Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Musgrave, Anthony to Wodehouse, John 17 May 1871, CO 60:44, no. 6096, 76.
Abstract
Musgrave, Anthony to Wodehouse, John 17 May 1871, CO 60:44, no. 6096, 76.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
No. 60
17th May 1871
My Lord,
I have the honor to transmit to Your Lordship certain
Resolutions purporting to have been passed at "Public Meetings"
held at the Village of "Lilloett" and "Lytton," and places
called "BuonaparteHouse
House" and "Hat Creek House" on Buonaparte
River, censuring the conduct of the Legislative Council in
respect of the Civil List Act, 1871, and praying that Her
Majesty will not assent to that measure.
House" and "Hat Creek House" on Buonaparte
River, censuring the conduct of the Legislative Council in
respect of the Civil List Act, 1871, and praying that Her
Majesty will not assent to that measure.
2. The prominent agents on these occasions were the same
persons Mr Humphreys and Mr McKay who were the leaders at theassemblage
assemblage at Yale, referred to in my Despatch No 50, of 20th
April, and the "Meetings," if I may judge from the Reports in
the Newspapers, have consisted of some six or eight persons at
the Drinking Bars of wayside Public Houses.
assemblage at Yale, referred to in my Despatch No 50, of 20th
April, and the "Meetings," if I may judge from the Reports in
the Newspapers, have consisted of some six or eight persons at
the Drinking Bars of wayside Public Houses.
3. Attempts to get up demonstrations of the same kind at New
Westminster and Cariboo failed to obtain any support; and of
FourNewspapers
Newspapers published in the Colony, only one "the Victoria
Standard" has opposed the measure. The Editor of that Paper,
Mr De Cosmos, being the political associate of Mr Humphreys
and Mr McKay.
Newspapers published in the Colony, only one "the Victoria
Standard" has opposed the measure. The Editor of that Paper,
Mr De Cosmos, being the political associate of Mr Humphreys
and Mr McKay.
4. I regard the opposition as quite unimportant and even the
endeavour to make political capital for theensuing
ensuing elections in
which it originates will probably be unsuccessful.
ensuing elections in
which it originates will probably be unsuccessful.
Minutes by CO staff
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Nine different resolutions protesting the civil list act of
1871, as per despatch.
