  29th March, 1852. Sir—Perhaps some of your readers will kindly afford me some information relative to Mrs. Boddington, authoress of The Gossip's Week, Reminiscences of the Rhine, Sketches of the Pyrenees, and a volume of Poems, published by Longman & Co. in 1839? Yours obediently, W. The Arctic searching Expedition.—No less than twenty Flags have been presented to Captain Sir Edward Belcher, designed and embroidered by the fair fingers of his relatives and friends. Previous to the sailing of the "Assistance," they were displayed on the quarter-deck of that ship, for the inspection of the distinguished visitors who repaired on board to take leave of this distinguished, gallant, and enterprising officer. The following list of their devices and mottoes may not be an uninteresting record:— 1. Black pouncing eagle, white ground, scarlet border. Motto, on scarlet ground, 2. Golden lion, blue ground, scarlet border. Garter enclosing, with motto in black, "WHILST I BREATHE, I HOPE." M. R. 3. Gold anchor, blue ground. Motto, "HOPE ON—HOPE EVER." E. M. 4. White bear, blue ground. Motto, "BEAR AND FORBEAR." C. M. 5. Spade, ice-saw, pickaxe, bright green ground. Motto, on black scroll, "PERSEVERE AND PROSPER." S. C. M. 6. Gold star, crimson ground, "LEAD THOU US ON." S. A. W. 7. White dove, blue ground. Motto, on scarlet, "GO FORTH IN FAITH." M. L. 8. Gold star, blue ground. Motto, "FAITHFUL AND TRUE." E. B. 9. Green wreath, crimson ground. Motto, "NONE BUT THE BRAVE DESERVE THE CROWN." I. W. 10. Gold lion, scarlet. Motto, on blue garter, "DANGERS DO NOT DAUNT ME." F. E. P. 11. Fleet greyhound, blue ground. Motto, "SWIFT ON MY COURSE." C. G. P. 12. Family crest, blue ground. Family motto, on garter, "LOYAL AU MORT." H. B. 13. Purple, crimson ornament, blue ground. Motto, "SUCCESS TO THE BRAVE." M. B. 14. Orange silk. Motto, in purple, "BE OF GOOD COURAGE." M. L. B. 15. Crown in centre. Swallow-tail shape. Gold and blue. Motto, "SUCCESS TO THE BRAVE." A. S. B. T. 16. Enclosed in a garter, a setting sun; on the garter, a white daisy. "I WATCH FOR YOUR RETURN." M. A. P. 17. White centre, scarlet border. Motto, in purple, "BY FAITH AND COURAGE." C. T. 18. Star, white and silver, blue ground. Motto, "NEVER DESPAIR. VICTORY FOLLOWS THE BRAVE." F. M. H. 19. Greek oak wreath, "BLANCHE" in centre, maize ground. Motto, "BRIGHT EYES FOR BRAVE HEARTS." B. T. 20. An eagle on rock, breaking his chain, light blue; in the four corners, the initials H. D.—I. D.—S. D. and U. D., light blue ground. Motto, "ADVERSA REPELLO VIRTUTE." L. This flag was understood to have been the work of the Hon. Misses Denison, and to have been presented to Sir Edward Belcher by Lady Londesborough. The flag, said to have been presented, with the motto, "GO IT, NED," was not among the number exhibited. An Easter Monday Visitor to Woolwich. |
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