The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-14 00:00:00

and helplessness, and the general lassitude makes
one unfit for anything. Poor Gray must have suf-
fered very much many times when we thought him
shamming." At length, on the 21st of April, after
an absence of four months and five days, they
reached their depot at Cooper's Creek. Imagine
their bitter disappointment on finding it deserted.
They fly to the cache, open it, and find a note from
Brahe, dated on the same day. He had left with
his party seven hours before Burke, Wills, and
King arrived. This was not the last of the un-
fortunate contretemps and negligences which con-
tributed to the final disaster. They were too weak,
as Burke thought, to follow Brahe towards Menin-
die, and they decided on moving towards the settled
parts of South Australia. Before they started they
left a memorandum in the cache. They were too
weak to reach Mount Hopeless, the first station,
and were compelled to return, in consequence
of their exhausted condition. While they were
absent Brahe had returned to the depot, having
met Wright on his way from Menindie.
They neglected to open the cache because they
did not perceive that it had been disturbed, and
therefore did not find that Burke had opened it.
They saw camels' marks about, but attributed them
to stray camels, and had so little bush sagacity that
they could not discover any trace of three men
having been on the spot for three days not long be-
fore. To those who have witnessed the traces
which men leave in even a single day's encampment
it seems almost incredible, and the cold carelessness
which could leave the cache without examination is
utterly beyond comprehension. Once more Brake's
party left. Burke made a second attempt to reach
Mount Hopeless, but returned unsuccessful. For
some time they lived on the seeds of a plant called
nardoo—a quartrefoil, something like a trefoil. On
the 26th of June Wills's journal ceases. Burke and
King try to move up the creek to find the blacks.
Burke sinks utterly prostrate two or three days
after and dies. King returns to Wills, and he too
is dead. King is alone in the wilderness. He crawls
in search of the blacks, finds them, is kindly treated,
and survives. Last night he reached Melbourne.
He was found by Howett's party, despatched to
seek for and relieve the expedition. Of the other
parties, four or five died of scurvy, including Dr.
Beckler. The journals seem very barren of seience
of any kind, but the continent has been crossed,
and there seems nothing to forbid future settle-
ments. I hope before long we shall have
Stewart's journals. His route was in the me-
ridian 134 deg. east, and he reached nearly 18
deg. south, overlapping Gregory by about two
degrees. From our summer hot winds, which are
from the coldest quarter in winter, it has been in-
ferred that the interior is one vast swamp in winter,
which dries up and becomes a burning sandy desert
in the summer. This hypothesis is completely
negatived. But the scanty journals contain but few
observations. There is nothing to show that they
had a mountain barometer mentioned, and even the
temperature is only alluded to once or twice. It is
sad to thick that so much life has been wasted for
so small a gain to science. The causes which led
to this sad disaster are now under investigation by
a committee appointed by the Government, consist-
ing of Sir Thomas Pratt, Mr. Hervey, the President
of the Legislative Council ; Sir Francis Murphy,
the Speaker; and two or three others.

REPRESENTATION OF OXFORDSHIRE.

OXFORD, MONDAY.
The rumour prevalent on Saturday relative to Sir
Henry Dashwood's retirement was unfounded.

This afternoon a meeting of Sir Henry's committee
and friends was held at the Mitre Hotel, when
letters were read from gentlemen residing in various
parts of the county, promising their support of the
candidature of Sir Henry Dashwoed.

Among those gentlemen present were—Mr. J. H.
Langston, M.P., Mr. J. T. IN orreys, M.P., Mr. Jas.
Morrell, the Hon. Mr. Fienncs, Mr. H. Hall (pro-
prietor of the Oxford four fial), Mr. J. Lechmere,
Mr. C. C. Dormer, the Rev. E. R. Keene, Mr. I
Loveday, and Mr. C. Thornhill. Mr. W. Strick
land, of Cokethorpe-hall, occupied the chair.
The first resolution, proposed by Mr. KEENE and
seconded by Mr. LANGSTON, was to the effect that the
meeting was of opinion that Sir H. W. Dash wood was
a fit and proper person to represent the county in
Parliament, and pledged itself to use its utmost
exertions to secure his return.

Mr. LANGSTON, in seconding the resolution, said
that he had known Sir Henry Dashwood for many
years, and had a great regard for him, and being on
terms of intimacy with him, he knew him to be a
very superior man. If Sir Henry went to Parlia-
ment at his present age, being a proper age, he had
no doubt that he would become a very useful mem-
ber. Every man of the least Liberal principles must
be anxious to send Sir Henry to Parliament rather
than Colonel Fane—(cheers)—and for this reason—
that Sir Henry was a man of progress, while the
Colonel was a man who would oppose every measure
of a progressive character. They were aware that
the Ministry had been rather unfortunate of late—
for what reason he did not pretend to say; but, in
reality, they could not afford to lose a vote in the
House of Commons.

The resolution was carried unanimously.
The Hon. Mr. FIENNES proposed that a subscrip-
tion should be entered into to defray the expenses
of returning Sir Henry Dashwood.
This was seconded by Alderman SADLER (ex-
Mayor of Oxford), and adopted.

Sir HENRY DASHWOOD said that he had entered
upon the present contest as a supporter of Lord
Palmerston's Government, although he wished them
distinctly to understand that his views were those
of a moderate politician, and if he went to Parliament
he must go unpledged to support any particular
party. He believed Lord Palmerston's Government,
generally speaking, was the best which the country
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state that he had never changed his opinions, and that
those which he professed now were those which ho
entertained when he was induced to come forward
in the first instance, and when men of all parties in
the country promised him their support.
A subscription was opened, and £6OO was raised
in the room. An influential committee was formed,
and Sir Henry Dashwood will commence an active
canvass forthwith, and visit in succession the dif-
ferent market towns in the county.

TRIS DAY'S ,iIARKETS.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5; to £5 ; clover, 10a
to and straw, £1 Ss to £1 168 Od per load.
Trade 15s Od ;
siow.

CUMBERLAND.—Meaiow hay, £2 6s to £6 Os; clover
do., lOs to £5 15s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
A slow demand.

WHITECHAPEL.—Iindow hay, 12 2s to f 5 Os; eloveTt
£3 lOs to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 8s to 16s per load.
A slow trade.

COLONIAL.

TEl—There has been a moderato inquiry for most de-
scriptions at full rates, but the dealers have deferred their
operations until the result of the public sales (which com-
mence to-day) are known.
SUGAR—OnIy a limited business has been transacted, as
a large quantity is announced for public sale to-day. Prices,
however, have been well maintained for all descriptions. In
the Refined Market there h.ts been a steady demand at fully
late quotation a.
COFFEE.—The inquiries for good and fine qualities of
Plantation Ceylon have been moderately active, and late
prices have been well supported. The stocks on hand,
compared with those of the same period of last year, show
little variation. _ _ _

RlCE.—Only a limited amount of business has boon re‘
corded, and prices have exhibited no change of importance.
SA.LTPETE.E.—The market has been quiet, although a
moderato business has been done for forward delivery at a
slight advance on fernier prices.
TALLOW.—The settlement of the Trent affair has caused ,
a large quantity to be forced upon the market, both for pre-
sent and forward delivery, and prices havarch e alv.en way to
49s on the spot; and 48s Od to 495 for M delivery,

MURDER IN VIE QUEEN'S COUNTY,—On Sun-
day last, during the absence of the family at mass,
Annie Spencer, a farmer's wife, residing in the town-
land of Cionaghill, Queens County, was fired at and shot in
the neck and head, from the effects of which she died th
following day. Robbery has been the motive of this out-
rage, 8.4 a box in the house was broken open, and a sum of
£8 taken therefrom. Two persons, named Jeremiah Moon
and John Hetherington, have been arrested, and remanded
by the magistrates for further examination,