The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-24 00:00:00

ALLEGED TRACES OF SIR JOHN

FRANKLIN.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS.
Stn,—Having seen in your valuable journal of tho
12th inst. • paragraph, headed " Supposed Traces of Sir
John Franklin," taken from a morning contemporary, I
am desirous of confirming the statement therein made, of
traces of Sir John Franklin's expedition having been found
in Jones's Sound, by my own personal knowledge of the
witness, who is • man of most respectable character, and
who, moreover, did not make known those facts for the first
time on the occasion of his being engaged to form part of
the crew of the Prince Albert, but has since his return to
Orkney, after the voyage of 1848, recurred to this event.
This is • fact to which several inhabitants of the dis-
trict can testify, though they may not proba'sly have been
aware of the importance of the communication.
The testimony of the witness, William Millar, is further
confirmed by that of George Moore, also a native of this
island, and who was one of the hands employed in removing
the stones of the cairn when the unfortunate signal was

given to recall them iotieshil;.-Tl;;;ifienCe ;fib; two
men, which was taken apart, and without tho possibility of
previous communication, differs in some parts of minor im-
portance, such as the month in which the whaling ship
entered the unknown sound, though neither of them claims
accuracy in this particular.
Having transacted the affairs of Mr. Kennedy, com-
mander of the Prince Albert expedition, previous to his
departure, I can vouch for the extreme importance ho
attached to this discovery; and, believing that whatever
tends to give it the same due importance in the eyes of the
public cannot but serve the cause of that noble-minded lady
residing amongst us, who has the deepest interest in the
efficiency of the search for her honoured husband, I venture
to solicit your obliging insertion of this letter, and am, sir,
your most obedient servant,
A. J. WYLIE,
Solicitor and Town Clerk of Stromness.
Streams', June 18.

BERLIN WOOL FAIL—The annual wool fair at
Berlin has commenced with much spirit, and it is noticed
that there is an unusually extensive competition among the
inland manufacturers and comber', who are by far the
largest purchasers, the quantity taken on English and
French account being much less than usual. Meet sorts
have been sold at fully last year's prices, and in some in-
stances even an advance of id. to Id. per lb. has been ob•
tained, but on the very finest qualities there is a reduction
of 2d. to 4d. per lb.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLACKPRIAER-BRlDGE.—Yee-
tents,' afternoon between 3 and 4 o'clock, a portion of the
scaffold under the fourth arch of Blackfriars.bridge, on
which three men were standing, gave way. Two of them
to ding to the timbers till assistance reached them,
flatnarthird, John Phelps, fell; in his descent his head
Mtn* the abutment and he woe killed.
ADMIRALTY, JUNE 23.-- PROMOTION.— To be
Acting Boatswain, James Beard.
APPOINTIIIIIIII. VICE-Ad:Bird COMplander4o,-Chief:
Hon. Josoellas Percy, to Sheerness.
Masters' Assistants : William Steven and R. Ream
to the /impregnate, and Edward C. Ball to the Sidon.
to
chief Engineers : Thomas Owen and Charles leer,
the Dasher.