The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-06 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

NOVA SCOTIA.—The session of the provincial
legislature was opened on the 18th of J unary. In his opening
speech, Sir J. Haney announced that all toe acts peened in
the previous session had received the royal assent. Like
Lord Elgin (see Canada), he dwelt at considerable length,
and with mach iatanst, on the progress of railway commu-
nication, particularly. the tonne:ion with Quebec. The most
imocrtatt passage! in his speech (exclusive of railways)
bearing ea the bemuse of the union, were the following :
" The establishment throughout British North America
of a wakens low rats of postage, th^ adjustment of a system
of inure-colonial trade, as also tie arrangements indispe' sable
for the collection of statistics, aid the subdivision of the ex-
penses et the railway exploration (all incident to the
initial= of the last session), having appeared to me to
render deputations to the adjoining provinces desirable,
some ambers of my council were sent in May last to
Canada tad New Brunswick. The reports and documents
connected with those missions I shall cause to be laid before
you, and you will be gratified to pensive, the c mdial spirit in
which the proposals made were met, and which must ulti-
mately tenu to a final and satisfactory adjustm:itit of those
Important questicus. Full powers having been conferred on
me by he Majesty's government, I have, acting in the spirit
of the waste passed lea session, directed • consolidation
of the WWII land department, which, I trust, will lead to
an impermanent in the management of this branch of the
public service, and to an ultimate saving of expense. During
the rice's I have endeavoured to carry out the wishes of
the legislature relative to the mineral resources of
this province. A survey and report of a portion of''
them have hem made in accordance with the Ad-
dress of the assembly, and these, together with the cor-
respondence conducted with the Secretary of State, as de-
veloping the views of her Majesty's government upon the
subject, will he promptly submitted for your co' aideration.
The acts which provide for the support of education, and for
the encouragement of agriculture, will shortly expire • and
I shall be gratified if, in the renewed consideration of
very prominent interests, the experience of the past em-
ducts you to harmonious and summed legislation. It is
pleasing to me to be able to inform you that the quantities
of Bah tam around our coasts have proven abundant as in
ordinary sonames_ and any depression is felt in that highly
importantbranch of our industry, it Is owing to general
causes that and to lessen the price of this grass staple in
the markets abroad."

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Amendments were made on the address, but were redested
by majorities of 20 to 11.

etc Court.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Mr. Mayor, of Liverpool,
had the honour of submitting to her Majesty sad Prince
Albert the silver cradle made for the Major of Liverpool,
and presented to him b 7 his fellow-townsmen, to commemo-
rate the birth of a child during his mayoralty.
Her Majesty, attended by Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in
Waiting, took a drive this forenoon into the Great Park,
Lard Alfred Paget, Equerry in Waiting, attending on horse
-
beak.

Y*. ant the Roe. Mn. G. B Anson bad the honour of
dining with bar Itsjsety this evening. The Queen's private
band was In attendance in th • Castle after dinner.

Sir R. A. O'Donel had an interview with Lord J.
Russell, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street.

Mr. Alcoa, M.P., had an interview with the Right
Hon. H. Labouebere, yesterday, at the oft, of the Board
of Trade. _ _ _ _ _

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Mr. i'remdey had an interview, yesterday, with the
Chanoellsr of the Exchequer, at his official residence in
Downiag•etreet.
Datches were received, yesterday, at the Colo-
nial.edism, from the gammon of the North Antetieen colo-
nise, and Glee from the goveraon of the Mauritius and
°lbrahim.

were sent off, last evening, from the
Co=ll-011tebe.e!for the Goy, reor of the Falkland Islands.

THE NEW 00101AIIDIR-IN-CIIIIP IN LNDIA.—A
report was current la military circles, yesterday, centradio•
tory of the statement of a military paper that Blr Charles
Napier had been appointed to this command. It is now raid
that 81r Willie Gomm, whoa SUCC4IIIOf to the oteverament
of the Mauritius we have already announced, is to be the
new commander in-chief in India.