Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-11 00:00:00

7HE FEANKLIN EXPEDITION.

Mr. Horsfall moved an address for copies of memorials
and addresses relating to the Franklin expedition, which
had been recently transmitted to the Government from
the merchants of New York, the Royal Irish Academy, the
Royal Dublin Society, and other public bodies.

THE IRISH MILITIA.

In rPply to Lord Claude Hamilton,

Sir John Ramsden said it was not the intention of the
Government to recommend to her Majesty to call out any
of the regiments of Irish Militia in the ensuing autumn•
He might add that the rule which it was intended to follow
was that none of the regiments embodied during the war
should be called out for training.

INDIAN OFFICERS ON LEAVE.

Mr. Noel asked whether the government would give to
those officers who were ordered to:re-join their regiments
in India before the expiration of their leave, on account of
the mutiny, a free passage, or whether they would be
compelled to return there at their own expense.
Sir J. Ramsden replied that the question was 'now the
subject of communication between the war department
and the India board.

tri THE CHINA AND INDIAN QUESTION.
In answer to Sir J. Pakington,
Sir Chas. Wood stated that the last accounts received
from Sir M. Seymour were to the 101 h of May, and at that
time no hostilities were taking place. No instructions had
been sent out to divert the troops from China for service
in India, but it was understood that the Governor-General
had written to Lord_Elgin to ask whether any portion or
the troops could be spared for India.

On the motion that the Douse at its rising adjourn till
Monday.
In reply to Captain Vivian,
Mr. V. Smith explained that the arrangements were
made to send the 10,000 men intended to relieve the forP.A s
before information reaCked the
in India by sailing vessels,
Government as to the mutiny, and it was int°nded that
those arrangements should be carried out. With regard
to the troops to be sent out in consectunee of that intelli-
gence, it was arranged that 2,000 Of them should proceed
in steam vessels, and the othev. 2,000 in sailing vessels
some doubt being entert4lllP.a which, at the present favour-
,

able season, was the quickest means or transport. All
the troops would have sailed between the 21st and 29. h of
July, and it was hoped that the voyage would be made in
70 days.

Sir Charles Napier regrette4 that steam vessels only
had not been employed for the conveyance of the troops.
In reply to Colonel North,
Sir John Ramsden said, all that rested with the Govern-
ment in regard to the order cf the Medjidee had ,already
been done. The Sardinian military medals were now in
the hands of the Adjutant-General, who had received in-
structions to issue them immediately.
In answer to Mr. Ayrton,

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said it was intended
to proceed with the prosecution of the Bury Times, and
g iinst other papers that did not comply with the
provisions of the act relating to registration. The Free
Press was not considered to be a newspaper, aad would
not be proceeded against.
In answer to Mr. Turner,
Lord Palmerston said he had received information some
ago that the French had had an offer from a firm at Mar-
tinique, to supply them with 1,200 free negroes. They
could not ultimately become slaves, but they must under-
go an apprenticeship, that they might degenerate into
the slave trade as far as capital was concerned-
He had communicated with the French Government, and
had received an assurance that the contract should not go
to the renewal of the slave trade, and that every means
should be taken to secure the humane treatment of the
labourers. He had received information that free negroes
had been imported into the Isle of Bourbon, but it was
not from a reliable source.

The House then went into committee on the Probates
and Letters of Administration Bill•

The consideration of clause 40 was resumed, and

The Attorney-General proposed, in consequence of the
decision of the House on the former occasion, to negative
the clause and bring up another in committee, fixing the
limit. or local prouate at AZ,UOU, Out Law uptutuu
House being against this course, Lord Palmerston with-
drew the proposition, and the clause, as amended, was
agreed to.

The several clauses of the bill were agreed to and some
new clauses were added, after discussion.

The House then resumed, and the bill was reported,
with amendments.

The Crown, &c., Suits (Scotland) Bill, and the Bank-
ruptcy and Real Securities (Scotland) Bill, were read a
third time and passed.
The Speaker announced the abandonment of the peti-
tions complaining of the returns for Lanark and Lyming-

ton.
The business on the paper was then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at ten minutes past one.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.-YESTERDAY.

By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.