The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-15 00:00:00

- 1865.

Micros Amos.)
CANADA.
QUEBEC), Noon IL
It is finally settled that the ministerial mission to
,Inglend is to consist of the Hons. Nears. J. A.
Macdonald, G. Z. Cartier, A. T. Galt, and George
Brown. It is expected that they will sail by the

steamer leaving Boston on the 12th pror..
The Quebec Pays recommends that Mums.
Dorton and Merrier be sent to England as a depu-
tation from the Lower Canada minority in order to
counteract the effort of the government delegates.
The virtual failure of the Confederate project has
placed the government in a position of difficulty.
The purista and oorruptionists sunk for a time their
long-cherished hatreds and party quarrels to usher
in a millenium for Canada and rally round
the newly-uplifted banner of " Federation." The
ministry, now some nine months in office, were
simply allowed to govern the country on sufferance ;
the one grand object of the coalition being to bring
about a new era for the whole of British North
America► In this they have partially failed, sad
now they are held together only by the slightest
bonds, in which a rupture may occur at any
moment. Indeed, there is s well-grounded rumour
afloat that there already exist dissensions in the
cabinet ; so that ere long the government of the
province may again be brought to a " dead-look."
When Mr. George Brown first joined the coalition
be is understood to have stated that if the Confe-
derative union was not carried he would not con-
tinue in the administration.
The country unquestionably is on the eve of a
mighty change. Possibly everything will continue
quiet until the ministerial delegates return from
England, which will be about the middle of June.
Much will then depend upon the report they
will be enabled to make as to the disposition of
England towards her Canadian colony. The late
debate in the House of Commons and the explicit
statements of Lord Palmerston have done some-
thing towards allaying those fears engendered by
the general tone of the English press and the
popular impression as to the aggressive intents of
the neighbouring republic.
The government of Nova Scotia, considering
that the Federation project is seriously delayed,
propose to proceed with certain railway works which
had been placed in abeyance until the question of a
Federative union was determined.
A New Brunswick paper denies that Lieut. -
Governor Gordon has applied for leave to resign ;
and states that be took no unfriendly part in the
great Confederation contest just terminated in that
province.
Some of the Royal Engineers have proceeded to
Montreal to advise as to the fortifications.
The inhabitants of Sherbrooke, in the Elate

townships, have been collecting choice specimens of
ores, woods, grain, flax, and sundry local produce
and manufactures, to be forwarded to the forth-
coming Dublin International Exhibition. Similar
efforts are making in other parts of the province.
The Governor-General has authorised the forma-
tion of a drill association at Montreal, to be called
"Lady Alexander Russell's Own Cadet Corps," to
be composed of the pupils belonging to the English
Cathedral SchooL
The postal subsidy to the Grand Trunk Railway
is to be largely increased.

THE SUEZ CANAL MEETING.

ALEXANDRIA, Aria 5.

Alfred Christian, merchant and banker, Presi-
dent of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, arrived
here to-day, and with other delegates from the
various like chambers of Europe, were to assemble
at the reaidenoe of M. Lampe in the afternoon,
when they will be invited to a grand banquet at the
Hotel Abbat for the following evening, preparatory
to starting for Suez down the new canal, or rather
the initiatory channel through which the two seas
already flow, so as to allow boats to communicate
between the Mediterranean and Bed Seas. At
Cairo the delegates will be severally introduced by
M. Lamps to hi,. Highness the Pacha of Egypt.

THE MALTA AND ALEXANDRIA
TELEGRAPH CABLE.
MALTA, Arzn. 10.

The Fanny Lambert., screw steamer, arrived
here yesterday from Bengazi to relit, refuel, and
take in a section of electric submarine cable
to replace and repair that which is
broken between Bengazi and Alexandria.

During the time this steamer has been at
sea on this second occasion she has experi-
enced such stress of weather that little success has
attended her operations towards the reco-
very and repair of the broken cable, but
we trust to see the same accomplished early
in May. She brings back the telegraphic staff,
composed of Messrs. Temple, Gibson, Saunders,
Fryer, Toss, Stacy, Wiodle, and 12 labourers, be-
sides Mr. (*sines, of the Tripoli branch office.