ke intended corage of gold and silver mone

and te Governor also stated met he had

transmittid to Hles majeshys ministers the

rebpect

Memorial presented to him on mtat by te

members of thie Coust deesing the last recops

and tas in srpport of the cepresentations therei

confained, had addresedto Lord Castleraagh, Hij

majestys Secretari of state for thecolonial

Departnent, aletter of which Hij Excilleney

non laid a Copy before te Court which, togeste

with te memorial of te members to the Goverro

was ordered te be envested in te minutes; the

same being rispectivelij of the following tenon„

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To Mer Excelleney L Colonel

Andra Ross Acting St Jovemnor

in and over the Colonies of Esequebo

and-Demierarg and then Dependent

Districte H H W

she Meinorial of the undersig ned Memibers

Composnig with Jom Ecceleencij as President,

the Court of Policy of the aforesaid Colonies

Theweth:

Mat an enormons quantiti of

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base Com, consisting of Portuguse pieces

Commonli called Joes, plugged with Copper.

or brass slightly gilt over, having lately sound

its way into general circulatiën in these Colonies

Joui Memorialists, on the representation thereof„

made by yom Exeellency af an Extraordinarg

sepion of this Court, which ijou thonght propar

to convene om the occasion, uuited with yom

Eicellenei in the opinion that not a moment

shuld be lost in pietting a stop to an wvil

which could not but en crease in magnitide

everij hour it was suffered te continue.

In this vier and as we reflected that whateren

quilt might attach to the sabucators of that

base