, 1865-07-06

exolbitaut In his demands. Meanwhile three
parts Of Paris 20 on foot, and nothing bnt
private carriages are seen On the streets.
which lave quite changed their usual ap-
ptaIauce. Not q cabmAn Is visible, auy more
than cab. Some people say they are all
and in deadly fear Of the Prefect Of Police.
Another opinion Is that they are ali fishing
for good graves along the banks Of tae Seine.
AZ Tor the horses, they would believe the
millennium had come at last, were not the
feet timiuis1ed almost in proportion to the
work.
The following papers, relating to the con
ferences which have taken placs between Her
Majesty's government aud deputation from
the Executive Council of Canada, appointed
10 confer with Her Majcsty's government on
subjects Of Importance to the provinces, were
On the 18th Of June presented to both houses
Of Parliament:
corr or DISPATCH From GOVERNOR cEyER-
AL y1scorNT MoNCK TO TUE RIGHT 1oS.
EDWARD CALDWELL. NJ r.
Quxnxc, March "A, 1sos.
s,R:-I hare the homo. to transmit for
your information copy Of the approved
minute Of the Executive Council Of Canada,
appointing depntntion from their body who
are to proceed to England to confer Tith Her
Majesty e government On subjects OF impor~
lance 10 1he province. The gentlemen
namt cn the depu'at!o1 propose leaving by
the steamer which sails On thu 9Th Of April.
The Right Lon. Edward CardEeli, Il. r
Enaosurx.]
CorI OF RnoRT OF coMMr1TE OF TIE
HONORABLE THE EXECUTIVE coCSc1L, Ar.
PROVED Dr HIS ExCE1LESc1 THE GOVERNOR
GENERAL, ON THE 24ru MARCH, 1866.
r0fnfnfffea ross fu1Lr
that fur members Of your E1celtency's
Council do proceed to England to confer
with her Motesty's government: l. Upon the
proposed confederation OF the British North
American provinces, and the mtaus whereby
II can be most speedily effected; .. Upon the
Canada IN The event Of war ars,n. with the
United States, aud the extent 10 which the
Eame should bt SHARED between Great 3 lain
and Canada. 3. Upon the steps to be taken
with reference to the Reciprocity tre2ty and
the rights conferred b. i. upon the United
States Z; Upon the arfans sements necessary
for the settlement Of the northwest territory
and Hudson's Bay Company's clhims- S. And
generally upon the existing critical state Of
affairs BY which Canada is most seziously at.
fected. The committee further recommend
that the following members Of Council be
named to form the delegation, viz: Nessss.
Macdonald, Cartier, Brown and Gait.
WM. n. LEE, c. E. C..
corT OF DISPATCH FROM TuR RIGHT HON.
EDWARD cARDwEl1-, II. r., TO GOVERNOR GEN.
ERAI y1scoCNI MoxCK-
DOWNING STREET, June 18th, 1SG5.
Mr. LoNp.-I have the honor to inform
your lordgh1p that feya,al confere nces have
tcrs who were deputed, under the minute Of
your Executive Council OF March 2f. to pro-
ceed to England to confer with her Maiestv's
government On the part Of Cau1da, and the
Duke Of Somerset, the Earl de Grey, 3Ir.
Gladstone and myself. on the part Of her
Maies'1 Is Government.
On tie first subject referred to In the
m;nute--thut Of the confederation Of the
British North American oovinces-we repeat
ed on the part OF the Cabinet the nssurauces
which Ind already been given of the deter
nination Of ier Majesty's government to
use every proper mtAps Of influence to carry
into effect without delay the proposed con-
federation.
On the second point, We entered into fall
consideration OF the tmpor taat subject Of the
defeuse of Canada, not with auY app3eheu-
sion On either side that the friendly relations
now happily subsisting between this country
and the United States are ukely to be dis
that the safety Of the empire from possible
attack ought to depend upon Its owu strength
and the due application Of It's own resources.
We reminded The Canadian ministers that on
the part Of the Imperial Government We had
obtained yote OF money for improving the
fortiHcations Of Quebec. We assured them
that a. soon as that vnte had been obtained
the necessary Instructions had been sent ont
for the immediate erection OF the works,
which would BE- prosecuted with dispatch
and VIC reminded them Of the suggestion her
Majesty's Government had made TO them to
proceed with the fo1tifi1Ataons Of Montreal.
The Canadian minis ers, in reply, expressed
!, 1Ff5n ln 4 IN
her Whole xesourcee, both In men and money,
for the maintenance Of her connection with
the mother country, and their full belief In
the readiness Of the Canadian Parliament to
make known that determination In the most
authentic manner. They said they had In
creased the expenditure 1oE their mllitia from
three hundred Thousand to one million dol
lars, and would agree to train that forcs to
the satisfaction Of the Secretary Of 6tate for
War, provided the cost did not exceed The
last mentioned sum annually, while the ques-
tion Of confederation Is pending. They said
they were unwilling to separate the question
Of the works at Montreal from the question
Of tie works west Of that place, and from
the the question of naral armament on
Lake Ontario. That the execution Of the
whole Of these works would render 1t neces-
earY for them to have recourse to loan,
which could only be raised With thu gnaran-
tee Of the Imperial Parliament. They were
ready to pfOpOae to their Legislature On theif
return measure for this purpose, provided
that the guarantee Of the Imperial Parlia-
ment we're given now, and that they were au-
tlorized to communicate to the Parliament
of Canada the assurance that, the occaEion
arising, England will have prepared an ade-
q11ate naval force for Lake Ontario. They
thought that If the guarantee Werc not OBJ
taintd now 1t was probable that the Canadl-
an government and Parliament would think
1t desirable that the question Of defensive
works should await the decision OF the gov
ernment and Legislature Of the united p1ovin-
ces.
On the part OF her MaJcsty's Government
we assented to the rcasonableness Of the pro-
posal that If the province undertook the pri-
mary liability for the works Of defense men
toned In the letter of Lieutenant Colonel
Jesvois, and showed sufficient security, her
a1Ajestyss Government should apply to Far
| Lament for guarantee for the amount re-
| qnired and Wc said that her Majesty's Gov
e'nmcnt would furnish the armaments for the
works. But We said that the desire and de.
| elsion oi the Provincial Legislature onght to
| be pronounced tbefore any applications VAS
made 10 the Imperial Parliament. On the
subject o. naval force for Lake Ontario, we
Eaid 1nat, apart from any question Of e1pe-
diency, the Convention snbsisttng between
this country and the United States rendered
| 1t Impossible 1or either nation to place more
| than the specific number Of armed vessels on
the lakes in times Of peace. In case Of war
| of any Government IN this country to amply
| 1ts means Of naval defense according to the
| Judgment 1t might form upon the exieeucIcs
| n each particular time, and the Cansd,an
ministers might be assured that her Majes.
| tv1s Government would not permit itself tn