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British and Foreign Commercial and non-official Community of the place.
The proceedings were marked by complete unanimity, and the chief grounds of protest agreed to were contained in the First Resolution, which "adopted to the fullest extent the arguments which had been brought before the Duke of Newcastle by both Mr Mercer and myself in support of the assertion, that the presence of troops here is unnecessary for any purely Colonial object."
Minutes of the Appropriation Ordinance were taken in the forenoon of that day before the assembling of the Council. A Committee nominated by the Public Meeting waited on me to present an official printed record of the proceedings of the meeting.
I was also presented a petition signed by 443 British and Foreign residents requesting me to forward to you the accompanying Memorial, respectfully praying for the relinquishment of the demand for Military contribution, and further praying me to withdraw the item of £20,000 from the Estimates.
4. The 5th Instant was the day next fixed for the second reading of the Appropriation Ordinance, but it was postponed until your reply to the Memorial should be received.