Stirling peerage

24 INTRODUCTION.
said territories, his lordship deems it right to give publicity
to these his just and undoubted claims ; and further, to inform
the public, and all others whom it may concern, that no
grants of any of the said lands (save those which have been
heretofore legally appropriated) can be made by any other
person whomsoever ; and further, that his lordship is ready
and willing to treat for such grants, and to aid and asssist
liberally those who are disposed to take them, and become
settlers on his said territories, or who wish to obtain tracts of
land for former joint- stock companies, or any other individual
purposes whatsoever.
" Application to be made at his lordship's chambers, 53,
Parliament Street, Westminster.
« London, 28th March, 1832."*
On the 19th of the same month and year, on the
motion of the Earl of Rosebery relating to the evils
arising from the practice of persons claiming dormant
peerages voting at elections of Scottish Representative
Peers, and which was so strongly felt, a select com-
mittee of the House of Lords was appointed to take
the subject into consideration, with the view of pre-
venting (as his lordship expressed it) " the facility
with which persons can assume a title without autho-
* With reference to one of these advertisements, the following; para-
graph appeared in the Globe of 4th March, 1832: — "We observe an
advertisement for the sale of sixty-three thousand acres of land in the
province of New Brunswick, at the auction mart to-morrow, the 7th
instant, on behalf of the ' Earl of Stirling.' It may not be improper to
state, that, on inquiry at the Colonial Department, we find that Govern-
ment do not recognize the claims which the gentleman assuming that
title makes to the unoccupied lands in the province ; but have, on the
contrary, directed the local authorities to oppose any entry which may
be made on any such lands by persons deriving title from grants made
by the ' Earl of Stirling.' It is very undesirable that any doubt should
exist upon a question of this nature which may have the effect of involv-
ing the purchasers at this proposed auction, and any settlers whom they
may remove to the province, in very serious embarrassments."