The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-30 00:00:00

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CANADA.

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THE THREATENED FENIAN INVASION.
TORONTO, llasca It

As you will have learned by telegraph, we have
been thrown into considerable excitement by the
measures which the government, acting on joke-
mation it has received, has thought it necessary to
take by way of preparation against a Fenian
invasion.

The whole volunteer force of the province has
been called out, and placed by the Governess.
General under the command of Sir John Michel,
the commander-in-chief of her Majesty's impede'
forces. All corps not moved from their head-
quarters are to drill for at least two hours a day,
and oorpe which had been removed from head.
quarters to other parte of the country are to cheery(
the daily routine duty of regular troops. The Mon.
treal volunteers were inspected on Sato:dal
by the Governor-General and Commander-in-
Chief, and it has since been ascertained that
in fourteen hours ten thousand men turned
out ready for service anywhere. In this city the
greatest military enthusiasm prevails, and the
various companies go through their drill as if they
had been regulars all their lives. The men loot
I neat, clean, and well appointed, and as line a bod:
of troops as ever served their country. On Bator&
both of the city battalions, the 10th and Queen'.
Own, having first been put through company drill
and then formed into squares, bear! the Artiqies
War and the Mutiny Act read. Major (Gil nor
told the men that they were in s different position
from what they were in a week ago. They were now
the same as regulars, and would have to obey orders
like them. He hoped that no officer or man in the
battalions would be guilty of any unbecoming act
Their officers had full power to enforce the attend-
ance of every man on the roll, and such as were
absent rendered themselves liable to arrest. He
hoped the Queen's Own would do, as they away
had done, their duty. It was a mistaken idea wit
men that they could stay away if they saw fit
and in case they did so, even by order of the
employers they would be liable to an arrest. From
London, Piston, Belleville, and other towns
receive similar accounts; and it is worth mentioning
that in this city 120 young unmarried men of our
coloured population, desirous of showing that the;
are ready to defend the country, have enrolled
names sufficient for two companies, and intent Isr
warding them to government for acceptance.

telegram was received on Friday night from the
adjutant-general at Ottawa, to the effect that
regiment must be sent to the front next morn*
and accordingly at 11 o'clock six companies of rifles
left by the Great Western Railway.
This call has come upon us quite unexpected];
The first and unanimous impulse of our people was
to obey it. We have since bad time to consider
cause and discuss its necessity. Of the latter onk
the government can judge with full knowledf
Most people are inclined to think that if the mea-
sure were only one of precaution it would still '
a wise one. Even if the Fenian should not venture
to make their appearance on our territory, it will
at all events show us, and also our neighbours, the
practical working of our provincial system of

fence ; and this is no slight advantage, for if it .
weak we shall be instructed, and if itis strong, those
who might otherwise be disposed to speculate
our helplessness will have been warned.
For the Folds= nothing but the most profound
contempt is felt, and I venture to predict that every
man of them who may cross our border for mischief
will bitterly rue the day when he left "high-falutin'
at Chicago or elsewhere to invade our peaceful ter-
ritory. We despise the Feniansasignorent, barba-
rous, and incapable of appreciating the blessings
any settled government, whether administered by
president or by a king. Mr. Mciee,
a letter which he has addressed to

Irish press, has truly said that this vs.
Fenian organization in the United States recall;
proves that the Irish are still an alien pope.
!salon, camped, but not settled, in America, with
foreign hopes and aspirations, neither shared in nor
respected by the people among whom they live. If
their new country were their true country, they
would not Sod time or money to spare in the con-
struction of imaginary republics beyond seas. The
same thing has been said scores of times by the
beet American papers. If they opine here they
must expect no mercy. There will be no talk about
belligerent rights or laws of war. Invaders with_
out a government and without a flag, if taken with
arms in their hands, will be dealt with as pirates,
and banged on she spot, as they deserve. Why
should they molest us, or revenge upon us who
have never harmed them the wrong they fancy
they have sustained at the hands of England ? We

will let them see that Canada is not to be attacked
with impunity by any set of men, upon any pretext.
While cheerfully making all necessary sacrifices
to defend tlik country from invasion, we really
think that this burden ought not to be imposed
on us when it is in the power of the American go-
vernment to prevent it. Lord Monck has touched
upon this point in his proclamation, though with
all due delicacy and reserve. The Governor-Gene-
ral knows his office too well to make any complaint
against President Johnson, but private persons may
speak their minds. A telegram from New York
informs us that several conferences have taken
place between Sir Frederick Bruce and Mr. Seward
at Washington, and that the American government
has assured our ambassador that no violation of the
neutrality laws of the United States shall be per-
mitted, and that, should events demonstrate its
necessity, a proclamation shall be issued warning
all persons concerned of the consequences. From
other sources we learn that troops bare been sent
northwards to points most likely to be chosen for
a crossing. The numbers sent are small, but suffi-
cient to show the intention of the government, and
to commit it to a course of action. This is what
we had a right to expect from the American go-
vernment, and the Fenians will probably now con-
fine themselves to organizing raids for the purpose
of plunder on some of our frontier towns.

A LAIIINCH AT CONNANITINOPLL —On Thursday
last, the booth of a new sad very fine strew frigate,
celled the Behold, took place at the Armed in prenenee
of the Grand Vizier, the Capitals Pea% and mad of the
prbiripal ministers. The Sultan woo to have been
and came up ex prowly in his large yacht from ffnil4t,
whither he had gone en Tuesday ; but the day turned out
wet and unpleneaut—thoogh the wart astrologer hod fore-
told the Asset of weather—sad on the petit main the
Hors, his Yalesty therefor, took oaken sad
home to Dolraseihe inelnad. The operatics el=ta g
was sot altogether suceeseful ; the oheek-ropso which held
the vessel broke, and the frigate, thus ancestrolied, w ma-
intim water shot righteerces the Nora awl stuck bat es the
bank. Bowe hears later, ho wooer, she wee hauled
opposite
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