The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-23 00:00:00

'laced that no ships had pared within view of the marl
It is, indeed, nearly thirtieth's that they could have dos.—•,_
unobserved by some of the numerous parties of Emmaa.,..•
oath* look out for whales. We were, moreover, ief r-
ed
the Esquimau: of Back's Inlet that the ice had b:er-1-7....7
hog en their shore nearly the whole summer, and ha er.--"eaya
peeked condition when we left it, on the 4th of Septeem.-'.
made it highly improbable that it would open for b.-1
s tp s
patios later in the seethe.
I regretted extremely_ that the state M the ice preethw
me frees crowing to Wollaston land, and thus carol—el;Z
in one season the whole scheme of their lordshipsPa
*tractions. The opening between Wollastoa and trya.,
tenth lands has always appeared to me to
great interest, for through it the flood tide eviZ4sida
sets into Coronation Gulf, diverging to the westward '
the Dolphin and Union Streit, and to the eastward Cape Alexander. By the fifth clause of Sir John Prentet4
laureations he is directed to steer south westward er,a,, c. 2 •
Walker, which would lead him nearly in the dueemog;
the strait in querion. If Sir John found Barrow's Ssrai
as open as when Sir Edward Parry passed it on fear peas
vim's occasions, I am convineoi that (complying uea.,).-- '
as he could with his instructions, and without lookieg'
Wellington Sound, or other openings either to the soma
north of Barrow's Strait), he pushed directly west to t
Walker, and from thence south-westwards. Hee, the
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were probably shut up in some of the passages between I
tons, Banks, and Wolleston's lands. This *plaint, whha
I advocated in my former communications, is rescue 1
strengthened by the laborious journeys of Sir James Item e
having disclosed no traces of the missing ships,
Being apprehensive that the boats I left on the low 1,
would be broken up by the Esquimau:, and being, menu
over, of opinion that the examination of the opening in qua
don might be safely and efficiently performed in the qua
remaining boat I bad fit fur transport from Bear Lake toffs
Cop_permine, I determined to entrust this imp merit levy%
to Mr. Rae, who volunteetet, and whose ability and g.. 4 i •
the cause I cannot too highly commend. He selected sees, ,
cellent crew, all of them experienced voyospeues, and roadie
of finding their way back to Bear Lake without gamma
should any unforeseen accident deprive them of their leemi
In the month of March (1849) a sufficient supply of mini_
can and other necessary stores, with the equirasji—m;
of the boat, were transported over the may
on dog sledges, to a navigable part of nis
Kendall river, and left there under the charge 111
two men. As soon as the Deane broke up in Jem.
Mr. Rae would follow with the boat, the rest of them.;
and a party of Indian hunters, and would descend the Cez
pertains river about the middle of July, at which time
sea generally begins to break up. He would then, as wan
possible, cross from Cape Krusenatern to W-llaston had
tad endeavour to penetrate to the northwerd,erecii.g sisaa
columns and making deposi.e on conspicuous headland., sad
' especially on the north shore of Bank's land, should he be
fertunate enough to attain that coast. He was further ft.
strutted not to hazard the safety of his party by ?maid./
too long on the north side of Dolphin and Union-strait, sal
to be guided in his movements by the season, the state of Ma
ice, and such intelligence aa he might obtain from the Ses, •
maul. He was, moreover, directed to report his proceed ism
to their lordships immeoiately on his return, and should*
despatches experience no delay ea the route, they may be
expected in England in April or May next. Be was s
r. quested to engage on- nr mt re families of Indian hunters m
paw the summer of 1810 on the banks of the Copp/raw
river, to be ready to assist any party that may dire: liela
course that way.
With respect to the recommendation of additional nes.
sures in furtherance of the humane views of their lordihige,
it is necessary to take into account the time for whin the
discovery ships were provisioned. D.er migrate over the
ice in the apriog . frt.= the main shore to Victors sad
Wollaston lands, In large herds, and return in the autana.
These lands are also the breeding places of vest flecks of
snow geese ; so that, with ordinary skill in butting, a
large supply of food might be procured on their shores is
the months of June, July, and August. Sells are she
numerous in those seas and are easily shot, their curiosity
rendering them a ready prey to a boat party. In these ways
and by fishing, the stale of provisions might be ovally set
mented. And we have the recent example of Mr. lie, who
passed a severe winter on the very barren shores of Repels
Boy, with no ether fuel than the withered tufts of a her*
ceous Andromeda and maintained a numerous early la
the spoils of the share alone tor a whole year. Such instances
forbid us to lose hope. Snould Sir John Franklin's prod.
eiona become so far reduced as to be inadequate to a ainues
consumption, it is not likely that he would remain bags
by his ships, but rather tort in one body, or in several, tle
officers and crews, with boats cut down so u To be light man
to drag over the ice, or built expressly for that purpose, 'odd
endeavour to make their way eastward to Lancaster Sated,
or seuthwards to the mainland, according to the longimdi in
which the ships were arrested. I would here beg Imam
suggest that the Hudson's Bey Company bc authorised sad
requested to promise liberal rewards to Indians god Leal-
mum who may reli• we white men entering their lands. Sims
parties of Esquimau: frequenting the start to the westward
of the Mackenzie are in the habit of passing the winter is the
vicinity of the Mariann's Bay Company's post ea the Rut
river (a tributary of the Peel), and might be inter, sleds the
calla by judicious promises The Russian Fur Compuy
have a poet oa the Yucon or Colvil'e, waich fobs into the
Arctic Sea about midway be.ween the Mackenzie tad Bess
ring'a•straits, and through their officers similar offers might
be made to ihe western Esqu maul. We know from the
sureties of Sir John Fraokliee's discovery of the oust, ma
also from the subsequent voyage of Messrs. Di am sad Sap.
son, that the Esquimau: who frequent the estuary A the
Mackenzie meet tho-e from Point Barrow, at an in•• mediae
point, for the purposes of barter; and in this way ,nttlliernce
of any interesting occurrence is conveyed eloog the tout.
The Russian p •st on the Colville receives ies stipples Isom
a post in Norton Sound, where it would be easy for say
vessel bound to Behriog's.straits*to land a communication.
Mr. Rae, having been appointed to the charge of the Mae-
kensie river fur district, will give a proper direction to the
efforts of Indian hunters in that quarter.
As it is thought by some, whose opinion I highly soles,
that the discovery ships may have penetrated to the westerug
in so high a latitude as not to come within sight .1 the maia-
land, I may further suggest the desirableness of the cued-
nation of the western coasts of Banks' and Parry's Imati,
but as this would re quire a ship expedition by say of Bele
ring's-straits, I must leave the discussion of the practicability
of such a scheme to the shift executive officers who hen
navigat d the northern seas.
Having thus, sir, in a more diffuse manner than is total
in an official letter, but in accordance with my sense Man
deep interest felt en the subj. et, not only by my lords com-
missioners, but by the nation at large, and I may add by the
whole civilised world, recanitulated the proceedings of the
expedition, and detailed my opinions, I have only to !added
after the return of Mr. Rae and myself from the coat k
September, 1848, we devoted our leisure during the winter
to observations on the magnetic intensity and firm, with
the uniplar magnetometer, and Dr. Lloyd's inelinomene,
and kept hourly registers for fourteen hours each day of Vhs
declinometer, barometer, thermometer, and wind vane.
In the beginning of May, 1849, Mr. Bell and I, taking
with us all the Europeans of the party then remaining at
the fort, and such of the Canadians as were not to be em-
ployed with Mr. Rae on his summer expedition, created
Great Bear Lake ou the ice, and when the navigation
opened in June, ascended the Mackenzie, and retraced
my outward route. We were stopped by ice on Greet
Slave Lake till the 11th of July. On reaching Ilsthy
Portage, Mr. Bell resumed his duties in the Company's ser-
vice, and I proceeded with the party to Norway lions*,
where I discharged the Canadians, whose term of engage-
ment had expired, and sent the seamen and sappers and
miners to York Factory, there to embark in the Com-
pany's ship bound for England. I then continued my
voyage to Canada in a canoe, and after puling two days el
Montreal with Sir George Simpson, in cramming the
charges for supplies furnished to the expedition, proceeded
to Boston for embarkation in the mail steamer.
I have the honour to be, sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
JOHN RICHARDSON, M•-d. Insp.,
Commanding the Arctic Searching Expeditios.

PROVINCIAL PIG SLAUGHTERINO.—At the Ipswich
policedsourt, on Monday last, the following case was Wit
and though not determined on its merits, is yet deservial
of notice, from the conflicting nature of the evid,nce, ss u
whether the wholesale slaughtering of pigs in • wefts&
locality is or is not • nuisance which ought to be abated:—
Mr. Samuel Herbert, perk butcher, St. Clement's, &upend
to answer an information preferred by Mr. Chad, s Fisk, it
' spector of nuisances. It appeared that the defendant Its
recently appropriated a certain premises in Salt Office 104
St. Clement's, to the purpose of slaughtering pigs. The
daughter-house in question abuts closely upon the hack plc'
raises of Mr. W. ?Sulky, who resides in Quay street, and flat
gentleman complained that the stem and exhalations trash(
from the slaughtering as many as from one to two hunting
pigs in a week, o used a great nuisance, besides being dangle'
oast to the health of himself and family. As many so frost
sixty to seventy, it was alleged, had been killed there in ors
day. Mr. Fisk spoke to the daughter-house of defendant Wier
kept in a cleanly state, but he could not but think that tics
killing of so many pigs, from three to four times a weak
might be the means of producing en unpleasant smell. gr.
Hammond, surgeon, had inspected the premises of Mx
Herbert, at which time he saw that they were kept as ell!,
as they well could be under the circumstances. In hr
opinion, the steam and smell arising from the Wiling on
many pigs was injurious to the health of the inbabitauts
siding in that part. It was his opinion that such places 010
not to be permitted when surrounded by dwelling-houses
Mr. W. Adams. medical officer of the district in wbieh the
defendant's slaughter-house is situate, said he had impede*
the plane complained of, and had seen the defendant's nel
killing hogs there, and he must candidly say that the prat-
tics there carried on was not at all injurious to the health
of the inhabitants. On the contrary, the inhabitants at that
spot, nearly all of whom he professionally at., tided, were
ie
• better state of health than those in any other part otitis dn.
triet. He had not had one ease of fever there —Mr. Pitches.
surgeon, St. Clement's, said he had visited the spot that
morning, and stated it to be his decided opinion that.the
steam arising from the slaughtering of from tiity to nail
pigs did not create a nuisance, neither did he think such e
practice dangerous to the public health, consideriog the
cleanly data in which the house was kept. —Mrs. DWI
Hughes said she had lived in a house adjoining the slaughter-
house for nearly three years, and had not observe d =OA
at all armies in the practice complained of.—Mr. Bud"
Quay-et set, who lives within two doors of Mr W. Mullet 4
gave similar testimony, and added that, until ih iut few
days, he did not know that a slaughter-house wa' so doss
his premises.—At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Breae
said the magistrates were of opinion that there wee an hike
mality in the information.—Mr. Notoutt said if that was, the
opinion of the magistrates, he would at once withdraw
tt
The information was accordingly withdrawn, but it is undo'
stood soothes will be preferred.