Glasgow Courier. — 1853-02-12 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

QUAKERS GREAT BILLIARD PLAYERS. It may seem strange to those who know little of the sect called quakers that they speak of billiards, when they have heard that they never touch a card, have one in the house, or visit a theatre; but many of the wealthiest among them indulge themselves in the most magnificent billlard-rooms, having them detached from their country houses, and brilliantly lighted up whenever they have company; and thither they resort after dinner, and play often toC late hour, the ladies sometimes taking a mace with them. There is a Quaker lady now living, a most excellent woman she ia, who might, if she chose it, challenge most of the gentlemen of England at the game —using the cue too--with every chance in her favour. Chess is also a game in which many of the Frieade excel.--Fmaily Herald.  'till morning,' would here have a very -apology for not going home at all, as it would be a difficult matter to determine when it was night. This day (Monday) our search commenced in earnest. At 4 A.m. made Wolstenholm Island, when the commander drew my attention to the inaccuracy of the chart as laid down by Mr. Saunders, master of the North Star, who has laid down Wolstenholm Wand as entirely blocking out frdm view the Saunders' Island, whereas it can be seen most distinctly, and forms quite a prominent object, from its formation being totally distinct from that of Wolstenholm Island. The other clearly shows its volcanic origin, as in fact so does the whole of the Sound, particularly Mount Dundas. At the south-east end of it we ran along the east side of the bay, looking at every part of it in a most searohing manner, nothing like a cairn being visible in any part of it. The whole of the above part of the Sound consists of bold perpendicular cliffs, except towards the south end, where the land gradually slopes until it reaches a very tine sandy beach, where the North Star wintered. After having carefully viewed it all round, we bore away for the scene of Adam Beck's statement, where we arrived about 11.30 A Si., when the commander, the doctor, Mr. Abernethy, and myself, with carpenters' mate, boatswain, and Simpson, got into her, and pulled on shore to Pomonack, where we landed and found five Esquimaux huts, which we found deserted at that time, but with every appearance of a recent visit having been paid to them by the Esquitaaux, as we found several stores of seal and walrus flesh stowed away, and also their winter clothing. We examined most minutely every part of their huts and stores. Mr. Abernethy was particularly useful, from his great intimacy with the habits of the Esquimaux. We also looked into several graves, and pulled down a large heap of stones, which was saturated with oil and blubber. We had a hard job pulling it to pieces, but found nothing in it, after the most careful digging, but bones of different animals, and certainly not the least trace of anything to lead us to suppose that ever Sir John Franklin had been there. The result of our labours was a source of great satisfaction, as it net at rest all doubts respecting Adam Beck's statement, as no greater pains could ever be taken than was done by Commander Inglefield on the above occasion. Mr. Abernethy has shown the greatest seal in the work, as he was present when Adam Beck made the statement to Sir John Ross, and heard him say there was a large cairn erected under which the bones of the murdered crew were buried. This having been strongly urged by Beck, made us more determined, consequently the shovels and pickaxes were set to work most unsparingly, and the work did not cease until after we had got below the strata of bones, and come to the hard frost-bound earth—then, and not till then, did Mr. Abernethy ceaso his labours, being then fully convinced that no reliance could be placed on Adam's statement. Beck also stated that the chain cables of the vessel had been buried between the settlement and an island lying off it, whereas there is not an island within seven miles of it. There is a narrow strip of land running out from it, being the only thing bearing the least resemblance to anything like an Island; but the strip in on the north, and Mount Dundas on the south side of the bay, at the bottom of which, near a beach, the huts are situated.'