APPENDIX.] OF JAMAICA. 



certainly under the greatest hopes of improvement of all the islands in the 

 West Indies, and therefore most fit for to be encouraged, with the king's 

 countenance and support, with good and acceptable laws. 



What bills I shall send to Mr. Secretary Coventry, I pray may be de- 

 spatched speedily when brought before your lordships and received; an 

 order to be passed through all offices without delay, being in part of what 

 is so very much wanting towards the support of the good government of 

 this island. 



NUMBER VIII. 



Copy of a Letter from the Earl of Carlisle to the Committee. 



MY LORDS, 



A fortnight ago I gave you an account upon what terms I had parted 

 with the assembly. I have since thoroughly considered of what might in 

 this place most conduce to his majesty's service, and could not think of 

 any better expedient than to send the bearer, Mr. Atkinson, to wait upon 

 your lordships. He was secretary to Sir Thomas Lynch and my Lord 

 Vaughan, and has been enough acquainted with all my proceedings since 

 my arrival, so as perfectly able to satisfy your lordships in any thing 

 you may desire to know concerning the place, and to lay before you all 

 the several interests of his majesty relating to it. 



My lords, I find that the present form appointed for the making and 

 passing of laws, considering the distance of the place, is very impracti- 

 cable, besides very distasteful to the sense of the people here, as you 

 may observe by the assembly's address to me; and if your lordships will 

 please to move his majesty to send me a general instruction to call another 

 assembly, and to re-enact and make what laws are fit for this place, I 

 could then order the matter to conclude effectually to his majesty's ser- 

 vice. I have, by Mr. Atkinson, sent you the drafts of such bills as are 

 the most fundamental, and chiefly concern his majesty's interest; and I 

 do assure you, that I will not in any material point vary from them. He 

 will, when your lordships order him to attend you, lay them all before 

 you, and, I believe, give your lordships such thorough satisfaction, that 

 you will rest assured, that what I desire is for his majesty's service, and 

 that I shall be enough enabled by it to settle every thing upon so good a 

 foundation, that neither his majesty nor your lordships will ever repent of 



