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ciente the payment of the tribute --)f 1853- 4. Thi4" SPORTING INTELT,TGENCE. 1 THE S E ~I R Gll POI? SI I? .1011 IV ERAS if 1,1 N.
the Paella hes 1-.;'reed to, and promised to place the --- --e
amount (ahont 300,000,:. sterling) at the Sultao's
disposal in London in the course of the coming month
of November. Not being sufficiently prepared to ,
meet such an engagement, his highness addressed
himself to a banking house in Alexandria, for the
purpose of obtaining the requisite advance, to be re-
funded in a year ; and having been met with a diffi-
culty—not from any distrust or unwillingness to
assist his highness, but from utter impossibility to
provide so large a sum at such short notice—his
highness decided on dispatching his Excellency Ab-
dallah Bey to London, via France. Abdallah Bey is
expected to meet his Excellency Nubar Bey at Paris,
and they are directed to start together for London,
for the purpose of addressing on the subject the Pen-
insular and Oriental Company (who, it appears, on
some previous occasion, exhibited offers of aid to his
highness), and requesting their assistance. Abdallah
Bev left this port for Marseilles on the 21st inst., in
the Egyptian steamer Nile. At the same time Muk-
tar Bey returned to Constantinople with the result of
his mission ; end, towards evening of the same day,
there arrived another Turkish steamer with an envoy
from the Suiten, bringing from Constantinople valu-
ab`e or( s'ints for the Viceroy, as also the decoration
t‘f the new order created by his imperial highness, of
which order ho himself is the chef. The railway
works are prosecuted with the same alacrity as from
the commencement. Upwards of 20,000 men were
lately at work on the embankments ; and that part
which runs through the Lake Mareotis is so nearly
completed, that it is expected to be so entirely before
the rams set in, which may happen in a short time
from now. After the rains have consolidated the
ground, the rails will be laid down."

Tut r,venin 14 the ()purling mooting ef the scosion of
I 5.52 2 of the iioyHt Geo-Rraphieal Swirly took place in
the theatte of the Royal lectitntion, Alhemarlc-street—
Sir R. Murchison, the president, in the chair.
The number of new members were elected, and the
minutes of the last meeting confirmed, after which
The PRESIDENT said—Gentlemen, in opening the
first meeting of this session I must be allowed to con-
gratulate you on the prosperous condition of this society.
We enter upon this session, gentlemen, with renewed
hope of obtaining intelligence of the missing Arctic ex-
pedition, of our gallant countryman, Sir J. Franklin, and
his associates. (Hear, hear.) As geographers, we
never doubted what has recently transpired; for I only
expressed your sentiments when I dwelt in my last ad-
dress on the belief we entertained that the resolute cha-
racter of Franklin must have induced him to sail boldly

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCOXLIKV.

A very curioU3 specimen of stcople-chasing, as it dcoe
exist at the present time, cause of yesterday at Edge-
ware. In the morning, in town it was generally under.
sood that the race was " squared" for Voyager, and,
from the quantity of money laid against the Screw, who
was much fancied by the too-often gulled public, it was
very evident this latter animal would not win the race.
The race itself did not, however, come off in exact ac-
cordance with the neatly-contrived plans that had been
formed during the two previous days, for Voyager, it is
as clear as daylight, could not have won upon his merits,
being disposed of before half the distance was travelled
over. About what the Screw coup have done, I say
nothing. Simple Peter, a good-looking horse of Mr.
Higgins', won the race cleverly. This animal will do
something worth recording in the time to come.
The Scramble Steeple-chase was likewise a bungle,
the certain winner being defeated very cleverly in the
final heat.
The Liverpool Autumn Handicap Steeple-chase run
to-morrow, will, not improbably, be contested by three.
fourths of its small acceptance. The merits of the com-
petitors are already well known to the public; therefore
I need not enter into a di.quisition upon them, but at
once jump to a conclusion by stating, that in VICTRESS
and THE DRAG, I expect to see the first and accond;
Carrig being a likely occupant of the thin! place.
The Aintree Stakes (over the mile course) has a large
entry, and the field, I expect, will be none of the smal-
lest. The horses that look most like business are
Forester and Truth, at 7st. 131 b. each; View Halloo and
the Little Fawn, at Get. 121 b. each; The Reaper, at Get.
101 b.; and Callot, at sst. 121 b. For the absolute winner,
I can discover nothing that ought to be able to beat
TRUTH and FORESTI.X.

northwards through Wellington Channel, and that the
energetic and skilful officer who was last sent in search
of him would as certainly follow him in the track. Pro-
videntially, Channel hes this year been found
open, and Sir Edw. Belcher has. I trust, succsagfully
passed through it ; and if our bold navigators may
be on the most hopeful of all the paths yet explored for
the discovery of our missing frienth. (Hear.) May
Admiral Sir John Frankiin still be met with, so that,

rewriting to us, he may find that his Sovereign has con-
ferred on him a new title in his absence. (Ilear.) But
passing from the aspirations of old friends and geogra-
phers, I now call your attention to the memoirs to be
road this evening. The first of these is by that intrepid
Arctic seaman, Kennedy—(Hear, hear)—who during
the last two years has commanded the Prince Albert—
II ship fitted out, to the honour of Lady Franklin,
entirely at her own cost. Mr. Kennedy, who is present,
will point out to you, on an enlarged map, prepared by
Mr. Arrowsmith, the coasts he has traversed and the
researches he accomplished under great difficulties,
aided in no small degree by a noble young French offi-
cer, Lieut. Bellot, who won golden opinions from every
one of his associates. Mr. Kennedy will further relate
to you how, when he left Franklin's last known station,
at Beechy Island, the squadron under Belcher was
wending its way just where we prayed it might steer;
and, when I tell you that we have with us this evening
the courageous and experienced Arctic voyager Penny,
whose name is justly connected with the most northern
lands yet discovered in that longitude, you cannot doubt
that we have in him a person thoroughly qualified to
discuss the whole subject of Arctic endeavours, now that
the power of steam and the use of the screw have elicited
hopes which in olden times might have been considered
visionary. In alluding to the efforts which have been
made by individuals in this humane cause, I need
scarcely remind you of the search after Franklin which
was executed through the munificence of a single citizen
of the United States, Mr. Grinnell, who, in consequence,
was elected by your acclamation an honorary member
of this society; nor of the able manner in which Cap-
tain De Haven, of the American navy, carried out the
project and was amongst the foremost in discovering new
land. On our own part we endeavoured to send
out (though hero again Lady Franklin was the
great contributor) the littlelsabel screw-steamer, and
though circumstances, over which the geographers had
no control, prevented this vessel from proceeding to
Bebring's Straits, as we wished, the subscribers will be
pleased to learn that Captain Ingefield, R.N., who so
generously came forward in the hour of need, has pushed
on for Smith's Sound, at the north end of Baffin's Bay,
to endeavour to determine whether there may not there
exist a passage into the Polar Ocean. Thirdly, you
will have accounts from Captain Macguire, who went
out, you will recollect, to assumci the command of the
Plover store-ship, on the north-west coast of America;
and you will learn from the letters of that officer how
deeply he deplores (together with his predecessor, Cap-
tain Kellett, R.N., and all geographers) that no screw-
steamers should yet have been dispatched to Behring's
Straits, and how he is persuaded that without the use of
such a vessel even the Plover and her provisions will
prove useless, because they are immovable. Lastly,
Mr. Peterman will communicate some important data
respecting former Arctic voyages of the Dutch
and English, that led to those whale fisheries
which for a long time have proved a source of great
profit to this nation, and were the nurseries of the
hardiest seamen. He is anxious to convince you and
the public that if the plan of Arctic research, which he
suggested last year, by passing through the Spitzbergen
Sea, be adopted, our merchants may then have a vast
new source of wealth laid open to them, by reaching
waters in which the largest proportion of whales have
of late years found themselves free from the assaults
of men. But whatever may be the ultimate com-
mercial results of an endeavour to reach the Polar Seas

REVIVAL OF CONVOCATION.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the rectors, vicars,
and incumbents of the City and Archdeanonry of Lon-
don, all of whom are ex officio Fellows of Sion College
was held in the large hall of that institution, in ac-
cordance with the following requisition :
" To the Rev. the President of Zion College.
" Rev. and dear Sir,—We, the undersigned Fellows of
Zion College, believing that the revival of the active
powers of Convocation is, under present circumstances,
inexpedient, request that you will have the goodness to
call a meeting of the Fellows, to consider the measures
which ought to be adopted by them in reference to that
subject."
The Rev. R. RUDDOCI, M.A.. the president of Zion
College, occupied the chair.
A long and warm discussion having taken place re-
specting the legality of the meeting, which was impugned
because some of the Fellows had not been summoned to
attend.
The Rev. Dr. M'CAUL, rector of St. Magnus the
Martyr, and representative of the clergy of the arch-
deaconry of London in Convocation, addressed the
meeting at groat length in deprecation of the revival.
The rev. doctor concluded by moving the following re-
solution :—" That a report having been widely circulated
that a majority of the clergy of the Church of England
and Ireland aro desirous that the Convocation now as-
sembled should be allowed to proceed to business, the
president and fellows of Sion College beg to be permitted
to state that they do not participate in ihat feeling, nor
believe that under present circumstances such a course
would be expedient."
The Rev. W. JOHNSON, 8.D., rector of St. Clement,
Eastcheap, seconded the motion.
The Rev. J. J. TooGooD, rector of St. Andrew's Hol-
born, moved as an amendment that the meeting should be
adjourned sine die.
The Rev. W. SCOTT, incumbent of Christ Church,
Hoxton, seconded the amendment. He believed there
was an obscurity in the mild form of the requisition,
which appeared merely to protest against the revival of
convocation at the present time, but which went directly
against synodal action under any circumstances—in fact,
against that most sacred synod of all which was sum-
moned by the apostles at Jerusalem. (Cheers, and cries
of " No, no.")
The Rev. W. GooDE, rector of Allhallows, Thames-
street, expressed his approbation of the motion proposed
by Dr. M'Caul.
The Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON, incumbent of Trinity
Church, Gray's-inn-road, and the Rev. THOS. DARLING,
having spoken in favour of the revival of convocation,
The CHAIRMAN put the amendment to the meeting,
and it was lost.
The resolution proposed by Dr. M`Caul was then
agreed to.
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.

in steam vessels, directed throughithe only broad open
channel leading to them (or that between Spitzbergen
and Nova Zembla), we. as geographers, are bound to
encourage such researches, and especially because in ad-
dition to their promotion of national uses, they must
present us with a greater number of chances of ascer-
taining the fate of our missing countrymen. (Hear,
hear.) And if it should please our rulers to employ
the two little Arctic vessels, the Lady Franklin and
the Sophia, now lying useless at home, and aiding them
with steam power, should confide them to a captain of
whaling vessels, like. Penny, who can appeal to a life
of long and approved services in the northern seas—
(Hear, hear)—then, indeed, we may reasonably hope
for an issue which, if not successful in rescuing the
expedition, will prove of great national value, and place
us, purchance, on a level with our kinsmen of the United
States, who, to their great credit, have won for
themselves in the last few years a very lucrative trade
amid the ices of the north, by penetrating into, and
even through, Behring'e Straits. In short, we learn
from the reports of their government, that in the re-
cent years alluded to, more American seamen were
engaged in‘that small district of ocean than were
employed in tho whole navy at any one time, and that
the large amount of eight million dollars had been fished
up by those hardy mariners oat of water-vessels to which
but very few British merchants have ever ventured.
(Hear.) Let it therefore be ascertained if this Polar
basin can be reached rapidly by us through the Spitz-
bergs n sea, a project which is I know, warily approved
by some of our members, including naval officers, who
have long been connected with Arctic discovery.
(Applause.)
Dr. HODGKIN then read Captain Kennedy's paper,
which described the progress of the expedition of 1851
by Prince Regent's Inlet and those parts south-west
of Cape Walker which Sir John Franklin's instructions
directed him to explore. The expedition proceeded
from Cape Bud across Victoria Strait, westward, until it
reached 200 degrees west longitude, and, rounding Cape
Walker, examined the land for several miles, but
without finding any traces of Sir John Franklin's party;
the conclusion Captain Kennedy arrived at being, that
the missing expedition could not have gone by Cape
Walker, but must have taken the northern route. The
important geographical results of this service was the
discovery of a passage from Regent Inlet to Victoria
Channel, thus proving the existence of a north-west
passage. The paper added that in the neighbourhood
of Victoria Straits there were animals found in great
variety and abundance.
Thanks having been accorded to Captain Kennedy
for his paper, abstracts were read from letters received
from Commander Inglefield, of the screw discovery ves-
sel, Isabel, dated July 9, 1852, lat. 59 deg. 11 N., long,
16 deg. 57 W., addressed to Admiral Beaufort.
Mr. PETERMAN next read a Communication, in which
he stated his opinion that the missing expedition, if
found at all, would be met with on the Asiatic side of
the polar regions, and dwelt upon the field these regions
would open up to the whale fishery.
Captain PENNY also expressed an opinion that Sir
John Franklin's expedition must be approaching the
Asiatic shores, and that any search to be made for it
should proceed by Behring Strait and Nova Zombie.
After passing the strait, the expedition would enter the
Arctic) Ocean, where a large sea existed, and where, if
commenced sufficiently early in the season, there would
be four months for active operations. Within that pe-
riod, and with the assistance of steam power, the pole
itself might almost be traversed. Looking at the open-
ing to British commerce these regions afforded, and the
still higher incentives of humanity, it would be a dis-
grace to this country to neglect to prosecute the search,
for which duty he should be happy to offer his services.
He mentioned, as an important fact, calculated to
strengthen the hope that Sir John Franklin's expedition
had not perished, that a party of twelve American sea-
men had wintered in a little bay in the regions he pro-
posed to explore, and had during their stay there killed
no less than thirteen whales, which would have been
sufficient to have supported Sir John's party from the
day they embarked till the present time.
Captain BEECHY considered that any future expedi-
tion that might be sent out should go up to the westward
of Spitzbergen, towards the Seven Islands, and that it
should consist of screw steam-vessels.
Dr. Nicholay, Dr. Trueman, Mr. Sanders, and other
members, having offered a few remarks,
The CHAIRMAN closed the awing, and in doing so
read a letter from the French Minister of Marine to Lady
Franklin, in which he amply recognized the merits of
the young French officer, :Lieut. Bellot, who had been
sent out as part of the late expedition, and altogether
refuted an impression which he (the chairman) said bad
circulated to some extent here, that that officer had not
met with those marks of distinction in his own country,
which kis conduct merited.

THE LONDON FRIENDLY INSTITUTION. •••-• The
twenty-eighth annual general meeting of members of the
London Friendly Institution, was held last evening in the
lecture theatre of the Literary and Scientific Institution, Al-
dersgate-street. The meeting, which was numerffusly
attended, was presided over by Mr. lgasterman, M.P. The
report stated that the year's receipts have amounted to
4,996/. 3s. 9d., and the expenditure to 4,315/. 13s. 312 d..
leaving a balance in favour of the institution of 6801. 10s.
51d. To afflicted members there has been paid 2,904/, Os. 11d.
being 12G/. Os. 5.1,d. in excess of the contributions paid to the
sickness fund. The sum of 387/. 103. has been paid (leaving
71. 10s. to pay) on 20 deaths out of 27 which have occurred
during the year. An endowment benefit of 50/, has been
paid ; five only now remain on the books. The management
expenses (exclusive of the 100/. for actuary services and a
bill for printing) has amounted to 3811. 63. 41d., NI/ hich in-
cludes extra expenses, occasioned by the special meeting of
members, and other items arising from the proposed altera-
tion of rules. From the balance remaining, 200/. has been
carried to the sickness fund. The nua,ter of members on
the let October, 1851, was 2,595 ; there have since been ad-
mitted 245. Deaths 27, defaulters 280,exclude1 2, endow-
mentbeing aidl
; leaving a total on the 30th September, 1852, of
2,530, a decrease of 65. There aro 1,162 members for
sickness and death benefits united; 1,2'0 for sickness ; 93 for
death ; and 5 for endowments. The report was v,dopted.
TRADE COMBINATIONS.—At a recent meeting of
the London Strong Boot and Shoe-manufacturers' Associa-
tion, it was agreed that non-society men should henceforth
be admitted to employment on equal terms with society men.
It was also determined that such abuses as forcing men to
lodge in their employers' houses, supplying them with coffee
or tea against their will, and making them pay oittiPge'
should be abeli*bed