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Sir,

Th* Iiih»biUnti of ih" 'I'lilboi SottlenKMi^ oi Southtrn
Divi«ii>Mi (if the County ot' Mi<i<llMi>x. Imvi' hiwu iigitating
for mfctty yeaiT to form a iifw 1,'iiiinty Croin tlic. Soiitli l»i-
viiioii of Middlraex J)iiiiiii{ thr las! I'lirliHnieiit in ' ^1 ',
thfy pr«>»t)n»t>d a (letiliun, witli ihf siifiialiiri^s of about
thr«<: thunsand of the Inlmliil^ints, praying (or A division
ot the Coun'y. ami are iion duiii(f so by Petition. Thi;
liihabitam* of the Worth l)ivi^i|lll haT« admitted, during
lat<' yearn, that a division wo'ild and "honld lake place, but
wore at VRrian<<^ MiionK't thninstdt ix .i.'- t<i th>' ptiriod wht^n
it ahould take plartt, aD<) iiherK Ihf dividing lini- thoulii be-

(,ast Fnbriiary xoine of the intluf iitial lidiHl>itaiit« <if thi
lujrth part ot Ihf <;«uiily aud London lipid a loeotiiig at
\\w Town of Ijoiidon, iii wbioh tho Warden of ihi> County
waa ( hairinan. and .lami-* l.>aniel», Kn<)., SocrHtir/. Tbn
Mavor of the Town, spviral ol lh(! jnerchants. p-df<'«sioiial
^r-ntlrinen of Ijomlou, Councillor* ot th*: adjonno)r Tosvn-
ihi|i«. Kiid otlicrs, wttre pn-iout riu. large room was
itowdtKl. Thr (iiristvn oj tht ( oiiiify, iind irhut ihoutil
bf Oil: du'iding Hm, tivr< piJly disfusxr' and ollinoitoly
dwidod on for jioin'ial or •'i('ti..ial pnrp4.^Hv, as ronniiig
from tiast to went, hv an auiondril ri"i(di(titiii inivi'd by
Adam Hope. Ka<|. of London, dftaditif; the line, expie*--
inif that thi' dividinif line -ihould he some distance south of
Ihf River TliHiue*, /-tir'nui he dul no' < kfieiU niii/ ton-
mty frmii Ifn Unroi, Uishkt. i read thr li'ii In the
Speretiiry 'M innritifl kiiI hi/ Mr Ha/ie fnuii tin nia|> Oil
thr irthle, oud Mr. f>auiels nserled llu ■;an\v in the
reuiiutiuu, which unioudud rciiulutioii ot Mi. llo^iv't

MiiMHF.Ai, A/ini !•,, 1849

was a|;rpe<l on and ipprovfttl of by every perwn prmeiii
from the 'lorih part of the County and London, and wi
laniiid by the meetina; " only one gentleman in the in<»ei.
ing- being in favimr of a line from r.'^rth to nouth.

The Kurn-' quention waa the very sumo week di.seuA^ed by
thiii Muiiieipal Couneil of the fiondon District, m Session
iMHonibled And thr samr Imr wiu< then and there ap-
prcK'cd of and by a rMolution of that reprenentative body
iai.i'ii»i»u;/v adopted. Kvery Town'thip wa." tolly reprt-

' sented, the lull nuinbor of CoHncillor« ami Warden heuig
present ; and ihrrt ■< os niU unr iii/ilar'/ ditseuliuij voice
amoiujat ihem. That same litif ha» been in<ierte<l int.o the

' Hill for the division of the London l)idlrict(b^ forming the
rew County of Kl(fiu with St. Thomas ttir the (bounty
Town), now before the House of Assembly, aud mtro-
dueed by W'illiani N'otman, Knq., the Repro««iitali»e ot
the County.

The above Hlateinent might ,ju»tity me to xdirii you tii
aopiiort the Bill . lull to shi>w further rhal the proposed
division U fair ami |ust, and that it ilors not in nni/ mdimer
iuti.rfen nuth or iiff'rrt niljoininij t\iunHe.-. ~ ohi thai the
twit Coiiulii'S, thai la, tho old uu>- and tin' nex' one will
eiirh hate "luffieient reiuurrex ui ^u^taiii llieui-elvf*, -I
.tnuex the lidlowliig stntislieal iiiforuialion ^riowiug what
the population, valuation of properlv aud hnal taxes are
at present for the London I>i8lrii:t, or Couiily i>f Middle-
sex, exelnsiip of the Town of London, u.imelv ■ —

-A.aM«i*«rr^

PopulatioK •lO.HTS. X'uhiation of Property £,147 732 Locil Taxes £ft,.")6B, and uhlcli, b\ thu dividinif line agreed

on, will be app<irtiuned iis tidlow t :-

To MinKi.aiii ok thi Nonrii DivitioK.

Vaiuaiion '
eri'rnperty.)

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To Euiis oil rut Sill III lUvuio*.

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Population,! Valuation i

I 111" property,.

I 807 la ji;a4oaii 1 xjohj

On ronipnriii^ the ti\iovi' iiofiujiiliiiii nitli ihe I ensus ol
I •^,'tti, who h you will Hiid iii pii^re l;.'oiih« Kegintration
,vid Slalislir Table, pisl puldiAle-d tin' I ' 4!l, \(Ui will ihere
iiotne that, ill 1 -'.Ifi, the London Diiliui mnipielieuiled
tour Counties with » popiUalioii of 4(,itii.>, namely-.

Middlew^ 28700

Norfolk 774'J

Oxfi>td ISKMi;

Huroi •J'l.Ki

And in the same book, p»ge hi, it Mdl hi shown ihiil
Mi'lilltstfj itliiHi K'ld III iht liiat ('rnsiif, 1.H4i, ,ih/j ,'i.i^
•r^kuhidnti I'tii Mii/< /'((■ nlifi/i hi'trirt with it.\ four
('oHfilifit hud in lri;lo. lud ihiti Middlesex ev< o llien. in
ISSii. had n>ori» than i\<<- hull ut the Inur ('iim, lies, and
had more liihabilunl* llim iln oilier three Cooiiiies by
lun th<iu»aiiil anil I'veriy hve liihahitanis .Vevi rtheless,
10 iMilii, ijr the f dlowiug win waeli nl iheje Coun'i, , ',va<
set njiurl ts :i >opai;<le llis'iiit. with ,i |>'<piilsli"n v^rv
diffei 111 trciu ilie prii|nited Cmioiy nl Klgm Anil ii will
alto tif fiiioid, liy :« nferiuee to Ihi 'iial ta.M- niisej by
the three lait-nain-d Cimulns m Oistrnta nl the lime
th»i they wvtr leparsled that ihnr lornl tajrt wore not

AlOboroiiirh ...

Dunwich

Snuthwoiil

Varuioutli

Malaliide

Bayliani. .. ..
I Westminster 3
Deiawsre .
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2903
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irison

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063
708

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only hv:s than oue-tourth nf ihe present local tax tiir the
London District, but ah'' Iras mci'i owf-Ai/Z/'nf ihe local
taxes now raised in the |iroposed Coniity of I'lgin.

By .i retereiH r lo ilie .sVi/C<m(T ijf /'ii/z/n inniinlt
toi IMH. )il«t pnlilislied, and in Selie.hile .'lli, llie l.isi [Mge
ill I he bout,, il v\dl be noliied llial 'he lliilrirt I'.ix in
ihe Trteiily Dislnels in I'pper ( aiiinia riri"iii<e.. In em li
J.'t,!l!lil ', while il hu^ been slieM u above, that llie Distriri
Tas till ilii piiipiised l.'ouiily ol KIgiii s t4,,J8l . nnd
ihe laliei not onU exceed- the ui ernge. Iilil it eXieedsthe
revenue of iiiiiiiy ot lie" Divtint, ■ Im i>i>iaiM'e, i; it fuir
11.1 iiitf/i as the Distriil Kevenue hir Ihe Huron, lliv
OttaiHi, 01 the X'liloria, il is niie-third /nri/ii iliaii the
llnlliiirsl, ( olborue Da'hoiisie, Prince l-',dw,ird,iir ralliol ;
it i' imn-liiHytJ' litnier than the lOasteru or the ^ilucoe ;
and .iIhuh thr >,;»« amnunl its the lliock, the Jntnistown.
the ,Ne« Mslli', and llic Western Diatriils, aud whitli
latter villi Mill please In bear in nmnl n now under the
iiperiitiiiu by law, nl lorniiug the now Dislrlet of Kent

It Mill, from !le< alsive, be uoli'eil thnt nn/v ,'i> /'i.«
inrtf III '.be I'loviuce base , lucal revenue exceeding
the revoniie il the pioposed new County oi Ilistiut ot

Elgin. Aud the poinUMwn nf the priniostii CoiuUi/ of
E^n will be grenter than the populutW" uf tuxnty-Jo\iT
Countus out of the thirty Counties ami tour Rt«liii|^ in
I'ppor C'aaac}*.

The rcaMins why iho prupostfd County of Klijin ^honld
be t«t aput i»l once for gniieral purno^es, are, that tlie
popalation Bice^ds twenty tnouuind — the inhaUfanM have
alr^atly exprnved thoir desire to be set apart— they will
cheerfully tax themselves or apply part of their present
large local lax to erect the required piiblir buildings — tht
MfmicifMil Councillort that rejtretent the Townships, not
onfy in the f/ropoted new (bounty hut alfo in ihr old
County, have agreed on a line of division for Judicial or
Electoral purposes, al a full meeting of their l>ody, and
by a unanimous vote — llie inbabilanta of the North and
London have also, ut a meeting, oxpreMed their opinion
of a similar lino for the laine purpose — the resourees of
thf jtTfipoied Countfj fully jmtify tt — the projKiscd division
>» fair and just, leavug lo ihti North division or AlidJJf-
■ex (betides the public buildings in London) the largest
portion of territory — an eoual amount of iMtpululion and
■mrMihI taxes — tiie one division h&i tlifl Plank or grudcnl
Road passing throiiffh it froni Kiy.! lo Wf«t, and ihe
other has the jfreat T»ll>ot Road pastino; through it, aI»o
from East to We«t; and the resourcei> of uach division itrc .
rapidly IncreasiDg-

By the division of n large County like Middlrtes into '
two Counties at ono* and for Rwneral puriM>»ei>, a new im-
pulse, as in all new tViiinties. n j-iveii to tfie inhabitaiit« ot
such new County — a fresh n>irii of enterprise is spread
over the coniinuuity, tending materially to promote iiii-
provemonts by a more vigorous application of the rosourw'S ,
of the country — attratling the aUentioii of emigrants —
creating wealth, prosperity, and comfort. |

In the proiMood new County the iiihabitaiiLv are pre- j
pared to pay tneir full share i>t tfip liabilities of the Distrirt
of London ; they will leave Vi the old County a new (Jaol
•reeled a lew yeain sgn and a Court House, altered and ,

uupruted — uil at a cost little, it at all, xlu»t ot jCIO.OOO.
Tlie Hvvuime Fund of the Hrovinee will nut be afteotod,

i by the formatiou uf a new C^iuRty, to any groat extept :
and when ii is nontidered (IkU the adniiiiiatratiun of Jus-

I tice (the chief eod of all good govsrnmeiit) re<t<ur<M to b*

' extended tu the population, wealth, and itiaainarce of th*
country incrtiasos — luid an ifao Consolidated Fu«d of tha
I'rovinco is not stationary, but rather ineroasaSk lust in
iviise(|ue<ic« of that incroased population, weaitu, and
commerce — it is both fair, just aud raasoiiahio, that tha

! additional (lurtiiiu retjuired from the Couaolidalad Fiih<1,
to nieanure out jiistiee to criminaU. iihuuld not be a matter
of too mucli coniplaint. I might allnde to many of the
advantages to be derived by the formation of a new
flounty, but as they will naturally prevent themsetvis to
every eaiidid enquirer, it is not necessary to longthof i tiiM
letter by recapitulating them.

lu coniliuioD, I beg re.spe«tfulty lo slatOi tb&i I hatra
visited Montreal at the retjuesl of the iuLabitanl , of iha
proposed County of Klgin, to state tb«ir viewi to the
Slembor for the County of Middlesex ) and ..jiiice reaohing
Montreal i huvo leueivud a communication from William
Niles, K.sijuire, the War<len of the London Distjrirl, re-
questing me to proscnt his views on the division to tha
Member for the C'ouotr, or to any other Member of tha
Legislature — and whivn are in harmony with tha views
I have expresM-xi in this letter.

( mincerely (rust that you will deem it a pleasure at
well as a diitv to support the Itill now before the Legis-
lature, audio assist in (lie formation of the new CO ('NT Y
OF KLti IN, which will so inattiriallypromola the intarnat
as well at the ganeral « elfaro of iho Tollot 'Dettlamont-

I have the honour to bii,
Sir,
Vdur obedient and very bumble Ssrvant,

.lOHN M'KAY.

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