The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1876-11-18 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

THE RETURN FROM THE SILENT LAND.  Ring out, glad bells, a welcome from every turret high, . At the sight of yonder vessels which dot the morning sky! They have come from Northern waters, this intrepid British band— They have come from out the icebergs of the wondrous Silent Land! Where the white bear and the musk cot tread their solitary way— Where the ruddy sun refuses to illume the darkling day— Where the sound of human voices never thrills the ice and snow— Have they been, these English shipmen, whom the world is proud to know ! Sadden'd hearths they left behind them in the dear old English home— Yet their hearts were warm'd with ardour when they plough'd the ocean foam; And the odour of the spring flow'rs filled each stalwart British breast, As they gazed on golden mountains and the gleaming icedoe's crest. 'Mid the crash of mighty icebergs and the swirl o of Arctic seas, One would cherish the sweet fancy that he heard the leafy trees; And the murmur of the ocean as it rose with solemn swell, What was it but the echo of the well-remember'd bell?  Due North ! and only Northward—where their faces ever set! Who can read this page of travel with dry eyes? And who forget The dear lives that found their ending in the regions white with snow— In "the Sea of Ancient Ice," alas! where the deathblasts fiercely blow— Where the gloom of night rernaineth till the summer sun comes round, And with gentle breath the warm wind blows athwart the frozen ground? Where nor Franklin, Hall nosy Parry trod the unniscover'd world, Parr and Markham and their shipmates have the 13ritish flag unfurl'd !  Gallant band! We give you welcome! Honour, credit, and renown Are yours. To endless ages shall your noble names go down! You have storai'd the Arctic fortress—ym have braved the frozen sea; In the grateful heart of England your memorial you see! Hail! "Discovery"—we greet you! Hail ! " Alert " —we give you joy! Every English man and maiden, every English girl and boy Dwells with patriotic fervour on the bright historic Page Which narrates how British seamen solved the rid. die of the age —Whitehall Review, Nov. 4th.  In order to prevent his sppreheneion by the police, I a man named Sheppard, on Friday, deliberately ! jumped into the river Dove, near Scrupton, near Uttoxeter, and committed suicide. An inquest was ' subsequently held, and a verdict of "accidental death" returned.  Tux Revue et Gazette Musicale states that it is at length definitely decided to build an international theatre in connection with the Exhibition of MA, at which performances in different languages are to be given twice daily during the whole period of the exhibition.  On Saturday morning, about twelve o'clock, a fire broke out in the stables at Aintree, and the boxes containing Mr. R. Howett's horses were quickly in flames. The doors were broken open, however, and the animals were rescued uninjured, with the exception of being slightly singed. THE variety of new explosive compounds, with new and strange names, is curious. In addition to Tonine, we have now Lignose, made of wood-fibre and nitro-glycerine; and Pantopollitt, a kind of dynamite with naphtaline. Two English tourists are at present travelling on the Continent in search of commercial, industrial, and scientific information, under peculiar circumstances. They arrived at Cahors on the river Lot in an india-rubber canoe on Thursday. On landing they were taken by the inhabitants for Prussian spies, and the authorities had some difficulty in protecting them from outrage on the part of the mob.