The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-08 00:00:00

THE FENIAN BROTHERHOOD..

Mr. WIIITigIDE, in rising to ask • question with re-
toren,» to the Fenian Brotherhood, said he found by a
letter in the fi Wel of the 6th April, that so roundly as the
14th of March. 1863, it was stated in the official !Wrens of
the Feoisos that the Fenian Brotherhood was instituted
some years previously es a secret society, that it had ceased
to be secret, that its object was the invasion of Indeed by
ea armed force of et least 100,0010 men. and that the
brotherhood had the secret countenance, among others, of
Mr. Seward, the Sin:Mary of State. A report of the
executive comMttee of the Fenian@ at Chicago was pub-
lished, is which it was stated that the committee Lad re-
ceived letter enoottragement from hundreds of prominent
ma in the country, including the Postmaater-General. Mr.
Manta Bliir, Governor Yetis, (of Illinois), the Speaker Col-
fax (of the Home of Representatives), Colonel Mulligan,
nod hundreds of officers of the army and navy of
the liaised States. On the %tit of December last
• mot meeting of nations was held at Chicago, wham it
erns resolved cue, that it wee the duty of the ARM-

Titan goversnont to declare tonewlbobe war Ping like.
isoti, the 0011211:10G enemy of Iceland end America. He bed
therefore to ask the 'Jades Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs whether the Foreign-odic* bad received des Whys
or any information relative to statements lately pu
is this oonutFy, to the effect that ensonreemest tad been
&ea by =mint political iodividuels Ia lteed
States
es
to a coefederncy of Fenian' designed to attack Mi
Canad a,
innule !milted, and to make war, when required. upon

Mr. LAYARD said that the attentioe of her Majesty's go.
verament had beep called to the meet* el the Fukien I.
which language such as that described by the right hon. gen-
Remit bad been used. There were °sly two facts mantiosed
whin required pollee au the part of the government, and
they were thaw—that a certain Colossi Lesson bad ob-
tained leave of *bosom from the army of the Potomac for
twaity days for the purpose of &Readies those meetings,
and that the Attempt:immoral for LaMantia had also been
present at ow of the meetings. Her Majesty's government
communicated with Mr. Seward, who stated that Colosel
Leeson was entitled to leave of absence, and having asked
for it obtained it, but not for the spade° purpose of at-
tending the meeting at Chicago. With regard to the Atter-
ney•Goiseral of Louisiana. that he might lave base preen%
but that be was not answerable to the IJatted States
government, but to the particular State of which h 4 was
attorney-painaL Ns further information ea the a Jed
had reached the Foreign-olliee.
NEW EXPORT DUTIES IN INDIA.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR inquired of the Semetery of Nate
for India whether as export duty had been placed on late,
coffee, and other articles in India, and whether the ininilne-
tax had been coetributed by the local government. *
Sr new telegraphic mime
fedi& wee not Without its inconveniences. (Laughter.) •
infannation retatoni was often imperfect, sad sometimes
he did not know from whom it came.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR observed that he did not refer to
telegraphic communication, but to what he had read in the
correspoadent's letter in the Times of yesterday.
Sir C. WOOD maid it was quite impossible that any infer.'
oration on the subject could have been received by post.
The liaaand arrangements of India could not hue been
made before the 31st of March, so that it was imponeible any
letters could have arrived giving that informatics. What-
ever the newspapers had could only have oome by
He bad received a telegram of the led of April e=eggrati
the income-tax had not base mewed, but that °erten
duties had been placed on certain articles of produce in
India. He weld hardly doubt that the telegram woe
correct, but at the same tints it was
gasp totally the reverse
of everything he bad been led by the government of India
to expect would have been done, that he hardly knew
whether to bellows it or not ("Hear, hue," sad laughter.)
THE CANADIAN DEFENCES.
Lord ELCHO said that as the house had reason to be-
lieve • deputation was coming from Canada shortly to ass-
ault the government in respect of the Canadian dedimo
he wished to ask whether parliament would be cinulted
before any engagement was made by bee Majesty's genre-
meat Seeding to pledge thin country to miter into any ar-
rangement with the Comedian government for the purpose
of deluding that colony to a greater extent than the
300.0(V. already notified to parbunest.
Mr. CARDW ELL said the sum of 300,0001., to which re-
ference had bees made, was composed of two soma, vit.
200,0001. for the defence of Quebec, and 100,0.30/. for thi
armies of the fortificatiess of Montreal and Quebec. What
he stated to the Canadian governmeat the intentin of bet
Mejesty's government to submit to parliameet • vote
for the improvement of the defences of Claude,
be at the same time stated that her Majeity's
government trusted that they might look with
confidence to the colony foe the erectios of the works no-
smeary for the defines of Montreal, ad he also stated that
the government would provide for the upscale of the
arming of Minimal and Quebec. He on Wednesday re-
caved ialormation that a deputation of four members of the
executive council of Canada would proceed to England to
confer with her Majesty's government oe the arrangements
necessary for the defence of Coeada in the event of war
orient with the Coned States. and the extent to which the
expeoses should be shared between Great Britain and
Canada. He need scarcely inform his sable friend that in
any coefereoce between the governmeet and those repre-
sentatives of Canada it would not be In the power of the
government to bind parliament in any way without the fall
consent of parliameet. The government would take can to
de nothing which did not properly belong to the executive,
and as soon as the conference wasover he would state the
result of it to the house. (Hear, hear.)
THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.

Lad PALMERSTON moved that the hones at its rising
do adjoin to t►e 24th feet.
HORSES FOR THE VOLUNTEER SERVICE.

Mr. cavil asked the UndetAlmeetery of State ler Wig
whether the exemption from the amemed tax granted to
pence' gratuitously furnishing horses during six days within
the year for the volunteer service, under 28 and 27 Vim, o.
63, s. 42, might not be extended those persons who pay
duty as Beers' to let horses for hire, under 16 and 17 Vie..
a. 88 (the Post Horse Act).
Mr. F. PEEL, is the absence of the Marquis of Hartle&
too, pointed out that the tax on a horse was one guinea a
veer, while the license for letting it to hire amounted to
V. 10s. The two eases were, therefore, totally different,
gad it did not follow that, because in we case there was
a remission of the smaller sum, these should in the other be
a remission of the larger.
Mr. CAVE asked whether a didactical of one games
might not be made from the license duty.
Mr. F. PEEL said the question of abatement was a fair
ewe for ootiaideratioe.
SUPPLY—COMM ITTEE.
On the question that the house go into a committee of
supply.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GUARDS AND
PASSENWRS IN RAILWAY TRAINS.
Sir W. GALL Y gave notice that he would, on the
9th of May, move an address for a Royal Commission to
inquire into the best means of communication between
guards and passenger' in railway trellis.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
The O'DONOGHUE gave notice that on the 9th of May
be would move an address praying her Msjeety to great a
charter of incorporation to the Roman Catholic University
in Dahlia.

THE BALLOT.
H. G. LANGION said he bad been requested by
his hoe. colleague (Mr. H. Berkeley) to give notice that he
would shortly after the Easter recess move for leave to
bring in • bill is lei MIK* to the ballot. (Hear.)
DRAINAGE IN IRELAND.
Colonel DICK/30N said that he would no the 28th in.
enlist ask a question of the government whether they would
manna to modify the misting terms under which loans
were made for draimp works is Ireland.
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MA IL COMMUNICATION WITH THE EAST INDIn.
Mr. AVRTON gave notice that on the 25th instant he
should move fora select committee to inquire into the
comes pursued in the establishment of a steam line of
transports between England end India, and into the present
state of the mail mime with the East rid Alexandria.