The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-11 00:00:00

&c., that were possessed by the subjects, of any, ther
Ofiristian-Rince or Btataf and fir tha'greater art)of the
territories noiv' Claimed by the Thidsou"s:B ay
.Cenipatiy;
tinder this very" charter, barter, then were, antt long after wards
.continued to be, in the possession of French subjects, under
granta_from kings ;of Franca: That the Charter Maio void
bpi reason of non-fulfilment of the.,conditiono; which were
these three:-1. The discovery of'a newpassage into the
!iouti. Sea. 2. The finding some trade in furs ntißeraland
Vhcr coiiimod,N es; ad, lastle , T/IE PUBLEC 00011! That
the one sole object of the company, 1.!ou the tithe of ies
• institution &wa to the p:esent day, appears to have' bean
some trala in fors otly ; sicce it has never made any
serious 'attempt at g aographcAl. discJvay, has neg.ected
all trade in other cominolities itsotr, Whilst- rigidly pro::
Ihibiting it in othirS, and haS most -grievously 'ob4trueted
.the g sod.'' That io subserviency to this object,
tie Company has endeavoured to keep nearly • thy;
Vfholo of these territories in a state of' nature ler the
breeding of wild beasts, to the exclusion of man,
and has imposed most galling reetriedons on ,the
iehabitants et the Ued,iitver settlement, the only British
col iur which it has, evec,permitted within its dominions.
"rhat„f,n? tataxake of this trade in furs,' the company.and
its agents have "kept the Indiah tribes in a state of barbs,-
tin ler th- idta of preserving their OR Aency as hun,ers.
Peat they permtt the Indians to sell the spoils of the cbace
to dene but themselves, at p icas fiked'bir the company,
Which are always far belo lite real -value. That they en-
courage drunkenness, and provide the means for it, in order
that' tey may drive he 'better bargains; and that, under
the comp,ny's rule, the native lords- of the soil' are• fast
disappie.ring felibilhe face of the earth. That the com-
pany parallel no imports or exports of any kind whatever,
exceping in its own vessels, under itnowa I,mited licenses,
at exorbitant rates of freight; and subject to sttch duties in
addition as the company, usurping the exClusive rights of
Parliament,. thinks proper to impose. That the co.npany
-has
4serted to, oppression, iojustice,, violence, and even
bloodshed for the mainteaance of its baneful and witnering
monopoly, but has never attempted to euforee it in a
court of. law. That the policy of the c mpany in exdu...
ding British subjects 'led to ;the settlement of citizens of
'the United swap in Oregon, :thus ocCiAiohing the loss of
tat iatuable terikory to the British drown ; and. that
the inhabitants "of the Bed ,Rivec ; settlement are now
looking forward to . its abSorption, in the American Onion;
if redress b 3 dettied bf.Pa.liament, as the only m=ane of
escapirid_froni the desputishi-of their present rulers. Teat
these territories, 'nudee proper manag4ment; would h4N4I
afforded, aad.inay still liftyrd)'m iniatuabie outlet for the
teemiil g-p)pulzeien.of Great Britaina., d Ireland, and an
almeA boundless mart fdi•British manufacture& Thatlo
transfer even the temporary ownership of Vancouver's
Isla-id, which:is de...Scribed:as equalling Ireland in extent,
possessing a most fertile soil; and 'a genial climate,
aboundirz, in gold,. silver,. , copper, iron, and • in...
exhaustible fie'ds of coal, and gving to it, possessor,
.from its position and other natural advantavi the com-
mand of the navigation of the Pacific, to such a cor-;
poration as • the Hudson's Bay Company, was an
act of national improvdence wily paralleled by that of
King Charles I'. in fati:,ur of the soma company, That
the license of exclusive trade, With which the company
has been allowed to "Subplenistat i.s absolute and iltegat
charter, expires in 1..50; and ought not' to be -prolonged
for a single day." The pre. er is for an enquiry into tee
history and proceedings of the nninpany, the' cancelling of
its charter, tne revocation of- its license, the abolition of its
monopoly at once and f.,r ever, and the throwing open of
the whole of British North imerica for the free settlement
of B:itish subjects, and unrestricted trade wi h all the
world.