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' / '~~ "Z'L-~ 1 7 P. I' T i e", (") , 7 - - G=~ --G + 7 / / , • f t - , . . • e 4 Nllk, at • Al. k.VIO, .a ti 11 . 4 t • • olj r 4. I ir ,„ .•- 14103 - 3 14 r i t 't:•?:rT, 4, . ; • • • • • ••• ••' • it 5 'll‘ :** • )1 • • 1. .• • • . ' •1;,, r 4 r:: °. ;IV -PA. N.:: •Pe•—•• state waS o.'. fused to .1 con r e. sioners, the , e subj• ,t to tv ect t h a t t art of t b° A PARRINGDON WARD WITHIN. propriated to two extra building slips, a reservoir, battalion parade, &c. The length of the sea front is 2,340 feet, and the southern side is 2,540 feet, whilst the western and eastern boundaries are about 1,500 each. The Lords of the Admiralty have deemed it advisable to remunerate in the most liberal manner the officers and workmen recently employed in laying down the frame of one of the line-of-battle ships now in the course of building in this dockyard. In this important service great exertions were made by all engaged, and the result was that the work was com pleted in much less time than a similar pint , of labour at one of the other dockyards, and consequently at a considerable saving in expense. For the above rnentio:,ed service the officer has been promoted to the rank of a first-class inspector, with a salary of 1501. per annum, and the workmen have received the sum of 1001., to be divided among them. 17,994,] LONDON, MONDAY EITIENING SUN MAY 27, 1850, d vassed• douitni t " e ' t Bill o'6 [PRICZ SD. gOND , the _TM , /I v Tra )roperly NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETT. TAIT'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE JUNE. No. CXCVIII. Published by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London. Price Is. Contents:-1. Causes of Crime in the Metropolis.-3. History of Oakley-common.-3. There anal Back again. -4. Royal Academy: May Exhibltions.-5. Phantasies of Walpurgis Night.-6. Salmon Fishing.-7. Banking : the Scotch System in London ; the Savings Banks Bill.-3. A Pig Row in Malta. missed them, and disappeared under water, nor did he rise again to the surface. This melancholy accident grieved me much, as the brave lad was universally liked for his activity, lively, and amiable disposition, and extreme good nature. O❑ James Hope, the steersman, rests all the blame of the loss of the boat; his carelessness in using a small tow ing line when there was a much stronger one in the boat, and his cowardice when there was no danger, can admit of no excuse. kit ( Twelve°'°'° _ 26, Cornhill, London. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred ♦nnuties. Policies issued by this Society have a twofold advantage i—provi -4011 for the family of the Assured, and EOl augmenting pecuniary available resource to himself, if needful, while' iving. The Assured has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense, or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums paid. • 'eta m E MAY 24, 1880. ET/N G held this day, at the Qiieen's Arms Tavern, r ellecta tree t , in consequence of a requisition, numerously and shiif ot signed by the I n h a bi tant ratepayers, to the Ri g ht IN or ofeinsid Kelly, Esq., Alderman of the Ward, for the pnrpos l e . Zau, h faring the prop r i ety of petitioning Parliament for an equal eati toe land -tax assessment, and also to consider of an apph zbittodarllament for the repeal of the window-tax of the E s_ AG LETON, Esq , Deputy, In the chair, in the absence Prea eh - g a t Worshipful Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman, who was front attending by indisposition ; biovThe folio ng ., resolutions were carried unanimously, viz.:— Mr.t Humphreys, seconded by Mr. Warwick , la E nn :„ . 7 .Present male of assessing and collecting the land-tax l man clistrini Do00,14 4 1 1 :U and Wales by fixed quotas instead of by an equal unequal and unjust, being particularly oppressiNe f in IN th a t IC e t', and so inconsiderable in others as scarcely to be oh entl ., asicontinue the present power of redemption under such essments is unfair to the places highly taxed, an te tO the public resources, without auy corresponding benefit , olintry, litc 'Ted b a'r Th a t it Y Watson, seconded by Mr. Christopher Phillips ; !sl ue aPPears front Parliamentary returns that the total annual hrioaao_ on e . tile thte,Dr°Perty assessed to the Property-tax was 84,000,000/., that whi ch . !.,aniount of land-tax assessed was originally 2,100,0001.,. of probe., tuird front 84 third, say 800,0001., has been redeemed, saving tare e ae. 41 , 1 to be raised at present about 1,200,0001., deducting f t ethre ,ooo,ooo/.. and still further 6,000,01101. or e th e anvgtreater Increase of the redeemed portion in comparison with Ne e th ', u rtned, there will remain about 80,000.0001. on which to 1.230 ,00()1 4 1" Su pposing a rate of 61. in the pound, it would realise otd,,, e which, in the opinion of this meeting, would be the no; Meade of raising the tax, and have the additional advantage That the3Pved Property. !tit le ail ing the revenue in proportion with the Increase in ,the et the Mr. Heaps, seconded by Mr. Fenton 11 ,,te ita,r and.tax has been materially changed in its character lugs tea " originally levied, first by the abolition of that portion o a irgo erly, charged on personal estate, and secondly by the sion a. . h ahi o int Z which has ceased to be collected on offices and pen -14.1. to Zia the argument used in favour of the perpetuity of this • t variance with the precedents above-named. That Moved by M r. Thomas, seconded by Mr. P ayne; hy t _ it Petition, founded open the foregoing resolutions, bsi e gned lieits":lhabltants of the Ward, and be forthwith presented to the lifts Cif Cur anions by J. Masterman, Esq., one of the Members for jeer the for a revision of the laws relating to the land-taa, the adoption of a more equitable mode of assessing property tr gdoni to the payment thereof, and that the other Members s•liY be requested to support , the prayer of the same. That M oved by \Er Payne, seconded by Mr. Blake /sing . ~t le tax on windowlight is an unjust and improper one , N'tioi i ,.'ulPost on the a i r an d li g ht o f Heaven, depriving a large teo ee bi ° , her Majesty' s su bj ects in Englan d, S co tl an d, and Wales of 44 'icer a e !' in gs of Provid ence so essentially necessary for their health 114:dm and it ther e f ore oug ht t o b e a bolished. Th , b by Mr. Heaps, seconded by Mr. Christopher Phillips ; ;Mah on s"e °Pinion of this Ward Meeting, it is a tin part its 'ad and chargeable only on a portion of the ted Kingdom, hie pooPPreasive upon shopkeepers and tradesmen, as well as against 4 nlli t h r : a nd Prevents those sanitary measures of ventilation, air, of tieing 'Na ha effected, so requ sista ,ornmisston, confirmed f ently recommended by the Health .3' th e L. • . which Utterly gisiature. by the Government, and recog tilat th i ne,d by Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Chas. Reed ' 4 b e n'arel Meeting are convinced that without such repeal it impossible to carry out those sanitary measures, li st a atsolutely necessary for the preservation of the health of 114 habitants and citizens, not only of the city of London but of • • T el°ll generally. 1 1 . t Utat "' re d hY Mr. M`Lachlan, seconded by Mr. Thoms •altal., Petition, founded on the above resolutions, be sligna by tau fob i ts of the Ward, and forthwith presented to the, .louse of tl ns by Sir James Duke, Bart., one of the Members for this ci llb i e rr ,,Y i n4 for total repeal, and that the other Members of it '4quasted to support the prayer thereof. , That tt T,Ol by Mr. Warwick, seconded by Mr. Prich ,s a y rd n ; do at dots r equested that the representatives of thish when t l hea. Places at the Court of Common Council kee r _'s t s Mailer discussion, and support, by every in Th a 't :,s abolition oft his obnoxious tax. sei:t.',ic thanks of this Meeting be given to Edward Eagleton, Pre,.hui,sPntY, for the ability impartiality, and kindness displayed in Th at t r il 'Prer the businessof this day. 414 'Verit e fur egoing resolutions be published in the usual Mornin g n g PaPors. 4EI J. W. WARREN, Ward Clerk. _ . E/ ----- IOU) . - , ND COPVIIOLD ESTATE.—GRASMERE IN 0 , TUE COUNTY OF WESTMORLAND. 1 1 , ~, ii7cieS,9..LD, pursuant to a DECREE of the g oPpo ck ,;-, , - . , JuliT of CHANCERI, made in a cause ot " Orrell ,! ( 1., , o, with the approbation of RICHARD TORIN KINDERSLET, 1 7bi t , i0 ' , the Masters of the said Court, at the Salutation Hotel, r h114 . ,!'„ 1 2 1 the county of Westmoreland, some time in the month t,, , gp ari 't (ot which due notice will be given). j a ",thig e ± - ,. °1 . Well-arranged and Picturesque VILLA, called " The ' l lin ' w ith the Gardens, ' Plantations, and Land thereunto ad 'lts 4 ' contiti • q - Ile at „ ning thirteen acres, statute measure, or thereabouts, raiiip, ere Lile foot of Silver Howe, and abutting upon the Lake of A o , i, iuta Perty is 1 41 'he pro. in the county of Westmoreland. partly Freeholl and partly Cepyhold of Inheri ‘44lc i n iaY'be viewed en application at the Salutation Hotel, r "e. ~; El s r Particulars may be obtained on application either to Mr . . " k ;!eito r 7L aohcitor, 40, Finsbury Circus ; Mr. James Coppock, 'cito rti ` a namentiistreet , Messrs. Worthington, Earle, and Berry, ' , kiw i , , ganchester • or to Messrs. Coppock and Oldham, '' St°, k)ort. ' ' 9lnsu FETE.—In consequence of her Ma % iesty s D of June, rawiug-room having been fixed for the 20th C t koNV- , COMPETITION in Holland Park is POSTI ON u . i. 11 4 1" 1 1 1,,, AY, the Ist and TUESDAY, tbe 2d el July, when it will I P,:'tilder the . ioint direction of the Highland Society, of which itniiEntl,le,.l.lness Prince Albert is chief, and the Scottish Society, p most Noble the Marquis isf Breadalbane is President. A ',."'lrltlet will take place on Wednesday, the 3d, when the ca',!_.e4t;;; Ci cery, putting the stone, throwing t - e hammer, tossing -44 bagpi, n g , highland daacing, periormance on the great High " MC., will be presented to the successful competitors. JOHN BOUCHEIt, Hon. Sec. 'r•Park, Peckham. GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS. ° re Cabin and Socon4 Class Railway NINEPENCE to or from London and GraYesend. 811 ° 01 1 and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING. To or from Blackwall. li4 r• Cabin.. " • 6d ' Chief Cabin.... 9d. tt o Intermediate Piers •• • • .... Gd. roe N ev ra ckets call at the Grays, Greenhithe , and Purfleet Piers. "LI call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). PIER, GRAVESEND. W BEK SIINDATM. -...........z2zX BITS. _ I NITNDAT , 41rtle Ito.hr.l ! Green-Pur- • <llle. Grays Tim'i Green- Fur ',..., Green- Grays Maio. fleet t 7 ~.......... hlthe.. fleet ville. t 3 1, N IA , --, 7 8% _ 1 1! -- 12 ik— --- 3 • zr 0. tra in ,.a inm from the oat marked t qu 's troth Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London hON I arter of an hoar. nit " 4,6 1 , SWICK WHARF, BLACKBALL, on the arriva l o f -raj s rt . oin the Fenchureh-street Station of the Elackwall Rasa UST,. SUI4DAYs. Green Roehr kith°. Gray, 1 vine. iTime Pur fleet Green hithe. Grays 11. M - --i i - i - li-)tkrle These are the Limes of the TRAINS leaving Fenchu rch- P 44 '4lt ° kl a Marked * run direct, the Packets not being per r,l,,l,lexsEt T PI erso r r e for B ts klit e 4 3 4 . nt he, 11. 'l';--Twelve B. ,to be had sitnths 4/. 45.: Six Months, 21 . 15 s. ; of 'the Collectors on bears' the , • Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. HAT HARVEST. It ENT JA MIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke-street, ?e, t on , t t ,—iiitt, i on-bridge, has a few good Second-hand Rick Cloths at /117, 'ftl " t • Marquees and Tents for royal or noble parties, or T , n (1 0 ',6 with character, on the shortest notice. New t f rtilf "poles complete, of any size. Netting and bunting A , tr, e . 11, :tel. Warelin C. "'Y 2 - "e, 205, Piccadilly. Address, per post, to the Mann 2,__)uke-street, London-bridge. PUBLIC HEALTH. T m 44, A PERCHA TUBING, &c. th e %it Uinta rercho. Company have the pleasure to acknow `"eiPt of the following Testimonials : (Com) oft I illor e " Stirling, January 2 5 , 18 50 . 1,, Croat pleasure la informing you that I had a trial to - day Dl t D „.. 4 3rti e , s ißch gutta percha tube I had from you in December last, wi t o f a Committee of the Town Council, who were highly 1- 1 „,, _ O ll the experiment, and have resolved to have 4^o feet of tgort,,, r attaching to our fire-plugs for extinguishing tires, and 14 7, lo lic .`_a.) streets in dry weather. lam of opinion that no mate- Well fitted for the above purpose as the gutta percha, for I , l l ' ,l lvti l .`4 our uressure is perhaps the greatest in the kingdom, being tht4ht ( ; )r V' o feet, not the slightest effect could be discovered on nveu i while the same pressure on our leathe t r hose sends t ections.—l am, yo , u , r A).. oh .D ed i i t e E t_Sery , ROBERTSON." an t o y i s illatNe TAYLOR GORDON, 1g sq., (heretofore Physician reti I t&JESTY and the Duke of Cambridge, but red). (Corr.) ' " 34, Somerset-street, Portman-square, London, " April 10, 1850. tbt,,i ' c ll.—without reference to the variety of useful and or ti,:ilitaro-IrPoses to which gutta percha. is adapted, I consider it in 411,ry. ,ha of view to be a most fortunate and important dis -11,1;41 ye already (from a sole regard to the public benefit) 1 114. °1 113 , t Y O U 'elded approval of it for the under solos of shoes, and I it ti "' km k , add that I find it equally well applied to walking or dress „ 44 1 ( 0 °ts by your agents. As the supply of pure water is so es 1141111rtrlot t.tealth, and leaden pipes and cisterns are so objectionable, g• o highly recommend the gutta percha for tubing and " I am, gentlemen, your humble servant, " J. TAYLOR GORDON. ,, (The above is the second voluntary testimonial).- /ROM DR. MURRAY, OF HULL. (COPY.) it r k u eriti e „, " Portiand-platte, Hull, March 23, 1850. is-impossible to conceive of anything more in lt4a4t,ti 4_,l,testructive to the health of the community than the use th, r 4l , for the conveyance of water. The poisonous salts of t s l Zrati tu Trnmunicated are most duous and subtlio. I hall yt t s ken 5 the substitution of gutta percha tubing. I have had 4 l'ereh r-P5 of my own house removed and supplied by sue of a m. r esPectiblly, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Pp, con s , " ZOURRAY, Pn. D." of qUenc e ifUtt of improved machiner, whereby a continuous 4s t `" to s , PerCha is maintained, the Gutta Percha Corapany.are i tife "Pply the tubing in much greater lengths than formerly. litba U kk o rra r , at iorl may be had on application to THE GUTTA L ''' I4P ANY PATENTEES, id, WHARF-ROAD, CITY- O 11 LL OS Atrat ed by TPIIRTT-FIRST EDITION. ilymeAL 26natomicalColouredEGa lz,, l'4C IT r DISQUALIFICATIONS, ' 25.. 6d., or E gr N a E vin ßi s T o l n V B E tee lN l. CA.- 1,: ttliti nn en i AND 11l L6EDagle3siE Just published, R pr l l A ce GE r i l l "t ' (11rct 4orgmedtheoEl9stapbtshm.in.postagve sakmpos,n , 11 ,,,,_ SILENT FRIEND, a Medical 1 or ztat .7,,,'-nfirmiti erica, infection, and the inordinate 'ltik4'plark s , In 'tli ' - ""il.g e 8 a ill decay of the genertivesy u s s t e em o i vi ting certain die- Marriage and the means of ob a m fr e o r m cu e r i y, ,Pt e4l-fons. 111 tr ted , b 2G Coloured Ermravings. By , R us a y i r clii a nt CO• Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, , .1 . reet Lo a •• v eaternost n on. Published . by H a m 1, 1 _,.ri 5 ,, 23 T ter-roW ; Hannay, 63, an ganger,l t t. O an . d . A . uthors l : sl so , n , itch borne-street, Haymarket , and -11,4511r:et. trit kiis f• treats of the anatomy and physiology 0 f the re-productive Gordoala, O xfo rd l46, 6 L -ts e rt a ar den s tree t te " dp i . 4, t ',rld is illustrated byEngravings. Six Coloured fl'on excessive Inentgtiic:L. treati of the consequences resulting systemn producing al ~ and their lamentable effects on the aetpacietnd bodily weakness, nervous excitement, , , e 4,,,.„ i„):1 Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. either in an i , r i s g . enerative 3 ` 11 1 . 4,, pr-t ia t i ! . • treats of the diseases resulting . from infection, . for ), -r ire..." " r a econdary form, and contains explicit direc c n o o l n u s ured Iti , rl nl ent• This section is illustrated by Seventeen , 44 ,igs . 144' 0' 1 I ni; " n taftl , It na 1 for the Prevention of Disea b s v e ia b t y ed a l ' i ,--•15 Lk Pucation, b a vrli le e' i r he danger of nfection is o , -'ll ee. —P°l-14 nt part Y et' the e Work Eliould nodescape the reader s I'4 l , tl 'a. 1" . la d evoted to the consideration of marriage, and its di - t " hole ,t,et aus,s of unproductive union are also considered, and the , Tit i7ettunit...abts.t. 11 .4.1. ht or STMACUM is exclusively employ d ed r i s n i..,'''' bot tle. woos and sexual debility, impotence, &c., I Is. an i: r nedy f ',._ The C oncentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilrtic . k_ - rript o „,' `, Purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary ct"qttle '''S. erupt ion , and the abuse of mercury, 1 le. and 335. per I b ' ox terr Y ll Puri . fying Specifle Pills, 2s • 9d., 4s. 6 ..and I le. irele in: cer tain remedy for gonoracca, gleet, stricture, and If%, ~...' 'ruination of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, tic&lri,ite detail of th case is required: age, habits, and posi -11814„").1etY. Pack tse case is required: age, habits, and posi. 1l t o Packets, with advice, to be had at the In:rta -411°a::?..,41Y: b Y whic e b ' the fee, if., is saved. Messrs. Perry, . 11 . t. tt iv i' hrt ..., ttendance daily , at 19, Berners-street, oxford ' It. 49. nom paeven till Iwo and .rtire to Eight ; on *un --s ~.su skiii :TS. b t, supply 0. if e i f l o r f a i r den l4s litio slat other qurico. e reduced P op oils V aitlo. coo z anier to od. w. 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" 9 3 icy ed S• lllsl 0 1 t hyr 61 •1 0 leY yke .I[V r°l to de' 'OO5 the er e,v Quart f° l' Wer e 111 $ 6 , US/ iiittOt OPv'e 40', CP l l s hire, (I rests 3' e, 1,7100 re fettl e U P 11 NOr t4 50 1 • ) ry ...ho , E. bi Ras verY. e 0 l ,ilucasips jd a, ve „rei t, 01) in °"; A t go Abe B jied Ilie e ilfg o es reci s4oll ay . peti t so, li ' lt Goo° i OP ay' were e off 4 , -6106';01104 tio r oPt baur y do•Ps o4 Ch or ' Ns -111 i`-I DIVISION OF PROFITS. The continued prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors at the Annual Meeting, held on the Bth of ;May, 1850, to declare sixth bonus, yarylng from 27 to 65 per cent. on the Premiums paid on each Policy effected on the profit scale. EXAMPLES. Penna. Sum tke / d Annual Polley ) Bonus it sent Re- A ssurel 4 40 6 ' g Pre- taken addltioa Bonus in dilution of may bor. mluaa. out In to Sum Cash. Annual row on Assured. Premium. Policy. X a. 1. £ a d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1837 1 292 6 9 139 16 9 22 13 1 642 15 6 1838 267 11 4 126 17 2 19 19 7 593 6 8 1839 241 18 C 113 17 7 17 18 8'543 17 9 a.d. 1840 193 12 6 93 16 8 14 0 10 , 494 t 10 60 1000 74 3 4 1841 'lB9 12 6 89 5 10 13 3 11 445 0 0 1842 162 16 8 76 18 4 11 $ 3 395 11 1 1843 ,115 10 10 55 10 10 • 8 1 10 346 2 3 1844 77 19 2 38 15 10 5 9 11 296 13 4 1845 66 15 0 44 10 0, 410 1 247 4 5 DEFERRED ANNUITIES. By the operation of the same principles, the Society is establod to afford to the public a plan of Deferred Annuities far more advanta zreous than any hitherto offered, whereby an individual, by the con t•ibntlon of a very small annual, monthly, or weekly saving, may se care either a comfortable provision for himself in advanced age, or, at his option, a large sum of money, or a policy to his family at his death; while by giving to the purchaser, at any time, the power of borrowing two-thirds of all previous payments, it removes all risk of ferfeiture from inability to continue premiums, besides affording an ample resource during sickness and want of employment ; and should the purchaser die before arriving at the stipulated period, two thirds of his payments will be returned to his representatives. The following Table is a specimen of the great and ♦aried advan tages which the judicious application of a small saving CA* secure through this Society. I. BENEFITS Secured 4. attaining the age of • - an Annual Premium of 11. PREMIUMS To secure on attain- AnnuityXlo 18 0 ing the age Cash • . S 2 10 0 of 65, the Policy.. 97 8 6 option of 21. 12s. A s. i. x 47 16 26 15 1, ! 13 19 o ,Annuity, ! >, Payable Payable Payable Annu- ix one for Me w- ally. sum. ;parity. £ s. L. X a. d. 10 0 10 0 0 0 16 7 1 7 3 11 27 3 11 19 4 10 Cash. I ;Policy. s. 11. 1 £ s. Q. 194 11 0 466 0 0 421 0 0 261 I I 'll5 S 0,136 6 0 Z s. d. 20 010 11 30 019 6 40 1 17 3 Immediate Annuities are also granted by the Society on liberal :erms, as will be seen by the following extracts from the Tables, showing the annual amount of annuity upon every 1001. deposited : Age 50, £7 Ss. I Age 60, £9 14s. 3d. I Age 70, £l4 Is. Id. The Annual Report, with Tables of Rates, &c.. may be had at the Office, or any of its Branches in the Country; or, on application, will forwarded post free. W. S. B. WOOLHOTJSE, Actuary. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL JIL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION and BENEVOLENT FUND, 42, Meorgate-street. ELECTION OF ANNUITANTS, on WSDNESDAT, the 29th inst, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, at Twelve o'clock pre cisely, Jeha Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., Treasurer, in the Chair. By order of the Board, PIIILIP HENRY BYRNE, Secretary. _ May 23, 1850. Parties become Members by a Donation of 10/. 10s., a Life Sub scription of 10/. 10s., or Annual Subscription of 11. 1.., or if Clerks, by a Life Assurance, and all parties se becoming Members on or be fore the 29th instant will be entitled to rote at the aboye Election. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Royal Exchange, May 22, 1850. The Court of Directors of the Corporation of the Roy - al Exchange Assurance do hereby give notice, that their Transfer-books will be SHUT from TUESDAY, the 4th of June next, to THURSDAY, the 4th of July following ; and that a General Court of the said Corporation will be holden at their Office, at the Royal Exchange, on WEDNES DAY", the lath of June, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, to consider of a Dividend. ALEX. GREEN, Secretary. ST. JOHN DEL REY MINING COMPAN The TWENTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the St. John del Rey Mining Company will be held at the Company's Office, 8, Tokenhouse-yard, on Fatosy, the 7th June, at Two o'clock precisely. At this Meeting One Director, viz.: R. S. Illingworth, Esq., will go out by rotation, but is eligible to be re-elected. JOHN ROUTH, Managing Director. 8, Tokembouse-yard, May 25, 1850. .MR. ALBERT SMITH has the honour to an nounce, that he will give a Literary, Pictorial, and Musical ENTERTAINMENT, at WILLIS'S LOOMS, To.Monaow Eviarma, the 2Sth, entitled THE OVERLAND MAIL ; being a Reminiscence of Travel •n the route from Suez to Bou logne, vii the Desert, Cairo, the Pyramids, the Nile, Malta, Mar seilles, and Paris. The Illustrations have been painted, from ori ginal sketches, by Mr. W. Beverley. No Money will be taken at the Doors. Tickets, 2s. 61. ea^,h ; Stalls, 56.; to be hed only at Sams' Royal Library, St. James's-street. The doors will be opened at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment will commence at Half-past Eight precisely. The Entertainment will be repeated on Monday Evening June 3. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. During this week the ALPINE SINGERS will perform several of their National Airs, daily at Four, and in the Evenings at Half-past Eight. Dr. BACHIIOFFNEII'S SECOND LECTURE on he PIIILOSOPHY.of SCIENTIFIC RECREATION,:with OPTICAL EFFECTS, daily at Two, and every evening at a Quarter-past Nine.—Lecture by J. 11. Pepper, Esq., so the Chemistry .1 Hydrogen, with special reference to its application for conveying by Balloons Pyrotechnic and ether Signals to Sir John Franklin, daily at a Quarter -past Three, and every Evening at Eight. —Dissolv ing Views illustrating the Arctic Regions and Ceylon ; also Views of London lu the Sixteenth Century, and as it now is.—Diver and Diving-bell, &c., &c. Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price. A RGYLL SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, St. James's. Musical Director and Conductor, M. LAURENT, jun. This ACADEMY, for Tuition and Practice of Dancing, Is NOW OPEN for the SUMMER SEASON. Teaching by Professors, Daily. For Terms of Private Tuition apply at the office.—Terms for Evening Practice:—Six months, U. is.; one month, 11. Is.; one eveming, Is. 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Dedicated to the Episcopalians, the Presbsterians. the Congrega tionalists, the Unitarians, the Wesleyans, and the Bapti , its. Lear i t s ill a ig n to mischief, and national sectarian edu cation London : Published by lloulston and Stoneman, 65, Paternoster- SOW. • THE SEARCH FO it FRANKLIN. THE BEIIRING'S STRAITS AND THE NORTH AMERICAN OVERLAND EXPEDITIONS. The following official documents, detailing the re sults of the North American expedition, left by Dr. Sir J. Richardson under Dr. Rae, and of the boat ex pedition from her Majesty's ship Plover, under Com mander Pullen, from Bebring's Straits, were received by Captain Austin before he left Greenhithe. The interesting narrative of Dr. Rae, and the no less interesting journal of Captain Pullen, which we now subjoin, will be acceptable to our readers. Dr. Rae's expedition was for the purpose of examining the shores of Wollaston and Victoria Lands to the north ward, and it will be seen he states that last winter none of the natives of Wollaston Land had ever seen white men, large boats, or ships. Captain Pullen states that his " voyage has been successful with the exception and main object of not finding any traces of our unfortunate countrymen." THE OVERLAND EXPEDITION. DR. RAE'S REPORT. Fort Confidence, Great Bear Lake, Sept. 1, 1849. Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you for the infor mation of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that the expedition under my command that descended the Coppermine River this summer to the Arctic Sea, for the purpose of examining the shores of Wollaston and Victoria Lands to the northward, in search of Sir John Franklin and party, returned to this place to-day, having been quite unsuccessful in its object, and with the loss of Albert, the Esquimaux interpreter, who was drowned at the Bloody Fall, the particulars of which melancholy accident I shall mention hereafter. Having made every requisite arrangement at Fort Confidence for facilitating our progress across land to the Coppermine, I waited impatiently for the disruption of the ice on Deese River, to which our boat was hauled on the 7th of June. Next day we learnt that the upper parts of the river were clear of ice, and on the following morning I started in company with four men and two Indians, and a couple of sledges that contained our baggage and provisions. The Deese was still covered with strong and solid ice for two miles up its course, over which we had to haul the boat before getting to open water. Our ascent of the stream was extremely slow, owing to the many barriers of ice (some of them six or eight miles long), over which we had to launch the boat, and it was the 15th before we arrived at the forks of the river, where it was my intention to diverge from the route of Deese and Simpson. They followed the north branch whilst we ascended the south-east one. This stream was also much obstructed by ice, and so very shallow, consequent on the coldness of the weather, which prevented the snow on the high grounds from thawing, that the whole party were almost continually up to their knees among water and snow whilst proceeding up it. In ordinary seasons it was evident by marks along the banks, that there is sufficient water for a boat drawing some inches more than ours throughout its whole length, which is little more than 15 miles, including its various curves. On the 17th we passed over the ice on the lake from which the stream flows. It contains many islands, and its breadth where we crossed it in a nearly south direc tion is three miles and a half. Indian report had led me to believe that there was a creek having sufficient depth of water for the boat, flow ing from the lake into the south branch of the Kendall, which we were to descend to the Dismal Lakes; but in this we were disappointed, and consequently had portage of six geographical miles to make overland nearly duo east. I had examined this place in the winter, but the ground being then covered with snow and ice, I could not form a correct opinion on the subject. The west end of the portage is situate in lat. 67 10.48 N, longitude, by account,* 117 18 W. and the variations of the compass 50 49 E. Crossing the portage occupel us two dap. The ice had not yet broken up in many places on the river on its east side, and the water was ten inches lower than when Sir John Richardson and party forded it last au tumn; we consequently found some difficulty in descending it. Its general course is north-east by east (tr.); and length, from where wo entered it to its influx too west end of the most easterly of the Dismal Lakes, 17} miles. . . . . on the 21st we arrived at the station on the banks of the Kendall River, to which provisions for the see voyage had been hauled on dog sledges in April, and found the two men that had been left in charge quite well. We descended the Kendall the next day to the Cop permine, which was still covered with ice so firm and solid that a person might have crossed the river without being more than ankle deep in water. During five days that we were detained here, we were occupied repairing the injuries received by the boat, shooting deer preserve the pemican, and making ob a,rvations when the weather would permit. The result of three meridian observations of the sun gave mean lati tude 67 deg. 7m. 20s. N, and the mean variation of the compass, from five sets of azimuths on different days (the extremes being 49 deg. 38m. and 51 deg. 55m.) was 50 deg. 37m. 48s. E. On the 28th the dwarf birch was observed to be in leaf, and the leaf-buds of the willow began to develope. In the afternoon of the same day the river was thought sufficiently open to permit us to descend it for some distance among the driving ice, but after proceeding six miles we found the stream again blocked up. We were so often and so long detained by interrup tions of this kind, that it was the 11th of July before we arrived at the Bloody Fall, having been fourteen days in doing the work of one. Notwithstanding the inefficiency of our steersman, James Hope (one of D:lase and Simpson's men), we ran all the rapids, including the Escape, without ship ping much water, and with all the cargo in the boat. Hitherto deer had been so numerous that we could have easily shot enough for the maintenance of a party double or treble our numbers. Here they had become more scarce and shy, which could be easily accounted for by the proximity of the Esquimaux, no recent traces of whom could, however, been seen. From the fall to the sea the ice remained fixed until the 13th, when it cleared away; a circumstance that was very boo❑ indicated by the numbers of fish that appeared below the fall. With the aid of Halkett's air-boat, which had been brought from a hill some miles distant, where it had been left last season, a net was set in one of th• eddies, and before the men had finished arranging it seven fine salmon and two white fish were caught, and we afterwards obtained a supply sufficient fur seve ral days' consumption. On the 14th we entered the sea, and found a narrow, and very narrow,, channel along the shore of Richard son's Bay, until w' came to its north side, where the ice lay against the rocks. Hen) the latitude 67 deg. 51 min. 19 see. N., was ob served, and the azimuths of the sun—the one on the meri dian, and the other, when on the prime vertical, gave variations 57 deg. 4 min., and 56 deg. 25 min. E. Whilst encamped at this place we were visited by seven Esquimaux, one of whom I at once recognised as the active intelligent man who had afforded Sir John Richardson's party such efficient assistance last season, when crossing the river at the head of Back's Inlet. On inquiry, I learnt that they had been well supplied with provisions in the early part of winter and in spring, but that in the interval they had nearly stnrved, owing to the scarcity of seals, having had to subsist for some time on the skins of the larger species of those animals, which they had been preserving for making boots. In the winter they had communicated, directly or indirectly, with the natives of Wollaston Land, none of whom had ever seen white men, large boats, or ships. They were all made happy by some small presents and a supply of fish, which they ate raw and appeared to relish much. It was near midnight when they left us, promising to return next day with some boots and shoes for sale. On the 16th, by making a number of portages over the ice, we rounded Point Mackenzie, and entered Back's Inlet, which was partially open. Having s fine breeze from east we set sail, and soon ran to its head, entered Rac River (discovered and named by Sir John Richardson last autumn), and on proceeding three miles up it, came to the lodges, six in number, of our Esquimaux visitors, who said that they had been so much alarmed at seeing the boat under sail, that they were on the point of run ❑ing away. As there was no possibility of our making much pro gress along shore, until the ice wasted a little more, I devoted the two following days to an examination of the river; the Esquimaux whom I have already mentioned as our active assistant last year, willingly agreeing to accompany us. At the distance of nine miles and a half from the river's mouth, there is a per pendicular fall of ten feet, which extends across the stream, except a few yards on its north side, where the rock slopes so much, that salmon and white fish are able to ascend during the spring floods, affording the natives a fine opportunity of spearing them. Here I left the boat and four of the men ; whilst in company with the other two, and our Esquimaux guide, I traced the river 19i geographical miles far ther. Its course is nearly due west and straight, about the size of the Deese, and varying in breadth from 80 to 200 yards, with a very strong current, and sufficient depth of water for a boat drawing 14 or 15 inches. It flows over a bed of limestone, and is bounded on the north, at the distance of half a mile or less from its r The rate of the chronometers bad become so irregular. or had altered so muck, that they were of Po tlee, until rated AlagiTt—J. R. banks, by precipices of bay salt from 100 to 200 feet high, super-imposing limestone of the same kind as that which forms the bed of the river. At the extreme west point .of our journey we found a party of ten Esquimaux with their families, who informed us that the stream maintained the same course and size as far as they had seen it, which was somewhat more than three days' march, or about 60 miles; how much farther they knew not, as they had never been to its source. Two of the party returned with us to the boats, where they received some presents, which I had some difficulty in persuading them to accept, as they said they had nothing to give in return. On the evening of the 18th we ran down stream, and landed our guide among his friends, who seemed very glad to see him return safe. They were now much less timid than when we first met them; and we pitched our tent close to theirs, without causing any apparent alarm, although it was afterwards observed that two men kept watch during the night. Early on the 19th we took a friendly leave of these simple and inoffensive people; and pulled down to the mouth of the river, where I stayed until noon, when the latitude 67 deg. 55 min. 20 sec. N. was observed. The cloudy state of the weather during the two preceding days had prevented any observations being made. New moon occurring to-day it was high water at a few minutes before one P.m., the rise being ten inches. In the afternoon, when on our way to Cape Kendall, we experienced a severe thunder-storm from the N.N.W., which obliged us to land for shelter, Our advance along the coast was so slow that we did not arrive at the place where the boats were left last autumn until the 24th. We found that they had been much broken up by the Esquimaux to obtain the iron work. The tents, oilcloths, and part of the sails still remained uninjured, and were of much value to us, as we were ill-provided with the two first of these articles; the " cache' of pemican and ammunition was also un- - touched, having apparently escaped notioe from being e covered with snow. The latitude 63 deg. 10 min. 44 sec. N., Ee were observed here. on and the variation the ice for a short distance from the shore, we con tinued t a W.N.W.s6deg. Bbr aria. having cleared away e our course towards Cape Hearne, which we reached before noon, and found its extreme point to be in lat. 68 deg. 11 min. 17 sec. N. Basil Hall Bay being filled from aide to side with unbroken ice, we encamped here. Next forenoon a light S.S.E. breeze opened a crack in the ice wide enough for the boat to cross to an island in the middle of the bay, on the north side of which we found some open water which enabled us to get two miles beyond it. At three P,31. on the 30th we arrived at Cape Kru sensterj ; and when opposite its high cliffs, a strong breeze sprung up from N.N.E., which drove the ice so forcibly against the rocks, that we were obliged to un load and haul the boat up on a drift of snow to save it from being squeezed. Here, for the first time this season, we found the ice broken up in the offing—caused, evidently, by the strong currents of the ebb and flood tides; whereas, on looking in the direction from which we had come, all, except immediately along shore, was smooth, white, unbroken, and apparently as firm as in winter. We were now at the most convenient, though not the nearest point for making the traverse to Wollaston Land, passing close to Douglas Island; and there was no ne cessity for our proceeding further along shore, even had we been able to elo so, which at present was impossible, the high rocks presenting an insurmountable barrier on the one hand, and the ice, by its roughness, equally im passable on the other. We pitched our tents oa the top of the cliffs, in the ascent of which the before-mentioned snow bank served as a ladder, and waited for the first favourable change in the ice. A few days afterwards, Albert (the Esquimaux inter preter) and one of the men, when some distance inland, looking for deer, overtook five Esquimaux travelling to the interior, with loads of salmon which they had speared in a rivulet that falls into Pasley Cove. From these the interpreter learnt that the sea ice had com menced breaking up only one day before our arrival; and that they had been in company with the natives of Wollaston Land during the winter, none of whom had ever seen European large ships or boats. During our long and tedious detention here several gales of wind occurred, principally from the northward; but the space of open water was so small that they pro duced little effect upon the ice. Our situation was most tantalizing to all the party; occasionally, at turn of tide, a pool of water, a mile or more in extent, would appear near to us, and everything would be prepared for embar kation at a minute's notice, in expectation of the opening increasing and permitting us to cross to Douglas Island, but our hopes were always disappointed. A number of observations were obtained, which placed our encampment in latitude 63 deg. 24 min. 35 sec. N.; the longitude being very nearly the same as that as signed to it by Sir John Richardson and Mr. Kendall. The mean variation of the compass, from eight sets of azimuths, on different days and at different hours, was 59 deg. 8 min. 8 sec. E, the extremes being 57 deg. 42 min. and 61 deg. 25 min. The ice continued driving to and fro with the tides, without separating sufficiently to allow of the practica bility of passing among it until the 19th of August, when there was more open water to seaward than we had yet observed, caused by a moderate southerly breeze,that had been blowing for the last two days. After waiting some hours for a favourable opportunity of forcing our way through a close-packed stream of ice that was grinding along the rocks as it drove to the northward, we at last pushed off, and, after more than once narrowly escaping being squeezed, we reached com paratively open water, where we had room to use our oars. We had pulled more than seven miles, and were still three from Douglas Island, when we came to a stream of ice, so close packed and rough, that we could neither pass over or through it. A thick fog had come on, and the ebb tide was carrying us fast to the south east. Under these circumstances I thought it advisable to return towards the main shore ; on which we landed, early on the morning of the 20th, a short distance to the south of the place from whence we had started. A north-west breeze came on some hours after land ing, and cleared away the ice a few yards' distance from the beach, of which we took advantage to shift our quarters, which, being under some crumbling cliffs, were neither safe nor convenient. We poled along shore for three miles or more toward Point Lockyer (the only direction in which we could go), and then took shelter in a small bay; into which we had scarcely entered when the wind changed to E.N.E., and in a very short time left not a spot of, open water, visible either near shore, or at a distance. The wind continued to blow from E. and N.E. for the two following days; during which, when the tide was in, we advanced a for, miles to the south, principally by launching the boat over the ice. On the evening of the 22d I ascended a hill near the shore, from which a fine view was obtained. As far as I could see with the telescope in the direction of Wol laston Land nothing but the White ice, forced up into heaps, was visible, whilst to the east and south-east there was a large space of open water, between which and the shore a stream of ice, some miles in breadth, was driving towards Cape Hearne and its vicinity. As the fine weather had now evidently broken up, and as there was every appearance of an early winter, I thought it would be ut. elves waste of time to wait any longer in hopes of being able to cross . to Wollaston Land. 1, therefore, gave orders for our return towards the Coppermine, at which I did not expect to arrive in less than a wee k, as the ice wore as unfavourable an aspect as it did last year. At an early hour on the 23d the men commenced carrying the baggage to Point Lockyer—still more than a league distant, and afterwards hauled the boat to the same place. Doing this gave all the party ten hours' hard work, but our fatigues were soon forgotten on finding some open water on the south side of the point, in which we were speedily afloat, and sailing before the fast decreasing breeze. It fell calm in half an hour, but we d plie • our oars to such good purpose, that we pitched our tents late at night on Cape Hearne. Here I had expected to find the ice close packed on t h e s h ore , and quite impassable, but I was agreeably surprised to discover as we advanced, that there was a lane of open water between the beach and the " pack," wide enough for us to pass through. The only way that I eau account for this is, by supposing that the gale of wind that bad been blowing from N.E. and E.N.E., had shifted to the N. and N.W. as it approached the land, and carried the ice along with it. By working 17 hours next day, wo came to the mouth of the river, and on the following morning ascended to the Bloody Fall; hero fish were still very numerous, and while some of the party were cooking others set a couple of nets to obtain a supply for some days. I may here mention that when on the coast we ob tained as many salmon and herring-salmon as we could consume, when there was a piece of open water to be found large enough for setting a net. Deese and Simpson's party, after hauling their boats over the rocks opposite the lower and strongest part of the fall, had them towed up the remainder by water, and as our boat was much weakened by the rough usage it had unavoidably been exp)sed to, for the purpose of saving time, and the tear and wear that would be caused by having it dragged over the portage, I wa s desirous of doing the same— I was the more led to do this, as the men were of opinion that it might be effected with safety. All that appeared in any way difficult was easily done, and there was only one short place to ascend, which was so smooth that a loaded boat might have passed it; here, however, from some unaccountable cause, the steersman was seized with a sudden panic, and called to those towing to slack the line; this was no sooner done sufficiently to allow him to get firm footing, than he leapt on shore followed by the bowsman, and allowed the boat to sheer out into the current, where the line broke, and the boat soon afterwards oversetting , was carried into one of the eddies some distance down the stream, to which Albert and I ran and stationed ourselves at two points of rock, near which the wreck would pass. It drove up to where Albert was, and he hooked it by the k( el with an oar, until I came to his aid, when I fixed a pole in a broken plank, and called my co mpanion to assist me in holding on; he either did not hear me correctly, or thinking he would be of more use on the bottom of the boat, sprung to it, and before I had time to call him off, or even to think of his danger, they were carried by a turn of the current into a small bay, where I believed both were safe; not so, however, for the next minut e they were swept out again, and the last I saw of our excellent in terpreter who his making tl leap towards the rooks; be On taking up our nets (which we laid carefully on the rocks for the Esquimaux) they were found full of herring-salmon in fine condition. We commenced our journey across land towards Great Bear Lake on the 26th, each of the mon carrying about 901 b., my own bundle being nearly 50. Three days' easy march brought us to that part of the Coppermine (lat. 67 12 N.) from which it was my in tention to make a straight course to Fort Confidence. Here we expected to meet with some Indians, but we did not fall in with them until the following evening, when our loads were much lightened; and we arrived here early this afternoon (being our seventh day from the Bloody Fall), accompanied by upwards of thirty of the natives who had joined us at different parts of the route. The two men that had passed the summer at Fort Con fidence were well, and having all the stores ready packed I shall leave this to-morrow, after supplying the Indians with ammunition to enable them to hunt their way to the trading posts. I remain, &c., (Signed) JouN RAE. To the Secretary of the Admiralty, London. Fort Simpson, Sept. 26, 1849. P.S.—I arrived here this afternoon, and intend send ing off the expedition men to Big Island, Slave Lake, on the 28th, with an ample supply of nets and twine, so as to procure sufficient fish for their winter provisions, without being any additional expense to Government. J. B. THE BEHRING'S STRAITS EXPEDITION. COMMANDER PULLEN'S JOURNAL. Fort Simpson, Mackenzie River, Oct. 4, 1849. Sir,—l beg to acquaint you, for their Lordships' in formation, of my arrival at this place yesterday morning with the greater part of my party, having left the re mainder with an officer, Mr. Cooper, acting mate, at one of the Hudson's Bay ports, on the River Peel. I left the Plover off Wainwright Inlet, on the night of the 25th of July, 1849, in pursuance of orders from Com mander Moore. a copy of which I herewith send, toge ther with those from Captain Kellett, of her Majesty's ship Herald. Our voyage has been successful, with the exception and main object of not finding any traces of our missing and unfortunate countrymen. Extracts from my journal of proceedings I can only at this time send, as an extra express will be sent directly the boats arrive from the Great Slave Lake, momentarily expected, and where the party pass the winter, and it will only be by great exertion that (the express) will save the open water. A track chart and complete journal I hope to lay before their Lordships on my arrival in England, leaving this for York Factory about the middle of June, 1850, and expected to arrive there the latter end of August. JOURNAL. On the night of the 25th of July, off Wainwright's Inlet, her Majesty's brig Plover, her Majesty's ship Herald, and schooner yacht Nancy Dawson in company, I shoved off from the first-named vessel (received three hearty cheers ; the same from the Herald on passing her, which we, about to prosecute the search for the gal lant Sir J. Franklin and his party, heartily returned), with four boats—via:, the Herald's decked-boat, called the Owen, the Plover pinnace, and two whale boats, with a crew of five-and-twenty, including officers and myself; seventy days' provisions for each man, and twenty cases of pemmican. On Sunday, the 29th, early in the morning, passed Cape Smyth, and soon after came up to the main pack of ioe, close into the shore, and stretching westward as far as the eye could reach. I now thought that our voyaging was over, and we should have to return to ear ship. The wind N.E.; hauled to the westward, and ran along the pack in hopes of finding a passage there, as at one time I fancied I saw an opening, when I saw the Nancy Dawson coming towards us. She is commanded and owned by a Mr. Shedder], formerly a mate in our service, and from whom I received very valuable as sistance and great kindness. Ho seemed determined to keep by us, follow as long and as far as possible. At noon I got the latitude on the ice 71 deg. 15 min. 58 sec., N., and on looking well round I saw a narrow lane of open water close in shore, leading to the northward, but apparently blocked up at its entrance. I made for the shore again, when we were visited by natives, who gave us to understand that there was a narrow passage close in shore, leading up the coast. Here our interpreter was at fault; he could not talk to these people or make himself understood a bit better than we could, gaining all our information by signs, succeeding to admiration, the Esquimaux being, apparently, so used to that mode of receiving: and imparting information. As we got in shore we saw the channel in the bottom, and et arly centre of a deep bay formed by the pack and mainland, the western horn being about two miles off shore. There was heavy ice driving through it, together with a current of two knots, and wind dead on end N.N.E., light. It was impossible to get on, so I anchored in 4 fAthoms, between two bergs at the mouth of the bay, to wait for an opportunity of getting through; and as the ice was driving fast down on us, weighed and made fast to the western berg, under its lee. The next morning the yacht took a berth alongside of us, mooring with two ice anchors. During the night of the 30th, as well as all day, it blew hard from the N.N.E., and on the morning of the 31st not quite so much wind, but still heavy ice driving down the channel, our friendly berg parted and set all adrift, surrounded by heavy floes and drift ice. Tho boats were aeon again fast under the lea of the in-shore or eastern berg, where the Daw son again took up her berth, working up, threading her way through the drift ice, and against a strong current, in gallant style. Towards the evening the wind began to moderate, and at 6.30 P.M. sent the two whale boats to pull up close in shore, while the large ones turned up with a moderate breeze until nine, when it had hauled so much to the westward, that we stood along shore, and took our small craft in tow. As we advanced we saw many natives, who tried every inducement to get us to land— dancing, shouting, and following us till we came to the southern part of the low narrow spit terminating to the northward iu Point Barrow, and which point we were in hopes of reaching by twelve o'clock. We were disap pointed, for at eleven, P.M., were stopped by an immense floe effectually blocking up the channel, so we hauled close in to the shore, under a projecting point of ice lying on the beach and secured, when we were visited by many natives, quite friendly, and apparently delighted to see us, offering their furs for trifling pieces of tobacco, and helping us in various ways. It was light all night, but rather cold, the thermometer standing at 33. The next morning the ice had driven offshore a little, and allowed us to get on, partly under sail and partly tracking, in which the natives readily took a share, when at eleven, A.m., we were effectually stopped, the ice from the shore to the main pack quite set fast, and no chan cel as far as the eye could reach. Hauled close in un der the ice of a projecting point from the beach, and made fast. The wind was moderate from the N.E. off shore, so it might clear a passage for us; but no, it was too heavy, although mach of it was shore ice, from its colour. Our latitude at noon was 71 deg. 20 min. 30 sec. N. In the afternoon hauled close up to the ice, and tried to force a passage, but it was useless, many parts of it aground in five fathoms water, but went away fast. In the evening I landed amongst the natives, and was most graciously received by rubbing noses ; they dancing and shouting to each other with stentorian lungs, and showing us round their camps with evident satisfaction. At one in par ticular, the chief apparently, assembled all his people, and entertained us for an hour with dancing, accompa nied with singing, and music on a sort of tamisorine—a thin skin (intestine of the seal) well stretched on a cir cular frame of wood, and beat against a stick. I gave them beads, tobacco, and snuff, winding up with a scram ble, at which they wore as much pleased as our men, for it was rather a ridiculous sight, so many (women and all) wrapped up in furs, rolling about on the ground to gether. We parted good friends, many following us to the boats, where I dressed the hand of one man who had received a wound in it while seal hunting. I am sure it never got such a washing before as I gave it. At 11 this night the wind hauled to the south-east; shortly after the ice began to break, when I heard the booming of a heavy gun, which I returned with a small 3-pounder we had in the bows of the Owen, and pulled down the coast in hopes of seeing the Plover. It was foggy at the time, but on its breaking away a little I discovered the Nancy Dawson most perseveringly follow ing us up. I went on board and tried to persuade Mr. Shedden to return south, as his vessel was quite unfit to encounter the ice. But no; he was determined to follow us as far as he possibly could with a chance of getting back. At 12 the ice was driving northward, and a large floe coming up from the south; the schooner then at anchor; it drove her close in s hore, but not on t he ground, as it was checked by projecting points from the beach. As she was not in any danger I left her, re turning to my boats, with a current setting to the north ward, at the rate of one and a half knots an hour; when, at 5.30 A.M., seeing our obstruction in full move, we made sail after it, threading our way through the loose pieces towards Point Barrow, and at seven rounded it, and came to in two fathoms water, 100 feet off shore, with unmingled feelings of delight, and silent thanks of gra titude to that merciful Providence who had conducted us thus far in safety, and with a prayer for 'a continuance of His help on our voyage. I now had to consider and determine on my future proceedings. It did not take me lone; for with the fine open sea to the eastward I concluded there could be little difficulty in reaching the Afackenzie, and resolved to make a bold push. I landed among a large concourse of natives, recognising many of our former friends. Got observations for time, dip, and variation; a large pole up, with directions on it for find ing buried information of our movements, and that there were two ships in the Arctic Seas—one to winter either at Kotzebue or Port Clarence. Purchased a biadar; gave the natives a few trinkets and tobacco, with which they were highly delighted; when at eleven o'clock that night we were all ready for a move, and the yacht a mitt south of the point driving up with the ice. Shortly after Mr. Shedden came on board, having walked up the coast landing two miles below, to see us—to see the last of us. lii Wilt CAM 10911 *IOU We got under Weigh at half-past eleven of the night of the 2d of August, part ing with mutual good wishes for success. I hope and trust he got clear and away to the southward without any difficulty. We made sail to the eastward with alight northerly air and easterly set, threading our way through louse ice until two o'clock in the afternoon of the 3d, when we an chored in five feet water, 200 feet from the shores of a low and sandy spit. in lat 71.15 N., and long. 155. 37 W. It was now blowing hard from the south, and kept us here until the night of the 4th ; when the weather mo derating, and our three boats loaded, having given them names—the first whaler Louisa ; second, Logan; and, biadar, Supply—l gave Mr. Martin directions to return to Refuge Inlet with the large boats, and there wait as long as he considered it prudent ; and on no account to run the risk of being caught by the ice, or north of Icy Cape, after the first week of Septem ber, but on the first indication of it to get away to the southward and rejoin the ship, finding her at either the places mentioned in Commander Moore's orders. Re fuge Inlet was examined coming up the coast, but found it not available for the large boat.. My crews con sisted of 11 men (three of them petty officers), John Abernethy, acting quartermaster ice ; Mr. Hooper acting mate, and myself, 14 in number. In my orders I was directed to take Mr. Martin ; but as Mr. Hooper was the magnetic observer I made the change ; particularly as Commander Moore had left it entirely to myself on speaking to him about it. The interpreter, also, I did not bring on, as up to Point Barrow I found him useless ; he did not understand the natives—in fact, none of the northern tribes ; and told us so after starting. Again, when I was first going to leave this night I found him very ill ; I waited for an hour and no improvement. I resolved not delaying any longer, and lose the light wind which was now blowing from the south ; so at 11.45 T.M. shoved off with three hearty cheers from those we left behind us, and who would most gladly have come on to share our danger and our difficulty. Mr. Martin, in particular, was much cut up, greatly disappointed at not taking the larger boats further on; but I did not like to run the risk. I considered we had now fully 90 days' provision, besides 20 casks of pemmican. Our little craft were certainly very deep; but we had light hearts, and every hope of success in reaching our destination. We kept close in shore, with wind from S.S.W., a moderate breeze. At 11.30 A.X. passed Point Christie, crossed Deese In let, and 2.50 P.M. landed on a low point in Fatigue Bay for dinner. As the wind was blowing fresh, although fa vourable, I remained hero till 5 p.m.; for our heavily laden boats were in no condition to stand heavy sea; but by that time it was a little more moderate, so we shoved off, passed Boat Extreme, Cape Governor Simpson, and were getting well across Smith's Bay with an increasing breeze, now from the westward, and sea getting up, that we tried to keep closer in shore; but the water so shoal, were obliged to haul off again. When at seven the Logan, with Supply in tow, made a signal of distress ; shortened sail, and pulled towards them, and found the latter shipping a great deal of water, from being so deep. Took some of the stores out of her, and I, with the Louisa, took her in 'tow. This was almost out of the frying•pan into the fire, as the extra weight in the whalers rendered their situation ticklish; but there was no help for it, and we all kept close together, when at nine P.M. we were obliged to land on a dead lee shore, with the sea breaching right over us, in the eastern part of Smith's Bay. Hauled the boats up, and unloaded. Found all our bread wet, with the exception of 1201bs. in a cask, and about 1001bs of flour ; the preserved po tatoes saturated, with all our small stock of clothing in a like condition. We camped in low boggy situations, the best we could find, and made the most of it. The next morning, the 6th, still blowing and raining; built a sort of o►en, and commenced drying our bread, which kept us at work all day, and the watch all night, and then only imperfectly done, for it took up more time than I was willing to spare, particularly as in the e►en ing the wind was falling and the sea going down. Since leaving the large boats we ha►e not seen much ice, and none to the north; as far as the eye can reach it is clear open sea. Crossing Smith's Bay we could see the pack from four to fi►e miles distant. On the morning of the 7th, the weather was almost calm; we launched our boats and loaded them; sorry to find that a great quantity of our bread is still wet, which we were likely to lose, as well as six tins of preserved potatoes. At 11 we shoved off, the Logan taking the lead, the Louisa (my boat) with Supply in tow; pulled up the eastern shores of the bay close to; rounded Point Drew, and landed a few miles east of it; got our dinners and the dip, and at three moved on again, winding our way among drift ice, with wind light from the eastward. At 8.30 we landed for the night, by the deer•pound and salt creek of Simpson, with wind from south-east. (To be continued.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Desperate, steam•sloop, proceeded down the river from Woolwich, on Saturday morning, to try her machinery. When ready she will be laid up with the reserve at Sheerness. Helena, 16, Commander de Courcy, says the Ber muda Royal Gazette of the 30th of April, arrived on Sunday last from the Havannah. In coming through the buoys at the east-end passage, being at the time in charge of an experienced pilot, she was swept by the influence of the current, while in stays, o❑ the shoal near where Sir George Somers lost his ship, the Sea Adventurer. Boats from St. George's were soon in attendance, as well as her Majesty's steamer Kite, from the naval yard, and also boats with men from the flag-ship. After she was relieved of her guns and shot (11 guns being placed in Captain Charles Hay ward's boat, and five in one of the Government boats), she was, by the assistance of the Kite, towed off, and safely moored in Murray's anchorage the same even ing. She proceeded to Ireland Island yesterday. Promethus, steam-sloop, Commander Foote, will be put out of Woolwich Basin on Tuesday, and leave for Greenhithe at daylight on Wednesday morning. She is to call at Sheerness and Portsmouth for any men waiting a passage to the ships on the Lisbon station, as she is to call at Lisbon on her way to the coast of Africa. About half-past two P.m., on Sunday afternoon a marine named Crawford fell overboard by accident, and would have been drowned bad it not been for the praiseworthy conduct of Mr. Henry Neale Scaife, the clerk of her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, who, hearing a boat called away to pick up the man, immediately rushed on deck and jumped overboard just in time to save him from a watery grave. This is the third person Mr. Scaife has saved from death by his gallantry.—Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette. PLYMOUTH, MAT 25.—ROYAL MARINES.—A BUT veyxas held on Lieutenant Pyne, at the Royal Naval Hospital, by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, on the 18th inst., with reference to the state of his mind. The decision of their Lordships on the result of the survey has not yet been made known. PoßTsMouTss, SUNDAY.—Commander Purdo, late Master-Attendant at this dockyard, has been nomi nated, by hie Grace the Duke of Northumberland, to the appointment of Conservator of the River Tyne. A court-martial is ordered to assemble to-morrow morning on board the Victory, for the trial of Mr. Thomas Gouts, boatswain of the Birkenhead steam frigate, on . a charge of drunkenness. The Asp steam-packet in this harbour is fitting out, under the command of Second-Master 111‘Farlane, for the survey of the River Dee. 'Professor Moseley will visit this dockyard on the 31st inst., to examine the c andidates for the Central Mathematical School. The Portsmouth Naval Club held their quarterly meeting at Dent's Portland Hwot.elA, uSstouthen, kea c , B on Thursday, Admiral Sir Francis in the chair, t The Lily, 12, Commande r ßedfo o r n d, atrhreive3doah u t., t Ma deira, from Engla nd and Lisbon , Ajax steam-gard ship, Capt . t Mi chael Quin, and sailed on the 3d i u nst. for the coas of Africa. The will be ready to proceed to Queenstown on the Bth of June. The Termagant steam-frigate is to be ready on Tuesday to go to the entrance of the Channel for five days, to try her powers. She will, it is reported, be commanded by Mr. Brown, the master-attendant of this dockyard, and have a crew of engineers, stokers, and seamen, of 100, from the Blenheim and the dock yard. The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord Anielius Beauclerk, is ordered to accompany her, and his Lordship will report upon her qualities. On the last trial of the Dauntless we remarked that the trial of the Rev. E. Berthon's log was not owing to some alleged accident. This wa s satisfactory, incorrect. We have on former occasions seen the log at work, and were much pleased with the aocuracy with which it denoted the speed of the vessel. It is a very inge nious and scientific invention, peculiarly sensitive, and yet capable of universal application, and we have no doubt will come into general use. At eight o'clock yesterday the ships in harbour dressed in colours, and at twelve fired royal salutes, in henour of the Princess Helena's birthday. The Fairy royal yacht, Master Commander Welch, embarked her Royal Highness the Duchess of K ent yesterday noon at Osborne, and brough t her toe_ve port, where a royal train was in wa itin g to w r ec ts s i a. and bear her to town. Her Royal Highness as luted by the ships, and was received. with a guard of honour by the 82d Regiment. g o u f n s June. I t lau he nc t h hat or o d f er th ed e Liberte, a finely-modelled vess el I PEMBROKE, MAT 25.--The next to take place at this naval a rsenal will oflt6h will take place on Tuesday, th e 11th , The summer drills o f the dockyard battalions have commenced , and Nsill be, continued burly through the summer. This fine arsena l covers an area of f 37 acres and 3,480 squ A r e ; er a' s . In this space are included the reeent where an extent of nearly thirteen acres has been op,. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, MAT 25.—Midshipmen— Frederic Hardy to the Ajax, 56, steam guard-ship; George Rivington to the Victory, 101, flag-ship at Ports mouth ; C. 11. Clutterbuck to the Arethusa, 50, Lisbon squadron ; James G. Mead to the Indefatigable, 50, Lisbon squadron ; and Sidney Shore to the Victory. Masters'-Assistants—E. J. Kemp to the Centaur, steam-frigate, on the coast of Africa ; and Henry Goldsmith to the Lucifer steam-vessel. Naval Cadets—E. J. Carey to the Phaeton, 50, Lisbon squadron ; Felix S. H. Webber to th e Vi c t ory. COLLISIONS AT SEA—In the year 1849 there were noless than 569 collisions at sea, and yet the number was much less than they were in 1847 or 184 S, although there was a great increase of commercial traffic. EXPERIMENTS WITH ROCKETS. SHOEBURYNESS, MAY 25.—Major-General Lacy, Director. General of Artillery, Colonel Dundas, C. 8., Colonel Wylde, C. 8., Lieutenant• Colonel Chalmer, Major Bridges, Major Dupuis, Captain Brandling, with Major Cavalli, artillery officer in the service of the King of Sardinia, went down the river to-day to Shoeburyness to witness experiments with rockets on the sands, upwards of two miles and a quarter being measured off, and posts put up for a practice-range at low •water. The experiments commenced at four o'clock P.M. The firing of the rockets commenced from a square tube attached to the wooden breastwork of a platform erected for a three-gun battery, the tube being capable of being raised or depressed to the required elevations by a quarter-circle of iron, similar to the plan adopted in sextants. The tube had a peculiarity attached to it we have never witnessed in any former trials. It consists of an iron rod with a sliding balance weight, which can be so adjusted as to give any de gree of resisting pressure to prevent the rocket leav ing its position at the mom en t o f i gn iti on , an d unt il i t acquires a considerable additional force at starting. The first rocket was fired at an elevation of 10 de grees, with a resisting pressure of 151 b., and went considerable distance. The second and third had the resisting pressure increased to 921 b., and both dipped and struck the ground at a short distance, which altered their course considerably, especially the third. The resisting pressure was then reduced to 51b., and the fourth rocket made a splendid flight, proceeding 1,500 yards before it touched the ground, and then ricocheting a considerable distance further, until its movements were lost in the distance. The first four rockets were tilled at the Royal Arsenal on the usual plan, the composition being driven home with an implement termed a monkey. The fifth rocket was the first of Mr. Hales's, and was very good, the direction was also good, and it went a distance of upwards of 2,000 yards before it struck the ground, after which it ricocheted to a con siderable distance. The sixth, or second of Mr. Hales's, had the resisting pressure increased to 251 b., and yet it went about 1,200 yards before touching the ground. The seventh, or third of Mr. Hales's, fell short. The eighth, or fourth, of Mr. Hales's, was very good, the two latter being fired from a circular tube placed on rests on the beach. The ninth, a rocket filled at the Royal Arsenal, was fired at an elevation of 2} degrees, with a resisting pressure of 151 b., and it dipped and burst at thirty yards dis tance, proceeding in a sig .zag direction to the left. The tenth, or fifth of Mr. Hales's, dipped and buried itself in the sand, and, after the usual period of burn ing, its composition exploded the live shell with which it was charged. The eleventh was good. The twelfth, or sixth of Mr. Hales's, was fired at an elevation of 5 degrees, with a resisting pressure of 51b., and was very good. The fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-second were all very good at the 5 degrees elevation and 51b. pressure, but the 23d burst short. The 24th had the resisting pressure increased to 241 b., and went about 1,500 yards. Several of the latter rockets were fired from a trough forming a half circle, and the practice from it was generally good. The next firing was of a description seldom or never witnessed in this country, and consisted of a compound rocket formed of seven rockets, each ten pounds weight, enclosed in an iron case, open at both ends. The compound rocket was placed in a triangular shaped wooden trough, open above, and placed at an elevation of 25 degrees, and, seven matches being placed, they were all ignited at once, and presented a most magnificent spectacle as they ascended into the air, until the object, although so large, was lost to the sight ; and it went onwards to so great a distance, that its falling could not be distinguished by the naked eye. These seven rockets were filled at the Royal Arsenal. Seven rockets bound up in the same manner, which had been filled by Mr. Hales's hydraulic pressure, were then placed in the trough, and ignited, and their ascent was beautiful, proceeding to an apparent gre4er elevation than the former, until they were lost sight of in the air. When the experiments were concluded a number of boys went over the sands in the direc tion to which they were sent, and found one of them at a distance of between three and four miles from the spot where they were discharged. The 27th was a single rocket, fired at an elevation of fifteen degrees, with a resisting pressure of 121 b., and it burst short ; all the others up to the 34th, the number of firings that took place, thirty-two being single rockets, and two of seven each, were remarkably good, many of the latter fired reached a distance of nearly two miles before they touched the ground, and afterwards ricocheted to a considerable distance. The composition used by Mr. Hales is stronger than that used in the common service rocket, and, by the aid of hydraulic pressure, he is able to place 41b. weight of it in the same space as 3ilb. can be put by the " monkey" used in the Roy al Arsenal, which gives his rockets a greater power, and he has brought them to a considerable degree of perfection in insur ing their taking a correct direction. THUNDER-STORM. Saturday information was received in town, that during Thursday last one of the most awful storms of thunder and lightning passed over many provin cial towns that has been known for a long series of years, which was attended with loss of lives, and an incalculable destruction of property. The following were the districts that suffered most severely ALEIRTHTE.—About eleven o'clock a most terrific peal was heard here. At this time a man was coming from Aberdare-hill, and, when just on the summit, a flash of lightn in g dashed his hat f rom his head , on tge m th Al e nt r , ,when suddenly a flash of lightning struck th em down home four in women conversation and scorched th e whole s ur f ace of his body. jj w were I a procee di ngis five persons, in one blackened mass. It was found that one woman was dead, and the others so badly burned that it is feared they cannot recover. STATFORDMIRE..-... The electric fluid struck the back part of a chimney in High-street, Tunstall, oc cupied by a family named Rowley. Mrs. Rowley, who was cleaning her bed-room, was killed on the spot. Noaloll-IN-THE-M OO Rs.lt the Dog Croft farm thebac back electric kitchen, and id struckentered hoe f 10 bar n s, near Carlisle, a window in the Mrs. Hammond, burnt bot h her feet and hands , and destroying the use o f one side. The North Staff o rdshire Railway at Stok e—All the bells in the telegraph-office were set ring in g , and shortly afterwards loud peals of thunde r followed. At Burton, Uttoxeter, Crewe, M a cclesfield, and Charnal valley, much damage w as done. At Buttringford, in Hertford shire, the electric fluid struck the farming premises of Mr. Rolfe, destroying the whole of the premises. Similar calamities hap., 36 stacks of pened also at Beckley, ne ar Oxford; at Sheard, m Westmoreland; at Buis ton, in South Wales ; at Rochford, in East E ssex; and also at Penrith and taresle w hole the ole altocuren,tednetaortheCd ctiarelsisrleu. var i ous d e scriptions of g rain, 40 outbuildings, and numerous c ottages. At D aC r et havoc to T n parish church was struck, and sustained much da mage. A funeral was going on at the time • , and the mourne rs had a narrow escaps. Several horne d cattle that were grazing near th, - spot at the time were struck dead. j e Mallow and neighbourhood, on Wednesday, there was a great thunder-storm. This day, in Cork, B%e have thunder and lightning, and the rain is coming down in torrents whilst we write.—Cork Examiner of Friday. THE NEW NOVEL " ANNE DYSART," a Tale of Every Day Life, is just published by Mr. Colburn, and may be had at ad the Libraries. Also, now ready: 2. Preston Tower ; or, the Early Days of Cardinal Wolsey, by the Rev. R. Cobbold, M.A., 3 vols. , with six illustrations. 3. A second edition of Mr. Warburton's historical romance " Reginald Hastings." 4. The Story of a Man of Fashion ; or, Sin and. Sorrow. 5. Ada Mswbray and Susan Greville; or, Pride and Irresolution, a second series of the Discipline of Life. G. The Scottish Cavalier, b 7 J. Grant, Esq., author of "The Gordon .liigkianders." 7. by Wilatingtons, by the author of "Enulia Wyndham." S. 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