The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-04 00:00:00

THE UNITED STAT

Considerable excitement has been created'
New York, and Washing ton, by Mr. Laboul
ment of what had passed between him and
croft, relative to mutual relaxations of their
navigation laws by England and Ameri
Webster moved, in the Senate, an ai
the instructions upon which Mr. Ban
acted. The reply was, that no instructio
subject had been transmitted to Mr.
The protectionist organs in the press are al
fury, hurling denunciations against the lui
Bancroft. According to them, he has (if i
acted improperly in laying what he did to
boncbere, seeing that a new set of men are
and that a new congress has been elected
whom the protectionists assume are prepar
back upon their policy. Again, Mr. Bar
President Polk are assailed on the assum
they have contemplated a treaty
Britain on the subject of the navigi
before the sanction of the legislature
a convention had been asked and obtained.
traders, and even many of the ci-desant pro
admit that Mr. Bancroft has been precipita
press a hope that this will not lead to sr
tions to the consummation of agreements be
twocountriesfor relaxing the navigation la:
The truth is that both parties have unde
Labonchere to speak with more of dipla
tainty than it appears he did ; to have tel
count of a frank interchange of personal o
a deliberate and formal negotiation in spoil
On the part of the few proteetioniits
ii
there are distinct indications of motives
splutter. In the first place they wish to
lar passion, and then turn the excitement
of a recurrence to protection : in the se

they wish to make a diplomatic swan
that there may be a scramble for the sums
The only other tcpic that appears to
much interest was the state of affairs
On this subject the New York Courier a
SAYS
The ferment in men's minds in Canada h a
trusting attention at Washington, and 'ethyl
in earnest when in his inaugural he professed
and attachment to peace, as alike the duty sw
of this republic, it may be confidently relied
will exercise all hie constitutional powers—a
neutrality act, as it is generally tailed, num
former insurrectionary movements in Canada, t
sidetable—to restrain our people from meddling
dian difficulties. It should be added, however,
were to be anything like a general rating in the
an offer of fraternisation (to use the terin
of
France) with us, it would be all but imposot
the people from rushing into the contest.

COLONIAL.

BRITISH NORTH A'AIE
CANADA.—Our dates from Montreal
lfith ; from Quebec, to the 17th.
The bill to compensate innocent
passed both branches of the legislature.
lion continued very eloquent, very fierce
little absurd. " Forty-six meetings be'
in various parts of the province," eays
tl
Gazette, " to express the detestation ent
the inhabitants of the scheme for
ii
rebels." A propos of the bill passing thi
council, the same journal valorously excla
The rebellion losses iniquity is now mono
two branches at the legislature. Will the tho
That is the question. Upon its decision bog t
half a million of the people of Caned'. Lot
and the sullen hatred of the Anglo-Smoo
brood, until the time come for ample re"ui
thing he will thank his French =stirs—the
densption is twenty years off. lie will look foi