The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-09 00:00:00

CHINA.

Mr. SWIM asked the Secretary of State for ladle
whether an American ship had been taken up by govern-
ment for the oonveyaoce of stores from Calcutta toehina ;
whether eligible British ships were tendered for the same
service ; and if so, whether he would state the reasons
which induced the government to make such selection?
THE BENGAL NATIVE ARMY.
Mr. KEN NARD asked the Secretary of State for India
whether it was the intention of her lgajesty's government to
reward the services of those °Sorra of the Bengal Native
Army whose regiments remained faithful to the British
goveninient during the late mutiny?
Sir WOOD then rose and said he would endeavour so

far se could to answer all the questions which had been
put to him in their order on the paper. The right hon.
gentleman then dropped his yoke and spoke in so
low a tone that his observations did not reach the gallery.
He was understood to say, in answer to the question of the
hon. member for Windsor (kb. Vanaittart) that it was true
that the chairman of the court of directors bad aasseased

the intent...in of erecting a tablet in the chapel of Hadley bury
College to the memory of thecivilservants who were killed
during the mutiny. Nothing could be more appropriate
than such a monument in the chapel of the seminary of the
civil service ; but as Haileybury had ceased to be kept up, a
doubt occurred as to the intention being carried out, and
when other sites were under consideration it seemed diffi-
cult to confine the memorial to the civil servants only.
The question had then assumed much larger dimensions
than when the original anoouncement was made, and
nothing had been done. This occurred, however, before the
change to the present form of government, and he himself
had never heard of the matter till it had been mentioned to
him by his bon. friend. The right hon. gentleman, in
answer to the question of the hon. member for Hull (Mr.
domes) said he had received no information upon the sub-
ject, and when an American ship or a ship of any other
nation had been taken up he did not know. In reply to
the question of the hon. member for Newport pdr.
Kennard), the right hon. gentleman said that the question
of the hen. gentlemen had been put under some
Union mto the fens, fee officers bed net hens=27-•
the staff in bah as • reward for their serrioes.
Crsmeet ft/ rewarded all those olleasso who had
recominnigil me the best way they bed power. whether
the ofliconapto inghnsate which bed mutinied ea mt.
The boa. lanaltar far Westminster (Bir De L.
Reseal had lin he le another day than net Tuning
for bringing w lie kill in reference to the loon army, sad he
Mir C. Wood) would be end to do so if he would select
one. Bat his bon. and pliant friend knew what was the
state of the businses of Oa been, and hew difficult it wog to
obtain a day. It we. a eke* bill, containing only • single
clause, bat that name was • eery important one. He mould
state that he had consulted the council of India, though he
had kept himself free upon the subject, and be had stated
to his cillengues in the cabinet the oMnios which was gene.
rally entertaioad by the council. Ha night do the cranial
of India the justice of mynas that they had stated they
would do their beet to carry oat any &heretic'ns which pans
lianmet and the government alight consider would be best
for India. (Haar, hem.)