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    • THE SEARCH FOR SIR JOH FRANKLIN.
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      M The Sta1 Of Freedom. [November 13,

      m THE STA 1 OF FREEDOM . [ November 13 ,

      The Search For Sir Joh Franklin.

      THE SEARCH FOR SIR JOH FRANKLIN .

      ( On Monday At The Meeting Of The Geogra...

      ( On Monday at the meeting of the Geographical Society , Captain IPeiPemw in answer to the call of the president , made some interesting iienremarks respecting the future route of the search He feted the ^ attention of the meeting to the chart , and pointing ; to > the Wellington ( ChChannel he remarked— " You will there see that Captain Sir Edward IBeBelcher has only now entered upon the door of the search . Then Itntnrn yonr eyes to the American shore , you will there see H . M . ships E ) Entcrjmse and Investigator vainly struggling with a drifting body of iicdce in a position which , if Franklin had been there at all , we should his beaten The

      Ihahave had him in England long ago by own path . ireirenewed search that I have now the honour to propose , in order to jsolsolve this great geographical problem , would be worthy of England ' s 5 Inhumanity and commercial wealth . We have now a new agent at , cocommand , —namely , screw steam power . What I propose , then , w < wouldbethat two steamers be despatched to Behrings Straits , so iththat they would be early on the ground to take advantage of the land ¦ icuce . That they should pass along the Asiatic shore , through the \ st strait formed by Cape Yakan and the land seen by Wrangell and her Majesty's steamer Herald , into the Arctic Basin , where an extensive ¦ sesea must exist , in the months of June , July , August , and September . iAny one can easily conceive what an extensive search would be aclished in four months by traversing in every direction that vast

      comp oi ocean . The whole distance from Cape Farewell to Baffin s Bay , ai-H though one thousand miles , is icebound in April , but in August freq quently not a piece of ice is to be seen . If now you will turn your a attention to the north end of Spitzbergen , and lay down by compass 0 one thousand miles , you will see that it will reach New Siberia and t the Asiatic shore . This proves unquestionably that a large sea must € exist even to the Pole . And who is he that would not be proud to s see the flag of our beloved Queen floating upon it . With these facts 1 before us , we should urge upon the government the adoption of Mr . ' Peterman ' s Kovia Zambia route , the practicability of which he has 5 so clearly demonstrated , and which possesses such great advantages i of commercial wealth to this nation . I would suggest that a small

      screw steamer , of a light draft of water , not more than six feet , be likewise despatched to Captain Macquire , to search along the American shore , in order to watch over the brave men on board the Enterprise and Investigator , who have become second Franklin ' s . Likewise , that Dr . Eae should be despatched again along the Victoria land towards Bank ' s land to watch that ceast for the arrival of the same party , since Captain Maclure and his crew will probably be compelled to abandon his vessel this spring . I have yet a valuable fact to bring forward . I have this day received a letter from Stromness , which informs me that 12 American seamen who left their ship and

      wintered in an inlet discovered by me on the west side of Davis Strait , have Miled 13 whales during the season , an amount of food upon which Franklin and his whole crew might have subsisted during the whole time he has been absent . With these valuable facts before us , and such inducements , is England to lag behind in the solution of the greatest geographical problem of the last three centuries , and which by the aid of steam power might now be happily resolved ?"

      Injury To A Railway Beijdoe.—On Monday A...

      Injury to a Railway Beijdoe . —On Monday a railway bridge between Wool and Wareham , on the Southampton and Dorchester Hallway , was found damaged by the floods of Saturday and Sunday , which caused considerable delay on the line . The train from Dorchester , which ought to have reached London at six o ' clock on Monday night , did not arrive at its destination until nearly 9 p . m . Fortunately the state of the damaged bridge was discovered in time to prevent an accident .

      Factort Life in Russia . —An artisan who hag worked m Eussia , thus writes to the Preston Chronicle on the factory system : I will begin with tbe masters . They are generally slaveholders , and can buy or sell any number of slaves . They are obliged to feed them , hut that is all . They can please themselves whether they give the slaves any wages , and if they ask for any , they can fiog them for doing so ; they have no alternative hut to submit . Some of the slaveholders who have no manufactories will give their slaves a passport to work elsewhere , but they must pay him bo much per year for that privilege , and he can call them at any The

      moment he may think proper , and they are bound to obey . food for the slaves is black bread and salt , with soup three times a day ; but I have been told that the officials , or the men who are placed over them , will eat the beef and skim tbe fat from the top of the soup , and the slaves dare not complain . If you go into a shop and ask the price of any article you may wish to purchase , they will ask you three times as much as they intend to take , and jf you are a foreigner , they will cheat you if they can . I come now to the workpeople . It ia the custom here to work day and night . I have had an opportunity of seeing the French and Belgian workpeople , hut I must say that the Russian will do as much work in the same time as any two of the above-mentioned

      countries . They do their work moaj ; cheerfully , and appear contented ; hut I do believe that if the people were free to-morrow , there would he nothing but bloodshed . They must first educate the peoplemost of them can neither read nor write . They are generally very badly clothed , having little more than a coat made of * heep skins . Since I have been with them they have been very civil and kind . It is customary here to have soldiers at the mills—some four and some six , their duty being to examine every one of the workpeople More they leave the mill . It is also their duty to Hog any one with a birch-rod . If a person has to he flogged , there is a man to each leg and arm—he is laid upon his belly upon the ground , and receives his quota on his bare fiesh ; and if the flogger does not do his duty , he gets the same number .

      The Following Appeared In Our Second Edi...

      The following appeared in our Second Edition of last week . ) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . FRANCE . Paris , Friday Morning . In a message to the Senate , the President says : — " The nation has just openly manifested its will to re-establish the empire . If you adopt it you will think no doubt with me that the constitution of 1852 ought to be maintained , and then the modification considered as indispensable will by no means alter the fundamental basis . "

      The proposition of the ten members of the Senate who demanded that the people should be consulted respecting the establishment of the Empire , is referred to a special commission , which is to report on Saturday .

      ITALY . Rome . —A letter from Rome of the 28 th ult . says : — " Military executions on an extended scale continue to work out the decrees of the Sacred Consulta Tribunal . Those which I mentioned in my last letter as about to take place at Ancona , were carried into effect on the 25 th instant . During the preceding night nine prisoners were transferred from the fortress to the Lazaretto , to be executed in the precincts of the latter establishment . Every thing relating to them was kept very secret , nor were their names divulged , but it is known that they formed part of the band of political homicides with whom Edward Murray was alleged to have acted . It is also certain that Murray himself was not

      The Following Appeared In Our Second Edi...

      amongst the number . The prisoners , with the exception of one , met the announcement of their death with hardihood , spurning the ghostly aid of the monks appointed to attend upon such lucubnous occasions , and crying out for liberty and the republic . Notwithstanding a pouring rain , crowds of people assembled at ^ daybreak on all the heights commanding a view of the internal yard of the Lazaretto , and remained there until midday , when the execution took place . Amongst the spectators were groups of priests and friars in great number . ^ Tuscany . —The Grand Duke has refused to receive the deputation of English and others who had proceeded to Florence to intercede for the Madias ^ , - ~

      Lombardy . —A letter from Como . ot the 28 th ult . announces the arrest of several persons there for political offences . Among them are an engineer , an apothecary , and a lady . Other persons , who were to be arrested , succeeded in making their escape . * : Many houses have been searched , and several arrests have taken place at Milan and Lodi . In the latter place , a Dr . Rossetti , on being arrested , attempted to commit suicide , by cutting his throat with a lancet , but was prevented . These arrests are looked upon as a consequence of the trial now in progress at Mantua .

      Ewewwwmibj.B^W^^ Mm Imperial Parliament....

      ewewwwMiBj . B ^ w ^^ mm IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . FKIUAY , NOVEMBER , 5 th . House op Lords . —The House of Lords met at half-past two o ' cock . The membeqs of the House of Commons having been summoned to the bar , Mr . Shaw Lefevre was informed by the LORD CHANCELOR that his appointment as Speaker of the House of Commons had been confirmed and approved by the Crown . After a few words in reply from the Speaker , and the retirement of the Commons , their lordships proceeded to swear in members until shortly before four o ' clock , when they adjourned till Monday . House of Commons . —In the House of Commons the members were summoned to the House of Lords to hear the commission read .

      On their return the SrEAXEB . took his seat , and announced in a few words the confirmation of his appointment . The swearing-in of members was then proceeded with , and occupied the house until its adjournment shortly after four o ' clock .

      The Tory Whip.—Mr. Bnmbold, The Member F...

      The Tory Whip . —Mr . Bnmbold , the member for Yarmouth , received one of the official circulars issued by Mr . Disraeli to the protectionist and Derbyite members of the new parliament . Two tory votes are thus to be reckoned for that borough . « . Guy Fawkes Day . —Yesterday being the 5 th of November , the usual search was made in Parliamentary cellars to discover the shade of Guy , and prevent the blowing up of the Parliament . The serious operation took place shortly after 11 o ' clock ^ . m ., by several of the officers of the two Houses of Parliament . With lamp in hand , and

      with solemn step and watchful eye , the expedition of discovery advanced along the corridors and descended into ihe cellars . The heated air of the pipes which run along the basement of the two houses attracted the attention of the searchers , but was pronounced by competent judges not to be dauderous . Every nook and corner was examined for the discovery of combustible materials calculated to blow up the new Palace of Westminster and the peers and commoners of

      the land , but none were found except some rubish connected with the lighting and ventilating processes of the modern Guy , Dr . Reid . The shade of the ancient Gup vyas searched for in vain , and after a fruitless effort in the subterranean regions in the new Palace of Westminster , the searchers returned to the carpeted chamber of the upperstories , covered with dust and nearly suffocated with foul air , to report Guy non est inventus , and that the Lords Spiritual and Temporal , and Her Majesty ' s faithful Commons , had no cause for apprehension .

      —Globe . Gas Explosion at Southampton . —On Thursday , about 5 o ' clock in the evening , it was stated that there was an escape of gas in the gentlemen ' s waiting room of the Southampton Railway terminus . Mr . Johnson , the clerk of the works on the South Western Railway ; Mr . Ireland , the superintendent of the railway carriages ; and another official , who happeened to be near the waiting room , proceeded there in consequence . She room is a lofty one , and a gaslight hangs from the ceiling at rather a high level . As the above-named individuals

      entered the room the smell of gas was not particularly strong , and Mr . Ireland mounted some steps to discover the locality of the escape . As soon as he mounted , he found the smell of gas very powerful , and he sung out , " There is plenty of gas escaping up here ; get me a piece of lighted paper , that I may see where the escape is . " A piece of lighted paper was handed him , and as soon as he lifted it up , a terrific explosion took place . It sounded about the premises as if a heavy piece of ordnance bad been discharged twice . A number of persons ran to where the sounds proceeded from , and they saw a

      man rush out from the waiting-room , enveloped in dames . Every one cried out , " Lie down , and roll yourself about . " This advice the man took , and numbers came to his assistance , and extinguished the flames . It was now discovered that the unfortunate person was Mr . Ireland . His hands , chest , and head were burnt dreadfully , and he was conveyed at once to the infirmary . Mr . Johnson was slightly injuredthe other official escaped . The fire in the waiting-room was soon extinguished , but not before the whole of the wainscoting was completely charred . The windows were blown out by the concussion . The account last night was , that Mr . Ireland lies in a deplorable state .

      Enlist! Enlist! In The Britannia Nationa...

      ENLIST ! ENLIST ! IN THE BRITANNIA NATIONAL LAND SOCIETY . GLOEIOUS SUCCESS . ' ONE PENNY PER DAY WILL ENABLE YOU TO BE YOUR OWN FREEHOLDER DULY Enrolled pursuant to ' the Act 6 and 7 William IV . cap 32 * and empowered to extend over the United Kingdom . Shares £ 30 * "'' Entrance One Shilling per share . Rules to members three-pence . Sub'crintion Sixpence per week or 2 s . 2 d . per month , ' ' * Offices ( temporary till Christmas ) 13 , Tottenham Court , NewKoad St Pancrw London ; after Christmas at the Offices ( purposely erected ) No . Lv , Great ' rw * Street , New Road . St . Pancras , London . ' tteoige Secretary—Mr . Daniel William Rufly , Xo . Ia , Great George Street \ W Koad , St . Pancras . London , of whom Shares can he taken up daily , and ill in iormation obtained . ' 1 U " " objects * -To ~ purehase PreehoTdLand huhe wholesale market , and nr ^ TTt at cost PRICE tothe members ; the allotment to confer a vote fob . rny coijwy and to enable those members who desire their own house erected ontheilnhn ™ 7 to effect that object . A Ballot of right to advances will shortly tato ihoe Kemember , a Freehold Plot , and County vote , for one penny per day QanM * pollin " boo " hsT . ! EnliSt In lS' MUitia !! Prepai " e t 0 flgWber i « to 4 TcfuSry U ! redf 0 r thC ^^ WCSt ' * ° rtl 1 ' aWd S ° ° ° ml 0 n ' and aI 1 Parts of To promote the objects of the above Society , a Public Meeting WIU be held on Tuesday , November 10 , J . A . Nicholay , Esq ., in tlie , , f * J , ew on Grove Street , High Street , CamdenTcwn , ^ to ^ ' £ Z ^^ will be taken at half-past seven o ' clock precisely James lfeT r 1 ,, e J el'au D . W . My , the Secretary , will address theSing ' * * ' ' Md to - See the-prospectus , to be obtaided on application nersonaliv ™ w , u closing a postage stamp , for reply . l Penally , or by letter en-

      Haekets. Com. —Malik Lane, November 8. T...

      HAEKETS . COM . —MALIK LANE , November 8 . The supp ly of English Wheat to this morning ' s market was small , and disposed of on the full terms of this day se'nnight . Notwithstanding the large arrivals of foreign there was a good demand for low priced descriptions for tllfi country . Danzig was also rather more in demand , and former prices supported , fine qualities of red are neglected . Barley , Beans and English Peas were taken at the prices of this day weekbut for foreign white Peas , of which there is a good arrival from Denmark , there is very little demand , at n decline of la . to 2 s . per qr . The Oat trade is slow , and Irish are 6 d . per qr . cheaper . The Flour trade is firm , a late rates .

      PRICES OF BRITISH GRAIN AND FLOUR . Shillings per Quarter . Shillings per Quarter . Wheat , Essex & Kent , Oats , English feed ... 18 „ iq fine 2 l white , new 34 to 42 up to 46 Ditto Potato ... 19 „ 21 extra 28 Ditto old 43 „ 47 „ 54 Scotch feed 21 „ o 3 flne ^ Ditto rod , new ... 32 „ 37 „ 40 Ditto Potato 22 „ 24 fine 2 G Ditto old 40 „ 44 „ 48 Irish feed , white ... 16 „ is fine qo Norfolk , Lincoln , and Ditto Black ^ „ 1 ? fine 10 Yorksh ., red ... „ 44 „ 45 Rye 27 ., 20 old 29 Ditto ditto new ... 30 „ 35 „ 40 Beans , Mazagan ... „ 32 „ 32 34 Mait , Essex , Norfolk , Ticks 32 „ 83 „ 33 35 and Suffolk , new ... 54 „ 55 extra 53 Harrow 32 „ 30 ,, 35 37 Ditto ditto old ... 52 „ 54 „ 56 Pigeon 86 „ 40 „ 38 43 Kingston , Ware , and Peas , white boilers ... 38 „ 44 „ 38 48 " town made , new 59 „ 60 „ 63 Maple 33 „ 30 „ 33 so Ditto ditto old ... 57 „ 59 „ 61 Grey 31 „ 33 ,, 33 35 Barley , malting , new 31 33 Fxour , town made , per Chevalier S 3 35 sack of 2801 bs 38 s . to 43 s . Distilling 29 31 Households , Town 35 s . Country 33 Grinding 2 ? 29 Norfolk and Suffok , ex-ship 29 so

      FOREIGN CORN . Wheat— s . s . Barley— 8 . s , Dantzig 42 to 53 Danish 25 to 27 ' Anhalt and Marks — ... — Saal 27 .. 29 Ditto White -r- .. — East Friesland 21 .. 22 Pomeranian red 41 .. 47 Egyptian ... . „ 19 ... 20 Rostock 44 ... 49 Danube SO ... si Danish and Friesland ... ... Peas , White 33 ... 35 Petewbh ., Archangel & Riga 38 .. 40 Boilers 37 ... 40 Polish Odessa 36 .. 38 Beans , Horse 28 ... 30 Marianopoii & Berdianski 40 ... 42 Pigeon 32 ... 34 Taganrog 39 .. 41 Egyptian 29 ... 30 Brahant and French .. .. 40 .. 48 Oats-Ditto White 40 .. 48 Gvoningen , Danish , Bremen Salonica 80 .. 32 & Friesland , feed and blk 17 ... 20 Egyptian 30 .., 32 Ditto thick and brew 18 ... 21 Rye SS .. 30 Riga , Petersburg , Archangel and Swedish IS ,,. 19

      COMPARTIVE PRICES AND QUANTITIES OF CORN . Averages from last Friday ' s Gazette . Av . Averages from the corresponding Gazette Qrs . s . d . in 1851 . Qrs . s . d . Wheat 104 , 437 .. 39 2 Wheat 100 , 007 .. 30 0 Barley 65 , 866 .. 20 5 Barley 63 , 387 .. 25 7 Oats .... 15 , 317 .. 17 6 Oats 21 , 746 .. 17 5 Rye ... 310 .. 26 0 Rye 203 .. 24 10 Beans 5 , 124 .. 34 7 Beans ... 4 , 160 .. 28 6 Peas 3 , 532 .. 31 5 Peas 2 , 258 ... 27 5 QUANTITY OF FOREIGN GRAIN ENTERED FREE FOR HOME CONSUMPTION DURING THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 6 , 1852 . Wheat , Foreign ( qrs . ) 2 S , S 4 S | Beans ( qrs . ) 331 Barley 1 , 4 S 0 Peas „ 3 , 609 Oats 6 , 764 Flour ( cwts ) „ 44 , 230 PRICE OF BREAD . The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6 | d . to 7 £ d . ; of household ditto , 5 d . to 6 d . per 4 lbs . loaf .

      Cattle.—Smithfield, Nov. 8. To-Days Mark...

      CATTLE . —SMITHFIELD , Nov . 8 . To-days market was seasonably well supplied with foreign slock , the general quality of which was inferior . The demand for all kinds ruled heavy , and prices had a downward tendency . The arrivals of Beasts fresh up from our grazing districts were again tolerably extensive ; but we observed a great deficiency in their general weight and condition . The Beef trade was steady , at prices quite equal to those of Monday last , and a good clearance was effected . The primest Scots , from their extreme scarcity , realized 4 s . per 81 bs . There were 2 , 800 Shorthorns in the market . The supply of English Sheep was very moderate , but of good average weight . The numbers from abroad tiere extensive . We were but moderately supplied with Calves ; nevertheless , the Veal trade was heavy , at barely stationary prices . For Pigs we had a very slow sale . In the quotations however , no change took place .

      Price per stone of 8 Ibs . ( sinking the offal . ) , „ *• *• * *• & s . d . s . d . Coarse and inferior Beasts ... 2 0 2 2 Prime coarse woolled Sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality do ... 2 4 2 10 Prime South Down Sheep 4 2 4 G Prime large Oxen 3 , 0 3 6 Large coarse Calves 2 6 3 C Prime Scots , & c S 8 4 0 Prime small do 3 8 4 0 Coarse and inferior Sheep ... 2 10 3 2 Large Hogs ... 2 10 3 0 Second quality do ... 3 4 3 6 Neat small Poltes . ' . '" . . . . ' . 3 8 3 10 I Sucking Calves , 18 s . to 23 s . ; and quarter-old store Pigs , 17 s , to 22 s . each . NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL .-Nov . 8 . The supplies of meat on offer to-day were seasonably extensive , but in mill- dling condition . Prime Beef and Mutton moved off freely , at very full prices ; ; otherwise the demand is in a sluggish state . About 9 , 000 carcases of meat t arrived from the country last week . Per 81 bs . by the carcase . J ™ rB f ef 2 s - 0 d . to 2 s 4 d . j Inf . Mutton Ss . 8 d . to 3 a . Od . . JfMM liMgdo 2 6 - 3 8 j Mid . ditto 3 2-36 £ " me large 2 10 - 3 0 Prime ditto 3 8-40 J «« e small 3 2-34 Veal 3 8 - 3 ll > ¦ Lar ePovk 2 6-30 Small Pork ... 3 8-401

      Unite * P1uces ° F Butter > Cheese, Hams...

      unite * P 1 UCES ° BUTTER > CHEESE , HAMS , Sec . Butter , per ewt . s . ^ s . 7 A , ,. ^ flf and - 86 to 90 Cheese , per cwt ., Cheshire .... 50 lo 70 7 M £ * 86 „ 90 Chedder 50 „ 0 i m J ; ov set new 02 „ 96 D 0 UDle Gloucester 52 „ fit flit rf " " 82 " ® uz \ e do 44 „ 5 l , 5 lil J ™ wfo * „ 78 „ 80 Hams , York 76 ,, 8 , 8 + V ? V : » 80 — ' Westmoreland 74 „ 8 ; , m Xomenck „ 70 „ 74 Irish GO , 7 , 77 S , 1 , g 0 . * » 78 „ 82 Bacon , Wiltshire , green 50 „ C „ 03 . Fresl y doz 9 II 6 Waterford 52 555

      „ ,, Hops.—Borough, Nov. 8. We Have A St...

      „ ,, HOPS . —BOROUGH , Nov . 8 . We have a steady demand for the better sort of hops , at an improvement out o » i last weeks prices . . Sussex Pockets Wg > ( o g 5 s > Weald of Rents 80 jS . to ^ , Mid and East Rents ... 90 s . to 150 s

      Hay And Stitaw.— Nov, 11. At Per Load Of...

      HAY AND STItAW . — NOV , 11 . At per load of 36 trusses , Smitliiield . Cumberland . WJiiteeliapel Meadow Hay ... 55 s . to 80 s . 5 Ss . to 80 s . 55 s . to 80 s . £ ! ov * 75 's - ' Gd . 75 s . to 95 s . 75 s . to 100 s . btraw 2 i » - to 31 s . Od 26 s . to 33 s . 24 s . to 3 ls .

      Printed And Published At The Office, 2, Shoe-Lane, Meet-Street, In ' The Parish Pish I

      Printed and Published at the Office , 2 , Shoe-lane , Meet-street , in ' the Parish pish i

      Bt. Brides, London, By George Julian Hae...

      bt . Brides , London , by GEORGE JULIAN HAENEY , of No . 4 , BrunswiCswiCC row , Queen ' s-square , Bloomsbury , . in the Countj of MuUUesex .-Safurdaurdala Noremoei' 18 , 1852 ,

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 13, 1852, page 16, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13111852/page/16/