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THE- SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER, 24, 1859.

• Office of the Gas Light and Coke Company,
Horseferry-road,- Westminster,
Oct.'22, 1859.
IDO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That pur-
suant to the Bth Bye-Law of this Company, Alexander
Sward Wollaston, Esq., John William Sloper, Esq., and John
Sale Barker, Esq. (the present auditors), have severally given
me notice in writing of their intention to stand for the office
of Auditor at the election which will take place at the Com-
pany's Gas Works, Horseferry-road, -Westminster, on
FRIDAY, the 4th day of November next. --Ry order,
C. BURLS, Secretary.

7HE, IVA

The reports of our Malta correspondent reaching
t' the evening of the 18th of October give the fol-
-1 .)wing as the distribution of the Mediterranean
Fleet, now composed of 52 pendants, of which all
but four are steam vessels :-
At Malta the Hannibal, 91, bearing the flag of
Rear-Admiral Mundy, second in command (afloat);
Hibernia receiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear-
Admiral Codrington, Superintendent of Malta dock-
'yard; St. Jean d'Acre, 101 ; Renown, 91 ; Loudon,
90; Brunswick-, 80 ; steamships of the line Recruit,
6; Assurance,.4; Vigilant„4; steam sloops. Banshee,
2 ; steam despatch vessel ; Boxer, 2 ; steam ten-
der; Hearty steam tug-; and Azov 'and Kertch,
sailing gunboats. At Naples the Cressy, 80,
steamship of the line, and Terrible, 21, steam
frigate. At Corfu, the Racoon, 22, steam corvette,
and Osprey, 4, steam sloop. At the Pi mus of
Athens the Gannet, 11, and Wanderer, 4, steam
sloops. At Syra the Medina, 4, steam surveying
vessel. At Canea the Tartarus steam surveying
vessel. In Sunda Bay (Candia) the Liffey, 51,
steam frigate. At Smyrna the Euryalus, 51, steam
frigate. At Constantinople the Intrepid, 6, steam
sloop, and the Caradoc steam despatch vessel. The
destinations of the Argus, 6, steam sloop vessel,
which left Malta some weeks ago, and the Exmouth,
90, steamship of the iine, which loft the same port
on the 16th of October, by telegraph order, are not
known.
By the last accounts received at Malta the Marlz-
borough, 131, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral
Fanshawe, the commander-in-chief, with Rear Ad-
miral Dacres on board as, Captain_of the Fleet ; the
Conqueror, 101; the Orion, 91 ; the Princess Royal,
91 ; the Renown, 91, steamships of the line ; the
Vulture, 6, steam frigate ; the Scourge, 6, the
Coquette, 4, and the Lapwing, 4, steam sloops ; the
Growler steam gunboat ; the African depot ship ;
the Redpole steam tug were at Gibraltar, as well
as the Edgar, 91, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral
Erskine, and the Neptune, 91, steamships of the
line belonging to the Channel fleet. The Caesar,
90, the James Watt, 91, the Agamemnon, 91,
steamships of the line, and the Virago, 6, steam
sloop, *ere on their way to Gibraltar and the
Mediterranean from England; and on her way to
Malta from England and Gibraltar the Supply, 2,
steam storeship. On her way to Gibraltar and
England the Firebrand, 6, steam sloop. The Doris,
32, steam frigate, was at Tetuan, and the Quail
steam gunboat at Tangier.
Her Majesty's steam screw storeship Balaklava,
William Pellatt, master commanding, sailed from
'Woolwich Arsenal on Friday evening, laden with
guns and war stores, and 2,000,000 rounds of small
arms rifle ammunition.
The Advance and the Robert, hired trans Arts,
have likewise shipped cargoes of war stores for the
west. The military store transport Inkcrman sailed
on Saturday laden with war materials.
The company's new screw steamship Cadiz, on her
first voyage to the Mediterranean, laden with mer-
chandise, specie, and passengers, called at Woolwich
Arsenal on Frii.ay, having shipped 100 tons of shot,
and sailed thence on Saturday for her destination.
The transport Llewellyn has commenced discharg-
ing a cargo of returned military stores from Gib-
raltar.
Her Majesty's steam-tender Bustler went down
the river on Saturday from Woolwich on an engi-
neer's trial of her machinery, which has been re-
constructed on an improved system. The result of
the trial was satisfactory.
The French aviso Galilee continues in Great Yar-
mouth roads. Capt. Lemosey, Limit. Michell, and
the other officers or the steamer have entertained on
hoard Lord Claude Hamilton and the officers of the
Donegal Militia, the Mayor of Yarmouth, &c. The
hcalths of her Majesty and of the Emperor Napoleon
were warmly received on the occasion.
The screw corvette Charybdis, 21, has proceeded
from Chatham to Sheerness for the purpose of going
on her trial trip this day -to test her engines and
machinery.
Extensive preparations are being made at Chat-
ham Dockyard for the launch of the large line-of-
battle screw steamer Irresistible, 80 guns, which
will take place on 'Thursday next. The Irresistible
is as fine a specimen of that class of vessel as any
ever built at Chatham. Her extreme length is 190
feet ; length for tonnage, 158 feet; extreme breadth,
46 feet ; and burden, 2,642 tons.
The Royal Commissioners on the national defences
have announced their intention to visit Chatham, to
make an inspection of the floating battery Trusty,
which received such injuries during the trials made
on hey with the elougatedshot from the Armstrong
guns.
'I he Meander storeship, 'Commander Sir M. Mac-
gregor, was towed out of harbour to Spithead on
Saturday:. This vessel, destined to supersede the
old Tortoise as storeship at Ascension, is fitted with
derricks and chain purchases worked by steam crabs,
for hoisting in and out coals at Ascension. She is
also fitted with a steam water-distilling apparatus.
She will sail for Ascension iu company with the
Arrogant.
No. 40 mortar-vessel has been masted. at Ports-
thouth, and is in the hands of the riggers, joiners,
and painters, preparing for service.
The Mohawk, 6, screw despatch vessel, Coin. P.
C. M'Dougal, got up steam in the steam basin at
Portsmouth on Saturday.
The Shannon, 51, screw, has finished coaling in
the steam basin at Portsmouth, and has taken in
her maindeck armament-8-in. guns of 65 cwt.
The Dasher, 3, paddle, Corn. Hore, was swung in
Portsmouth harbour for the adjustment of her com-
passes on Saturday.
The Urgent, Com. Hive, exercised her officers
and crew with her newly-fitted topsails on Cun-
ningham's patent, alongside the dockyard at Ports-
mouth, on Saturday. The snug appearance of the
yards, and the wonderfully quick manner in which
the topsails were reefed from the deck, created con-
siderable interest among the officers present. It. is
believed that the Vulcan troopship will be fitted at
once on the same plan.
The Simoom sere w troopship, Corn. Cook, is taking
on board in the steam basin at Portsmouth a large
quantity of hospital stores, bedding, &c., for China.
The Beagle, 6, screw despatch vessel, Com. Hay,
steamed out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead on
Saturday, where she received her powder and shell.
The screw steamship Greyhound, 17, was masted
at Keyham on Friday.
Steam was got up on Friday on board the screw
steamship Revenge, 91, and the gunboat Snap, in
Hamoaze.
Capt. Lakeinan has succeeded Capt. Rice in com-
mand of the screw steamship Royal Albert, 121,
flag of Rear-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle. To-morrow
(Tuesday) she will probably drop down Hamoaze
into Plymouth Sound.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Centaur, 6, Cora.
Aplen, slipped her moorings in Hamoaze on Satur-
day, went outside the breakwater to try her en-
gines, and returned to Plymouth Sound.
The gunboats Snap and Bouncer were masted al
Keyham on Saturday.
The paddlewheel steam-sloop Hydra, 6, Comman-
der R. V. Hamilton, in Hamoaze, got up steam on
Saturday to prove her machinery. Her topgallant-
masts are on end, and she is progressing rapidly
towards completion.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :-Lieut. Theodore B. Hollin-
worth, to the Prometheus C. Priekett, master ad-
ditional, to the Fisgard ; 'William Pitt, chief engi-
neer, to the Wellington, for charge of the Sans-
pareil ; William Lowther, first-class,p.ssistant engi-
neer, to the Prometheus, in lieu of a Chief engineer ;
Owen Owens, first-class assistant engineer, to the
Rhadamanthus ; John Peach, acting third-class en-
gineer, to the Centaur, as supernumerary ; Christo-
pher Lund and Robert Roberts, third-class assist.
engineers, to the Prometheus.

pose of being attached to the Staff of the Comman-
ding Royal Engineer at that station.
The Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade, stationed
at Portsmouth, have commenced the use of the
leather leggings which have been issued by orders
of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief.
The general orders issued on Saturday at Wool-
wich announced that the field and siege brigades of
Royal Artillery would henceforth be distinguished
similarly to regiments of the Line, by the figures 1
to 14, to be attached to the left shoulder, immedi-
ately below the grenade at present worn by the
entire regiment, the grenade to be placed higher on
the shoulder, so as to admit of sufficient space for
the number below ; the depot brigade alone to be
exempted. A number of the most deserving supe-
rior non-commissioned officers of the corps have
been recommended for commissions to officer the
eight companies of Artillery in course of forthation,
to supersede the invalid corps for the general de-
fence of the coasts of Great Britain. Officers of the
late Field Train corps at present unemployed will
also be 'brought in for commissions in the above-
named companies, which, it is expected, will be
fully organised during the present week.
A detachment of the Royal Horse Artillery pro-
ceeded to Shoeburyness on Saturday, from Wool-
wich, to take over the`horses belonging to the Mili-
tary Train under orders to embark for China.

CAPTAIN F. L. 31`CLIN1OCK, R.N.

As this distinguished Polar navigator is now en-
gaging so much public attention, we think a brief
sketch of his life, with reference especially to his
Arctic voyages and explorations, wi.l not be unac-
ceptable to our readers. F. Leopold M'Clintock
was born in the town of Dundalk in the year 1820,
and is the second son of the late Henry M'Clintock,
Esq., by Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Vene-
rable and Rev. George Fleury, D.D., Archdeacon
of Waterford. Captain M'Clintock's father was
the youngest son of John M'Clintock, Esq.' M.P.,
of Drumcar, County of Louth, by Patience, daugh-
ter of Wm. Foster, Esq., M.P., of Rosey-park, in
the same county. He entered his Majesty's navy
in 1831, before he had completed his twelfth year,
and obtained his lieutenancy in 1845, on the strong
recommendation of Sir Charles Hotham, in conse-
quence of distinguished conduct during the opera-
tions under this officer for the recovery of H.M.S.
Gorgon, when stranded at Monte Video. As lieu-
tenant, he served for two years in the Frolic, then
in the Pacifie, and was paid off in the latter- end of
1847. Both before and after obtaining his lieu-
tenancy, he studied with great assiduity ariil suc-
cess at the Royal Navy College, Portsmouth, and
was highly commended for his proficiency in the
different branches of science there taught, especially
in steam navigation. In the spring of 1848, fears
began to arise for the safety of Sir J. Franklin and
MM.'s ships Enterprise and Investigator were sent
out in search of him. The command of this
expedition was entrusted to Sir James Ross,
and to his ship M'Clintock was appointed a lieute-
nant. It is by his unprecedented feats of daring
and perseverance in the search for Franklin that
Capt. M'Clintock has gained such a world-wide re-
putation. In the icy regions of the frigid zone he
has nobly sustained the character of the British
Navy, and upheld our claim to the highest place
among maritime nations. In this field, be it re-
membered, the great Nelson had his first lessons in
the most arduous duties of naval life. This same
inhospitable region of the globe has witnessed the
greatest triumphs of British navigation, and has
strikingly brought out their finest qualities. The
hardy enterprise, the unflinching courage, the won--
derful endurance of such men as Frobister, Baffin,
Sir Hugh Willoughby, Davis, Hudson, Cooke, Sir
John Franklin, Sir Edward Parry, Sir John Ross,
Sir James Ross, Sir Robert M'Clure, Capt. Crozier,
and Capt. M'Clintock, excite the admiration of the
civilised world, and deservedly rank such men
amongst the ablest mariners of this or any other
country. In each of the three great expeditions
equipped and sent out by the British Government
in search of the Erebus and Terror, Capt. M•Ciin-
tock took an active and prominent part, distinguish-
ing himself, by the attention he bestowed to the
subject of pedestrian exploration, and especially by
the extraordinary long journeys which he per-
formed. In 1849 he accompanied Sir James Ross
in a journey along the north-west shore of North
Somerset, when they travelled on foot 500 miles,
and were absent from their ship 40 days. Again,
in 1851, when attached to the expedition under
Capt. Austin, Capt. M'Clintock was able to make
a more extended journey, the distance actually
travelled being upwards of 900 miles, and the time
occupied therein 80 days. The year 1853 found
M'Clintock at Melville Island in command of her
Majesty's steamer Intrepid, one of the four ships
forming the searching expedition under the
command of Sir'Edward Belcher. Having given
a great deal of consideration to the whole sub-
ject of sledge-travelliug, M'Clintock was enabled
to improve upon what had hithertoo been done.
From the very first he appears to havo re-
cognished the great importance of this mode of
exploration in there regions, and to have availed
himself of every means to bring it to perfection..
The despatches of Capt. Austin testify to this ; and
we have the authority of Capt. Osborne for assert-
ing " that every part of the sledge scheme carried
out by Sir E. Belcher's expedition was grounded
entirely on Lieut. M'Clintock's original ideas"—
(M'Clure's Discovery of North-West Passage). The
immense advantages that have been derived from
this mode of search alone, are best shown by the
fact that the different parties despatched from the
various expeditions have travelled upwards of 2,400
miles ; whilst by the same means several thousand
miles of new coast-line have been surveyed and laid
clown on the charts. In his sledge-journey of this
year (1853) Capt. M'Clintock surpassed not only
his former feats, but also those of every other com-
petitor, accomplishing on foot the extraordinary
distance of fourteen hundred statute miles in one
period of one hundred and five days. A journey of
the same length, and under similar circumstances,
had never previously been performed, and probably
will never be repeated. It was these achievements,
the result of skilful calculation, deliberate courage,
and indomitable perseverance, that obtained for him
the successive steps of commander and captain. By
the recent voyage of the Fox, however, M'Clintock
has earned a conspicuous place in the list of Arctic
heroes. This last expedition has accomplished that
which the two greatest of maritime nations had in
vain previously attempted—it has done what eleven
expeditions had failed to do. Capt, M'Clintock has
at length wrung from the icy north its secret, anal
has solved " the great Franklin mystery." By so
doing we hesitate not to say he has upheld the
honour of the British nation. Had this grand re-
sult been effected through foreign enterprise it
would have wounded our national pride in its most
sensitive part, and for ever have tarnished the naval
fame of our country. But we must not stop here ;
our admiration increases when we think of the
limited means by which this great work has been
achieved. A solitary ship—a mere yoscht, in fact
of about two hundred tons burden, fitted
out from private resources and manned by
a crew of twenty men and four officers, formed
the entire expedition. In the first attempt of the
Fox to cross Baffin's Bay one of those serious dis-
asters incidental to Polar navigation occurred, such
as would have deterred any man of ordinary reso=
lution from prosecuting the search. The Fox got
helplessly beset in the main pack of ice, and fbr
eight months (viz., from 18th August to2sth April)
she was locked in its relentless grasp. At the end
of this period the pack had drifted 1,200 miles in
a southerly direction, and the Fox was liberated by
a sudden breaking up of the ice, which for many
leagues surrounded her in every direction. On
this disruption taking place, the scene that pre-
sented itself must have been indescribably grand.
Huge masses of ice, impelled by the gale and
thrown into frightful commotion by the waves
dashed against each other with deafening uproar,
momentarily threatening the destruction of the
little yacht. As she advanced under sail and steam
to the edge of the pack, the sea became more violent, ,
and the ice still so closely pressed together that
she could scarcely force the masses aside much less
escape fearful shocks that would inevitably have
crushed any ship of ordinary strength. This con-
flict lasted for eighteen hours, when providentially
the vessel got clear of the pack. It was an ordeal,
however, and tested to the very utmost the quali-
ties of the ship and her gallant crew. This danger
over, Captain McClintock nothing daunted, again
bore up for the north, and succeeded in reaching
Lancaster Sound early in the summer of 1858. We
need not here recapitulate the subsequent history
of the expedition, as this is fresh in the public mind.
We may take occasion, however, to say, that whilst
the main object of the search was kept ever pro-
minently in view, still no opportunity of advancing
the cause of science was left unimproved. A large
amount of observations relating to astronomy, ter-
restrial magnetism, tides and currents, the baro
meter, electric and other conditions of the atmo-
sphere, &c., have been accurately recorded ; and a
vast number of specimens illustrative of tie(' geo-
logy, as well as the fauna and flora of this reb;i°!l
of the earth have been carefully preserved to enriO4

subject.
Mr. Sergeant Pigott—l can't help thinking that
if the_subordinatcs of your party had had a gob('
example set. them by the heads of it, they would
have been more .likely to make a full and true con-
fession before- us. Wakefield has got a notoriety
for bribery ; but I don't see why it should be noto-
rious for perjury as well.
Mr. Charlesworth—After hearing the evidence
here, I can't see why it should be so notorious for
bribery. It is quite plain that the large sums which
I have bun mentioned have not been actually spent

in bribery.
Mr. Sergeant Pigott—We shall form our own
conclusions as to that at the proper time. Our
principal reason for sending for you was to ask
whether youcould give us a clue to the "stranger,"
seeing that Mr. Serle, Mr. George Moore, Mr. Fer-
nandez, and your cousin, Mr. J. B. Chaeleslnorth,
the gc ntlemen who are likely to know about him,
are all out of the way.
Mr. Charles worth—l can give you no clue what-
ever. I repeat that it is my anxious desire that
all persons who know anything should come here
and state it. I am quite sure that my cousin will
return in time to appear before you. The debenture
for £5,000 was bought in April, 1856. (Mr.
Charlesworth handed in his private memorwidum-
book, containing the results of his canvass, both in
18:57 and 1859 ; which he said would show that in
1857, at least, there was no occasion to resort to
bribery to secure his return.)
James Ritchie was canvassed on behalf of Mr.
Charlesworth by Mr. Barratt, who told him that
money was quite common in the town, and he
might as well have some as any one else. He had
a great abhorrence of taking bribes—(laughter)—
but he was over-persuaded by Ba:ratt attd Miss
Sarah Ann Twibell, and agreed to vote for Charles-
worth. Three or four weeks after the election Mr.
Barratt brought him £4O. Where Mr. Barratt
got the money from he had no idea.
Mr. W. Bayldon gave John Collinson, who keeps
the Wharf Inn, £5O to vote for Charlesworth, and
paid him £ll for refreshments to watchers. Mr.
Fernandez gave him the money at the Strafford
Arms. Gave another voter, named Allot., £3O,
which he got from Mr. Serle. Had no doubt that
Mr. Serle knew what the money was for.
John Collinson, landlord of the Wharf Tun, ac-
knowledged having received the £5O from the last
witness. Had also been offered £l5 and £25 by
the other side.
Mr. A. B. Hickman agreed to pay John Stead's
rent if he would stand neutral, and to double it if
he would vote for Charlesworth —that would be
£2O or £4O. Stead voted for Charlesworth, and
got the money. Mrs. Stead said she was a Blue,
and ought to have a new dress, and witness pro-
mised if Charlesworth won to stand one for her.
Mr. Sergeant Pigott—Was that meant to be £10?
Mr. Hickman—Oh, dear, no. A £lO dresS would
frighten her.
William Taylor voted for Charlesworth, but got
nothing for it. The night before the election he
got very drunk at the Borough Market Inn, where
he fell out of a window and broke his leg. Knew
nothing about it until he woke in bed at six o'clock
next morning..
Mr. Hayworth, landlord of the George Hotel, said
—A committee of Mr. Charlesworth 's sat at my
house during the election, but I took very good care
to know nothing of what was going on. I remem-
bered the fate of a person at Beverley who
meddled with electioneering and got fined £lOO
with 12 months' imprisonment for his pains, and
thinks I to myself, "They'll never catch me at that
game." (Laughter.) I was determine d therefore to
take no notice of anything. Of course I k
common rumour that there was mischief brewig.
My bill comes to about £lll for hire of mo n
ms, re-
freshments for Mr. Westmoreland and Mt:: Serie,
the expense of keeping the " fortune teller" Clark
for three or four days, and the expenses of the re-
joicings when the Charlesworth party thought they
had won. There was a" spontaneous burst" of cham-
pagne at the close of the poll, and when once in-
troduced it went like wildfire. My bill has not been
paid yet. In 1857 my bill was under £37. There
was no treating of voters at my house during that
election.
Thomas Binnington said—l voted for Leatham
without a bribe. As I was going up to the poll, I
was stopped by a stranger, who asked me where I
was going. I replied, " That's my business," and he
then said, "If you'll vote for Cvarlesworth I'll give
you £50." I walked on, and then he said, "
make it £100." I said, "No ; I'll g 6 to the poll
with clean hands," and walked on without taking
any more notice of him. • He was low in stature,
and rather stout, dark brown hair, and apparently
a working man, with something like a fustian
jacket on. He seemed like a Yorkshireman by his
speech.
Everett Billinton voted for .Charlesworth, but
received nothing for it. Thomas Moorhouse offered
him £2O to vote for Leatham, but he refused it.
• Thomas Moorhouse said he had bargained with
the last witness for his vote for £2O, which was
not to be paid until the vote was given. On going
to fetch • the man to poll early. in the morning he
met a Conservative agent coming out of his stables,
which aroused his suspicions, and on getting into
the house Billinton refused positively to fulfil his
bargain. He could not persuade him to go to the
poll, and after a little while he gave him the slip
and went off and voted for Charlesworth. No
doubt he got money for it.
Billinton was recalled—Swore positively that he