The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-04 00:00:00

LONDON MODEL YACHT CLUB.

The closing of the season of the London Model Yacht
Club was celebrated on Saturday by a match among its
first-class craft, the following boats ,starting :
Yachts. Tons. Owners.
Eugenie 6 Mr. D. T. White.
Blink Bonny 5 „ G. West.
Gnat...... 5 „ J. West.
The prize was a silver cup, and the distance from Green-
wich to just below Coal-house Point and back. They got
away at 11.1.30, with a W.S.W. right-away breeze, and
the Blink Bonny slashed away with the lead, Gnat second,
to Blackwall Reach, where the Eugenie passed her, but
the order of sailing at Erith was Blink Bonny, Gnat,
Eugenie, which was maintained all the way down and up
again to near Gravesend, when the Gnat went into best
place, and, increasing her lead all the way home, won by
181 minutes ; Blink Bonny, which was much hampered by
a yacht not in the match, was second, and Eugenie arrived.
about 15 minutes astern of her.

LADY FRANKLIN'S ARCTIC
EXPEDITION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sir,—May I request that you will have the kind-
ness to insert a further letter, which I have just
received from Captain M'Clintock, R.N., command-
ing Lady Franklin's yacht, conveying the gratifyr-
ing intelligence that he has safely crossed the
middle, ice of Baffin Sea, and is in a fair way of
successfully accomplishing the noble object of his
enterprise ? _ _

Leiters which I have read from Dr. David.
Walker, the intelligent surgeon and naturalist of
the expedition, published in the Belfast News, give
the most cheering account of the health and happi-
ness of all on board, notwithstanding their winter's
campaign in the middle ice.

I am, sir, your humble servant,
JOHN BARROW.
17, Hanover-terrace, Regent's-park, Oct. 2.

"Arctic yacht Fox, near Pond's Bay, July 26.
"My dear Barrow,—l cannot let what may be our last
opportunity of writing home slip past without sending a few
lines to you. If you let your memory play you a trick, and
the past year slip by, you will exactly understand my posi-
tion. The chief difference is that lam now in sight of
Pond's Bay, and have not the dreaded middle ice to circum-
vent. We reached Cape York on the 26th of June, which
is very early, and there Petersen had a chat with his old
friends the Arctic Highlanders. Poor Hans (the Esqui-
maux who accompanied Dr. Kane's expedition and re-
mained behind) was up at Whale's Sound, married, but
childless, and unhappy because he could not return to
Greenland.

" There has been no north or west water as yet this year,
at least subsequent to the 20th of June. The whole of
Baffin's Bay, from Hakluyt Island to our present position,
is filled with ice light in character, and much broken up,
but still as muck an impediment to navigation as if it re-
tained its winter constitution. The summer is a warm one ;
but what is wanting is a succession of strong winds to re-
move the ice. Although round Cape York this day month,
we have only succeeded in getting thus far to-day.
"It is quite impossible to say what may be the state of
Barrow Strait a month, or even a fortnight hence. lam
not given to imagining difficulties, so shall not augur evil
upon the present state of things.. You know that the first
week in September is worth the whole season put together,
and, as we are here to take advantage of it, our chances are
by no means to be set down as indifferent. After getting
all the intelligence of ships or crew, &c., from the Pond's
Bay natives, and for which they have received credit sines
1842, I purpose making the best of my way to Beechey
Island, in pursuance of the objects of my voyage. AR
this you are well acquainted with. lam sure you will
rejoice to hear how generously the whaling captains have
behaved towards us, supplying us with potatoes, beer,
stores, &c., and even some fresh beef.
" We have not been able to communicate with many of
them, owing to our hurry to steam onward, but the fault
has not been theirs that we have not received still larger
supplies. lam happy to say the Fox is as sound and well
equipped as when she left England, and we are all in excel-
lent health. Such extra supplies as may be necessary should
our absence be prolonged beyond next year I intend to
take on board at Beechey Island, as a measure of precau-
tion. But it is not my intention (as you may recollect I
stated at the outset) to expose my companions to the risk of
being compelled to pass a third winter, if the object of my
voyage can be secured without it. I like them all ; they are
up to their work, and deserving of my entire confidence.
" Near Cape Horsburgh we communicated with the
natives who were at Port Dundas at the time of the
Phoenix's visit. The old Chief remembered Captain Ingle,
field's name. For the last two years three families of them
have resided upon Point Beatrice—poor isolated, happy
wretches I

" Should there be any intelligence of interest picked up
at Pond's Bay I will certainly endeavour to find some of the
whalers along the coast to the southward, in order to send
the information home.

" For the present goodbye, and believe me to remain, my
dear Barrow, sincerely yours, "F. L. 31‘CLDITocx."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,--We beg to inform you that our screw-
whaler the Diana, of this port, Capt. John Gravill,
jun., arrived here this day from Davis's Straits.
She left the Fox discovery vessel, Captain
M'Clintock, in the north part of Pond's Bay on the
28th of July, and brought home for the friends of
the captain and officers of that vessel some eases
containing specimens of natural history, &c., and.
also a quantity of letters, which were posted here
this day.
Captain Gravill saw the Fox last on the 3d of
August, when she was plying up Pond's Bay.
Captain M'Clintock had heard something about a
wreck from the natives there, and was pursuing his
inquiries into the matter, after which he intended
to proceed to Beechey Island for provisions.
Considering anything relating to the search after
intelligence as to the fate of the gallant Franklin of
national interest, we forward this intelligence of
the progress of Captain M'Clintock to you, trusting
it will thus be communicated to all concerned.

We are glad to state that the Diana has 14
whales, 125 tuns of oil, and 61 tons of bone ; and
reports our steamer Chase with 8 large fish, 115
tuns of oil, 7 tons of bone ; and the steamer Tay, of
Dundee, with 6 whales, 103 tuns of oil, 6 tons of
bone. The superiority of steamers for engaging in.
this trade is thus fully demonstrated.
It will be remembered that the Diana above re-
ferred to was the first steamer ever sent to the
northern fisheries. We are, sir, your most obedt.
servants, W. BROWN, ATKINSON, & Co.
Hull, Oct. 1.

A SCENE,—The inhabitants of Victoria-Square,
Pimlico, were seriously alarmed about 8 p.m. on Saturday
last, by reiterated shrieks of " Thieves robbers I murder
police ! police I" &c., emanating from some ladies who had
rushed to the balcony of one of the houses there. It seems
that they were in a most desperate and terrible fix, and were
about to consign themselves to the pavement below. Arms,
of course, were flung into the air, accompanied with still
more piercing shrieks of " Murder I thieves!" &c., remind.
ing one of that fair creature who just descries assistance in.
the distance in the sanguinary tragedy " Blue Beard" one
used to read about. Happily in this instance assistance
was at hand, for in less than a "Jack Robinson" a crowd
very soon assembled to help the affrighted dames, who dis-
cover that a gentleman, apparently rejoicing in the return.
of Bacchus's weekly festival, had, in his felicitous condi-.
tion, mistaken the number of his residence and fallen head-
long into the passage of his neighbour's house on the door
being opened to his rat-tat, which had been converted by
the sensitive inmates into an attack upon their premises,
and, one would have supposed, their lives.
TELEGRAPHIC STATISTICS.—III the year 1857, in
the United Kindgom, there were 9379 miles of telegraph
open to the public, 770 stations, and 46,482 miles of wire
laid down, the number of instruments in work was 3653,
and the messages sent by the public 1,241,163. In the year
1855 the miles of telegraph were 8796, of wire 43,720, sta-
tions 678, instruments 3080, messages 1,017,529 ; this,how-
ever, does not include the messages sent from the continent..
The Electric and IntanationalTelegraph Company, on Jar,
1, 1858, had 68 agreements with railway companies 'mid
public offices for their business messages; the neiiber of
these is not recorded, but it is estimated that t17,-,7 are three
times those sent by the general public. ITAtelhgence was
also furnished to 142 provincial journalf, and 55 reading_
rooms. The messages transmitted t( and from the Conti-
nent by the Britisb. and Irish 3T.tgnetic Telegraph Com-
pany, in connection with the 2ubmarine Telegraph Com-
pany, are estimated at 250.,%)0 messages per annum, exchi-
sive of those sent by the public. The South-Eastern Rail-
way has no working arrangements with either of the other
companies.