Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-18 00:00:00

EVENING SITTING.

BATII ELECTION.
Mr. Hoasm tN bought up the re.io't of the committee appoint- d to
try the validity of the late return for Bath.
The r3port s aced that William Tite was duly elected. That bribes
had been given, but without the knowledge of the sating memb -r,
and that the comini tea had amended the poll by stilling off certain

NEW WRIT.
Lord VANE TEMPEST moved a new writ for the borough of Wood•
stock, in the rcom of the Marquis of Blandford, who, since his election
has been called to the HO'llW of Lords.
The motion WaS agreed to.

THE NATIONAL sultvg.Y.
Sir D. NORRETS gave notie that on going into supply he should
draw ;:a tention to the appointment, by the House of Lords, of a
committee to inquire into the subject of the National Survey.

TILE EAST INDIA COMPANY.
Sir E. PEnar gave notice that e srly next session he should move a
resolution to the effect that the recent events in India render ,d it
expedient that the government of India should be transfered from the
East India Company to the responsible ministers of the crown.

MR. HORSEMAN ♦ND THE MUTINY OF THURSDAY.
On the motion for adjournment till Monday. a complaint was made
against lUr. Horse:ran for le .ving the Bath Electi n Committee, in
order that he might be at a meeting that took place yesterday upon
the ,übj act of the a Imisiion of Jew to parliament.
Mr. HORSMAN justified the course that he had taken, on the
ground of the importance of the naca'ing, and that 24 hours notice
of the adjournment had been given to the committee and the counsel
on both sides.

Lord GALWAY said had he known the object of the adjournmetr
he should have eppo,od it.

Mr. ROEBucic remarked that had such a course been taken by the
noble 'ord, it would have had reference to his private opinions and to
no other object.

-
ITZGERALD would r ever have consented to the adjournment
of a committee upon the ground of attending a public meeting.
An aniu:ated personal discussion follow,d, and the subject dropped,

SCREW TRANSPORTS.
Admiral MlNT°milk calla] the attention of the First Lord of the
Admiralty to the policy of reconsidering the determ nation, as an-
nounced by him, not to employ any of the screw line of batt e ships in
conveying a portion of the troops about to be sent to India.
Mr. BENTINCK thought that the ships in commission were not at
all adapted to defend the cou,:try as to transport troops. He depre-
cated the decision of Lord Palmerston as to the militia, believing the
enal.odiment of the tot jai would be the best means of providing for
the defence of the country, while it was weakened by the withdrawal
of troop% for India service.

Sir CHARLES WOOD alluded to the cross questioning going on, as
instancing the expedincy of raising miscellaneous eiscussion upon the
adjournment till Monday. He stated, in reply to the questions put to
him, that the ships on commission wore not of sufficient power to be
trnsted with the conveyance of troops to India; and to fit up large
vessels for the purpose would involve the necessity of raising men to
man them, an that it was expedient that the se:vice should be per-
formed by hired transports.
In reply to Colonel Norris,
Sir JOHN RAMaDEN stated that it was intended to send to India nix
companies of Foot and two troops of Horse Artillery.

ADMISSION OF JE NS INTO PARLIAMENT.
Lord JouN RussELL took the opportunity afforded by the motion
for adjournment being under the considoration of the House, to con -
siaer the quesiion of the Jewish disabilities, now that the question
as to the words `• on the trite faith of a Christian" had been decided
by so large a majority as 1,0, and the Lords were still fund to resist
the measure. lie held it was necemvry for them to provide for the
adayssion of Jews to Parliament by some other means than those
formerly resorted to. The Act let and 2nd Victoria provided Hirt in
courts of law per,ons take such oaths i.e were binding upon their
consciences, and it was a mater of doubt whether or not th 3t provi-
sion did not extend to other tribunals, and whether it did not also
apply to the membeis taking their seits in Parliament. H proposed
to ititroduce a bit to remove the do bt in the case, and he wished to
ask the Prime Minister whether he would fix a day or the discussion
of it.

Mr. THOMAS BUNCOMBE suggested that, berore any proceerling 3
were taken, Baron Rothschild would appear at the table and claim
his seat, and after the refusal to administer the oaths to him, it
would be competent to any member to move a resolution to the effe+•t
that, having taken the oaths that were binding upon his conicienoe,
Baron Rothschild should be allowed to take his ~eat in the H use.
Lord PALMERSTON could not fix a day for a discussion in the pre -
so..t state of pat:lic business.

THE SUEZ CANAL.
Mr. GRIFFITH; then drew attention to the proposed canal across the
Isthmus f Suez.

Lord PALMERSTON repeated his former statement as to the under-
takirg being oppos(d to the policy ~f this country, and
Mr. Robert STEPHENSON who had been upon the spot stated his con-
vicdon of the scheme being nnfeasable, and the subject then dropped.

AFFAIRS IN INDIA.

Mr. DisaAnr.i asked for a day for discussion upon Indian affairs,
and sng.ested Friday next.
Lord PALMERSTON said probably a ma 1 with further information
would arrive on Friday, but thinking that the earliest opportunity
should be tasen for tho discussion,' recommended that it should be
fixed fo- Monday week.
Mr. DISRAELI re tdily assented.
After soma further discussion the motion for adjournment over
Saturday was agreed to.