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of the Franklin expedition - the last it was hoped in the dangerous and useless search after a long-lost band of men who had perished in their country's cause.
The terrible wreck of the Royal Charter and other maritime disasters have been fully described in these pages as also the extraordinary vicissitudes of the weather and other phenomenal occurrences. The year was one of the most remarkable for the abundance of herrings and the money realised thereby; whilst, notwithstanding the builder's strike, the aspects and prospects of trade were fairly good both locally and generally, and upon the whole, the country at the close of the year was mostly prosperous and contented.
