The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

The Su ibury Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 20 added.
ileaU. One mile. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Evans'ti Palace Royal, Est 91b (Knott) 3 1 1
Mr. Bennett's Eccentric, 3 yrs, Est 91b .. 1 2 3
Mr. Moore's Maher of Seville, 4 yis, 7tt 51b 2 3 2

Three well-contested ilea's.
The Innkeepers' Plate of 501, added to a handiezp of
5 96V8. each, 2 ft. One mile and a half. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Walter's Maid of Team Valley, 5 yes, walked over
The Chesterfield Plate of 2501., added to a Selling.
Stakes of 3 sous. each. One mile ands half. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Mountford's b g by St. Martin, out of
Bess (301)
Mr. Goodwin's Show-the-way (201) 0 0 1 2
Mr. Turner's Liberty (20/)
Mr. Bobbs's Pay-your-Debts (201) 2 dr

DOTER RACES;—THURSDAY.
The Town Plate of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of 3
sovs. each. Heats, one mile and a dis. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Ht,rnsby's Jt.c-o'. Sot, 9.t 91b (Hornsby, jun.) 1 1
Mr. Formby's t' by Slane, 7st 131 b
Mr. Sherrard's bg by Slane, out of Odessa, Est 111 b 3 3
Both heats won by a head.
The Speculation Plate of 30/., added to a Sweepstakes
of 3 sovs. each. Heats, one mile and a dis. (4 Subs.)
Mr.Wotton'sMarchioness,Bst 91b(Eatwell) 3 1 0 1
Mr. Messer's Malmesbury, 6 yrs, Bst llb 1 4 0 2
Mr. Lee's Snuffers, 6 yrs, 6st 71b ...... 4 2 3dr
Mr. Margan's Willingham, 5 yrs, 7st 41b 2 3 dr.
The third was a chiad heat; the others were won
cleverly by about half a length each.

PORTLAND BREAKWATER.
it will be seen by the following correspondence that
the work progresses bnost:satisfactorily, and, as the
weather is likely to continue fine, that is a point mate-
rially connected therewith. The piling system, it is ob-
vious, adds greatly to the dispatch.
(Copy,)
Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Byam Martin, presents his
c,mpliments to Mr. Harvey, and thanks him for the
book he has sent, containing the remarks of the late
Mr. Harvey, on thelsubject of making Portland Road an
asylum for the Queen's fleet, and commercial vessels
navigating Vie Briti,h Channel. Sir Byam Martin was
before aware of the early and unceasing desire of the
late and the present Mr. Harvey to promote a work of
so much importance ; and it has given Sir Byam Martin
great pleasure to see the very satisfactory progress
already made in the construction of a Breakwater to
cover the anchorage at Portland.
Weymouth, Sept. 8, 1851.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
The receipts at the doors yesterday amounted to
2,637/. 19s. 6d., the number of visitors, according to
the police reports, being 54,8'27. M. Ribeiro de SA
has arrived from Lisbon as Royal Commissioner to
the Exhibition. Another event worth mentioning is
the final arrangement of the contributions recently
received from Sweden. These now make an ex-
tremely effective and creditable display, the great
porphyry vase being certainly one of the most remark-
able and splendid objects in the nave. It is not less
striking from its size than from the beauty and
novelty of its shape. The cannon also claims atten-
tion on account of its singular construction, and
during the day numbers of military men inspected
it, and wondered how the system of loading at the
breech could be safely adapted to so large a piece of
ordnance. Among the other articles exhibited by the
Swedes we notice furs of the finest quality, a chan-
delier distinguished for its simplicity and elegance of
design, some furniture marked by great good taste in
execution, and specimens of Steel, iron, and other
metallic products of the country.
The Royal Commission have determined that
copies of the jurors' reports shall be presented to the
different foreign countries which have taken Fart in
the Exhibition, appropriately illustrated with Tal-
botypes of the objects in which they have each ex-
celled, and to which the reports make reference.
For that purpose an arrangement has been made
with Mr. Henneman, who is assisted by M. Marlins
and M. Ferrier, two of the most skilful photogra-
phists, of Paris, but the declining heat of the sun is
now against them, and the process, though beautiful
in its results, is rather tedious.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10.
Her Majesty drove yesterday to Invercauld in an
open carriage, attended by the Marchioness of Douro
and the Hon. Miss By ug.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer
stalking.
The Prince of \Vales and Prince Alfred took their
usual exercise.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
attended Divine service on Sunday in the parish
church of Crathie. The ladies and gentlemen of the
household were in attendance. The service was per-
formed by the Rev. Dr. Macfarlane, Principal of Glas-
gow University, and one of her Majesty's Chaplains
in Scotland.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, accompanied
by the Royal children, went to Abergeldie, on Sun-
day afternoon.
Mr. Henry Hallam and Principal Macfarlane had
the honour of dining with her Majesty on Sunday.

Lord John Russell arrived at Pembroke Lodge,
Richmond-park, yesterday, from Hickleton Hall,
near Doncaster.
His Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio, the Sar-
dinian Minister, has left town for Broadlands, on a
visit to Vicount and Viscountess Palmerston.
The Persian Ambassador had an interview with
Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town in the morn-
ing, and returned to Broadlands in the afternoon.

THE QUEEN IN DANGER.
We have received the following communication, on
which the utmost reliance may be placed, from a gentle-
man who travelled by the royal train. The journey of
her Majesty to the north was nearly being attended
with consequences fearful to contemplate, owing to the
velocity with which the royal train was driven over the
Newcastle and Berwick portion:of the route. As those
will rembember who have approached the town of New-
castle over the stupendous bridge and viaduct which
crosses the Tyne, there is a curve of very small radius
at the southern entrance, which is continued so far as to
form the quarter circumference of a circle. Of course
greet caution should be observed in traversing this por-
tion of the line on all occasions, but with such a
responsibility as that which devolved on the driver
in charge of the royal train, no care and at-
tention, as regards not only the safety, but the
feelings of the illustrious passengers, could have been
excessive or overcharged. The situation is quite enough
to excite one's nervous sensibilities when passing the
bridge with all leisure, looking down on the dark waters
of the Tyne, with the shipping and housetops far under-
eeath. What must have been the sensations of the Royal
party when the whole train dashed at great speed upon
this narrow curve, and immediately received three suc-
cessive shocks, which were felt distinctly from one end of
the train to the other? The shocks were caused by the
impetus of the train running against the sides of the rails
in going so rapidly along the curve. The consequences
of a carriage getting off the fine are too horrible to think
of. Surely it should be enough to make
.an engine-
driver careful, even if he were as rigid as the engine he
drove, to reflect t hat to him were entrusted th lives
the
of'
the Queen of England, of the Prince, of the heir
Throne, of the Princess Royal, of her brother, and of
the Prime Minister, and that he was the guardian for
the time of the present happiness and of the hopes of the
nation.—Glasgow Constitutional.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL —On Monday, the 22i inst.
(as the 21st, St. Matthew's-day, will fall on a Sunday), the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs, with the Governors of
the Royal Hospitals, will attend Divine service at Christ's
Church, Newgate-street, where a sermon will be preached by
tne Rev. E. W. Relton, M.A., perpetual curate of St. Bar-
tholomew's, Bethnal-green after which they wilt repair to
the Great Hall, in Christ's Hospital, where four orations on
the " Benefits of the Royal Hospitals" will be delivered, ac-
cording to annual custom, by four of the senior scholars.
In
Latin, by H. D. Sweeting ; in English, by G. W. Brown ;
in
Greek, by R. A. Lloyd ;in French, by G. C. Bell. Seven
poems will also be recited by others of the senior scholars,
viz. :—An Alcaic Ode on " Columbus," by C. H. Parez ; a
translation of the "Chief Justice's Apology and King Henry's
Reply," from Shakspeare, into Greek lambics, by H. B.
Parkin ; Latin Elegiacs on " Lucretia," by 11. H. Stone ;
Greek Sapphics on " Queen Elizabeth," by J. G. Gauntlett ;
a translation from Campbell's " Pleasures of Hope," on
"Scepticism," into L Elfin. Hexameters, by J. W. Doran " ;
Latin Sapphics on " England's Invitation to the Nations,
by H. R. Jevers; and an English poem on " Rome," by H.

Ludlow.
jtht. R. JONES.—On the 30th ultimo, died, in his
73d year, Mr. Richard Jones, for many years an actor of
some repute at Covent-garden Theatre. Ile commenced his
career in the histrionic profession, as other comedians have
done before him, by enacting tragedy at different provincial
theatres, until the accidental illness of a brother performer
led to his impersonation of Gossamer in Laugh when you Can.
From this time his attention was directed to comedy, and he
made his first appearance on the London stage at Covent-
garden in 1807, as Goldfinch in The Road to Ruin. lie will,
however, be chiefly remembered by his gentlemanly and
lively performance of Puff in The Critic. Mr. Jones, always
careful of his purse and person, was long known among his
professional brethren by the soubriquet of " Gentleman Jones."
lie was the author of two amusing pieces, The Green Dian
and Too Late for Dinner, and since his retirement from the
stage has frequently employed himself in giving lessons of
elocution.—Literary Gazette.
ST. BOTOLPH, A LDERSGATE.—Last evening Ea
general vestry was held at the Literary and Scientific Insti-
tution, Aldersgate-street, for the purpose of receiving a report
from the churchwardens as to the repairs of the church, and
upon other business; the Rev. C. F. 'Webber (rector) in the
chair. Mr. Blyth read the report, which stated that esti-
mates had been taken of the work necessary to be done,
which amounted in the whole to 7501. The report was re-
ceived, and the churchwardens authorised to expend a sum
not exceeding 7001. in the repairs of the church.
IMPORTATION OF IRON FROM CHINA.—A ship,
belonging to Hanover, has arrived from Canton, with 1,526
bars, pigs, and pieces of iron, and 496 parcels of iron ore,
as a portion of tier cargo ; and another vessel, arrived from
Shanghae, has brought 100 tons of pig iron, consigned to
order, as a portion of her cargo.
Baron Pennefather is staying at the Victoria
hotel, Killarney, and the venerable and ve h
nerated old gen-
tleman is as " gay as a lark. Thoug in his 83d year,
lie rode through the gap of Dunloe like a fearless juvenile
visitor.
Ansuan.--An economical friend of ours, seeing
some egg powder advertised " One packet warranted equal
to six eggs," had the audacity to take three packets to Dr..
Cantelo, and asked how long he should have to wait for the,
eighteen chickeu4 I—The 111;210.

THE ARCTIC SEARCHING
EXPEDITIONS.

We have been favoured by the Admiralty with
the following details of the proceeding of the expe-
dition under Captain Penny, whose ship has just
returned, bringing dispatche3 also from Captain
Austin :

" Her Majesty's ship Lady Franklin,
" Assistance Harbour, Cornwallis Island,
" April 12, 1851.
" Sir,—l have the honour to inform you, for the
information of my Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty, that, after parting company with her Ma-
jesty's ship North Star, ou the 21st of August, I
reached along the north shore of Barrow Strait until
Sunday, the 24th, keeping a strict look-out. Being
then off Beechey Island, I spoke the American
schooner Reserve, and learned that her Majesty's ship
Assistance had found traces of the Franklin Expedi-
tion on Cape Riley. The Assistance was then running
to the westward, and, anxious to be possessed of
every particular, I followed her with the intention of
going on board, but I had not that opportunity until
two P.M., whe❑ both vessels were made fast to the
land-ice two-thirds of the distance across Wellington
Channel, the Assistance being about one mile and a
half to the westward of us. Finding that the traces were
apparently those of a retreating party, I thought
it my proper course to return to the east side of
Wellington Channel, which I accordingly did. The
succeeding morning I landed with a party, and
examined the coast from 10 miles to the northward of
Cape Spencer to that promontory, and an encampment
was found near the latter place, seemingly that of a
hunting party about three years previous. Joining
company with the Advance, the Rescue and the Felix
schooners the following morning, we made fast in a
bight under the north-west side of Beechy Island, and
having consulted with Captain Dunhaven and Sir J.
Ross, it was agreed that the former should dispatch a
party to continue the search northward along the east
coast of Wellington Channel, while I explored the
coast to the eastward. Meanwhile, a party of all my
officers, which had been dispatched in the direction of
Caswell's Tower, discovered the quarter which had
been occupied by the vessels of Sir John Franklin's
expedition in the winters of 1845-6. Three graves
were also found, the head-boards showing them to be
those of three seamen who had died early in the spring
of 1846 ; but, notwithstanding a most careful search
in every direction, no document could be found. The
same evening a boat party was dispatched under Cap-
tain Stewart, to explore Radstock Bay and its vici-
nity, but no further traces were found in that di-
rection.
" The Resolute and Pioneer came up and made fast
on Wednesday morning, and an unfavourable condi-
tion of the ice detained us all till evening, when water
being opened to the eastward, I stood a certain dis-
tance across Wellington Channel in the morning, and
sent away a party under Mr. J. Stuart, to communi-
cate with the Assistance. The same evening we
were again in Beechy Bay, and the party returned
the following forenoon, having accomplished upwards
of 40 miles.
"By them we were acquainted that the Assistance
had found no traces in about 30 miles of coast, ex-
amined by her to the north and south of Barlow Inlet.
" The state of the ice prevented the least motion
being made with the ships until Thursday, the sth of
September, when we left Beechy Bay; but so little
was the ice slackened off, that we were unable to
reach the west side of the Channel before Sunday,
the Bth.
" While lying under Beechy Island, arrangements
were made with Sir John Ross to lay up the Mary
yacht, and a quantity of provisions was contributed,
as our share of the depot there formed.
" On Sunday, the Bth, I landed with a party about
twelve miles to the northward of Barlow Inlet, and
a cair❑ and poll was erected in a conspicuous situa-
tion. Wellington Channel being blocked up with
old land ice, no alternative was left but to proceed to
the westward, with a view of reaching Cape Walker,
or attempting some other passage between the islands
of the Parry group, or, failing either of these, Mel-
ville Island. Following out this course, we pushed on
through the bay ice, which was not so strong as to
retard us greatly ; but, notwithstanding that obstacle,
we reached Griffiths Island on Tuesday, the 10th of
September, and, having made fast there, on account
of the state of the ice, I had again a consultation
with Captain Austin, with a view of acting in concert.
"The following morning the more favourable ap-
pearance of the ice induced me to make an attempt to
reach Cape Walker; but after proceeding 25 miles,
the ice became packed, which, with a heavy fog,
caused me to put about, and make for our former po-
sition. The hourly increasing thickness of the bay
ice, which had now become such an obstacle, that with
a strong breeze the ship stayed with considerable dif-
ficulty, rendered it absolutely necessary that a place
of safety should be obtained for the vessels, and I ac-
cordingly made for this harbour, a rough sketch of
which I had previously obtained from the Assistance.
" We brought up at eleven A.M. on Thursday, the
12th of September, and shortly afterwards the Felix,
Captai❑ Sir J. Ross, came in and brought up ; two
boats were sent ashore and hauled up, to fall back
upon should further progress be made ; but being
unable to get out by the 20th, so as to be usefully
employed, preparations were commenced for wintering.
" With reference to the winter that we have spent,
one fact will speak for itself, viz„ that there has not
been one single case of sickness in either the Lady
Franklin or Sophia ; indeed, so completely were both
the minds and bodies kept properly occupied and care-
fully attended to, that with the crews I have it would
have been surprising to have seen sickness. While on
this subject I cannot but make mention in terms of
praise of Messrs. Sutherland, Goodsir, and Stuart,
their exertions alike to instruct and amuse the men
greatly contributing to the happy issue
" Frequent communication has been held with
Captain Austin's expedition, which has wintered in
the strait between Griffiths and Cornwallis Islands,
and arrangements were made with reference to the
different routes to be taken in the coming travelling.
Pursuant to these there are at present ready to start
from the Lady Franklin and Sophia two parties, of
three sledges each, to explore Wellington Channel
and the land which may be found at the head of that
great inlet.
" Independent of the above there are two dog
sledges prepared for extended search in the same di-
rection ; one of these will be conducted by the inter-
preter, Mr. Peterson, of whom I would beg particular
mention, trusting that his noble devotion in the cause
of our countrymen may be remembered to his ad-
vantage.
" The day at present fixed for the start is Monday,
the 14th of April, should the weather continue favour-
able. Previous to starting, I have thought proper to
make out this dispatch for their Lordships' infor-

mation.
" I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedien,
servant, " WILLIAU PENNY,
" Commanding an expedition in search of her
Majesty's ships Erebus and Terror.
" To the Secretary of the Admiralty, London."
" Her Majesty's ship Lady Franklin, at Sea,
Sept. 8, 1851.
" Sir,—Resuming my report of proceedings from
the date of my last dispatch, I have to inform you
that on the 17th of April six sledges, with 41 officers
and men, started from the ships, under the command
of Captain Stewart, of the Sophia, and I could not but
be gratified at seeing what our small means had put in
our power to do with these parties of men alike able
and willing. The sledges were variously officered by
Captain Stewart, Messrs. Marshall, Reid, J. Stuart,
and Drs. Sutherland and Goodsir.
" The course intended to be pursued was to pro-
ceed so !far together up the west side of Wellington
Channel, and after returning the depot sledges, two
parties to cross the east side of the channel, while the
other two followed up the west coast to the head of
the channel, the position of land then seen determin-
ing their future procedure.
" Each sledge was equipped for 40 days, end the
average weight per man was upwards of 2001bs. I
started from the ship on the 13th, with the dog-
sledges, accompanied by Mr. Peterson, and at noon
on the 18th I joined the sledges. They had found
the ice very heavy, in consequence of the recent snow
and the high temperature, and their journey of the
previous day had not exceeded 6i miles. The ineffi-
cassteati h
enu f c
ourr cooking
inconvenience. pparatus had already begun
dent
uto "
On the 19th the temperature fell, and a gale of
wind faced us immediately on entering the channel,
which continued, with only partial intermissions, till
the 22d. During all that time I was continually
among them, and whatever doubts the want o
removedf
experience of my young officers might have
warranted my entertaining, they were all
by witnessing the management of their men on
this occasion. On the 21st, Mr. J. Stuart was
tent,
returned with the two depot sledges and only one
consequencetel
felt
g great
thet a
nextreme f
or t severityhii party
oaftyhe
weather.;
however, in two marches, they reached the ship, with
only a short interval of rest. Meanwhile, the gale
continued down the channel, with a temperature
varying from 25 deg. to 30 deg. This, and the want

of numerous articles, such as a sufficient supply of
fuel, stronger conjurors, &c., caused me to entertain
a fear of failure, if these defects were not remedied in
time. I accordingly consulted my officers on the
subject, and in consequence of our unanimous
opinion that a timely return was the most advisable
step, I determined to deposit all the provisions, and
the two best sledges, at this spot, returning with the
other two to receive alterations. The distance to this
spot was 42 miles. The dog sledges, on their return,
accomplished the distance in one stage. The other four
parties, after making the deposit, returned, reaching the
bay at noon on the 26th, every one in the best of
health, and not a single Me of frost-bite and I cannot