 1,0001. for an expedition down the Great Fish River, and another 1,0001. for an expedition down - the Coppermine River, a large portion of the coast line might have been searched in the summer of 1849, a year in advance of Sir John Richardson's Expedition ; and if not altogether in advance of Sir James Clarke Ross's Expedition, at all events about the same time the gallant officer will be en route —for as a searching party he leads a " forlorn hope." And if such an offer had been made a month only ago, the whole coast line from the Coppermine River to the western land of North Somerset might have been searched by tho close of this sum mer (1848).—I have the honour to be, &c., RICHARD KING. the attempt of Sir James Clarke Ross to search the western land of North Somerset, in boats, from his station in Barrow Strait, render that proposal unnecessary ? Hero facts will speak for themselves Barrow Strait was ice-bound in 1832. 2a. Sir James Clarke Ross is using the same means to relieve Sir J. Franklin which has led that gallant officer into his difficulty ; the relief party, therefore, may become a party in distress. 3d. The land that is made on the south shore of Barrow Strait will be of doubtful character, the natural consequence of discovery ships ; the searching parties at the end of the summer, therefore, may find they have been coast ing an island many miles distant from the western land of North Somerset, or navigating a deep bay as Kotzebue navi gated the sound named after him, and as Sir J. Franklin navigated the sea called Melville Sound. These difficulties have so frequently occurred, that ample facts will be found iu the narratives of the several Polar Sea Expeditions to tes tify to the truthfulness of the remarks. The plan I have proposed is to reach the Polar Sea across the continent of America, an 1 thus to proceed from land known to be continent where every footstep is sure. If that plan be laid aside, the lives of our lost countrymen will de pend upon a single throw, in the face of almost certain failure, if the difficulty in which the lost expedition is involved is the same difficulty which, not to go further back than 1818, has driven away every officer, including even Parry himself, who has made the attempt. TO DR. RING, 17, SAVILE-ROW. It is because Earl Groy informs me, " it does not fall within his Lordship's province, as Secretary of State for the Colonies, to confer appointments of this nature, but that I should ad dress any application I may desire to make upon the subject to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty," that I am induced to offer to your Lordships to go in search of Sir J. Franklin by the Great Fish River.—l am, &c., Admiralty, 3d March, 1848. Sir,- .In reply to your letters of this day's date, and of the 16th ultimo, offering your services to proceed to the western land of North Somerset, by the Great Fish River, in search of the expedition under Captain Sir John Franklin, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to. acquaint you that they have no intention of altering their present arrangements, or of making any others, that will re quire your assistance, or force you to make the sacrifices which you appear to contemplate. I am, Sir, your most obedient, humble servant, (Signed) H. G. WARD. , TO DR. KING, 17, SAVILE-ROW. Admiralty, Feb. 28, 1850. Sir,—Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your letter of the 18th inst., stating your plan for affording relief to the expedition under Sir John Franklim, I am commanded by their Lordships to thank you for the same, but I am to acquaint you that they must decline the offer of your services. I am, Sir, your very bumble servant, W. B. ELutuirox. NATURE 01? SIEGE OPERATIONS. To many of our non-profeisionalleaders, who are not versed in the various technical military terms now so generally used in the letters and despatches which art daily arriving from the seat of war (the more especially as relate to the preparations for the.siege of Sebastopol), the following explanations may be of use at the present moment. To our military readers the terms fascines, gabions, saucissons, &c., may be as "familiar as house hold words." They may not be so, however, with the great mass of the public, who take so deep an interest in all matters having reference in any way to the war in the East. RICH kILD KING. The batteries constructed for tl c siege of any place (as in the case of Sebastopol) are made of fascines, Bantu sons, and not unfrequently, in -the alw,,iiesmbe 4,4§,rdopr rocky ground, with earth. They are - also made with gabionA, or sand bags. FaHcines are composed of branches of trees, or brush wood (whet° they are to he obtained), made up in the form of faggots, about six feet letir, and eight or ten in. in diameter, tied together in two or three places. San eißsons, which are used for keeping up the earth work of the battery, are also made of the same Materials ; but they are from eighteen to twenty feet in length, and are tied up iu bundles of some fourteen or i.ixteen inches in diameter. Gabions are cylindrical baskets, without bottom, from three to four feet high, and the same in diameter, to be filled with earth. Sand bags, which are from ten to fifteen itches in diameter, and about two feet in length, are also to contain earth. Not less than about 1,600 of these are required for the parapet, in the con struction of a battery of only two pieces. The batteries which are used in sieges, to destroy the defences of a place, are called battering batteries ; the guns being placed behind a mass of earth (or works com posed of gabions and sand bags), about 7 feet high and 20 feet in thickness. Ricochet batteries are of the same construction as battering batteries their uses being to enfilade, with guns or howitzers, the faces of the works of a fortification. What is termed ricochet firing is when the guns, howitzers, or mortars are loaded with small charges, anti elevated at an angle of from 3 to 13 de grees, so as to throw the shot er shell with several grazes or bounds, either on land or water. The weight of cannon (when we hear of such heavy metal being moved, in the Crimea, up precipices, and over rugged ground, rendered almost impassable even to the best appointed arabas,) may surprise many of our readers. A 42-pounder brass gun weighs 61 cwt.; a light brass 24-pounder, 24 cwt.; and a 32-pounder iron gun, 55 cwt. Many persons, when they read of cannon being spiked to prevent them (when a place is compelled to be eva cuated in too great baste to carry off the guns) from be ing of any service to an enemy, imagine that it is the mouth of the piece which is operated upon ; but this is not so. The method most commonly adopted to render effective ordnance totally unfit for service is to drive a nail firmly into the vent (or touch-hole) and then knock off the head, so that by no means could it be pulled out. This, even in a battery of 100 guns, is but the work of a few seconds, the artillery being always provided with the necessary means to effect this purpose. Some idea may be formed of the immense weight of powder required to be carried into the field to serve a battery, independently of the ball, when it is stated that for field artillery, in general actions, in the attack and defence of entrenchments, &c., the charges vary from one-third to three-eighths of the weight of the shot, ac cording to the calibre and weight of the gan. The larger charge, however, is generally used in the attack and defence of fortified places. It may be observed that the quantity of powder used for proving guns is as fol lows : From the 3 to the 12-pounder the charge is equal to the shot's weight ; and from the 18 to the 42-pounder to three-quarters the weight of the shot. For proving light brass guns the charge is one-half the shot'a weight; and for heavy and medium guns it is equal to the shot's full weight. mortars We may add, as regards the weight of (of u Sebs. game topel), a 13-inch land servic e b which several will be empl o y ed in theattack ibro, 88 g owt e . 2 6 cwt., and an iron mortar, of the Morning A dvertiser. ass m e ltar wei h TO THE SECRETARY OP THE ADMIRALTY. 17, Saville Row, 18th February, 1850. Sir,—The period having arrived when a search may be made for the Franklin Expedition by an overland journey across the continent of America, I am anxious to refer my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, for reconsideration, to my plan, dated February, 1848, and published in a return to au address of the honourable the House of Commons of the 21st of March following. The opinion of Captain Sir Edward Parry, published in that return, was highly favourable to the position I assigned to the lost expedition—the western land of North Somerset—and to the mode iu which I proposed to reach it (by the Great Fish River); but the gallant and intrepid officer, " agreeing thus far, was compelled to differ with me as to the readiest mode of reaching that coast, because he felt satisfied that with the resources of the expedition then equipping under Sir James C. Ross, the energy, skill, and intelligence of that officer would render it a matter of no very difficult enterprise to examine the coast in question with his ships, boats, or travelling parties." In the plan to which I am now asking their Lordships' re consideration, this question, which I premised might be raised, is thus argued by me :—" Does the attempt of Sir John Ross to reach the western,laud of North Somerset in boats from his station in Barrow Strait render that proposal unnecessary ? (to reach the western land of North Somerset by the Great Fish River.) Here facts speak for themselves. Ist, Barrow Strait was ice-bound in 1832; it may therefore be ice-bound in 1848. 2d, Sir John Bliss is using the same means to relieve Sir John Franklin which led the gallant officer into difficulty; the relief party may, therefore, become a party in distress. 3d, The laud that is made on the south shore of Barrow Strait will be of doubtful character, the natural conse quence of discovery in ships ; the searching party, at the end of the summer, may therefore find they have been coasting an island many miles distant from the western land of North Somerset, or navigating a deep bay, as Kotzebue navigated the sound named after him, and as Sir John Frank lin navigated the sea called Melville Island. The plan which I have proposed is, to reach the Polar Sea across the continent of America, and thus to proceed from land known to be continent, where each footstep isure. will that plan be laid aside, the lives of our lost countrymencertain depend upon a • single throw, iu the f ace of almost failure." f Tin 1 1 8 d 4 s 8 only n o differencebetween 50, atn of its mark. Captain Sirend. Edwardtß: Parryw Strait and was y i s c e a l ice bound. The single throw fell far sho i r iu g the least succour to red the painful StliiiejloasmtesexCpleadrkiteiolul:sagn(flailleadmin" : u ffi lTsj c i e s'P e a s remarks P expressed to neces sity of replying to the gallant, tinhefi,,reti:osr,il:lEit,.,inranpoamrreyashutr:(dlotneeruifos; upon that plan plan w o l f ) i o c u h e , who learnt his lesson in active discovery in an overland j ourn ey iu search of th e g allant officer when the whole c ivilised world was as anxious for his fate as it is now for the gallant Sir John Franklin. All that has been done by way of search since February, 1848, tends to draw attention closer and closer to the west laud of North Somerset as the position of Sir John Franklin, and to the the Great Fish River importance. m ß y ive d r el a ig s h the high road t o reac h i t , Such a plan as I proposed to their lo r d s hi ps i n 1818 is con tlattwboeuinldg b s e ele t c h t e ed ha f p r p am ies a t smcoqmucennttlyeof f m t y he b u fe t_mo (a long list volunteer s theiLoicsreliefiflolii•ptshewouldallow me SirJoh t n a ß g o a ss by was my ve e r ld y g route, the Great Fish River, to attempt to save human life a second time on the shores of the Polar Sea. What I did in edicine always aggravates chrente ondizestion), habitual t* dyspepsia -- -COIIS ipso. diseases, such 9.8. liver complaints, coneumption bilious, and . tion, nervous, Barry's Delicious Revalenta Azabica Fool * Cure No 180. " them in a very short time. We extract invariably Dares ~.0,000 testimonials of cures, which had a few out t mimosa, constipation, indigestion, and debility, • tea all ` me( lc . . . .- . szc [ . A , b tr it ie D aT tl ieint i n . N i v n . , e l- 9 Twenty-five h I had suffered great misery, and which from . &eine could remove or relieve, have been diet. no medicine tually cured by Du Barry's food in a very short time _ w. B. Reeve, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." Cure No. " Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, have been effect tually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in a very short time.—Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, 4 1Y. , eears 2 4 0 13 8 ' .— wnehrvie Norfolk." Cure No. 51,416. —" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, consti pation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach and vo initings, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. —Maria Jolly, Wortham, Li ug, near Disc, Norfolk." 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Ils. 1211 'ii, —llb., 2s. 9d. • 21b., 4s. ‘ fis ; elb., 2 2 e. ; 1 • fib 68. ; ` 1 " - . es t office order. super-refined, •, r f• eon nag° --°-' street, London; The 101 b. and 121b., c en,',_ , 77, B e gent__ a . suitably packed for all c lima 6 te d ' s . , Y e and with full in Barry du Barry an_t C0.,10- Fortnum, Mason, and 68, Co hill; 60, Graeae hnrc -stree ; also at rn d 150, Oxford-street ; 55, (wilily ; 63 an her M je h sty, Pito . 330 beaPaltie , and 451, Strand C ; • Pu • r 4 v 9 e , Y ß org ish th opsgate-street. Charing-cross ; 4, C . . THE FATE OF TETE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION. CORRESPONDENCE OF DR. KING WITH THE COLONIAL AND ADMIRALTY BOARDS. (Continued from our edition of yesterday.) TO THE RIGHT HON. EARL GRIM 17, Sarile-row, 25th November, 1847. The last ray of hope has passed when Sir John Franklin by his own exertions can save himself and his one hundred and thirty-six followers from the death of starvatio'. I trust, therefore, your Lordship will excuse my calling you' attention to my letterof the 10th of June last, which is acknowledged, but remains unanswered. I should not have intruded myself again on your Loriship's notice were I able to believe that your Lordship is fully sensible of the heavy responsibility which the calamity has placed upon you. The Admiralty may send assistance by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans—they may set in motion every mariner who has assisted in ploughing the northern seas—yet it will not relieve you from responsibility ,is the principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. The ser. vice which I have proposed, as a matter of precedent, should emanate from the Colonial Board. It was from that Board that assistance was despatched in search of Sir John Ross; and from that Board the polar laud journeys, so fruitful in result, were one and all set on foot. I have already called your lordship's attention to the evi dence which Sir Edward Parry, on his retirement from active service, has laid before the Admiralty, in confirmation of his opinion that the most serious consequences to his crew would be the result of passing a third winter in the Polar regions— and a third winter, it is now too evident, the lost expedition must pass in the inclement North. In order, howevei, to save our fellow-creatures from all the horrors of starvation and its awful consequences, I have offered to your lordship to un dertake the boldest journey which has ever been proposed— and ono which is justifiable only from the circumstances. I have offered to attempt to reach the western land of North Somerset before the close of the summer of 18=18—to.accom plish, in fact, in one summer that which has never been ac complished under two summers :—by which means I incur the risk of having to winter with the Esquimaux, or of making the journey along the barren ground to winter quarters on snow shoes. How, your lordship may inquire, is this Herculean task to be performed ? Upon what grounds do I rest my hope of success ? I would state, in answer, that it is neces sary the leader of such a journey should have an intimate knowledge of the country and the people through which he has to pa's—the health to stand the rigour of the climate, and the strength to undergo the fatigue of mind and body to which ho will be subjected. It is because I have these requi- cites, which I conscientiously believe are not to be found in another, that I hope to effect my purpose. The uncivilised man—and upon the service under consideration we must have large dealings with him—in choosing his subject looks for physical, not mental, qualifications; and if these are not apparent, he is cautious and undecided ; and the more you hurry him, the less certain you are of making him answer your purpose. Time, the most im portant element in Polar travelling, will in this way bo lost to the stranger iu the land, and the journey rendered unavailing ; while my great activity, power of en durance, and success as a physician, during my journey in search of Sir John Ross, must be fresh in the recollection of nine-tenths of the Indian population through which such a mission as I have proposed will have to pass—and cannot fail to secure to me every co-operation. It is a well ascertained fact that the medical traveller succeeds where all others fail. If your Lordship will take a glance at the map of North America, and direct your attention to but three places : Behring Strait on the Pacific, Barrow Strait on the Atlantic, and the land of North Somerset between them, you will perceive that to render assistance to a party situated on that land there aro two ways by sea and one by land. Of the two sea ways, the route by the Pacific is altogether out of the question. It is an idea of by-gono days; while that by the Atlantic is so doubtful of success that it is merely neces sary, in order to put this assistance aside as far from certain, to mention that Sir John Ross found Barrow Strait closed in the summer of 1832; and as the Strait has been visited only six times, it may be far from an unusual circumstance. To a land journey, then, alone rwe can look for success; for the failure of a laud journey would bo the exception to the rule, while the failure of a sea expedition would be the rule itself. To the western land of North Somerset, where, I maintain, Sir John Franklin will be found, the Great Fish River is the direct and only route ; and although the approach to it is through a country too poor and too difficult of access to admit of the transport of provision, it may be made the medium of communication between the lost expedition and the civilised world ; and Indian guides be thus placed at their disposal to convey them to the hunting grounds of the Red Men. Without such guides it is impossible that they can roach these hunting grounds. It was by that intri cate and dangerous river that I reached the Polar Sea whilo acting as second officer in search of Sir John Ross ; and as there were but two officers on that honourable service, your lordship can but look on thoso officers for the elements of success, if a mission by that river is resolved upon. All that I can do, as one of those officers so peculiarly circumstanced, is to place my views on record as an earnest of my sincerity. Even if the Admiralty should determine to try to force pro- vision-vessels through Bohring and Barrow Straits, and scour the vicinity in boats for the lost expedition,—and try they must, and succeed, it will .be satisfactory to know that such a mission as I have proposed was adopted ; while if they should fail in their attempts—and I am sorry to say that I fully believe they will fail—and the ser vice under consideration is put aside, it will be a source of regret that not only the nation at large will feel, but the whole civilised world. When this regret is felt, and every soul has perished, such a mission as I have proposed will be urged again and again for adoption ; for it is impossible that the country will rest satisfied until a search be made for the remains of the lost expedition by a person in whom the coun try has confidence. No inexperienced person can go upon such an errand. The efforts of the Danish Government for the lost colonies of Greenland, the efforts of the Portuguese Government for the brothers Cotcreal, and the efforts of the French Government for the unfortunate La Perouse, cannot fail to raise our national pride when placed in similar circum- stances. It has been stated in the periodical literature of the day that a party of sappers and miners sailed last Juno in charge of provisions destined for the Mackenzie River, as supplies for the lost expedition ; and that Sir John Richardson is to leave England in February next to head this party. I hope this may be mere report. Such an expedition would be one of relief from a difficulty which, to be successful, anticipates the difficulty to be overcome ; for if the lost expedition can reach the Mackenzie River, or even the Great Bear Lake by the Coppermine River, to benefit by these supplies, they have solved the problem of more than three * centuries—they have discovered the North-west Passage : a dream wo can scarcely expect to be realised. The recent survey of Dr. Rae is satisfactory only so far as it confirms the Esquimaux chart furnished to Sir John Ross ; and as it supports my views, that the western shore of the Great Fish River estuary is continuous with the western land of North Somerset—or, to use my own words of 1836, " that from Gape Hay the land trends N.N.E., when it dips the horizon, where a small space intervenes—in all probability a deep bay—to a land gradually rising into boldness, following a north-westerly course, the extremes of which are named Points Ross and Booth." * If the survey of Dr. Rae could be depended upon, the view I have taken is the correct one, but at pre_ sent it is valueless in a geographical point of view. Tho pe ninsularity of North Somerset is still a problem ; for it is far from evident that Dr. Rae reached Lord Mayor Bay of Sir John Ross. He not only neglected to search for the wreck of the Victory steam-ship or some token of Sir John Ross's footing, but he commenced his journey without providing himself with the means to correct his longitude,—which he calculated entirely by dead reckoning. Further, he not only made his survey when all nature was clothed in ice and snow —which placed it out of his power at all times to recognise land from water, much more to distinguish that water which was salt from that which was fresh—but ho made short cuts to save a journey round capes and bays, and thus lost sight of the continuity of laud, which an experienced traveller won" not have done. lEven under the most favourable circumstances, it is impos * King's 4( Arctic Ocean," vol. ii„ p. 26. Published th!s day, SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. 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