The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-11 00:00:00

NEWS OF SIR JOffN FRANKLIN AND

THE ARCTIC VOYAGERS.

The following important intelligence, so long
anxiously desired, kaviog reached the editor of the
seisms ma, we are enabled, by his kiadnem, to anticipate
the next publication of his journal :
It h a week since only that we afforded our readers
the last probable glimps of the exploring party who have gone
out in search of a solution of the mystery that hangs over
the fate of Sir John Franklin, previously to their honing
again from the mysterion• ground on which that volution is
to be sought; and now, for the first time sines the missing
ailventurers were loot sight of, at the threshold
of that same ground, an indication of their where-
abouts has suddenly turned up. A letter, just
received by the Admiralty from Chief Factor Macpher-
son, dated March I, 1848, says :—" There is • report from
Pea's Rivet that the limulataux saw two large boats (query
ships i) to the else of the Mackenzie River, fall of white
mm; sad they (the Esquimau:l showed knives, file., de.,
to the Peel's River Indians which they had received from
there white man. Could these have been Franklin or Rae 1"
Mr. Hargrave, of York Factory, to whom Mr. Macpher-
son's letter is lathered, says, in eornranniaißns this intelli
vase to the Admiralty, It could not have been Rae is
his last expedition, as his boats did not go beyond Commit-
tee Bay." Mr. Ha vs adds that, " Bat little modems
con be even to reports."
We de not see, however, any good reason for rejecting a
rumour so wekome, and we gladly give it public:My.
Presuming that the boats or ships sass were them of
Franklin's expedition, their peda, even OW of the
Mackenzie, is geed as regards warm, sad better still as
respects safety, sines they mast have been very near
the cart. It has been sonertained that open water
elk% during the summer NOM, from the Meek-
mash River to Behring's Straits- and we thatch'', dare
venture to hope that the expedition may have effected the
lag desired N.W. pomp summer, and that the gal-
lant party may be eves at this moment approoehing our
ikons. The anxiety reepecang the lost party had grown
dully to be very great, and the public will cling eagerly to
the hops so suddenly presented. A very short time must
felt be Tales.

THE ORDER or THE OARTZR.-It is reported that
the meat Wu ribbon will be esahned either out the Mu-
mma at Weetosieeter se the led et Clarendon. This is the
thud Tease y whisk bee eseempoi mass the knights of this
meet noble order due the etewelee et the prwrnt govern-
smut. Duthie the eilshistreelea et 84 Peel these
conated no ler this else werwelso.

Jams Lathes" Bei., LP, has been elected a
&mem d the Psebaba awl O. Steam Navigation
,to ei an smarm osamismed by the death oft the
j:tritilYtrisk Mazwoll Stewart, LP, heady a director and
chairman of that oompany.
ii en v CONYISSIONERS or Szvass.—APPOINIXENT
or • Idamem. Genoa.—Yesterday the commissioned
assembled at Guildhall. Depaty Peacock in the chair.—
us report of the soled committer to which the resobstion
for appdating a 'medical efface for the City had been sob•
mined was read. It stated that the committee were cf opi-
nion that it was highly desirable no time should be lost in
orocewliar to the spocinuaast. They therefore mom-,
a ...est ststeiiilly on