The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-21 00:00:00

THE SEARCH FOR SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.

The Isabel screw steamer is expected to start early in
this weekfor Behring's Strait, affording an opportunity of
almost certain communication with Captain Maguire in
the Plover, and with the Rattlesnake, and a not im-
probable one with Captain Col linson and Captain Maclure,
should they, by failure in the course to which their ships
were directed, or by any other necessity, have been
forced into the more northern region where the missing
ships of Franklin are to be looked for. The ultimate
object with which the present expedition has been
equipped by the renewed exertions of Lady Franklin
(and—as it is well understood, at the cos'. also of con-
tinued privations on her part)—is the search of the re-
gion lying to the north of B3hring Strait. Ic is well
known that no ship has yet entered this northern region,
at the entrance only of which the Plover is lying as a
depot, without the power to advance a step into it, and
yet it it is within this region that the expedition of Sir
John Franklin is probably lying, helpless to effect its
own extrication. It is evident, therefore, that the
mission of the Isabel. is one of unusual importance to
the search for the missing expedition, and deeply as
we regret that it has been lelt to an individual to
carry out an object of which the necessity is so ob-
vious, yet we may congratulate Lady Franklin on her
possession of a vessel admirably suited to the purpose
as was proved in the late voyage of the Isabel to
Baffin's Bay, and in having secured in Mr. Kennedy
a commander who has already proved himself worthy
of the trust reposed in him. It is to be regretted that
Mr. Kennedy cannot be accompanied by his former
friend and comp„nion, the young French Lieutenant
Bellot, especially as it is said that the zeal of that
officer is as warm as ever in the Arctic cause, and that
nothing but the force of circumstances beyond his con-
trol prevents him from again joining in the search.

DINNER TO SIR GEORGE GREY, BART.—The Liberal
party in Northumberltnd have invited Sir G. Grey,
Bart., M.P., to a grand banquet at Alnwick. The
right hon. gentleman has accepted the invitation, and
Monday next, the 28th inst., has been fixed for the
meeting.
THE LATE MURDER AND SUICIDE ♦T CLIFTON.--An
inquest was held,on Friday before Mr. B. Grindon, the
coroner, upon the bodies of Isaac Tucker and his two
daughters, Mary Jane and Caroline. After hearing the
evidence brought forward, the jury returned a verdict of
" Temporary Insanity." It seems that the man was an
affectionate and kind father, and lived on friendly terms
with all about him.

THE CONDEMNED CONVICT, SAUNDERS.—The extreme
sentence of the law passed upon Saunders for the mur-
der of Mr. Toller, on the road to Romford, will be
carried into effect in front of Sprineld Gaol, Chelms-
ford, at twelve o'clock at noon on Wednesday next, the
23d inst. All the attempts to set aside the capital sen-
tence, on the ground of insanity, have failed.
WILL OF THE LATE JOEL EMANUEL.—The will of
the late Joel Emanuel, of Bury-street, St. Mary-axe,
London, has been proved during the past week at Doc-
tors' Commons. Mr. Emanuel was considered one of
the most wealthy members of the Jewish persuasion in
England. He has left the great bulk of his real and
personal property amongst the members of his family,
but has bequeathed several sums in charity, amongst
others the sum of 191. 19s. to each of the following insti-
tutions, viz. :—The Jewish Synagogue, at Steenhart, in
Bavaria ; the Jewish Synagogue, at Duke's-place, Lon-
don ; the Jewish Hospital, at Mile-end ; the Jewish
Female School, at Bell-square, Spitalfields ; the Jewish
Infant-Orphan School, at Tenter-ground, Goodman 's-
fields ; the London Hospital ; and the Hebrew College,
at Smith's-buildings, Leadenhall-street. The personal
property has been sworn under 80,0001., which sum is
exclusive of the very extensive freehold estates of
deceased. The will is of considerable length, and is
witnessed by Mr. Dodd, of Broad-street, solicitor, and
his clerk.
SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, shortly after 7 o'clock,
one of the labourers employed at the Whitehouso Luna-
tic Asylum, Cambridge-heath-road, Bethnal-green,
discovered the body of a gentleman, which was lying
face downwards in a garden attached to the asylum.
The earth near the spot was not much disturbed, but
there were three distinct pools of blood, which had evi-
dently flowed from a most extensive wound in front of
the deceased's neck. In the right hand was a white
ivory-handled razor, apparently quite new, but be-
smeared with blood. The decased, who was apparently
about 55 years of age, wore a wig, and was very respec-
tably dressed in a puce-coloured surLout coat, black vest
and trousers. His linen was marked with the letters
L." There was an extensive bruise on the front
of his head, which is supposed to have been caused by
his fall in climbing over the pailings. A silk pocket-
handkerchief was the only article found in the possession
of the deceased, whose body now awaits an inquest in
the workhouse of St. Matthew's, Bethnal-green.
NEW BILL TO AMEND THE LAW ON COMBINATION OF
WORKMEN.—On Saturday was printed Mr. Drummond
and Mr. Thomas Duncombe's bill to amend and explain
the law relating to combination of workmen. The ob-
ject of the bill is that masters, employers, workmen, or
other persons who shall enter into any combination to
advance, or to lower, or to fix the rate of their wages,
or to lessen or alter the hours or duration of the time of
their working, or to peaceably persuade or induce others
to abstain from work in order to obtain the rate of
wages or the altered hours of labour so fixed or agreed
upon, shall not be deemed to be guilty of "molestation"
or " obstruction " within the meaning of the act, and
shall not therekre be subject-or liable to any indictment
or prosecution for conspiracy,