§ MR. GRANVILLE VERNONsaid, he wished to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the design of the Arctic Medal had been decided upon; how soon the Medal would probably be issued; and whether it was to be conferred upon any Foreign as well as British officers and men who had been engaged in Arctic Discovery Service?
§ SIR CHARLES WOODsaid, he believed the most complete answer he could give would be to read from a notification which appeared in the London Gazette of that day fortnight, stating that a medal had been granted, and would be distributed as follows—
The medals, he understood, would be ready for delivery in about a month.
- "1. To the officers, seamen, and marines of Her Majesty's ships and vessels employed on the several voyages to the Arctic Seas, during the specified period (between 1818 and 1855, inclusive), and also to the officers of the French navy, and to such volunteers as accompanied those expeditions.
- "2. To the officers, seamen, and others who were engaged in the expeditions to the Arctic Seas equipped by the Government and citizens of the United States.
- "3. To the commanders and crews of the several expeditions which originated in the zeal and humanity of Her Majesty's subjects.
- "4. To persons who have served in the several land expeditions, whether equipped by Her Majesty's Government, by the Hudson's Bay Company, or from private resources."