The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-29 00:00:00

THE CANADIAN CONFIDSRATION

110fiElM.

Weehave already announeed that the confedera-
tion policy had been endened by both branches of
the legislature of Newfoundland. Further intelli-
gence on this subject has now reached us. The
NeenfonndZander, of the 19th of February, eon-
Seised the following statement :—" The Legislative
Connell, in their address, have adopted definitely,
and by a unanimous vote, the principles of oonfe-
deratieg reserving the question of details." And
thenetion of the House of Assembly was quite as
. .

decisive. The anti-unionists, when the house was
in 00111sittee of the whole, moved the following re-
solution : _ .

.wed—Thee the report of the Quebec' Canventiol,

hspaeee' well adapted in say of its principles to the stets
and steanineterese of the oontineatel prosiness, is in no re-

opootsititabloto Nowfooadllod. ad wood, it soooPtoa,
prto
.141./a!ital to the prospuity, happisolo, and well-boing

Of tia %habitats.

This notion was lost—yew 6, nays 18. The foi-
lowing motion was then proposed :
Aalbis important quatios of teafederstion, is roe:m-
aiming tie solicitude of her lLsjesty'm governmeat for the
mnlfeessf tie okay, we meets in tile view of yews Fa-
ddism SIM She ganef advaatages of onion are so oh-
* bof t aseseserdy asinisededged. Tidbit
witbeegmil to this esiosy, sad mi tie details of es pose a
ateisors, it is natural that mash diversity of 'plaice &odd
prevail. This is a matter which shall engage our serious
Montle..

The Speaker having returned the chair, and a
eeriest of resolutions reported from the committee Of
the whole, en attempt was made to quash the Quebec
scheme bgteLtollowing amendment :
Oa the t quake of sosfederatioe, is recog-
nising the solicitude of her Majesty's government far the
welters of the colony, we concur is the views of your
Bradierey that the abstract sdvastsgss of union are in
tome same so obvious as to be almost necessarily
seknowledged; while, with refuter, to this colony, the
great yespooderanse of opinion is decidedly adverse to our
entering into the proposed confederation of the B. N. A.
Previews, on the beats of the Qoehee resolutions.
The amendment was put to the hones, and re-
jected on a division of 6 to 18. It will be seen.
moreover, that the resolution, while disapproving of
the Qsebeo scheme, declares unhesitatingly for the
principle of union. The six gentlemen who voted
for it are, therefore, only opposed to the details of
the sobetire, and the House of Assembly is unani-
mous for British American Union. " The warmest
promoters of the meanie," says the Toronto Globe,
"could dein nothing more gratifying than this
recap in Newfoundland ; and Messrs. Shea and
Carter are entitled to the highest laudation for the
ststeronanthip they have displayed."
We And in the same paper, of the 9th, the follow-
ing with respect to the course adopted by New
Brimiwick
In *anther column win be found the speech of Governor
Gordan, on opening the parliament of New Brunswick. It
will be men that he puts the confederation of the Provinces
fairly and squarely to the legislature, as sarsestly desired
by the thperial government, and throws on It the emus of
accepting or rejecting the inessure. By spode' Wegner
received laid night from Fredericton, we learn that the
ministerial response to tee govrenor'n speech will be
in the following words :—" The correspoodenc• whkh
has taken plans between her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State far the Colonies and the Go-
vernor-Geserel of Osaids, on the affairs of British
North America, wheat kid before us, will naive due at.
talks, and the opinion -ermined by her Majesty will em-
mend the respect sad attention which is due to actuations
emanating from se MO a mares. But, In any whams for
a nuke et the MI6 North American calories which nay
be isepolvid, it is, In the *nips of the home, absolutely
essential that full protection should be afforded to the rights
and interests of the people of this province ; sad no cow
sure which fails to Obtain these objects should be adoptsd.'t
This settles the question of confederation in New Brno&
wick. The government that proposes this resolution lass
been utterly opposed to the me Bare, and with the aid of
the staunch friends of confederation in the house, they can
put it through without any difficulty.
The following are the remarks of the governor at
the opening of the New Brunswick parliament above
referred to :—" I have received her Majesty's com-
mand to communicate to you copies of she corres-
pondence on the affairs of British North America,
which has taken place between her Majesty's Prin-
cipal Secretary of State for the Colonies and the
Governor-General of Canada; and I am further
directed to express to you the strong and deliberate
opinion of her Majesty's government, that it is an
object much to be desired that all the British
American colonies should agree to unite in one
government These papers will immediately be laid
before you. I trust that your deliberations may
advance the welfare of the province and its people,
and a pledge that this will be the case may be found
on their being undertaken, as I am sure they will
be, under a full sense of your grave responaibilitiest
and in spirit at once confident of self-reliance, and
of loyal attachment to that great empire of which
New Brunswick forms a part, and her connection
with which is at once her security and her pride."