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Mackenzik, dated respectively the 23(1 June, the 2.'Hh June and the 8th of September ]83'2. Sir, Downiiif; Street, 2,i(l June 1832. I AM directed by V^iscount Goderich to acknowieilge the Receipt of your Letter of the 13tli Instant, and to inform you that his Lordsliip will be ready to receive yoinself and the other Gentlemen for whom you recniest an Audience, on Wednesday the '271'', at Half past Twelve. His Lordship directs me at the same Time to inform you that he is not aware to what Letters and Petitions you refer as having been transmitted by you to this Department and not acknowledged. lie is iniahie to find any Comnnnunications which have not received ail due Attention. I am further to observe, that although Lord Goderich is ready to hear any Observations you may have to otier upon the Aft'airs of Upper Canada as an Individual intercsteil in the Welfare ot that Province, and as a Member of the Assembly, he cannot recognize yoi; as being deputed to act for any other Persons, nor can he enter into any Discussion with you upon the Measures which His Majesty's (lovernment may think it right to pursue. The Views and Intentions of His Majesty's Government with respect to liie Affairs of the Province can only be made known to the People of Upper Canada through the Mctiiiun of the (jovernor or of the Legislature; it is to one or other of these Authorities that any Complaints wl.'ch Individuals may have Occasion to make shoidd properly be addressed, and if the Course |)in'sued by the Lxeciitive Ciovernment should be such as to give just Ground tor Dissatisfaction, the Iniiabitants have by their Kepresentatives the Means of bringing their Grievance under the imme- diate Attention of His Majesty's Government. I am, &c. (Signed) Howick. J Sir, Downini; Street, 29lli June 1832. I HAVE had the Honour of receiving and laying before Lord Goderich your Letter of the 26th Instant, and I am directed by his Lordship to obseive, that you do not appear to have quite correctly understood my Letter of the '23d. That Letter does not, as you seem to have supposed, "shut the Door of the " Colonial Office on all that vast Mass of Facts which you have offered to " submit as deputed in behalf of the unrepresented Land Owners and ItUiabi- " tants of Upper Canada;" on the contrary. Lord Cioilericli has expressly stated his perfect Readiness to liear any Facts or Observations, which you may think it necessary to bring under his Consideration ; he only declines, as you have no Authority from any recognized Body, to enter into any othcial Discussions with you upon the public Affairs of the Colony, or to admit that you are the Organ of those whom you term the unrepresented Land Owners and Inhabitants of Upper Canada. (70.) Lord (3 NiJl«'«*' ( '^ ) Lord (iodcridi cannot Corm his Jiidgmt'iit, as to the Wislies and Opinions of tlu; People of Uppir Canada, from the unauthorized Statements of Indi- vidiiais in opposition to those of the Assembly, in wiiich lie is convinced tliat all Classes ot| the Inhabitants are fairly represented, With relerence to the Petition of Mr. Morison to which you refer, I am directed to observe, that your Letter upon that Subject was duly attended li>, altlioujjii (according to the Rules of Uiis Oflice) it ought to have been sent from the (iovernor. A Despatch was written to Sir .John Colborne on the Hth Septeinl)er ISil in wiiich he was direCid to allow that Gentleman the Land he li;id formerly been promised. Mr. Haifoiir ii:is laid before Lord (joderich your Letter of Yesterday, in consequence of which I am directed to say, that his Lordship will be reaily to receive you, with the Gen'lemen you mention, on Monday at '1\,') o'Clock. I have &c. (Signed) IIowick. Sir, Downing Slrcct, 8ili September 1832. I A.M ilirci ted by Viscount (ioilerich to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letters of '.'7'li August and aiii September. In answer to these Com- munications I have to inform you that tiie other Aildresses, as well as that from the Niiii^ara Disirict, have in the usual Manner been laiil before His Majesty ; ami you are at liberty to state tliis I-'act to the Persons by whom they have been signeii, without receiving a separate Answer to each. With resjiect to the M'ar Losses and the State of the Representation, although ol course he can enter into no Discussion with any private Iiuli- vidual on such Sul)jects, Lord CJoderich is willing to receive and to pay such Attention as they may a|)poar to require to any further written Statements you may think fit to submit to him. If you have any thing to offer which can only be verbally communicated, his Lordship will not refiise on his Return to Town to alfoiil you such Opportunities of addressing him as his other Avocations will allow. Mr. Thomas .i\ppleton's Petition having been received unaccompanied by any Acknowleilgment from tiie Lieutenant Governor, it was sent to .Sir .Folin Coibome by tiie July Mail, with Directions to return it to Mr. Apjiletnii with a C(i])y of Lord (joilerich's Circular Letter of '2d May 1831. Yon dill not even allude to Mr A|)|)leton's Petition in your Letter of 13tli of June, nor for some Weeks sulisecpiently, and Lonl Ciodeiicli therefore presumed tiiat it had been ti.)rwariled l)y the Individual liimself direct from Upper Canada. On the Subject of the Papers whicii you request to liave returned Lord CJodei icii liirects nie to observe, that it is the Practice of this Office to retain for the Purpose of Reference all Papers wiiich are enclosed in Letters aildressed to the Secretary of Stat ■, and that a Departure from tliis Rule miglii leail.to the ^reate>t Iiicoiivenienc.'. As liowever you appear to have been ignorant of tliis l)eing the Case, and in consideration of the Nature of some of tlie Papers you are anxious to recover Loril Godericli has directeil them to be returned ; but he tiiiiiks it necessary that you siiould he distinctly warneil that siicii an liululgeiice will not again be extended to you, and tiiat all Papers you may in future transmit to him will be deposited in this Office as public Documents. Witli respect to the Mode of transmitting Petitions to tlii" Country, Lord Godericli is not aware in what Manner lie can render more explicit tiie Iiiforma- tioi; you have alreaily receiveil. You have been told tiiat tlie Letters enclosed in mine of Idlli Ultimo were sent by a Mistake of tiie Clerk by whom that Letter was jiut u|), anil it has been pointed out to you tiiat my Letter of IJth August distinctly refers to One Enclosure only. Lord A ( ^ ) not Icil liiniseir ;xt liberty to mike any AjjplHatiori jliit l.diil (iodeiic'li iloi's Id liis (irat'o the I'ostnia^lcr Cieneral on tlie Sulijei't ol the I'ctiti'oii which lias been sent to ynu ; tlie Inhabitants of Upper ("anaila have a secure ami easy mode ol transmitting their Complaints to the Throne by the regular oflicial Channels, and Permission could not without tnneli Kisk of Abuse be granted to Individuals acting in no public Cajjacily to receive Packets free ol l'o«tage. I have, iic. (Signed) Howrk.