The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-08 00:00:00

CANADA.

Canadian edvicee state that some excitement had
been caused by the introduction of s resolution into
the house, in favour of selecting Quebec as the per.
meneot esat of government. The resolution was only
carried by a majority of two, the vote being, yeas
61, nays 59. Twenty-six Upper Canadians voted for
Quebec.

The Hon. Mr. Ross, Speaker of the Upper Moose,
has resigned his seat in the Cabinet. It is tinder.
stood that he will retain his office of Speaker, and
give the government a general support.

DISASTROUS GALE OF YESTERDAY.-HIGH

TIDE IN THE THAMES DAY.

The accounts received this morning at the Custom.
hiss. and Lloyd's R ours describe the eff,cts of the gals
with which the northern and esitern csasts were visited
yesterlay and during last night as most dirastross. The
storm commenced about 11 o'clo.llc on Tuesday night.
with the wind at E N E., accompanied with driving oath.
It increased in violence as the morning advanced, gradu-
al, drawing round to N.N.E. At high water it blew •
perfect hurricane, wi.h violent squalls, accompan'ed at
ia-
tervsle by hail and slett.

In Yarmouth Rcads and off Lowestoft eeeeeee tenth that
were riding heavily with two anchors ahead were obliged
to run to leeward Ca, safety, sad two large resets are placed
to a perilous situatioa in the offing, haring c ach four ea
chars down. The accounts hoot South Shields, Sunder•
land, Hardepcol, and Leith roads, state that several vessels,
inward bound, were compelled to run to I•eword, and it is
feared that much demsge was caused during the night at
the entrance of the harbours. Two raves are reported to
be on shore in the East Swills, and some few are is positions
of the greatest peril. Vast quantities of Slating wreak ere
to be men off the coast, and much has been washed on
shore.

The gale had the effect of day:og an immense velume of
water from the North Sea into the estuary of
the Thames, from whence, on the fl ;wing of the tide this
morning, it ascended the river with such rapidity, as to
tame several revels to drag their anchors and come into
eolli.ion. It being tiering tide at high wett r, the sea made
clean breaches over the embankrneate, inundatieg the love
mirth bade, so that al the tide receded, they resembled
Tilt inland lakes. Property on the Kent and Ruiz sides
has been much damaged, several sheep having been drowned,
do. A high Ede having been expected, precautions wets
taken at the various wharfs, el that very little property
was washed away., although coma amount of dry goods
ham been &Magid by the overflow.

The Belgian papers reproduce with much eager.
sera the rzmarks made in our House' of Parliament, and
in the British Journals, upon Count Walewski's unmade
ageism the liberty of the pram it Belgium.
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It is stated by the Paris correspondent of the
Independence Sege, that the publiea'i•n of the special
treaty signed on the 15th of April between France, Great
Britain, and Austria, guseasteeing the execution of Mt
stipulations of the 'usual treaty—took the &mita Om
p Asatleries by surprise. They were unaware', it is said, of
its sztstesse.

Le Nord publishes the following despatch:
" Hambere, Tuesday.—Two steamer., one from Kiel, the
other from Korsoer, cams into coliaion last night out at sea.
The shock was no violent that bath easels immediately
sack, bat the pinworms were saved."

The &dean Senato is convoked for Wednesday
size.

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The Gazette de Vienne publishes the treaty of
pears in the Punch and Orman languegre.
The Grand Duke Ferdinand Maximilian left
Vienna en Tneaday for Paris. Among the moons of Ida
suits wu General Measdorff Pouilly, kraut. Ambassador
of Aurria to St. Petenbnrg.

DISEMBODIMENT OF TIM MI
been forwarded to the commanding offie-rt of militia regi-
ments serving in the Mediterraneen to bold their Tr tp. ctive
corps in readiness to embark for England on being relieved
by infantry of the line from the Crimes Militia regiments
absent from head.quarters, whether on gtrrissa duty or in
camp, are to be bold in readiness to proceed to head-quarters
en being relieved. This is a preliminary 'Op to the general
disembodiment of the force. It is understood ti be the
intention of the government to present lie non-commissioned
offieen and privates of those regiments which have been
doing duty in the Mediterranean will a gratuity on the

have