The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-11 00:00:00

THE POLAR EgPEDITION.

The importance of this Expedition renders
every thing interesting that relates to it; we
therefore extract the following gratifyitig pas-
sage from the last number of The Qrlarterly
Review just published, on FRANKLIN'S Journey
to the Polar Sea, as it communicates the opi-
nions of Captain PARRY, which are, of course,
entitled to the utmost respect, and which, we
presume, are now for the first time presented to
the Public through that channel.
" In the absence of all intelligence from Captain Parry, it
may not be uninteresting to know what his ideas were on the
subject of an open sea,_ when there was a continuity of land,
and how correctly they fall in with the now ascertained facts ;
they are contained in a letter written when on the eve of de-
parture on his present voyage,
It is scarcely possible, on the bare inspection of the map,
even in its present state, to doubt the existence of such (the
Northwest) passage, and that an outlet into the Pacific is to
be found through Behring's Strait. The unsuccessful at-
tempts we
.made during the years 1819 and 1820, to proceed
to the westward beyond -Melville Island, appear to me to render
it extremely improbable that the passage will ever be effected
in that particular parallel. But, in a lower latitude, we might
perhaps find a better climate, and a longer season of operations;
for, although it is evident that climate does not wholly depend
on latitude, but on man), other circumstances of locality quite
independent of geographical position, yet it can scarcely be
doubted, that, on any given meridian, north of America, (say
114 deg. W. where we were stopped,) the climate would be
much better in the latitude of 69 deg. than in th:.t 0f.76 deg.,
about which we wintered. On this account I hope to find less
obstruction on the mist of America than we lately met with at
Melville Island. It may, perhaps be anticipated,, that our
greatest obstruction from ice will occur about midway be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, because the proximity
to a permanently open sea is the circumstance which, of all
others, may be supposed to temper the severity of the polar re-
gions. I therefore confidently indulge a hope, that, if lam able
to advance one or two hundred miles to the westward of the me-
ridian at which we stopped, I shall find the climate gradually
improve, and the obstruction become less, as we approach the
Pacific.
' Our experience has clearly shewn, that the navigation of
the Polar Seas is in no way performed with any degree of cer-
tainty, but by a continuity of land. In this respect, therefore,
as Well as in the improiement to be expected in the climate,
there will be a manifest advantage in Making the attempt along
the coast of America, where we may be tolerably sure that the
land will not fail us. The probability of obtaining supplies of
wood, game, and antiscorbutic plants, and the chance of our
being enabled to send information of our proceedings, together
with the comparative facility with which the lives of the Officers!
and men may. be .saved, in case of serious and irreparable acci-
dents happening to the ships, are also important considerations,
which naturally seem to recommend this route.'
" Such are the sentiments, in which we (the Reviewers)
most fully concur, of that excellent Officer, who is just nos em-
ployed in putting their validity to the test ; which, indeed, we
may Say has been done, as far as Captain Franklin saw the
coast. If therp shall have been any difficulty, we apprehend it
must have occurred on this side, before getting upon the North-
ern coast ; and on this part of the subject we cannot do better
than quote from Captain Parry's aforesaid letter.
Cumberland Strait, the Welcome and Repulse Bay, seem
to he the points most worthy of attention ; and one cannot but
feel a very sanguine hope that one of these, or perhaps each of
them, may aftbrd a practicable passage into the Polar Sea. It
must, however, be admitted that, in this respect, the whole en-
terprtze is tone begun again ; for whatever our speculationsand
comectures may be, on looking over the map, we know nothing
of those parts which can, in my opinion, justify more than a
reasonable ground of hope. that a passage is there to be found.
Now, should we enter Cumberland Strait, fur instance, and
find it closed by land, 1 believe that the time occupied in its
examination would preclude the possibility of doing much more
for one season ; so that there is, at the very least, an equal Chance
that the first summer may be lost.' "

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ON THE MAHOIIIi 07 LANIIIIOWN'S MOTION,
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I%lr. STANLEY in his sale of
THE DEATH OF CHATHAM.--The Celebrated
DAvp.ON'S 'collection, for one
au ornament to Fife
picture of this subject by CoPLEy, which was
knocked down by
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ofthe attention' of
art, and worthy
to promote its advancement.

The SPEAKER was summoned to the House of Lords; and
on his. return he read the titles of the Bills that had received
the Royal Assent by Commission. •
. ,
SCOTCH REPRESENTATION. • '
Mr. ABERCROMBY observed, that on the sth of May
laic he had presented a Petition from many thousand persons
in Edinburgh, praying a change in the Representation of that
City : in consequence df the pressure of hi:knots, he had not
been able to bring in a Bill for that purpose in the present Sea.
sion, but he now gave notice that early in the next he would
move for leave to bring in a hill to alter the representation of
the City of Edinburgh.
COURT OF CHANCERY.
Mr. LEAKE said, that all attempts made in this House
with a view to remedy the delays too well known to exist in the
practice of the Court of Chancery, having hitherto, from various
causes which it was not necessary for him at present to state,
proved wholly. unsuccessful, and the evil so generally, and in
.his opinion so justly, complained of, having within the last four
or five years increased in a most alarming degree, and to an
extent amounting in its effects and consequences almost to a de-
nial of justice to the suitors of the Court, he rose for the purpotie
of giving notice, that it was his intention, as early as possible
in the next Session of Parliament, to submit to the considera-
tion of the House two Bills : the one for the furtherance of
justice in the Court of Chancery ; for preventing persons dis-
qualified, or not duly qualified, from being appointed officers,
clerks, or ministers of the said Court ; forte better reulation
of the several offices most immediately connected with the prac-
tice of the said Court, particularly the Master's offices, the Re-
gister's office, and the Examiner's office; and for appointing
a Commission to settle and ascertain the fees to be received at
such offices for .the future, for the purpose of creating ti fluid
to defray so much of the salaries to be paid to the officers,
"clerks, and mini:hers of the Court, itt Relief the fees and emo-
lumenti now'reeeived by them respectively, as have nat al-
ready been provided for by the Crown' under the authority of
Parliament or other Wise t the other Bill for the better and
more speedy administration Of the several laws relating to bank-
rupts; anti for preventing persons for the future being ap-
pointed CommisSioners of Bankrupts who are disqtailified, or
who are not duly qualified to act aisuch:
Mr. BROUGHAM. presented a Petition from Liatt. Isaac
Ritchies, who had been reduced to half-pay at the clotte of the
Ammiran war, complaining that he only received the small
sum of two shillings and twopence per day, while other offi-
cers of much less standing in the service obtained more than
four shillings per day. The same Hon. Member also/Orem:nod
a petition from Col. Ucorge 'Williams, a Magistrate of the
County Palatine of Lancaster, stating that he had Incorred an
expence exceedhlg 400/.,- and had saved the county 3,800?., by
proceeding* in the Court of King's Bench to quash certain
orders of the Bench of Justice, giiing the Clerk of the Peace a
per-centage upon the money employed in repairing and build-
mg bridges, in lien. of the fees to which he Would have been en-
titled had those bridges been indicted. The petition set forth
other orders of the Magistrates equally illegal, particularly for
the supply of theni out of the county rate, of a copy of *sell Act
of Parliament printed by the King's printer ; and it prayed that
some restriction might be imposed upon the Magistrates in the
levy of'connty rates.
Mr. BANKES doubted whether any relief could be given;
or any retnetly applii, and
Mr. BROUGHA. *sated more particularly the prayer of
the petition, which di not ask any reimbursement of the money
Col. Williams had expended.
Mr. F. PALMER noticed the circernstance, that in tan-
eashife the county rates had been increased flout 16,0001. a
year to 40,0001., while in other counties they had been metal-
Ally reduced.
• The petition was read, laid uptin the table, and an order was
made that it be printed.
Sir J. SE BR TO H T laid upon the table a petition from Flam:
stead; tor a duty on the Importation of Leghorn Hats.
At the request of the CUM4CELLOIt. of the EXCIIEQUEIt,
Colonel DAVIES cosponed his motion reapecting the mode
in which the indemnity money paid by France to this Govern:
ment had been expended. The Honourable Member stated
that he should not fail to biting the matter forward early in the
next Sekdon.

The Sessional Addresses tor the Payment of the Officefi of
the House were voted in a Connittee, and the Report wet
brought up and agfeetl to.
The Penitentiary bill went through a Committee.—Third
reading to-morrow.
MR. OWEN'S PLAN.

Mr. BROUMIAM-presented a petition from a great num-
ber of Mechaniettin.the City of London, praying the House to
take into its serious constileration the merits of Mr. OWen's
Plan. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman expressed regret to
find that a body of the Scotch General Assembly had spoken
of Mr. Oven's Plan as being unconnected with any System of
religious instruction. Ile begged to say that such was not the
fact. At Lanark there were ten ministers of different persua-
sions, and one of the church, of England. Instead 'of religion
being excluded from Mr. Owen's Plan, there were many who
raised against it an objection of a contrary nature.
The Petition was ordered to lie on the table.
The Law Expenses of Ireland Bill was read a third time,
and passed.
'!'tile: CIIANCELLORSIIIP—SCOTTISII LAW COM-
.