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This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est filmi au taux de reduction indiquA ci-dessous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X >/ 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X 32X The copy liimad hare has been reproduced thanks to the generosity of: Library of the Pubiic Archives of Canada L'exemplaire flimA fut reproduit grAce A la g Dlkk, — Uovcrniucnl JIdkhp, Ifulifn.w A(k Ai>i'il, 1801. I liavo tlio lionovtooiiclosc a joint Adilross to Hor Majesty, passnd by the Loj^islalivc ('oiiiicil and House of A.s.sonil)ly of Nova Scotia, on the sulj- ject of tlie later-Colonial Hail road. The (iiu'stiou is one of the most vital importance to tlie interests of this Trovince, but it is one which has so friMiuently been brou.u;ht under the luitico of the Imperial (Jovernnieut, that it is hardly necessary for mo to add any ar,iruments in its favor. Information was received from England by last mail, that a strong feeling was getting u]) there in favour of the proposed line from Halifax to (Quebec, and tliat ])etitions were preparing for presentation to Parliament. Stimu- lated by this information, the Legislature of this rrovince have lost no time in preparing this Address to Her Majesty, in order to assure Iler Ma- jesty that their anxiety for the completion of tho luter-Colonial lino is un- abated. Your Lordship is aware that since this (piestion was first raised, a liiio from Halifax to Truro has l>een com[deted by the (Jovevnment of this Colony; but the resources of this Province are at ])resent unalde to bear the expen"s(> of carrying on the line to the borders of New Brunswick, a djstanct; of about (50 miles, 'without external aid given either by tho ImperiaHxo- vernment, or by a Company taking the line into their own hanntertain this sul)jcct, my (Jo- vernment, on the i)art of this i'rovii'ice, will be ]irepared eitlier to apjxtint a delegation to wait on your liordsliip in Kiiglaiid, or to give their most careful and willing coiisideratiou to any scheme which has for its ol»jectthu compleliou of tiiis great wtu'k. 1 liave, & cVC. His (J race TiiK J)i;ki; (Signed.) Nkwcasi.k. itc. »S:c. &c. MULGllAVE. Nova Scotia. — No. 8-j. y\ V Loun, — JJuiviiiiK/ S/rri'f, o/h Jla//, IHGl. 1 have tho honor to acknowledge tlu.' receipt of your Lordship's despatch, No. 27, of tile 4th of April, enclosing a joint Address to the Queen from tho .Legislative Couiuul and Hous(> of Assembly of Nova Sct»tia, soliciting Ini- ])erial aid towards tho completion of the 'Railway between Halifax and Quebec. IXTER-COLOiSriAL RAILWAY. I have kid this Adclress bofnrc tlie (iHoen, but I ropret to state tlmt it was not in my jjowct to advise Her Mnjesty to jwcedo to the i)riiyer of it, as Her ^Mjijesty's Om'crnnicnt nre nimble to hold out the prowiKtc-t of being: mble to ttflibrtl iwvy jx'cuniftry »ios(>d iindertaking, 1 luivo, &c, (SiyneiT) NEWC.VSTLK, liieutennnt Goremor The Rigfht Honorable THK EaHL ok MtlLttKAVB, &C. &C. &f. JTo. 73.— Miscclla. Oovcnmtent House, Ifn(ifii.r, •2!d1h Oc'iober, 18(Ji, My Lord DrKE, — The question of the Inter-Colom'nl Railroad having been broufrht under the conaidcration of the Governnicnt.s of Canad!;, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, by Mr. Watltin, and other gcntlenien froni England, it was* decided that a delegation from tlio two hviter J'rovinces sec to consult with the Government of Canada, in the hope that sonic united action might be deinded upon which would facilitate the carrying out of this most important project; I therefore directed the Hon. Mr. Howe, the Attorney General, and lion. Mr. McC'ully, to prc>cecd to ]Ongland for that purpose. 2. On the 30th Sept. a meeting of the Reprcsentiktivos of the diiTerent Governments took place at Quebec, when a resolution — a copy of whicli is enclosed — was unanimously agreed to. 3. The in»p>rtance of a Railway communication Avith Canada, passing through Iiritii»h territory, has so often been recognised by Her Majesty')* Government, that 1 feel that 1 need offer no apology in again pressing the subject on your Grace's consideration ; especially, as at present, there arc? reasons which would render such a cummunication nmro than ordinarily desirable. 4. The encouragement held out at different times by the Government to the formation of this line, lias undoubtedly created in tliis Province the ex- pectation that in consideriition of the national importance of the undertak- ing, the Imperial authorities would not be unwilling to extend their aid in order to ensure its completion, provided such arraugcnicnts could bo made by the three Provinces as would meet with their approbation. 5. Notwithstanding, therofore, tlie unfavorable reply which I received from your Grace in answer to the joint Address to Jler Majesty from botli brandies of the liCgislature in April la^^t, n>y Government aw t'uUxddened to make one more effort, in the hope tliat they may now be enabled to bring such new arguments and facts liefore your (irace as may induce II. ^1. Go- vernment to reconsid(>r the decision at whicli they have arrived. (). The Governments of Canada, New Urunswick, and Xova Scotia, arc now thoroughly united upon this subject, and have detcruiined to reiu'W the offer originally made of .£20,fH)0 a year from each Colony towards the carrying out of this Mork, notwithstanding tlie large sums which have since been expended by each of the Provinces for Railway piirpo.ses, provided they can ol)tain the co-o])eration and assistance of England. 7. I Jini well aware of the objections entertained in England to subsidies of this description; but, at the same time, tliere are considerations connect- ed with this undertaking which, I trust, may induce your Grace to consider it of sufficient Imperial interest to justify your giving it your support. 8. I will not pause to point out the advantages which would \n\ derived in time of war by such a coniiminication, extending, as it would, in an un- broken line over a distance of about 14()0 miles, because they must be self- evident to your Lordship; and I belii'Vi> that the advantages which it would offer, even during peace, are such as would nearly, if not quite conipensato the Imperial Treasury for the aid recjuestcd. i!:io,(X)0 a year is now paid to the Government of the United States for the transmission of mails to A\ Til do rj Oct.. conni shall ject tin; (I nece.J liani{ All the ll INTER-COLONIAL RAILWAY, niitl ft'oin Caiiadft, wliiciU would, of course, ho saved by the construction of t)i(! Inter-(.'ol(»iiial Ruihvay, while the time oecui)i«d in their transmission would l»(> con.siderabJy diniiaislicd. A furtlier «avin;j; uii^ht also bo made ill the .subsidy paid to tlie Cuiiard line of steamers, Jind tvoojis tnd warlike Htores could at all times bo forwarded over the lino without incurring the risk and expense of the voyaj^e up the St Lwareuce, which can only bo un- tlertakon iu the summer se«son. }). 'J'hese three items alone would, I l»elicvc, even in a pecuniary point of view, entitle the propos«'d arrangement to favorable consideration, while, 3it tho same time, it wouhl confer a boon on these Colonics whicli 1 believe would tend more than anything else to develope their resources. 10. I liav(! eommi.s.sioned the Hon, Mr. Howe to proceed to England, to «'o-operah> with the gentlemen who have been selected by the (iovcrnor- (Jeiieral of Canada, and the (iovernor of New Jirunswick, and I can only trust that the shajie which this »iuestion has now assumed may be such as will induce Jler ^lajesty's Uovernmeut to adopt the proposal, I have, &c (Signed) MULGRAVE, His Grace Tjjk DiiKK OK Njcwcastlk, &c. &c. &c. iug the I Coj'Y OF ExcLosuuE IN No. 73 Despatch, Resolution : At a meeting held in the Executive Council Chamber at Quebec, on the 00th Seiitember, 18(51, there were present ; Hon. Joseph Howe, 1 • " Mr. Archibald, > From Nova Scotia. " Mr. McCully, j Hon. :Mr. Tillev, *' Mr. Smith, " Mr. :Mitchell, " :Mr. Waters, From New Brun.swick. a From Canada. Hon. Mr. Cartier, " :Mr. McDonald, ?dr. Ross, Mr. A^ankouglinet, Mr. Allevn, Sir N. Relleau, :Mr. Gait, " Mr. Cauchon, And it was imanimously resolved. That the three (iovornments of Canada, Now Brunswick and, Nova Scotia, do renew the olfer.s made to the Imperial Government, on the 26th day of ()('tol)er, IHoH, to aid iu the construction of an Inter-Colonial Railway, to connect Halifax with Quebec; and that a delegation from each Province .nhall imnuHliatcIy proceed to England, with the object of pressing the pro- ject upon the attention of the Home Government, giving the assurance that the; Governments of the respective Provinces will endeavor to procure the necessary Legislation at the next ensuing sessions of their respective Par- liaments. And it was further resolved, That the route to be adopted be decided by the Imperial Government. (Certilied.) W. H. LEE, a E. a INTKK.iOhOMAIi HAILWAV. NovH 8n)tia. — No. 1 10. ihfh i\uv(mliei\ 1801. >[v LotM), — I luivc tlu' lidtior to iicluifiwlodiyo tlu' ri'ccipt of your TiordMliip's dospnti'li, No. 7'{. of tlif liHtli of Oflolicr. I'cpovtiiiu flint the IToiiltlo. Mr. Uo\v(> lius luH'ii coiMiiiiMMioiinl to proceed to I'lliu'Innd to co-openito with tli(> ;j;eiilleiiieii wli.i liiive liecii deputed l»V tiie (ioveriinieiits of CiiiKidii fiml Xe\v llnniswiek in suliinittiiij:; to Her .Miijesty's (lovermiieiit tlie ([tiestioii of nfVordiiifj: Im- perial iiid tnwiirds the eoiiiplotioii of ii line of Iiitor-Colonial Railway be- tween Halifax and (iueltec. (Sij;ned) Tiientenant (i(»venior The lliulit Honornl)1e Tin; I'l.MM. (H'' Mi'MiitAVM. tScc. (See I liavo, &(v NKWCASTIJ']. A of .- Sci'. and the a. In and tu ( vini 'J' Unihrai/ Offia; ]Iitlifa.\\ ■Sf'iif'-JOffi, 1801. SlU, — In eoiiforniity with my instruotions reeoived in that behalf, I proeeedod on the ll'tli iiisliinl tit l''rederictnii, \. I?., accompanied liy Messrs. Xelson and Itaat, hilidy from I.ondun, imd had several inter\ iew.s witli the Kxecii- tive (foverniiienl of New I5ninswick. which happened to l)e in session. Ilavinu; lieen invitely. After hearini,' these ^'entlemen at length, we were unanimously of opinion that the only proper way to revive the ipiestion ami ))romote tlie construc- tion of an Inter-Colonial Railway, was to secure sonu" joint action on the part of the three l'rovin(;es of Canada. Now Urunswick, and Ni)va Scotia, jireparatory to any application to the IJritish (Jovernment for aid in an en- terjtrisi' which, by common consent, could only Ite consummated ])y material ■assistance fi'om the Im]>erial parliiiment. Jn tlii.s view of tin? case, andeonsiderinu' it a very opportune occasion to revive the consideration of the construction of this fireat public work, it was decided to invite; the (lovernmeiit of Caiuula to meet and confer at an early day in reference to the subject. Kntertaiiiin;;' no doubt but that the (Jovernment of Xova Scotia would unite in such a coiiferelice, I made the eu(|uiry by telep;raph, which, bein.n' answered anirniatively. I t'elt that I had accomplished all that, under exist- in IlAur, ov ^[rLiiHAVi;, liiL'iit<'iiiiut ( Jtivcninr, tVi'., tSif., iii^-. A |)('l(\ii;ili(iM liavinu bocii Mrrjiiiut'd with tho ({ovcriiiiwiit-* nf ('nii.'ida iind Xt'W Ih'iiiisniciv on tlic sultjcft of tho Iiitcr-Coloiiial Railway Ipi'twoeii tlic Iiarlior of llalifiix and tlic llivcr St. [iawrciicc. His Kxccllciicy, Ity tlio ad\ ice of tlio Coiiiicil, is pleased In appoint the lloiioral)le tiie I'resideiit, and tlie Attorney (leiieral, and Solieitor (h'nci'al, as I )ele<,'ates to proceed to (^uel)ee, and to confer with the (JovernnKMit.s of tho neij^hliorini;; Pro- vinces on lliat sulyect. 'J'lie foreu'oinii' is a true <'opy of tho ori.uinal Mimito. < '('rtitlod hv Wir.LIA^r H. KKATING, f'loi'k of tho Council. LLY. i Jfalifnx, (Mobn- -JWi, 1801. .May it i'miasi; Yoiu ICxcki.lkncv, — In ohedience to yonr Mxcollency'rt conunnnds, wo prococdod to I'ortland, via Windsor and St. .lolm. and arrived there on Saturday inorninp,', tlie :i8th Septendx'v. We found there a s[)ecial train waitinu' for us. and wont for- ward ovor tlio (frand 'I'mnk Company's lino. thronec. On Monday the d{'le!.;•at(^s from the !Maritim(> Provinces were invited to meet the leadiiiL!: nu'mhers of tho Canadian (iovernment, to discuss tho business of their mission. Th(> Hon. (i. !•:. Carter. .luhn A. McDonald, " .loseph Cauciion, " Charles Allevn, l\ M. A'ankouuhnot, A.T. Calt. Sir X. F. Bolleau, Kt., were ]»reseiit. Our conference lasted for some hours, and was conduotod in ;i s|iii'it of hiirmony and conciliation honorable to all parties. Wo wen! iiratilied to find that the interest manifested by our sister Provinces upon former occasions, in favor of an Inter-Colonial Haihv.-iy. had not diminished; and that instead of haviui;- to encountor influences, which, in lS.'il and IHo'J, defeated (he enterprises tho unfortunate position into which English capi- talists and shareholders had been drawn, assured us of thoir active co-ope- ration in favor of the national work, which it was now clearly jtcrcoived was indispensable to the security and profitable working of the roads al- ready constructed. We .stated to the Delegides that a Despatch had been received here from His (iraco the Duke of Xewcastle, in which an unfavor.-ddo answer was given to tho application for aid to tho Inter-Colonial Railway, contained in tho Adtlress of tho two branches of our Legislature, adojited in April last. That Despatch had boon written on tho oth ^lay, weeks before the Deputnliou of Dankers. Merchants, and ^lemliers of Parliament waif(>d on u » I\TKU.('(H,()M.\L UAIIAVAY tilt' Ciiliiiiijil Sccri'tMry, inul it wan )i> ravoralily iiii|ircs-'ci| witli tiic iiii|itirlaiicn 4>r llic \M>rlv, and niiiy waitt-d lnf a distiii> I |iri)|iilioiis einliodied in tiie le^ishitiou ol' 1HI!>, and reiterated l»y thi' Joint |)eh';;iitioiis of |M.'iS, formed the i)e>l liasis for an overture, Tlie renewal of tlie oiler of I'dO.tHM) Ster- ling per anniiiii, in e(|iial proportions of CJ<>,( KM) t'rom each I'mvince, we were led to helieve, wiiiild lie sullicieiil to sueiire a i'ariiaiiienlary uraiit of OiO.IHH) iinmially, and th<> cordial co-operation of all the leadinu: l'lii.i;'lish interests, Knowiii:;' how heavily oiir resources are already liiirlheiied, and how na- tural and stronu: is tho desire for tin' I'xieiisiuii of oiir Hiiilroads, east and west, wo would liavo much preferred that any prt>positioii should havclK-eii ai'fompanied hy a stipulation, that the ('ompjiny formod to carrv out tin' rks sho'ild purchase, at cost and chai'ues, the sixty miles of i{oad al- W(t rt'ady ce,ir, leaviiii,' Init li.ilf that amount for the constriii'tiou of the inferveiiiiiLr portions. .No C'tuiipany <'oultl Ih! expected, in tlu; present condition of the stock and share market, to ad\!iiice this Capit.il. !ind run the risk of conipletini;' a road that, however desinihle Ibr nation.il and inter-colonial purposi's, evi-u IJritish Americans are nut saniruine enoiiiih to helieve. can. for some years at least, lie proiit- ahlo as !i commerciiil enterprise. IJesides. it was impossil)le to shut our eyes to the niaiiiiitude of the liiirtheii assumed liy (ana da for tin; construction <»f the urciit lines aliove (^iieiiec, and to the heavy losses liorne liythe stock- Jiolders of the (Jraiid Trunk. It was also inipossilile not to feel that Xew IJrunswick, with a smaller popul.-ition. was liearim;- a luirlheii eijual to that of Nova Scoti.'i. and would lie let't to iiear that liurllieii. whether any por- tion of her v.-illey line were apjirojiriated or not, e\en iifler the Inter-Colo- iiial line should lie made. There w,is ji more cheerful aspect of the (|iie>(iiiii. ( Vninection, it was apparent, would make all tlu^ exislin^- lines more protitahle, and whatever the I'rovincori risked would he in part repaid hy the increased traitic over their roads. It was also certain tli,it immiLiratioii. which now tliesofVat all ]);irts of the sealio.-ird ami of the frontier, poured into the heart of Hritish America, would then' remain, increasim;- her population and revenues, liookim;' to the ]»resent temper of our Kepiililican iieii:hliors, it was olivious that. !is a measure of precaution and defence, the IJritish (iovernment and all the l*n)vinc(?H miyht ultimatelv save niouev liv makinijr this road at aiiv jiresent siicrilice. These views, temperately uriicd or mutually entertained, led to the udop- tioii of the Minute of Council which we have the honor to enclose. '\'h^) (|uestion of nuile has been left, your Lordship will [terceive, as it was in iH41> and 1M."»S. to the decision of Her Majesty's Government. A Joint delegation to Knij:laiid was ])ressed hy the li-entlemen who had come from thence, ami appeared to he a foiMndne conclusion, assuminj^' that any impression was to he made ujion iler ^M.ijcsty's ({overnment, or that any measure was to lie ripened lieforo the meeting of the Provincial Parliaments. It was arranged that Deleiiates should ho sent. The Hon. !Mr. ^^•lnkouii•llnet, Commissioner of Crown l,;in(ls, luis lieen selected l»y the < tovernmeiit of Canada, and tho lion. Mr. Tilley, I'rovincial Secretary, is (o re| end >sith| our i-* pri terco 4 le r us CN] tesy I'ri'H and (| for the coursi W S.'irni I'nit. tre *itiiM|, \\HH «t)\t'riiiii('iit. xiilii'il ill tli(> lM.'»s, t'liniicil :(!(>.()(M)St.'r. lli'c, we Well' It of DMMHM) li iiitorr.Mts. iiiiil IiDW nil- i' fatal itf till- lilies ur I'Dail, wo •ll till' utlli'l* • lip till' {'a- III Truro to rlit perhaps It half that ) Company ' niarkot, to it, liowovcr Aiiicrii-ans . ••<; pi'olit- llt OUIM'U'S iiistriictioii till' stoc'k- tiiat \('\v a I to that any por- itci'-Colo- iii, it Avas wliatovci- •attir over oil" at all if British rovi'iiiu's, s oltvioiiH iiii'iit ainl !i(l at any tlio ailop- no, as it lit. who had ling' that MCiit, or roviiifial 'lie Hon. d hy the t'tary, is lNTrJl.(()F,()MAr, UAIIA\ AV III rrprt'si'iit \r\v Hninswii'lv. Tlii-y /ire to Uavi' for Mii;;lfiinl aliinit tin- I'liil of this nioiilh, llfivinu; roiivplcti'il our liiisiiK'ss at (/iii'lici', wo lIioii;iIit it very ilcsirahlo, with a vii'w to tlu' tlisrii.^Mioiis whiih iiiiu;ht niisi' ritln'r in Miii^lanil or in oiir own Li'j.Mslaliiri', that wo shoiiiil iiisprit tho Uailw.ivs with whirh it !•< priiposcil to npiiiirrt our liiirs. ami si'i' thi' cnimd'v liy llii' tratlii' ami iii- ti'i'roiirst' of wliicii till' wlioli" Mystriii is to lie sustaiiiril. Mr. Watkiii ami titc chii'f nrtirors of the (irami 'rruiik iinifi'il us to see tlicir mail, ami ;.'avr iiscM'ry fai'ilily for r\aiiiiiiiiii;' it with rapidity ami i-a.-'i'. Tho same coiir- tesy was extemleil to iis hv the chief olVieers of the (ireat Western, the IVi'seott ami Ottawii, the Sliehiuau Central, ami the Chli'a,i:o, lUirliiij^tnii, aiiil (iuiiiey mails, to all of uliniii we ;ire umler deep olili;;ations. imt only for >peeial trains jiiiil private earriaLres whenever our personal comtort fu* the olijei't of our mission eoiiiil lie pmiiioleil. liiit for iiuieh pK'iisaiit inter- roiirse ami a lar;j:e amount of valiiahle inforniatioii. We ran over the («raml Trunk from lliviere tin Loup to rtarnia, niul from Sariiia to Detroit, — the last (iS miles lieiiii,' thri)U,u:li the territory of the I'liili'il States. Keel in;:; an in\ iiieihie ilesire to ^ee Chieago, the ^^reat eeii- tre of Western Trmle ami eivili/.ation, whieh stands in the same relation Ut- the Itounilless and rii'li ]>rairie roiintry jimund it, that Halifax does to tlin se.'i, we took the .Mii'higan Central, and spent a day in that eily : and. tak- ing the Chieago, Hurliiigtoii, and (iuincy road, went as far asMeiidota, ami spent a day upon the prairies. Ueliirniiig to Detroit, we took the fJreat "Western of Canada, and travers- ed the whole of thai line from Windsor to Niauani and Ilaiiiilton, returiu'd to Montreal and I'ortland hy the Craiid Trunk. As we went westward we diverged from the M.ain Line, and passed over the I'reseott and Ottawa, for the purpose of inspei'ting !in iniporiant feeder of the great system, and of looking at the fiituri' metropolis of C.inaila. The linal derision upon the main ipiestion now rests with the Imperial (Jovernmeiit. It is not for us to antieipate. We have, in Xova Seotia, Ueeu so often disappointed, that, rejiding the t'liture iiy the p.-isf. we ought not In l)c very sanguine, tsiieeess may ei'ow n what ought to he a last ell'orl. At ,ill events, wi' eaiinol Imiioralily derliiie to eo-operati.- with the geHtleineu who have iiaiied a Delegation to Kngljind, or lejivc the other Colonies, un- supported, to ;iilvoc.ite our common interests. We have, tS^i',, (!>i:.ned) ,IO.S|:|'li llUWI':, ADA.M.s (;. AlUllinAhD, ,1. .MiCri-LV, lli.-i lv\ce||ency The Ivi-ht lloiinraMe 'riii; lv\i;i, UK AliMiiiAv i:; ik<\ ikv. \.r ( No\ a .Scotia.) At a Council held -.d ll.ililax, on llie JUth day of Oclol.er, ISlH, J'rcM'iif .- }l\n Mxculleni'y the Higlit llonovalde Uie IvviM, oF .Mi"Li_il!.v\ i;, Lienleiiai.t ( Jo\ t'l'iior. iS:c.. i.V:c., <.^c. It apjicariiig to I lis IvMelleiicy ;iiid llie ( 'ouiicll desii'.ilile, thai some iiilmh- lier of till' rinai'd should he rh;irg('i| to proceed to iMigland, to coiidilcl. with Delegates IVoni C.'iiiada iind Xew Driinsw ick, a negntiatiun in respect to the Jiiler-Coloiiial llailway. with Her .Majoly's (-on ernmcnt, and to geiierallv represent and protect tiie interests of this l'ro\ im-e ;it the jirosent time ; and the opinion of His Kxcelleiury and the Council being, tliat tlie execution of this important service .should be outrusled to the Houorablo iMr. Jlowe, it wa.^ unauimou,sly 8 INTKU-COLOMAL UAll.WAY Jict^olved, That tliat lioiitU'inan he, ami ho is lioroliy, authoriziMl to |ii'oci'Oil on Ji iiiissiim tn Kiiii'laml, lor llu' purport's l)(>toiv iiK'iitioiRHl, with lull aiithoritv to ivprcsoiit the iiitorosts uf the I'roviuci', ami the viows vf the J'roviiR'ial ({ovoniincnt. • A true copy, (Vrtllictl. W. IL. KHATLNMK (.'lork of Council Jfdiiffi.v, -V/i Aiml, ISO-,'. Mv LoiM), — In obedience to Your Kxrellen( y"s commands I ])roccedcd to lluj^land in tlio stcamsliip Arabia, leaviuij; Halifax on the 1st November, laudhig on the 11th, and returninc^ in the iMiropa on the "^Jth January. The lion. S. li. Tilley, Provincial Secretary of New Brnnswick, went over with me, but the Hon. 1*. ]SI. A'ankoughnet, the delefjatc from Canada, was wrecked on his p.issagc down the St. Lawrence, and did not reach Kusxland imtil late in November. A few days after our arrival ]Mr. Tilley and I waited upon the Duke of Newcastle, presented our credentials, and discussed with His Ciracc the objects of our mission. AVe were gratified to find that His Grace viewed most favorably the enter- ])rize which we had b'^en sent to I'lufjland to advocate. His opinions were fiankly avowed, but, while he promised us his aid, he did not conceal from us his opinion that there were difKculties in the way that would probably re([uire all our skill and industry tooAcrconie. His (iraco advised us to see Lord I'al- merston, ami such other members of the Cabinet as mit!;ht be in town from time to time, and'left us free to take any ste])s tliat we might cniisider judicious, in order to rouse and combine ])ul)li(' o[)iuion in aid of the project : tliat the deci- sion of the Cabinet, if it Avere favoral)le, might be fortitit'd and sustained by memorials from the large towns and principal I'cntres of commerce in tlu' three kingdoms. On the arrival of Mr. "S'ankougluu't wi^ saw in succession the Prime Alinister. tlu! Chancellor of the Lxclu'ipicr. the Secretary at War, and the President of the Poard of Trade, and explained to them tlio nature of tiic enterprize and the views of our respective (iovernments. Though the snbji'ct had bet>u almost c>xbaust(Ml 1)\ ])ri'\ious delegations, it ap])eared ])rudent to construct an argument, based upon the latest information, and it was, in point of form, indispensable that we sliould place in the bands of the Colonial Secretar} some written pajjcr upon wliicli he could in\ite the delil)eration of the Cabinet. We had nearly comi)le!ed tliis task wiien the news arrived in England of the arrest (jf the Southern Commissioners. The detcMinination of Her Majesty's (ji)\ernm(Mit to demand reparation was almost instantly known. Tlu- moment that a war in winter with tiu> I'nited States l)er anie imminent, we could not but feel that our mission ^^■as suddenly invested witii a dignity and importance, that could only be measured iiy the y of Ijondun, DvciuJitr '2iiil, 1S(')1. .May jt im.kasi; Yurij (iiiAci:, — The umlersigned, having presented their credenlials ami discussed infor- iiially with your (J race, and with some other meniliers of the Cabinet, the oltjerls of their niis>ion, wer(> al)ont to forward to your (Jrace a eonimunica- tioii on the subject of the Inter-Culuiiial ilailroad, (the draft of which they zi'd to procood •Hi. with full views tif tliu VTIX(K of Council. liifjflaud ill the on the 11th, . S. 1.. Tillcy, Jut the lion. I his j);issiige V^ovcniher. the Duke of •c the objects hly tlio cntcr- ])inions \vere iieeal from us bal)ly require see Lord I'ul- wn from time judicious, ill liat tlie deci- sustained by ill tlie three me ^Minister, le President le eiiter])ri/,e ■lei,'afi()ns, it inrorinatiou, in tlie hands I invite the Ennland of 'r Majesty's lie luoiiieiit <()iild not iiii])ortaiice, protecting- Wiis cle.ir iilirnied [\u: W e lost iKj -'iretarv : '/, isdi. sscd in fur- il'inet, the iiiiinuuica- vliich lluv INTEll-COLONlAL RAILWAY. 9 ciicloso) when the startling events of the pn.st week rendered that task supererogatory. Those events s(» completely vindicate the foi'ethought and patriotism of the Colonial Legislatures — of the gentlemen who, from time to time, have represented tiieir view.s in this country, and of the British Statesmen who have given them countenance and aid, that the undersigned deem it un- necessary to do more than to present to your (Irace a list of the papers in which their arguments are embodied, and a copy of the Minute of Council, by which they liave been empowered to make, as they now do in the terms of that Minute, a renewed offer to Her Majesty's Government. The war which, in the Provinces, we have long foreseen as likely to arise out of complications between the Mother Country and the United States of America, is now imminent. The frontier, which would have been defended by means of rapid communication, is unprotected, and exposed to the con- centration of troops upon the termini of at least seven railroads. Winter is upon us, and a hundred thousand men can be thrown, by the enemy, upon the frontier, with more ease, than a single battery can be transported to Canada, or a single barrel of flour can be brought down to the seaboard J'rovinces : Avliich, cut off bj' war from the United States, and by ice from (Janada, must depend upon Europe for Breadstuffs, with the granaries of lialf a continent in their rear. If those events, and strategic contrasts, now patent to all the world, do not plead the cause of British America, and finally settle this question, the undersigned feel that anything they could add would be a needless intra- .'♦ion upon the patience of the Cabinet. The undersigned do not believe, that in presence of the perils which all Her Majesty's subjects are called upon to confront, an hour should be lost in deciding apon a question which lies at the very basis of national defence. If the Provinces are to be plunged into a war, without the cheap defence which they have urged was indispensable to their protection, let them have at least the satisfaction of reflecting that it is for the last time ; and if our commerce is to be imperilled, and our cities exposed to pillage and confla- gration, let us not have to defend both with the depressing conviction on our minds, that Her Majesty's ministers are indifferent to our position, and care less for the security of our frontier than they do for that of their island homes. Whatever the answer is to be, the undersigned would respectfully urge that it should not be long delayed. War will find all the Provinces in many ways unprepared, and the undersigned, upon whom will rest heavy respon- .sil>ilities, will require every hour of time to meet the exigencies of the period as they ought. They will not permit themselves to believe that any but one answer will be gi\en ; but whate\ er the answer is, it should, if pos- sible, be prompt and decisive, that their minds may be freed from other thoughts than those which the stern duties of the hour imperatively tle.mand. We have the honor to be, Your Grace's Most obedient. Very humble servants, P. M. VANKOUGHNET, For Canada. JOSEPH HOWE. For Nova Scotia. . S. L. TILLEY, For New Brunswick. To His (irace The Di'KK OK Nkwcastlk. &c. &c. &c. 3 If ! I ii \ i I 10 INTER-COLONIAL HAI LWAY. MEMORANDUM. The undersigned have been deputed by the Governments of Canada, Novu Scotia and New IJrunswick, to submit a renewed proposition for the completion of the Inter-Colonial Railroad, connecting the Harbor of Halifax — which is open all the year round — with the Railways on the St. Lawrence. Having delivered our credentials, and discussed the subject of our mission with His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, and Avith some other members of the Cabinet, Ave now pro- ceed to submit, in a more fonnal shape, a recapitulation of the grounds upon which Ave think that the proposition Ave have been sent to make, ought to be favorably and speedily entertained. These naturnlly divide themselves under three heads : 1. To Avhat extent previous communications with the Imperial Government have justly led the Provinces to rely upon Imperial assistance, in the construc- tion of that Avhich has been admitted to be an Imperial work. 2. The reasons of public policy which render its construction, at the present time, a measure of Aviso precaution, indispensible to our national defence ; and 3rd. The financial aspect of the question. We beg, in the first place, to refer to the Memorandum dated Au- gust, 1857, and signed by Messrs. MncDonald and Rose, together Avith the Letter of Messrs. Johnston and Archibald, of 20th August, 1857 ; and also to Memorandum dated 20th October, 1858. and signed by Messrs. Cartier, Ross. Gait, Fisher. Smith, Tupper, Henry and Dickie, Avhich contain the history ot the question so far as respects tijc general argument. These papers are enclosed. To the Memorandum and Letter of August, 1857, a reply is contained in the Despatch of the Right Honorable H. Labouchere, addressed to the Governor- General of Canada, and dated 15th May, 1858. That Despatch states: " Although participating Avith the members of the several Local Governments, and with their own predecessors in office, in a strong sense of the importance of this object. Her Majesty's advisers cannot feel themselves justified in applying to Parliament for the required guarantee. Their reasons ibr declining to take this step are solely of a linanciul description. They feel that the heavy expen- diture to Avhich this country has been subjected of late years, and the calls upon the resources of the Empire lor pressing emcrgoncies, do not leave them at liberty, for the present at lenst, to pledge its revenue to so considerable an extent, lor the purpose of assisting in the construction of public Avorks of this character, liOAvever in thcinselves desinibie." In answer to the Memorandum of the "JOth October, 1858. a despatch from the Right Honorable Sir E. 15. Lytton to the (Jovernor-General of Canada, and the Lieutenant-Governors of New BrunsAvick and Nova Scotia, and dated 24th December, 1858, states, that " Independently of any military advantages Aviiieh niiglit attend the existence of an uninterrupted communication by rail over IJritisii territory, in the event of any disturbance of the existing Iriendly relations of Great Britain Avith all other Countries — some benefits of an imperial kind Avould at once accrue from the completion of the Inter-Colonial Railway. The letters fiom England Avould pass over a .shorter and cheaper route ; and the movement of troops Avould gain in point of convenience and economy." The Despatch, however, postpones imperial assistance, for reasons analogous to those given in the Despatch ot Sir II. Ijabouchere. This Despatch do.ses the official correspondence on the subject. We .submit therefore, apjjealiiig to past communications, that the Provinces have full justification lor relying upon imperial co-o])eration. to be rendered at least when the position of (jireirt Britiiin Wiirranted her in inidertaking the responsibility of the <;oniplefion of the Intcr-Colonial Railway. The undersigned feel that here they might rest their case, as they do not believe that Her Miijesty's Advi.'^ers Avill forget the hopes held out by previous Government.s or prey's a literal construttion of any bargain or understanding with the Colonies ; Avhere, especially as in this case, it can be shown that in a measure of connnon interest and mutual defence, the Colonies luiA'c already done more than their share ; but they are desirous to meet every argument by which the proposition for imperial aid may be opposed. Tl shou thos( State ture W nnd I inter alty necti T to \y I INTER-COLONIAL RAILWAY. l/'aimda, Nova lie completion which is open 'ing delivered is Grace the , we now pro- frounda upon B, ought to be iselves under Government the construc- .t the present defence; and I dated Au- 'ler with the and also to ]^artier, Ross. le history ot papers are tained in the ic Governoi- ites : Jovomments, ! importance 1 in ajjplying ining to take leavj expen- nd the calls t leave them .sidoruble an orks of this 'spatch from Canada, and dated 24th he existence" n the event iiin with all accrue from ^laiid would * would gain K analogous h closes thi- 3 rrovinces rendered at rtaking tlu' they do not l»y previous derstanding that in u ive already ■gument by 11 Those who in this country fear the cost of Colonial Garrisons in the West, should remember that the British Provinces lost more, during the last war, than those garrisons have ever cost ; and that, in a single year of war with the United States, they would again lose more than the value of all the military expendi- ture for half a century to come. We are content, however, with our present position, and with the affectionate nnd honorable relations with the mother country, which it is clearly our mutual interest to maintain, and which were never more firmly based in thorough loy- alty than at this moment. But the question arises always — How can the con- nection be best cemented, and the frontier be put in the best attitude of defence ? The Colonial Secretary, who has recently visiiod America, docs not require to bo iufurmcd that, since the war of 1812, the United States have covered their country with a network of Railways, and that seven of these lines run directly in upon the Canadian frontier; while others traverse or reach the shores of the great lakes commanding the chief entrepots of Canadian com- merce, and others again extend to the seaboard cities directly fronting the Provincrc of Nova Scotia, or through the Ste very imminent. A few British regiments would have been sufficient to cope with such a force, and our Volunteers, with such instructors, could have been disciplined as fast as their.«i. But all this has been changed within the year. The Northern States have now at least a quarter of a million of embodied troops upon the Potomac, considerable numbers under arms in various States, and 50,000 three -months men, who have returned to their homes, with some degree of discipline and some knowledge of camp life. The whole of the Northern States is one vast recruiting ground. Shoidd the present civil war continue, it is contended by some that there will be full employment for these forces at the South ; but vulnerable as Canada now is, she invites attack from that surplus force which now exists. But when this contest end.s, and end it must (even should no <^onflictwith us mark the interval) either by exhaustion, by conquest, or by the interference of Foreign powers, theio will remain in the Northern States two or three hundred thousand trained soldiers, with a fair proportion of ambitious nulitary chieftains, emidous of distinction ; or, it may be, not indisposed to wipe out, in foreign fields, the remembrance of discomfitures experienced in civil strife. Besides disciplined masses of soldiei-s, the United States will have accu- mulated vast .stores of warlike material. Enormous quantities of small arms and of cannon have been purchased or manufiictured, and the establishments, foimded by a lavish expenditure, can readily supply as many more. The United States thus have been suddenly transformed from peaceful communi- ties, pursuing lawful commerce, to a Military Republic. The British Provinces survey these phenomena without fear, but not without emotion ; and they a.sk, as the first measure of indispensible precaution and obvious defence, that the Inter-Colonial Railroad shall be completed without delay. Without that Road the Provinces are di,slocated, and almost incapable of defence, for a great portion of the year, except at such a sacrifice of life and property, and at such an enormous cost to the mother country, as makes the small contribution which she is asked to give towards its construction sink into insignificance. With that Railroad we can concentrate our forces on the menaced points of our frontier, guard the Citadels and works which h.ave been erected by Great Britain at vast expense, cover our cities from surprise, and , ( la INTER-COLONIAL RAILWAY. liMl 111 hold our own till reinforcemeuta can be Hunt acrowi the Bea ; while, without thu Railway, if an attack were made in winter, the mother country could put no army worthy of the national honor, and adequate to the exigency, upon the Canadian frontier, without a positive waste of treasure, far greater than the principal of the aum, the interest of which she is asked to contribute, or rather to risk. The British Government have built expensive Citadels at Halifax, Quebec, and Kingston, and have stores of munitions and warlike material in them. But their feeble garrisons will be inadequate for their defence unless the Provincial forces can be concentrated in and around them. An enterprising enemy would carry them by coups de main before they could be reinforced from England, and, once taken, the ports and roadsteads wliich they have been erected to defend, would not be over-safe for the naval armaments sent out too late for their relief. Since this subject was pressed upon tlie attention of the British Government, in 1851, taking the very moderate military expenditure of last year as th'.^ basis of an estimate, £4,417,590 have been expended in the British Provinces* for the maintenance of a few thousand troops in time ot profound peace. Ot what avail is this expenditure ? With what object has it been incurred, or are similar disbursements to be continued, if the only work, which, during fiv** months of the year, will furnish the means of securing the Provinces, is to be neglected ? Why spend so much money, if it is to be of no use hereafter, an«l if proper precautions are not taken to protect tiie property which has been made thus valuable. Therefore, wo desire to stronutiion our frontier by the completion of .-i work iudispensible to its defence. It i.s not too much to say that the con- struction of the Inter-Colonial Railroad might .save us the cost t>f a war; for the Americans are them.selves sagacious enough to see, that with that work completeil, surprise is impossiljlo. and the results of a pn^tracted war at least extremely doubtful. Without it, (.'auada and the Maratinu' Pro- vinces may be cut asunder, and outflanked at any moment, without the possibility of their population leaning upon common ])oiuts of support and aiding and strengthening each other. We are reluctant to believe, then, that Her Majesty's Government will forget the opinion expressed by Lord Dur- ham in his report, or will, even if disposed to construe .strictly the terms of the offer made in 1851 by Lord Grey, overlook the luomeiitous interests now at stake, or the altered circumstances which, at the present moment, invest this subject with so much of national interest and importance. Though the undersigneport and ,th(Ml,tllrtt Lord Dur- 10 terms of crests now invest this than those icial a.speot nearly one- ore, by the tlie Inter- lii already, lit roinain.s. it of way. )nly as the 'slion. We which car- Make the under any [ilifax, and io now uc- jnly cover n the Con- uquired to le United tlund and Boston, maintained by private enterprise, and will soon be adequate to the win- ter service, if lefl to a fair field of open competition. Subsidies to a reliable line of ocean steamers, may, by the British Goveinment, notwithstanding the difTer- ences of opinion existing, be considered indispensable ; but these, if limited to the amount of postage, (il 12,000) would save £77,500 a-year, so soon as the Inter-Colonial Railroad is completed to Halifax. This saving would more than cover the entire sum which the Imperial Government is now asked to risk to insure the construction of that work. But, in addition to the cost of ocean steamers, the British people now pay for the transmission of their correspondence with their own Provinces, twelve and a-half cents per ounce on letters, and two cents on newspapers sent through the United State.'*, amounting in the whole to a large sum per annum, which could be saved to the country. The cost of conveying, by land, a single regiment from Halifax to Quebec, in 1838, is stated to have been £30.000. The cost of transportation in winter was so great in 1855, that the regiment.^, so much wanted in the Crimea and not re- quired in Canada at all, had to be left there till the war was over. Were the Inter-Colonial Railway built, troops could be forwarded from Hali- fax to Quebec in four and twenty hours. If to the amount whicli may be fairly deducted from the steamship subsidies, be added the amount paid to the Post Office of the United States, and the actu- al cost of moving troops and material on an average of ten years, the figures will show an amount of saving far beyond the aid asked for, and which ought to ."Satisfy the most rigid economist that, while what we urge secures Imperial inte- rests now in peril, it saves the resources of the English people. There is one view of this subject which, surely, should not be overlooked. Within the last ten years, but 235,285 emigrants from the British Islands went to the Provinces, while more than six times the number, or 1,495,243 went to tiie United Siates, and are now citizens of that country, whose commercial policy is seen in the Morrill Tariff, which shuts out the manufiictures of this country. Let us hope that it is not too late to turn the tide of emigration elsewhere, that the life-blood of the parent state may not be drained ofl" to ex- tend the power of a people who, alone, can threaten or endanger the British rule in America, and whose jealous sensitiveness renders a continuance of their friendship, towards Great Britain, at all times uncertain. The proposal made to the British Government is, to join the three Provinces in a guarantee of flour per cent, upon .4*3,000,000 Sterling, the assum- ed cost of the proposed works, less, the cost of the right of way, which the Pro- vinces will provide. The Provinces are ready to pass Bills of supply for £60,000 a year, if the Imperial Government will do the same; and, as no doubt this imperial route will gradually work on with increasing return.", the sum of the risk will gradually dimini.sh ; until at last, and perhaps before many years are over, the liability may cease altogether. The Canadian Railway Companies are open to treat for the working of the new line .so as to avoid any liability beyond the gross amount of the joint guarantee. The selection of the route of the line is left solely to the British Government. Should the British Government prefer to raise the capital for building the road, their outside responsibility, under such arrangements, would be three and a quarter per cent, on £3,000,000, or about £97,500 a year, and the Provinces would still be responsible for one-half, leaving a nett liability to the Briti.sh Government of only ,£48,750 a year; but if they are not dLsposed thus to increase their nominal and decrease their real responsibility, the sum required for the estimated length of 350 miles of Railway, namely, £3,000,000, can be rai.sed on the terms named, viz: by the mutual guarantee of £120,000 a year, or £60,000 a-year from the Provinces, and £60,000 a-year from the British Government, which guarantee will enable the i.ssue at par of £3,000,000 of four per cent. Stock. And now, believing that in this and former papers submitted to the Imperial authorities, all the arguments in detail in favor of the Inter-Colonial policy sought for, have been fully set forth, the undersigned have only to add that it appears to them that such arguments are conclusive ; that the subject should be looked upon and dealt with mainly in regard to the consideration of permanent con- p' 14 mTKR-COLONlAL RAILWAY. nection between Great Britain and the Provinces, and tlie reliitivo poRitionn of England and the United States, in the event of liostilities between them. Is or is not the completion of the line of Railway between Halifax and Quo- bee essential, or at least of infinite importance, as enabling England to carry on by land, as well as by sea, a war with the only power in America which can as- sail her, as enabling lier to protect a portion of her own dominions ? Should war with the United States of America break ont during the present or any Avinter, how is England to cope with her adversary by land? How can she transport, a month hence, to the points of strategy in Canada, the necessary troops and material of war? and towiiat mortification and disaster may not her few soldiers, usually in garrison there, be subjected, for want of tiiat aid which the Inter-Colonial Railway could bring them ? Again, England has pledged her- self, and, without a formal pledge, would doubtless strive that the whole force of the Empire should be put forth for the defence of the Provinces in the event of a foreign invasion, but how can that strength i)e put forth in Canada, without the means of reaching it in winter? But while she may, by her navy, hold the American seaboard in terror, the American forces can enter Canada, and three millions of people will be left to cope with twenty millions in a war, in the cause of which they would have had no concern, and in the conduct of which they could have no voice. A dispute in the China seas may involve the United States and England in war; and Canada, without this means of protection, will have to bear the brunt and suffering of it, without having provoked the difference, or being directly interested in the quarrel. The undersigned must desire it to be understood, that the financial position of the Provinces does not enable them to hold out any hope that more than is herein proposed can be offered by the Provinces themselves. The heavy responsibilities for her Railway undertakings, now pressing upon her, have com- pelled Canada, in order to preserve her credit with her debenture holders, to impose import duties on a scale which has already raised discussion in England, and laid her under the imputation of having had resort to a system of connner- cial protection, when in fact she was simply straining her resources, to preserve her credit and good faith. To her, therefore, as well as to the other Provinces, greater sacrifices are impossible. As the selection of the route to be adopted has lieen confided by the Pro- vinces to the British Government, and all local disputes in regard to it thus removed, the undersigned would urge the importance of making use of the coming winter to select and locate the line of Railway. And, if it were possi- ble, to lay upon the ground some of the heavier material, most valuable time would also be gained. The line can be couipleted in two sunnners, if the coming winter be used, and in such case the Railway may be completed by the fall of 1863. Mr. Edward Watkin and Mr. Joseph Xelson, who were ])rescnted t<> Your Excellency last autumn, — the former representing the proprietors of the (irand Trunk Railway, and the latter having been the very zealous advo- cate of the Inter-lVdonial Railway for several years past — were indefatigable in their efforts to aid us. They furnishett much valuable information, opened the way to influential individuals and municipalities, and spared no pains to enable us to accomjdish the objects of our mission. As the Manchester school of politicians had been hitherto regarded as hoi^tile or iudiffei'ent to Colonial interests, and as the Ministry rested to some e.vtcnt upon the support of Lan<'ashire, it was considered advi.'^able to make an effort to change the current of public opinion in that very influ- ential County. If this could be done, one difticulty would be removed out i>f the way of the Cabinet. If it could not. resting as it did upon so small a majority, the decision must be unfavorable. To carry Lancashire with us, was felt to be of vast importance : and, with this view, Mr. Tilley and my- self, accompanied by Mr. Watkin, went down to Manchester, and spent ten INTER-COLONIAL RAILWAY. IS ■ positioiiH of them. Hix and Quo- fo carry on vliicli cnn iim- flic present How cnn lie necessary may not her lit aifl wliich jledged her- 'hole force of tlie event of ladn, without M terror, the l>e left to lid have had England in ar the brunt oing directly cial position iiore than is The heavy .'r, have com- lioldcrs, to in England. 1 of conuner- , to preserve lacrifices arc by the Pro- rd to it thus use of the were possi- filuablc time er be used, resented to ietorsof the Ions advo- defatigable 1 formation, spared no 'garded as r rested to dvi.iable to very influ- nioved out so small a re with us, y and my- l spent ten (hvy.s in active exertions to interest the population in the future of British America. Wo waited upon the Mayor and Corporation of Manchester who received u.s with great courtesy, and who, convinced by our arguments, have since memorialized Her Majesty's Government in favor of the Railway. We accepted invitations from the Mayors of Oldham and of Ashton-Under- Lyne, to dine with them and to address public meetings in those cities. In lioth we were received with marked distinction, and heard with great patience; and from both we brought away with us the conviction, that if more pains were taken bv the North American Provinces to make their X'esources and their policy known in the great cities and rural districts of the mother ••ountry, it would tend to their mutual advantage. Other cities would have been visited, but the sudden death of the Prince Consort occupied all minds, and overwhelmed the country with grief till after the close of the year ; and besides, our presence in London was mucli retiuirod, to furnisii information to the departments charged with preparations for the defence of Uritish America. We were often consulted, but, Avhile we could not but admire the generous promptitude displayed by Her Majes- ty's (Jovernment in vindicating the national honor and preparing for the defence of the Colonies, we were often painfully impressed with the convic- tion that, had war been declared, costly errors would have been committed in every department, for the want of just such information as well-trained ('olonists could supply. It was apparent tliat until the issue of peace or war was decided, we could expect no ;nis\V(«r to the jn'oposition we had submitted; because, if war came, all the laboring population of the Provinces would be required for self-defence ; and, it' called to bear its burthens, it was not reasonable to ex- j»cct that the motluu" country would assume any pecuniary liabilities that could be i)ostponed until after the termination of the contest. Mr. Tilley was conipelhul to return homo at the close of the year. I lingered till the news of peace came, and, in the meantime, accepted an invitation to the ancient city of Bristol, the conimercial metropolis of the West of England. I addressed the principal merchants and most infiu- ential citizens, curried a unanimous vote in favor of the Railway, and was most hospitably entertained, Ijy the descendants of those who saw the keels of the earliest navigattir.-*, fitted out by the "merchant adventur- ers" of Bristol, start on tlmse voyages of discovery which have so long con- nected their names with the history of British America. Mr. Nelson ai'companied me to Bristol, and was there, as elsewhere, of great service, from his knowledge of the city and of its inhabitants. On my return to London, Mr. Vankouglinet and myself addressed our- selves to file disams of immigration liitlier; and to siipjdy, for the development of their boundless resnurces, any amount of <-apital. Australia is represented in Eng- land l)y a body of far seeing persons, interested in her prosperity. Australia votes X100,0()0 to promote emigration, and dedicates £0000 of it to pay able lecturers on her capaliilities and resources. The results of this policy are everywhere apparent. If you take uj) a" newspaper or a periodical, Austra- lia strike's the eye on every page If you enter a scientific society somebody is lecturing on the topograpliy or resources of that great Island ; and, in siociety, for one person that you meet who knows anytliing accurately of British America, there are ten wlio liave either returned from or read some- thing about Australia. The conviction that the time had come when these Provinces should secure some means of permanent advocacy, and illustration ii 18 INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. was forced upon my mind by all I saw and heard in Kn^lund. Having discussed the subject with my colleagues, with Mr. Watkin, Mr. Nelson, and with some of the leading bankers and merchants of London, I was re- quested to draw up a Pr(»spectus of an Association, which I was assured would be generously patroni/x;d and sustained. The Prospectus, a copy of which is appended to this report, was prepared and printed for private cir- culation ; and, although I was contpelled to leave before a meeting could Ix' held, it is to me a subject of sincere congratulation that this movement lia« been crowned by a degree of success far beyond my i»iost sanguine expec- tations. British Americans will shortly have a home in London, tiie means of ready introduction to all the cliannels of trade, and to all <'ircles of ,'*ocielT. The Provinces will have the advantage and tlio aid of a j)owerful body, thoi'oughly comprehending their interests, and prompt to .lid them in every forward movement. Minutes of the proceedings of the Ilritish American Association, with otficial letter.^ from the Secretary, are appended to this Report. Just before leaving Ijondon, 1 was honored by invitations from the Mayors of Liverpool and Ciiester to dine with them, and address tie inhabitants of those cities. Being compelled to return home in time for the meeting of the Legis- lature, I reluctantly declined distinctions and opportunities which, on many ac- counts, I ought to have improved, and would have very highly prized. As Mr. Vankoughnet could only linger a few weeks, it was necessary to orga- nize a working committee to whom should be entrusted the task of getting up memorials from the large towns, and promoting the enterprize in the absence of the delegation. Mr. V. did not leave till this was done, ami a body of gentle- men second to none in wealth, position, and influence, now watch o^er the inte- rests of the Provinces, and form an authorized channel of communication with Her Majesty's Government. Though no official answer has yet been received, and though I have kept this Report open in hopes that some intimation of the intentions of the Cabinet might have been laid before the Legislature with it, I am reluct- ant to believe that an unfavorable answer will be given. A friend, who is cognizant of all that is going on, writes cheerfully of the prospects of the great enterprize. I give one or two extracts from his letters : "London, 22nd Febrmry, 1862. " 'I*he Annual Meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom, was held on Wednesday last. I was permitted to attend and addre-ss them on the Inter-Colonial Railroad. They passed a resolution recommending it to the Chambers of Commerce throughout the country. The Chambers will all, therefore, send memorials, as a matter of course. The minute of proceedings of the Railway Meeting, was sent to the Govern- ment, and they have addressed another othcial communication to the Govern- ment, which will go in on Tuesday. I will send you copy by next mail "8^A March, 1862. " Dkah Sir — I have addressed you an official letter on the subject of the British North American Association. Similar letters have been addressed to the Provin- cial Secretaries of the other Provinces. When you first proposed the formation of such an Association, you struck a chord which has vibrated throughout the United Kingdom ; and I am proud to say that the Association is one of the most decided successes ever witnessed, in reference to the interests of British North America in this country. Although the rules, &c. have not yet gone out, and the circular announcing where the donations, &(r. are to be paid, there has been already a largo sum paid in to the Treasurer ; all the Corporations, except the General Mining, pay 50 guineas each. INTER-COLOXr AL IlAl LWAY. 17 tl. Having' Ir. Xclsoii, , I WU8 n»- v(t.s n.ssiire(l a cHtpy (»f in'ivnto clr* ig couUl I«» )vt'moiit Jiax nine ('xprc- ' moans (if of sncii'tr. •rful Itoffv. cm ill every Ainericnu ulod (o tliis 10 MayorH of mts of those A' the Legis- on many ac- '.efl. sary to orga- )<■ getting up le absence of ly of gentle* ver the inte- lication with I liave kept uions of the [ am reluct- iend, who is *pect« of the try, 1H62. )f the United and addrcKH f Commei'ci' memorials, at> the Govern- the Govern- maiL ch, 1862. itiali North :he Provin- you struck and I ant cesses ever iea in this he circular HMi already except tlte f i I liave iiudowd y«)U n copy of the letter addressed bv the Chairman of tlie I iitercolonial Itailway Committee, to the Lords of the 'I'roasurv. No answer has yet l»een receive«l, Imt there is a general opinion tfiat it will be favtiralde. I have sent you a few coi)ieH of a letter addressed to the Chambers of CoiiimcnH', and which has been well received. The <'orporation of Dublin have sent an excellent memorial ; all Ii'cland i.« with us. I Ir. ( I rav, of the Freeman's Journal, caused the Dublin memorial to be sent." '■ 22nd March, 18B2. " I duly received your letter of the r)th instant. The Duke .sent for Mr. Crawford' last Saturday. The interview was confidential, and I think favor- aide. Tlie Duke desired ^Ir. ('rawford to send him a copy of the letter to the liOi-ds of the Treasury, and a list of the memorials sent in, which has been done. L had hoped to have seen ,\[r. Crawford before writing you to-day, but he is not in tlie city. A meeting of the Comn»ittee will be held on Thurs- iislruct(^d HO us to connect Canada and New Brunswick with Halifa.x, aud thus secure at all seasons of the year direct communication between the West and the seaboard, through Hritisii territory, and it pledges itself to assist th(! British North American Provinics in their enur to obtain ii subsidy from the Imi)erial Government for this purpose. Tile Hon. P. M. Vankoughnct having seconded the Resolution, it was put from theChnir and unanimously carried. It was then jiroposed by the Hon. Robert Grimston, seconded by H. Danby Seymour. Es(). M. P. and curried unanimously — That the following gentUimen be requested to act as a Committee, with power to add to theii' iiumher, for carrying out the negotiations with the Imperial and Colonial Governments, and that they be uulhori/ed to take such other steps aa may seem to them necessary, for securing the object in view : The Chairman, R. W. Crawford, Esq. M. P. Sir Edmund Head, Bart. R. Benson, Esq. Robert McCalmont, Esq. Sir James Ferguson, Bart, M. P. arc INTER-COLONIAL RAILWAY. |t the tUruoNt I'on, and tlmt Jwnrmed into lid previously IIOWK. 30th Jiiniiiiry, . procfcdtd '■» Sfcun; af J. thfouifh rovijiccs in :>si'. the Chair Seymour, to "(Id to 'fnmeuts, s«ry, for Alnxundor Gillcxpiv, Esq. liohcrt Cartor, E*q. John Ohnpnian, E114. Samuel (Jurm-y, Esq. M. P. Hon. Uohcrt IJourkc, I[. Diinliv Sivnioiir, Esq. M. P. • Hon. ChiiK. \V. W. Fitzwilliani, M. P. Edward W. Wafkin, Esq. Wni. Scholcfif Id. Enq. M. P. Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M. P. H. E. ChiWcrs, Esq. M. P. Th(^ quPMlitin of Sci iTtaryship havinff hoon mentioned, it was proposod liy John Chap- iiiiiii, E-ii). seconded l)y William Hartridf^c, Es(i. and carried unanimously — 'I'hat Mr. .Fospph Nelson Ik; appointed .Secretary to Buch Comnuttce. Till' nK'etini,' then adjourned. (Signed) U. W. CRAWFORD. Chnnmiui. Exinuted from the Minutes. J. Ntirfio.v, SccrcUinj. IJKITISH AMETllCAN ASSOCIATION. PHOSPECTUS. Hritisli Americii, including a territory of 4,000,000 of .square miles, and Six orjiunizcd Provinces, has no representation in the British Metropolis, and no means of direct comnmnication with the People of England. The Colonial Office corresponds with the Colonial Governors, but these arc selected often without any regard to the interests or the feelings of the people they are sent to rule. Their correspondence is sometimes laid before Parliament, but rarely furnishes much information to the people of England, or any ad'Mjuate expression of the views and feelings of the colonists upon questions in which they take an interest. In almost every negociation, where the territorial rights of Hritisli America were involved, or her commercial privileges could be effected, both have been sacrificed, either from ignorance or indifference on the part of the Imperial authorities. Hritish America has rarely been directly represented in any negociation. She has no voice in either House of Parliament. There is not a IJritish colonist in any Imperial department charged with the control of her commerce and foreign relation,s in peace, and her destinies in war. She has no influence with the press of England, and no means of communication with the large cities and organized public associations of this country. The Australian, and all the larger groups of colonies, have organized asso- ciations, or resident agents or representatives, in England. British America has neither. The United States have their minister in England, whoso house is the home of his fellow-countrymen, whose office is the centre of union and of intelli- gence, wliose persoiuil courtesy is extended to all, and whose influence openn the way for travellers to society, and to the means of information. Even the Southern States have their representatives in England, and will presently have their recognized diplomatic agents or ambassadors. The loyal i)roviuces of British America are unrepresented here, either in tlie (iovernment or in society. No provision is made for them ; and upon the scant courtesy of any administration they have no claim. When queens are crowned, princes buried, parliaments oi)cned, treaties framed, or wars declared, their cxist(>n(e is ignored, and their feelings are never respected. Governors are sent to them of whom they never lieard, — who are unknown to the higher Wiilks of Mritish parliamentary life, science, literature, diplomacy, or war; and now, with war impending along a frontier of fifteen hundred miles, the two largest piovinces have been intrusted to two officers wlu) never saw the coun- tries to he defended, and are without any local knowledge or experience. 20 INTKK-'OLOXIAL UAILWAY. |i i|i Hritisli Anu'ricii. with ii iio|iiiljitioii doiihlr tliat of Xorwiiy, liiif^rr tliiiii that of I)(rrscntati\i' in l,(»nd()M. althon^h cacii nf tlit-Nf Ntatcs has; thoir miniNtrrH lu'in); tioatrd on all occ isioiis with dinfiiK tion. whicli is novt-r accoi-d(>d to those who ri'proM-nt fhr lojal I'riivinct's of onr own Min|»in'. Ohh'niinrj; and Urnnswick. witli popnlations less than that of Nova Scutia ; and Ilanovt-r, Saxon>, and Wnit(>nd)nrg. witli popnhitions less tlian tlnit of Canada, arc irprcstMitrd at the t'omt of KnKhmd, and their slij^htest wisji or most insif,'nitieant interest tinds «'xpression or defence in tliis country. All fliirt is wroii;;, and the people of Mn^^iainl and of Mrifish America mn pnt it ri^'ht. It is in vain to looiv to the (iovernnient, no matter what |)artv is in |)()wer. The Ciovernment has looked on with indifference while tlie I'ro- vinci's hiive l)een nearly s]dit in ii, Ives by territorial arran<;ements mtw admit- ted to have been fminded on n mistake. It has finny away the coastiny-tratle and coast-fisheries witiiont c«n'respondinf; eqnivalenfs. It has looked on with inditlerence while tiie Tnited States liuve silently secnrcd facilities for lliniw- iuy lOd.OOO men in a week npon onr frontiers, thoiigh the Qneen's snhjects in Ameiic'i have for ten years been warning ns of the danjjer ; and now the un- protci t( (1 state of that I'rontier. as llie colonists long since foresaw, invites the Uepiililicans to trv the hazard of a war, which, had we been butter prepared. nii)^lit have l>een averted. Thonf,'!! warned, ten \ears ago. of tlie im]»oHcy of permitting British snltjects to wander into I'orcigti countries, wliile there are comfortable homes and ample emploTinent for them in onr own fertile territories, the (iovernment of tliese Islands has looked on with criminal indifference, while 1,4}).'). '.Mil of the Queens suiijccts Imve drifted into the I'nited States since 1H.>1. the largest portion of whom, by :i little jndi( ions management, might have been jilantcd in our own provinc<'s. They have now been lost to the Htrength of the Km- pire. If war comes they will be enemies, in)t friends. Should peace be pre- served they are beliiml the Morill Tariff; consumers for ever of American and not of British niainifactuves; and their savings will come home to swell the stream of inunigration in th(! wrong direction in all time to come. The people of KuLjland arc taxed to maintain thousands who are criminal because they are destitute or poor bec,in>on It !•* I .(» soon KV /•,...;./. INTKIUOLOXIAI, HAILWAY. I' I [''■ Until fliat '"••iifafii,. i„ h'i't<'«l on III! ['I"«'*Mlt flic [ova Sr„tia ; '•'III Hint of [f^'tt Misli or ry. ^iiK-rini (iiii lliat jniif> i^ I'I'MV lldlllif. fiNtiii^'-tnidr f 'jl on uifi, 'or (liicMv- Jsnhjcrfs i„ |"^V tllC ||„- iiivifcs fli,. I'i«'|'iuct|. h'l siil»j,.,.jj, ''t' lionifs •ivcriiniciit •ii^KUii or Hio larj,'«>,st '«'ii pliinffd >rtlir J.;,„. |ur l)(. J,,.,.. '•■i<"iii and Hwrll t)„. <" fiiniinal ■""t cannot on.s iji til,, '"''iition of Coloiijcs 'iifrv. |,j rtinfrj,,,,'! , a scriv- iiit'iicau liiiiiiiini to the ; It is 'olonial VC'loijr,, ^•(•s Mill <'iits as oloiiial 'I 'vith riianii- cd in icrc is liials-. fiU'fit Ail of and I a|i|i( alinij to their intelligence, will he one of the ol)j(!etN of tliirt iiNHoeiatinn. It will maintain a friendly interroin-K*- witii tin- p)veninirnt of enrh uroviiue. rhmnKh itH leeo^fiiized ort^anN, witliont disliiu lioiiN of jtart); audit will jmmcd ,if once to (idled, and form into n lihniry of referene*-, every \vr)rk to whirh .1 |iersoii interested in our TranHatlantir posNeoHions would desire to linM- ar(fhH. If is proposed to orj^aiiize this association hy eallin>f the HubHcriheis tom flier .I- soon ati fift\ names have bet/ ohtained. iiri.Ks OF Tin: bimtish smnn ANfnucw ass()(i.\ton. I'litiiltiil, yUe-PnfiJrni'} COVSI II.. H. \V. Crawford, Eh /■;,; ( hlh /". I.onl AllVi.l iVt, M.V. I{i},'lit Hon. Sir 1;. H.iul, IJurt. Sir .FuiiicK F(r>;assi)n, Itarf. M.l*. linn. Anliui Kiiin.iird, .M. I". .). A. KoclMuk, Kvi. .M. 1'. 'I'lii' Hon, HolxTt Hiiiirkc. Hon. .luHti<(' llalilMirliiii. M. I'. Hon. ilolxTt (iriiiiNtnii, ilM«i. Childcis. Ks,,. M.l'. 11, \V. Itlaki, i-;«.i. I{(ll)l It lll'llnon, l',S(l. IJiibcrt C.irfcr, Ks(|. Kolpcrt (jill(s|iic, i',s(|. H. Moutttoincric, Ks(|. TlioiiKi' Uaiiiiij. l'!s(|. M. 1*. (icorirc ( 'air (ilyii. Ksij, M, 1', Sir .Miiito Fainuliar, Hart, .M. IV Sir l'"ran(is Hind, Hart. linn. Wriihvortli Fit/wiUiain, M Cai.t. W liytc J. rvis. M. I'. Sir.!, naliyiupl.' Hay, Hart, M.l' Dantiv Scvinour, I'iS(|. M.l'. H!, to pro?not<' ('olonial niiion and correspondciuc. .iiid ti. I luililc till' iiiiju'rial and rolonial interests on liotli sides of the Atlantic to confer from timi. to time tliroiif,'h its iiiHtrmncntality, as an cstidilished centre of communication, on all topii-i lit' iiiutiial interest. 'i. The Association s|i,dl collect and circulate ofKcial information regarding the in.ifcri.il nsoui'cos of the l'rovin<•^s, in respect to emigration and the cmploymfut of capital ,iml lulior, and also siu'h facts as shall record thi' developnicut of their commerce aii .in lif admitted as a Meinl)er of the Association on being nominated hy two Membirs, ;;fid ajiproved hy the Council for the time being, but no person shall he entitled to the i)rivilet;i of M( iiibcrship until his annual subscription shall have been ])aid. 4. All .Members of the I'roviiu'ial Parliaments, being Members of the Association, shidl. while ill London, he t.i ajjlnn and extraordinary Members of the Council, with the powc of voting. o. The annual subscription shall l)e not less than .C!) 2s., and every JMemher shall on hi< election pay the same for the current year, and no jSIcndier shall be entitled to vote <>r fo enjoy any other privilege of the Association so long as he shall remain in arrear with his subscription. Any Mend)er, if resident in the I'nited Kingdom, ma» compound his t'utiin. .innual subscriptions hy (mo payment of Twenty (iuineas, and if a resident in the Provinct .?, by a payment of Ten Guineas. 22 INTER-COLONIAL RAILWAY. (). The Council shall have the power to admit persons, resident in the Provinces and visiting tl*s country, as visitors to the Association on such terms as they may from time to time determine. 7. Any Member intondinsj to withdraw from the Association, must signify his intention til do so in writing to the Secretary, provided always that such Member shall be liable to the payment of his subscription for the current year. 8. There shall be a President, two Vice-Presidents, and Treasurer, and such Honorary Officers as the Council nuiy appoiat us the Honorary Members of tlie Association, 9. There shall be three Trustees to be chosen by the Council, in whom the proi)erty of the Association shall be vested, and who shall have the power in respect to the sanu' to iidopt such measures, under the direction of the Council, as may appear expedient for the interests of the Association, and the Trustees shall be ex officio members of the Council. 10. The government of the Association shall be managed l)y a Council of Thirty mem- liers (in addition to the President, A'ice-Presidents, and Trustees,) of whom three shall form a quorum. The Council shall elect their Chairman, and shall have tlie appointnu-nt nf Treasurer, Secretary, and other officers and servants, whether honorary or stipenii)n, or Iwnus, or money unto or between anv of Its members. ' At the Pirst (ieneral Meeting of the Members of this .\ssociation, held at the Westminster Palace Hotel, on Friday, the !~J8tli Fel)ruary, R. W. Crawford, Ym\., in the chair, the Rules for the governance of the Association having Ix'cn read — It was moved by Mr. Kobert Carter, seconded by Mr. Danby Seymom', M. P. and Resolved, — That the Rules now read he approved, confirmed, and adopted, anl that the Association |,c now foriiud iu accordance tlicrewltli. It was moved by the Hon. A. Kinmilrd, M. P. seconded by Mr. Wm. Jackson, M. P. .ind Resolveil, — INTER-COLONIAL RAILWAY. 2:^ Thut the following gcutlcmun do form thu Council of the Association until the tint Auuuiil ticncral Meeting 11. W. Crawford, Esq. M. P Hon. r. M. Vankoughnct, of Canada, Hon. Josi^ph Howe, of Nova Scotia, Hon. S. L. Tilley, of New Brunswick, Lord Alfred Paget, ^i-1'- llight Hon. Sir E. Head, Bart. Sir James Fergusson, Bart, M. P, Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, ^L P. J. A. lloebuck, Esq., M. P. The Hon. Kobert Bourke. Hon. Justice Haliburton, M. P. Hon. Kobert Griuistou. Hugh Childers, Esq., M. P. H. W. Blake, Esq. llobert Benson, Esq. llobert Carter, Esq. Kobert Gillepsie, Esq. H. Montgomerie, Esq. Thomas Baring, Esq., M. P. Ex Officio. George Carr Glyn, Esq., M. P. Sir Minto Farquhar, Bart, M. P. Sir Francis Head, Bart. Hon. Wentworth Fitzwilliam, M.P. Capt. "VVhyte Jervis, M. P. Sir J. Dalrymple Hay, Bart, M. P. Danby Seymour, Esq., M. P. Henry PauU, Esq., M. P. Charles Franks, Esq. P. Rose, Esq. AVilliam Chapman, Esq. Edward Watkin, Esq. Charles Bischoff, Esq, John M. Grant, Esq. It was proposed by Mr. Andrew M. Uniacke, seconded by Mr. Kobert Benson, and Kesolved, — That the Council be requested to place themst.'lves ui communication with the Provinces, and public bodies iiud individuals either at home or abroad, with the view of making known the formation of the Association, and of obtaining annual subscriptions and contributions towards its preliminary expenses and maintenance, and gifts of books, papers, &c. to tlic library. It was proposed by Mr. Wm. Chapman, seconded by Mr. Danby Seymour, M. P, and Kesolved, — That the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M. P., be appointed Treasurer to the Association, and that the bankers be Messrs. Kansom, Bouverie, and Co., and Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. A vote of thanks having been imanimously passed to the Chairman, the Meetuig adjomned. b'i't. 71 Old Broad Street, E. C, February 25th, 1862. My Louds, — As the Chaii'iuan of a Committee, recently appointed at a public; meeting for the purpose of carrying on negociations with the Imperial Govern- ment, in regard to the proposed Intercolonial Railway between Halifax and Quebec, I have been directed to place in Your Lordships' hands the accom- panying Memorial from Merchants, Bankers, and others of the City of London . in favor of tlie object in view, and in so doing to submit to Your Lordships a brief statement of the proceedings recently taken here and in tlie Colonics in connection therewith. On the l-ltli of June last a Deputation waited upon His Grace the Duke ot Newcastle, for the purpose of laying before His Grace a memorial showing tlie commercial, political and military advantages of the proposed llailway, and tin- views of the i)romotei'S in soliciting the sanction and assistance of Her Majesty's Government in favor of the project. On that occasion His Grace remarked, that he was most anxious to consider favorably any feasible plan by which tlie j)roposed line of communication might be secured, but that it appeared to him that the subject had not been phiced before him in a shape that would enable him to propose it formally for the consideration of the Government. His Grace suggested, at the same time, that a responsible body should be constituted, with whom he could communicate, and that more definite proposals should be submitted, as to the extent to which the Colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick would bind themselves to afford financial support to the undertaking. In conformity with these suggestions a convention of delegates from the three Provinces met at Quebec on the iJOth September last, when a resolution 24 INTER-COLONIAL RAILWAY. was unanimously adopted to the effect " That the three Governments of Canada. Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, do renew the offer made to the Imperial (iovernmcnt on the 'i(»th October, 1858, to aid in the construction of an Inter- colonial Railway to connect Halifax with Quebec, and that a delectation from each Province shall immediately ])roceod to England, with the object of i)ressiu;; tlie project upon the attention of the Home (iovernment, giviufj them the assurance that the (iovernmcnts of the respective Provinces will endeavor to secure the necessary legislation at the next ensuing sessions of their respective Parliaments." The offer made in 185K was in effect that the three Provinces should grant a. free right of way, with land, &c. and ])rovide and pay each of tliem £20,000 sterling, or collectively i<'G(),()()0 annually, so long as it might be wanted, towards the charge of the guarantee reqtiired for the raising of the necessary capital. Conformably with this resolution the Hon. Messrs. \'ankoughnot (of Canada), Tilley (of N. Rrunswick), and Howe (of Nova Scotia), were appointed to proceed to Kngland as Delegates for the jjurpose of stating the views and wishes of the Provinces, and negotiating with the (iovernment. They arrived early iu tlic month of November, and having delivered their credentials at the Colonial Office, had every opportunity afforded them of discussing verbally and by Mritten (tiiumuuication the object of their mission with His Grace the Secretary of State ; but the all absorbing events, in connection with the Trent affair, soon afterwards occurring, they were reluctantly obliged, as their several Parliaments were on the eve of meeting, to return to their duties, without carrying witli them any definite intimation of the views of the (iovernment on the matter in question. Prior to their deiiarture, however, it was resolved, formally to con- stitute a body in this country for the purpose of conununicating with the Government, and a meeting was accordingly held, at which the Committee was appointed, or whose behalf I am deputed now to address Your I^ordships. Tlie Committee, after full consideration of the whole question, are of opinion, tluit their first step should be to satisfy your liordships as to the feelings of this country, as well as of the Colonies, on the general question of the imperfect nature of the existing Intercolonial communications, and the necessity, on commercial and political grounds, of esttiblishing the Railway pi-oposed ; and with that view they have invited an expression of public opinion on the subject, the results of which will have been submitted to your Lordships in memorials, similar to that which I have now the honor to forward. 'I'lie numerous papers, which were delivered in to the (iovernment by the Commissioners prior to their departure, render it unnec( ssary for nic here to trouble your Lordships with any repetition of the arguments therein adduced in support of the necessity of tl>c projected line, whether regarded from an Imperial or a Colonial point of view. The Committee earnestly desire to press these considerations upon the serious attention of the (iovernment, and request me to state, that if their Lordships shall feel themselves justified in meeting th« wishes of the Colonies, by recommending Parliament to take part in affording such aid to the construction of the proposed Railway as the circumstances may require, they will be prepared, on their part, either to leave the construction (if the Railway entirely in the hands of the (iovernment and the Provincial aiitliorities, or to submit proposals of their own, if the Government shotild be i>f opinion that the enterprise should be placed in the hands of a public (•.un])any. As the Legislative Assemblies of the several Provinces are now in session, or al)out to meet soon for the despatch of business, the (Committee trust that the subject will receive the early attention of the; (iovernment, and that the result may be comnmnicatcd to them in time to influence the proceedings of the Provinces abroad as the circumstances may require. I have the honor to be. Your Lordships most obedient humble senant, (Signed) R. \V. CRAWFORD. Ti> till' lloiil)lo. I'liK Louns Of TJiK Tkeasuky. INTER-COLONIAL RAILWAY. 25 igthtt )ublii' British North American Association, Temporary Offices, 21 Old Broad Street, E. C. London, 1st March, 1862. Sm,— I am desired by the Council of the British North American Association to transmit to yon the Uulcs and llegulations which were approved and adopted at a ])ublic meeting yesterday, as well as copies of the Resolutions passed thereat, and at the same time to invite, in the name of the Council, the cordial co-operation of the (iovernment, and also as far as you may be able to influence it, that of the ])eople of your Province who may approve of the objects the Association has in \ icw. A considerable expense, variously estimated at from £1,500 to £"2,000 will be incurred in the formation of the Association, but that liability defrayed, the Council have every hope that the annual subscriptions of the members, witli such donations as they have reason to believe they will from time to time receive, will be suflicient to cover the current annual expenses. At the first public meeting which was held to consider the advisability of establishing such ini Association, the Hon. P. M. Vankougunet, the Canadian l)elegatet(. I'luglandinthe matterof the Intercolonial Railway, speaking on behalf of himse as well as yourself, and the Hon. Mr. Tilley of New Brunswick, was understood to say that he felt assured that when the question of the formation of the Association was brought under the consideration of the Provincial (jo\ornments, that they would, one and all, not only assist by a grant of money in its organization, but cordially co-operate in promoting its permanent establishment. I am therefore desired to request that you will be good enough to obtain the views of your Cioverument, at their early convenience, as the extent of the usefulness of the Association will in a great measure be determined by the amount of assistance the Council may expect to receive at the hands of Nova Scotia and the other Provinces. The Rules which are enclosed herewith explain fully the objects in contem- plation, and I am desired to add in connection therewith that the Council wUl be glad to recei\ e at all times, any suggestions which may be considered likely to ])romote the interests and influence of the Association Vou will not fail to notice that one of the chief objects is the cstabiishmcnV of a library, particularly one of reference as regards British North America, and tlie Council beg that you will kindly make such arrangements as will insure tiie reogular transmission of all parliamentary and other papers likely to be useful as aflnrding statistical information regarding the Provinces. As the success of tlie undertaking will to some extent depend upon the number of its members, the Council are of opinion that steps should be taken to make known its existence and objects throughout the Provinces, for the purpose of obtaining members, and they will be glad to receive any advise or suggestions from you as to the best course to be adopted, to give eft'ect to their views in this respect. 1 shall not fail to keep you regularly advised of the proceedings of the Association, and in the meantime drawing your especial attention to Rules 3 and 4, as relating to the members of your Legislature desiring to become members of the Association. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient faithful servant, JOSEPH NELSON, Secretary, (pro tern.) To Honorable Joseph Howe, Provincial Secretary, Halifax, Nova Scotia.