The enquiry will now be made, What advance is there towards the attainment of a North-west passage, the object for which the Expedition was sent out? We reply, a great deal-we have now ascertained the existence of such a passage, and the two openings through which alone it can be made ;-this is bringing the subject within very narrow limits. The existence of an open sea on the Western coast of Melville Peninsula is also established beyond all doubt. Open sea has also been discovered at the mouth of M'Kenzie's and Coppermine river,—at that of the last the coast has been surveyed for a great extent, when it was found to turn Eastward in the direction of Repulse Bay; there is, therefore, scarcely a doubt but if Captain Parry could have passed the ice in the Straits of the Fury and Hecla, he would have been able to continue his voyage, without interruption, to the Coppermine River; and most probably, thence to M'Kenzie's River and Icy Cape; but the barrier of fixed ice in those Straits, leaves little hope of being able to penetrate to the Polar Sea by that channel. It will be necessary to renew the attempt by Lancaster Sound; and Prince Regent's Inlet offers itself for another trial, which we hope will be more successful than the former one. Captain Parry, however, on that occasion, merely looked into it, and finding it blocked up with ice, he returned to proceed пр the Western Channel. Had he staid a few days in Regent's Inlet, he might have seen the ice broken up, and carried away; or he might have ascertained whether it was a permanent barrier, which left no hope of any disruption that might have ever rendered it passable. If he effects a passage here, as we expect he will, he will then have a voyage of only four hundred and fifty miles to Cape Turnagain, and about twice that distance to Icy Cape; and as it is very probable that these seas are commonly free from any ice that can obstruct his voyage, he may be expected to double that point before the end of this summer. But should that not be effected, he may find a secure place to winter in between the limits of the Polar Sea, and may pass into the Pacific Ocean early in the following season.

That the principal difficulties attending this voyage will be surmounted, as soon as the passage through the Straits into the Polar Sea is accomplished, we may fairly conclude, from the fact that those parties who have reached the shore of this sea, M'Kenzie, Hearne, Franklin, the Esquimaux, and last of all, Ross and Bushnan, though they had only a glimpse of it, all agree that it was quite open water, no ice or other impediment offering to obstruct the navigation. If the question is asked, whence comes the ice which blocked up the passes leading to it?-we answer, from the Northern parts of that sea; and the motion of these masses in that direction powerfully confirms the reasons on which our expectations are established.

Let those who differ from us turn their attention to the Pacific Ocean,let them consider its form, and the operation of those powers by which the tides are raised. They will immediately observe the extent to which the sea spreads itself towards the South, and the very narrow limits within which it is confined to the North. The causes operating to raise the tides, act with the greatest force on the part within the tropics, elevating the waters to their extreme height; but when these causes cease to act, and the water, no longer supported by them, returns to its level, (being equally distant from the North and South poles,) its reflux will be equal towards each of them, unless opposed by some intervening barrier. The expanse of water to the South affords the great supply for the formation of the rising tide, and receives back its portion diffused over the same wide space, and

therefore it produces only a very slight effect; but the confined limits on the North render the effects of the returning water on that side very perceptible. The converging shores of Asia and America offer a barrier to it, and the waters are compelled to run in a N. E. and N.W. direction; and if the Straits of Weigater did not open an escape for them, a most tremendous swell must be formed in the concave which would then exist: but through these Straits they find a passage, and have been observed to turn their course with considerable strength to the Eastward round Icy Cape. In this course they cannot collect any icebergs, not having passed through a climate which could form them; but they collect wood, the produce of those countries, along the shores of which they have so long swept their way; and urging their course towards the East, they carry with them the ice broken up from the polar regions, and driven by the winds into their current thus formed, and with it the wood brought from a more genial climate; thus furnishing the poor Esquimaux with a scanty, though valuable supply, of an article so necessary to them and which, for reasons now sufficiently evident, they find upon the Western, but not on the Eastern coast of their barren country.

We rejoice to find that Expeditions are now proceeding to various parts, from which we anticipate most important results; sincerely hoping that the parties engaged in them will not be exposed to the sufferings and distress which befel them in their former voyage. Captain Franklin, we understand, is to proceed in company with his friend, Dr. Richardson, to the mouth of McKenzie's River: the former will then commence a survey of the coast Westward of Icy Cape, whilst the latter will engage in the same service Eastward, to the mouth of Coppermine River. We also hear that Captain Lyon will sail in the Griper gun-brig to Repulse Bay, whence he will pass over the Isthmus connecting Melville Peninsula with the Continent of America, and carry on a survey of the shores of the latter from the point where he shall reach the Polar Sea to Cape Turnagain : these three Expeditions will, in all probability, put us in possession of the whole of the line of coast.

The Plate with which we beg leave to present our readers, in illustration of this interesting subject, affords a view of the stupendous Cataract in Barrow's River; connected with a lively representation of the manner in which the native tribes hunt the rein-deer, at the seasons when the latter are passing the salves, or to and from the islands, with which their shores are so frequently studded.

That stamp which heav'n in bounty gave,
To mark the gen'rous, mild, and brave;
And meant as a peculiar grace

To dignify all human race;

Deny'd to brutes, by nature's plan,
And only to be seen in man;
To pride, an utter stranger grown,
To folly and her sons unknown,
Is, by the temper of the times,
Become the very worst of crimes;
Instead of serving to adorn,
Subjects but to contempt and scorn;
Esteem'd, at every hour and place,
A mark of folly, a disgrace

To manhood, and a fault, proceeding
Merely thro' want of sense and breeding.
Now trust me, 'tis absurd to dream

Of striving against fashion's stream;

The vilest puppy in the nation

Will thrust you back, and seize your station.

Be bold; blush not, but be advis'd,

Or tamely bear to be despised.

On barefac'd impudence depend,
And know her for your firmest friend :
Experience, ev'ry hour may teach,
That all things lie within her reach;
She gives, at once, both sense and spirit,
And bears down modesty and merit.
To dinners fly for your defence,
Pay small regard to men of sense;
When men of sense to law proceed,
The case is pitiful indeed,

And you may swear, that nothing less
Than mere necessity must press.
If, then, you stand in need of tools,
By all means fasten upon fools;
For, while you live, you may depend,
A fool will prove your greatest friend.
Let all your cunning be applied
To pry into his weakest side;
Then soothe his darling passion still,
And you may mould him to your will.
A client comes to take advice,
By no means let him ask you twice;
No doubt or diffidence express,
But at all hazards, boldly guess;
Be quick, and solve the point at once,
Else he will take you for a dunce:
A clearer case you never knew,
He must his remedy pursue;
He cannot fail, in such an action,
To gain most ample satisfaction;
A verdict, and without dispute,

His damages, with costs of suit.

Thus lead him to your gulph profound,

(That gulph where thousands have been drown'd!)

His spirits fire, dispel his fears,

And souse him over head and ears:

Nor will it signify a groat,

Whether the carcase sink or float:

To you the consequence is small,

You need not be concern'd at all;

For should, by some unlucky flaws,

You (blundering) lose your client's cause ;

And he, his expectations cross'd,
Be bound to answer to the cost,
Again to impudence resort,

Lay all the blame upon the court:
Rise up,
and in a horrid fury,

Curse judge, and evidence, and jury!
You, if the point were fairly tried,
Had law and justice on your side;
'Twas very hard, but (fire your blood),
You did as much as mortals cou'd.
You thus all censure will confound,
Your credit shall be safe and sound;
You still shall be reputed clever,
And get as many fees as ever:
And, should that busy meddling guest,
That bugbear in the coward's breast,
That beggar, who sometimes (by stealth)
Will visit e'en the sons of wealth,
But wandering far above her sphere,
She seldom finds a refuge there,

Call'd Conscience, dare (without your leave)
To come and pluck you by the sleeve;
With such a wretch disclaim alliance,
And boldly set her at defiance.

Shall Conscience at your elbow stand,
And from the fee withhold your hand?
When clients crowd, shall she, unseen,
Step in and thrust herself between?
Tell her, she much her man mistakes,
You credit not one word she speaks.
Contempt and poverty her lot,
Bid her begone-you know her not;
Bid her to women and to fools
Deal out her antiquated rules;
Or haunt the cottage of the poor;
Or knock at superstition's door:
These she may scare, but men of law,
Are much too wise to stand in awe,
Well knowing, he who wears her chains,
Must die a beggar for his pains:
Foe to your peace, and int'rest too,
She's no fit company for you;
For you, whose study, to a man,
Must be get money-how you can.
In company prate much, and loud,
Be stupid, positive, and proud;
Put on a most important face,
And swear with a becoming grace;
Tis a sure evidence of breeding,
This, ev'ry coxcomb has agreed in:
An oath, when sense is at a stand,
Will still be ready to your hand;
At every pause will help you out,
And fill up ev'ry blank of thought.
Your argument by no means quit,
T'will blast your credit to submit.
What tho' the foe should press too hard,
Take courage, stand upon your guard;
Call Froth and Fury to your aid,
And Impudence, all pow'rful maid!
You conq'ring Impudence will shield,
And bear with honor from the field;
Sense, Wit, and Truth before her fall;
In short, she tramples upon all.

EDGAR.

THE LOVES OF EDWARD BROWNE AND ELLEN, OF SCORESBY HALL.

AUTUMNAL delights, harvest pleasures, and rural festivities, had surrounded the “Hall of Scoresby," when one Edward Browne, habited in a shepherd's dress-a kind of pea-green jacket-his throat a-la Byron, and a staff with an ivory crook," the very antipodes of poetry and romanceappeared at the door. His countenance had an expression completely at war with his appearance; it was really noble, and taken individually gave an idea of high birth, and superior station. His features were regular and manly, his brow lofty, and shaded by thick glossy curls: and the young ladies of the family were induced to imagine that he was some runaway youth, who had come to offer his services by way of a frolic. That he did offer his assistance-that he entered the family of the Scoresby's-that he became a general favourite with every member, is "most clear." Dubious conjectures veiled, at this time, his proper character. Ellen, a lovely girl of seventeen, scrutinized every action, and really had many complaints to make against him; but yet it was rather singular, she always took his part when her father, or any of the family, found fault with him, and blushed most bewitchingly when they expressed their approbation at his conduct.

Edward was rather partial, at the close of the day, to saunter by an adjoining wood, and exercise his little pipe, on which he performed very creditably. On these occasions Ellen was very anxious, being uncommonly fond of music, to take a stroll with her sisters; and although they liked music very well, they never seemed so much disappointed as she did, when they missed hearing him, or the weather prevented him from following the bent of his inclination.-Ellen, independent of being a very smart housewife, had a relish for more elegant accomplishments; and, for an amateur, painted very pretty flowers and landscapes.

I must not forget to speak of the view behind her father's house, with the river meandering through his meadow; the village spire peeping above the rising corn-fields, and the whole bounded by the sombre wood. No wonder, then, that Ellen should have thought so charming a spot would make a pretty drawing; and accordingly she took it into her head to take a sketch from a little summer-house, in which she and her sisters were accustomed to spend part of their afternoons. The wood, and the meadow, and river, were already committed to the paper, when she remembered that the most delightful landscape was incomplete without a human figure. She first drew some cattle, then a dog; and at last appeared, by the side of the wood, a shepherd; and what was very singular, he seemed playing on a flageolet. She had proceeded so far when, being called away, she left the drawing on the table, where she had been sketching it. The next day, on returning to finish her performance, she was most agreeably surprised to find some one had saved her the trouble, the outlines were filled up, and all the colours looked more glowing; it was evidently finished by a masterly hand, particularly the figure of the shepherd, who strongly reminded her, as she told her sisters, of some one she had seen before, but could not tell whom. "Don't you think it is a little like Edward Browne?" asked Mary, with an arch look. Ellen did not dare to reply, or look up, but hid her face blushingly in her sister's bosom. Why, or wherefore, I cannot tell, but certainly it was a curious thing, as none of the family could