Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-08 00:00:00

INDIA. AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

On Thursday night, when Parliament re-assemblei
the Speaker of the House of Commons acquainted t.lt
House that he had received letters in respect to t
thanks of this House in obedience to the commands
the House of the Bth day of 17(
of March last.
Lord Canning writes

sth day

" I have h

receive your letters of the 17th of
March, transmitting the resolutions which on tit
and 16th of that month the House of Commons
pleased to pass with reference to the employment by
Government of India of the resources at its command
the suppression of the mutiny ; to the achievement of i,
portant triumphs by the forces of her Majesty, and of t
Honourable East India Company ; and to the conduc,:
those persons who, though not holding military rank
have performed valuable military service. The ex-
pression of the thanks and approval of the House
Commons will not only be accepted as a high rev.% -(1
by all to whom it is addressed, but will, I am confici
in
prove a powerful encouragement to all the zecli.„l
discharge of whatever duties await them. I request flal
you will submit to the House of Commons the expressi.
of my dutiful and grateful acknowledgments of t:1
honourable testimony of approbation which my
services have received at their hands."
Lord Elphinstone writes :—" I beg that your lordsli:
will accept my best thanks for your cordial congratul
tions upon this occasion, and that you will be pleased
convey to the Honourable House the expression of
deep and grateful sense of the high hollow- -
been conferred upon me by the inclusion of
this resolution."
Lord Harris :—" I feel deeply sensilh,
nition by the House of Commons of my humble
which so far as they
.may have been of value,
are mail.
owing to the unwearied and able support which I hay
received from the officers, both civil and aad
from the troops of the Madras Presidency."
Sir John Lawrence :—"
I request that your lordship
will be good enough to Convey to the House of Commons
my deep sense of the great honour which has been con-
ferred on me. I have further to thank your lordship for
your congratulations on this occasion."
_ Lord Clyde, _ I have had the hononr to receive your
lordship's letter of the 11th of May, enclosing a resolution
of the House of Commons, which conveys to me 11. e
thanks of the house for my share in the exertions of the
army I had the honour to command during the late cam-
paigns. I have the honour to request your lordship will
do me the favour to forward through the proper channel
to the House of Commons my respectful and grateful
acknowledgments of honours which has bey
upon me."

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C J:lferretl

At Paris the flour market has further deelin Wheat
has also fallen. A considerable fall has taken place in
rape oil. At Lyons Italian silk is offered at an imp otant
reduction. Wines firm.
ARRIVAL OF THE lIIM.ILAYA.—Her Majesty's ship
Himalaya arrived at Spithead on Saturday morning.
She bad on board fifty-one passengers, thirty military
invalids, and the wild animals presented by the Emperor
of Morocco to the Queen.
The Vienna correspondent of the rifles says the
Queen's Speech produced a very agreeable impression
in official circles ;
but at the Bourse financiers
luatiosrtrutihaonet
been able to decide whether it • was conciliatory
the
reverse. At 11 o'clock on Friday night
Government was informed that on the precediil night
Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell had spokeng in
favour of the maintenance of the treaties of 1815,