The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-30 00:00:00

CANADIAN LAND AND RAILWAY

ASSOCIATION.

Yeaterd y, a meeting of the committee of this
easoriation was held at their einem 18, Aldermanbary, Mr.
FILEDIMICK BCARPE in the chair.

The following communication, which hid been received
from tho lien. the Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia,
with • copy of minutes of proceeding of the Lieut.-
Goveraor in council, ma, reed:
Provincial Secretary's Office, HAAR, N.S.,
"August 2s, ISM.
"To the Canadian Lied and Railway Association.
" Oenthonen.—Various cireunistan_rs have delaytill the
eonsideretion of the proposals made to this government
through your sieretury, Mr. Alexander Camphell, in his
letter of the 9th July last.
" I have now the honour rattled you, by command of the
Lieut.-Oocernir, a copy of a minute of council, by which
you will perceive that, without Abandoning the hope of aid
from the imperial authorties to on inter colonial railroad,
the governmei t of Nova Scotia has deraretined to push on,
her internal improvements on the strength of her own re-
sources,
and without further eels?.
" The first portion of road to he made will extend tram
Halifax in a northerly direction, fornain^ a common trunk
Sae for our railroads east and west, and the that section of
the man to Canada and the Coked States.
"The government is now in a condition to receive tenders
for the construction of 30 utiles, to he complete.' in all next
year, and peed for in cash or in the bonds of the province,
at the option of the government.
" The country which this line will traverse has been
'weaved by Major Rohinson end Captain Henderson, and
by Wightman, Fairbanks, and Faulkner. Should you be
disposed to examine it and tender for the work, all the in-
formation which the government poetesses will be open to
the inspectiun of your agents and engineers, and your
tender, with such others as may be furnished to the govern-
ment, will ho submitted to the legislature at the approach.
log
I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient
servant, (Signed) JUsEPH HOWL"
The following is the copy of minute enclosed in Mr.
Howe's letter:

" At a council held at Government House on the 2.5 th of
August, his Exetlleney the Lieutenant-Oovernor having
called the attention of the Council to the importance of in-
troducing into this province a system of railways, and
awned the council it his cordial co-oper Xion in any practi-
cable scheme for the consttuctioa of such work, the ►ubject
is discussed at large—and, it being the opinion of his Excel-
hney that any attempt to re-open negotiations with the im-
perial government, until parliament shall have avaembled,
would be premature ana impolitic, his Excellency is ad-
vised :

"1. To appoint five commissioners to aid the government
by counsel and en-operation in the work to be undertaken,
who shall serve gratuitously till the Itgislature unction.
their appointment, but who, such unction being given,
shall then form lie commission for the construction of such
railways as shall be provided for by legislative enactment.
"2. To authorise, if need be, the completo survey, with
working plans and estimates, of so much of the inter-colo-
nial line as must form a common trunk for railways, es-
tending to the northern frontier, and to the eastern and
western twenties.

"3. To authorise a similar survey, as partially provided
for by the legialature, from Windsor to Victoria Beach.
" 4. To take steps to ascertain at what point of interne.
tion a branch line, running to the Pictou coal mines, would
most advantageously: connect with the main trunk.
" 6. To make conditional arrangements, subject to the
unction of the legislature, for constructing 30 miles of rail-
way in each of the ensuing ten years—making a total of
three hundred miles—thereby connecting New Brunswick,
the Piettm Coal Mines, and our fertile western counties,
with fialtfas. The direction of the roads to depend upon
the action of tho legislature, and on the progress which may
he made in the r.eighbouring provinces in the construction
of inter-colouial lines. _

"6. To make conditional arrangements, subject to the
sanction of the legislature, for providing the funds required
for the construction of such works, on the best terms and at
the lowest rate of interest, by any or all of the modes follow-
ing, that is to say:
"By opening the Savings' Bank, and affording to the
frugal and industrious an opportunity to invest their savings
in railways, on the faith of the government.
"By a farther issue of Province ',epee, provision beirg
made to guard against depreciation, by redemption at the
Treasury, in gold and silver.
" By opening cash accounts with any provincial or
British banks that may be advantageously employed, to
supply the funds required and sustain the credit of the pro-
vince, and by the sale of provincial bonds or debentures at
home or abroad.

His Excellency is also advised to make, at any time
which in his judgment may be the most suitable, an effort
to re-open the negotiation with her Majesty's government,
with a view to the construction of an inter-oolonial railway;
and, failing in such endeavour from absence of cooperation
on the part of the other provinces, to urge upon the Queen's
government the importance of aiding this province by loan
or guarantee, to construct • railway from the harbour of
Halifax to the Oulf of St. Lawrence."

Several members of the committee having expressed
their satisfaction with the decision of the colonial govern-
ment, it was unanimously agreed to make a distinct offer
for the survey, working plans, and works, and also for the
purchase of the crown lands through which the railroad
may par, or other lands suitable fur colonisation in other
parts of the province.

CONVOCATION or THE CLEnoe.---The Archbishop
of Canterbury has issued his precept to the members of
convocation to assemble on Friday, the 12th of November.
The most strenuous exertions are being made by the high i
church party to be allowed to sit for despatch of business,
an event which has not taken place sine. 1717, at which
time, the Upper House being engaged about the wnitioga
of Bishop Headley, the crown interposed, and the proceed
Inca cf convocation were brought to a clue. There are
two convoeations—one for the province of York, and one
for Canterbury. Oar notice refers to the latter only. The
assembly is divided into two bosses, the upper and the
lower. The Upper Home masa of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Bishops of Logsdon, Winchester, Exeter,
Ely, Salisbury, Chidseeter, Ozford, St. Aul*, Peter-
borough, Hereford, Lislelin, Gloucester and Bristol, Lisa-
dog Werseseer, Baser, It. David's, and Bath and Wells.
Tim Law: Swarm le empsesd of all the deans and arch-
aisms beam limb s% are members ez °Akio and
three proem rem Mal diocese, two of whom are elected
by the dorm and sae by the chapter. The Lower House
is presided over by a prolocutor, who is elected by the
sewed body of the members.
Minas He CHANCERY.—As already stated, on
Sbe first day of Michaelmas Term, two of the Masters la!
Clammy (James W. Ferrer and W. Brougham, Eagre.)
will be released from their duties, and the Lord Chancellor
is appewered M releue the remaining Masten. There is
a slaws ia the same Act (15 and 16 Victoria, cap. 80),
whit& is sot rally known, by virtue of which parties
may be eelafed to wind up proceedings before the
Masters. It states that, in order as expeditiously as mar
be to wind up all the causes, matters, and things, which
may from time to time be depending before or have been
referred to the Masters, it shall be lawful forpyory Master
at any time to ammo°, as he shall deem fit, all or any of
the parties to any cause, &e. so depending, or their soli-
citors, and thereupon to proceed and give such directions
and make such order as he may think neoeseary for the
purpose of settling and winding up the same ; but any such
order shall be subject to be discharged or varied by the
Court, upon application made for that purpose, and the
Muter shall be at liberty to proceed, for the purposes afore-
said, in the absence of any of the patties or solicitors ne-
glecting or refusing to attend the summons. •
THE POLICE SYSTEM IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.
—A correspondent from Jersey writes: Perhaps it may not
be generally known to the public that, a few months ego,
a French vice-consul was sent down here from London. So
far as commercial Mein are concerned, his presence is ab-
solutely unnecessary, for his duties in that particular line
had mlwrijs been hitherto most satisfactorily fulfilled by so
inhabitant of St. Helier. The nomination of this new fuse
tionary could therefore seem to have no other object than
that of establishing a French superintendent of re/I:pica—
• rather dubious mace, and one which no foreign govern-
ment should be allowed to appoint on British ground. But
the good people of Jersey were not prepared to find that
the expenst a of this Agent were tc be defrayed out of their
pockets. They are in the habit o feontinuilly going to and
coming from France on their traffic or business, and for-
merly could enter and leave that country with a simple
I passport, delivered by their own constable of St. Helier,
and which cost only seven sous. Now they are obliged to
pay this French vice-consul if. The French themrelves, I
am told, are mulcted in 10f. All this, of course, doss not
tend to render the residence of the new official popular in
the island.

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LARD DERBY'S IDEA OF lIIS MAJORITY.—The
last time Lori Derby was in London, he called at the shop
of Mr. Vacher, the well-known parliamentary and legal
printer end publisher, who brings out monthly lists, care-
fully classified, of the House of Commons. After the gene-
ral election, Mr. Vacher's calculation* went to show the
government to be in a majority of 21, and the Premier,
taking up one of the little volumes which lay on the'
counter, remarked to the proprietor of the shop---" Well,
Mr. Vacher, very much obliged to you for giving me
21 ; for I ea sure I'd never hare found them out myself ! "
Mr. Vacher began to support his opinion of the majority;
Lord Derby listened smilingly for a moment, and then said,
shaking his head, " Ah, Mr. Vacher, there's no use in
prophesying. Not one of as knows what may be the result.
It's all dark till the time oomes."—Ciimmork Adoertiftr.