The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-21 00:00:00

assissanoe, having 160 cases of cholera and 60
deaths. She remains at Halifax, strictly qua-
rantined. The captain believes some German pas-
sengers brought the epidemic aboard.
The Hansa, Belgian, and Atlantic have arrived
out. The last mentioned steamer is said to have
brought over a special envoy from Stephens.

NEW YORK, Aram 12, ArrERNooN.
The Senate has passed the Loan Bill in the same
form as it was passed by the Rouse of Representa-
tives.

The house has adopted a resolution from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, asking the President
whit; steps he had taken and what congressional
legislation was necessary to protect the American
fisheries. Mr. Raymond explained the views of
the Committee, and said that both the American
and Canadian governments would probably agree
that by the abrogation of the treaty of 1854 both
parties were thrown back upon the convention of
1818, whereby Americans were permitted to fish
within three miles of the coast. He had no ides that

the ' American government would ever consent to
drawing a line from headland to headland. It wee
important to have a naval force to protect Ame-
rica. interests, and to prevent a conflict pending
negotiations on the subject, if the government saw
fit to invite negotiations.

It is reported that a general amnesty proclama-
tion will shortly be issued.
The District Judge of Virginia has decided that
the President's peace proclamation did not restore
the habeas corpus.
The War Department has instructed the Freed-
men's Bureau to inform the people of the South
that the President's proclamation did not relieve
them from government by military law.
The Asia has arrived at Halifax, and the North
Amirican and Pereire at New York. Rumours are
current that Stephens arrived on board the latter
vessel.

CANADA.

QUEBEC, Arm. 10.

Large numbers of Fenians are gathering along
the New Brunswick frontier, and threatening
Campobello and St. Stephens. Two hundred Fe-
nians left Portland, Maine, on Monday last, for
Eastport, on the Canadian frontier, and a schooner
had been chartered to carry arena. Murphy, the
president of the Toronto Hibernian Society, and
five others have been arrested in Canada, en route
for Portland. Arms and ammunition were found
upon them.

QUEBEC, APRIL 12.

The Fenian convention is in session at Eastport,
Maine. The town is crowded with Fenians, and
there are several Fenian vessels in tho harbour,
armed with howitzers and 20-pounders. A sailing
vessel escaped to sea, notwithstanding the presence
of the United States Marshal in Eastport. Arms and
ammunition are arriving at different points along
the New Brunswick frontier.

Several British gunboats are off Eastport and
Campo Bello, keeping steam up and port-holes open.
This menacing attitude is said to have caused a
hostile feeling among American sympathisers with
the Fenian cause, numbers of whom, together
with some British deserters, are joining the
Fenian. A suspicious-looking steamer, showing
American colours, has proceeded up Eastport
river towards St. Andrew's. Communication be-
tween St. John's and the western towns on the
British side is reported to have been cut by the
Fenian. The garrison of Campo Bello has been
reinforced, and earthworks have been thrown up.
The Canadian authorities believe that the move_
ment on New Brunswick is a feint to cover an
attack upon Canada in conjunction with gunboats
from Chicago. At Toronto, Fenian arrests and the
search for arms continue. The Toronto Head
Centre andlothers had been preliminarily examined
before the magistrates.

NEW BRUNSWICK.
ST. JOHN'S, APRIL 12.

The government has resigned on account of the
action of parliament favouring Confederation, and
the Governor has chosen an opposition member to
form the new ministry. The anti-Confederation
minority in the Upper House have sent in a pro-
test against the address to the Queen favouring
Confederation. Great popular excitement prevails.

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, APRIL 10.

Mexican advice', via New Orleans, state that
the Camp of Cortina, at San Fernando, had been
broken up. The Imperialists bad occupied Mon-
terey, Loredo, and Pedras Negras.

THE WAR BETWEEN SPAIN AND CHILI.
PANAMA, APRIL 1.

The Spaniards have captured a Chilian transport,
with 250 troops, south of the island of Chiloe, and
the allied fleet is reported to be blocked by the
Spanish frigates Numancia and Bianca in an inlet
near Ancua, in the same island. The allies have
sunk a vessel in the channel of the inlet, and
stretched chains across to prevent the Spaniards
1 aPPl43.4hing'

LimanPoor, Aran. 20.—The Went India and
Pacific Company's screw steamer Californian, Captain
Baker, from Jamaica ca the 23rd ult., via Portan-Yrince,
arrived here this afternoon. Her advioskfrom Jamaicahave
been anticipated.