The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION.

Last eight • public) meeting was held, at the London
Mechatios' Imitates, Sonthensptos-buildiege, for the pee-
per of esseldering the propriety of supporting the project
of Dr. Lug and Lientesent Bedford Put fro, a new lead
and re expedites fa the neighbourhood of the Great Fish
River ha NW* of farther tress of the missing espeditioa.
Mr. Doelles, a member of the Metropolitan Board of
Weer, sampled re chair, and, bring introduced Dr.
King, that primes gave some further aspirates of the
rumor is whir they proposed to eery oat the seareb,
whir, be amid, rut cad suoresefally. Lieeteseat Pia
neat addeesesi elle reetias in a open& which wee loudly
applauded, eirearvieg that they had no desire that any one
11111111111 all up Me Med is imam of the project tinier re-
visited of the seareity of a farther search, on the grounds
of Itsusatty, ssadeteney, and a desire to preserve oar
serer knew and itatitire npresseey from the
...Neat stale. He deathbed that part of the plan refer.
ries be himself, Gruen up= the see of dogs fn. sledging
=I; and pointing est the proposed roar of ship end
he said Mortise, se doubt, wesid have to be
ersaitterr, bat leas uprises, in the polar regions
had dessiderably lend the dangers, which wield, seas
it *soy he avoided by seeentes foresight. He blued(
wee repairs that it would be ealy necessary to sport*
the Isseiresx with a little ebearepectios to entreat from
then lbetbrillies story err earratrymen's sufferings. and
to fedeselbess so tall at wire village the sunivore would be
Nerd. Tree raid be an dart the natives in the virdeity of
the ess pole knew every particular abet the missing
ships. leasat Pin then detailed his pelletal n prima
of the Megrilreas, shorn that they were sot of •
warlike dispraise, and adducing the fate of Ureteral
Bernard, who wee killed, together with fifty-setra area,
tomes, and children of the impinges, by at bused of
the Konehis Indiana, r a proof of the iserpisionsohs-
reread the attire with whoa he would haws to deal. He
=l:very grateful rem of the Amorists careen at
th, who had trensies the old Rewire to this
rusty. They were, eves ire of rue, real good fellows,
and be was eery Captain Mirada could not be roast
that eerier, bat the herrn at Portsmouth 'invested
his. He arid sot toe etregly redone the large, earlier-
sore esestlitions Mame seat oat, eitise the abendeereat
of the Ave Tree* eel the return of the Resolute. Two
more ships wars fleseim about is the be—sad if we was
sot qsiekly is the field; be should not he surprised to beer
of tks Freak bristle, use to Begird and perhaps the
Danes the otter. He did not hesitate to say that each an
event would be a very great blow to oar =vitiate greatness,
and rake is the laughingstock of Burr. For his pert
ha weld not bear the ilea of !oasis, his forlorn soastryises
ta the larch, and he loved his reentry too mach to see
her leers her proud nun, sad the oonddeaos of roes whose
she sight hereafter her to mend on enterprises of drier.
The 'repletion approving the project were carried nasal-
aesaely.

REGIxT GIALLKAT,

r. Okey ahead
followisg

hie "Paris" ea Tot aiming with the
address Ladles goademea : This Tom is regard
by eh* M. Jamas's Hall Cesapsay for tottildiai purposes.
Darla* amilyl represestatioas you kir Firstly sad
sanitarily liaised to my attempt to dearth* our sister
capital. Your Madams will meet be forpottas by as, sad
trastat as Masai pedal to spar appear before yes.
Was aid gralomes, 1 bag tar tkis present rips:Bahl to
take ay leave."
Ox.oiumuk.,--Lot imegies • esaver•••ion• wn
•• the disessm ffraaaa. which la le be re.
spud •• b.• 1•64•4, wader I.lllMasagement of Dr. Beer
Misr% Taws VOSS 1118MNINIS easadeam. W ass wer
Maya Masahiro of the_ marlisimeat hays beta air

reentlyresevallok ..d the geregrenne of the sew einem
Mine% kr Walks, a series of mama sad pepsin k.
tare as selenthe Minn Oleo teener a sposinsa was
enable sight ; aid If it nay be taken sea fair mane of
whet Jen ham, there will be lilt to dainty is man
iag die sawn of the eateepease. TM missies was to-
neskiship well theses. and Osseo toreneatened la a
tamme due nest be rummaging/re* eadebetery. The
sluing of Ml. Olen Ideekesale isd Ines inseam Cole,
sad the flies et Memo Diann mod liweethea, the sae
apes the noloseelle sad the sibsa it the late, were all
loudly sad daternally appleadeL Thomas any be said
of use nulleat glee ening yOrpluvas Umiak
POLTTECIINIC. The Mriettose eatertaimmath
provided for the preens mesa at this Justitatin are liberal
tad varied. Bury day of the week sad every hoar of the
day will Mu its appreprialis ratiSestion at the Potlucks's.
Free" grave to pi, hoes lively to severe," from semis
Mules I, ettieltlllo illastratios, the visitor is seadasted
with ands lag interest. Bet at this nirtlantaking One
of
the you, Mr. Pepper km jadieithely allowed fns
sad fairy lead to predestinate over philosophy sad
useful knowledge in Ms establishment, and bat few
of his yeses snags will Hager over a eleatamgino or
a seeriag-steehne wheel they as behold the story of
" B.ae Mud " sot fortb, se it was to be een by a private
view Mt night, with sash a profusion of Melanin die-
'dam views, and sash a area nee cossentery. The
little people will be delighted by the exhibition of as
legesine jeweils mashes Mi model theatre, in which the
drama of •• Ose o'clock ; er, the Knight sad the Weed
Demon," will be represented with appropriate emery sad
mule. The well ghost seen* in the Carden
Brothers" Is aloe to be show.. Add to then wanes a
Brunton distribatioa of mamma from a gigantic
Cerium' tree, besides Intern ea " Opthial Illeloo and
Fireworks," sad it will be allowed that the Whim are
well takes care of.
. . .

I lIRIIIIII FUNERAL AT PLTMOUTH.—An interest's'
eniekeay of this hied took pleas at the cemetery, Pomp
comegniek, oa Saturday last. The deceased was a season
belenniteg to the Psiki Zaaffer, Turkish linarof.battle ship,
now being etaaverted tato a ecmw, at this port. The body
was beought is shays oa • bier of tough bows based
••••rog with • Iles, followed by • lame *Nino of dot e/-
eere, mum, tad isselass botongiag to the vseosl. The
eselascholy sad &oval spectacle oa Ito way to the burial
posad attracted a large 00041101 ITS• of people, sad is Its
arrival at the rave, the olleisting priests o masa** in
✓lllO7Ollll sofa to read and *sat the burial ritual, scoordiag
to the illodemito filth, the funeral attaadsats staadiog,
kasoling, sad prostration thausalvee, dation the seremeny.
Alta the onalaslos of the amyl*, the pave woo carefully
deg, and tasted by • 'emporia order to seam* Ito begr-
imes la lambs to the holy shy—kleoss. The etiolating
plat *ea weal toes the pa* into whisk the body was
lowered soillalsos. The bier wag afterwards bakes up tad
piled Is the grave, sad the mould will trodden cas the rat.
mains, the priests tatting up poiltioss at a onsiderable db.
taus out sad west. Oa the peso** buten the grave
the beam 'embossed Ousting **eta p•otages is • load
VOllle. sad Gabbed the eneweay by pearls' water aloud
the edge of *a grave ea both sides.
CaTIVAL rm...ci.—Otis SHILLING DATr
TVISOLT, Due. 23 —adulator an parses% 706; COD
by ewes ileketa. 260. Total rebus % 965.