The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 29. 1552.

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Hsi, Lad- '4obs. gloat Mr. Messy
Towariassd. Mos. C. Troves, Lord Marry Vices.
Verner, Vloslast Villiers, Mr. Jobs Walter, 1: • ISII
Whiteside, Mr. Willcox, Mr. Job. Wallow, Mr. W.lllera
Winiorna, Mr. Humphrey Wallyams, Mr. Wyld, Mr.
Warne.

OF E.

tbe Lirarpoil 41bies.)

sii:41.4111111i tae been respivadi bow, &hang
the yelltimiss, under suspisisse etA eatneedionry
If 111 death of
ye, Lusaka,
few
._ _Mget elan, ;amber of the Doak Lusaka.
we
al MaMS a distinguished soleniet. story, ers-
iuttiSterewfsolltieltrhol=ff ir saws reabe fotaolit
logy be - amber eir the Mead of Owe.
Om a the MEMa peep) ea the iteemiety of the
MOOS, and on the delkeirlog mamba Ma% Boyd west ea
224 banallimaded by a Enatteha, yid' the intention of
. hew Mr. Sv.yd, from his less resides*, in
the emmi=ealsonee, veer well knew the savage no-
we el tea hishetealle of these *leads ; indeed, ho hod
bed a peingei a=6..... very few years ego,
"Oa the 4=zir gad anew (with ere aumption)
ofd vowel •to - If were stammered at one
of these Weak, are we aware what. gem there to to
sheet es am teleade. The 'sly twaselithlo hypothesis it,
thee. W. Berl went adhere to pay the Intim a friend'?
vidt (b.
_possibly sheet of water), mid thereforo_fulfs
Pa* iled being aseemegssieg ky owe than the Kan-
e, eairdel inteepeetar. The Woad's*, was sibaequently
by met hem then BM el Ihe Owlara la Lbw
cameo, and the settee snow hued there sPiski&l of the
sheik of Mr. Boyd. The savages them aims raced a
desperate attack with spears, clubs, and nesse, And after a
struggle of half aa hour were beaten eff, math • Mee of Id
of their masher. The Europeans in ehogyof lill VIM.
deter were only four, and after the aaIIetaIPIIPIS boles
of went ashore to make diligent (belt dim* lb
the body of Mr. Boyd end hie IMP=
strange, after the sad Ws el Mr. die Iffemeata,
that four Europe'''. amid imill-es• immulimerseiedoe-
quest to the fearful seallit. flu , villa dor had se-
Mto make a ditigeseeb.-• the vietinee Nem.
otate that they Meeallllll alllle Net where be bad hies
By surprised NW erg- d, meal they picked up the
belt while:erne be left the wren. Now. ft seems
highly , that suel, a trail es the belt would
bane bees the four Europese, to pick up. Be
=es furth traces, they returned on booed,
ad er
Al the houses in the bay. They re-
f
a week of the island, and the four Europeans went
' every day in the boat, lauding at different plates, to
we
de
feart
thatsare h for
the wth.letdrisarp, but without
pear o the baaysmi,l4
Part on the Australian coast ; and why she
at ens; this dangerous bar, instead of proceeding
direct en . y, sheet 80 miles down the oast, has yet
to be dewed up. As the result must have been foreseen,
she got stranded. All this, we repeat, wean • very in-
credible, not te my a auspicious, air. However, the ac-
count of the estestreAphe had meted Sydney by the crew
of the scheme Warriner, and had crested through-
out the missy, where he was so well known for
his pall& spirit and benevolence, a feeling of
mimed empathy and regret. It is generally ad-
mitted that, daring his comparatively abort resides.* in
11411111116111.6 W ass had done more than Mr. Boyd to ad-
vance the intreeb of those colonies, en object is the par-
ade of which be was aided by high mental endowments,
great energy, and untiring seal, as well as by the posseusies
of extensive influence in the mother country. Asa member
of the Colonial lAgislature aid chairman of the Pastoral
Association of New South Wales, he was mainly instru-
mental in giving permanency to the property of the stock-
holders, by obtaining for them lessee, instead of a merely
permissive yearly tenure; and the exertions of himself aid
other members of his family, in the num of Australian
emigration, are, we feel assured, sidietratly familiar in this
(sentry to render any observations upon them unnecessary.
On the whole, therefore, if we are to wept es true the
'onion given by the crew of the Wanderer, we moot re-
gard the satinet/ fits of Mr. Beejetaia Ilea bat as a
peat public loss, which will keg he by his
lialew-esitaistse es well as by Ye apemenia this
aniutry.

Tat Las Ism( COMPANY.—On Saturday night
a grand enMultdonent ass flees the abahasaa and di •
maws ea* at the lambs Tama. About 110
guava eat Mows of mum *Volk one nee at tea. The
Coate weed sift lollikallutgitateutory &mote, without
political ollutemr bet, from the user of the spathes of
Mr. Fox Mauls awl Mr. Bantle. m.r., it night be inferred
that neither Ow late minletry meditated, nor do the present
contemplate, any alteration an the charter.

THE

ELECTIONS.

Baterot..—The liberals are pursuing their canvass
with great SWIMS. On Friday night, Mr. Leap= met a
numerous meeting of the electors of Bedminster, one of the
largest parishes, and explained to them his political opi-
nions. He was received with peat enthusiasm, and a reso-
lution pledging the meeting to adopt all the means is their
power to secure hie election was unanimously agreed to. Tin
result of the canyon in the other districts of the city is
understood to be successful beyond all precedent. The
torieshave not yet been able to procure any candidate, and
as there is known to be another split among them, arising
out of the desire of the free trade section to pledge any one
who may offer himself to Tote against any reversal of Sir
Robert Peel's policy, it does not seem probable that they
will very soon do so. Mr. R. P. King has published an
address absolutely declining to offer himself, end it is stated
that two gentlemen (unconnected with the city) who have
been applied to, hive refused their sexist, unless upon •
requisition Mimed by a moiety, or nearly a moiety, of the
electoral body. This would be an utter impossibility, and
the sub-committee has, therefore, to week in other (Ireton.
ISLE OF WlGHT.—Colonel liarooUrf. a rigid COD-
servatire, has announced binned( • candidate for repre-
sentation of the Isle of Wight. Ile declares in his address
that he shall vote against say re-imposition of the duty on
corn.

Nawc.arriLL—No "sign" has been given at pre-
test ea to the course siortion rotten any take on the ap-
proaching dissolution; but it seem to be generally under-
stood that both the sitting members will again offer them-
selves.—Stafordakirs Adeertiw►.

OLDHAZ—The friends of Messrs. Fox, Dunenft,
and Cebbett, the candidates fee the repreeentation, are
actively eanvesainfihe borough, and the ensuing election is
likely to be severe contested.—Sfoodiester Guardian.
YLTWOUTH.— n Friday last Mr. Rotindell Palmer
met the electors of Plymouth at the Mechanics' Institute.
He was very cordially received. Dr. Yong, presided.
ROCIIDALL—On Wednesday evening last the
committee of the Reform Association held • meeting, at
which it was unanimously agreed to get up a reunionism,
to be signed by electors, on behalf' of Mr. to bores
a candidate for the representation of the borough of Mash-
dale, at the next general election. Singe this meeting Wee
held, • very active canvass has been going on, and pnated
placards are posted in various pieces. There is • report in
circulation that Mr. Henry lichen, of Rochdale, will be
brought forward as • candidate. The toriee, it is said, in-
tend to bring out a candidate of free-trade principles. Capt.
Ramsey has 'been spoken of, but nothing has been done at
present.—Miniehater Guardian.
SOUTH LANCASHIRE.—It in expected that Mr.
Alttersisa Watkins will be brought forward in place of
Mr. Henry. Mr. Watkins is • Manchester meret of
free trade and liberal polities, sad is highly empected in
the country.
SOUTH HANTS.—At an important the
South Huts for the Protection of Beide
held last week at , it 1/p resolved to support Mr.
Comptes, the pressor sioniber, at lir rent eisriso, ad to
oppose Lord Chucks Wrikaley unless lie load* will sup-
port all Lord Devliya
8•12011.0.—We Iwo authority to state (says the
liewthsakt Munisinur) duet Mr. Brotherton has acquiesced
in dr odder of hit Minis that he should again stand as a
condidsto hi ttte ospossistios of Salford.
Stailnian.--la addition to Mr. Sedeant Allen,
two odon•ded as candidates for the
et amilmi. An address to the electors has
bon puribitsil hor Xr. Arthur Otwey, who is a free-
trolor; • bird to vs reform; in favour of
ales the
SR t, the free exercise of
the sad SR in the manner of levying
the Immo tax. Another sarlifito is Mr. Phillips, a bu-
rbler ea the Northern Circuit. who, we are informed, is a
issuror et the Aati-Corn-laer , and who intends to
seines the dorm to the peldpfso of tree trade, At., in
the rune of the oaring wselL—Nutirovvisiire Advortimr.
Brocirons.—Mr. be. knowl an iddraas, in
which he Oaths, that be will strowatiosly way at-
tempt to impure •• import day as new, win support
any memoir of reform based a anal inwolloottioaim
ciples. A wastiog. at which Ik. I.lKnehd
was bed stiles Protestant Aruseistios AIMS is %Tare;
day make. and a tosaleatm, pledging taw noalleaws
ato sapperOwo Beoll, was troarasooly paint
litaechwaar rdies.

CAPTAIN PENNY AND THE SEARCH FOR

SIR J. FRANKLIN.

TO TRI ZDITOS OF TKO 17,1111111111.
Aberdeen, March 24, 1852.
Ba,—After the remarks made by Admiral Berke.
ley and lir. Parker in the Howe of Commoos on the 16th
inst., in reply professedly to the notice taken of me and my
little band by Mr. Antsy and Sir Robert Inglis, you will
not, I trust, deem it presumptuous if I solicit a small por-
tico of your valuable space for the following statement.'
I em not accustomed to the kind of work into which I am
likely to be dragged. Hitherto, for reworks which need not
be explained, I have maintained lilacs in the face of much
provocation ; and even now I plass beers year radon only
enough to render the style of remark which Admiral
Berkeley and his friend appear to consider befitting, not
altogether in the circumstances allowable. I mast add,
moreover, that there is a limit to forbearance, and that rem
probably I have allowed that limit to be transgressed with
respect to myself and my men.
I. I had the privilege of solving the Esquimau: story,
which had brought the whole of her Majesty's expedition
to a stand still.

tivivrocice—][r. Samuel Carter, of the western
atresit. her Jewel es Addams to wdorm of the tows,
awing Idesself as • sumildsts r Os moveseneWss er the
swan Aeolis& Ile. Cesare la • Mira redlewor; he ad-
wassess freetoe& awl samara pollusearary sett flautist
is suroded fa. Mr. Huoies sao?al codes.

2 Tifd ill that man could do to get the provisions of the
North Star leaded in Barrow's Straits, pointing oat Navy
Inlet as a suitable place.
3. On learning (after following far a distance of 20
miles, my signals wing observed but act answered)
that traces of the Erebus and Terror bad bees discovered
by the Assistance and judged to be traces of • retreads,
party," I followed up the discovery, and had the good
fortune to find the tent of Sir John for watching sty move-
ment in the ire in Wellington Channel, and his winter
quarters in 1846 and 1848.
4. This intelligence was immediately communisetad to
Capt. Ovamsaney, and by Capt. Stewart (who bad been sent
with • but to the eastward) to Capt. Austin, who mistook
Capt. Stewart'a boat for oria belonging to the Erebus and
?mar. _ _

WIIIMUMMIN.--&r haw Boller Most, Bert.,
M.P.. the ...tire seetabee for Willmar, kr de-
ckled te *Wag supped's that be wm set vets for
a return te_preestion, *nosh in Woe seopeelo ho will nip
port Lord MA,. Thom it • dties onongotemse par-
ties et the Miscbeeoer eemelosecoo to wee to comm.
Wee enewoot Mr Zeta Z. Lots Kende mod ibe
U Mr. Oassee. the Mod woks hr Whohsesergirs=
Ie pelmet • mist. Mtrbw.wyiaoet %rade Mlle
Mimed .dkeit hopeebelk who Mr.
Andrews, the mark el I aroakragesa, whit les a neldente
at Winchester, will be noniaatut in enmities to Sir J. B.
loot when a general dessisa takes pleco.

6. Before leaving Beeehey Island—when nothing elm
would do—l offered to take lots to remain, and urged psm
Capt. Austin to leave two of his ships to examisie the Vel-
lington Channel.
6. I remonstrated in suitable time the ireseele
trying to pursue the MOMS mine. Capttiin Onnuumey
agreed to draw lota. Captain Austin stated he would act
independently of me. I wintered when Captain Austin
bed in theory determined to do so; and the same winter he
passed in an open Strait.
I. we peeled the winter without a abgie pen= on the
sick list.
. . .

THE STRIkE.

During the past week • full of the
ezeentive semi& et the Amigemesell fookk et
Iwo liewheik M
_the Aka of the reeletif, Alle•
okeeeMillselrepei. TMew.eeilw mesa auwiettelllftes
towehoo
`teaves of whin meth Is Leados, tit Wile
egimethe ezesiehe beaker of the beim
w"r ag sikomp eieeensiwiew, etedeoloi mut
Rhumba eselikt L the owtroprie, b eke, he MIS of
=i ,en wepowerimi seam= the eiple
y le
te their ibis step wee lehma =tot
des Art the bet Ilse also the eiewkweseeek of the itio.
yak wed• hill swim swift.
wee WU hiesergeiree is
Let, obi& int he Ann twelve bon • ekes
derma. The nosh wee • delsenineties ie nedeavene
Ie peewee • wttbarawal at the a helloed=" whisk Ike
Wyse Aseekties wow beik =Wog mimed*
tbeir 71==heloorlest a. 7.2 Crop
the the usetry it revokable to kik
toweele ildes willi Ode kr
the Mee whilepoiathee elm=
=open Mkoket elopeee, but trilbies soy
resekap to kit resent thee Many. el the opentiese,
bosome war to be okssiao wpm the esteem of
-

8. Oar hangar; patties beiag ready, we went over
2,470 .Gm, dinsured of am oast, putly kind, 666
talla-16 idles et spa water—launched • host over 120
of les fen the above water, cowtsoded for 33
daye wide int Wong tides. which brought
the lit lam es. sod leenua.
9. la WAXY, laws. 911.30, disenered ea open sea of
sot less thu 1111 sifts of water--tree Albs& to abeadow
the boat 110 NAM frau tbo slip, fad ft led three rims.
The ann. (*skies every usa wan tee. sad of onus
see. travelled set at ell), was 60 da seal esaa.
I have esti neigh te saurian idrl.lErwkeley, if k.
einem to igeh Wit the matte, thee I erl m 7 gra ins, at
sf evens, the week_ I line neptet eawsgh for lay
haft, sod tot 4MN" sit le snow ones to be
wood be erne the iluedeasy of elms. Irina I know, and
they hoar, what wee the true slab of =Pam I aiwaid
that (as I believe right or wrong) the emus et Sir leis
Preaklit sea be fered. sa9 wails to west way jury
of my seue wed ta slate my rumens; but I an mot
wWits b leWrind, mil to have evident; sashed—to
have al 19119991119 Pener94 esti to have ray tense thia—
by moue tiodgestio, whisk those who nail require it an
tie bat to Anne towards us.
I have tie his... to be, Sir, your most obedient Bernet,
WY. PENNY.
If more is required, I shall he happy to give it. W. P.

alien; at tho author of promo of tMidlowt%ilsaa
omioslisoo who boo *sad t. (Women of Iho
Amsoilisa of impious of Opsvolloo Ilaglamm up to
W kojedwo of UM Minh, 18111.4/lame. 1.1118 ;
toossoo.l.llll ; =Mr sag slams, 1,2111 ; moalko% NB;
drams, ; 2M ; pawns swim% NM;
; Maim lass, *imps, aria% ;
=tarib'
ia,714 taboorros, 1,480 ; saws, I,IM ;
; nous sp to 1311 Marsh, 9,014. Isarowao, 1,188.

THE INDIAN CHARTER.

Mem the Deus New.)
Mr. HERMES, the new President of the Board of
Control, is very eager to get the committee on the
affairs of India appointed forthwith, and to-night in-
tends to take steps for that purpose. Whether, in
tbo present position of public affairs,—with the cer-
tainty that a dissolution of parliament is not, under
any circumstances, very far off,—and with the pro-
bability that the inquiry cannot be concluded in this
and must, therefore, be resumed in the next parlia-
ment; and knowing that, even if it turns out other-
wise, the parliament that has conducted the inquiry
cannot be the parliament that will legislate—whe-
ther, in the presence of these difficulties and anoma-
lies, it can possibly be worth while to appoint a com-
mittee this session may be greatly doubted; and,
judging from what fell from Sir JAMES GRAHAM, is
a point that will be contested. Nevertheless, a few
general considerations on the subject will help to
draw attention to some essential points for con-
sideration.
Since the period when the power of the Crown
over India was fully asserted and legislatively esta-
blished, an inquiry him always, with a single excep-
tion, preceded the continuation of the functions of
the East India Company, or, rather, of the Court of
Directors of that corporation ; for subsequently to
the modification of the once popular constitution of
the proprietary, on the ground of " tumultuousness,"
the company itself has had no real power; arid of
late Its proceedings, though improving in informa-
tion, tone, and character, have fallen into greater in-
significance than ever, because of their inability for
good. The exception to previous investigation was
in 1793, when Mr. Dreess alleged the comprehen-
sive investigations which had led to and accompanied
the impeachment of WARREN HANTINGS, as afford-
ing every necessary information. And so they had,
if facts were all that arc needful. But
when it is theory, or, as Mr. MILL justly calls it,
thouyht, as well as facts that is required, the prece-
dent so badly set in 1793, by Mr. Thustms, has, on
the expiration of subsequent twenty years, found no
favour with any of his successors in the. Hoard of
Control. Except, indeed, it were with Sir JOHN
CAM HOBIIOCSK ; fur he seems to have entertained
some notion of repeating in 1841, what Mr. Dux-
DAS had the temerity to perform in 1793.
We had enquiry before the renewal of tho
Charter in 1813 and vas, and we must, of course,
have investigation in 1852. So far so good. Such
pauses in the otherwise unverified WA uncontrolled
government of one hundred and twenty millions of
our fellow-subjects in India, add to fur stock of
knowledge, if as yet they hone net led to any great
governmental, social, or material improvement
in the condition of Inas itself. As Lord
PALMERSTON said of the Afghan war, they
at blest tomb us something of geography. physical
and political, if they do not enlarge our sympathies
fora distant people; they bring under our attention
the immensity of oar empire, if they have not
hitherto made us fully appreciate its correspoading
responsibilities.
On each of the three last pauses, more, it must be
confessed, was done for England than for India. In
1793, we got the wedge of free trade inserted in the
monopoly of the company; the reclamations of our
great London merchants then procuring room for
their own enterprise to the modest extent of 3,000
tons a year. In 1813, the wedge was driven
home so far as India was concerned ; its
trade was thrown open; and even missionary enter-
prise was permitted to gain a footing on the tern-
tones of the Company. In 1833, we went further:
we destroyed the monopoly of the China trade;
wound up the commercial affairs of the company;
made it a trustee for the crown and people of this
eouutry ; and provided the means of ultimately
repaying the capital of the corporation without any
charge on the finances of England.
Thus gradually the legislature became, on the
question of India, juster and juster to the people
of England, by whose blood and treasure that empire
had been won ; thus in each succeeding twenty years
parliament paid more and more interest to the
claim, the public at home had on India; thus slowly
it abolished trading monopoly; leaving , however, a
monopoly of patronage in the hands of those whose
responsibility it had seriously diminished.
In all these changes, and in all this legislation,
there was, however, more attention paid to our own
interests than to the welfare of our fellow-subjects in
India. Beane would almost seem to have, for the
next thirty years alter his great and glorious,
though passionate and imperfect exertions,
weaned and disgusted the English public with
the internal affairs of India. The injustice with
which WARREN HASTINGS was really treated—
notwithstanding the salutary effects of his impeach-
ment on the Indian administration—and the dis-
appointing results of his trial, appear to
have produced a very general feeling that
necessity, real or affected, justified all acts
of government in India, however harsh and intoler-
able they would have been deemed had they been
committed in Europe. And it was not until reform
in our own parliament had improved our own
morality, and elevated the tone of our own thoughts,
that, in 1833, an effort was at last made in the now
Charter Act to do something for the natives of India,
by throwing open to them, in words at least, every
office under the Crown in their own country ;—a pro-
vision, how intermediately acted on, it will be one
of the leading points of present inquiry to disclose.
Having then, on former occasions, got rid of the
greater anomalies which an imperfect acquaintance
in peat times with the great science of political eco-
nomy, and a corrupt state of society had encrusted
the 1011111administiation of Indian affairs, and hav-
ing, in 1833, terminated the commercial monopoly
which injured ourselves,—let us now, in 1852, in
reviewing the past twenty years, withdraw Eng-
lish interests from the too prominent part they
occupied in former investigations, and, in a robust
and generous spirit, address ourselves to the material
concerns of India itself.