The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-13 00:00:00

Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

QM-UR PLATED CORNER DISHES.-
A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14,
Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England, submit the prices
of the following Patterns of strongly PLATED CORNER DISHES,
with silver handles and edges, and silver shields for engraving the
crest or coats of arms, viz::—

The Gadroon Pattern.
Four Strongly Plated Corner Dishes and Covers ....
The St. James's Pattern.
Four Extra-strongly Plated Corner Dishes and Covers • • • • £l3 10 0'
N.W.'l'lle`tiovers are made with moveable handles, so as to form.
extra dishes. Drawings of the above forwarded to any part of Great
Britain or Ireland, postage free.

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S ARCTIC
EXPEDITION.
The:following is an abstract of a letter addressed
by Dr. King to Earl Grey :
"The last whaler has arrived, and Sir John
Franklin and his 125 followers are shut up in the
Arctic regions for a third winter, which the medical
officer who served with Sir Edward Parry in all his
expeditions will, in all probability, be attended with
the most serious consequences. For this there is no
help. To save them, however, from a fourth winter,
when, in addition to disease, they will have to con-
tend with starvation and all its horrors, Dr. King has
been constantly urging the Government, since last
June, to take the most active steps for their rescue.
He directs attention to the western land of North
Somerset, as the spot where the lost expedition is
most likely to be found, and he offers his services to
Earl Grey to journey to that spot by the same route
he travelled in search of Sir John Ross. He is not
satisfied with the effort the Admiralty have resolved
to make in search of the missing party. After
entering minutely into the subject, he states : To
sum up in a few words, the Board of Admiralty in
their effort virtually declare the lost expedition can-
not be relieved except the north-west passage is dis-
covered ; we must first discover the passage, and then
seek out the lost expedition.' To this declaration I
cannot assent, for, by following out my plan, I can
search all that is known of the western land of North
Somerset, and be sure that every footstep I make is
so much good work for the safety of the lost expedi-
tion, and for the furtherance of geographical and
natural historical knowledge, while Sir James
Clarke Ross, before he gets a single footing on
that- land, must have solved the problem which
has battled all our ingenuity in ships for 31 cen-
turies. The facts speak for themselves. 1. Barraw's
Strait was impassable in 1838 ; it may be impass-
able in 1848. 2. Sir James Clarke Ross is using
the same means to relieve the lost expedition which
have brought them into their difficulty; the relief
party may, therefore, become a party in distress. 3.
The land that is made will be of doubtful character;
the searching parties at the end of the summer,
with the close of which every soul of the lost expe-
dition will have perished, may find that they have
been tracing an island many miles distant from the
western land of North Somerset, or navigating a
deep bay, as Kotzebue navigated the Sound named
after him, and as Franklin navigated the sea called
Melville Sound. The plan which I have proposed
is to reach the Polar Sea across the continent of
America, and thus tcr proceed on my search from
land known to be continent, where every footing is
so much good work done for the safety of the lost
expedition, and for the furtherance of geographical
and natural historical knowledge; and if the plan is
laid aside, the lives of our lost:countrymen will de-
pend upon a single throw in the face of almost
certain failure, if the difficulty in which they are
involved is the fame which, not to go further back
than 1818, has driven away every officer, including
even Perry himself, who has made the attempt in
ships."

METROPOLITAN SEWAGE MA-
NURE COMPANY.

It is with very great pleasure that we announce
to our readers who have so interested themselves
in the progress of this great national work, that the
consent of the Commissioners of Sewers, as required
by the Act of Parliament, has been formally given
to the proposed works of the company, which will
be commenced forthwith. with every prospect of
their being so far completed in the course of next
summer as to permit of the application of the sewage
to the immediate neighbourhood of the station at
Stanley Bridge, and thus to yield an early return
upon the capital. It is calculated that calls of less
than half of the shares already taken will be sufficient
to complete this portion of the works, and give the
great experiment a trial.
We have also the extreme gratification to announce
that the Earl of Ellesmere, having witnessed the ad-
vantages of the applications of sewage water to por-
tions of his own estates, has been so satisfied with
them that he has within the last fortnight joined the
Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company, by becoming
a shareholder. Such an example of confidence in the
scheme, from one so well qualified to judge, is of
incalculable importance, for it will doubtless induce
the many who are wavering to follow it at once, and
take a direct interest in this grand enterprise before
all the shares are gone. When such men as Lord
Ellesmere (perhaps batter known as Lord Francis
Egerton) come forward to take shares, it may be
supposed that the subscription list will not be long in
completion. _ _ _

We understand that four or five of the provincial
towns are about to apply to Parliament this session
for Acts having similar objects with this company.
We shall feel much pleasure in also recording their
proceedings, receiving their communications, and
forwarding their views.

STATE OF MANUFACTURES IN LANCASEIRE.-It 13
satisfactory to notice that a considerable improvement
has this week taken place in the manufacturing districts
of Lancashire, so far as regards increased employment
of the operative classes. One mill has commenced
working full time with its entire complement of hands,
and three other mills have also entered upon full time
with a reduced number of hands. The number of men
added to those heretofore in full work exceeds 1,300 in
one week. Within the borough of Manchester there are
still 8,622 hands on short time, and 9,629 wholly out of
employment. This state of things shows a gradual
advance in the amount of production, and gives hope
to the large population of the manufacturing districts.
Trade continues languid; but at this season of the year,
independently of other considerations, the markets have
generally been flat, parties generally looking to their
Christmas balances. It is gratifying to observe the
patient, judicious conduct of the working classes amidst
their privations. No insubordinate feeling is shown,
and the efforts of the demagogue to incite to disaffection
would be abortive.

RUGBY SCHOOL,—During the past week the work-
men of Messrs. Bevington and Sons have been engaged
in erecting an organ in the great school-room. The
expense incurred has been chiefly defrayed by a volun-
tary subscription among the boys. The annual concert,
given and supported entirely by members of the school,
is fixed for the 18th inst., the first part of which (sacred)
comprises a selection from Judas Maccabeus ; and Han-
del's Coronation Anthem, "Zadok the Priest." The
second part (secular) contains several of Bishop's
standard glees, German songs, &e. We understand that
the gentlemen of Rugby School do not make music a
study, but merely practise it for the amusement of their
friends and their own:recreation, at the same time wish,
ing to instil into their hearers a taste for really good
and classical music. We cannot but hope that other
public schools will not fail to follow their example.
A man of genteel appearance, named Edward Wil-
son, was committed by the magistrates at Liverpool on
Thursday, on a charge of having forged a cheque for
2501.—Liverpool Mercury.
A rumour has been circulated within the last few
days, that the Asiatic cholera has made its appearance
in the metroplis, and that it has proved fatal in two
cases in the borough of Southwark. From inquiries
made among the leading practitioners of the district, we
find that the rumour is without foundation.—Medical.
Gazette.