The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-19 00:00:00

THE SUN,

on the ground that the d,fendant obtained his discharge
by tuiirepreEentaiion, if not by fraud. There was no
Cil3.e bearing upon the point, but the Learned Counsel
apprehended the Court bad the power of exercising ntt
equitable jurisdiction over its own process, and he hoped
his Lordship would have no difficulty in interfering in
his case.

Mr. Justice PATTESON having looked over the affida-
vits, observed that the application ought to be to set aside
the discharge, since the affidavits disclosed the fact that
at the period of the arrest the defendant was a privileged
person, and the arrest was therefore wrongfully made.
It was no doubt upon this representation that the plaintiff
sigm:d the discharge, to avoid the trouble and expense of
a habeas corpus; but it was quite clear it did not dis-
charge the debt. He would, under these circumstances,
grant a rule to show cause why the discharge should not
he rescinded, hut the Court had no power to order the
payment of the money.—Rule nisi accordingly.

BOW-STItEET.-(THIS DAY.)
A young man named Thompson, and a youth named
Johnson, were this morning brought before Mr. Henry,
under the following suspicious circumstances :--
Police-countable A, 146, stated that just before day-
break he observed the younger prisoner emerge from
an unoccupied house, next door to the Olympic Theatre,
in Wych street, and suspecting that he bad been there
for felonious purposes, he took him into custody.
While he was conveying him to the station-
house the premises were searched by police-
sergeant A 8, who found the second prisoner concealed
up one of the bed-room chimnies. He pulled him
down by the legs, and carried him with difficulty to the
station. _

Police-sergeant A 8 confirmed this statement, adding,
that as he was bringing the prisoner down stairs, he
dropped a bundle, which was afterwards picked up, and
turned out to be a complete sot of housebreaking imple-
ments, replete with chisels, false keys, files, crowbars,
and instruments to cut shutters and wood with..

Both prisoners protested that they knew nothing of
these suspicious articles, but police-constable F 48
gave evidence, proving, beyond all question, that
they did. He said he had the charge of the two lock-up
cells where the prisoners had been confined, and in the
course of the morning he heard the younger prisoner
call out, " llillon, Jam, how are we to get out of this?"
Thompson replied, " Why, in the morning we must
know nothing about the tools." Johnson then said, " But
how about getting into the crib 2" Thompson replied,
" Oh, you had better say you went in at tour o'clock,
and you let me in at eleven." Johnson continued,
" Why did you not get away by the roof ?" to which
Thompson answered that the chimney was so narrow,
and ran so slantingly, that he could not get up. The
rest of the conversation was conducted in what was
termed " flash lingo," which both prisoners seemed to
understand perfectly well.
Mr. HENRY asked if they were known?—The in-
spector said they wore not, but it was presumed they
came from over the water.

Mr. HENRY asked the prisoners if they had anything
to say ?—Thompson said it was all false what had been
stated. He knew nothing of the tools, but admitted
having been in the house, being out of employment and
without a home.

Mr. HENRY--What have you been? Thompson—
The last phce I was in was at a public-house, in Kenning-
ton, as potboy.
Mr. HENRY—What have you to say, Johnson?
Johnson—l have nothing to say, except that I have
slept in the house for the last week.
Mr. HENRY—What are you? Johnson—Nothing.
Mr. HENRY—Where do you live? Johnson—ln the
streets, or anywhere that I can.
Mr. HENRY—Have you no father or mother? John-
son—No.

Mr. HENRY—How do you get your living? Johnson
—Oh, by doing little odd jobs in the streets.
Mr. HENRY said he should remand them till Saturday,
in order that their characters and occupations might be
inquired into.—They were then removed in custody.

MARLBRO•-STREET-(THIS DAY.)

William Henry Harris, a well-dressed man, was
placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with creating a
disturbance at Genese's coffee-house, in Jermyn-street,
and assaulting police-constable Glass, 94 C.
This morning, about fuer o'clock, the constable above-
named was on duty in Jermyn-street, when he was
called to Genese's coffee-house, to turn the defendant—
who had been making a great disturbance—out of the
house. He went into the house, and endeavoured to per-
suade the defendant to leave the place quietly; as he
refused to do so, witness took him by tho arm with a
view of leading him out, when the defendant turned
round and struck him with much force in the side.
He then took him to the station.

The defendant, who made a rambling defence, was
fined 205., which he immediately paid.
William Thomas was charged with having in his
possession six pewter pots, which he had stolen from
various publicans.

Jeeps, 146 C, deposed that about a quarter-past nine
this morning :he met the prisoner in Bury-street, and,
observing that his coat pockets were very much
" bulged," he west up and asked him what he had got
in them. The prisoner said, " only a milk-can," at the
same time pulling from his pocket the can produced.
Witness then put his hand in prisoner's pockets, and
found that they contained six pint pots. Knowing the
prisoner to be an old hand, he conveyed him to the
station.

The pots having been identified, the prisoner was
"ully committed.

STRAND THEATRE.

On Saturday evening, after the performance of The
Rivals by the whole strength of the company, the
new farce from the pen of Mr. John Oxenford,
called The Family Party, was re-produced, and not-
withstanding the eccentric acting of Compton, was
again all but damned, being announced for repetition
amidst mingled hisses and applause. Of the imper-
sonation of Sheridan's comedy by the company
of the little Strand Theatre we have not occasion
to say much in commendation, with the one great
and glorious exception of Mrs. Glover. Those
who remember her Mrs. Malaprop, years and years
ago, will not marvel at anyone praising her superb
embodiment of the character ; but they may well
marvel (unless they have happily seen her recently),
when we say that her acting is as perfect, as fresh,
as genuine as ever, better it could not possibly be.
The love scene between Lydia and Beverley, when
Mrs. Malaprop becomes the " go-between,"—the
of the intercepted letter, with the
aspersions on her knowledge of her " ora-
cular tongue and her nice derangement
of epitaphs "—the famous quotation from hamlet
about " Harry Mercury, and something about kissing
on a hill"—were all inimitable. It was the Mrs.
Glover of the palmy days of the drama, with all her
genius not only in complete preservation, but mel-
lowed to a state little short of perfection.

LONDON,

ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

TO THE SECRETARY OF `E ADMIRALIY.

Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint you, for tha
information of my Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty, of my return from America in the royal mail

steamer Caledonia.

Having, as opportunities offered, sent you from
ime to time detailed accounts of the progress of the

Arctic searching expedition under my command, I
beg now to submit, for the consideration of their
Lordships, a connected summary of the whole pro-
ceedings of the party up to this time, and also to re-
port the organization of a detachment under charge
of Mr. Rae, to ensure the completion of the entite
scheme of search comprehended in their Lordships' in-
structions to me.

On the 4th of June, 1849, five seamen, fifteen sap-

pens and miners, with four boats, 15,800 lbs. of pemi-
can, and other provisions and stores, were embarked
at Gravesend on board the Hudson's Bay Company
ships Prince Rupert and Westminster. The arrival
of these ships at York Factory was later than usual,
and some of the expedition stores still remained
on board on the 10th of September; but Chief Trader
Bell, of the Hudson's Bay Company, who now took
charge of the party, considered it imprudent to
wait longer for their landing. At this date,
therefore, he commenced his voyage into the interior,
taking with him, in addition to the English boats and
their crews, a large batteaux, with 16 Canadian voya-
geurs, and the stores necessary for building a winter
residence, providing for the fisheries, and equipping
and paying Indian hunters.
Owing to the extreme dryness of the summer, the
rivers wei uncommonly low, and the boats being,
therefore, unable to carry more than two-thirds of
their ordinary lead, it was necessary to leave a con-
siderable quantity of pemican at York Factory to be
forwarded inland, with the additional supplies next
summer. The difficulties which Mr. Bell encoun-
tered, as well from the lowness of the waters as from
the very early setting in of ,winter, were great, his
progress consequently was slow, and he was finally
arrested by the freezing of the akes, six days' march
short of his intended winter quarters at Cumberland
[louse.

He immediately housed the boats, constructed a
storehouse for the reception of the provisions and other
packages, established fisheries, and as soon as sledges
could be made, accompanied the bulk of the party on
snow shoes through the woods to Cumberland I louse.
At that place, and at Beaver Lake, about sixty
miles further to the northward, the men were sup-
ported through the winter by the fisheries, but at
Cedar Lake, where the boata were laid up, the fish-
ing was unproductive, and there was, consequently,
an unforeseen consumption of pemican by the boat
keepers, and the wives and children of three of the
voyageurs who could not travel over the snow to
Cumberland [louse. This deficit of pemican was fully
made up during the winter by the exertions of the
Hudson's Bay Company's officers on the upper por-
tion of Saskatchewan. Mr. Dell made winter
journeys to Cedar Lake, and early in the Spring
sent carpenters down to put the boats in repair, so
that everything wail ready for the resumption of
the voyage on the breaking up of the rivers, which
took place in the beginning of June, 1848.
On the 25th of March, 1848, Mr. Rae and I left
Liverpool in the North American mail steamer Hi-
bernia, landed a fortnight afterwards at New York,
and proceeded, by way of the Hudson and Lake
Champlain, to Montreal, where we found waiting for
us 16 Canadian voyageurs, :forming the crews
of two canoes provided by Sir George Simpson, Go-
vernor of the Hudson's Bay Company's territories.
Our route lay through Lakes, Ontario, Erie, St.
Clair, and Huron, to Sault St. 21Earie, where we were
detained some days waiting for the breaking up of
the ice on Lake Superior. Who.a the lake opened we
resumed our voyage to Fort 'William, and from
thence to Rainy Lake, the Lake' of the Woods, and
Lake Winipeg, where we weee: again stopped for
some days by ice, but laving at length
succeeded in breaking eu r way through,
we entered the Saskatchewan river on the 9th of June,
and on the 15th reached Cumberland House. Here
we learned that Mr. Bell had set out a fortnight
previously, but had been detain ed by ice in Beaver
Lake for four days. We followed him with diligence
through Beaver Lake, Churchlxill River, Isle ila
Crosse, Buffalo and Methy Lake s, to Methy Portage,
where we overtook him an the s!Oth of June, 1848.
With the assistance of the voyageurs from Mon-
treal, the boats and stores were transported, on the
men's shoulders, across the portag a in eight days ; this
laborious proceeding having been in andered necessary by
the death of the whole of the hart es usually employed
there. The two canoes, with the it crews, were sent
back to Canada.

On the 15th of July, havirig reached the last
postage on Slave River, three boats were arranged
for the sea voyage, with full I.9nds of pemican and
able crews, consisting in the ai3.gregate of eighteen
men. Mr. Rae and I embarked'. in them to proceed
with all speed to the mouth of th 4 Mackenzie, leav-
ing Mr. Bell with the remainder o f the party and two
boats containing the stores for wicnter use, with direc-
tions to make the best of his /ay to Great Bear
Lake, to establish a fishery at its west end, near
the site -of Fort Franklin, for 'the convenience of
the sea party, in the event of its la aving to return up
the Mackenzie; and lastly, havisa g traversed the lake
to its northern extremity, to er act dwelling-houses
and storehouses near the inflt tx of Dease river,
and to carry on fisheries at such suitable
places as he should discover in the neighbour-
hood. He was also instructed to dispatoh James
Hope (a Cree Indian, belonging to his party, who
had been formerly employed in ti le expedition, under
Messrs. Dease and Simpson, :in d knew the country
well), together with a native 1 to nter of the district,
to the banks of the Coppermin e in the beginning of
September, there to hunt till • the 20th of the month,
and look out diligently for the arrival of the boats.
On my way to the sea I landed three bags of
pemican at Fort Good Hop e, the lowest of the
Company's posts on the Macke rezie, for the use of any
party from Sir James Ross's sh ps or from the Plover,
which might reach that establi it iment, and I likewise
deposited one case of the san le article, with several
memoranda and letters, at PO int Separation, which
forms the apex of the delta of tl Mackenzie, marking
the locality in the manner agre upon.
We reached the sea on the 4 Oa of August, and had
an interview with about 300 lis quimaux, who were
collected to meet us, having :been apprised of our
coming by signal fires lig' tit ed by their hunting
parties on the hills skirti. ; the river. The
distance from Point Encou nter' where we met
this party, to the mouth of t Ali e Coppermine river,
including the larger inflexioi it. of the coast line, is
upwards of 800 miles ;:and as wt 9 had almost constantly '
head winds, we rowed along, near the shore, landing
at least twice a day to cook, oc c> isionally to hunt, for
the most part at night to sleep son shore, and often to
look out from the high capes. Our communications
ith parties of Esquimaux, as SE •mbled on the head-
lands to hunt whales, or scattt!! .ed in parties of two
or three along the coast in pursuit of reindeer and
waterfowl, were frequent. Th to y came off to us with
confidence, and through the sue ilium of our excellent
Esquimaux Albert, who spolct good English, we
were able to converse with t hem readily. They
invariably told us that no sly ips had passed, and
were rejoiced to learn by our inquiries that there
was a prospect of their seeing g more, white men
on their shores. Up to Cape Ba thurst, or for about
one-third of the distance bet: ween the Mackenzie
and Coppermine, the Esquimawl informed us that for
six weeks of summer, or as thej expressed it, for the
greater part of two moons, duria ,g which they were
chiefly occupied in the pursuit io f whales, they Dever

saw any ice,
We found an Esquimaux wally encamped on
the extremity of Cape Basal urst, but as near
to that place as we contl d effect a land-
ing without observation, we erected a signal
post and buried a case of penal ; and we made a
similar deposit, marked by a pi le of painted stones,
on the extremity of Cape Parry..
After rounding the latter OE pe we observed, for
the first time on the voyage flows of drift ice,
which became more numerous as we approached
Dolphin and Union Strait; and. in this part of the
coast we saw no Esquimaux, th a ugh we found a few
recent traces of their hunting pm sties.
On the 22d of August we b ad a strong gale of
westerly wind, before which we ran under sail for
some hours, but it speedily a a gmented to a violent
storm, and we were comp e lied to provide for
the safety of the boats by running among
the ice, loosely packed on Point Cock-
burn. During the night much ice drifted
past, and in the morning we ft tund ourselves hemmed
in by dense packs, extending its far as the eye could
reach. Up to this time the wet Aber had been of the
usual summer temperature. of that region,
but it now became vor 7 cold, and we
had continual frosts, with ft equent snow-storms,
during the remainder of our it ay on the coast. By
keeping close to the beach in. places where the shal-
lowness of the water kept off ti te larger pieces of ice,
by cutting passages for the b oats where the packs
abutted against the rocks, by di .agging the boats over
the smoother floes, and h y making portages
along the shore, according to circumstances,
with the aid of occasW aal spaces of open
water, we succeeded, wt ith much labour,
in making our way to a bay between Capes Hearne
and Kendall by the cnd of the month. I had
previously thought it advisable to abridge the labours
of the crews, by leaving one boat, with its cargo of
pendcan, on the north side of Cape Krusentern, and
by the time that we carat) re ..tals Cape Kendall the two
remaining boats were scare el 3 seaworthy, having been