The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-21 00:00:00

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDIZION.

The following is an extract front a reply by
Captain M•Clintork to Nome queries addresaed to burn ty Mr.
Selby, of Spalding:
"Dublin, Oct. 17,1559.

" In my published report I simply gated the leading
facts of our diecoverieg. There Ws not room to expreee
opinions; besides whkh I wished that all interested readers
should draw their own inferences. The boat was only 86
miles from the stip, and I believe it to have been returning
for more provisions. The two skeletons found in it were
probably the boalkeeptea—men unable to march with the
others, all of whom I suppose to have proceeded for the short
remaining distance without the boat. There was ammuni-
tion in abundance, but the country—the early opting, at
least, when our countrymen were there—affords no game
whatever. Even Esquimau: cannot live there.
" With regard to provision; you will observe that I men-
tioned chocolate, tea, and tobacco. It is clear that they
alone will not sustain life. You are doubtless aware that an
unusually large quantity of solid animal food is necessary,
even to men in vigorous health, in cold climates. Had the
country been capable of sustaining nativea, not one of these
traces would have remained for us to gather up.
" With respect to en overland expedition, you may recoi-
led that such was sent out by the Admiralty under a Hud-
son's Bay officer, Mr. Anderson, in 18.56, in preference to a
naval expedition by Barrow's Strait. Mr. A. descended the
Black River to its month, and discovered trace* of Euro.
peens upon Montreal Island. Therefore I do not think
farther records would be found by a second expedition over
the same ground. You will orderse that my first care we
to reach Montreal Island and Point Ogle, where Andante's
search terminated, and after re•examiningg those positions to
complete the search from thence to where the lost people
landed from their ships. The greater part of this painfully
interesting route was gone over three time—twice by Lieut.
Hoboes and came by myself. The natives repeatedly told na
that ell the white people had died.
"I am, yours very sincerely,
"To F. T. Selby, Box." "F. L. MTLINTOCI.

At a board meeting, held at the Great Eastern
ship, at Holyhead, on Wednesday afternoon, the dale of
departure for Ann as was postponed sires die, and orders
was given that all money paid for passages to the States
&amid be returned. Probably in about two months from
thin time—the directors say in less than one—ths Great
Eastern will monied to Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibralter, and
retina to England previous to her voyage to Portland.
United fitates.—A telegram from Southampton says
The President of the Chamber of Commerce ham received
the following letter, and communicated it by public head.
bin :—.Oa baud Great Bestirs, off Holyhead. Oct. 19.
—Dar sir,—We ham agreed to go to Southampton.
Get the moorings ready. I shall be In town to
and Friday, if you wish to mes me. —I am, dear sir, your
obedient servant, L. S. llsonos.—P.S. She will lame this
harbour within ten days: "

The Rey. Edward Rudge, 11.C.L., Chaplain.
Superintendent of Mac Edward Vl:e School for Destitute
Chi Woe yesterday attended at the Placard's °Blobs at
Woohrlct Dockyard, ht charge of 40 wall-grown lads, from
14 to la years of age, volunteers for the naval service on
board her Majesty's ships of war. Theentrlee for the service
are now limited to 20 per week. The weekly applications,
however, are seldom uader 200. A large number of the
lads were consiquently rejected, and some failed to pass
medical insp. c
_ _

The defiberations of the Roman catholic prelates
commenced at Dahlia on Wednesday. The subjects under
dnenseicsa were the Malt Colleges in Paris and Dr. Culten's
Catholic University. The Right Rev. Dr. Blake, a super-
annuated bishop, upward, of fourscore years of age, attended
the Synod on this occasion. He was formerly ea earnest and
zealous supporter at national education, and was In all
ether respects one of the few toleranta among the Irish
hierarchy.

The Cork Reporter says :—" We have much grafi-
Batton is stating that at the matricolatios examination held
in our college yesterday (Tuesday) 60 stadeuts were ad-
mitted for the session 1869-60. Of these about 20 were
Roman catholic', shout 20 of the Church of England, and
the rest dissenters. This h truly satisfactory to the friends
of united 'due-aim"

TIIE STEPNEY CORONEIN Issosor.—The Bishop
of ;London has caused formal notioe to be served upon the
Rev. Jetties Bonwell, incumbent of St. Philip's, Stepney, of
his lordship's Intention to issue • oommission under the pro-
visions of the Church Discipline Act, for Inquiring ibto the
pounds oldie scandal existing against him in reference to
the above inquest. The commlesion will be addressed to
Dr. Twits, the bishop's vicar-general ; the Van. Archdaoxn
Rae; the Rev. Canon Dale, Vicar of St. Pancrss; the
Rev. J. Z. Rempe, Rector of St. James's, Wettrainster ; and
the Rev. W. G. Rumphry, Vicar of St. Martin's-in-the

PRESENT TO HER MAJESTY.—There is now on
the way to this country from the Maharajah of Cashmere, se
a present to her Majesty a_ most costly abewl tent, which
will contain moreover a bedstead of solid gold. The value
of this regal offering is saidte exceed fifteen lam of rupees
(160,0064)
THE QUEEN UPON BEN MaCrint;l.—One of the
moat notable events of her Mejeety's visit to the north this
year was the visit which she paid to the summit of Ben
Macdhui on Friday week. The royal party started from
Balmoral shortly beinre nine o'clock, and drove viii Cagnetta
of Braemar to Lord Fife's shelling (the Derry), where their
Billies, guide., and ponies were in waiting for Ina more difil-
mit part of the road which had to be entered on at this
point. The royal party were quite unattended, except by
the gilllee and the two guide., and certainly it was a curious
and striking eight to see the Queen of Great Britain, accom-
panied only by her royal husband, her son, and daughter,
with no attendants lave sillies and guides, in the heart of the
most magnificent, wild, and witrequented part of Meg
Forest. Lord Fife received the royal party at the shelling,
and conversed with them for about twenty minutes, when
her Majesty requested that his lredabip should no longer
remain from hie day's sport, but ...Mod Ova she should have
tea in the sbeiling on her retina. The burden of this inti-
mation hie lordship conveyed to Mor Lodge to Lady Fite,
who immodirdely had everything itecescary for the royal
repast brought up to the shelling, and Row that everything
was as comturtable as it could be in a Highland shelling for
the reception of the Queen of England. Moat probably ima-
gining that, after oolong an expediti,n, the royal party would
prefer being alone, Ledy Fife returned to Mar Lodge. Mesa-
while, the Queen, her royal husband, and children had
anomeded iu ascending the hill, where, the day being
fortunately vied., they had a magnificent view. On this
elevated spot, 4,300 fret above the sea level, and the highest
spoe but one in Greet Britain, the royal party partook of
luncheon. Resuming The dement, they reac&d the abeiling
about 6 p.m., where they Wore waited upon by Lord Fife's
faithhil servant, old Seedy M'Hmrdy, whose account of the
royal patty et tea is at once spirited end simple. Her Ma-
jesty esprve•ed to Sandy, in the roost gracious terms, her
entire vanefection a it!, the arresigemeata made by Lard sad
Lady Fife for her comfort, and desired Sandy to tell them
she had done so. Her Majesty talked to Bendy, Indeed, all
the time the trait at tee, and listened with notch interest to
all be had got to say about the country, asking also seversl
questions which showed the Interest the took in it. The
ruyel party reached Balmoral alrynt a quarter pest B.—Baef

TEBTIIIONIAL TO MIL WOITE, LATE. M.P. FOX
PLTXUUf ll—A teschsony, eassic.!itg c f •pandeome made-

labra and Copergne, ainouWeinied by-an addreloo written on
vellum, has teen recently forwarded to Mr. White on beheld
of 750 subeeribers, all working triin et P 4 month, to enema
thew appreeiwion of the too:ideal eerviove which he rendered
to that oorotigh whole kw few...wed to in parliament. Mr.
Whim how ...opt a letter of acknowledernont, in which he
e.ys Looking at to houideowe a matioeuto, I shall have
Wens betore in. a etriking nod truturing evidence of the
kind end cordial spirit with •hieb a large porfice

of my unentranchired fellow musijies in the borough
of Ptyrionsh rewarded my humble but earnest efforts
for the yid, at &guidon, and legiebstive adoption of
the greet prinailes of civil rod religious blurt's. Although
I have no Leiser the honour to he one of your re-
preeentatieea. I Phial, be soured, ever take the liveliest in-
terest in all that concerto the pelitical and «mid Ade:enca-
mp:et of the borough of Plymouth. whilst retaining, as I do,
an undiminished desire to aid all off 'vs los-mire ass promptly,
▪ papule ouch a measure of paritaisontary reform es theft
rid no of the prevent deplorable parody of the true principles
,f popular its, attutMi.m ; rod fir VP in lieu therrot a Howe
of Commune in which t, t lonely the Prritorisl, commer-
cial, ant trading, hut the largest contributor", to the national
taxastoo—the working cluess—stunt alou be fairly repre-
sented."
INCREASED CHARGE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF
PALTER LUNITICII.—The oomuttites of rtsiton of the
County Pauper Lunatic Asylum nt Collie). Hdsh have
passed a reeolntion fixing the weekly rum to he paid for
each person confined in that am lulu ilviraeatile to any pariah
in the unsay, for the purpose of irstritylog the cost of main-
tenance end other expenses of ouch Demote, at the sum of
10e. GI., the charge hitherto having been 90. lid. per
week. Tbe therms for person. not of the county remains
et 14e. per week. The maraud rote for the maintenucs
of pauper illnaliPllfiem any parieb in the county is higher
than has yet been charged, and (be committee state
that ft is pawed by the trout largo addition in the num-
bers of patent., end the consequent neceseity of greatly
inereseing bob the use of offices a, cud tha providing of sup-
plies el all bade, which has morel onnaidwable additional
ex
Etc Rtat.—The new steam ram to be
azi‘ ..
Wit by Mr. Napier will cost 3700001., and nmasures 4,000
Wu,— Glasgow Jornwil.