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CHARLOTTETOWN,PRlNCE EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1852.

70L. 22.

LAND ASESSMENT.

'I‘IILst7lIs’s 0l'l'lCl, CllAIl.0'l"t‘l'l'0VVN, P.E. lsnaivn, January I9, I852. IN pursuance of the Act of the General Assembly of this Island, made and passed in the Eleventh year ofthe reign of Her pre- eent Vlajesty, entitled “ An Act for levying further an Assessment on all Lands in this Colony, and for the encnurugernerrt of Educa- tion," and of an Act nttide in amendment thereto, rind passed in the Fifteenth year of Her said Majesty's Reign, entitled " An Act to explain and amend the present Act for the Assessment of Land and the encouragement of Education," I do hereby give public notice, that Ihave issued a Proelsrniition, according to the terms of the said Act, of the undermentiori Town Lots, Writer Lots, Pasture Lots. and parts of Tovrnsliips in this Island, in arrears for the non-piiyriient of the several eutris due and owing thereon to Her Majesty, under and by virtue of the tint mentioned Act.

Acltll Aclll. Township No. I 4883 Township No. 39 500 3 I I48 40 800 7 I337 II 500 5000 -I2 500 I0 so.-.0; ts 20-rs; ii an 44 2962; I3 2397} 46 SS is 362.5 41 7o - I8 55I2fi 48 -I310 20 I529} 49 775 33 805 60 4 I0 25 3780 55 7SI 26 I44] 58 1573 29 I503‘ 59 2279 29 4841; so I360 365 6 3 I34 I 3| I I 28 65 I73l 3 3|)!“ 67 I I75 88 468 Paninuro lslnml I00 3 204 Leunox Isliitid. H00 33 500

Charlottetown, lat Hundred Tcwri _Lots, ,} of No. 43. Charlottetown, 2d o. do. 3 of No. 97, .{ of o. 98. Pasture Lots in Charlottetown Royalty, Nos. 19'], 21%|, 232, 283, 302, 32‘. 53B,'_5£9, 659 Mill, rtrttl A of 563. Town Lots in Georgetown :——Q of No. 7, let Range Letter B. 3, 2d Range, l.etter ll. Q 3, 3d llnnge, Letter G. 12, 3d Rnrigo, Letter G. 3, 4th Range, Letter A. Pasture Lots in Georgetown Royalty :—-Nos. 8, 89, 89. 90, I08, Il9, I20, I'll. I-I7. Town Lots in Princetoivn .—- lst

Noe. I, 2, ti, 6, 7, Row lst Division .etti~.r A I, 3, 4, 8, 7, 8, lat Row ivision Letter A 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 2d Row 2d Division Letter H I, 3, ll, 6, 7, 8, Row 3d Division Letter II I, 8, 8, 2d Row 4th Division scttcr ll 2, 8, 4, 5, 7, 2d Row bth Division .etter II 3, 3d Row Ist Division setter C 3, 6, 8, 3d Row 2d Division setter C I. 2, 3, 8d Row -Ith Division setter C 6, 8, 7, 8 8d R bth Division .etter C 1, 2, 4th Row let Division setter D

I 4, 4th Row 2d Division .etter D I, 2, 8, 4th Rovr 4th Division .etler D I, 2, O, 6, llth Row let Division better E I, 2, 8, 4, 5th Row Id Division Letter I5 I, 2, I, , 5, 5th Row 6th Division Letter E 2, 3, -I, . 7th Row Ist Division eetter G I, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8th Row Ist Division .etter II 3, 8th Row 2d Division setter II 1, lat Division Letter P 4, lat D on Letter D 4, 8, Ist D on Letter L 4 let Division Letter I

1: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, let Division Letter J

Pasture Lots in Princetown Royalty :——No. I75, 2l7, 315, half of No. 427, 453, 488, 489.

And the owners ofthe said Lots and Tracts of Ltind so in arrears, and proclaimed as aforesaid, are hereby notified, that in case the suru charged on them as aforesaid, together with the costs which have been incurred, shall not he paid wit in ten days from the next Easter Terrriof the Supreme Court ofludiciititre to he held at Charlottetown, which will continence on TU ".VII(\Y, the tilt day of May next, up- plicactition will be made to the Supreme Court, during the said I‘eriii for Judgment against the said Lots and Tracts of Land res- pectively.

.l0SF.l'll POPE, Treasurer. l.nais1.Arrvs: Couiscit. (‘-rutunrzit. Thursday, January 22, I852. ESOLVEI), That the following Standing Order of this House be inserted three times in each ofthe Newspapers published in Charlottetown, for the inforrriution of the public :

"That no Bill, Resolution or other proceeding, founded upon any application addressed to the House of Assembly, be sustriiiied by the Council, unless an application to the same effect, with such documents as rriny accompany the same, be also presented to the Council in General Assembly.”

CHARLES DESBRISAY, C.I..C.

Irr 1-rte House or has-.sssr.v, Thursday, January 22, I852. ESOLVED. That no petition pra ing aid for Roads, Bridges, R or Whsrfs, or for any object o it lociil or privrite nature, be received after FRIDAY, the Twentieth day of February nest. Orrltrerl, 'I‘hnt the above Resolution be inserted in each of the Newspapers published in Charlottetown. JOIIN MACNF.ll.L, C. II. A.

WINTER ARRANGEMENTS OF MAILS. HE MAIL8 for the neighbouring Provinces, during the Win- ter, willbe made up at this Oflice, every I-‘RIDAY at One o'clock, to be forwarded via Ca Traverse end Cu Tcrmentine commencing on FRIDAY the 6th of February instant, and the Mails for England will be forwarded on Friday Ilth February, and " 27th February. THOMAS OIVEN. Postmaster General. General Post Oflice, Charlottetown, Feb. I, I852. The ils from Nova Scotin will be due every Monday night. (All the Papers.) NOTICE. OWNIII of Parse-steadirtgs or Proprietors of Land l'or Sale, Ill as Let or Lease, in Prince Edward Island, are solicited to eoteneaieete vrhh thsflubecriber, as to lerrns and particulars ofIIl&.fG tbs llfilnetlea of intenilin settlers of small capital, aldef letitebAgrlealtaralclase. An early notice, per Post tprspsllt.‘ will seat auertlss.

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WILLIAM LA'MON'l‘, . H.‘.‘ ‘r...’ ah‘." eneral Com. Agent. Ith September, Ilfl.

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Road District No. 5, Queen's County.

HEREBY give notice, that I will on Wed esday, the 4th d y of February, set up and sell at Public Auction to the l°Wf‘l l"¢lll0_|'. lllfi ctllllfll ‘_'l°""|. levelling, and repairing the Pitches or Lrntlle I*‘I'Illl oit the tllaru Post Road in the above District, from ““l’°)’ ' B"“;l§°. to the Prince County Line. Sales to commence at the follow!" time: find plnres: John Hall's at nine o'clock; same_tlrty, at El ‘Q.tttIrriu's For :3, at Eleven o'clock; same day, at

Garvie's, Bonshuw, at one o'c ock.

' ‘he Contracts to remain in force till the Snow is all gone.

JOSEPH TROWSDALE, Commissioner. Crripaud,.lanunry, 29, 1852,

Fort HsszAitn's GAZl’l"l‘l. (SECONI) ADVERTISEMENT.) To the Tenantry, and whomever it may concern;

_ I am very willing to be corrected by any person of good inten- tions; but it is tint froru the silly twuddlcs of one who signs himself “ l"tt_zloy," or from the slring of the Islander, that I could receive any _iiistruction. They are employed, mu], no .].,..b;_ M," Paid. ,,, iriystify, perplex and disguise the truth; and to draw your attention from gaining any knowledge of what is your rights, and fruit: under- standing what ought to be studied, your true interests. “ Fitzloy" wotrl have you_to licltcve, that my petition on behzilfof the tenant- ry. is defective in Ill prttycr. 'l‘lint petition prnys, that the subject may be taken into consideration: Now, th subject of the petition 5431” |0 show, that the township Iundrt tire forfeited; that the erichent ol the forfeited laititls - ‘ '~ ' - ' ' r -' l'-'

by the solerrin Act ofthe King in Council; that under the deceptive color ofn purcliase of the forfcitetl grants by the colonial tiuthoritics rtrirl others; they have set tisidti the Act of the king in Council, and “‘“'l"9<l on ntvuersliip over the public lands; that by deceit and tlirealerii.-d prosecutions, the assumed owners prevailed with the ag- l'ICIllll.Il'.‘tl p_opulation, to iittorii and execute lenses, to rent to tlicirt, and III soriiie instarices, to buy and pay for the fee simple in- l"""" “r “'9 l‘”“l§ that such ohligatioiis, on the part of the tenant, tire construed by our Courts of l.aw ns conclusive evidence ofa just debt‘. and n rover for all the guilt of the assumed lnridlord; rind he plrtains a judgment in his favour, as it reward for all his treachery ! ‘I herefor_e, the petition presumes, that soirie Act or impediment ex- till,’ which prevents the Courts of Law from affording Justice nc- cortltiig to its true intent, and the merits of the case. And the petttiori prays the Legislature to retnove such impedirnents, that the tenant might hrirt iiri action a ainst his assumed landlord, and pro- cepil to u_-lgrnent according to the merits of the whole case.

I‘he ritish dorriirrions are the most extensive of any government ongeurth, and ti great prirt of it lit for the habitation, the comfort and enjtiyrnent of men; and the constitution for the goverarnent of these extensive doniiiiions is most perfect, just rind equitable in theory; rind if carried into practice, will erinble Great Britain to keep the lead of all ii.-itions in the rrrnrch of improvement, prosperity and power. But that constitution depends upon the opiaioris and actions ol men at home and abroad; and it becomes the duty of every nrun in nntliorit , rind under authority, as they value the prosperity rind honor of t ieir country, as they respect and vencriite truth and jus- ||C6. as they discriminate betwixt right and wrong : neither to iin- pose on others wrongfully, or sufi'er themselves to be so imposed on, by unconstitutional tiutliorit .

According to the theor of the Ilritish constitution, the Crown is the trustee to receive, to told and to dispose of the public lands, and whezher it be to resume, to grant, or to sell the public lrrnds, it must have for its object the political and social well-being ofthe cornruu- ntty; and wherever this is carried into practice in the colonies, that country will prosper. In colonies depending on agriculture, the ag- ricultural improvement of individuals is the improvement of the country; and if they are allowed to retain their own means to pro- ceed with improvement, the country will soon yield, not only an abundance to supply all its wants, but a surplus for merchandize, commerce and employment for all branches of industry, which would add ornament to usefulness. and wealt to meet contingen- cies. But this cannot be done, while the agricultural population have to trike the land at second-hand from grantees, or at third-hand from land agents, whose object is to make all the money ofit the can.

fthe Crown grants were to be viewed in no other light than as a boon or gift to eager expcctants, who were not expected to improve the land, but to make mo f it b lease or sale to lribouring people; this would increase the number of eagifl expectants of grants, and foster their rn acity, and in the same ratio, would decrease the number of the in ustiious and labouring class, and reduce them to poverty. The sunisanken frotn the agricultural people, by grantees and land agents for the price or rent of wild land, is taking the same uriiount frotrr the iriiprovement of the country, and applying it to support idleness and vice. Yet the like has been pertnitted and is permitted; hiit it exposes a disease and an unhezilthy state of the llriiish constitution, and bears the same rclntionshi to that con.-iti. tution which it cancer does to the constitution of tlie human body, and it must be amputated, or the body will languish and perish. 'I‘Iie very nature of a grant from the Crown to one person to settle a number of other persons, suppose such persons, incapable of making terms of settlement for themselves; the grantee ulono is nnswernble for the terms of settlement, The grant is an order from the Crown to settle so many persons, and the settlement must be similar to the settlements made by the Crown. If the grantee ac- eept the grant, he tnust perforiri the settlement or resign his grant to the Crown, and petition to be relieved from his obligations. But it is well known in some quarters, that many of the grants were not accepted. The rrints were not taken np try the grantees, irntil they,or some other persons in their stead. were encouraged to do so by seeing the safe and profitable job the usurpers had made of the agricultural population; and while those grants were ntit claimed, the lands rerriziined it witness against the usurpers; and to retriove these witnesses out of the way, a partial escheat was thought of, which my obstitiacy prevented.

It is twenty years since I gave my opinion publicly, that the ten- antry ought to have been settled in the same manner as the like

rsnns have been settled by the Crown; and my opinion was well known when I took my seat in the House of Assembly. It was then I was invited to it private meeting, which had for its object a partial Ilsclieat. It was iriude to appear at that meeting, that there were several townships without any land agent to represent tlierii, and squatters were taking the land without any authority, and conse- queully setting it very bad example to the tenantry and others who bought their lands. 'I‘hut.there were man of the most respectable people well entitled to a grant of land, ut the overniiient had scarcely any crown lands at their disposal; and if would give up my own views, be guided by them, and go for a partial Eschest, I would come in for a shareo t e a .

To obtain this partial Bscheat, it bscarrie necessary to enact a law for that express per a: the enactment was to make new con- ditions of forfeiture, which were not meant in the grants to be a forfeiture; and to overlook those conditions, which the grants them- selves declared to be a forfeiture, and in the re-granting ofthe lands, the government were not to be limited as to the quantity of land to be granted to one rson; nor were they to be fettered with any conditions for settlement or improvement. The rties who were expecting new grants, were men who were not ikely to im rove the land themselves, but they expected large tracts of land to ct on lease. or to sell to the agricultural people at the highest price which could be obtained; and thereby to sanction by an enactment of the Legislature and the lioverntnent the lmpoertions of the usurpers Ilpon the agricultural inhabitants. And instead of being it been to the colony, it was intended as it bribe, to stop the mouth of those

who were likely to disturb the landlords in their usur possessions, And when you meet a man ofintelligence who as it, that the partial Eecheat would have been a boon to the colony, e either expected a eat, or he favours the usurpation of the landlords; but if it is said by one who has learned it from others, you may lrnpute it to his ignorance.

I have never sought for any I-‘.sr:heat but this, that a court should be ap inted to try the grants by their own conditions. I could not have ad the rents redaced to sis-pence an acre by any arrange- ment s-ith Gov. Fltnroy, all each srrringenieat would have been compromising acrltne. It now in the bands of a Responsible Government, and it is to be hoped they will not disappoint the

Muir’. Years to I ‘D WILIJAII COOPER.

Charlottetown Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

Tris: Third Annual General Meeting ofthe above Company took.place at the Town Hall, in Charlottetown, on Friday evenirig, the 23d inst., at Seven o'clock, pursuant to notice published in the several newspapers.

The President having taken the Chair, called on the Sec- retary to read the notice convening the meeting.

I‘hc Secretary having read the advertisement which gave notice that the meeting was the Annual General Meeting of the Company, for the appointment of Officers for the current year, and other purposes,

The President then requested the Secretary to read the Report, which is as follows:

A’l‘rrrr Annual General Meeting of this Company iillbrds the Directors the pleasure ofmeeting the Proprietors for thc'I'liird time since its institution. Three years have passed over since the tiirniatiun ofthis Society, and the kind hand of Providence has protected it against any loss whatever.

_ The Capital ofthe Company, therefore, continueetoincrease in Amount, as it increases in years, stcrttlily stretching forth its protection over house after house. And the Directors look forward, in hopes of yet seeing, the owner of every house in Town protected from the eflects of that direful element, that has so frequently, in other countries, in the course ofti cw short hours, deprived hundreds and thousands of all they pos- sessed. The Directors, however, cannot help expressing their surprise and regret, that in ti comparatively wooden Tow like this, there should exist such a degree ofttpathy among its

inl.-'ibitants generally with regard to Fire Insurance; the

Directors believing that at this day there is fetv over one-tlrird ofttie buildings in Town Insured in any amottnt! The Direc-

tors are thus induced to express their surprise and regret, be-

cause they feel well assured that it is not the want of means of paying the trifling sum of three or four pounds yearly, as Proniiuins.tliat prevent the owners of property from Insuring,

but (I degree of carelessness and want ofthought, attributable

in consequence of Fires having hitherto occurred so seldom in

this Towii; yet, how riiaiiy persons are to be found in our

commtinity, owners of houses, the rents of which are their

main support, and who consider themselves in it measure in-

dependent, and feel an inward satisfaction in having it in their

power to devise these houses among their children at their death, when, in all probability, they have not one shilling

Insured on any of them, and consequently might, in a few

hours, have nothing more than as many Iicaps afas/ics.’

The Directors would ask sirch, are you doing justice to yourselves, or, at any rate. are you doing justice in your fami- lies. in running such risks? The Directors feel satisfied there are many who would be totally ruined, and their families left destitute, iftheir houses and goods were consumed by that all devouring clement. Some me say, and do say, they never Insure. because they believe themselves to be uncommon care- ful, regarding fire, and never lay down to rest without see- ing every particle of Fire in their houses perfectly extin- guished. But the Directors would ask such, can they on- swer for tlieit neighbours? What matter how careful one man may be, when perhaps the house adjoining him is occu- pied ss a grog shop, in which the fire is seldom, or never quenched; where lighted candles and tobacco pipes are con-- stantly, and incautiouely,used. How few are there, either professional men, merchants, or tradesmen, who are owners or proprietors of property, but could sflbrd, say, from Three to Four Pounds a year? Consider then, that sum would keep from Tuiivre 10 Form HUNDRED Pourtns always secure in case of accident.

The Directors feel much pleasure in having it in their pow- er to infortn the Proprietors, that the Funds ofthe Company continue steadily to increase. and that they have already sav- ed eome few hirndred Pounds, that would otlierwise have been sent out of the country. Yet the Directors regret that this Institution is not still more errcoirraged. even two thirds ofthe owners of property in Charlottetown united, and joined this Company, at its commencement, it would already be in a position that would justifv the Directors in reduciiig the futtire premiums to one-half what is cl.argcd by all other tlnmpauies. Consider then the advantage that might, by this time, have been derived in this Company over others. To those careful persons, who keep large sums insured, the Directtws woti il say: Insure PART in this Company, and the remainder in another, until vou arc satisfied the Capital accu- intilatetl is suflirient to justify your Insuring the whole.

The Directors have to observe, that at the close ofthe first your, the Capital oftliis Company, in Bonds. Treastiry War- rants, Cash and Interest, amounted to the sum of .C~l52 (is. ‘.!d.; that at the close of the second year. the Capital oftlic (i‘otnp:2:iy, consisting as above, amoiiiitetl to the sum of .9612 17s. 4d.; and at the close ofthe third year, that is to say. on the .'ilst day of Dci-ember last, the Capital amounted to £774 3s. 9d., as appearing by tho Auditors’ report, shewinrz. 8! before observed, that the Funds of the Company continue steadily iiicrt-rising. The Proprietors are aware that all out- standing risks cease with the year. The Directors observe, that since the close of the year upwards of £80, in addition, has been received for renewals, which, of course, will form part ofthe present years’ funds, but \\’hlt'lI added to the above rnriltes .C85l 9s. 9d. capital now nvoilalile; and the Direclrirs observe, that several New Policies have been issued, and in- tlueritial persons joined the company the ireecnt year. ,

The Directors recommend the new I hard to continue to take moderate risks, wt-.|l spread, avoiding too large stints in one huil:ling—that every Member ofthe Company ehotild use his inllttcncc, with his neighbour. to induce him to join this Coiiipany, by which means, the Directors will have it in their power tti reduce the present rate of premium, the great object this Company has in view,snd whicb,the Directors feel satisfied, will be the most elfecturtl means of more rapidly increasing its business, and sustaining within the Colony so desirable and tiscful an institution.

The Secretary then observed, that ifthere was any member ofthe Company present who wished for any further informa~ tion regarding the operations of the lnstittitiun, he would be most happy to sfliird it. o member having put any tucsiion:

On motion of Mr. John Rider, seconded by Mr. 'm. C. Truwtin—

Rosolrwl, That the Report be adopted and published.

The President having then informed the meeting that agree- ably to the Act of Incorporation, they had to elect thirteen Directors, live o whom were first to be elected out of the present Board of Directors, the meeting immediately proceed- ed to do so, when

E. L. L diard. Esq. P. Macgotvan. F-51- Henry I aszard, Esq. Mr. George Hear, jun. Daniel Brerian, were dtily re-elect .

The Company then proceeded to the election of eight other persons frnrn among themselves, when the following were duly elected. via:

llon. W.W. Lord, Mr. John Inge,

Bgnj, Duigg, Esq. John Trenam:in,

Mr. William Heard, John Ritler, John Gainsford, Richard Hearts.

The foregoing persons will come into otllce on the 3lst day ol'.liinusry, instant, as the Board of Directors for the present