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T W E M 1 : M O R 1 A I 
 
 OF 
 
 1»KT1:K lUK'HANAiN 
 
 AND 
 
 1( ( ) B E H '!' S 11 A N K A T ( ' M E S O N , 
 
 ESQUIRES. 
 
 i 
 
 HKLATIVF TO 
 
 rf)c iffi; treat SlUftteni MailtDaiP! of i^^anatia* 
 
 1850. 
 

,PIU>TKD FOK niE lONVUVIESCE OF BfADINO, AKD NOT FOR CIRCULATION J 
 
 
 To the lixjIU llonourahk tlw EARI. (iUKV. one of Her Majesty's Prmcipal 
 
 Si'cnjtarm of State, '%x\ S'c, 
 
 The M-ruoriiil of PETFR RUCTIANAN, of Oln^ow; jind ROBERT 
 SHANK ATCHESON, of London, Esquires:— 
 
 ^jiruictl), 
 
 That ynir MHinoriulists iire the Ag.-ntw appointod by power of attom.7 to .obtain 
 in Engl-uul suhHcriptionn tor shur.s .n tl..' un.UHpoHod-of «tock of ih. Ureal Western Railway Company 
 of ('unadii, mid u, attend to its ii, .renrs and affairH in tliis <:ountry. 
 
 Thai, in con.e.iuen.o uf the h. avy h)HHes and reverseH in Iluilway IransactionH. which have 
 ree.-ntly oo.'urred in thin .onniry, your Menv-rialistH find it vory diftieuit, and beUeve it to be impos- 
 sible, to dispose of any .onsiderable amount of the Company's stock, and to obtain Buffioiont funds W 
 complete the undevtiiking, without th.^ countenance and aid of the Imperial Government. 
 
 That under thesr eirenmstunees your Memorialists venture to submit the ease of tho Great 
 Western Uailway of Canada to y.ur l,or.lsl,ip, as Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
 with 1. respeetful but .onti.lent assuraur,., IVom the many proofs wlneh your Lordship has given of an 
 earnest and ..ulighte.fd interest n. the advancement of the welfare of the BriUsh I'rovinces in North 
 Araerieu, that if the completion of the Great Western Railway is. as your Memorialists beUevo that 
 they have the means ..f showing it to he, an object of ilu. greatest importance to one of the principal 
 ofthoseprovin.es. your Lonlslup will imt withh.dd such assistance as may bo at your Lordship's 
 comraniul, Init will ivadily extend to it yonr encouragement and protection. 
 
 Your Memorialists accordingly beg leav. to rei.resent. that the Great Western Railway of Canada 
 is an undertaking of great national value and importance.-not .mly as it afl'ects the interests of one 
 of the principal of the Mritish provinces in North America, but as it is designed and calculated to 
 extend the trade of Great Britain with those sections of Canada, and of tho United States of America. 
 in whieh population, .•ommerce, and wealth are most rapidly i'Xtendiug, and to which the great stream 
 of emigration from Europe is idiiefly directed. 
 
 Tbatlor a distance of I Ho miles the Great Western Railway passes tlirough the heart of the 
 wealthiest and most f.'rtile districts of Cpper Canada, m which there are many thriving towns and 
 
 villages 
 
 That its principal station is m tli.' Port of Hamilton, at the head of Lake Ontario, which has 
 become one ot tlu> din'f centres of the commerce of Upper Canada, and that proceeding from that 
 point, m tlic dnvclu.n of numlus, Hrandtford, Woodsto.ik, London, and Chatham, to Port Windsor, 
 .ut the western extremity of ih.- boundary of Upper Canada, it connects the trade of the St. Lawrence 
 River and Lake Ontario with tho North Western States of the American Union; and by a branch 
 from the town of London to Port Samia, at the foot of Lake Huron, it connects that trade with the 
 waters of Lake Huron, and of the other great Lakes of that part of the North Auierican 
 Continent; while by a branch from the Port of Hamilton to the Niagara River, it forms a 
 junction with the Railways of the State of New York and those of Massachusetts, and the 
 other Now England States; and at its Western Terminus it is placed in communication 
 with the Railways running through Midiigan and imu(.is towards the groat valley of the 
 Mississippi. At same time, the Great Western Railway forms a portion of the Great Trunk 
 
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 Hanult..,. ... lh.> w,...,,-„ l..m,.l,..v o. . .h. m. Wnul^or. o,,,...h,... .1.,- C.u o( iK.,.., ... ll.e Suto 
 
 of Mii'Ui^'iiii, 
 
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 Lower Ciinuil.i. 
 
 Thut iu th.. last Scssio.i o( ihr l'H,-li...,u.n. of .■.nin.ln, iIm- i.n|MM-.,i.i.v of tl,.s u.i.l.Ttak.nK ..n.l 
 
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 recognised by tlu^ l..gisl..tiv., A.sn. l.lv . u.„l ihu. an Ao. ^^..s p..»««a .•n..V.l...g .1..' l'ruN...c.Ml <...v..n.- 
 mont, to ren.U'i- Uu-^i- .i.nl lilu'iul llssl^<UllM v to riiilwiiv im.l.-rtukii.Ks in ('.iinula. 
 
 That, in pftH«i..K Uns An, .l... (..giHlatun- m Cu.m.lu lin.l r^lMTh.l ..•f.n.i.o.' l- t m.s.; of lh.> 
 
 Grout Western Uailvny nppmrs from the Ibllowii.K «li.t.'n..Lt offl,.. l..sp...io,- (.i.iRTul ul -II^ I'rovin.o, 
 the Honouniblo Fninoin Hi.u.ks, who. in pr.H..>,ting to th.^ ['.r -h imbli.', ... th.- r.mm' of 1„m M.ian.or, 
 Bon.e infomiuiion oT. ih. finnnciul ponilion u.mI n-8o„rces of (lanndu. th.is MnM t.. ihoOru.i. VV.siern 
 
 Riiilwfiy : — 
 
 •• With .vganl lo ihc M.^nt,re,il u.ui I'ortlnnd, and .hi- (in^u ^V,.^.,on. Haiiro,.d> I wn.,ld .imply 
 obBorv, that the Comp.uiies incorpomlrd for ihr , miMni. t.oo of ihes.' iia.'s. niv .•nl.il'd by 
 an Act nf hist Session tr, the gininvntr.- ul ili.' l'iov....:r for the inttr.>si at «ix pc' .•.■..I .... 
 
 dobentuirt, is-u.Ml by ihfui t.o cnablo ib.m lo complete ih.ii mads. 'Chi*, -imiant...' howcv-r 
 cannot be g.ven ....til ' ach fompixny has ronipb'n-d ...... bailor tli-' ....id. I oii.v ,d... i-v,. 
 
 .bat, wh.'u tb..^.' n.infanl.v.s w.-iv givra, the Legishitu.-.., in ..ni.'nd.iM. il... Customs V.ls. 
 fravo nuthoi-ity to lb.' (iov.-n.oi-aenfial to add (i\. p." .--nt ... ihc ('ustonis dn.ics. when- 
 ev.>r ho should dccn. it .iec(«siu7 «f' ^o so. Tb..^ Kuara.ile... therefoiT. is u..t onr ..f ni"'.-!- 
 parchment, hu. the ways and ....'nns hr.v,,. i.-ron p.-ovi,b.d bef..r..hand, t.. tnuhb' .!..• G.>v..rn- 
 
 n.eu. t,o I'nlbl its obligations. 
 " U^vo.^ldbe uicousistent ^^th uiy present .object to dw..|! at any U'liglb <■" the I'ortlnnd an.l 
 Great Western Eaili-o.uls 1 il.o.ight .t proper lo st.it. Nvba. .1... IVovinee ..n.l .lone ,i. aid 
 of the completion of these works, .'oneening thai I could not lunusl, a strong,..r pr.n.f of 
 the eatimatiou in which tliey we held." 
 That in ..rder to p.-eseni. to your Lordship n clear a.,.1 d.stinn ^■u^^^■ based on r.-liald.. t.st.nH.ny. 
 of the importan.:e.,f the Great \Vest..,-n Rnihsay, and m..r.. i.ar.i.-ubu'lv of i.s reb.t...n to ibe trad- 
 of the i^'t. Lawren..c U.ve- and 1 aJ«.. Ontar..., yo... M.'.m.ri.ilists ha^,. e.i,i...n,l...l .... tiii^ M.m.or.a! 
 some extracts !rom lb.' pn..:.'e.l.,igs .n ibe b.st Session ..f .!..■ rarl.a,n....t of < ..n...ia. of the Stan.iing 
 Committee of the Legislative Assemblv on Railway 11il!^ and ^IVb.trrapbi. I i.ie.. e.vb.bitmt,' ib.> 
 evidence of p.'a.-t..>al ..en .d Ion- .^x).. ne.ice, and ..I tb.. lo-hesi r..sp...tability To tb.'s.. exl.-.irts, 
 your Memoriolists beg leave most respectfully to refer, and to s..Jic.l y..ur L.ord>bips careful con- 
 sideration of thera. 
 
 Your Memorialists have also nppend.d to this Memorial a ]>rinted copy of the lleport of (Charles 
 Stuart, Esq., the Chief Engineer of tlie Gi-eat Wfstem Railway, eont.uning f.dl details of the cost of 
 constructing and working the Railway, us sources of traffic, .md an estira.ite of i.^ probable receipts, 
 with two maps ; the one showing its course through the districts of Canada, t,hro,„rb whi.,). the 
 Bailwav passes, and the other its connection with the lines of American Railways, an.l morep.irticulaidy 
 its relation to and connection with the proposed lluilway system of Canada, and the trade <>i the 
 St. Lawrence River: and rak.'Gntnnn 
 
 Your Memorialists beg leave to submit lo your Lordship, that it is cvhlent from these documents, 
 that the Great Western Railway is of the greatest importance to the tr.idc of the St. Lawrence River, 
 
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 You. McT..ori.ili.t. b.g fi.rtlHT ... .epres...... th.it ... the y.^ut IH.l,), fiv.> ll.ouHand shares .mly in 
 
 the Can.p.u.y>, S....:k ...iviug b.-.n t.ik... .ti. ..i..' M.l.s.r.b..! fo, in Canada, U... Oireotor.. through thn 
 
 President of .!..• ('.....p..n> . ^^.r All-n N. .M...-.uib then bpe..k.T of the l.egiHhit.v.i Assembly of Cmada. 
 
 ,„,nv.l ...... an ..gr.. ...n.i v..il. .•.".•i...n p.irties ,„ Londo,., vnI.o w-re ... ih... u....' c-ons..i.^red men of 
 
 gr....t w. .ilth, ....d who Nv...-.- k....wn to l...v. gr....t experience ..u.l .ullu.ner ... Ila.lway transaotions in 
 
 England, for the di.pos.d to the.n of .!,.■ .•.•nia......g fifty liv.^ tho..san.l nharen ; but that owing U. th.3 
 
 che.:k and .rv.-s.- .u U.iiK^.y .iff.ur. wl...:l. wk pl...v ... the following v. ar. those p.irtie. found them- 
 Belves nntibl.' t,o fullil the.r contra.'. ; a.^.l ullm.at..ly the dir.'eiors wer., .....ler tl..^ uocessUy of 
 
 roloasing then. fr')m their engagements. 
 
 Th..t couMderabl.' .l.H..dv..ut.ige and pr.-)..dic.' in Jr^ngland were the result of tliis transaction, and 
 that i.) (.'.m.vda the gre.ite.t il.s.ippointmont and dissat.sfuction were felt at the obstnict.on thus caused 
 „, ,i„ ,,roseculi..n of .v.. enterprise of sued, d.^.'p .....l vit.d .mporttuice t(. its interests. 
 
 Phut ,i..tw.th.ta..dinp .h.s d.scouragement, a larg.- ...n-.unt of Uie Co.r.pany'a Stock has binco 
 he..n Hubscribod for. a.i.l that i« tl..- ..vent of no further appUcaUons for Shares being re,;eived, .t .s 
 proposed .<. r.vi»e tl.a remaiBder of the funds required lor the completion of .ho ui.dert,»king, by the 
 ,ssu,. of .lu. .:omp.mvs lK-.b.-n..ares, wnh ..ho guarantee by the Provincial Oovemxnent of an 
 
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 intorost thoroon ut s.x p.r n.a wi tho umnnor above described by Uie InHpoctor General of ih- 
 
 Province 
 
 ThKtul,out.,KlHe,.M ,!n.„-.,Kl ,...u>nls l.nve been oxren.b.l .n .ho n..,uisite .urv.ys ami other 
 pnluninar)' expenso., un.l in d.,. i>urchaso ofstutior.H an.l depot grounds, aiul ibe site of tbe J.n.o of 
 
 RiiiUav. 
 
 •Ibat a pon,on nf.he sul,-. r.p.u.n, .., il.e Companys Stoek. wh.el, bave been obtained, aro from 
 the Municipal (■,.n.,„a,i.,ns .Itb. o,wn> .-,■ ,l.Mn, -s thnm«b wheh the I.tueof the (Ireat Western 
 Railway r"s.es, an.l that s,„ 1, rorpnr.non. I.nv no tneatt^ of raiMn« the h.nds re.p.red bv tbe.r 
 subHoriptions, eK.ep. hv the ,ss,e ol I'.n.el^ under the.r eoq.orate seals. 
 
 That aUhougb- capital and w,.l,l, have h..,n neeumulated >a (.'anadn ... a very eonB.derable 
 amonrt. and additions thereto ,av annuallv aeeutm.h.t.in^^ at an aeeeleraled rate, the eredit of the 
 Provineehns sntlVred severely ,„ con.ecptenee nHhe Connnercnd Distress in Engh.nd uv 1847. and 
 from ehangoH m the ordinarv <.hnnn..ls of luisiness ne.ess.mly i.nnlen. to alterationB in the Com- 
 
 nien-ial Tiiiws of a country, 
 
 ThPt, your Memorialis.s are therefore appr^dxensne that, ai.l.oegh the seenri.y, which the Cori,o- 
 rations in .piestion propose ... ntfer, will be ample tor the nune.ual and lull pavunm, h,.th <,f pnne.pal 
 and interest, there n.nv he dithcnlty in uej^ociatin^ their Bonds in time to meet .he calls ol the Com- 
 pany upon the Shareholders with re,Milarity, and ,hat the Directors ...ay theivhv he ohs.nu., d in their 
 efforts to proceed with .he undertaking, with .he promptness and energy .M,uisite alike lor its success 
 
 and the interests of llie Province. 
 
 That be", vour Memorialists have resided in Canad., un.l are personnllv ac.,nain.ed with its 
 condition and ei^cnm.ances. and .h... yonr MemorndiM, l'...er Bn.dinnun. . deeplv ui.eres.ed m m 
 trade, having a verv large e.pual en.hnrked iti ... and that conse.pien.ly he h.is n.i.nerous corres^ 
 
 pondents in almost all parts of Canada, mos, of ^ m ar, highly intell.ge t and we.l-.ntbrnied 
 
 persons That vour Memorialist. IVte, Biuhannn, ,n h.. eontmunieations from an.l with such part.eo, 
 has mvariablv founJ tlant. without excp.,on, .o .oncur in representing .he a.:^an.ages to he derived 
 from the completion ot .he <nv., Wes.,--,, Railroud as imaleulable ; no. onlv m developing the 
 resources of a rich and beautiiul ,oi,n.ry through whieh tlie Railway passes, hu. ... d.vevt.ng nien s 
 minds from the unhappv pol.t.eul ,li-sens,uns whi.h lla^e oh.inned loo ni.irh ot la.e. 
 
 That vour Memoriahs.s hope .o he ..xcused in .he expression mdivdualh, of .heir firm persua- 
 Siot .hat '.he proseeuuo,, of Mas uudertahng at .he present time, wouhl he „..eil,h d will, .he most 
 benetieud results, independently of 'hose ultimate advantages, wh.eh U ,s ealeula.ed v, se.ure ; and 
 that should .he completion of .he Crea. Wes.eru Ha.lway he aeh.eved under yon,' Lordship > idm- 
 uistration, and hv vo.ir l,ord>h,psei,eouragenien, ,uh1 pvo.ee.inn. .h.s iu,-.her proof of von, Lordships 
 «,dicttude A.r,he interests anJ welfare of Canada wdl he deepK and ,„... graodulK n„,uessed u , 
 
 the memorv of .he C^in.idian people. 
 
 Your Memorialists heg to submit. w,.h reference to -pecfi.. measures (or enabling .he Crea, 
 Western UailwavCompauv of (.u.a.la .o proeeed wnh ,he umlcMaking, .ha. .he l-arl,a,m.n. ot Carnal, 
 has no. onlv provide,! bv .he Aet. ameuding .he Custom, Dutu.s Aet. a spennl (u..d u. e.iahle .he 
 
 ,.,,,vi„nal (lovrnmen. to il.seharge .he obligations whieh it nn.v eon.rae, in pn>mo„ng th, iis.rne- 
 
 t,on of -ailwavs m Camuh, . hu., hv ,he Ae. a...h...'.s,n. .he h-ovniei„l (ioverument to guarantee the 
 „.„,.., on loans raised hv Hailwav Companies has both pn.nled agams. ihe aceumuh.tion of arrea,-s 
 of interes. and .e,.,ned .he fornnition of,,., ample Sinking Hind h.r .he l.,,u,da,ioii o, ,he lo„ns 
 themselves, h. n proviMon. ,he sulhcieney of which is manifest from the ioUowing ex.,act l.om the 
 
 Act of Parha.n'-n. : 
 
 .. -n.,, ,(,„ p.vmen. of ,1,,. n.te.vs, g,i.n-anteed hv th- P-'.-n.-e shai, he the ,„., ehar.e upon ,h, 
 ,,ll,„,l ,„.,,i,s..f ihe Company, and tha. no d.vnlend shall he ,|eeho-,.,l .o hmg as auv 
 part of thi; ^nid inieivsi ivniains unpaid. 
 ■• Tha. so long asMus par- ol .he pnne.pal. on wloel, mteivsl is Kt.arnn.ee,! by, he proviuee 
 
,,.m..n,s un,m.,l livuLml sln.ll It p.n.l m il„- S|„n Im.M.ts, mmuI h s,m,. ...pml to tl,nv,,n- 
 
 cv.,t.o,Mh...,mi.Ht .o Mn|MMl >hMll hav.lMvn M-t Msi.lr iVoni . I,., surplus protits n) su, I, 
 
 rnilrond. ..,,,1 p,n.l ..vrr U, ll.v !!,■. nv. r ( inuTnl. ui r ih p..,us„.ns 1. ninaf. , ..uunuM, 
 
 ... „ Sinking. Fu.hI Inr ihc ndr.npi.ou uf i,.. .Irhi, .n, whiJ, inLivM ,s ^mnnmt,. .1 .,s ..Inn- 
 sin.l, .m.l il.ni 111.' li.T,Mv..| <i-n.n.l shall In.v,. !!.■ lirM l.vp-ll.".' ninrtpw, <,i li.'.i. -C 
 lioMrvs ..( sr,„n.;.-, nn ^v 1,1,1, ,nt,Mvsi i> n,„i.-aiit.MMl l,v <h,' pn.vn.r., Un- lUv .m<.r.'sl so 
 guariiTiii'iHl iii.d ilic piiix ipiil, on wlin'li ii -ImM lu'cm.'. 
 Yonr M.^muruilisi. tunl..'V submit, Tlu.t if ti.r rxp,.li.T..^v of ,i i>n.vis.on ol ilir i-.|i.,sii,.. im-ntis 
 io,. tl,,.. .rmn.'.i,..!.' ronstr,,, ...m m'tl,,. t^i.vi.t W.'Mriii Ui.llwi.v !„■ rviirnt tr,„. tl.' -\^'■r^n\ m,.l prn.linr 
 ,„„„,, ,,1 |i„. p,,h!iri,| and .onim.p-,,,! ,:,M,SMl.'.'Htioi.^, xvliidi .•oiistii.iir tlnu-,v,.rk iin ol.j.rt of national 
 „> uvll ,,s pn.M.inal in,p,n;:„M -, m an .•iuhh lit .L-.'-mv aii.l lliH' Mnjesty's ( iovLnim-'Ut >houl.l .l.'t.T 
 imi.o ... vKWnA snmr , ,.,nur„nn.v un.l hhI f. il.-' m,.l>TiMk,nK.- ' 'I'^'l 'tl'-' '■•■'" '"' W'^'''" "» ^"'■1' 
 .l..fVn.matloii. vv.llKall rntalluiK •'">■ '•'""•«■'' "" '•"' ll"P''l-'''l KlUMM.M.s. „u.Miiurl, a- it ,- iiiaMlfrst. 
 ,|„„ ,|„. ,ulil,liM„ of tl,.. ..;uaia„l.. of the iniprnal ( o.v rrnnu.in lo that of ih.j I'n viiuial ( M,v,.n,m,-m. 
 of thr oit.'ivsl o„ 111,' h.aiis rais,.,l \n the <,ivat Wolrn, iiaiKvny .■nti cnlii.l i... su. h rl.ai-.'. ami that 
 il„' pm.U.'a! an.l M,lo ivsuli ol ilu.i a.hUtional ou.anuii,- w.,iil.l hr tJu' iviiioval ..f .listr.ist n.'pinlitiK 
 
 .'anaami. S,-,i.rnws from thr ,.,i...U of capuuliMs „. ,1,,. .•ouMtvv, ansii)- tr-n. th.. ] ..ha. staK- of 
 
 ,,„l,li,. opnnoii i.sp,vin,K >1" nalim. of tl.,' pol.t.ral p.,M..o„ of Cauaila ,.l iho p.v..'..i tim-. ami tin- 
 ,,1Imniii- nppiTl.nisi.,., .,1 lu.iunous .-tUvls i.p.M. iIm pi-us]>.>VHv ami irsomvo. of ila i'vov.nc.-, l.'om 
 ahrralmns ui ill. .o.munvni^ laws ,.f tll.s ........iiv. nsIiu'I, appicluM.slon, l.owrv,.; UMlou.ul.^il. is 
 
 hi-hlv (Innimnial to thr v.'Haiv ..f Cnu.i.ln an.l I'.niisi. iiamsts .•oni."Ct.al with it. 
 
 •n,.„ „|„,„ ,1,1^ laiMi.o,,, vni.r M.'i.ionalists havr l.as.Ml ■. proposition for ivinov.i.r ih<' .iUhn.ltn- 
 whirl, oh.lnict ilir .....up!. 11' ,,• of \),r GiVi.t W.-stcni K.ulwas. ami l.avf app.'.i.l.M f, tlu- Mcn.onal a 
 
 Mfinofiimhim, n, whirl, su. h pro[,o.-iii..i, is fi.iho.licd 
 
 That, y.uir Mniionali-is la- .o ivf. r t.. ih.tt MeinonnHlnni, an.l .■,.r..rstl> lo soli.'i. voitr 
 Lordsluii s most fav.xirahlo .■oi.siih-fati'in of it. 
 
 Yonr M.'n.onilist-^. h..u.vr. Mihni.f th.' iiromis.-s t,. v.)iir I.or.lshtp, tvsp.vit.illv s..li.-iin,i.' 
 Nour l.oril.-hi]) lo tak.' Mi.'h nirly ...■tioi, in ivijanl tli.'ivto i.s in vonr I ...niship s 
 ,mlKiii''i.i 111'' impoi-tan.v an.l ni>r.i.cy of thr ounsnAcratioiis it.v.,lvfd. nu.y ,-.'(piir.. 
 
 Ami \oiir Memorialists will pv.'rprav, \c. 
 
 i^Su/,u;l) PEIKU BlTCriANAN. 
 
 KOUKKT SHANK \'l'( HK.SON