The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-31 00:00:00

NSW WORK by the Author of " John
Smittas, okistionan,- Maturated by lanais. The JAN UARY
PANT Ad 04,01JNORUd, sizpeoce aWb, illostmted. sae.
Woo tibe opresng dispute Ilium. sod YAW . a limisebold
bSt,w7 "by Ow author et Yuba Halals.% liesnemau," nnutisteat

"?!4or of s bookslikAL

suamn and co.. likt—imitit7iii;;;;;;Tiis. rd Soak London.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(szern's maaisits.)
HOLLAND.
THE HAGUE, Jam 30.
A now Ministry has been forum!, and is com-
posed as follows :
M. Thorbecke
M. Stratentis Foreign Affaira.
DI. Betz Finance.
111. Blanken
M. Upleubeok

TURKEY.
OONBTANTINOPLE, JAL 25.

An Imperial Hatt has been published, announcing
that the budget will soon be forthcoming. It also
places Fluid Pacha over the Finance Department

A commission has been named to ascertain the
extent of the departmental debts, with a view to
their consolidation.

A destructive murain has broken out among the
horned cattle in the provinces.
The Russian, have again been defeated in Cir-
commis. with gpeakbinnosuriqpimNW'-,
Further snuck! are reposing fjpbiva
in the Black Sea.

THE

plao*

RAOUSA, AIN. lit •
The Turkish troops advanced yesterday he far is
Glands*. The majority of the inhabitants withdraw.
into Austrian territory. Thoee *he mere armed'
stopped at the frontier.
All the insurgents in the neighbourheod, except
a bawl numbering about 100 men, dispersed on the
approach of the Turkisb troops.

THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION.

A numerously-attended and highly-influential
meeting wan bald yesterday at the London Tavern, with
a view of forming an association under the above title.
The chair was taken by R. W. CRAWFORD, Esq., M.P. ;
and amongst those present we observed the Honourable
A. Kiunairtl, 11. P., J. A. Roebuck, Esq., M. P , Mr. Jus-
tice Haliburton, M.P., Leslie, Esq., M.P., Hon.
Vankoughnet, 0. Morrison, Em., and u numerous assem-
blage, including many of the most eminent nierchiuds in
the City of London.
The chair WAS taken by
It. W. CRAW voila, E:sq., M.P., who opened the proceedings
by expressing the willingness with which he mourned the
position. It was imposaible, he said, fora man who mixed at
all in public life not to take the deepest interest in any
question which affected the relations between this country
and our North American colonies generally, nor to avoid
feeling that recent circumstances had more than ever
tended to attract public attentiou to that part of the world.
It now appeared absolutely necessary that some public
body should be constituted in London to look after the
affairs of our North American colonies, but the object
could nut be explained better than by reading the con-
cluding portion of the notice convening the meeting :
"Considering the growing importance of British North
America, the extent of the British interests involved, and
the desirability for imperial reasons of drawing closer the
relations between the mother country and the provinces, the
suideeelined consider it desirable at this juncture that a
1 peeseemlielmededie BOA Asserissi *mat be
pringrhich meeting the proprieV of foundirm a British
merican Association in London mlirbt be discussed. The
objects of such an association would be to diffuse informs-
lion as to the proviuces ; to promote colonial anion and cm.
reepondence ; and to enable the British interests on each aide
xi the Atlantic to confer, from thus to Limo, through an es-
tablished medium, on all topics of mutual interest. Such an
association would also be-useful in directing the current of
'ration to Britithsoll." The extract which be had just
read would explain the circumstances under which the meet-
ing had been called topt her, mid MI he had little or no eon.
motion, commercial or otherwise, with our North Anted=
colonies, he would not detain the meeting further thou by
gain on the molars of the resolutions.
Sir JA1163 Funoussos, M.P., rose to move, " That this
lorsettogitaving carefully considered the growingiroporisines
British North America, the extent of the British inter-
liete involved, and the desirability tor imperial reasonssof
tairlitt closer thet relations betimes the wither crenate,
provinces, is of inion that tieh North
AMIIIIOIIO Aesociation should he formed, haven the follow-
Ise'primelpel elifeets is view—via., the dissemination of offi-
cial infassaties regarding the material newerces of
the British North Amer•can provinces is respect to
the employment of capital and labour, the collection
and placing in available form for the use of the
members the general statistics of the provinces, not only as
concerning the development of their commons, bet she as
recording the progress of the arts and manses. sod el
Bee*
tad political condition ; and that the following geo-
AO be Oil ern Members of the assodetioe, which
i called the British North Americus Asseerafiess 4--•
R. W. Crawford, Thema' Baring, R. W. Mills,
?orgasms, Gillespie, Moffatt, and Co., Bobo* Bens
itea Give, Jahn Chapman, des. J.
Carter, T. M. Weguelin, Was. Cordon ' .
Limner., Us, • and Pearce, Kirkman 1). II
Me, P. S. Ooze, Boysoo, Hoyer, lied Taw" Jas.
.folew, bierbiey. Wm. News:seek Hearse Cerr
Marla off, Churchill arid Bun, ,
'P. Cessiebui, J. Iltddimoe, Win. Chap.
R., Clispimen, and B. WAWA'. Blake."
WO him greet pleasant to aide* in say way the
It was not mew, to my ineels
I ib bet be thought It Mug be
aspens ..16. studied ever se dish* id'
communieNtes. between this mentry and dls
American v+ that they
exisa=dpprel.. list
' to offer nut cements to
,ristoadiable Not, _
.. _ was that, '
Ca=
a 411"441°"1" Peon* walls ... U
-ent lestitutiolletreeneriowithellettblldb
....gnbour, the tide . ' had seta .
Wane to the bitter, recent
• ktie of p •el rseti
-.aws had checked et. .year,lea Amer
At I. titglhe rn.A.. . "4-ialroP
Ar
e e en p• veins.. Awry;
a important that illehilealpillidire
isritioa iklds4olg4
miallitataiir
41kligal.liiik los 'Wig . with.
h country with wic we Ware any des) liable to Lave a
difference. He was not for the revival any obsolete sys-
tem of protection, bat it seemed to him that we should
not neglect the opportunity of raising up a friendly power on
the other side of the Atlantic, sod that the present time
was most propitious for that object, seeing that the mother
couutry had so recently recognised the paramount duty
of protecting the colony against aggress on. (Cheers.)
The hoe. bsrouet concluded by 'Dories the resolution.
Hon. ARTHUR KINNAIRD seconded the resolution. He
bad been, like his hon. friend, unexpectedly called upon to
take part in these proceedings, but be felt be should be
wanting in his duty to his country if be failed to respond to
the noble patriotic feeling which had been exhibited in
our North American colonies. (Cheers.) It was evident that
they considered themselves as united with us, and the
sentiment was expressed in their press, and by every
individual who addressed a public meeting. The prac-
tical point to consider was, that there was a fine colony
more thoroughly British than almost any of our colonies.
As a Scatelmian, he felt proud of the .icotcbmen who were
settled in the upper province, and who in the late crisis had
so nobly responded to the call of the home government.
(Cheers.) But to that country our means of communica•
tion were imperfect, and it was their duty, by every means
in their power, to promote the improvement of those COM-
innuications. He was not going to touch on the details of
the eneociation, but he believed that one of the main objects
of the association would be to improve the means of corn.
munieation between the mother country and the colony.
(Hese, hear.) When they saw how admirably our govern-
ment had met the recent difficulty, and how anxious they
hail shown themselves for the protection of the colony, he
believed that they would feel it to be their duty to improve
the communications as much as possible. (Hear, bear.) He
had great pleasure in seconding the resolution.
Mr. Wx. HARTRIDGE, as a director of the New Brum-
wick and Nova Scotia Land Company, wished to bear wit-
ness to the necessity there existed for an institution like the
present. He thought it would render the most important
services to all our North American colonies.

Mr. Wvto, M.P., said that some months since an attempt
had been made to form an association like the present, and the
movement bad met with much sympathy on the other side
of the Atlantic, but it had been coldly received here. Ile
thought it would be of the utmost importance to have an
association like that which was now proposed, if it were
only that it might become a &pet for information to enable
the legislature end the press properly to understand the
affairs of Canada. He asked, if the internal situation of
Canada had been properly understood in this country, if
there would yet be wanting complete railway communication
between Halifax and Quebec ? Again, there was the imes-
ti.m of the Hudson's Bay Company, of the military defences,
and of the northern boundary. These were all questions
which would occupy the legislature in the ensuing session,
and therefore he hoped that this association would be
formed in time to collect reliable information, so that the
legislature might be able to decide impartially on moat im-
portant matters. In conclusion, be congratulated both this
country and Canada on the meeting ho saw around him.
Mr. VA N KOUGIIN ET, Secretary of State for Canada, begged
to offer the thanks of the Canadians for this great meeting.
A man in his position luidthis difficulty to encounter ; if he
said too little he might be considered indifferent, and there
might be danger in his saying too much. However the
Canadian question seemed to be so well understood by the
present meeting, that be did not think he could throw much
light on it. The importance of weltaustained communica-
tions with the provinces seemed to be generally admitted,
and the only surprise to him was that it had not been fouud
out long before. The United States had great advantages
over the Cluisdiami, in having their ambassadors and consuls
everywhere, and so great was this that he had heard of
British North Americans being obliged to go to a United
States' official whim they wanted to get the entree anywhere
in this country. He (Mr. Vankoughoet) having come over
accredited from his government, bad not, of course, felt
this difficulty, but he believed that there were Americans
in LOIXIOD who were writing against the British
government, and hounding on their countrymen against
Canada, who bad better means of commuoication with
people in authority than he had. (Hear, hear.)
The fact was that a Canadian in London felt himself like a
cat in a strange garret—(a laugh)—never knowing where or
whom to go to. He had found many kind friends, but
every Canadian W. not so favourably situated, and the
majority hail no one but Mr. Adams to go to. An associa-
tion like this would, therefore, be of the greatest advantage
to Canada, if it were only to give the British public correct
information and prevent them being misled by newspaper
statemeuta or iuterested misrepresentations of private indi-
ViIIUAIS. The want of ioformatiou in this country with
reelect to Canada was surprising. He had read with
amazement the remarks of members of the House of Cain.
mom, and he himself, when he on one occasion was
Alluding to the most assailable points in Canada and endea-
r ruriog to describe the situation of its cities, was gravely
asked by one who was deeply responsible for the fortunes
of the state M the event of war, whether Buffalo
was in the United States or Canada, (Load laughter.)
He was also asked whether it would be possible to
attack Montreal in the winter, or whether the enemy must
not come round by Buffalo, a distance of 600 miles, when
any child knew there was direct railway communication be-
tween Montreal and New York. (Loud cries of " Hear,
hear.") Now the proposed association would clear up all
these mistakes, would make nun in high places ashamed of
I their ignorance, and the two peoples of being ignorant of
each other. He was going to say that this was the proudest