The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-08 00:00:00

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.

Yesterday the Secretary of the Admitslty sent the
following oommanioatioa to the evening papers;
ADMIII/STT, lissom 7.—With reference to tici article in
this day's Morysiag Herald, in whist' it is stated " the
writer of the Miter states that he bad seen a sesames
from Hanmehatke, who informed hint that be had min Sir
Jobs Franklin; that be and all his party wen gait* safe,
sod coming throng's the North West Paige," we have
been farnisked with the following copy of • house from Hr.
&anal Peck, to the Lords of the Admiralty. by which it
will be observed that no mention is made of Bit John
imaklin having been "snag" by soy me.

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To ma LORDS OP ISO ADMIZALTY, LONDOX.
Liverpool, March 6, 1860.—My Lords,—l biotin to give
the intelligence that I have rootlets' rowdies Sir John
Franklin and expedition, which I believe to be the iet,
sad I trust, will prove correct, am i can pies fall evidence
to the honour and truthfulness of the writer, my son.
Herewith a full extract of the letter, dated San Frailib3o
Bay, California, Senday, Dec. 30, 1849:—" There was a
gentleman on bond this ship yestetday that bas jest arrived
from Kamchatka, with the mewed the discovery of 81r John
Franklin and all his party. They are all well, and have
come through the north-west panes..
(Bifined) Cumin Ws. Pass.
My son writes from on board the English skip Blakeley,
of Liverpool. I trust, my lords, that I shall have been the
first to give the intelligence of the missing expedition. The
truth or erroneous information conveyed by the gentleman
alluded to by my eon will shortly become known. I give
also a postscript to my son's letter.
P.S. This is favoured by Carafe Askew, late of the
barque Chilies, of London, who has kindly offered to nest it
for MP at Panama, dear theYankse postage. C. W. P.
I have, ire.,
(Birled) SAMUEL PECK.

FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
Yesterday evening a meeting of the inhabitanls of
the ward of Farringdon Without, wee held at the Sessions
Moose, Old Bailey, for the:pupate of taking into considers-
Um a bill about so be introduced into the lions' of Com-
mons by Mr. Alderman Sidney, M.P., to abolish the pay-
ment of fines sad stamp duties on the enrolment of freemen
of the corporation of London.
Sir JANIS DUAL Bart., took the chair.
Mr. TOG LM SMITH said that the bill, the provisions
of which they were met to discos., differed materially from
that which Alderman Sidney had attempted to introdeee
into the Home of Commcna on Tuesday. There were many
clauses in that bill, of which the most active and influential
promoters of the present measure disapproved.
Alderman SIDNEY, M.P., said that he had originally
given notice of a bill to abolish the fines payable on the en-
rolment of freemen of the City of London, but the Speaker
had informed him that in this shape it w s a private bid,
and consequentlzcould not be introduced during the pre-
sent session. tie was, however, unwilling to postpone the
measure, and baying obtained information that imposts of a
similar character were levied in Nottingham and other
large towns, he bad moved for Leave to ing in •bfff for
the abolition of this oppressive tax throughout the kingdom.
The Attorney-General had opposed him, and the bill was
withdrawn.

Mr. TOCLUIN SMITH, Mr. KIRI, Mr. ANDRRTON, and
Other pat men addressed the roosting ; eller which.
Mr. fOULIdIN SMITH proposed a series of reeolations,
by which the meeting declared Ib approval of the bill that
bad been read, aid agreed that Mr. Hue be requested
to at It to the House of C 0......
The resolutions wire carried by a harp majority.