ames and his gallant crews arrived off Scarborough
on the 3rd of November, and on the 5th the gallant officer presented
his report at the Admiralty. The following account of that report, from
official authority, will afford sufficiently full information of the
result:--

"It is Sir James Ross's confident opinion that neither Sir John
Franklin, nor any of his brave companions, are eastward of any navigable
point in the Arctic regions; and if there be any chance of their
existence, it is in the supposition that he proceeded in a westerly
direction, and in such case we can only expect to hear from the missing
adventurers by the Mackenzie detachment, or by her majesty's ship
Plover, Commander Moore, by way of Russia.

"Sir James traversed at least two hundred and thirty miles on the
ice, the bergs of which were frightful, much more so than any of the
experienced Arctic voyagers had seen before. Sir James and his party
penetrated as far as the wreck of the _Fury_, where he found the
old tent standing, and everything about it in a state of the best
preservation. At this point Sir James deposited a large quantity of
provisions, and also the screw-launch of the _Enterprise_. The march of
Sir James across the boundless regions of ice is truly stated as a most
unparalleled feat in exploration. We are sorry to find, however, that it
was in no way successful. The captain, officers, and ship's company have
worked together most harmoniously--a spirit of emulation having animated
every one in the great philanthropic task of endeavouring to cany help
and succour to their long lost friends. In the whole courses of his
researches it is said Sir James Ross never met with a single Esquimaux.

"Sir James speaks most highly of all those who have been connected and
associated with him. He is fully satisfied that all is done that could
be done by the Admiralty, in the appropriation of the vessel, the
selection of the crew, and the extensive equipment of each vessel, in
stores, provisions, &c."

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

A glance at the state of Continental Europe is necessary for a clear
view of the relation of England to other states. The revolutionary
spirit of 1848 had not passed away, yet already symptoms of reaction
appeared in several of the continental states. The daring and dissolute
doctrines of French, German, and Italian socialists created universal
alarm, among all who regarded, with any sacredness, the ties of family
and the r