The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

NOVA SCOTIA.

The United States consul at Pictoo, Nova Scotia,
hu inclosed to the Republic the following preamble
and resolutions on commerce with the Uoited Stet, s,
which have passed both branches of the Nova Scotia
legislature::

Whereas, is consequent., of the recent changes in the
aevigatios laws and the commercial policy of the British
empire, it has thecae necessary to secure mote extensive
=ukase fur the malaria products of British Matti Amerke,
by a reciprocal free exchange of such products with the
United States; and to hat e the coasting mode arranged
mama this and the adjoining provinces and the Unit* d
Statues fair and equitable terms; and to obtain from the
at of the United States such modifiattion of their
rivres
eral e
will admit colonial built vessels to the privikgts of
registry :
I. Resolved, That the lieu,enent-governor be respect-
fully requested, and is hereby authorised, to Like the weed
sag step. to obtain, through the proper authoritite, the se-
menplishment of them desirable objects.
" 2. Resolved, that if the United States remove epistle g
duties on the following articles, the growth and production
of British North America, that the like articles he allowed
to be imported into this province from the United Stake
duty fres, viz : ' Grain and breadstuff' of all kinds, vegeta-
bles, fruits, mods, hey, and straw. Animals, ..lted end
fresh meets, butter, cheese, lard, tallow, hides, bores, wool,
redressed skimp, and fun f all blade. Ores of all kinds,
free in pigs and blooms, cvper, lead is pigs. Griodemese
and Mouse of all kinds, Garth' - thale,lime, ochres, gypsum, I
seemed or uarrosed ; rook salt Wood—Pother and lam-
bee of all kinds, firewood, ashes, bark. Fwk, 11•11 oil,
spermaceti oil, head matter sad blabber, fine sad skim, the
produce of fish ear matures living Is the water.'
" 3. Resolved, That as address be presented to boy Ms
jesty on the sabj• et of the coasting teed* of this proviso*,
praying that the rams may be upward to the pooplo of the
Gaited States, under the provisions of the amended
gatioa Act, 12th and 13th Vic., esp. 22, and the preceding
Neulatioa."

NEW BRUNSWICK.
The folioed,' joint address of the Council sad
Moose of Assembly of St. Joho's, New Brunswick,
on the salok et of the navigation laws, boa bees I
agreed to, and will be immediately transmitted to
her Majesty :
To dm Cliteee's Nest isselloot Molest', the hunblo
sad steal whitens of the Loodsletive Coes& and
Assombly of the revises el New Beasswiek.
Nay ft pines pow Ilsipsy„—The legisladvit Coonsil sad
Alma* ef year Ikgmly's madam of New Bresswick, beg
lesvo W aggress& ymir !Welty with mewed sossroidea el
l our sttoshmost te year Majesty's pewee mid esversownt.
The sessidea ef Ws one edema-Is eats of trial impomsasi
1•100418 Nies hiskstre devoted sables* in these
selssise.
The neat stedfleatiss of the British usvigsitts laws
hallos simitted foreign bat vessels to British , to.
naiad esransely sad nopeetfully press spoil your
cossidorstion the absolute acionsity of °bulldog is mars
from the Baited States such a relaxation of their navigation
laws, will admit British colonial built ships to registry in
that country, on their becoming the property or alumna
thereof.
Bs* a resiprosity is this would greedy seeming, the
exertions ef your Ildsjostt 's subjects I. these 0011111i* by
opening up m them a 'rids dud toe West:lst esmpetitise to
navel ershitessme, and thereby modern to the preatsbls
'swamies et • most valuable breath of demesne mauls.-
WPM . .

Biker's', es we de, that the United States win reedily
avail themselves of all the advantages thus soseadod by the
imperial parliament, wlthoat admitting British ships te re
eiprocal privileges, we are desirous of having the Mode Mi-
tosis this preview and .the other British pommies' of
Canals,N ova IleMM,Prines "Award's Island, and Newfound-
lead, placed ma the India of a coasting trade, if by soak
arresigement on hoehpa vessel will be allowed to NAV
heists: or passomgme from sane part to moue, of sub
meow ; and m we ore Wheel to behave, from the pre%
doss of the 6th seed= of the BM chapter of the set
rlat the toot sail, of the Imperial Parliament, tithe
tir:l4lsialatures of any two or more preansions which, tor
the purposes of that act, your Majesty in Council shall de
elate to be neighbouring pose glom shall present addresses
to your IlLejery praying that the trade between them may he
planed on the tooting of a mambo, trade or of otherwise
rmalating the same, so far ea relates to the easels is oldish
it is to he carried 00, yoar Majesty may, by order in omen%
so authorise the conveyance of such goods or paseengere, or
se regulate the trade between them, on such leanest,' under
sash conditions in either case as to your Majesty may seem
goWood.
, therefore, most humbly and nepotist/1y pray your
Majesty to order' and allow that the trade between this pro-
vince and Canads, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Wand, and
Newfoundland, may be placed on the looting of a coasting
wad*, so that the conveyance of goods and passenger. from
Own to place therein may be confined wholly to &Wilt
Irene* until such time as the government of the United
States shall permit the vessels of the said possessions to •
free participation in the coasting trade of that country.
And, ea us duty hosed, will ever prey.