the Esquimaux. They would have found the Esquimaux,
and we should have found at least some trace of them.
The only thing which I can suggest is this. Wellington
Strait was discovered by myself; it is a large opening
out of Lancaster Sound; when I was going up westward
from Melville's Island, we saw the strait free from ice,
and so I marked it in my charts. It was not my business
to go north as long as I could go west, and therefore we
ran past and did not examine it; but it was always a
favourite idea of those who thought a north-west
passage was to be easily made by going north. That,
I know, was a favourite idea of Franklin's; and he did
intend, if he could not go west, to go up the Wellington
Channel. My belief is, that after he passed the first
winter, he did go up that channel; and that, having
steam power, which I had not in my time, it is possible
he may have gone up in a favourable season. You cannot
imagine anything more different than a favourable and an
unfavourable season, and you cannot imagine the sudden
changes that take place in the ice there. I have been
for two or three days together beset by ice, and from the
mast-head you could not see water enough to float a
bottle; and in twenty four hours there was not a bit of
ice to be seen. Nobody could tell why—I cannot tell
why. In a favourable season, he may have gone up that
inlet; and he might, by steam power and favourable
circumstances, have got so far to the north-west that he
could not get back in any ordinary season. And those
who knew Franklin, know that he would push forward
year after year, so long as his provisions lasted; for he
was not a man to look back if he believed that he could
accomplish his object. He may have got beyond the
reach of our searching parties; for Sir Edward Belcher
has not been able to get far up."  Sir Edward gave
strong expression to an opinion that Lieutenant Cresswell
ought to be promoted. He said:—"I don't know anything
of the intention of the Admiralty, but I don't believe
the Admiralty can refuse to give promotion to the first
man since the world began that ever traversed the North
Seas."  A remark which was received with loud and
cordial cheers.

A meeting, in honour of the late Lieutenant Bellot, of
the French navy, was held on the 4th inst., at Willis's
Rooms, to testify the appreciation of Englishmen for the
gallant conduct of a Frenchman who devoted himself to
the cause of science and humanity, and who, in his self
devotion to those objects, lost his life. The chair was
taken by Sir Roderick Murchison, who, in opening the
proceedings, dwelt upon the past history and gallant
services of Lieutenant Bellot, and his disinterestedness
in accompanying an English expedition in search of Sir
John Franklin, in search of whom the gallant lieutenant
had unhappily lost his life. He then read a letter from
the Mayor of Rochefort, of which town M. Bellot was a
native, expressive of gratitude for the honours
contemplated in England to the memory of his townsman.
"But," adds the mayor, "permit me to inform you that
the family of Bellot is poor, and that he was their chief
support. If then a generous offering should be made by the
English people, it could not be better bestowed, no more
in conformity with the thoughts and wishes of the whole
life of Bellot, then that it should be applied to succour
his numerous sisters and brothers." A communication
was also read from the Lords of the Admiralty to Lord
Clarendon, conveying the intelligence of M. Bellot's
death, and eulogising his character; and lastly, a letter
from M. Drouyn de Lhuys to the French ambassador
in London. The following were the resolutions proposed:
—First: "That the meeting, composed of various classes
of Englishmen, being anxious to mark their deep sense
of the noble conduct of Lieutenant Bellot, of the French
Imperial navy, who was unhappily lost in the last Arctic
expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, resolve that
their countrymen be invited to unite with them in
promoting a general subscription for the purpose of
erecting a monument to the memory of that gallant
officer, to be placed at an appropriate spot at or near the
Royal Hospital, Greenwich." This motion, was seconded
by Sir James Graham, in a very interesting speech, and
supported by Admiral E. Parry. The second resolution
was: "That the surplus of the subscription, after defraying
the cost of the monument, be invested for the benefit
of the members of the family of Lieutenant Bellot."
This resolution was moved by Colonel Sabine, and
seconded by Captain Fitzroy. The third resolution was:
"That it be an instruction to the sub-committee to
communicate with the municipal authorities of other
ports of the United Kingdom, and with the naval
commanders, in order to tender the subscription general,
and particularly among the seafaring population." This
resolution was moved by John Barrow, Esq., and
seconded by Captain Inglefield. The fourth resolution
was: "That the following gentlemen be a sub-
committee to carry out the objects of the meeting:—Sir
Roderick J. Murchison, chairman; the Earl of Aberdeen,
Sir J. Graham, Alderman Beaufort, Colonel
Sabine, Captains Fitzroy, Ommanney, and Inglefield;
with the Rev. G. C. Nicolay and Dr. Norton Shaw,
secretaries."

The Earl of Seafield has been elected one of the
representative peers of Scotland, in the room of the late
Lord Saltoun.

The Earl of Eglinton has been re-elected Lord Rector
of the University of Glasgow. His lordship's competitor
was Mr. Alfred Tennyson.

Lord Fullerton, one of the judges of the Court of
Session, in Scotland, has resigned on account of ill
health.

Mr. John Everett Millais, one of the most successful
members of the pre-Raphaelite school of art, has been
elected an Associate of the Royal Academy.

The Duke of Norfolk has accepted the Presidency of
the Surrey Archæological Society for the ensuing year.

The appointment of Ulster King at Arms has been
given to Mr. Bernard Burke, the well-known genealogist.

The late Mr. H. Nicholson, of Furnival's Inn, has left
£100. each to the Law Clerks' Society and the Law
Society for the Benefit of Widows and Children of
Professional Men.

Professor Maurice has been removed from the chair
of Ecclesiastical History in King's College. This step
has been taken by the council, in consequence of
objections raised to certain doctrines contained in Mr.
Maurice's "Theological Essays," recently published.

Obituary of Notable Persons

The Right Rev. Dr. PONSONBY, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe,
died on the 27th ult. at the episcopal palace in Londonderry.
He was in his eighty-third year. On the 3rd July he fell down
stairs, from the immediate effects of which accident he
recovered, but his strength never returned, and he gradually
sank under weight of years and extreme debility.

Lord CLONCURRY died on the 28th ult. at his residence,
Maritimo, near Blackrock, county of Dublin, in his eighty-
first year.

The Earl of KENMARE died at Great Malvern on the 31st ult.,
at the age of sixty-five.

Mr. JOHN SAVILL FAUCIT died suddenly on the 1st inst., at
the house of a widowed daughter, residing near Bishopsgate,
with whom he had for some time been staying. The cause of
death was a disease of the heart. Mr. Faucit was one of the
few remaining of the old school of provincial managers, aud
was an actor of no ordinary talent. He was husband of Mrs.
Faucit of the Theatres Royal, and father of Miss Helen Faucit
(now Mrs. T. Martin),

BICKHAM ESCOTT, Esq., late M.P. for Winchester, died on
the 4th inst, at his seat, Hartrow Manor, Somersetshire.

THOMAS JONATHAN WOOLER, one of the political celebrities
of the last generation, died on the 29th ult., in his sixty-
eighth year.

The Dowager Lady POWER, of Kilfane House, county
Kilkenny, died on the 1st inst., at the age of seventy-seven.

The Hon. CECIL LAWLESS, M.P., died in Cork on the 5th
inst. He had just returned from attending the funeral of his
father. Lord Cluncurry, when he was seized with a violent
inflammation of the brain, which terminated fatally on the
third day. He was in his thirty-fourth year.

Senor MENDIZABAL, who held a prominent place in the
Spanish government during the regency of General Espartero,
died at his residence in Madrid on the 3rd inst., in his sixty-
eighth year.

Lady PANMURE died at Pitfaur Castle, Perthshire, on the
14th inst., in her forty-sixth year.

Rear-Admiral PASCO died on the 15th, at Plymouth, in his
eightieth year. He was the senior Flag-Lieutenant of Nelson's
ship, the Victory, at Trafalgar.

The Princess NICHOLAS ESTERHAZY, the eldest daughter of
the Earl and Countess of Jersey, died at Torquay on the 15th
inst.

The Duke of BEAUFORT died on the 17th inst. at his seat of
Badminton, in his sixty-first year.