The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

DURHAM ADVERTISER DEFENCE
FUND.

At a Meeting of Proprietors of Provincial Journals and
other gentlemen connected with the Newspaper Press of
Northumberland and Durham, held at the Queen's Head
Hotel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Monday, 6th April, 1857,
to take into consideration the case of Davison v, Duncan,
tried at the Durham Spring Assizes, Mr. Clepban (of the
" Gateshead Observer") in the chair, inter alia, the following
reso'utions were unanimously adopted :
That in grateful acknowledgment of the services rendered
by the defendants, the proprietors of the " Durham Adver-
tiser," to the Press and the Public, the casts which they have
incurred should bo defrayed by a public subscription, and
that such a subscription be now set on foot. •
That if the defence fund so raised prove more than suffi-
cient for the purpose, the subscribers be consulted as to the
manner in which the surplus shall be appropriated.
That Mr, George Bradley, of the " Newcastle Guardian,"
be requested to act as Honorary Secretary and Treasurer,
and to transmit copies of these resolutions to Newspaper
Proprietors generally, and to such other gentlemen as he may
select.

FIRST LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The Times
Newcastle Journal 2 0 0
Newcastle Guardian
.Newcastle Chronicle 1 1 0
North of England Advertiser
Gateshead Observer 1 1 0
Sunderland Herald
Sunderland Times 1 1 0
Hartlepool Mercury 1 1 0
York Herald
Yorkshire Gazette 1 1 0
Carlisle Journal 1 1 0
Birmingham Journal
Ayr Advertiser
Whitehaven Journal 1 1 0
Liverpool Mercury
Scotsman
Norfolk Chronicle 1 1 0
Brighton Herald
Oxford Journal .. 1 1 0
Coventry Standard
Dundee Advertiser
Berwick AdVertiser
Scarborough Gazette 1 0 0
R. Ward Jackson, Esq., West Hartlepool 25 0 0
E. Turnbull,' Esq., Hartlepool 2O 0 0
Jas. Ferrer, Esq., London 5 5 0
Cuthbert Wigham, Esq., West Hartlepool 5 0 0
Messrs. John Pile and Co., ditto. 2 2 0
Mr. George Lockwood, jun., ditto 1 1 0
Mr. William Kitching, ditto 1 1 0
Mr. Thomas Walker, ditto 1 1 0
The Rev. H. R. Ridley, ditto
Mr. Ralph Walker, ditto
Mr. Christopher Salmon, ditto 1 0. 0
Mr. Cuthbert Emerson, ditto 0 10 6
Mr. John Wardle, ditto
Mr. W. G. J. West, ditto 0 10 6
Mr. William Hutton, ditto 0 10 6
Mr4Riton Oldham, ditto
Mr. Charles Pace, ditto
Mr. Thomas Maugham, ditto 0 10 6
Mr. W. H. Crosby, ditto 0 10 0
Mr. Benjamin Murray, ditto 0 10 0
Mr. Samuel Bastow, ditto ..................
Thos. Barras, Esq., Little Chilton
H. Marshall, Esq., Durham.
R. Lindsay, Esq., Norwood, Surrey 1 1 0
R. C. Coulson, Esq., Lnw Burninghil, Durham 1 1 0
GEORGE BRADLEY, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer.
" Guardian" Office, Newcastle upon-Tyne.

Contributions can be forwarded to the Treasurer by cheque
or post-office order, or through Barclay and Co.'s Bank, Lon-
don.

LADY FRANKLIN'S FINAL SEARCH.—
The Government having come to the con-
clusion that the fate of the crews of her Majesty's ship Erebus
and Terror requires no further investigation on their part,
Lady Franklin, in accordance with her sense of what is due
to the lost navigators, is now fitting out an expedition at her
own cost.

As a preliminary measure she sought assistance from the
Admiralty, by asking for the loan of the Arctic ship Resolute,
which had been restored in perfect order to our Queen by the
American nation, and also for the gift (as granted in her for-
mer private expeditions) of such stores from her Majesty's
dockyard as are available for this special service only.
Compliance with these requests having been declined, Lady
Franklin is now devoting her whole fortune to this final
search ; and a large screw yacht (the Fox) lying at Aberdeen,
has been purchased, which the distinguished Arctic officer
who has accepted the command of her (Captain MiClintock,
R.N.) has pronounced to be perfectly adapted to this employ-
ment. '

Not repeating the arguments we formerly made use of to
induce the Government to undertake a final and exhaustive
search, we hold to the opinion that it is the duty of English-
men to examine that limited area whence the traces of their
missing countrymen were derived, which, though it lies to the
south of well-searched tracts, and has been approached by
vessels that returned without loss, has never yet been ex-
plored.

Supported by the advice of those experienced Arctic sea-
men, in whom she has every reason to confide, Lady Franklin
makes this last effort to clear away the mystery that shrouds
the fate of her husband and his crews, and possibly to rescue
from their isolated icy abode among the Esquimaux some of
his younger companions, who may still be prolonging a dreary
existence.

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'On such an occasion we, whose names are hereunto sub-
scribed, feel confident that this our appeal will not remain un-
answered by the British people, who will, we doubt not, ten-
der to the widow of the illustrious navigator that sympathy
which his fame and her devotion must call forth, and will aid
her in carrying out an enterprise involving, as we believe,
the honour of the nation.

We earnestly, therefore, entreat our countrymen to unite
with us in contributing to this noble object. •
(Signed) Roderick I. Murchison, Prest. Rl. Geographical
Society, F.R.S.; Francis Beaufort, Rear-Admiral, F.R.S.
and F.R.G.S. ; Wrottesley, Prest. RI. Society; Edward Sa-
bine, Treas. RI. Society; Robert Brown, F.R.S, V.P.L.S. ;
Richard
F.Colliuson, Captain R.N., F.R.G.S,; John Barrow,
F.R.S.,
Subscriptions already received.
Sir Roderick I. Murchison, President Royal
Geo-
graphicalar-AdmiraSociety,Sir
F.R.S.£IOO 0 0
ReFrancis Beaufort, K.C.8.,
F.R G.S. ..... . .................................... 5O 5 0
Lord Wrottesley, President Royal Society
2 00
00 Treasurer.p.i
~s .
F.R.S.Royal
10 0 0
Society
iinies: v
R.N.. 'C.B., F.R.G.S.
CaptainßoGenbeerart General
c•oobiiinon,
Rear-Admiral Swinburne
M. De La Roquette, V. President of the Geogra-
phies, Society of Paris, I,ooof,
Sir Thos. Dyke Acland, Bart.
The Hon. Mrs. Fairholme l5O 0 0
—Le Fenvre, Esq, 5O 0 0
William Tite, M.P., F.R.G.S.
John Brown, F.R.G.S. - 5 5 0
W. F. Sadler, Esq.
Lady Inglis
John Barrow, F.R.S., RR GS.
Hon. Minuitst art Elpbinstone, F.R.G.S.
Joseph D. Hooker, M.D. F.R.S 5 5 0
John Arrowsmith, F.R.G.S. 5 0 0
The as Floldsworth Brooking, F R G.S lO 0 0
Count P. E d Strzelecki, C.B ,FR G S.
Colonel Syk 8, MP, F.R.S., F.R.G.S.
F. 0 born Smith, FR G.S. 2 2 , 0
John Hick•, M.R.I.
Le, d nit' rin
Th Hon. Fred. Byron
Capt. Washington, R.N., Hydrographer to the
Admiralty
21 0 0
[ Subscriptions to be raid to Messrs. Contts and Co, bank-
ers; fog "Lady Franklin's Final Search Fund."