The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-21 00:00:00

memlters in check. Such a chamber as that was
sure to fall quickly. But the House of Commons was
the most orderly assembly in the world. Whether a
man was Radical, Whig, or Conservative, e was
1: equally well heard, though he might not .? equally
well followed. (Hear, hear.) The House of Com-
mons was characterised by that princ fle which
belonged to Englishmen in gcneral—th - of allow-
ing every man to say what he had to say on his own
behalf. (Hear, hear.) The House of Commons and
the City of London were each of them representa-
tives of national feeling from the earliest times, and
were the fast and firm friends of freedom. (Hear,
hear.) The House of Commons did not often sepa-
rate without making some progress in legislation
by passing laws which were generally in favour of
humanity, and on the side of the just rights of the
people ; and by persevering in such a course he felt
confident they would long retain respect of the
people, which was above all price. (Hear.)
The LORD MAYOR then proposed the " Health of
Sir Leopold M'Clintock," the toast in honour of
which they were assembled on that occasion. Sir
Leopold M'Clintock was one of those men who de-
served from their country every commendation
which that country could possibly confer. (Hear,
hear.) In 1857, when the Government were
rather indisposed to interfere further in the matter,
Sir L. M'Clintock cheerfully came forward to carry
out the natural desire of one of the noblest and
truest-hearted women that ever lived—Lady Frank-
lin. (Cheers.) Whilst the rest of the world seemed
disposed to regard the fate of Sir J. Franklin and
his gallant crew as certain, Lady Franklin, animated
by a woman's love and more than a woman's reso-
lution, was prepared to lay down the cost of a new
expedition, and all her doubts and anxieties were
at last set at rest by the mournful but interesting
discoveries of his gallant friend on his right and his
brave companions. (Cheers.)
Sir LEOPOLD M'CLINTOCK regretted that he could
not adequately express in words his sense of the
manner in which his name had been proposed and.
received. A sailor was rather a machine for think-
ing and observing than for speaking. (Laughter.)
With regard to the Fox voyage he claimed no credit
for what he had done, because the motives that
induced him to undertake that voyage would have
indmed any officer with the requisite knowledge
and experience to do the same. (Hear, hear.) To
alleviate sorrow, to terminate suspense, to satisfy a
natural instinct, to do honour to the memory of
those who had been an honour to their country and
who perished in her cause, was a sacred duty.
(Cheers.) And in bringin7 home the record of
their achievements and of their fate, he simply per-
formed his part, and furnished subject •matter to be
inscribed on their monument. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR next proposed the health of
the companions of Sir Leopold, coupling therewith
the names of Capt. Hobson and Capt. Young, who
responded.
Sir R. MIIRCEIISON, in replying to the toast of
his health, said he never felt so much personal
satisfaction in being present on any former occasion
of that kind as he did on this, which was so well
calculated to raise the best feelings implanted in
man's mind. (Hear, hear.) The Royal Geogra-
phical Society has two gold medals to distribute
every year. This year one of these would be given
to the officer who revealed the fate of Franklin.
(Cheers.) And the other, or rather the first, would
be given to that noble-minded woman, Lady Frank-
lin, who. through twelve years of hope deferred,
alone did not despair, but persevered till she got
clear proofs of the fate of her brave husband and
the companions of his voyage. (Cheers.) It was
generally understood that the House of Commons
had resolved that due honour should be done to the
Franklin expedition—if not by rewarding Lady
Franklin, by honouring the officers of the expedi-
tion, but above all by commemorating the services
of Franklin, and erecting to him a great national
statue or monument, upon which should be in-
scribed that he was the first discoverer of the North
West Passage. (Cheers.) There could be no more
appropriate site for such a record than near the
Nelson monument in Trafalgar-square, for it ought
to be remembered that Sir J. Franklin served
under that great naval hero.

The health of the " Lord Mayor," " the Lady
Mayoress," " The City of London and Commerce,"
and a few other toasts followed.

Mr. Toole, who has been appointed toastmaster
to the City, acted in that capacity during the
evening.

THE IV AVII.

Admiral Sir C. Fremantle returned to duty on
Thursday evening, and on Friday rehoisted his flag
on board the screw steamship Royal Albert, 121,
Capt. H. Lacon.
The Algiers, 91, screw, and the Mars, 80,
screw, sailed from Spithead, under canvas, on
Saturday morning for Portland. At noon they
were about eight or nine miles S.E. of the
Culvers under all plain sail, close hauled, with
the wind at S.W. by W., fine; the Algiers lying up
to windward of the Mars, and forereaching on her
weather quarter. In the afternoon the wind was
very light in the channel of Dunnose.

Steam was got up on Saturday on board the
screw steam storeship Orion, 91, Capt. J. J. B. E.
Frere, and she went outside Plymouth breakwater
to try her machinery. Mr. Ward, acting assistant
to the chief engineer, was on board. After two
hours' trial she returned to the Sound, and when
the tide rose proceeded into Hamoaze. The Orion
is appointed to be placed to-day, Monday, in No. 3
dock, at Keyham steamyard. Her shaft will be taken
out to examine .the bearings. Should the defects
prove extensive her crew will probably be trans-
ferred to the screw steamship St. George, 91, at
Plymouth.
The gunboat Sheldrake is appointed to be taken
out of No. 3 dock at Keyham steamyard to-day
(Monday).
The screw steam gunvessel Surprise, 4, is ap-
pointed to be taken into Keyham basin to-day
(Monday) for repairs.
The screw steam gunvessel Espoir, 5, was hauled
on Saturday to the south jetty in Keyham basin,
and is now receiving coal.
The screw steamship Hero, 91, Capt. G. H. Sey-
mour, in dock at Keyham dockyard, is waiting
there for her shafting.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Hermes, 6, Com-
mander W. E. A. Gordon, from the Cape of Good
Hope station, is hourly expected at Plymouth.
The Himalaya left Portsmouth for Plymouth, in
tow of her Majesty's steamer Virago, on Saturday
for Devonport.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Philip J. Hankin
to the Hecate ; Lieut. St. Vincent D. Lake to the
Trafalgar ; Lieut. F. G. Gambier to the Wasp ; Dr.
Duncan Halston, additional acting assistant-sur-
geon to the Victory ; John Loudon, chief engineer
to the James Watt ; James Hughes, Ist class assist-
ant engineer to the Fisgard, as supernumerary ;
James S. M'Farlane, 2d class assistant engineer to
the Dee ; and James Irving Bird, acting 3d class
assistant engineer to the Asia, for service in the
Comet.