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, "SPEED TO THE RESCUE." C. B. 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.