Parliament has done nothing of interest during the week beyond
debating the propriety of despatching reinforcements to Canada. It is alleged, and with jiastice; that the time is al salted to such a display. The Canadians waive', and ablelo defend their own fron- tiers against any marauders who might take.advantage of the exist- ing disorders to cross the borders. The'force sent—three thousand men—is too large for a garrison in time of peace, and too small for defence if the Ministry expect a war. Above all, it is calculated to rouse the restless suspicion that England intends, at some day near at hand, to interfere in the struggle between North and South. In the lesser politics the only noticeable event has been the creation of a new order of knighthood. It is called the Order of the Indian Star, and is reserved for the proconsuls and princes of the Indian empire. Sixteen knights have already been appointed, of whom eight are the heads of sovereign houses, wielding power of life and death, seven proconsuls, or generals, and one a woman, the Regent of Bhopal.
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