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London, England, 1838-03-30 00:00:00

EARL OF DURHAM.

(Paper laid before the House of Commons.)
CORRESPONDENCE relating to the ESTABLISHMENT of the Earl
of DURHAM, as GOVERNOR-GENERAL Of BRITISH NORTH
AMERICA, and HER MAJESTY'S HIGII COMMISSIONER.
Downing-street, March 24, 1838.
My Lord,—l have the honour to inform you, that a desire
has been expressed by a Member of the House of Commons in
his place, that a statement of your Lordship's Establishment
as Governor-General of the British North American Pro-
yinces, and her Majesty's High Commissioner for the Adjust-
ment of certain Affairs in Canada, should be laid before the
House. Lord John Russell, on the part of her Majesty's
Government, having assented to this request, I shall be obliged
if your Lordship will furnish me with a statement of your
Establishment, for this purpose.—l have, &c.

- - (Signed) GLENELG.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Durham, G.C.8., &c. &c.

Cleveland-row, March 26, 1838.
My Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your Lordship's communication of the 24th instant.
Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to entrust to me
the general Government of Six Provinces in North America, the
entire administration of the affairs of one Province during the
suspension of the ordinary form of government, and a separate
Commission for the adjustment of weighty affairs affecting the
permanent welfare of all her Majesty's possessions in North
America, I must require, for the due performance of these im-
portant and multifarious functions, the most zealous and effi-
cient co-operation.
I feel it due to those who leave this country on this arduous
and difficult service, to ensure to them adequate and honour-
able remuneration.

By this feeling I have been influenced in the formation of
an Establishment for carrying on the Government of North
America, and have the honour of enclosing you a copy of my
letter to Sir George Grey, of the 10th instant, in which are
included the details which your Lordship requests.
I have also to state to your Lordship, that I have received
from the Commander of the Forces permission to avail myself
of the services of four paid Aides-de-Camp, whose assistance
will be urgently required in the various personal communica-
tions which I must necessarily make to the Lieutenant-Gover-
nJrs and Commanders of her Majesty's Forces in the different
Provinces placed under my government.
I have now given your Lordship all the information I can
afford you at the present time. On my arrival in North Ame-
rica, I may possibly find it necessary to require further Exe-
cutive assistance ; but I can assure your Lordship that I shall
ever be guided by as strict an attention to economy as is con-
sistent with what is, I own to you, my primary object, the
efficiency of the public service.—l have, &c.
(Signed) DURHAM.
The Right Hon. Lord Glenelg, &c. &e.
P. S.—The only appointments that I have made as yet, arc
those of Mr. Edward Ellice, as Private Secretary, and Colonel
Couper, as Military Secretary. The latter gentleman sailed
for New York last week, with despatches for Sir J. Colborne.
It is not my intention to make any other appointments until
after my arrival in North America.

Cleveland-row, March 10, 1838.

Sir,—ln accordance with your request, I enclose you a
Memorandum of my proposed Establishment, as far as I am
at present enabled to judge of the assistance which I shall re-
quire for the due execution of the duties assigned to me, as
Governor-General of British North America, and her Majes-
tv's High Commissioner.—l am, &c. .
(Signed) DURHAM.
Sir George Grey, Bart., &c. &c.

MEMORANDUM Of the SALARIES required for the ESTABLISH-
MENT of the Earl of DURHAM, as GOVERNOR-GrNattAL oI
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, and HER MAJESTI'd HIGH COM-
MISSIONER, &C. &C.
Governor-General

Chief Secretary £1,500 0 0
Military ditto
Two Assistant Secretaries (Clerks)
Legal Adviser
Private Secretary to the Governor-General.
'(Signed)

DURHAM.

MARKETS.-(THIS DAY).

CORN EXCHANGE.

With moderate supplies of both Grain and Flour this week, there had
not been a free trade for any articles in the Corn trade. As the warm
weather approaches, the millers appear unwilling to increase their
stocks, and the Wheat trade is dull, and hardly supports Monday's
terms. For good Oats the buyers are obliged to give full prices, and i■
all other sorts of Corn there is no variation since Monday. The sale
of Flour is slow at its former value.

ARRIVALS.
Barley. Oats. Flour
7,730 qrs. 4,360 qrs. 4,860 sacks
8,370

Wheat.
English
Irish
Foreign