The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-24 00:00:00

DISCOVERY SNIPS.

'Lord Viscount Melville and the other Lords of the Admiralty
proceeded yesterday to Deptford for the purpose of inspecting his
Majesty's ship Hecla, previous to Captain Parry sailing for Spite-
bergen ; when their Lordships, after minutely examining every
part of the ship, and the various combinations of her -equipment,
expressed themselves highly gratified at the ingenuity displayed
in the details of the specific arrEngements, with the nature of
which they were no doubt before acquainted. The ship was cer-
tainly in high order, and replete with every modern nautical im-
provement, according to the opinion of naval officersrwho visited
her in considerable numbers. His Royal Highneee the Dike of
Clarence was expected, but did not arrive; nor did any other
member of the Royal Family condescend to visit the Heala-on the
present occasion.
Amongst the curiosities shown to Ale risitess crowding on
hoard, an extremely compact and portable cooking apparatus, in-
tended to be used on board the boats, attracted universal atten-
tion. It consists in a round iron vessel tinned-over, about twenty
inches in diameter, inclosing a number of smaller cups and metal
utensils, which may be suspended on the outside, and can be heated
by a pint of spirits of wine ; and perpetual matches, or lamps, to
dress breakfasts and other meals with. Snow is thawed, and
used for water, without the least prejudice to health ; Captain.
Parry and his men having for three years tasted no other water,
without any instance of its producing glandular swellings in the
neck, or other disiases generally attributed to snow water. Cocoa,
or chocolate powder, bread powder of exquisite flavour and taste,
and pemmican (or pulverised concentrated spiced meat), consti-
tute the other ingredients of their nourishment while absent from
the ship, en the ice, or in the boats, which Captain Parry trusts
will not be long—neither will the voyage, for he experts to return
to England before winter sets in.
The Captain's great cabin, although secured by double-windows,
is still the coldest part on board the whole ship, being at the
greatest distance from the stove, the vibration of the calorie being
consequently there most feeble, as the heat of the flues or air pipta
diminishes in proportion of their receding from the fire in the
great stove. Thus, the crew cannot complain that their Com-
mander is better protected against the inclemency of the weather
than themselves (a species of self denial, the practice of which
secured to Captain Cook the greatest affection of his men, be
showing them that lie shared all their hardships.) There is, to
be sure, a small separate fire-place and chimney in the great cabin,
but this bears no proportion to the size of the apartment itself, and
cannot, therefore, materially affect its temperature.
Amongst other things deserving particular attention, there is
a modal of an Arctic-sledge (generally drawn by dogs), presented
to Capt. Parry, by a Russian Admiral.
Likewise a case, containing specimens of insect--butterflies of
large dimensions, and beautiful colours--natives of the. Polar Re-
gions ; and a variety of scarrabtei ; amongst them a sic:a-rams'
cornutus, with a plurality of ominous exctescences. There are
other insects of the grasshopper species, of gigantic dimensions,
one of which may at first glance be taken for a large reed, ;Data
its legs are perceived. Some of the lesser kinds resemble the
cock-roaches of the West Indies in form and colour. The mosqui-
toes of the high Polar latitudes are said to be very numerous, and
much larger, though neither so venomous nor so troublesome es
their fraternity within the tropics; neither were any mosquito-
nettings provided for any of the officers.
It would be endless to enumerate the variety of objects this ship

is provided with, not only for securing the comforts and conveol-
ences of the officers and crew, but likewise the ultimate success of
the voyage. During the last North-west Expedition his Majesty's
ship Fury was supplied, however, with instruments which it may
be proper to mention—namely, a propelling apparatus, of a me-
chanical construction—probably that invented by Lieut. Burton,
R. N., which, however, did not answer its intended purpose, as
it appears, from the description of the officers who went out in
that expedition, as it required to be worked by manual labour,
when the greatest exertions of animal force, the united musculkr
power of the whole ship's company, could not keep it in motion►
for longer than half an hour at a time, and then the resistance
overcome (this being the true measure of the labour done), was
by no means equal to the great efforts it required. Nay, the ulti-
mate loss of the Fury is the strongest proof that can be offered Ut
show the inefficacy of the contrivance, as, if it bad produced. the
effect intended, the ice could never have crushed the asst-iron
machinery on both sides of that ill-fated ship, as it did, .lika so
much glass or china-ware; yet, after this failure, no means hays
been adopted to secure his Majesty's ship Hecla, on the most ea-
casion, against similar disasters.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.—MARca 22.

The running ofilantaloon at Lichfield, on Tuesday last, in his
ouritirwith Alt „seems: to. have had a beneficial effect on
Tatler (who is in the same stable) in the odds, which were taken
freely at Bto 1. Lord Egremont's colt out of Catherine is also
improving, and promises to advance higher in the nat. Gleaart-
ney went back a full point in the latter part of the afternoon, 11
to 2 being offered eagerly. The Oaks betting (and, indeed, the
betting altogether) was dull. Pantina, however, is getting up
fast, while the Morel filly is relapsing into her former insignifi-
cant station. No alteration took place in the St. Leger WO*
At the close of the room the odds had settled as follow :--

RIDDISSWORTIf.
2to 1 agst Glenartney I'7to 1 agst Man:Woke*
4 to 1 agst Cressida

R

19 to 1 agst Spondee
20 to 1 agst Gabarlunzx
23 to 1 agst Gustavus
23 to 1 agst Mamelnk-
-23 to I agst Dahlia
33 to 1 1.1,t CrNsida
tnund and Tarnworth."
a4KS.

8 to 1 agst Tatter*
11 to 2 agst Glenartner
14 to 1 agst F.spagnolle
15 to 1 agst Defence
18 to 1 agst Catherine
18 to 1 agst Trumpeter
3,500 to 100 agst Ed'

10 to 1 agst Panting
11 to 2 agst Maria
14 to 1 agst Totteridge
14 to 1 agst Duchess ,

17 to 1 agst Trauslatiou
18 to 1 agst Morel
18 to 1 agst any ober.

18 to 1 agst Popsy
20 to 1 agst Jupiter
20 to 1 agst Olivera

T. LZGER.

Those marked th

20 to 1 agst Nivah*
The rest as before.

is (*) were taken.

ANSON HUNT RACES.—(Concluded.)
WEDNESDAY.—A Plate of 50 sots. Heats, Two Miles.
Mr. 'Wilkinson's b. g. Jerry, 8 yrs (Adis) 1
Mr. Jebb's ch. g. Cashier, 5 yrs 9
Mr. Burton's gr. f. Cherry -Ripe, 8 yrs 0
Mr. Hill's ch. c. by Tagus, 8 yrs 0
Mkrcu.-100 SM. Two Miles.
Mr. Anderson's Tarquin (Davies)
Mr. Maher's Talma