THE HERALD. WEDNESDA Y,

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Duke of Buckingham and (‘hsndos will be glad to see you on Monday next, the Pith tunt, «it this tillice. shout 3 o‘clock. " Yours faithfully. “ ll. .1. llRt’AN'i‘. ".1. iisuvur. Esquire."

.. W. , tedbmw ,._. .lerred to in my Lottur of 9th July lust . but. if so. I trust; it. will be cutttuiunlcstcd to run before my (01%;

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“ Yours faithfully. f.

i " JOSEPH iffiNSLEY. i‘ “ Attorney General. '

" i'tinee Edvard blend.

Int-cordtugly. t)” Mutiduy. ritlr July. went to the (‘o- " H- J. "INA-‘1. Estiuirt‘.

ionlui Uilbc. and had the tumor Ui ht I”: rct‘riu‘d li_\ His Grace the lluke l1. llut ktug‘lmm and Vitamins.

The tinpter first nllmlt-d to win the Loan litll, sntl my

trl-jet‘t‘thl to ohtnin lit-Ill “is twice sti lenlll'iflfl‘l‘ that, it would he subtuittrd in («mind to Her Majesty the Queen. with :t tt-inuitnrttdntmn that it should be li-t't to its operation. This “No "cleanly brl‘utt- i could all The nature of the Luau: "1“ null its object ll.tli :ilrrsd} ht'rll erUght to “in;

tetttpt to nt~gottste the Loan.

Grnrr'n nutit-o by ymtt- lixtrllt-uey'o tlcrllultil. and by

my out Uillt'ifll Report it: Attrimvy iieltel‘ttl. dated the. 4th June. 1867. is to i) oi vilitt-lt. utst‘ketl (A). in here—

with transmitted. l is (ifflt‘l att onn- inlor'mul me than

the Act would be subtttittt-tl itil' llr‘r Mujvst} 'n approval or the next billing «if the 1': ivy Council. and t1 llespntrh.‘1 hottl’ittg “Ill would at Ullt't' ltt‘ turWtiult-d to your Ex- Nu album" was made by “b- iirttct' in thc bismuth-l 014 Mr. “Int. ll. l'ttpt'. “'llit‘lt imd l.)|‘\'i| fur-

rt-ilvttry .

i " Snort-titty to Hit (iruct' i " the Duke of Huekinghsm snd Cltnndosfh l (in the 10th August I received a cotntnrtnii-stton from :hlr. Brysnt. snd sgnin on 14th August the tailoring ‘lcilt‘l‘ ; " (‘ouosnn ()rrtcrz. " ltth August. “ lerAlt Slit;

“ The Duke of Buckinghuttt snd (‘ltsndos will be glstl to we you here on l-‘ridsy m-xt st 4 o‘clock. ' ” Yours faithfully. ‘ “11.J.1lRYANT. f".i. "asshm'. Rap."

thsdlsteiy continuities“! L ’ ,on which they would be dirpseed m trest with thsLocsl

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herself.

which they themselves 'hsvebes. very desirous to obtstn for sometime psst, end which it h uite neeesssvy they “too”. es hnferc they "I do 0 upon the torus in on! b they would dupes. of their property in the Colony.‘ first they would urge upon their present Agent. If. Cheviss W lit. the necessity there wss for their bolus: furnished wit the above lufotnnuion st .101! osrliest convenience. bsvitt obseined , they would ms- ...an to the terms up-

Governrm-nt tor the I‘1¢,9‘Jltlif Township Lsnds.

' On 18th July. 1 hsti m interview st Full-sin. nenr lson~

don. with lilies Sulltvntt. the present owner ol‘sbout 70.~ 000 serve on Townships Res. 9. 16. 9'2 ssd 61. Miss Stdlirsn expressed herself ss then unwilling to st nits her l-lststcs in the lslsnd. but determined to v sit tbcut nonslly. end then .linslly to tlreitle whst course shu tvnu d pursue. it determitrstioe which. Is your Ex- cellent-r ts ssvsre. Miss Sullivnn hss sltth esrried out.

l 1 called by Itpolllimrhl, on 19th July inst. nt't'.

Portugnl III-cot. Mutton. upon Lord Viscount Melville.

I It‘l'ul'tilllgl)‘ culled at the Coloilisl Oflioo on Frtdnv. who is understotnl to own 10.023 sertnt ol Lnntl on

.lluke ot' Buckinghsm snd Clintidon. when His Grace in- ‘tortut-d use that the Witr ()ttlee. on his rcccmmundstmn. llittd modified the demand made in respect of the ntnin~

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lillt Attgunl. and had an Interview with His (it-nee thul'l‘tmnshtp No. 2i). and 118.2 scres Miami on Township

No. 63. ettphtined to His Lotdship the object of my visit. snd the desiri- of the Government to urchsss his Estates. if terms we'd be sgreed u n. l is Lordship

wztulrtl autism: the 1.4..." um turd t thrt‘clut'e found it"“m'wv “Wm” “'- W' "'3' It "Helm-h '0 1‘01" Eu‘t-ll- dimmvd tlw mutt" my “Mb I" 5M"!- "lllloutll' 1'“

utint‘eussuty to advert to it.

1 then proct-erltd to submit to llis Grave the \lt'mt of: “ms (ioverttuu-nt on the drtmtnd fur pity int-tit “1 £4,979 11!. 2d. Stirling. tor nmint- nturc. Jun. of 'l‘rtmps. which i utitttettded should It! be mndr. and which this

tiuvsrnnwnt uhould not be called up‘n to pay.

brought to His (irsee's sttentiun tlm furious l’relrfllclll‘fi upon the subject which hsd pusnvtl between the (‘ulmitnl Uflcesndthc Lac-l Atl'hutdies at Prince Edward Is- lttnd. with the view at tltlisilt‘lltg ills firm-n that. no

t‘urt’ ltoltlyltig t m stunt- lllltl been prepared. which ills (mu-e um. good cnough to tend to me. This "esp-tell hitting rltlcu been tercind by your Excellency. It Is

lttttttrt‘t'llnl') fur the now turther to advert to it. “is

could not name a price st which he would sell..ngrsud to direct his Agent in Prince Hdwsvd lulund to give me, on

lmy return. lull information on sll points res reeling his 'l'Jstntt‘I, as to the sres. snnusl rent. no

probable

ltirsei- made. several enquiries on other mstteru eontteet-isumuut of srrsnts ot item. dun. to ensbls me to tske the ml with the Government snd interests of this Island. it View! at the Locsl (linemen-M on In offer to purchase

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Vfi'lllt‘ll I tlet'tl not on the present occasion refer. us they ;did not relate to the objects ot my mission.

‘ 1 shall now proceed to dr-tml to your l-Zxccllenoy the 'fltl'zm which l took slter my srrtvsl in Englnnd to ascer- min from the val inus Proprietors ol Lends resident ther

agreement to pay for the maturetmuee ol it'll-‘1‘“ l”““uud in Scotland snd Ireland. the terms upon which did

been nude or stated. or was content-plated by this tin-

ves-nnwm. ss apparently unnillllt d by tho lh-spatrh No. 8. of 4th Much. 1866. from Earl (‘urnsrvotn lilt'll Se~ cretsrg/ ttl‘ Store for the Unlmtirs. 10 ytiur Excellent-y. 1 lists submitted to Ills timer n stilts-men: ot the twenty expenditure for Military purpnws made by this (‘olutiy

during tlm lsNt three or four years. and advent-t1 tn the in“ glint. Ilm dinnntinltwtiutt which [prevailed in Prince

Eduard T~lund in 1865~wlriclt was tlm t'nttse of flu- Troops bring settt'tlit‘t'c~»«nm,~zc entirely from the griev- nnci-s in connection with tho Land 'l‘tmures. which the Lm-nl Government. by means of the Land I'urt'hnst- and Losn liills Were Luna jitle. anxiously endeavoring to redress end remove. tome of tho “unpalt'ht‘d. and he assured me. thst the matter should receive his consideration. sud requested me to cull again at the (‘olnniul ("lice st an esrly dst' to receive his decision upon it.

On the following dsy 9th July. 1 addressed to His (issue. through his Seemsry. 11. J. llrynnt. Esquire. tbs Inbjoinsd Letter on the sstue subject z—c

" 40. BURLIIGTON Roan, " Sr. Srn-nm‘s Somme, “ 9th July, [8637. "Sin;

“‘ When 1 bed the honor of an interview. yesterday. with llis Grace the Dulw of Buckingham and Chundns. 1 left with him I pnper eoutsinlng s hsstily drawn snd rsthsr informal epitome of various 'Desptttt'hus 'll‘s'h. during the last two yous. have pssssd between Her Majesty‘s Priuuipsl Secretsrtcs of State for the Colonial Department end the Adtttinistrstor of the Governmunt and the Lieutenant. (inrrrnor of Prince Edwin-d lslsud. on‘ the subject of the Dctschtttt-ntn of Troops stationed there snd pnrticnlsrl in relation to on application rc- cetitl mule on helm f of the War Department for this psymnt of £4,979 lls. 2d. Sterling. by the Island Ghent-out. tor the mslntensnno of those Troops,

""1 ishonlii. perhaps. siso have left the various print- ed Despstchos and Minutes of Council. of when the cfiv‘em‘e ms drew- end to which it. rolstes. end t there- fore new enclose them. His firm use good «enough to my list the epitome should bat returned to use when the

l '1‘ n1. Lt. mollus- inn-I ha..- non—Judo“. In“ I it you still. st the suns time. cause the present enclosed printed pspers to be tn like manner rétpt‘ned.

" My request to His Grace «as dust in: would consent to reconsider the determination arrived st, snd commu- nicated in Des uttcb No. 8. of dill Much lest. snd rc- roinuirnd the bet‘rotttry st Wnr not to di-tnttnd from the Government, of Prime Edward Island the syment ol the sum shore npet‘tiied for maintenance of mops, and I endeavored to bring to His firsee‘s notice the whole history ol'tlts unfortuuste Lsnd Question in the Colour. kid whet s constant sourcu of trouble. expense sud wifbntent it had proved. and how much lhu ndvsnco- Dent and prosperity of the Colony hind been retitrded by it. That it lud. in it real mesmre. caused the troubles which led to the 'mops being required there in 1865. snd the claim which. on sceount of the Lend Tt-nures. [thought the Cnlrmy had on tho convidenttmn at the Imperial tirm-rnstsnr. isrticulsrly in the nutter of the present appliu-stiun. ' ‘ltrtt the Island Govern- ment were by strenuous snd bums fidr efi'orts endeavor. ing to artsy-inn any enlist! for discontent by buying out the claims of l'ront'tt-tors of Lands. an bed of into- been under lit-Ivy outlay for that purpos '. luring but

our purchased 912.000 sures of Land. the Estate 01 the

“Sir Samuel Usmnrd. et a cost of 1:53.000 Sterling. ind wore still cuminuin tlietr efforts to scquire fttt'llirr lends. That 1 not now u Euglsml fur the espress pur- pose of undo-Inning to raise money on the Public (Tre- dtt tor the purclisso of such other Proprietary Estate” u could be sequin—d. Tlmt the lsllt.‘ (int-eminent hud prondetl (when viewed in relation toils Revenues) s lime stint duringbtho but two yeer fur building Betr- rseks and other tilttsry and Militis purposes and ex- penses. its spodfivi in the epitome. fully ss much us its resources could stl'ord. quite irrespective of the present Md. ~

"'Thet the Executive Government of Prime Edsvnrd blend in its Minute. dined li'rh ()ctubcr. Hm. (now enclosed) while willingly suhtnittin to pay the trans- port on roops front lltdifux. sud itl expenses incurred. vibetbe'r for maintenance or otherwise. “ when the ' urn sentintn the Country District] to usist the Sher-lg suit his Officers in mnitusining the. sopmnscy of the Loss." [which letter obligittion hsd been faithfully dlschnr or!) respectfully reoomtrnlcd; and I sguln. 0n brim f at

he novernm’n}, ‘rv‘n welfully renmnstrntcd against the incubus of paying t 0 ex mnsvs of the tnsintettant-r- nt this I‘rpups tvlule'ststionet tn the Colony. tlttst is. their ordinary mninuinsntts when in list-mess sud not employ- ed in insisting tbi- Shet'ill‘.

" I believe that the Detachment of troops has. since the 29th June last. been withtlrswn from Prince i‘ldwsrd Island. snd. thsrnfore. no such question es the present is likeiyypgnln to nine. '

"You will. prrhn is. he so good its to commitments ascents-its at this tie: to His firscs. sud oblige.

“Sir. " Yours t'sithftdly. "JUSl-li’ll IIEXSLEY. “Attorney liensrul of “Prince lid turd lslsud.‘

1 subsequently called on sevorsl oecssions st the Co- lonial Office. ss l‘rqttrOtt'tl in His Grace. end had inter‘ views with Mr. Bry snt; snd nu 6th August last. being very destrnttn of sseertslnlng the virus of the Imperial Government on the implication math: by use respt-ctin the demand for pay: 11!. to which 1 hnve just niludet . l sddresssdl the following lttlltr to His times. through his Secretery,:oi “ so. Btrnuxnrnx 110w.

" Sr. Stut'utzx‘s Sqt'srts. " Loews. ' " litlt August. 1867. " 3m

at?“ you pisses to infirm in. Green the. Duke of in

snd.Cbsndos the! 1 per ss lssvl Most in, return to Prince Edvard slsnd. on a 16th Logger. ins at. end should His Grace plettse or dent 1s 7i ‘ rib." tvsit upon ‘His Ghee an the Colonisl (w. ,‘ny' pm) belors 16th August which he may IPW’lW.’ ’ ".1 us not swore whether my decision his yet boast errivsd st 15thng the dr'fllllttl made- upon the lat-st Gnvomntens oi Prince Edward Island for the payment

pf 94.979 lts. 2d. tnr insintsnsnn- of Troops. be. 11- snnttsi Rental. went: a srvssrs of Rest, infurinstlon ground.” « I

I handed to Ilia Grace an op.-

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itsould he tvillinu to sell their Lends to the Government. | I addressed at once Letters to Colonel (.‘uutberlund. iimly (it-orginttn l-‘ttne. Viscount Melvtlle. and Min Sullivan. null through Colonel (‘umherlnnd to Lsdr inul nttd Miss Fanning. slitting tlttst 1 was ttutltnrilct .

ion heluill of the Government of Prince Edward lslttnd.

. . l'ect. "tu ssrertstu whether thuy Were Willing to sell their!"“ U

lilttntc-n to the Government. and if so, upon vvlmt. term-“mi”.fl mum's. "ml mm‘umcm” "I. dwi‘io" m

his Eststes. which offer ilrs Lordship expressed himsell es willing to receive. lsubsrqeently. on 6th August last. wrote to Lord Melville. is follows:

i |" Tim Vt'bf‘til'N‘I' Murru—

“ Mr Lmrn; ~ “ 1 purpose lusting London for Americs en 10th Au- gust. instant. snd on ranching Prince devsrd lslsttd l sbsll spply to your Agent. Mr. Bourke. for plrtlcuisrv concerning your Lordship‘s Estates in the island. May

[I ask your Lordship in run: to Mr Bourke. snd request

hint to give use all the informs'ion l msy require on the 1 shall then proceed to tsku the Views of tits- Loud Government on no offer to purehnse t'uur Lord- our

Ithat it was the desire of the (inverntncttl. ifptissible. tolhurmhip H "mm"... M. Pombk' Md “0' In“ “w m".

‘2 turehnsi- sll large, Estates belonging to non residentl ,i’mprietors, end that i was anxious to have it pet‘sonsl‘

glitter-view, if possible. in order to oxplsiti the position of ,tttnttors In the Island. sud the views of the Government ion the whole question.

4 l ret'eivrd front Colonel Cumberland s Letter llndst' .dsts 12th July. 1867. from Boston. Mkttowleth‘iuf rs» 'tll‘i‘lt of my cmuuitlnieution. sud infurntin mo tltst .sdy Wood and Miss Filltlllli were then it) 'uris. Colonel Cmuberlsnd replied to t at part of my Letter which re- lntetl to the proposition to treat with him sud Mrs. Cumberland tor the purchase of their Estetes ss fol. lowo:-

" With regard to the subject of your LCM“. all 1 can say is thst Ire ere not disposed to srt with our Eetnts on the lsisnd except on terms with would yield us the note amount. of income in: st present derive from it. indeed I do not see how it our tenants! be expected we should do so on my other. but if so were offered to us we should only be too hsppy to dispose ol sll our interest. the.“

After rel-eiring this reply from Colonel Cumberland. ngsin wrote to hint s Luttnr. 01 which A copy follows. dstetl titlt August. 1867 :—

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" in your Letter to use dated 13th July hat. you stste lthnt you me not disposed to part wuh your bursts in ':ho lslsnd. except. on errors which will yield the some summit of income as at present; “ but. 1'! soul IOI‘O ull'ered to us us: should be only too happy to dispose of it" our interest. &c.“ Of Course ism not informed st to the Marine amount of dust inco-o. snd. tiers-lore. below can ststo trust the Government ere Moved to give, I retptis'e to kmth

“ let. 'lhu use of the hand held by you end Mrs.

fit‘il‘l’!li‘.l:"..’5‘i‘J-“il‘hhwh%m"“fu 1‘" ‘9" °'

" 2nd. 'I u ress lnlllll Renal. end the prObls smears of Dental

" 3rd. The sun or prise ssked tor the whole. includs lug nrrenrs?

0 As rvgsrdstitnes sud modes of psyrnsnt. ling have to give the following instances of terms on which Pro. prietors have sold to the Government.

H The Worrull Est-ts. estirnstod at an sru of 79.000 lt‘l‘vfi or titerssbouts. cust 23.5001 currency. about 4s. sterling per sore. and Wes pstd for in Debentures. beer- ing interest st five per "set r snnum. psysblo ennu- nlly. end the principsi s s in Ten years.

-' The Selkirk nnd ontpmery Ettstss. togethsr. t-cst 17.366! 5-. 9d. currency. paid one-hslfil'l essh end the other hell in Debentures. pity-stile in Ten yests. with interest. st five per cent per snntsnt.

" The Cunard Eststs. Inn 9124le sores. can 7’.- WV currency. or 63.0001 sterling. The terms of pen chaos: ss follows:-

" 5.0001 sterling pnid at tho thus of sseoutin tho Deeds of conveysnce. snd Debentures for the b on then delivered. pay-Me es follows:—

7106( 13s. td. sterling. plysbls on 1st annsvy 1887. “661 13s. N. do do 1st July. 1867. 7166! 13‘. 4d. do do 1st Jnnsnry. 1867. with interest in eat-ti case tit the vets of six per cent. per month from the dstc of the lieudl.

'- The balance of 26.500! sterling. psynhls st the ss- piralimt of ten yearn front the this of tho puruhsn. hearing interest It five. per cent. per nnnurn. psysbls sununlly snd secured by the Government Debentures.

" 0n receiving your reply. 1 shell or once. if neces- m . oommunicsts with the Governninnt in the hind. sn obtsin their views with respect to it es soon es possilde.

H An 1 sin" prohsbiy be lesving London insllv on 16th instant. I shsil be glad to beer from you on this subject. so soon as you cut conveniently reply to this better.

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“ 1 sm. dost Sir. - 'ury trnl ours. " JOSHle HENSLEY. " Colonel Bth& 11. Ccnnsuuxn.” (in 7th August. Colonel Cumberland. in scknoaledg- merit of my test letter. wrote ss follows: " Monroottsuv lhmu. " llux tort 1 “7th Au t. 186 . "Dun Sm; W '

" in reply to your letter of yesterday's due. and in compliance with your request lor- nn ssrl scknowls - ment of it. lhnve only to repost tvlntt luvs sit-s metal. that if the Government of Prince ildnrd lslssd will consent to purohsss the property belonging to Mrs. Llumbcrlsnd and myself there. for s sun equivsisnt to the Round in st present receive from it. we shall be .qlulltt ready to rinse with the otlor; but until such is 's gnit‘md to us by the Government. or yourself ss their sci-nodded Agent. it will be unnecessary tor you to be turnlsltod with the particulars you specify.

" When my of our Tenants are desirous of purohssa ling their terms. our Agent. Mr. Wright. hss been ill- ‘strlcted to sell them their households for the sum equsl :w the Rent pttld br them. to” the" h.

p -‘ slisve me very truly yours.

: “ ll. I1. (‘11 .illll-JRLAND."

. On 25th July. Lady Wood and Miss l‘snnmg sitdress- ‘ed n letter to me ststing that. thtl lied been informed by Colonel Cantu-ritual rust l was ssiross to comment— cute with them rupee-tiny the porches. of Mr t~ ty in Prince Erlwsrd ls sud. sud it“s, was be happy to hour from use on tho subject.“whntode moqnsintsd with the time snd mode of t us these {Proprietors who might feel dispst to pert with their gilt-um in the Colony.

. i wrote to Indy Wiser! and Miss I‘stvnlng st Beth. on '2nd August. giving thorn the inf-rmde risked fur. sml Op’flilyiu lumen of tits times snd nodes of pe - inset sdiiptrx on the sonnet ores-ions of perohsse. in mutter its referred to hi my Letter to Cslovtet (lumber- Isnd. oftlth Alas-tr end 1 else cloud to go to Beth to unsth vista shr- should they desiro it.

t Artur usnstdotstson of my test Letter. Lady Wood .nnd Miss Fenning wrote to one no 7th August. stst that they regretted the: they were tumble to fertil- me with the information I nqulrett concerning tho l‘otvnstii Leeds in Prtst-e lutele lslsnd. “ My nm of end owned b then. how stock under. gross

or to reinsin. " Your Lordship's " Most obodtent servsnt. “JOSEPH HERSHEY."

To this his Lordship replied. through his Solicitor. John McKenzie. Est ut’ro. of Edinburgh. thst. s Letter bed been written to 1r. Bourke. requesting hint to give me such informstiott as 1 might require. Since my re- turn to Prince detsrd “end. on lath September instant. I lune seen Mr. Bourke. sud have ohtsined in. form-lion from him respecting Lord Melville‘s Estste. which will be fully communicated to the Government. snd their view tskon on the on" of purcbsso to be msds to him. The following Letter. received by me from Mr. Bourke. gives some of the uncanny psr~ ticulnrsu—

“ lloxousnur Joni-n "usur—

"Dtun Stu.

“ 11min received ulrico from Lord Melville. wishing ms to rett or you. for the itifot'tnstion of the Cavern ruent. s ststcment of the number of sores of Lsnd Hie hardship holds on this island. with the final soil or- rosvs due thereon. In emnplisneu with which I beg to send the following stntentsnt. viz :~

0n Lot 29. 10.023 acres; Rental. 6871 0 0 Ar srs due.:ilst “ML. 1866. 3M3 0 0 On at 58. 1182 acres; Rents]. till 0 () Arreers. due. 31st Dem. 1866. 281 0 ti “ Any further information which the Gtwerntttent may require thst 1 one give. 1 shell sleeys be happy to wumunieste. v " l have the boner to be.

" Sir.

" Yours, to. V

(In 29111 July 1 went to Yoovil. it. if. end bod nu interview with Lady C. Georgtsns Paine. (tvt’th who. I lied previously“. its GIN-60.01.!“ on the subfisot.) resp- otth her Estates st I‘Ipttld. on Lot 29. which comprise about 9000 sores of Lend. l urged her Lndyship to oft-r titer Lends to the Government. but iound her unwilling st thst time to sit with them. On 6th A It i sures-ted n Lstm to art} Georginns‘ Farm. on t s ssme suldcc. in which i sgslu brought to bar notlos (ssl had previously done.) diet u very ntronu desire sxistsdiu tbslshutdto sboltdt tbs Lessehold Tbs- ure and five.“ (I'mfllml’ to tbcoocupents. socosvert their ho is into Freehold. and that it us very ss- sentisl to t s public cud thst this ob out should. if possible be sttslned. hoped she wont . on further consideration. determine to oler her "Township Leads to the Governor-tee oils tom.“ Her ladyshlp acknowledged the ssoslpt at this Letter. we subse- qurndy 1 bed snobs-interview. bet 1 still toned thst she had not msds up her mind to so else of side. 1 stlso but so interview With Sir Grnhstn Montgomery (she owns s portion of Lot lit). at the Trussury. Whitehall. respecting his Lends In Prince Edvard Mend. Althsrtgb nothing definite resulted {sum it. I hovers-sou to upset shortly sense further commu- niestion en the sulfioet trout bin. or through Isis Agent. the Honor-bio ‘1‘. H. usvilsnd. which. when r»:- feived. I sbnllnt once meta known to Your Excel- Illt‘y.