The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-17 00:00:00

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THI PALCVILIN lILICS.

The public will DOOM hare an opportunity of
*sanitising probably the most interesting collection of mike
the' lir cyst boo thrown open to their inspection, the

esdrentiee of the United Service Museum baring devoted a
nestle the Keeler remelts lately brought home from the
ilea Now b Oirtsla M'Clietock, and purposing to admit
Mellen wiliest rentrietioe on all the ordinary day. of inhibit-
ties. The nom le et the Waxer end of the building on the
peend beer amid Os relies ere beady reneged is glows
diem, and ticketed with all the informetion that could
M obtaleed or surnamed respecting them. The
detailed lia has already been published (see Br•
ryas, Septesiber 23), Lot some dednetions must
be sabot $ robe objects have been claimed by surviving
' Medea of tae Implant Arctic voyagers. Enough, bowline,
vomit to polity • 'rawhide ennead', mid we bars se
dude OM forr enislblilms, so matter bow &greedy*, ever
embed is.. kismet aad attention then will these few
Ida* IMllither-wry lessamaie of what once belonged to the
brave amid tree use wk., within the desolation of the
Arctic circle, bed mastered is well the chariots, and homer
ef their iresstry. Ose or two creeps of more farewell
visitors lased timer way Into the room on Saturday lest,
sad we could pareolve that tom of them were moved ens to
teen as they pondered one the gime oases, and medium/used
to decipher the fragments of writing or print that still re-
marked in the weathr•woen books cud papers. In the lint
ems le the "ensign" of one of the ships, reduced almost to
shreds, but still preservieg its colours, and re-
trendies the mectatere of the many cheerless den
upon which it moat have Buttered sadly, but will proudly,
ism the mast of the tea bound vessel. In c corner of the

sane case is also a thin tin cylinder, stained and timeworn.
The casual spectator would hardly notice it, but it stands
Bret in importance of all that has been wavered, for it con-
tains the record of the death of Bir John Franklin—that

happy death which raved our brave veteran all the sabe►
quest horrors of the journey to the Fish River. Farther ea
ere the rude spear heeds into which the Eaquimanz ►d fee-
lamed the iron they obtained from the wreck; and a box-
wood two foot rule, whitened with exposer*, but with the
figures on it all m bright as the firm day. This was of course
the property of the carpenter, who It would appear had even
w►en starting oa his dread journey not forgotten the
Implement of hie trade. in the same case to
a relic which will arrest the eye of many a
I passer by. It is the laminate of a silk necktie, including
the bow 114 carefully and elaborately tied aa if the poor
Imam had been tusking a wedding toilette. This, which
was taken from the naked balms of a ghastly skeleton which

wee discovered eau mile, distant from the main track of
the poor plgrims, is supped to have belonged to the ship'•
stormed, ee this clam of me are generally nest in their
drew, and a sailor would haws adopted a much more simple
arrangement. There are also various articles of plate, the
greater portion of which is marked with fir John Franklin's
device, and two pocket chronometer. In excellent
prwasrvation. ♦ small diver watch, maker's name, •' A.
Myers, London," probably be to some young mate or
asidAtiproan, and a worm-eaten roll of paper opus which the
Eagle word " Majesty" remains, was poa•lbly the awe-
/aired warrant of some stoat boatewain or quartermaster.
There is a little amethyst teal in perfect prelim vation, wed
(again and snow veils to protect the eyes from the dazzling
whiteness of the poiu snow. Two double-barrelled puns
seemed with rust are placed fa in on the table. They still
ccetsia the charges which were placed In them by hands
w►ich Dave long dace lost their cunning. They arm labelled
"Loaded" in large lettere, but still we should not be sur-
prised to hear some day of so accident caused by the
ambit curiosity of some foolish visitor. The books re-
covered are very foir—they would of count succumb
early to the rigours of exposure, bat there is still well pre-
served a mall edition of the " Vicar of Wakefield," some
religious poetry, and a French Testament, In the fly leaf of
which is written, in a delicate female hand, "From your at-
tached (the appellation is obliterated), 8. M. F." The open
tnsdkins cheet COOtaiall ill its bottles and preparation. very
little injured, std w little cooking machine has the fuel
avenged, the sticks threat through the bars ready for lad-
der, and Wetter matches at the ode, as it might have been
prepared over sight few the montage cookie& It would be
iseposuble to exaggerate the interest and importance of all
there simple Toetu.trials; they tell a tele that will find its
way to every heart, sad many and painful, no doubt, will be
the ecenee to which they mat rive rise, when aurviving
friends behold is them the prop rty of thaw whom they
have so lotto mourned Is blank uncertainty. Lady Fraaklin
hae, we understood, greedy piid the collection frequent
video sad a Iteatleolo triclinic in the nebilibourhood of
Lorin has Ilintilled la coo of the scientific in,trumeatai
the property et Ye Meg lost we. We believe that the col-
awake will be thieve epee to petrol Lespeomoi io the course
of the ease* week.

On Saturday owning lest • grand soiree of the
Halifat blerbaalse laetitotica was bald in their now
who' roma 700 pormes took tea. A public mostioer wee ea.
mignewly held, over which Lord Bronahart preadied, mad
around him no to piatfarm were Lord Shaftesbury, we
Hos. A. Kinmekik M.P., 8. Bataan, Esq., F.
Crawley, Seq., ILP., the Mayor of Halifax, J. Staadeld,
Lg., judge et the toasty court; the Venal-4.M0 Area:tacos
Ilseerreus, D.D., vase; the Her. H. Hell..r, H.A the Rev.
H. 0. Crafts, D.D.; J. Crawley, Rm., J. Whitworth,
Ite. The pessethame were of a rovet interesting chit-
NAM thortlilltelet. Lied brougham and Lord Shaftesbury re-
eabelag • awl enebinelmitic roceptioa.
• smothig of the Senate of the Queen's University
ow held at 3 OVINE In Palsy, in 8.. Patrick's. hall, Dublin
Crete. ire the wpm et .wining honours sod depose
tope the saseeisM seadlderee slat from the three colleges to
the Vsiveraty. The Vies•Ciaseetbpr term, ...Warmed the
ssimaldy, the atuwel area were omit nal by the Lord
Lleasamat.

Macrae or CurArrs.—Preferments : Rev.
Hem Gawp Warman, W.A., ho. beam limiest by the
Lard of Chester to the perpetual wag of at.
Ilksplines Liverpool, in the namely Lfterrer, en
the 11414M11•11.111 of the Rev. Augustus Campbell, II A., recto, 1
of Live= Dee ponce thereof. vecant by noir tuition of the
Haw. W Hwy Vole n. The Rae. Richard Iticiesrdesn,
M.A., has ben homed to the per fetid ,uracy of Triaity
Omsk, Capeaharst (denstly consrerebd), on his on pal-
tisnoe peteon thereof. The Rev. Will...en 6Liallivoss Jae.
50n.,11.A ,has been lionised to the stipendiary curacy of Tar-
im*, in the county of Chapter, on the nomination of lb.
BBL globoid Jeri,. Statham, D.A., the 11P0144% The Row.
Ham neaten!), IS A , boa been homed to the misted
eddy of Bt. latfa's Church, Mirky. In the county d
Order. on the soatisiatbm of Samuel Woodhouse, Esq.. .1
=fa thesaid county, the patroa thereof. The Rev.
&wide Chao law Ipso hoard to it. stipendiary
ofoney of Malpee Lower Ilediely, ka the costly of Chinni.,
an tho Domination of the Rev. John Tyrwhitt Drake, the
maw al theft Mirliely. Vacancies The pregaund curacy of
Is, Mary's Church. Willa., is the county of Laseester, by
lb. lesignatios of the Haw. Joba Woburn ; the prepetael
ISM, of thelOy. I. lie pariah of StroCkpwt, by the &sok of
tbs Row. Noble Wilson, the incumbent

DISCUS Or OXFORD.—The Bishop of Oxfoid
Ms ewe aotk• that be will hold • prom' ordlsatioa at
Chrka Clime& Cathedral on Sunday, the 18th of December,
and Ma based a paper matelots. tbe dem (lona by 'Mai
be Mabee eandidatee for holy orders to b guided.

CATITTAL PALACE.—tha handbell ringers (rota
Diewerisy sod Hohearth, Yorks peek.,„„„,x,. on
gafterdery gave en weal @andantino, will appear again at the
rams Ilia day (Mteday), and perforce a programme of ope-
noir wheti,... chews s.. glees, &c. Velike the amerelity
Of Idl beads, whirl only play the airy, thew bud. pittwra
aD taw parte with a precielas truly astasiohlas, the music
mime being ozoled.agly meet. They will also wow to-
massy, which will ample, their sagegammat at the Palms.
USYNTAL PALACE—HALF-CIOWN DAY.-841111111-
LT, OCT. l& Admission* ea eawsserte 731 ; by
11111111111111111a6. 1,977, total ri.llan, 2,708.