The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-11 00:00:00

having accompanied a detachment of boats under the.
of Captain Rich. Coote to'the neighbourhood of rco;
Point, on the River Connecticut, we there find
ing to the destruction of 27 of the enemy's vess-',s,
ve deb were heavy privateers, and the aggregatei
the whole upwards of 5000 tons. In the course
Lieutenant Parry furnished many of the junior
on the Halifax station with copies of his Pr.,
for Observing at Night by the Fixed Stars'
which was afterwards published, in order
nt..d
y
tate the acquisition of a species of know,le.2
conducive to the welfare of the naval service.
1814, he exchanged into the Maidstone, 36, Capt. "d
sey; and he next, in July, 1815, and January ~nn
1816, became in succession attached to the Ardent, 64,
Sir Wm. Burnaby, and Carron, 20, and Niger, 3c%110
Nicholas Leehmere Pateshall and Samuel Jackson, ".;
North American station, whence, in March, 1817, her,
to England. On Jan. 14, 1818, he obtained the co,v;
the Alexander, brig, hired for the purpose of aee4o
an expedition to the Arctic Regions under Capt. J;.01.8,
with whom he returned home in the following 05
Owing to the failure of the enterprise, a new eln° at.
mined on, and the conduct of it entrusted to -.Jell-do.
who was consulted in the choice both of his shiPsinco,o•
He accordingly assumed the command, Jan. 16,
llecla, bomb, and in the early part of the ens
sailed from Deptford in company with the Griper, bfo6
Lieut. Commander Matt. Liddon, for the jeurposef
ing out the object of his mission-the discovery °L
west passage. In the course of the voyage, which,ral
not thoroughly successful, exceeded in its geneti
the most sanguine expectations of its projectors,
the
Parry penetrated to long. 113 54 43 W., within
circle, and thereby obtained for the expedition tlieo
5,0001., the amount of a Parliamentary rowan:l4i t
been promised to such as should cross the reerl%.
deg. W. from Greenwich, in the latitude of 74 45 2,
narrative of his proceedings will be found in a "0,0
lished by him in 1822, entitled Journal of a •
Discovery of e North-west Passage in 1819-20: ,
and Griper re-entered the Thames about the midge
vember, 1820, and were paid off at Deptford on tne
the ensuing December. On the 4th of the foriner
Lieutenant Parry was advanced to the rank of CO
and on the 19th December the Bedfordean gold in
Bath and West of England Society for the •
of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce was •
voted to him. With the sum of 500 guineas 0111- •
the purpose, 'the explorer of the Polar Sea' was, 00
presented with a silver vase, highly embellish
vices emblematic of the Arctic voyages ; and on 00
1821, the city of Bath presented its freedom 004;
box of oak, highly and appropriately ornareen
couraged by the discoveries made during the la , ,
tion, and by the presumption it afforded of the axis •
north-west passage, the Admiralty soon made Pre
for another, the command of which was again e'
Captain Parry, who, on Dec. 30, 1820, received
sion for the Fury, bomb, with which vessel and vie
commanded by Captain George Frederick 40,40
from the Nore, May 8, 1821. After having pos_,°'
ters in the Polar regions-the first to the northward
ampton Island, and the second at Ingloolik-a 61°
in lat. 69d. 21m., long. 81d. 44m.-the expedition! •
grand object still unattained, but with the accirto
much important geographical knowledge, returne
ford, where the two vessels were paid off NOI-
-
1823. On the Ist of the following month CaPl,
(whose valuable services had been rewarded 'll,
commission, bearing date Nov. 8, 1821) was
acting hydrographer to the Admiralty ;and on %II
was presented with the freedom of the city of fi
Being selected, January 17, 1824, to take charge
tebe.
expedition to the frigid zone, Captain Parry, on
the following May, again sailed from Deptford, y
same ships as on the last occasion-the Hecia,,
being commanded by himself, and the Fury
Henry Parkyns Hoppner. The following winter ifallo
Port Bowen, in Prince Regent's Inlet, where the .t,O.
remained from Sept. 28, 1824, until July 20,
Fury being shortly afterwards wrecked in lat. 72 n4lO
30 sec., long. 91 deg. 50 min. 5 sec., the Hecht ",App
nately reduced to the necessity of forthwith retaTa
a double ship's company, to England. She arrif
ingly in the middle of October. On Nov. 22, in be
year, Captain Parry (to whom the freedom of the beftY
Lynn was voted a month afterwards, in testimoni°lo
sense entertained by the corporation of his inerit44,
enterprising conduct) was formally appointed lir`bl
to the Admiralty, which office he continued to oi
Nov. 10, 1826. At the end of that period, °AO
posed and obtained sanction for a plan of On;
North Pole from the northern shores of Spitzberg"lf
yelling with sledge-boats over the ice, or through Lip,
of open water that might occur, he was again aP9O,
the Hecla. Sailing from Deptford, March 25,55 f
left the Hecla in Trenrenburg Bay, lat. 79 deg- 1 P
secs., long. 16 deg. 48 min. 45 secs. E., June, b
ing, and then took to his sledge-boats, with wh445
trived, by July 23, to reach a little beyond 81 deg.,
a latitude more northern than had been ever
He then re' raced his steps to the Hecla, which '1,7010
home and paid off at Deptford, Nov. 1, 1827.
lowing day he resumed his duties as hydrographer
miralty, where he remained until May 13, 1,29, °f
prior to which period he had received the honour
„;-,4 i„ „
,"
hood. He was subsequently employed from 1829 "
commissioner to the Australian Company in •
Wales ; from March 7, 1835, until Feb. 3, 1836,
poor law commissioner in the county of Norfollt;
Aprill9, 1837, until December, 1846, as comes°, {belt
steam department of the navy. Ho has filled, siee,
date, the post of captain superintendent of the 119 •
tal at Hasiar.
" Sir W. E. Parry (who was an LL.D. °` 0
_,b
F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh, and a I°o
Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg,
author of a small work, entitled 'Thoughts 00 °IA
Character of God.' He married, first, Oct. 23,idet*'
bella Louisa, fourth daughter of Lord Stanley of .4- eoni
whom, who died May 13, 1839, he had issue tyr°,oe,,
two daughters, now living. He married a second tsf.
29, 1841, Catherine Edwards, daughter of the
Hankinson, of Walpole in the county of
of Samuel Hoare, jun., °EN ,of Hampstead. By
had issue two daughters." • •
By the lamented decease of Sir Edward, Captain
cod
Norfolkih;
now in command of the Queen, in the Black Sea, uu„,ea
his flag. Another good-service pension has also w",:;000
at the disposal of the First Lord, as well as the c°
her Majesty's ship Queen.
The Premier will have the bestowal of a very val,,'i,ja
of patronage, as the vacancy at Greenwich HosrAel
by the death of Sir Edward Parry is not in the
Charles Wood. We have heard the names of se° ir
who have come forward as candidates, but of course
as yet has been decided.

SPORTING INTELLIGENO

HARROGATE RACES.-310NDO
Two-year-old Stakes of 10 sous. each, h
added ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ;
penalties. Three-quarters of a mile. 5 sub°:,,
Mr. Higginbotham's filly by lago, out of Chl°litiO
(00joi
ld
Mr. Morris's filly by Faugh-a-Ballagh, out of Yo
Bingham, Bst 31b (130.0;
Mr. Dawson's Bright, Bst 21b
Mr. T. Dawson's Announcement, 85t...........
Mr. Bryan's filly by Melbourne, out of
Bst 31b
Betting-6 to 4 agst Fanny Bingham
41,
agst Mystery filly, 3to 1 agst any other. we ir
Won by a head; dead heat for second 1);he
Fanny Bingham filly and Bright. The °"'.
beaten off.
The Harrogate Handicap Stakes of 7 sovseac-,
only 3if declared, with 30 added. Certeilioilil
extra. The second to save his stake. 0/18
a half. 16 subs, 4of whom declared.
Mr. Knowles' the Rajah, by lon, 3 yrs, sst 1" 10111
(1100,1)
Mr. Menzie's Phoenix, 4 yrs, Est 1 Olb ......... (/:4041
Mr. Bennett's Cardsharper, 4 yrs, Btt llb 0117,r1
Sibextra) ......................................... *-0
The following also ran :—The Huntsmaey
kins, and Catherine Parr.
g i 0
Betting-5 to 2 agst The Huntsman, •
Catherine Parr, 7 to 2 agst Tom Perkins, 5 " t
Phoenix, 10 to 1 agst The Rajah (offered) ,coli"tr
Won by a head; half a length between the %AP f,
third, a good fourth. Tom Perkins, who ree„,,,"o,
top turn, finished a long way in the rear of ,--a
roan. Catherine Parr broke a blood vessel, an

in. te,
The Amateur Stakes of 3 soya each, for three-ripe
upwards. Optional Selling weights, &O•ijt
heats. 5 subs.
uov.,
Mr. Knowles's Ferrara, 3 yrs, Bst 1.01b....(—°,0 ,ir
The Selling Stakes of 30 sovs, added to a 1,4"
of 3 soya each, for two-yr-olds and upwar",°' 6
selling weights, &c., three-quarters of a iniie:, 15:4!
were won by Mr. J. Scott's Louvat, 3 yrlr
(Aldcroft), beating Mr. Knowles's Charmiani
01b (Bates), and three others.

TUESDAY.
Grand Stand Stakes.

St. Mark, 3 yrs
..........
f by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 2 yrs
Notre Dame, 2 yrs
Won by a head. Announcement, Miss J 5
Meanee f also ran.
Consolation Stakes.
Maid of the Tees, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ............ •••••••
Lady of the Lodge, 3 yrs, sst 71b
............
St. Mark, 3 yrs, sst 101 b ................. .
Corin, 4 yrs, 7st 51b
Won by a length.
Selling Stakes.

Orange .
..
Blossom .................... .......... _
..
Small Parcel ........................................
Tally-Ho ........................... •'"ry
Won in a canter. ........
.......

• Winner was bought in
Innkeepers' Plate.

mCoerninzie4 y 3 yrs.r.;
........................................
Cardsharper, 4 yrs
..
Won by a head. . Perkins, Oaklancl9'
....................
and La Victime also ran.
° eg voi
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The general ease of the money-market coo
heaps
out of doors and in the Stock-Exchange
.77 At
on Government securities are now obtainable
to 2 per cent.
EVESHAM ELECTION.—There are three 433409
fill the vacancy caused at Evesham by tiler° biel4
Mr. Grenville Berkeley, who intends to offer, 014
Cheltenham, also vacant from the death °I ra P,:t4
Berkeley. The candidates are—Mr. Edvisrsbilitly:r
the late unsuccessful candidate for Glacester,
R. W. W. Johnson, of Edgebaston, and
brother of Mr. Malins, Q.U., member for • 01••
The nomination will take place to-morrovivr.
son and Mr. Malins are Conservatives ;
professes Liberal principles.
THE RECENT ATTEMPT TO UPSET THE .w."°"l
William Groyne, the cabinetmaker ehargesterai
tempting to upset the train on the South
Tunbridge when Prince Albert and the vtlihe j
bridge were returning from accompanying vie° r:444
and Empress of the French to Dover, N",ol• t
Quarter Sessions held at Maidstone on IV-107,1a vio,
the evidence it appeared that the train vi'-'9"r biPo.ll,t,
been injured by the obstructions the prieonied belopiolo
on the line, as the speed at the spot Will' 08 OP
vearsy
I:121 slow
sac
inodu
sthe f
hpirsisaocntei
ornws was atchqouti
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