Quebec 28^h May 1835

My Dear Sir

I was happy to find by your letter of the 15^h inst^t that you find yourself well enough to allow of a hope of our seeing you here at the grand gathering, wherever that is to be. You I think it probable that the meeting will take place at the time now fixed by the last prorogation[.] But every thing depends on the question whether the change in the Government at home (if indeed such change has actually taken place, of which we are not yet certain,) will put a stop to the plan of sending out a Commissioner, or lead to the appointment of a different person. Lord Aylmer has received the most satisfactory & gratifying communications, in explanation of the measure adopted by H. M. Gov^t in revoking his Commission as Gov^r in Chief, and giving such Commission to Lord Amherst[.] It appeared from the first, (at least to me,) to be a very inconvenient and difficult kind of arrangement to have a High Commissioner in the Province, treating and communicating with the Legislative bodies, receiving complaints and making offers, or proposing measures, either through the Governor in Chief, or without the intervention of the Gov^r in Chief[.] Yet I believe that the first intention of Gov^t went no farther than such an appointment; but that on consideration they saw how difficult it would be to accomplish the object of the Commissioner's visit without making him at the same time the Executive representative of the King, in the Government of the Province[.] They have therefore revoked Lord Aylmer's Commission and appointed Lord Amherst, but with a distinct and strong assurance to both, that the measure is not to be considered as derogating at all from Lord Aylmer's claim

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