The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-17 00:00:00

MR IMPRISONMENT OF MR. ROME.

Mr. BORMAN wished to put a queetiotiiotheClancel-
lor of the Exchequer on this subject. The facts of the ease
were so well known, and had attracted so much attention, that
he would simply ask the right hon. gentleman whether be
had any objection to state to the house what those circum-
stances were, and what was the nature of the oonespond.
SIM that had ensued between the governments of Sardinia
end Great Britain P

The FiiiiicsiLos of the EXCHEQUER—There is
a treaty of ...YAM'S= between France and Sardinia, under
which, Mr. Hodge having been arrested In Sardinia, on some
allegation connected with the late attempt on the life of the
Emperor of the French, his tenon was demanded to be sur-
rendered to the French government. But it appears that by
this treaty of extradition it was not competent for Sardinia
to comply with this request without previously obtaining the
consent of the English government. Under these circum-
stances a demand was made to her Majesty's government,
that Mr. Hodge should be surrendered by the Sardinian
government to the government of France. We requested
that the papers which had been seized on the person of Mr.
Hodge, and which were the foundation of this demand,
should be sent to England. Having examined those
papers, and It being our opinion that they were not entll-
cient to warrant the committal of Mr. Hedge by a
magistrate in England, we declined to consent to
that demand. (Loud cheers from both aides of the house.)
Pylons I My be allowed to say that there has base a
public statement, which has been hey prevalent, that the
state of Mr. Hodges health was of a very dangerous cha-
racter, and that he was subjected to a very severe imprison-
ment. We lamb-acted her Medesty's minister at Turin to
inquire into these circumstances, and to place himself In
eatamonioation with Mr. Hodge. It wee found that Mr.
Hodge was suffering from a pulmonary complaint; but Sir
James Hudson bad anticipated so much, end bad taken care
that every becoming comfort should be supplied to Mr.
Hodge, and bad demanded from the Sardinian government
that his imprisonment should COIN so soon as the forms of
law would permit.
Mr. HORSMAN—When the correspondence is concluded
will there be any objection to lay it on the table of the house 7
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The car-
respondence was very slight; it proceeded chiefly by tele-
graph think It will be se well sot to lay it on tba table of
the
VOTE OF THANKS FOR OPERATIONS IN INDIA.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thin moved
that the name of Mr. Frederick Jame Halliday. Lieatenant-
Governor of Bengal, be added to the vote of thanks already
given for services in India. The mime of Mr. Halliday had
been omitted by inadvertence, and the omission, outaideriag
hie prmition. was a slur upon him, which the house never
intended. The names of other persona had been proposed to
be added by a gallant general and admiral. He appreciated
the services of those psis., but their position was not such
u would entitle them to a vote of thanks according to the
usual practice of the house. It was highly inexpedient that
the selection of name. for the purpose ahould be made by
others than the actual government, and in such cases perfect
nuenimity in both house of the legislature was essential. He
' treated th►t the names would be withdrawn.
Mr. DRUMMOND protested against being precluded by
their vote from expressing his opinion as to the ooaduot of
Mr. Halliday, when the India Bill came before the house.
Mr. ROSS MANGLES bore testimony to the services of
Mr. Halliday, whose authority was equal la his civil capa-
city to that of the governors of Bombay and Madras, whose
names had been inserted in the former vote. The omission
of his name we an accidental cirmunetsnee, which he much
regretted. He knew not what allegations were to hs brought
'gains! them. Whatever they were, be should be able to
meet them.

Sir ET LACY EVANS had always thought that the
number of officers included in the vote of thank. was too
limited. He did not think that precedent should be too
strictly followed be =oh matters, but he would insist on the
names which he had proposed being included.
Str J. ELPHINSTONE bon testimony to the services
of Mr. Hgliday.
Lord PALMERSTON agreed that the power of selecting
the names of the.. entitled to thanks was best vested in the
executive. The name of Mr. Halliday was omitted in the
ministerial draught of the vote of thanks, because it did
not appear that his position and functions brought it within
the scope of that vote. Subsequently the directors sug-
gested that the name ought to be included, to which he could
not offer any objection.
IV. OODIZINOTON, .11•••Zein 0. the lubme• VW-
Srd by Str De Lacy Evans, instanced others equally
of the honour.
Colonl SYKES likewise mentioned other officers de-
serving of the honour.
Captain VIVIAN thought that it was quite u great
a slur to omit the names of several gallant officers as that of
Mr. Halliday.
After a few words from Mr. ELLIOTT, the motion was
agreed to.

APPROPRIATION OP PUBLIC MONEY.

On the riOtL;t i;l7l7gre;d;igt;tie report on supply,
Sir C. LEWIS said, it would be in the recollection of the
home that the estimate, were voted bet year before the news
of the mutiny in India arrived, and that the votes of men,
their pay and provisions, were made la the supposition that
the ordinery number of men only would be sent to India
during the year. But after the news of the mutiny arrived
it was necessary to raise and trazuder an unusual number of
men to India, the effect of which was that the pay and pro-
visions, instead of being defrayed out of the army estimate%
were repayable from the revenue amounts of the East India
Company. It also became to bring in a MU to
embody the militia, and a vote of 200,0001. wee taken in order
to arta in the payment of the embodied militia. At the name
time a statement was furnished to the Treasury by
of tee Wei
Department,
thougeded h the
ar=e smUriz;
other branches in oaths number amen who hod
been transferred to the Bast India Company. The Secretary
for the War Department led, however, proposed in men-
mittee of supply-for an ettattitast vote of 600,0001. on ac-
count of the embodied militia, and that vote wee adopted,
it being explained that them wee a real deficiency of
500,0001., Which would be required for the service
ef the present year. He did not doubt the correct-
Mee of the informatka, but what he wished to
have explained was, what the government proposed
to do with the large saving from the regiments which
were transferred to the East India Company—whether the
estimate, furnished to the Treasury last year turned out to
be correct—end whether this large saving could not be
reedited
The *CHANCELLOR of the EXCHRQI7ERaaId that

after the army imamate§ wan voted bet year t►a bow
would reeelleet that the bill far lalbeftlas the militia was
paned, :tea of July or is the ghat August. The
018•01Pming that bill was, abe Preilia