The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-23 00:00:00

CANADA.

OPENING OF THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.
SPEECH OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

QUEBEC, AUG. 8.

This day, at 3 o'clock p.m., his Excellency the
Governor-General proceeded in State to the Cham-
ber of the Legislative Council in the Parliament
Building. The members of the Legislative Council
being assembled, his Excellency commanded the
attendance of the Legislative Assembly, and that
house being present, his Excellency opened the
fourth session of the eighth Parliament of the Pro-
vince of Canada, with the following speech from
the Throne :

" llon. Gentlemen of the Legislative Council—
Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,
" In conformity with the announcement which I
made to you at the end of the last session of Par-
liament, a deputation from the Canadian Ministry
proceeded to London to confer with her Majesty's
Government on questions of importance to the pro-
vince. I have now called you together at the ear-
liest convenient time after the return of the deputa-
tion, in order that you may receive the report of
their mission, and complete the important business
which, at the conclusion of the last session, was left
unfinished. I have directed that the correspondence
referring to the mission to England shall be com-
municated to you for your consideration.
" The happy termination of the civil war, which
has for the last four years prevailed in the United
States of America, cannot fail to exercise a benefi-
cial influence in the commercial and industrial inte-
rests of this province, and we may trust that the
re-establishment of peace will lead to a constantly
increasing development of friendly relations between
our people and the citizens of the great republic.
_ _ .

"The circumstances which rendered it necessary
to place a portion of the volunteer militia of the
province on permanent duty having ceased to exist,
the force has been recalled, and I have to express
my feeling of satisfaction at the readiness with which
the men responded to the call of duty, and the
general good conduct which they exhibited during
the period of their services.
Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly—l have
directed that the estimates for the current year, and
the statement of expenditure which has been in-
curred chargeable against the vote of credit of last
session, shall be laid before you. You will find,
with reference to both, that economy has been com-
bined with due regard to efficiency.
" Hon. Gentlemen and Gentlemen,—l have not
failed to transmit to the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, for presentation to her Majesty, the ad-
dresses to which you agreed during the last session
in favour of the Federal Union of the Colonies of
British North America. I have desired that the
reply of the Secretary of State shall be communi-
cated to you, and I trust that mature examination
of the project will ere long induce the Legislatures
of the other Provinces to concur with you in giving
their sanction to a measure which has been adopted
as a great feature of Imperial policy, and has been
twice noticed with approbation in her Majesty's
Speeches from the Throne."

SPAIN.

MADRID, AUG. 19.

It now appears certain that an interview will take
place between Queen Isabella and the Emperor
Napoleon. The Correspondencia and the Epoca
both announce that his Majesty and the Empress
Eugenie will visit the Queen of Spain at Zaranzon
on the 25th inst., remaining there a few hours, and
returning the same evening to Biarritz. The
Spanish Court being now in mourning for the death
of the King Consort's father, there will be no fetes,
and the meeting of the Sovereigns will be strictly a
private one.
The Ministerial organs strongly deprecate any
political significance being attached to this inter-
view, which they represent as a mere act of courtesy,
naturally tending to strengthen the friendly relations
between the two countries. According to the Epoca,
the Emperor Napoleon would have visited Madrid
upon his return from Algeria had it not been for
the political agitation then prevalent in Spain, and
an idea that to this event might have been attri-
buted the turn subsequently taken by the Italian
question.
Queen Christina will leave Zaraus before the
arrival of the Duke of Tetuan, who is expected
on the 25th, in order to meet the Emperor and
Empress of the French. The Duke will be accom-
panied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and
both ministers will afterwards accompany the Queen
to Bilbao. Qceen Christina is said to disguise from
none her opinion upon the fatal result of a retro-
grade or reactionary policy. Her Majesty desires,
on the contrary, to use all the influence she pos-
sesses with Espartero and Prim, in order that the
Progressist party may come into power without pro -
ducing serious disturbances in Spain.

Speculation upon the question whether the Duke
of Tetuan will carry his point with regard to Senor
Tenorie, the Queen's Private Secretary, is still rife
in political circles. It is now stated that that offi-
cial has asked leave of her Majesty to travel abroad.
The Novedades positively contradicts the current
rumours relative to the probabilities of the accession
of the Progressist party to power at no distant
period. The Iberia, however, another organ of the
same party, seriously discusses the hypothesis, and
dwells upon the popular ovation which would be
rendered to the Crown in such a case.

Within the last few days the Papal Nuncio at
this Court is stated to have paid a visit of courtesy
to the Marquis of Tagliacarne, the Italian envoy to
Spain.
Spain's connection with Santo Domingo has at
length terminated definitively. An official despatch
received here announces that on the 22d July the
exchange of all the prisoners at Puerto Plata was
effected by the naval commander at Santo Domingo.
The prisoners immediately went on board the
Spanish vessels for conveyance to Cuba and Porto
Rico. The Spanish garrison at Cayoo, in the Bay
of Samaria, had also embarked for Cuba. The
troops from Santo Domingo are to be incorporated
in the army of Cuba—arrangements being made,
however, that the latter shall not exceed its normal
strength,