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Les diagrammes suivants iilustrent la m^thoda. 1 2 3 4 5 6 To I [is Jixcciicncy, The Rii^lit J loiiorahlc lidinund Walker I lead, Baronet, Governor Genera L &e., (b'e., &-'e. rill'; MAiTi;i; (H- ■nil': claim of tuI': liHius and uKruKSEN- lATlVKS OF TIIK LATH Jlo.NoKAl'.LH r^AMlK!. HOLLAND TO A i'OKTloN (»1' nil'; C'lLATFAF (lAlJlU'N, (^F i;i'.i;('. IS M.u rr ri.KAsK vuru I'^xckij.kncy. The i\ii(li'iM!ziii'(l hiisthr- honor to iiiako ilic iollowiiig i;i",>oii ; Till' chum ol' ihi' lii'irs Holl.uul i.> our of vi-rv sravo impovtaiKM', as woU in rospccl of the valuo ot' tlic propcvly in (lucslioii, as ol' the principles of law and State policy involved in its decision. It has l)cen from tiuic to lime pressed upon ih" Ti-o\ iiiiial (lo\ <'niiiifnl. and occasionally upon the liujieind Cioverninent. lor the hist halt a ceuliirv. ll h;is l.ren taken n\> and considered Wy several F^xccutive councils in Canada on \arious i;rounds, and has received contlictinu' decisions. It iichoves the Ooveninicnt now linally to dispose ol'thi- cFiini in such a nianiu^r that t!u' parties inleicstcd may not be harassed liy contniual lurlher aiijjlications lor a decision, nor the vioveriimetit importuned hy reiterated and endless petitions on till' same uround ol' (oniphuni. The lid^^r of papers or record in the case is a voluminous one. aiul I Iheiefoie thuik it advisable to suhnlil a brief analysis of those docunu'iU.s iji their chroiiojouical order for the purpose of facilitating;' its examination aiul discussion. ( )n the 10th Xovember, ITOt, the late Honorable ^Lllor (leneral Holland, in his hie lime surveyor general of the then province of e(l wilh all and singular the hereditamcnls, messuages, houses and Ijuildings thereon i-recttsd standinu- and bi'ing, and subj"ri ani-ingst other provisions and reservations to the following, viz. : Provided .:>l,-~o, and reserving unio us, our heirs and sucee.--sors, whenever ours or till ir servii'e may icipiire. our or their right of usinii' Ihe said lot of liTound, with the messua-es, Icusrs and Inuldiim's thereon. I'or barracks or other uses, paying to him the said (icueral Holland, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, a reasonable price for any iniinoveiu.Mits, messuages, dwelling houses, and buihlings which may happen lo be made • vv\rd. slandiiiu' and beinu' thereon. On the 1 Uh October, ISOO, Major HoUaiul made his last will and testament before Charles Voyer and his colleagues, public notaries at f^iebe-', wherein he declares that his immovable property consisted (amongst others) of a large lot ol i;riumd ('■ ■^■niiu/ 1 iii/ilit-i', W illiiiiu WiImui i>1 t^uchi'c, waileraiul jsoaichor in II. M's Cl^^^lolns, purcliasi'd t'roiu tin- .said Frcdi'vific (Braliam) Holland, .son and lioir for oMt'-lil'tli in llu' cslatc ol' llic said Sannu'l llnllaiui, one undivided lil'th part 1)1 till' .--aid Itil ol' ui-Dimd called tlie lower Castle (iMrdeu lor the .sum ot t-VM) eiirreuey, by deed l>erore A. .\. I'arent and eolleaLiue. iniliiie notaries. On the 17th Manh, Is:'.?, William I'hiUips, .1 IV, .luhn I'hilhp.s inasiei Imilder, and John iluuhes, civil eiiuineer and erown survi'yor, all ol'tiuebee, at the re(juest ol' the .said William Wilson ;iiid .lames llasliiiu.N Kerr, siatiiiir themselves to he agents and rei)resenlatives ol the saiil heirs, valned the said lot ol' iironnd, whereof ihe contents said to Im' per letter.-* pateni '.^.ItTtl h'et at three shilliii'.iN and six iteiiei' per loot, niakiiiu t(>,s;:Jo, iiis. currency On the loth April, l^i:!S, .S'phia Sylvester JloUaiul, one ol' the two children of the said Henry Hollaiul and legatee iiidi-r the said codicil of the ;i.jtli Ocioher, isiiii. f(ir one-half of a lil'th of the t'.-.tate m ihe said Sanuiel Holland, i)etilioiU'd Her Majesiy, praying' that "a lair and adeipiaie remuneration, accordiiiLi li> the stipnla- '• lioiis uf this said arant may he made to her for her share and rii^ht in the saiil "property." On the IJthMay. 1><3?<, l.ord (ilenel^i-, then ller Majesty's rrineii)al Secretary of State for the Colonies, addressed a despatch (Xo. .17). to Hi.s Ex-;elleney the l-iarl [nesting hirn to onqniro into the case, and if the i'elitioiier .shouUl he fdund to 1m» equitably eiititletl lo compensation, to eNlimale the amount, and ri'jjort the fund l'ro:ii which it cotild most proiH'rly he defrayed. On the :2Hlh Ocioher, ls:'s. Lord Durham s council reported upon the Holland claim, and after a minute recapitulation of all the facts connected with this claim, and ad\ eriiiiL; to the circumsUvnce of n tradition said to be very common in (Quebec, namely, that (.ieiiera! Ilaldimaiid (about \'sn) wishing for the ground for a garden, ollered Major Holland fsoii foi- ii. which the latter relu.si'd to accept, upon which (ieiieral Haldimaud declared that he would take it for the use of the works, iuid ordered a live '.;iin battery to be coiistnicied uj^oii it, upon w liich tenure it has sine.' be<'n held, thouiih about ninety nine parts out of one hundrefl of the super- licial area havi' l)een appropriated to a kitchen and llower Liardeii for Mie use (;f the chateau, the Committee eslimaliiiu Ihe Liround at about fJ,.J'Mt, report that. Miss Holland had an e(j[uitable claim for oiie-lillh of that aiiuiunt. 'I'lie report further states that "it appeared tiniou ho\ve\er that il would ha\e been better that the ground had not been uranted. and they recommend tiuit it should remain aitac'.ied to tlie cliateau, Miss Holland, and any other of the heirs releasum their respective claims as they recei\c compensation lor them. The amount to bo paid, the Committee recommend (as ///(' lirnenil iiM' of the ground has been for a garden to the chateau.) should be paid out of the funds of the I'rovince. and not by the Ordnance lJei)artment On the :i4th .liUy. ]^-V.', the Lords Commissioners ol the Treasury addressed a letter to .laniOH Stephens. l'i>quiie. Colonial Olliee. m aiiswr to his of the 2.")th June, tnlnsmitting copy of Lord (ileiielg's desiiatch to Lord Durham, with JH.ss Holland's IV'tition for conqunsatioii, and Sir 1. Colborne's despatch with Report of Council l)y which he informs the Colonial Ministi'r, that Ihe information of Council respecting the value of the ground is insullicient and requiring a niu \i more specilic and I'ornnd valuation than that all'ordc'd by the Report of Council. On the :ilsl July, 1. •<■)',•, Ihe Marcjuis of Normanby, Colonial Secretary, ad- dres.«ed a de.spatch to Sir John Colbonie, enclosing the letter from the J.,ords Com- nii.ssionor.s of the Treasury, requesting .such additional information as to the value of the property, as would enable them to come to a correct decision on the heirs Holland claim. On the lith Seplembei-, If^.'i'.t, the said William Wilson adilrcssed a retitioii nise ot one-hfth of the tJarden M' •y. P n v. r>. Holland, and referriim' to his relition of the l-Uh August, lS2',t, to Sir .liiiiu'N Ki'iiii>t, piayinii' ri'^toralum of Ihn i.in-liltli,.ir iiii uulriiiiiil}- I'Ut ui'tlio wasK' IiiihIn of the Crown <>r othciwisi-, niiri<(l>i'i', \K'>'.>. Ml .hinir.s llastinus ]\.,}n- addrfsscil a IctU'i h. the Cli'ik III' till' Exrciiln !• CiMiiicil, in •ivliirli. advortinu' 1" llic rL'rcr'.'Htc ol" tin- (.■asc, l>v ilic Colonial MinisliT l)ai'k to tln' I'lDVimial (loviTiinii'iil. he slatinu' tinil lie (Mr. K ) and Mr Siniiui'l New tun n'|>ri'Ki'utril iiiiii-tviilli'^nl' iln' llulhmd Ivstati". Mill! lliai linv cillii III ruriiiNli all tlu' intorinatiou iipci'ssary Im tlir dcL'i.xion ot llii'ir claims. ( >ii the Jtllli ( KluhiT. l>.!'.t, llir I'^xi-c III i\ >■ Ciiuncil n')i.)rl.d nil Mr. \Vil>nii'> rrliliou tn till' ('Hi'rt that llii' ('oiiiiniiiidiii'^ J»i>yal iMiiiinccr nIioiiM runiisli a Map nr I'laii, showini; llii' (Xtriii ol 'ground, and tlir [nnpnvlidii ruijuircd lor liattery,iS:c. On ihr r.Mh Dcccnilifr, ls;{'.t, Sir ('liarlcs ( )'l)oniicll, Military Sccrt.-tary, iraiL-niiltcd lu till' ('i\ il Si'cn'lary thi' Kt'pnrt of Colonel Oldlirld. with a iilan o!' llic Chateau (iardcii made upon the Order in Council ol ihe liUth October, IXli'.i. slatiiiy the area to he :! acres, n rods, •!•< yards, '.'i I'cet, and n'prc.seiitiii<>- that the whole uaidcn heiim so intimately connected with the deleiices should lie retained 111 the hands ol' the (iiiverniiieiil wnlioul the alienation of am part. On ihe -JTili .laiiuary, IMo, W. S. Sewell. SherilT of (juehec, reported hv letier, to liie Civil Secretary, the lleclaralion id' William Wilson upon a AV'rit id' I'lxeciitiou insiied against him thai onedil'th ol' the Chateau ( iardeii w a-, his pro- jierty and, as sncli, liable to lie sei/i'd On the Itth March |s4ii, Mr. Wilson addressed a leiter to :Mi. I'oulelt Thompson, Onveriior Oeueral. rel'errinii- to u previous memorial o| ihe .'jrd March, ls4n, and insisting;' upon the \ alidity (d' Iiis tide which had been errniieously repre- seiiled as bad. (In the -Tih .luiie. I.s4u, a Committee of th- Executive Council reported tlial, rtd'errinu- particularly to the lieport (d'tlie Coiiimandiiiu- I'^nuiiieer (d'tlie jsih December, then last. ex[)ressin!i' a positiv(> opinion that the whole Chateau Oardeii licinu' so iidiiiKililii aiiiiii'ih.d villi the iniliiarij itefenres ought to be retained in the hands ol' Cio\eriiment, the Committee were then unable to report the (juantuni ol' compensation to be allowed to the Holland family, in as much as by the Keport of the li'Jlh Octolier, W6^, it appeared that such part of the ground granted to Major Holland, as should be hoiia Jiilc required for military purposes, should lie kept in the hands of (ioveriiment. The Committee, perceiving by the same I{eport that the J:;ngiiieer Oliicer (d' that time stated that a very considerable portion of the (lardeii was not required for this Battery, lind it necessary to ascertain from the military authorities the precise extent of the ground within the clainiof the Holland fa.mily which may be reipiired for iiiniiildiniii'j; Ihr ]^vn'El!Y now exisi'INm; there, and they recommend that a further Report be obtained in order to ascertain the juccise extent of ground et)mprised within the claim of Ihe Holland heirs. On thi' isth.Iuly. 1S40, Colonel Oldlield, Coinmaiidin;> Koyal Engineers, reported, 1. The whole an^a of the Ciardcn to be -'1 acres, rods, ;{ yard.s, HA feet. •J. The extent required for maintaining the existing Dattery, 1 acre, rods, H yards, 'ilil feet. ;{. His reasons for the retention of the whole area. 4. Ho reiterates his opinion *hat tlu' whole garden t)r ground ouLzht to be lehiined, and a plan of tiic premises accompanied the Keport. f)u the J5th July, 1H40, the loregoiiiL;' lieport was tvansmilted by the Military Secretary to the Civil Oovernment. On the ,")th .\ugusl, 1S40, a Committee of tlie whole Council, composed of Messrs. Steward. Cochrane, remlierton, Daly, Sheppard, and Commissary General Koulh, reimted that it appeared by Colonel Oldlield's Ivcitorl, that nearly the wliide of the lot was essential to the (hdeiice of the town. They invoked the reservation of the grant as conferring a jiower to res/iiin: /«).v.s7'.s.<('ie "established, that the Couniil, taking it into consicb-ration, and the fact that the t '■ 1 |iill:i',|il |alllil\ iKi'yi lir\ri laivi'll Ji.i>.>.' ■; :i ■ '. ,i;r, jiall ul ill"' Uaiil'Mi lli.il llii- • < Ici\ iTiiiiii'iit. oil ilii' fiiiiiraiy, h;ul p(i-».-»vi.iu di tli.- irnnuKl ihmiiu lli'' lil'''l!iaf • m| i!ir iiii'^ilial vlalil-'i', ainl I lial iiu rlaiiii ajUuM, - 1" li i v ■■ i I'l .1 iilail' l»y Iun licir> ' iiiMil l^;Jl). ilii' ( 'miiiiiiiiI''<' > annul hi iiiiinii'iii >'iiiii;ii'ii>atii>n ■■»h'iul(l ix' I'lnlliri ihl''i lalil''il liV ll.'i .\la|.'>li'> li"\. mill ,il ( »ll ill.' 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I'lMtiuii; llial Ml) I'XiK'lKllluri' \va> Uiaili' llimn 11 \i\ iiini. ami ihal llh' I'laiiii \\a> alluWi d In >li'i'li I'lir Ml lull:; a in'riml. llir ( 'nniiiiil l.'i' liiliy rnariii 111 liu' Minuti' nl ('(iiilH'ii (il till' nlli All'JIl^l, l^t'l. ami d" il'il i''i •iillli.''ll'l hl.il ill'' rlallll i"i 1 .illllii'llsallnll should 111' lurlln'l' I'llli'llallli'd, Iml llial ll lllr t in\ I'lllllli'lll dn mU'llalll lilt' clallil, tlirl'i' all' III! rinNinrlal l'Ulld> lldlll wliali |l lan In' paid, lull lllr ,-alil.' liiu.^l lir di'tlMVi'd liy lli'i- .Ma|i'>ly'.- t MdliaiK'" • Ml till' liiili Di'i'i'iiilii'i. l-^i-i. .Inhii l-'ii'ili 111 k Uiillaiid. II' and li\ lii>v.ill liiadi' al I'l nil'' I'ldw ard Inland, and innv nl mi I hi' ^lli 1 ti'rmiilii'i'. 1 ■- 1 •^, 1ii'i|iiimUii'iI Ills tiialiiUmi. llnli' Tl llaiki'i-. all lii> >!iar>' 111 llir ('Iia1''au (ianlrl., ( »ll I lie ;.':^nd Al)nl, l^lii, . I aim's (I. Holla ml, W idnw.'l . ainl sol' .• ,.1 '^-mi lai 1 \ 1 (iIiIk' lalo Fn-di'i'irk It. llolhilld. (.'mih and Iumi- nf lli'' lair Majm' i lollainll and C'hai'lotli' .lo.sctir Holland, daiiulitrr nl 1''. li. H'lilaiid. and ik'XI .'iid .-nli' h'jUi .m'ii- tativr nl' till- lati' ( 'havlolli' jlnll.'ind, daii'.^lili'r .iii'l hi'ir >■!' lln' .-aid I.Ui' .•^auii;''l Holhind, snld In Hi'iii-\ .\ r. lliill.md, ilu'iv ii'-i>i'( live u-iil-. and sliar,'^ in tin ( 'liaii'au t lardmi. Oil lln> -I'Mli Aiiuu.--t, ls|i;. Wiliiaiii Wilson addii'ssid a imMiun'ial 10 ilii' i'iail III' Callii.'ai'l. tlosi'inm' (Imii'ial. I'l'iHi'smilinu' tlial lln- rrpnil nl'tiii' l';xi'<'Uli\i' I'lilim-il nl till' ."illi .\iiijllsl. Islii. 1,^ III |i,.|'!',., I .onKadirllnli with that ol' Ihr :,;'.'tli ( trloliiT, I S'^JS. /'•/(/(■// /(///(■/■ islnlillshiil llir riiiini^ (il Ihr //'7;> Ihilinnil . In' soijcjis a ii'rniisidrvatidii nl' ihi' (.'laiiii. avi'niii',^' thai so lai- Irmn ih'' Casih' ( laidiii inniiu li'i[Uiri'd till' .Mllllarv pnilios.'s, ll had iiri'li '.^iv ai Uji In lin' rni |inr,illo|, nl' (^lli'lii .' lor Ihr iisn nl' ihr jiulilii'. and |iia\ ;ii',: iliai .■miiii''ii,--aiinii In' ua >'ii Ky a uvant nl W.'islr lands 111 ill'' iiovNii. wlil'l. im'lmiiial \\a.- 1 'l.'i'lid on th'' Ith Si'ii'i'lnlim'. IMl'i. In lili' l'"xi'i'llllVi' I'mllli'll. On till' Jlst Srlilrllllu'r, l>lli, thr i'lxi'i'lUn 1' inii|!i-ll nl lllr i']all of C'alln ,111, i.'olillioscd ol" ihr Hoiinralilr Mrssl's. Mniiis, Dl'aiirl', raiijlirail, and f^lilllll, I'rpiiltrd : That thry aLirrr 111 lllr rmiriusimi 'i| llir ii'iinii or.V.li .\ulU.M. I" in. ilial llir rlailll I'ol- rmniirllsalinll shmdd nnl 111' I'lllllirr rlllrllaillrd. 'I'liry ,.dd that ihr nriiiinal u'raiilrr, .Majnr llnlland, livrd 111 (^lurhrr luiiil Immi, and dors imi appi'a! to ha\r iiiadi' any iinpiov rimiil mi llir Ini, allhmii;h ln' iiiiuh' liavr dmir sn liri'mr ihr arrival nl' (inirral Haldiinand. wlm innk iiossrssmn nl ihr urmmd U\ iii'i inv I'ln'rilily or oihrrwisr 1.-. iininai' 1 lal !n ilii' prr.-riii riaiiii) ; thai Major llollami dnrs nnl aji[i''ar to ha\r I'nniplainrd. or lo ha vi' askrd lor an indrnni'ly 'I'hr (liiviii- lll''llt lia\ r krpl iiossrssimi of 11 r\rr sllirr lllr nrrlipalii.iU ol' (irllrial Haliiiiaaiid, thry air al a loss (u iindrrstaiid iii'oii whal -mniid tlir rhiiiiis id' thr hrirs Holland riiuld 1)0 luailltaiurd. as il a|i[ii'ars In lia\r lirni liy thr coimiilttrr ol tlir i']xrrutiV'' (.•oiiiicil ol'lhr Mar! of Hurhuin, .si'riii:;' thr riscrvalioii in thr oriuiiial i)atriif of tin' right ol' using- Ihr ,samr lot of u'round with thr iiirssuai;rs, hnusi's, ami Imildint'.s Ihorooii, whonrvrr thr pulilir M'rvirr shf imhiiniil :/ in riiM' nl rrxiiiii/iliiiii. Thry arr thrri'l'mr of opinion thai iiiiiil Mr. Wil.-oii has livovrd that he or tliosr in wliosr i-iiihts hr applies havr uiadr nnprovrmruls, and th'.' \ aiur nl' thrin. his rhdm ra. Hint hr nitrrtainrd, imr can hr rlaiiii anythinr- I'or any nioiioy hr may havr iiaid, as lir luusi havr lirrn awarr nl' thr irnas oi' thr pairiii, and rir- cuuislaiioi's iiiuln whirh hr iin\v rlaiiiis Amoiiu tlir papfis til' this I'lisc lluTc is luuiid ;i dncuini'iil imrportiui;- to Ix' Ml IJnvkcr, .sciiidi- lit'ir ot .lolui Fvudoiic'k lloUaiul, )!' a di'i'il wild \\a.- siiii ami lirii' I (1 .r ihr iiKl Nliaii' o (I ^lajor Jlollaiul. to I'ionr Blondin ul' tlio riiilu r iln' said .loliii Krcdi'iick Holland in the said Caslk' liavdcii, \>\ deed ihlii iioiarii's. at Sf Aiitoiiu' do La Bail' on ilic Ixd'oir lioussrau and collcaiiui', p I nil .Novi'iiiImt. 1'<4s. wiu.'h cojiy is iioi aiilhcuticatrd. Aiuoiiu till' said papers is also Iniiiid a dofunu'iil i)nrpoitin^ to ho a iioliiiial ropv O f a d;--'d "[ sale 1>V I'irvn- i;i.>i nliii lo Jlciiiv Aii'jnstus riTVosI, IloUaiK 111., si lari' ac<|UUril U\ till' sal th It.llr hlolllllU 111 ih.' said Cast I' 'jan I.'ii. 1! Idd'ovi' Jiousscau and folK'auur. puMn.' notarii's, at St. Aniuim' dr la l.ah' mi lli I ".ill Novcniln'i'. l>'4'.». a notice <<[' ihe sale of a p !^'ardeii ('.1744 leel) was i Seeii'lail. Junior, rsijuile orlion of Ihe CliaU'aii liserted ill llie (Jueh.T CiaZelle.liv aUtllolil v. Ks' ( 'liai les lo On the l:!th .lainiarv, 1>4'.', Mr, reiiii, ( )rdiiaiiee seeii'tary, addressed alelle the resiiective ollieers at Montreal, iii\ inn i.nres ici pre\eiii the sale. ■poll the 21s| .1; ls4'.i, a letter Was addressed hy the Military atithovi- lies lo Ihe Attorney C4eneral for l^ower Canada, re(|nestine' liini to take leiial stej^s t ilie disposal of the ground m (piesiimi to prevent On the ±2iu\ Vel)rnarv. ISl'.t, the respeelivi' olli(>ers in.serled a noliee 111 ihe (^iiieliee (iazette hv authority, rei'erriiiii' to the i'oreii()in!<- advertisement of the I llh .lanuarv, lH4fl, and denying all ri^ht in the representatives of tlie late Major Hol- land to the ("aslle aardeii, and they assert the rightful posso.ssion to be in the Ord- iliee dejiartniellt. In Ihe Ua/ette of the l,)th Mareh, lH4ii. an answer ap|)earetl It ion upon the foreuoinu' notice, and ])ulilishiii'j the oriLiinal lettt'is patent 1( to th lettt e comniu- Major Holland. On the Utth Novemher. is.-,1, the f said AVilliaiii Wilson, in the cans .laiiii's Clearihuc. I'laintilf. ami William Wilson, DefiMid; mie of the seizure the umli\ide, Henry AiUiii; Ciiator to the ahseiUee.-;, Susan Holland. Sophia Sylvester Holland, and i'jliza itus Prevost Holland, w; IS aniHiin ted 1: oiiaml. I) \- act of ( 'urali itaiued from Mr. Circiiii .Imh e iicArr a t quid) On tlie l:;ih Aumisl, l.s,")2, AVilliam Wilson add res.-ed a I'eiilion lo His I'^xcel- •V the Ivirl of I'iliiin, Ooveriior (iener; lin settiii'j- Ibilh ; The Patent to Majm- H.jUand. with a full descriplion of ihe loi of i^rouiid. Payment of the rent stipulated in the Patent The Will of Major Jlolland made on the llth October, IsOd. and a eodicil thereto of the ±Jth October, ls;ii(». l>.'(|uealhiiiu' the said property to eri'tain of his I'hildren and ^raiid children. The decease of Major Jbillaml on the li^th December. ISSOI. Tlie sale by l'"rederick ISruham Hcdland of his share to William Wilson. That the use uf a portion of the liardeii as a r)allery did not divesi him or hi.- co-])roprietors of their riuht of property therein, and he prays ]"or roUn-ation of an uiidivi_', Henry AuiiUslus PrcMisI Jlolland, as n-pre- si'iiliim' the heirs of the late .lolin l''rederick Holland. .losette Charlotte Holland, vester Holland, and J'iliza Holland, the two last, cliihireii susan Holland, Sophia Sylv^ )f the lale llenrv Holland, I ill the heirs of the M ijor Saiiim .Hand, iddre^.si'd a Petilion to his ICxcclleiiev the Marl of I'll'jiii. srtlim; I'orlh. I 'I'hr .^i;uil I.I MiijiJi Ildlhniil, as apiMMi's li\ I li'' niiniiiMl I'.itiMit aiiiirxi I'lli' lll>'llliilliill> llllliliHA' M'l'Vlrcs (1 r Majiiv llollr.ihl w liuli proniii'd hiiii I Ills Liraiil, I'lii' iiayiilriil ()| Ihr rnil >lijiulali'il. I, TIlc ivlll>al ul M ll<>r UmILiIuI In .irc'lil f^llll 11) lull r(illl pi'Usa 1 ii HI (if Jll- c'lailii rruiii (JclU'ial llaldiiiiainl. ami lln' luniM.. imi,s>,.-.|uii lakm li\ llir latli'V ill i'i>nsi'(jUi'|icc (il'sui-h icrusal ■'i. 'I'hi' IfU'li'lH-i' (i| lllr Si'i-n'lar\ ul Sl.llc \i>y ill,' ('iildlllrs urliaiii. ami ilu- laN orahli' liriiuii nl' Ills ('oiiiiril ihcii'iin. lull a\i'riiii'a ihr \ aliir ui' llii- |iriipi'iiy as I'sliiiiali'd li\ llu' li'i'liiirl ( L'J..')iiii) a^ hull' iiii'i.' ihaii i lliiiil ■'[' llu' liur \ahl<' a- r-luiiati'il liy Mi'sMs i'liillip^ ami .liilm llu'jiii's 111 l^-!7 li Thai Ihis lii-|i(iH --li.'w,-- dial Majnv llnllaml iii.uli' I'llorls to soiMirc his |)ii>si'ssiiiii ami ihal iiiiii'l \ -iiiiii' |iail> uul ul' mi'' luiiitlvi'd wcii' used as a kitchen u'av- di'ii. ami. 7. I'l a\ iiiu; li'i I 111' ijUii't |iii.-'-i's>iiiii III till-- |iriiiii'i I \ . lllr Casl li' (iai di'U. ul' I't'asiilialili' iiiliipi'ils;!! lull ihi'l'i'lnv Mil ihi' i^tli Di'i'i'iiihi']', ls,",_', William Wilsiiu uiadr an aliidavii hi'lrrr ( tlivrr l-'lM'l. Hsuuil'c. .lusliir oi' Ihr I'l'aii'. In llu' I'llcrl ilia I llr Was projU'li'liU' ul' iillt'-Urtil 111 ihr (lal'ili'll. Thai hi' Irmlrli'd iIh' i[111I -i I'his luv llu I hole lol lo Mr. lu'i't'ivi'i' (ii'iii'ial ilaliv wli.i ii'l'iisi'd In acii'iii iIh'Iii 'I'lial lieiiiL!' in iMiiiland aller hi.s .iii|Uisilioii i.[ ill.' said lil'lli. hi' ini'liiiiviali-.i'd llu' (Inv I'ViuiU'lit lln'rc in relation to ihi' same, ami in iliai nieiiiorial anm'>;i'd a leieipi tor (|uil-reiii mi ihe liltli share \\liii'h. Ili.Mivli lepeaiedU' asked I'or. was never lelurni'd Inliim ( )n ihe same dav. l"-tli I teeeiulier. l^."i_', the said William Wilsnii iii.ide iuidlher .lilidavil helore ihe same .Iil-liee in the .'H'.'i t that he (DepniienI) \va^ lold at ViU'Knis tiuK'.>> hy C'liarles (irey :~!le\vari, lisipure, thai he (the' iatler) hud lieen in p.issession of ihe IJeeeipts lor (|uit-reiits on ihe C'aslle Cavdeii in favour of Major Holland, wliii'h he delivered to the late .losi'idi IJouehelte, l'>s(|uire. Surveyor Cieneial. That Deponent made iVequeut appiieaiion lor iheni wiihoni sin'eessand believes theni to have hi'en destroyed in the lire whii'h eonsunied Mr. liouehett's elleels. On ih.' iJl-i .laiiuarv. I s.v;. ili.' J IniioraM,. ]•". W. I'rinu'o.so. Inspi'elor ( leneral of 111" (^hieells llniuain. repnrii'd nil ihe r.'l'eleme In him of the l!i(h Au^'Ust, l.'^.Jli, that ihe iraiisfei In William Wils.ui of niie-lifih sliar.' in ilie property in (lUeslion wa.s legal and siilln-ient. 'I'hai Wilson iiad furnished him with two allidaviis respeelmi; r.'eeipl- I'ni' ipiil-ienl>. alnl alsn an ae.piitlanee f.ii nlie years i|uit-l'enl whieli Ml I' ii'luined lo him l.el.i!.' h" (Wilsnii.) u.'iii In I'liniland, nil ihe same dav, Jlsl .laiiiiaiy. i^'i-i, Mr, I'nmrose also repnried mi ihe reference to him of tin ■ I'eliiiun of W, A. 1' Holland, to the .same o Heel as his IJi'port on till' I'etiiinii of WTNnii. addiiiu a nieinor.iiidiiiii e.vhilpilini;' ihe persons elaimiiiL; In he ill.' heir- nl ihe lali' Saiiuiel llollaiid. and I lie iiili'> ihrmiL'h u huh the I'l'ii- tioiier elailiis In represelll ihe e>lale. On the llih A))ril, l>^."i-'., ihe Superior ('01111 ai <^>uebee n>ndered jiid'jineiit mi ihe o[)pn,-ii loll /'///M/''//'//i///(r upon ihe default of ilie parties. I'lainlilf and Ite- lendalll In eolltesl the same. aniillllinLi' the ,-aid s.'l/.ure on the ul'dllllil ehlelly ihal 111 llie lime 111' the ,-er/.llli' llie said 'prolieliv W;is not in the posse.-sion of ihe lle- fi'iidaiii. hut ill till' hand- and possession Her Ma|est\ I III ihe 1 1th .\lHll. l^^'^-'i. llie same < 'mill l.'lldered Judenii'lll on the oppn.-il l.ili (///// (/i i/ia/iiiiii, iipeui the delaull of ihe said pailie- lo euniesl Ihe same, and order. 'd pos,--i'ss|nn loll !l\ en 11| In Her Mai.'si l.'siy. On ihi l;iili .\pril, Isi.'i.'i, Mr, .\iili.'1. advoeale, addressed ii letter lo Ml \ iiieial S.'eii'lai \ < 'haiu .'.111. r. .jili'slinL; In he informed as lo what progress had been made 111 the claim nf llie h.'iis ilnlland. which h,' had I laiismiMed In ihe (io- vei'iinienl a yin' li.'fure. (hi the Jnd 1 1,'eeinbi'i , l>'iii, Mes.-is Lelievei and A IlL'ers. ad \ neate,-, ad- dli'ssed a led el' In .Ml'. .\ll.irile\ (lelleial ( 'a I'l ier. solii ll liei' h Is at I e|l dull In Ihe said claim of the h.'irs llnllaml CAl'lIiAI. IIHADS. Ill in-dry to ;il-n\i' 111 M lull ;ill(l lill:>l (l>'li'nilill;il loll n[' Ihiv (hiiiii. li\r |)i,j|||s |ilr>i'l|l lilrlll>i'l\ I'S I'or (•(Pll.silji'lillidll l>l — The \;il|i1il\ uT ihr lillr. -ml Till' rir.'l (irihr lVM'l-\ ;itiiiii culilillUi'd ju it •lid —111 till' r\ I'lil ol' lilt ■ chii 111 lii'lllLi' Millilittr(l, II IK I 111' ll|i> pallii's ilLilCcMlL; t(i sUlirlldcr 'llriv liLlht- Inr .-I ri,|i|].r||-iill,i||, ih,' \;illl.> ol |||r ;i|Vil •Jllllllri], :lllcl n\' II- (irclll>ill|o|i liy till' ( Iii\ iMIIlllcllI Mill',' ITiiil llll, TIlO ^llll(l^ mil ol' wllidl Mlrh (•ii|iilii'|i>;illcp|i i- ici \,r \>:[\t\. \\ liclhrl (,u| 111' till' lliipcriiil i>v \')n\ iiicKil TiTa.-ury. or jiarllv olil ul one .iimI pailK oiil n\ IIh' ollllT •'ill Tin' [larlii'-- I'lilillril Id rlaiiii r I T L 1' 'I'lii' liiNi |ii,i!it Id he lakiMi \i|i Is iil)\ idiisl\ ilii' \ali(lir 111 ilir (iiiiiiiial I nil' (M Irltrrs patriit ity Ci'iicral Murray In Majoi' lldllaml. On lliis head il iiiu>l lie ai unci' cuiiccilcil, lliiil hdwi'vi'v unwise or iiiipiuvidriit il nia\ Im' (Ir.'iiu'd, llll' \alidily 'd' llic iiraiil dues nol appear ever to have Itccii iin|)UL!iiid . imi- isllii'i-flu 111' liiuiid any sUL;;;rslidii id' IVaud, iiii-i'i'pii'M'iilal lull, or ullier 'jrniiiid iipnii w liirli ll 'iiuld 111' air lilpl.'d 111 1)1' -el aside III a Cnurl (il .llisliee. Kl'^Kia A IK IN CLAl SK rile seei.nd piiint, ihe etleil of the reserval ioll 111 the lelters palellt. is one iiol 111 lie so readily or so easily disposed of as ihe lirsi. liiit it i.s nevertheless jier- lerlly suseepi ihle of solulioll wlleli deall Willi on 1,'e-al and just priliciiile.s, Tile ri'servaiion is in ihe I'ollowiii;^ words, viz. ;— •• Provided also, and reserviiii;- nulo " Us. our heirs and siieeessors. ii'hi III rcr our or /lirir Hfi'rirr. nun/ ri'i/iiirr, our or their " liiilil of /(,iirniil,s or itllu r ust's, payinu to him the said Samuel Holland, his ■■ heirs, exeevilors, adiiiiiiisl ralors. or assiLius, a reasonahle prill' for anv imiirove- ■ineiits. messuaucs. dwellinn h,n(.-,..s, ami lniildiii'is w hieh iiiav happen to lie ■ made. eiC'li'd. slandillL'' or lielU'J' lllereon." liHPDUTS (»!•■ COINC'IL ( )ii refereme lo ihe various Ueporls of (,'ounril on this elaiiu, il will lie found thai the lirsl was thai of ihe hlarl of Durham, on the -.".ilh Oetolier. ls:',s. whieli eiili'is fully and ably inio the whole mallei The ne.v.1 re]Mirt of C'ouiail is ihai ol I he Jdlh October, IHW. The Couimitlee ol Couiuil recommend, that in order to eiiahle them to judi^e of the extent of the i^'iouiul that nuiy lie necessary lo serve for the Uattery and other militarv ]>urposes, the Commandini;- 'loyal iMiiiiueer he ealled upon for a survey and plan of the (iardeii. sill winu the extent of the liiaiil and the loeiility of tire Uattery, anil Ihe exael (|uantily of Ihe urouiid ilaiiued liy the Holland family which may be reijuired for military purpo.ses. The Keport of t'ouiuil of ihe JTih .liiiie. ls|n, alter relerrine lo ilie o[>inioii of the C'oiiimaiuliiiii' Engineer of ihe bnlh Ijecember, ]S;!'.i, whii'h was lo ihe elleci that the whole of the (iardeii (umlil If hr retained and also lo tlu' Iveporl of Council of Ihe J'.Mh October, 1S:',s, eonlaiiiiii'i ll pinion of the I'lniiineer Olliccrs of that day Miat a very considerable porliou of ilie ( lanleii was not reijiiired for the Hallerv. dei lares that il was necessary to aseerlain the precise extent of eroiind comprised within the claim of ihe Holland family, and they recommend a further lu'iiort on liial head. ( hi ihe l^lh .luly follow iiie. Colonel Oldlieid reporled ihe area claimed by Ihe heirs, Holland, lo be 1 J :\\ lU 'I'ha.i reijuired for maiiilainiiieth.e rcUlerv I (1 s -eaviiiu an area elaiiiiabli' by Ihe lliillaiid I'aniiK of 'ipiai lo ;iv, . superlielal square feet ■l:\\ I Si Tl„.s..l;uiMUa>a.aiH l,n„!d,l umhr th, run-ul.Tan.,,, „rc,,.,„„-,l .,,,,1,,. 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That th.. paiti.'s hav.' i.ol pi,,\..d aiiv l.ossi.ssio.i I'd.i.o.. ally ii..l)i.ov..ii.,'),ts .,|. i.x|>..i,ditit|.. ■'•Ill - That th.. d..!.',..!, llitl,ilali..l al a \'..|.\ iilv p..,.,. il''l'l"ll of ll... 'Ji.VI l.||||„.„t I,, wiihh.dil I loss.. ssjl 1,1 W,(s • nil.— 'I'liiit tlic pMitii'.- ( 111 lia , !■ uii i.'iiiuiiciatinii unless lor Imildiiiiis. ;iii(I lliiit llii' trniis III till' ri's"!\:iliiin cl.'inly >!ir\v ti tin' iirdniitl i-i.iiUl novrr In' a iiialliT III \aliuiliiiii, ur i;i\ ,■ n^,. i,, iii,|,.iimii\ iT ivMiiiU'il, and dial lln' rliiiui caHnnI ' ndTtaJni'd uiiiil ilnv |.iii\.> ili ii ili,.\ liavr niadi' iniprdVi-nn-nls. Till --'riial (l.Mi.lal llaldiiMam! I.ink imssrsMuii (aliuiit 17^0) and thai llir ( 111', I'l'Hiiii'ni havi' l<'']il |in-.>,'>>i,,ii i'\ I'l -iiiii', Mll.--Thal Majiii- lliilland did nut ruinidain III lliisarl ol ( Irlinal llaldiinand. nur I laiin any iiidemnii y li\ n-ason nl il '.Mil. — Thai il 1-. nniiiali'rial wIh'iIht (ii'iinai llaldiniaiid look jmssi'sidii liurihly tir iilhrrw 1.-.'. lUtii.— Thill nil ilaini \va> niadi- l>y ilir hriis Holland imtil ]&2i>. mil. — That :i puili.Hi ol ihi' 'jiuund riiiii[iri.'M'(l within (lie JloUaiid < ■■ is ii'i|uiicd lor inaintainiiiii till" i'Xi>tinii- liallny (ol livi' u-inis placed thi'Vi- l»y (!' ■^'■r-A Ihddiinand), and thai the whol,. Holland tiVouiul is so intimately eonuecli'd wilh ilii' di'lciir.',-, thai it iiiiiilti III hi- ri'iainnl in llu- hands of the (Joveriimeiit. 1-lh.— Thai Ih.' valiii' of l|i.> poiiiuu noi n'liniied lor the Ijatti-ry is .so vi'rv lii\ iai. that eoiipli'd \\ illi ihc waiil of posM's>ion. no chiiin should hi' eiilerlaiiii'd. null. — That the iirnsMiy i'or ri'lention lor military puipo.si's estatdishrs h r.isr I'or ri'sumiilioii, and that such ri-jlit (o resume pos.si'ssiou undi'r the reservnlioii IS iiou .Hiually in lonr (Isldj, Mill. -'I'hal the ri'.M'rvalion in llii''_;ianl is to I.e roiislvui'd in Ihr sensr niosl la\oralde to the pllhlie. oi'rd.sn loNs i;y attokM'IY (ikM'IWal. In i-onsi'i|uenir of the snxurr hy the Sherill' of <^ui'l>ee, of one undi\ided liflh part of the i^ardi'ii as Itrlonuiny to William Wilson, the vendee of one of the hi'iis Holland, Ihe Attonii'V (ii'iu'ral of Lower Canada, on the lluh March, lS,-)2, at ilii' ri'iini'.-l of ihi' resixTiivi' olii.oiN, lilcd two oppo.sitioiis on the purl of the ("rown— one (njin //inui/lrr) to annul Ihe .said seizure on the ground that the viglil of properly in this liflh share, and the posses.siou \va,s in Her Majesty ; and another opposition (.(//// ,/i- ilhliiii)!) to release and discharge the oiie-lifth jnvrt from Ihe seizure, on the saiuc uround.-, .liid'jinent was rendered in favor of the Crown on hoth oi)positions. without ai all adjudicating- on the main question at issue, the opl>osants lia\in- licen disinissed under a rule of court, founded on its cstalilished rules of jtraetice. whirh eiialilo iiarlies o])posant to ohtain judgment on llieir ii[)[)ositions in ihe default of all the [lanie.s to the cause to contest the .same. ■fhe op])o.viiioH iijiii ,1'iiiiiiiilh I- was well loniided. and would have annulled that seizure, even after a eoiilestation. on ihe ground that the property was in Ihe pos.session of Her Maje.vty. and was consequently seized aiiiicr mni /ii>:ssii/nili'. Uml tin: ii/i/iiisi/iiDi, ir/iirh rliiiiiie'l Ihr inoiitrli/ us Iniii!;- in Ilrr Mii/is/i/ in liiilil / Hit I'iDir/i of Ihr I 'nihil Kinui/oni. Iiini ninlcslril hi/ iilenilitii; Ihe /micnl, nm/ Ihr hiinslri- III Ihr ]}r/rniliinl, Ihi' J H (though ullerly insullicieiit in determiniiiii the present claim), are adveried lo .-imply ])ecausi' a memorandum is to he foninl aliioli'j the papers, making a lefelellce lo ihelii. Ila\ ilea' already hvielly leferred to the varimi.s conllieting orders in Council on ihi> mailer. I will respeclfull\ oliir .-(.me ol.servalioiison thcii round and reasons ad\ anced aeainsl the claim fACl'S ADMITTl'H. .\mong Ihe preiediiiL;' uiouiids of iili|eclion to Ihe claim of the Holland laniily, there are \arioii,- alletral ions of I'ai'f which may he assumed to he true, in ,1 - milch a,- Ihe]..' doe.s uoi app.f:ir !o !»• any evideuii^ to the ■•'imtrary, iiiimelv:-- isl 'I hal llie (!o\ riiiineiii al an early |ieriod charucleri.sed Ihe grant as im- priuideiii , II, I'liil. — Tluil ilic liiuuiid \vii> iii\.i iiM-d lis IIk ^r.iiiliM'. • ll'll Tlial 111! rXlMiidiluii' \\;i^ lilMili' Uliull ll 4th. — Tiuit llic pailio li;i\c not had iMi!«scs).ioii ■'illi.— Tliat 111"' >i'il a ilrhi imiialioi! In \\ iildmld puhfst'ssion iilll, 'I'llat (ii'lli'lal llaldiuialiil liiuk 1h»m>>|(iii (almlll li**"). and llial lln' ( ii'\ ll iiiiifiil lia\c krpl l>i)>M'.->iiiii I'MT >iii(c' "til. — Tlial Ma|i>i- Holland did iinl riiin|>l,iiii ujilic art nT ( l.nri.il jjaidiniand no) ('i.iini .'iiiy indininiU and ■>lli Tlial liu cliiiiii \\a- mad'' liv lln' lii'lls illiUl l"<"Jn (ikm:i;.\l (ii!.>;i':i;\ \ti(»\s. Il I-- iiiiiii'ri'ssiii V III I'lilfV iiiiii a discus.sKiii ii|him iiiu.-l 111 iluM' Naiioii.s uli- ii>. .mil )i'iiiiiiis. as thry lia\i' iili\ iiiu>ly lilll-' nr im liiMiiiiu U|iiiii llii' i|Ui'.stinii ul' til Niill liNs ii|iuii ih imiy 111 ilii' 1 laiin. unli>-. ur fxci'iit Ihi- lai't ol' (li-nnal ilaidi- iiiand.- lia\ int; litki'i' ruriiliiii JMl^.'.^•^.si(.ll ol lln' uvdiiiid. and lliat ollhi' di'ti'iiiiiiia- iiiiniij ( iii\ I'liiiiii'iil Id willdiuld pii>.' JM'cn drawn 'n ih,. cnnsidrvalinn ol' llijs cas", hav i' lii'i'ii nnaniinoii.s in di'claiinii ilial llic uiaiil \\a>a nio.sl inipinvidi'iit oih' ; and also lliat the I'liiiii' aira of Ihc Holland ilaiiii i> so intimately ronncrli'd uilh the dc- leiiii's ol i^ueliei , that the whole iiiii:li/ Id hi- retained in the hands nl' (ioveiiuiieiil. They how e\ er ha\ e nni deiliiied any consi'iineiu e I'lniii such iinaniiiiitv ol' a nature lo throw addilioiiai liulil U|)on the suhjert, or to lead to the adnptinii nl' aiiv piin- eiple ealelllaied In hriiiii' almul a le^ial nr eijUitaMe ad)Uslnienl nl' ihe ease. The report ol'the ."llii Aiiiiusi, l.'s4ii, invoked the reserxation a.s a viuht to re- sume |)osse.-sinii w henever the !.;rnund liiiaine neressaiy I'nr military i)ur])oses. and as lieinu' iheii actually in Inree. The reservation, that is •' the rnjht ol' usiiiii Ihe .said lot lor l)arrack.s or oilier uses, ir/irtiriTr Her Mii/rslif^i srrrirr sIkhiIiI ifi/iiirr il." had always heen in lurce since the dat c nl the '.:ialil. rerereiice In it at ll Us, nr aiiv o I her period, w a.s pur*'ly a workor.supcreroiiatioii.aiid nnly exhilnts a paucity ol'the reasons oniroumU lor resi.sling the claim. This rcprnt I'urther line In sav that the val ue ol tin claim to oceupy thai pnrtinn nl' ihe Lirnund imi immediately rcijuired I'or the dc- t'eiiees (:iH,T;")0 superlicial sipe're Icel) licinu' a claim I'nr so lemporary ail occupation, if any can he estalilished. thai lakiiiii' il into cun.sideraliun, and the i'acl nl' want ol possession, in the claimant s aiiccslors, liie coiniuittee reiommend that no lurlher claim I'or comi>ensaliiin he allow ed. It is impn.ssihle lo accede to this reasniii nu'. nr In a I iw" the decision l»a I hased upon il. In have any \vci'.ih( in a just cniisideralinii nl iiinihei wnnls di'iermiiiiii',^ that llie claim ol' the Holland heirs, admitted lo he cipin aleiii In :j.><,7,")i) superlicial sijuarc led, A\hich it was dillicull his claim. ll is In Lie I rid nl', musl lie disulhtwcd, because the (laiman n advantaL;e nl' which Ihe ( in\ eriim._ ;ii had ilsellih were not in pnssessioiii prived them hy military force \\ henever a demand for the restoration of Ihis properly was made upnii ll ('in\crnmenl, the liist pincccdinii- on such application ou-ihl tn h [l\e lieen a re 'rence to the law oiliccr { il the Crown, on the question of title, and lo the militar' tiler Her Majesty's service had "required," (in th terms ol ihe resei\ ation). ihaf Ihe uardt'ii or any portion of it sliovild be used •■ 1 an thnrilies to ascertain win I hem Inr iairack>. nr aiiv niher and what " usi iiiid whether, as a >y mailer of fact, any and what extent nf it had liceii ; "y iiivinii' at used or t Ihe same time a (dear ami ilistincf slatenieiil u;en up Inr any such imrposi nl the parlicul.ar use I'nr which il had been .sn taken up. and the necessity nr reasonable expediencv of such use in a iinliiaiy |Hiiii! ol \ lew . in nnler to enable the (iovernmenl. nr a court hclher sieii " use ' nr applicalimi ^if the liinund was si rid I v ol l.iw I n delcl mine \ ami l>"j;ill\ . Mild /»<>///( /'' ml. Ill .iiiil iiLsiimi rill' u>f- a^ 1 ciii''! il> iiil.'i pi'iti iiiiliiiuii> tl"' liiiiiii II i| I lit- rcM'i\ aliuii. il l.v ihi' Kail III llulllam^s couik il uhiih iiuliri'itly ha 111 (uMii'ial iialiliuianir> ad. iiiii>t lif " iiiilitarv um's." Thoy mil.' I )»(• liaofil iipnii a jiisliliat)!.' ui ii'a.'«i>iialil>' .'XiM'di.iuy, ami tauiml lie Worm' Kill /)// 11111/ III 1 1 mnniltiii'j; Iroiit tin mni irill or iit/inrr ol u niililiirii loiiimiiui/n It [M'ar.s (it'iii-ial Haldimaml (in 17>) Imik i>mssi'.'«>ii.ii i.i tlu' •s-niU-n ri il mtnis, }>)/ • ■staliii>liiiiL a Italli'iy iif livf uiiii> in n-ai nllliat pii'\ imisly i'xi>tiim' upnii llif imt- i>i' wiiluii till' ml. 'Ill and iiU'aimi'i (»t liif rcsi'iv alioii. >li.'\\ii and r,*laldi»lii'd uimiii priiiriplfs ol' iiiiliiiiry nf Il till' addilmnal haltfry !«• vi'iiiiiicd I'm- roniplflinir i>r per- ward \ il is \\« 11 llll> Im' Imt a mu>i I'liiiiUffnnn' hcifiicc ri'cliiiu' ihi' pi'inmimMil lUdfiu'o of llu' town, il ran .asiiy l\iiii\v!i inimiplt'* III' till' scii'iici' I'l riiitilicaiiipii prii\ I iipidi th Ih ■riiiiii'i'ii.- iiotiiiii III \ariiiu> ( iii\ ••riimiiii> w hit ii liavo pliilli'UUri'd advi'isrlv In lin' llulhilpl lull'. lia\i' liii|Ui'aI lli'd a must I'miian-iissiiiif li'uai y til llii' (i(>\ I'liiimnl nl ilii^-dav. Il iia>. huwi'vci, im miii-r altciuativc imw liail In adlli'li' li ( iPlllSl' \\ li nil w ill 111' III Ntritt ai'i'i rdaii , illi law and iiistici ii< 11 U' lUllM'lJUl'lll <[' Ciiiim'il il i> laid dnwii that tlic ri •-(■r\ illnll I (Hive mil priiicililr iiiii ' • 111' < 111 ill.' pli> ! \\ Inn till' 1 ij.ia^ ■ \ III' \[[' 1 pli'li'd 111 llli' --rll^i' II ^1 1 ivoialili' 111 till.' pul)li( illlli.N I'l Iril lilt will. Il 1.11 ;lil I. Iia\ I' ici'i'iv i'l \\> U'l iliciitiuii laitliriillv suslaim'd. A < laim ly I'l'uardiiiii tin.' piildiL iiitL'ru^t-^ a.s Ijl'UI'j; ln.'.^t Milj.'^i.'rvod d. and *!ii' Imnor ol' tho C'lowu •I'l auaiii.xl I lie f^overeiuu is evi'V «iiliH'(.t all' lIlllV ll': Ir.'iiii uiw all nulii l.v ill.' -Ill 1. d w iih (ill.' I'oiisidi'ialiiiii, a lint tl drcidrd upon the .same '.lUil V li\ w liii'li It ^Mlll Id llU'd it suhmilted to .'iilllled piiiieipli the avhiti II is 1.1 ill.' iiiijuslUiahle departure Iroia iliese caidmal pnneipli'.s thai are to 1)1' atlrilmti'd all the errors and the iiijusliee wliieh have hccii lommilteil in n-siieet In this elaim. and its presoiil emharrassiiiii' po.sitioii hetore the (Iii\ ennneiit. 'Ill 111' a iiirt aw It i s \or\' iiiinli I II or III' ihal tin M'Vrral lovei niui'ii! Wll> ll I'llSI'd t 11 rei.'iiunisi his I laim, shniild liavi' dniu' sn sniiii'whM! preianturelv, and witlnnit 'jiviui;' tin' si'lijeet a lanft' jirn Ulid I'lilisideratinil : and Willi. Hit adnptill!. llie n li\ ions and plain en 111 iim Inr tlirii miii the opinion of the law olheers ol' th(> Crown, whieh would havi' placed lliis imporiaul point ol' departure on thi'ir individual respoiisihility, toi;.'ther with liiat ol' the military authorities upon th.'sf pniiiis. and in iln' maiiii.'r which laust have iieeessarily lieeii iiulicated »y the (.'rowu law yi 111 ersoiis suiiposed to li act ot'ln'iieral Haldimaml was resorted to and has been invoked ami adopted l»y several sineeedinu (Invi'llllili'lll- Im the sole lUirpn.se nl' di'leatillu Majiir llnllaml cnmpi'ielll tn jUi d his heirs in their attempts m nhtain p -siun. Mild that iiiinii a calm con side timi nlall the cireumslallces cnllllec ted wiih it. il muni lie otherwise character- ised than as most unwnrihv si.'ii.'rlui:e The ilienlisis|.'lic\- ll an ni.ssession 111 the I'laimaiils and upon tin ihje.inm I'vedieuled i iimi the want ol' i . . ■ .'I ni .!iy improv . iiii'iits or expendilure Iicuil tha le lipnll t "the ( th iiiml. heiim- iniuni 111 juxia imsiii-in wiili ilie asserlion n Ihi inverillll 'lit at ail eaiiv iierind had detenniiied in wjihh. lid and had alvvavs williheld pn-s.'s-imi WliereliV del'i lilile ; the reh'relic.' In the assUliiei 1 tit till.' nl e value the claimant had lel iipnrary an neciii>atioii ol i lie Mil ill (|Uaiilily ol urounil wliu ll " a claim lor so ll would ite lei'i In them alter ahsorliiiiu lln' urealer poilinii I'nr Ihe mainlenance ol' the Uatterv. il' 12 •• any .siii'li chiini could lie cstiiKlislu'd, coupl.'d " (mivs tin' Ifcport,) " with ilu (oil I'Mtfiati'd ohjiMiioiiol ) •WMiil of possi'ssioii ;■■ tli liuiiiu down iiN law llial tlu- "round aloi ic ill I lie alisencf of l)uildin2s coulv uivo rise to iiulrmnily iT n'.-.uiii,.d," while it aiipi/aifd liy Ihc Itopoit oT ihi Military Kn a ri'^idue to the heirs, how neiMs ilial a i)orlion i Iv oT the liround had heen " re.suniet ever trivial in aiiioiint it nuuht h. I " leavini;- d wluli' the tille ol Ihe heirs to the whole uroiiiid was iounded ui)ou the Letters raleiil, eonsiituli ar!4Uinent.s (d'a ehanicter so reimgnant in themselves, that it heeoines a mall regret that uny lioveninient should he eounselled to dt recourse jo such reasoniuu' as a rational uround for rel'usinu li at all, savours much ol the lahled a^'i er ol d Hie ■niciiam the claim ,,eiid lo llicm. ai orest, oil his wi aker iieiiihhor, am d hi^ ression ol a certain tyranniii ol' tin lo"ic in iustilication (d' it. The declaration " that it was immaterial whether (.leneral llaldimaiid took I'ssion of tile <'round I'orciblv or o lillOV, ol' legal on this case. which admit.- therwise" is evidence eiil ler ol ilie amount ledL ir ol attention to the Tacts which presided at the deliheratioiif "■^/"iliiiliis tiiili- itiiuiiii its/i!ii(u//iis is a ruudaniculal [irincip lino e.Keeptitni or niodilieation to enal)le anv man to lake ad ol' his own wroii"-. The unauthorised and arl>itrarv aci ol the S o\ ereiLin Inn ■ ol law- van la li'e iseir is in ill in everv eouiilrv which is under the ( rovernment /■/// li Coiistituti Diial '■/■ imn I •Ivhil Sill I 1 1 •luiiiiir. sfil siili Did !•/ Li Will I ii'sp.v-i lo the |u.>iice ol'this claim it is perlcctlv immalerial w helh er he ('(Uisidored with nderenee to the whole e.Ktent of the grotiiid or lo ihe residui not re(|uired lor the JJattevy, and whether this latter portion he sui)i)o,sed to ))o a one superlicial as now. ereisi'u ^vllose huiulred or a hundred thousaml feet. The claim, were it onlv foi foot of tlii fardeii. rested upon j.etti'is Patent from the Crown, then uniniiieached and unimpeachahle. and upon the honorof alirilishSov _.,„ .... destiny for ceniuries has heen. and who.se high mis.sion still is lo uphold Iho sceptre ol Justice amoiii; ihe Nations of Juxrope, and whose Heels and armies would Ik speedily dcspalchcil lo vindicate the rights of a suhiect in any ouarti hahitahk '■lol le Were he ll ealcd Willi I 111 lorem'n iKiteiilai. like o))pression and puiiie faith liv anv A re I ol tlu rospecl o which are Ihe tresent ease i)reseiits a striking and a painful instaiu •laimanis have re])eatedly [ iiul it ■mailed hy a departure from the siraiuht cour.' lie Tl )rayed for an indenuiily in wild lands id' the Crown, is uiduhilalile that their demands might liave heen long ago quieted withoul imp(jsiiig any i)i'rceptil)le hurden upon the Province l)y a urant. of waste lands i>\' less in (|uantity iliaii a thousamllh part of the many large blocks (d' land which have heen heretofore ((inferred uixni individuals with or without the shadow of a claim, and which, al lln lires( ■111 d; ineiit of the country and the progress and prosi contrast the wisdom of a course which would I ' permitted iirievousl\- lo inii ler ty (d'its inhahilanb III W ■ sellle- lieli we ia\e rccommciK led I disliiii I rccou;-- iiition (d'the Holland claim and llie sellleineiil at an early period hv an mdeiunilv of a nn ■derat and with the folly of overri( 'plahie aiinmiil of iiiiproducii ve v. asle lands and forest in ll ll UUe.Vci and saddlini! the 1 '[iliolU verdiel of Lord Duvliams Council rovince with a dehi. the amount of win upon the present value of the around in di ch al thi since ''OV ITiiil, calculated upon the priiicipk simlc and thai honesty is the best [xilicv. The orii impro\ i(h'iit on(\ but th inal yraiil was assured most reiM'ated rejoction of the claim loun mlinibdy nnu'e obnoxious to the ehar'i(^ of imnrovidei (led u|'on ll was ice TlinMi POINT. -\ Aid W". With respeci lo the third [loinl, the valiialion of llie cImmm, H need not be ciiteied upon al ihis slauv, furlher than lo tiiy,. -^ \,y ief olll llll .1 W I iich ll I.- ik lh( •lieial items Iv I. 1 COIISIS \ I/. 1st.— Till' v;il\i" 111' ill.' .'iitir.' -AV-A ;it ill.' invM.nl il;iy. nr Jll,l 'I'hr \:illlr 111' thr V.Miliir illti'V il.-(l lU.t UlU llir (JlKlllt ll V r(<[UilV(l for iu;mit;iiiiiii- ilh' li;itii'vv "!' ii\ I' -iin.-^. :iri('v ii vrl'i'Vi'iici' tii tlii' luililiirv nulliorilii-'s in till' icMiii^ ahv.Mly iiiiMiiiniiiHl, r.slalilisliin-- >;iiist'ai'iiinly that tliis or any i.tlicr por- iioii 111' till' urouiid has lu'i'ii Iikiih Jiili r.'inuvfil, lu ihi' l.'iiii- ol' I'U" rrsirvalimi, ■ lor ihr Kiiiu's M-rvifo,' ami iisfd lor uiililary imrpoM's. :'.i(l. Tiu' \ ahi.' Ill till' use anil oii upatioii >-iiiii' ITilt; ol i he w in'lr loi. m ul III. ii'sjdu'v as till' ra^i' iiiav hi' allri thi' ahovi' ii'l'i'n'nci'. iMtn.'Tll rnlN' TNDr in tho ..vent ol ihisi laiiu hciii- aduiiii.Hl, llir I'ourth point, iiauu'ly. thd'und.- out ol'whirh tho amount is to hn di-l'iayi'd horoiaos ono ol' vi'vy liTavo iniporlaiirr Uanv rurllirr avuunii'iit wimt \\ant;ii;j to I'siahlish th.' varillatinu policy and tin iulil and wroni:- whnli pvosidod al the advrvsi alisi'lK^i' ol corrccl appri'ciation ol i di'li't-miiiations ol'iliis rhiiui. it will ho louiid in tin' coniluduii; ohsorvation ol' the Kcpovt orCouiicilolllii' I'.ithlliTi'inhri-. I s IJ, - That iho Coiiunil would I'urtlu'r rospi'ct fully slalf that if Her Majosiy this ulaiin for rouipoiisaiioii. llic urou {iovormncnl should soo lit to ontertain 11(1 hciiui- rclaiiH'd ill Coloin'l Oklliold's rc- poit for purposi if ih'lrlirr. thi'lr al'.' Ho ploV im l:i funds lioni wlui-h romuiirra- liou ran hi' inado. and coiisonuoiitly ll<'r ^laji'stys Oidiiaiin' is llio proper doparl- nu'ut from which only compciisatioii can come It IS ccrtaiiilv .soinow hat dillicult to understand up.iii what plea or pnnciiile it is. that Her Majesty'.s Ord- r in othei words, the Imiierial Treasury. shouU iiiuice. o satisfaction to an iiihal 1 lie called upon to ma hilaiit of this t)roviiice for a claim which its ow'ii l!o\eru- ueut had dedaied to he iuadiuissilili 1 assume in the lirst iiistai ice, that the w hole area granted is now the pr JloUand. and 1 sulmiit what in that case, aecordiiiu' to my view must lie the pniu'iple upon which the indcmniiy or i ompeiisalioii is to lie paid perty tv of th e heir: The .Metropolitan (io\ einmeut. hy it; mililai'v authontii's. have coiiiiiiuouslv d possession of the area of the Holland claim. I am of oiiinioii therefore that the use and occup ition of it ou'.^ht to 111' delravi il out ihe h iipcrial Treasury from the period ITtiii, to the date ol the lirsl order lu council. (I'.Mh Decemher, ls;j.) made 111 ihis ea.se after the chaiu:e in the eonslitiili.in, or rather in the prac- tical adminisiratioii ol the uii\eriiment of tlii' ]iro\ nice rreviously to this jieriod. the mhahitaiits of this country exercised no adequate control over the acts ol the ( loveinmenl. and oiuiht not to he held aiiswerahle fur any miil-administiat ion hy the representatives of t he rrown. or his suhordinales. civil or militarv. Hut on and alter that date 1 eoiisider that th.' l!]xe(;iili\ e ('(luncil of this idvinee. posse: -iiii;- the lu 11 and uncontrolled adminis tration ol'iis Im al alliurs, had the power and. were hound to allord redress to any suhject of ilie (iueen within Its limits, in ,i matter of ihis nature. Whatever then he the liu-ure of tin; use and occupation suhsetpieill to this (hile, w hether .if tin whole ai'i'a or o f a residue, the rrovincial trcasuiy miisl hear the luiiden. With ^\'l repeated applicatiou.s were, made liy partiei re a simiuir pn interested for an indemnilv in money or lands and were a.s often rejected. Thi.«i Kepcu't adopting iheconelu; ■ion which the I'^xeeiilive Council ol the I'.'th Deeemher, I^TJ, oiiuht to have come to. nauiclv Iv, that Ihe title of the heirs. Holland, to the lot iind. meiitioneil in ili. Iji'H ers ratent. is ii ideh'asihle, It ti low ! that tlu ( !o\ er nmeiil of that day miLiht to have ri'stored the heirs Jlolland, to their rii;iils or oli'ered to ludemnifv thcin The lirst ai)i>lieation on the part of any ol' the heirs for an indemnity 1 Iind was mi t h.' tent h April. 1"-:!^. hy the pel it ion of Miss f>ophia Svlvesler Holland, heir for oin'-lenlh. The value of the ar whatever its extenl. (1. and as I h piisilioii ul the pro[iei'ty must lie on thai ilay, must lie ascertained, ami as iiic .icipusiiioii u to ihe ailvaiitaui' of the I'liiN till e. the amount must In' paid out of the I'mvineial Treasury. In like manner iis value on the I'.'th lleeemher. IS I'J, must he also ohlaiiieii ; and iuiismucli as the ( lo\ crnnicni of this rroviiice for the reasons already I'sted with Millicieiit coiislilulioual control over its local ailairs I I'lvoii. was iioi lnrin'4- the pen ■d from Ts:'.^ to is 1:2. so as to eiia' lie It to settle this claim in sudi manner as to bar its liahilitv lor the uicreasinL;' \.duc ol the prop.'iiv th" excess o 14 tln' cstimivtcil Viiluc 111 Is-lL*, y tlie liniu'riul Tri'iiMUN . Nrxt. llir valiu' ol' the proinTty at ilic pro^icul day iiiunI In- (U'li'Viiiiiu'd, ami upon llic >aiiif iniiiciplf wliidi I liavf laid (Idwii Iov llic pay- iiii'iil ui' till- iiM' and (.((Ujialioii allcr 1M2. the increased \alne IVimi the lalter period to llie [irisent dav niiisi lie paid hy the I'ruvince. KI'CAi'llI l>\ri(i\ OK LIAl'dLITKjS. The hiiu ri's usea here are ii.ii in proxinialion ti> till irue anumnt- ))urp()St; orillustrat m- 111' he .supposed u.s intended to he ovon an ap- 'J'liey arc merely ar))itrarily adopteeiia il liier (.iovernmeiit t;l,.')0<) n i) t;i,:>iM) \ ahle ol arcii :tl tills date Ci.OOO ]).. Ill <4Li 4,1)1X1 II In crea.se to lie i>a]< r ri)\ iiK'ial (!o\-ernmi'nt l.tMIO To he paid hy liiii)erial (iovern- luellt :,-JtJO l!\ I'lin imial (lovel lllllelil X-U>0 11 ,£::.',."i(Mi II (I ,f2,(IO() I) C'l.SilU FIRST I'KocKKDINr; IMiKIJ IfEPOKT. Altor your I'lxoelleiiry shall have eoiisidered the present |{ep| IlKJ ol' will' .111' llh' ll llKl (.1 ()[)|.'1U11U- lli'L!Ulla(l(i|l- Willi lilr p.illl. ■I'llll:- lihM>uii's iilU.-l III' a(liil>l..'(l I'nr iho I'll-- ii.iw liviiii;-. ,,r ihclah; .Miijiii HiiUaiiil ■ir.'il ihrii- ii'.^lii>, N, 1" w Imm .-:iiiii' III' i! >M!ills, ,,,,/,/,/ liinll >■ lllnih i/l I. ■ll'lll-luii , .111 li,,\\,'v,'|- I),, .-ciii,' I,, Willi I iria luaj- have iraii.s- 11' iii'ir.s (ir iiiav liiiV " "j,ii' '• armuri'd ihuM' iim|i|s. 1!,,.^ ^,^;^y \ il> th liarlii'N will ill Willi. a> 111 all iirol.al.iliiy lln'V liavr i,uri;lia. ih,. r,.iil >!■ f-uuiiiiai ily .iiiil ull^|.l■^•^n^lliln^.'^| i!i>iii liii' a Mill) or ci.m.'^idcr; pD.M'd III I'oiui' Id vi-a.'^iiiiaMi' li'riu> i|i,.||- ,.] \alu.' Sliiiiild Ihcy lli,'ri.r,,)v In. mdi^ lu'ii> oil ill.' jiriiKiivl,' i.r ill,, law ,,1 |,,,\M'1' Canad iiii> may hi' n'si.sird |iy ih,. viMhihil (a .-air of laud lor a jiriu ■^iiiiiaU'd Lrsiiii/ (I'outr aw , and aiialauiuis to ihal of ]';ii-iaiid, w liicli J iliaii hall' ii.s Inu' value) loimdi'd upon (he Iv liHiilir oniau on the ■iicunisiaiK ilii' hi y-iound of ih,.. iiiadri|ua( V ol' ih.' |i it ll to I, -I liana upon Iho ( lovornnii'iil I Ivors a r.'.sri.ssjon ol' .sikIi contractis >iir'' whirh may aiiioiuil. aecordiiii;- to the )av«' loli'iil pri'.Mimption ol' IVaiul. The hoirs J iiid onuht to ll iiiitalil or Iho .-uli>laiil y and lilp.'i.iilv li'iili Willi, mil lal porlion of tho jiidoninily. 'lorvod, ■ Ihoy lia\i' all jiasM-tl lo aiioil lliiii'i'd "ick \\ith hi "•r ■• bourne. The honor of the ( m-nl niusl ih-w l,e viiidiealed I'V a |u>l and ivasonahle .selll iO\ ein- ivinu- deseeiidanis of the lale .Major llullainl who.-e ri-hls they are willili- Li 1, lime eauliiin>|y mrt. 'i'l|,. rnelllilsl ll' any lie lound. and wilh all iJoih must he liiirlv and at th •meni with the' sur- olher.s e same niaiiiin lur netiotialion i over-ri'ai'hed l)\ nsianee> ol iiu."^ ease alibrd a sullieienlly aniiil, " "'"■" ■' "•■'llll"l- a> 1,1 preveni llie ( J ovenimelll liein. my exiiavauani pivieiision - ,.11 the pari i.ranv one ol' the pari le really iinprovidelil llaiure ul ih.' nralil. ll |)arlle; their claim in sue! ease upon the (1 1 a way as li le omission lit iheir ancestors to ur^i liase ll (ll iivernmonl. and m a word iheii' 1 a solid roundation. and lo ])ress a strong priiici pies ol'ilie 1 ireseiil lepi.rl lie a; omi.ssion to do that which, il' tht them, may in; fairly ur-ed a-^ain.- least iniiaired the validiiv of their liile. oi- il I an e.\orl)i;anl demand. Will 'l.ssureilly lieen UeMli.jelil ni si nirse, the (iovernnieiil- whnh have decided Pl'iowd this (ioverjimeiit will have doiu' fo loui having in tin ey ha VI nil ipiiiy of iheir claim, ih i-iamiiio il Had they pursiieda skilful and re.sol I t, peiied ll exenipii'd > succumb, and lo ad aiiist them luinht have been I he ( All 1 jiisi this claim on eipiilable term.s, which would I Mivernnieiil of the preseiii day from a dillicidt and '"■- "■ '^ll ll"'^^'' coiisideralioiis alibrd pistilialile .jrounds of well in iinmedial ■om- ia\ e emliarrassinn iirii-ument in favor w iihin nioili'vaie bomuK h iuum 1 e reconniiiniiiif iheir claim, as of restraining theclainiant low e\er ■11 ■■ more sinned e^aiii-i tl laii '■iliiiiii'j- 111 faliiie-sadmitled that lliey ha lieir aeipucein.^ „MA 111 a,|ii.M seiilemeni. and Hie elleetin- of sucl I a coni- proiii,>e as may be liillilled withoul impairing the honor of ilie Crown and with '"" -l"'niueiii 10 the imblic inieresi., muM .'bviou-ly mudi depend niion th. prudence uilh w hieh ilie nenoliaiioi I lla\e ihll- leslieellully suliiuin llie eijllily of llii> rase III lerills which mav 1 inilueled ordinary ollicial ri'i iny- the honor of ihe ( luw n iiml ih,. , ] ).irl. Imt ("chim- iliai il was one of ed my views as well upon the 1; redeemed too em|)lialie for ll iw as iiiion le tone of an in unusual cliaraciri', invoh- 1oiil;\ ^vllll.se policy 1 am Imund : should hold u til be a dereliction liously eiilerlain lo lie disiiui.sed or feebl lo be impaired by a ton puucliUious adln and proprieiy ol a formal law report laraeier ol the (roverniih'iu |,, wliieji | 1, o Mi-iiin, and must I prep.iri'.l lo pi>iil\-, 1 Were 1 1,1 .sulfer ihe o]iinion which I y enimeuued, or the merits of 'lice to the old slereolvped | COllM'li')!. ;i just cause >hraseo|o<>'v <-<».M.MrM('Aii(i.\ in i.\in;i;iAi. (lox ^:l;.^.Ml';.^T ""' '" '' \'''i" "'■ 111'' .' aiui \hr portion of llir iiul.'umily to h,' paid l>y tin" two (io\ frniii.'iits rt'six'ctiv.'ly as licrt'iu siiui.vst('(l, and in llic I'vcnt of tli.-ir .'ntcrtaininu- a, dill'.Mvnr.' ol' opinion ui>on ."itiu'r jx.int. tluit thry may I'avor tli-' (iovcrnnifnt ol'Canada \villi tli.'ir view ol' liii' law and pi'inriplc ol' a(l|ii>tuii'Ut, \li W IlK'll i:. rc-prctiully .-ulmiilti'd. I havi' th.' iionoi lo be