The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-29 00:00:00

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION

CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
J. Jackson, Wrexham, Denbighshire, farmer—G. Stedman,
Forebridge, Staffordshire, currier.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Keogh and Good, Liverpool, cotton brokers—R. Wood and
A. Crook, Wavertree, near Liverpool, builders.
DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.
Batson, Wilson, and Longhorn, Berwick-upon-Tweed, ban-
kers.
R. Haylock, Cambridge, chymist.
J. Tilley, late of Princes-road, Bermondsey, coal meter.
J. Strange, Abingdon, wine merchant.
J. Woodham, Tonbridge, grocer.
E. L. Blackman, late of Gracechurch-street, Lonpon. tailor.
C. Rowland, Horsham, Sussex, stonemason.
A C. Handley, Maldon, Essex, draper.
BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
mThercohmanat.s
ickenden, Harp-lane, Tower-street, London, wine

BANKRUPTS.
George Rennie, Liverpool, merchant, Feb. 8 and 28, at Ii
o'clock, at the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy : solici-
tors, Messrs. Littledale and Bardswell, Liverpool official
assignee, Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
Benjamin Hewitt, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, licensed
victualler.
Peter Mann, Leeds, corn factor.
Thomas Smurwaite, Scarborough, wine merchant. •
Johan Christian Bremer, Mark-lane, London, merchant.
John Webster, Southgate, dealer in mining shares.
DIVIDENDS.

Feb. 15, J. Miller, Liverpool, saddler—J. Deakin, Liverpool,
wine merchant—Feb. 15, J. J. Jackson, Liverpool and Birken-
head, wine merchant.

CERTIFICATES

to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on the
day of meeting.
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Feb. 15, T. Wheeler, Liverpool, fruit merchant—Feb. 18, II
Horsley, Liverpool; warehousekeeper.

CATTLE SLAUGHTERED IN LIVERPOOL,
FOR THE WEEK ENDING JAN. 25.
Beasts 783 Sheep and Lambs
Calves l2O 1 Pigs .

Captain Kellett, in a report to the Admiralty, d nel
the following interesting account of the proceedings °into
Majesty's ships Herald and Plover, in search of Sir J"
Franklin's expe :
Captain Kelletdtition left Oahu on the 11th of May last, and
in 35 days reached the point of Petropaulski, 'cfo
" In our passage up, the masters of the three Ano to
vessels came on board to gain information relativeo,
Behring's Straits, whither they were bound. The,/ 0
formed me that at least 20 American vessels would roe
through those straits this year, in consequence of
rof
success of one of their vessels last season. The Enast.e44
the successful vessel appears to have been an enterPrl-bot
man. He had a roving commission from his owner'aci.
having been unsuccessful in the Japanese Seas, and rjoi
ing in Captain Beechey's voyage of the number of sc° eo
he had seen in the Arctic Seas, he determined to
there. there. He did so, and succeeded, entering the st'
with a clear ship, and returning about six weeks after°
4,oooThe barrels.
011
" Governor of Petropaulski had not heard,, be
vessel having wintered to the northward, nor couird
inform me from what source such a report could P".

sprung. lir
" I found lying here the Royal Thames Yacht c/4 I

schooner Nancy Dawson, owned and commanded Kps
Mr. Shedden, formerly a mate in the royal nall.,oe
informed me that his object in coming here was `r)
through the straits, and as far north as possible, in seitnd
of Sir John Franklin's expedition, He was last ;P
Hong Kong, having touched at the Loo Choo
She is well found in provisions, stores, and instruirlo
Her crew were entered at Hong Kong, the greater As
them Americans; they appeared to be a most (11'0

_
ganised set of men. Mr. Shedden offered to placed
vessel at my disposal, and appeared anxious that I sh°
send an officer on board to him.
under`` O ncthhaemlsieteho ofletunlyd,,thceeHmemraiilnddeearmelulopotroeticlean3relll
board, from whom I was glad to lerrn that the officers
crew were all healthy and in good spirits. He had et
arrived at 6 a.m., the day previous, having passe 06
winter in a harbour discovered by the Plover on
Asiatic shore, close to the south of Cape Tchukotskl•4l,
" Whilst we were engaged, Commander Moore 11
ployed his boat's crew in digging for the flour leftted
Captain Beechey 23 years before, in a position indie"clg
by directions on a rock, which were as perfect as 11'10
when cut. The sand was frozen so hard that it eo:tolt,
sparks with every blow of the pickaxe. The casic,`heis,llc4
was perfectly sound and the hoops good ; out of 339'
flour which it contained, 1751b5. was as sweet and :
tasted as any we had on board."
On August 16th, they discovered an island, with Pee 0/
1,400 feet high, and took possession of it in the Tilt be'
her majesty. The captain ventures to assert that a 0
comes a nervous thing to report the discovery of le 04'
these regions without actually landing on it, after Vierosio,
fortunate mistake to the southward ; but as far as s
can be certain, who has 130 pair of eyes to assist bl,%iiie
adakg.srweleitnshgai:vnlka,aremalaecee,rittaiine we have discovered an exLetbea
allplaen
seen by the natives of Cape m
continuation
jo thanraekaonf
t(he
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arprobablesatngoef ofA thatiooleireat!
tioned by Baron Wrangell, in his Polar voyages. 00
turned to the ship at 7 p.m., and very reluctantly 4r
all the sale we could carry from this interesting neigli ase
hood to the south-east, the wind at the time allowing
to lie just
clear of the pWO ack. /be
" Mr this time kept company -1
Plover, and rendered her great kindness.
" The boats all reached Dease's Inlet on the eve
the 3d, but were detained until the sth by strong
" Their time, however, was well employed in stei)oo,
their boats and a baidar. Mr. Pullen bought at ftb
Barrow. They were fairly away on the afternool/iece tellj
sth, having with them ten days' provisions, beslc„,i'ilej
cases of pemmican ; this little expedition then COloof
of two 27-feet whale boats, and one native baidar, n 3
with 14 persons in all.
11 ,let
" I have sent their lordships copies of Mr. Pll--ecell
ters, both public and private, that have been rare „,
since his departure. From them they will gain Icy
formation than I could afford. ffill)
"Through these letters their lordships will also seeder
what a noble and proper spirit Lieutenant Pullen.njolr
took his voyage, being, nevertheless, fully alive tow
tIP/ gers and exposure. •
cluealo
on
" I don't know any officer more capable of c be 0
with success such an expedition. He possesses and geo
great bodily strength, and endurance, ability, sfla
decision of character. Coupled with all these Of% Will
in their leader, the boats had an open sea and a ja.
so that I have no apprehension as to their reacbile ego
the Hudson's Bay establishments on the Mackenotto
in this season, though not sufficiently early to re „
Cb g '
Kotzebue Sound this year.
" The Plover was left to winter in the sound near
inisso. The natives were interesting and friendly' 0,
Herald then returned.
trite
ing arrived the morning previous."
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sloyninygahchert, mthajisestliyt'tsleshyiePolbe
j°:'
We regret to say that Mr. Shedden subsequently

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SUB-DIVISION OF POPULOUS PARISHES."" w 8
by the Staffordshire Advertiser that the orignge
the important movement for the division of iia'n'eviji
populous parishes, and the more complete devet, 0e.,0
of the good old parochial system, are again in tchl9
actively working for the permanent good of the _eetlop,
On Thursday last a very numerously attended "cotto+,
favourable to the objects of the Staffordshire Ass of
was held at Stoke-upon-Trent, when upwards of i 0 tp
clergymen were present, besides a large numbers of
ential laymen. Smith Child, Esq , presided, ail oat,,vol
address of much eloquence and research, pointe°oo
grievances of the present system, by which the nplidDiti
necessities of the people are so inadequately siver 0,
comparison with what they might be, and andrstes
they are called upon so generally to pay double 'OO,O
double fees for every church rite, or forego tbe,tied
of their own district churches. And he sh°",:oce°lpoil,
able historical resume that the measures of igTu-t
now proposed are no modern innovations, „h wor
identical with ancient practice in the early
similar circumstances." The meeting was sis°,; 0,5; i);
by the Rev. F. Wade, the hon. secretary ef he e
tion, who ably pointed out tbe great importsn escl/
movement, the universal sympathy which it 10`,.'h isdet:(
and the great success which had attended it both
out of Parliament. He moved a resolution to stioljtiOi.
" That the past progress of the important qa`reticleicr
the sub-division of populous parishes, and the,, jist:
completely independent existing chapelries an" 0,00
is a call for much thankfulness, and likewise Jon V,
couragement for increased and judicious lur tialir,„frj
that it further appears to this meeting thahitherto
arrived when this Association. which has ,opelicieel
nearly the entire responsibility, labour, and the .00
this great movement, may, with advantage t° pottiTiotp;
share with the friends of the Church at large,°thot
that responsibility; and to secure this object ~,,,beA
mation be more generally diffused, and that
.aeueopdeaif'
invited to join in its operations." This was cr, f 3.
23ti9 the Rev. John Sneyd, supported by the Ref'
509 ! and carried with much applause.