The Daily Times. — 1860-06-09 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY.  The Speaker took the chair at, four o'clock. Mr. MELLOR brought up the report of the Clare County election committee, declaring ➢fr. Calcutt duly elected. Mr. S. FITZGERALD brought up the report of the Derry election committee, declaring Mr. M'Cormick duly elected.  Ia reply to Mr. Hunt, , Sir G. C. LEveis said the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act would expire on the 15th August. He should, if time permitted, bring in a bill fourided on the report of the committee. Mr. VA NSIT rART asked the Secretary of State for India whether the names of those civilians on the Bengal establishmeat, who were killed In action, murdered, or died from wounds and exposure during the late mutiny between the 11th day of May and 19th day of November, 1857, have at any time been brought ander the notice of the Government, and whether he intends to do honour to their memory by the erection of a monument.  Mr. SoMES asked the Secretary of State for India whether an American ship has been taken up by Government for the conveyance of stores from Calcutta to ehina, whether eligible British ships were tendered for the same service; and if so, whether he will state the reasons which induced the Government to make such selection.  Mr. KENNARD asked the• Secretary of State for India whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to reward the services of those officers of the Bengal native army whose regiments remained faithful to the British Government during the late mutiny. Sir C. Woon replied that it was intended to erect a memorial to the Bengal civilians who perished during the late mutiny, and he thought that Haileybury would be the fittest place. He had no information as to the American vessel. The third question was founded on a misapprehension of what appeared in the newspapers. Governer-lent had already rewarded those officers who bad been recommended by the Indian authorities, without any reference to the conduct of their regiments. Sir F. SMITH asked the Secretary of State for War when he intends to lay upon the table of the House the report of the Commissioners on the National Defences; and whether it is the intention of the Government to• present to Parliament, in the present session, an estimate for carrying into effect any of the recommendations of the Commissioners. Lord PALMERSTON said that the report of the Commissioners would before long be laid upon the table, and he would take that opportunity of stating the intention of the Government on the subject. . . Mr. WHITESIDE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland for au explanation respecting recent arrests for conspiracy in Dundalk, and in relation to the discharge of certain other parties charged with or convicted of the like offence. in Ireland. it bad been stated that eleven. men had. been arrested for what had been called a Ribbon Conspiracy ; and that persons prosecuted by the late Government had been pardoned by the present. tion not to whether the Government adhere to their deteriainarevadiug Mr. HENNESSY asked the Chief Secretary for in take asy special steps to remedy the destitutto dnesPtitation bad Erris and other parts of Ireland. The presentontinent : it was of attracted the attention of all parts of. tohne scof the poor-law and the most grievous kind, and the provvise4 totally inadequate to.. the powers of the cotrunisszers Ireland Document the necessity of meet it. urged upon t it was trite that eleven persons i on a of , and had been arrested at Dunda would becharge found to haveconspiracy done its he trusted the Govertunent wo Mr. CaanwaLt. said that ent evil. taking immediate steps to meet this urg uted by the late " t there had been great difficulty in procuring a governmen , With regard to the parties prosec duty. conviction, and the men had. been allowed at last, on pleading.