The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-25 00:00:00

BANKERS—Messrs. Maste-rman, Peters, Mildred, and Co.

This Society is formed at the desire of the principle Planters
and Merchants interested in the West Indies, as will be seen by
the annexed recommendation, for the purpose of promoting and
encouraging immigration into these Colonies, where European
and other Artisans and Labonrers may be advantageously em-
ployed.
In the mountainous parts of the West Indies the climate is
cool and salubrious,.the thermometer throughout the year rang-
ing from 60 to 73 degrees, and there, as well as in many parts
of the lowlands, every description of work can be performed by
them. Already Freeman's Hall Sugar Estate, in the parish of
Trelawny, in Jamaica, has been entirely settled by German
and English immigrants, and on various other estates immi-
grants are working cheerfully, and are surrounded with every
comfort in life; and Maltese and others have already proceeded
to Demerara, Grenada, and Tobago.
In order to carry out the objects of this Society, it is in-
tended to use the utmost care in the selection of the emigrants,
to insure their being of good moral and religious character,
and preference will at all times be given to families, every mem-
ber of which, from the age of six years and upwards, can be
usefully employed on a graduated scale of wages.
To effect this a communication will be opened with the
pastoral and other local au, horities throughout the United
Kingdom, and with agents on the Continent of Europe and
other places ; the Register Books will be kept, in which the
names, residences, trades, or occupations of persons wishing to
emigrate will be inserted with references to character, &c.
The Books will be open for the inspection of parties desirous
of obtaining Emigrants.
It is intended to provide the Emigrants with free passage,
medical attendance, and rations, to their several places of des-
tination, and the Proprietors of the Plantations where they are
to be located will employ them on fair liberal wages ; and the
Society previous to the embarkation of the Emigrants will re-
quire the parties by whom they are to be employed to make
proper arrangements for their reception on arrival. The Emi-
grants will have every opportunity of attending to their reli-
gious duties, and they will also be enabled to correspond with
their Families and Friends by regular packets twice a month,
and of making or receiving remittances through the various
Banks established in the Colonies.

In order to secure the mutual interests of Employers and
Servants, the Society intend to recommend the latter to enter
into contracts, on their arrival in the Colonies, for certain
fixed periods; at the expiration of which, if they have been in-
dustrious, sober, and prudent, they may be enabled to renew
their engagements, or to purchase Lands.
The principal sources of profit, in the first instance, will be
derived from Agency, al the Society will procure the Im-
migrants, and superintend their embarkation for parties requir-
ing them, on being paid a stipulated sum for each Emigrant
selected ; and, as many mercantile Houses have received in-
structions from their correspondents abroad to send out Immi-
grants, it is anticipated that this branch of the Society's opera_
tions will prove lucrative to the Shareholders.
This Society offers the opportunity to Planters, and others
interested in the Colonies, of procuring labourers with greater
facility than they may otherwise possess, and those who become
Shareholders will be supplied at a less charge of Agency than
non-subscribers.

The Island of Jamaica has, by an Act of the Legislature,
voted the sum of 50,000/. sterling per annum, for three years,
in aid of Immigration, and has appointed an Agent-General to
proceed to London for the purpose of arranging Agencies for
the collecting and embarking of Immigrants, and this Society
will endeavour to make an arrangement with him, on his ar-
rival, by which the object of his mission may be accomplished.
Another branch of profit is expected to be derived from
Grants of Land in the Colonies, as it is contemplated that her
Majesty's Government, or those of the Colonies, will give the
Society grants in proportion to the number of Emigrants sent
out. These Lands may hereafter be disposed of or cultivated
by the Society or their Immigrants, as may be thought advis-
able.
In the working out of this Society it is anticipated that va-
rious other sources of emolument may arise.
The affairs of the Society are to be conducted by the Com-
mittee until a Board of Directors is appointed.
As the Committee will not enter into any contracts beyond
the actual amount of funds at their disposal, no liability will
occur to the Shareholders.

Applications for Shares and Prospectuses to be addressed to
the Committee, at the Solicitors, Bankers, Messrs. Bond,
PearsQ, and Child, No. 8, Pavement, Finsbury; Messrs. H. H.
Cohen and Co., 4, Old London-street; or E. F. Green, 147,
Leadenhall-street, in the annexed form
Lond-n, Ist July, 1840.

To the Directors of the West India Immigration Society.
Gentlemen—l request to become a Subscriber for Shares
01201. each in this undertaking, and agree to take such Shares
as shall be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit thereon of 21
per Share, in conformity Ns ith the Prospectus, dated Ist day o
July, 18.10.

I am, Gentlemen, &c
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