‘ LAND ASSESSMENT.

Treasurer’s Office, Charlottetown, ’ Prince Edward Island, January 18th, 1841.

N FURTHER PURSUANCE of the Act of the

M. General Assembly of this Island, made and passed in , the Seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majety King "in", William the Fourth, intitulod fin flat for levying an Assess- ment on all Lands in this Island-I do hereby ‘give Public

“nut Nance, that I _have made Proclamation according to the 1%. terms of the said Act, of the undermentioned l‘orv‘h Lots,

Water Lots'and Pasture Lots, and parts of Lots or Townships in

this Islantd, in arrear far pulpit-payment oftlt'e several sums due and

owlng t ereon to er ajesi under and b virtue of the

3,3 before-mentioned Act, viz : y, y 1' o

- _ Town Lots m Charlottetown.

Town Lot Number 75, m the Third Hundred.

we . lit, e, - garb“: I.o'rs Numbers 430 and 409, in the Royalty of-Clrar- I‘lfllu' lottetpwn. . \ ‘ 30..., v > Town Lots in Georgetown. < “:13. Number 4 lst Range Letter C. "b. “ 12 3d do. H B. “the, H 2 t: u it mt . “ 2516 4th do. “ C. .‘ “Km - Pasture Lot Number 103, in Georgetown Royalty. ' r Pasture Lots Numbers 91, 202, 326, 484 and 491, in Prince- . I‘d-u. town Royalty. ’ nth. , 6,545 Acres on Township Number 8 e on”, N .- 1,000 “ “ 15 W Silk : _, 1,475 “ t: 25 r the 2,332.5 u u 37 War u u 38 If. 7,400 “ “ 52 1,000 “ “‘ 55 whim 146; “ “ . 65 uttered Cir. And the owners ofthe said Lots and Tracts of Land, soin arrear Bram; and proclaimed as aforesaid, are hereby notified, that in case the r, W ; i sums charged on them by the said Act, together with the costs M and“ g which have been incurred, shall not be paid within Ten Days 1!,lldfrnghp. before the next Term of the Supreme Court of Judicature, nlimred would? to be held at Charlottetown, application will be made to the dam“, my said Supreme Court, during the said Term, for Judgment against ram 3. "I. the said Lots and Tracts of Land respectively. prices. ‘; J. SPENCER SMITH, Treasurer. ring, Blacqu” . "dud ' HE Subscriber, Proprietor of Townships Nos. 9, 16, For“!!! "'9' V _22 and 61, in this Island, has, by Deed Poll, bearing date . the 24th day of February last, and duly Registered in the Regis- M " trar Office for this Colony, revoked and made null and void a I Kalle.“ certain Letter of Attorney, heretofore granted by him to JOHN 111 LEWELLIN LEWELLIN, Esquire, of VVoodley Grove, in this "'1'"!th Island, as his Agent, ever and' for the said Townships. ' fl“. “ ' LAURENCE SULIVAN. Ink. Ink Pom”. March 271b, 1841. 2a Books, Batik A CARI). . Ml“ “Ml, R. LEWELLIN offers his best thanks 'to those the ' ‘ " Tenants and Settlers who have shewn liimkindness and lv‘“! "' i ' ‘assisted him in the management of Lots 9, 16, 22 and 61; and J” ‘m Mal". informs the Tenantry generally that, should any error or omis- . ‘ " sion in Accounts be discovered, he will to t readily and cheer- ": i fulryendszm tochtil‘y what may be Kitties." -. .. « I"! . “I'- v Mr. L. hopes that all those settled on the above Townships '"iw'mr‘hl can testify that he has always shewn solicitude and jealousy for

"'0'- u m the interests of, the above named Estate, and also for their own

"'5"“.. a” welfare and advancement. ~

mm “m, g , April 1, 1841.

"""(f‘mcwl To the Tenants on Township Forty-Three.

“‘1’ dbl-rm t ‘ AKE NOTICE, that by Indentures of Lease and ‘p i , , Release, hearing date respectively, the 24th and 25th days

w and in. ‘ ' ' ofA ril, 1815, the Release being made between \Villiani Towns-

IFH. v

hen , deceased, and Flora, his wife, ofthe one part, and iii-rye v

~Edm‘und Mars and Alexander Birnie, both then resident in London, Merchants, of the other part—All Lot or Townshyp Number Forty-three, in Prince Edward Island, Were conveyed

nl‘nllle'iliu‘ and assured to them the said Edmund \Vatcrs and Alexander "" m. Birnie, for securing the payment of£335, lawful moneyofthe W" I ’; said Island, and Interest, by the said \Villiam 'l‘ownshend to the “(‘35 w 1, said Edmund Waters and Alexander Birnie, at a certain day, in 5‘" ‘ a the said Indcntrrre of Release mentioned, and now past; and a 'l “Kr ~ . certain portion of the said sum of£335, with a large arrear of

llw '- Interest thereon, is still due and unpaid-and the said Edmund " l""’"‘ 't \Vaters and Alexander Birnie have both duly assigned to me the

"ham. said Mortgage, and all their right, title and interest therein:

i" 1745 I do, therefore, hereby give you notice, not to pay any re'nr, now " I"? '. due, or hereafter to become due, from you for the said land and I" ll" b“. premises, to ' any other person except to me, or to such person or r "H" persons as I shall duly authorize to receive the same. "W" ‘1“ - GEORGE BIRNIE. I'l:"“.:" Charlottetown, February 9, 1841. ’(I l .n‘uwf CAUTION. I i i 9 LL' Persons are hereby cautioned against cutting 1"! “an 'i A. or carrying away Timber, or Wood of any description, 10-, , ’from that part of Township No. 43, belonging to the Estate of the PM"! late Honorable William Townshend, deceased, 11 they wrsh to 1111'“ 'd l- w and law costs. ' trial" 9in "0' d ' . CHARLES woman.” id the 1”, Mortgages in possessron. .mi PM CAUTION T0 LUMBERERS. of 0'” .. 1 LL Persons found trespassrng upon any ofthe Estates Hvl'l .w of the Right Honorable the-Earl ‘of SELKIRK, in this "Am" 1“ Island, by cutting timber, or otherwise, Will be prosecuted wrth W" . the utmost rigour of the Law. Tetqantsbrequlirrng 'lirnber for B ildinos,&c.musta 1 tot e su scrr er. m or ' Fm“ " ° W “V w. DOUSE, Land Agent. 1,33." 'ii- REMOVAL. r i l HE Subscriber begs leave to inform his numerous am" by friends, arrd‘the public enerally, that he has removed to yllllbon that House in Queen Street, mowrr by the name oftlre Old . with i Conn Htmse (up stairs), opposite Messrs. R. ’& Longworth’js ,',.y by ll" store; and hopes by assiduity and attention to busrness, to merit.

a continuation of that patronage-which has hitherto been so

' 11 t nded towards him. I “be” y ex e v ARCHIBALD MACLEOD, Tailor.

Charlottetown, April 16, 1841. P A I N T I N G. V ARRIAGE, House, Ship, Sign and Ornamental Painting and Gilding—Timitation of Woods, Marbles, &c.—-

and Roomspapered, by GEO A THRESHER

Charlotteto‘wn, April 8, 1841. APTAIN WILLIAM HUBBARD begs to inform his

friends, and the public in general, that he has taken the Ferrv House, and intends to keep good entertainment for man and horse, on eTemperance principles, and hopes by strict atten- tion, to merit the favour ofa generous public. Charlottetown, 26th March,.1841.

APPRENTICES .WANTED. - ROM 10 to 12 steady active young Men, from 15 . to 16 years of age, who are desirous of becoming Appren- "ces ‘0. “‘9 Shlpbuilding Business, will hear of good and liberal “e'ms’ma fit“ "‘18 establishment, on application to the sub-

frscriber. ' " " . - JOHN DAVIS, Jun- Charlottetown, 18th February, 1841.

NE or TWO APPRENTICES WANTED to the Pump and Blockmaking business. Apply to WATSON DUCHEMIN.

February 19m, 1841..

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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

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,CHARLOTTETOWN, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1841.

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

. MONDflY, April 12. Several sums were reported from the Committee of Sup- ply,.among which were the following:

£120 for a Market-house in' Georgetownf§eag 16. NEWS, Messrs. Clark, Rae and Montgomery. :r‘ ‘

£12 for the lower Schodl iu Princetown Royalty.-—Yeas, 13. Nays, 4. -

£350 as a first enstalment towards the new Ferry Wharf, opposite Charlottetown.

Yeas—Messrs. Le Lacheur, Macfnrlane, Hudson, I-Ion. J. S. Macdouald, Beck, Longworth, Dalzicl, Palmch Forbes, Thomson, Maclcaii—ll. '

Nays—Messrs. Montgomery, Fraser, Clark, Rae, Mac- neill, J. Dingwcll, Macintosh, D. Macdonald, Gorman~9.

So it was carried in the affirmative. ‘

£60 to defray the Salaries of the Sheriffs of the different Counties, provided they had not served the previous year.

Mr. Palmer moved, to strike out the proviso attached to this grant.’ -

Yeas—Messrs. Palmer, Maclcan, Montgomery, Long- worth, Dalziel, Hon.,J. S. MacdonaId—S. ‘

Nays—Messrs. Beck, Rae, Forbes, Le Lacheur, Clark, D. Macdonald, Macintosh, Thomson, Macneill, Macfarlane, Gorman, Hudson, Fraser, .1. Dingwell—l4.

So the amendment was lost.

TUESDA Y, April 13th.

The House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole- House, to resume the consideration of the Report of the Spe- cial Committee to whom was referred the petition of James Howlett.

Mr. D. Macdonald, chairman ofthe committee, reported that they had adopted the following Report, which he was

< directed to, submit to the House:

Your Committee to whom was referred the Petition of James Howlett, of Bay Fortune, complaining of the con- duct of Peter M‘Callum, Esq, Slierifl‘of King‘s County, beg leave to report, that they have had before them the said James Howlett, and several others. from whose tes- timony they are convinced that the conduct of the said Peter M‘Callnm, Esq, at the Sale of the property of James Douglas, in January, 1840, was,‘ under all cir— cumstances, overbearing, and also that His conduct, in other instances, is well known to have been unwarranted and highly censurable. Such conduct, in such an officer makes him ill calculated to perform the onerous and responsible duties of the office of Sheriff, which duties should be performed with calm firmness, free from irri- table excitement. Your Committee, therefore, humbly recommend the House to address His Excellency the Lieut. Governor, praying him not to ire-appoint the said Peter M‘Callum, Esq, to the office of Sheriff.

A motion being made, that the said Report be agreed to:

Mr. Fraser moved, as an amendment, that the following be the Report of the Committee:

The Committee to whom was referred the Petition of Mr. James Howlett, of Bay Fortune, submit that as to the allega- tions contained in said Petition, they have examined the said James Howlett, and other witnesses; and, in'addition thereto, have referred to the examination oflast year,.and other documents; and find that Petet'lt’Ichllum, Esq. acted in a very arbitrary manner, and with the evident intention of irritating the people so as to provoke them locommit a Riot, at theSale of Mr. James Douglas’s Property, at Bay Fortune, and that ifa riot had taken place, he would have been the main cause; and they have to report, that the said Peter M‘Callum, Esq., on examination before a special Com- mittee of this House, admitted that he struck an individual with the butt-en of his whip, at the said sale, without being sure of having received any provocation from that individual. They have further to report, that the said Peter McCallum, Esq. indicted several individuals, who were present at the said sale, for riot and assault on himself, and by his select- ing a Jury in his own case, and also one particular evidence, the said individuals were brought in guilty, and suffered the punishment of the Law; while, from the evidences that have been adduced before your Committee, it would appear that there was no evidence suflicient to warrant such.conviction. _ Your Committee have further to state, that the said Peter McCallum, Esq. made an affidavit that an individual named T. H. Wallis was guilty of an assault on him, the said Peter McCallum, Esq, and consequently, the said '1‘. 1-1. W'allis was apprehended and incarcerated in Georgetown Jail, until the Term of the Supreme Court held there last March; and while the said T. H. Wallis was anxious to stand a trial, the Court thought proper to release him from further confinement without trial, whereby the country it] that case was put to a great expense in subpoenaing wit- nesses without any cause whatever.

Your Committee beg to remark, that it would take up more time than can well be spared, to recapitulate, in detail, the malicious and arbitrary conduct of the said‘Pctcr Mc- Callum, Esq., while acting as High Sheriff of King’s County—they therefore forbcar making any further com- ments.

But as your Committee are fully of opinion that it would tend greatly, to the peace of that County, that the said Peter McCallum, Esq. should not be rc—appointed High Sheriff, they would therefore recommend that an Address be present: ed to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, praying that he would be pleased to dispense with the services of the said Peter McCallum, Esq. as High Sheriff for King’s

County, for the time to come.

The amendment was negatived on the following division:

Yeas—Messrs. Fraser, Rae, D. Macdonald, Le Lacheur, Macneill, J. Dirrgwcll, Forbes, Macintosh—-8.

Nays—Messrs. Thomson, German, lVlorrthmcry, Palmer, Longworth, J. S. Macdonald, Clark, Dalzicl, Beck—9.

Mr.~Palmer then moved, as an amendment, that the fol: lowing be adopted as the Report of the Committee:—

Wliereas the grievances represented to the House of As- sembly by the Petitioner, James Howlett, have been already investigated, when he was tried in the Supreme Court of Judicature, and found guilty by :1 Jury of his County ofa riot and assault on Peter McCallum, Esq. High Sherifi‘ of King’s County, in the executiop of his office, and the im- prisonment of which he complains 1-, by Virtue of the sen- teiice of the law, duly passed ' for such offence, and whereas it would be highly-unconstitutional in princrple for the House of Assembly to inquire into, with a View 0? dgsputrngcr dis- turbing the Judgment of a Court of law, Judicially given by the constituted authorities: and Wherea? there is no charge preferred in this House against the said Peter McCalllflfli Esq., other than what is contained in the Petition 0f the said James Hewlett, supported by his own (Ix-parts statements before a Committee of the House, and havrng relation only to the aforesaid matters already tried and determmedi and whereas the said Peter McCallum hath not been called 9P9" to answer to the said complaint, nor to profit-106 “"7 “mum? on his behalf therein, nor bath the House of Assembly ever acquainted the said Peter McCallum that such complaint was even preferred against him: and whereas there “eve; been, at. any session or time, any charge agains h 8'8}! Peter-‘McCallum, in relation to his Shricvalty or 01 cruise,

i “preferred to the House of Assemblyby any person whatever;

's conduct. been com )lained of in any proceeding Psdehfllihlfhre or b the order of the said House, wherein 3‘16 said Peter McCal am has been called upon to answer. to 6 same, and permitted to adduceevidenc‘e 9n his behalIl:i se of

- Resolved, therefore, That it is rnexpedrent for the I oucon- Assembly to proceed any further upon the allegations

‘ taincd in the Petition of the said James Howlett.

Yeas—Messrs. Palmer, Hon. J. S. Magdonald, Mont- .L worth, Hudson Maclean— . _ gnlr‘lnsyZLIllldEsrs. Dalziel, Le’Lacheur, Fraser, Macnelll, Forbes, Thomson, .1. Dingwell, Rae, MacrntOSh, Mactar- lane, Beck, Clark, D. Macdonald—IB. z.

So it passed in the negative.

Mr. Palmer then moved a further amendment to the said Report—that after the words U to address His Ex- ce'lency the Lieutenant Governor,” all be struck out. and the following-substituted—“ to cause a constitutional investigation to be made into the conduct of the said Peter M‘Callum, Esq." ‘

Yeas—6. Nays—13.

So'it passed in the negative.

. The question for‘ agreeing to the original report was then put‘and carried.

WEDNESDAY, April 14. - The Revenue Bill, the Fish Bounty Bill and the Hard LabOur Bill, were severally read the third time, passed, and sent to the Council.

Mr. Thomson, from the Committee appointed to pre- pare a‘n Address to His Excellency the Lieutenant Go- vernor, relative to the re-appointment of Peter M‘Callurn, Esq. to the ollicc of Sheriff of King’s County, presented to the House the draught of an Address, as prepared by the Committee, and the said draught Address was again read at the Clerk’s Table. i -

_Oi‘dered, That the said draught Address be now com~ mitted to a Committee of the whole House.

Mr. Rae moved, that it be an instruction to the said Committee, to inquire into the mode in which Sheriffs have formerly been and ale now appointed in this Colony. '

Which was ordered. .

And then the House resolved itselfinto the said Corn- rnittee (Mr: Thomson in the Chair)

Alter some time spent therein, Mr. Thomson reported, that the Committee had come to two Resolutions ; which Resolutions were again read at the Clerk’s Table, and are as follow : . l '

1. RESOLVED, as the opinion of this Committee. that the. mode of appointing Sheriffs in this Colony has been to appoint them annually. and not to reappoint the same individuals; and that this mode is sanctioned by the Act, 26th Geo. 3, cap. 15, and has not in any instance been de- parted from, so far as appears to your Committee, until 1810, when the same individuals were re-apporntcd as Sheriffs for King’Sand Prince Counties.

2. RESOLVED, That it be recommended to the House to refer the draught Address as to Peter M‘Callum, Esq. to a Special Committee, for the purpose of amending the same. v ‘

The First of the said Resolutions being again read ;

Mr. Thomson moved, in amendment thereto, that after the word “Resolved,” all be .struck out, and the follow- ing substituted :-— ‘

“ That as the law requires an annual appointment of Sheriffs to take place,- it is a sufficient safeguard to the

public that, should such an officer commit trial-practices,

his reappointment will not take place.” The House divided on the motion of amendment. YEAS—dliessrs. Thomson, Palmer, Montgomery, Long. worth—4. Navy—Messrs. Dalziel, Maclean, J. Dingwcll. Lc La- cheur, Fraser, Forbes, .l. S. Macdonald, Clark. D. Mac- donald, Rae, Gorman. ll’lacneill, Macfarlane, Beck,

Hudson. ll'lacinmshs-em.

So it passed in the negative.

Mr. Palmer then moved, in amendment to the said

Resolution. that after the word “ Resolved,” all be struck

out: and the following substituted :—

“ That the mode of appointing Sherrfls is now the

same as that prescribed bv the Act of 26th Geo. 3,.r24p4‘ 15, and that such mode of appoimmem hm), bee}, uni.

forme pursued in all appointments of Sheriffs in this

Island up to the present day.” \

Mr.Gormar1 moved. as an amendment to the said amendment, that the following words be added thereto— “ antl.tlrat the reappointment of the same was unprece- dented until 1840." '

The House divided on the last motion of amendment.

Yeas—Messrs. German. .1. S. Macdonald, Longworth, Palmer, Montgomery, Maclcan—fi.

NAYS—l4.

So it, passed in the negative.

The question being then put on the amendment first proposed to be made to the said Resolution,

The House again divided;

Yeas, 6—Nays, 14.

And the names being called for, theytwere taken down, as iii-the last preceding division.

So it passed in the negative. ' _

The question of concurrence being then put on the said Resolution,

The House divided;

YEAS—lC. Nam—Messrs. Palmer, Montgomery, Longwor‘th, Hudson—'4. .

So it was carried in the affirmative.

The Second of the said Resolutions being again read, and the question put thereon, it was agreed to by the House.

Ordered, That Mr. Rae. Mr. Clark, Mn Le Laeheur, Mr. Fraser, and Mr. Macneill, be a. Committee, for the purpose mentioned in the Second of the above reported Resolutions. . ‘

A Conference was then held with the‘ Legislative Council on the subject of the School Bill.

After which the House adjourned for one hour.

And being met ; . V

Mr. Rae, from the Committee to whom was referred the draught Addi‘ess'relative to Peter M-Callum, Esq., and the mode tifiappointing Sherifls. reported, that they had made amendments thereto ; and the Address, as amended, was again read at the Clerk’s Table, and is as followeth :— -

To His Excellency Sir CHARLES AUGUSTUS FITZ ROY, K.

H., Lieutenant Goremor, (Sec; (it.

May it please your Excellency;

The House of Assembly most respectfully beg your Excellency nor to reappoint Peter McCallum, Esq. to the office of Sheriff, as, from his overbearing conduct, and still more from sundry illegal acts done by him in that capacity, manifestly proved before this House, the re- appointing the said Peter M‘Callum would,,m their opi- niori, not only be inexpedient but dangerous to the peace of the Colony. In ofi'ering this suggestron to your Ex- cellency, the House have not the slightest intention to interfere with your Excellency’s power as to the appornt- ment of Public officers—they, are solely actuated by a, desire to conciliate all classes of Her Males‘ty’s subjepts in this Island to the proper administration of Justice under your Escellency’s authority. . I.

The House of Assembly would further, With all'oefer- ence, beg (estate, that the continuing the same indiv1- duals in the office of High Sheriff for more than one year a! a time; has not been the practice ofthis Colony, and though resorted to for t& last year, seemsneither in unison with the custom of this Colony Since it received a constitution, nor Wllh the law and practice of England, and is in direct contradiction to the evident meaning of a Statute of this Island, (26‘Gé0111LCap. 15,) and there- fore the House of Assembly would, with all deference, submit to yourExcellency, as their opinion, that it would be conduciVe to the impartial administration of Justice, that the same individual should not be continued in the oflice of High Sheriff for more than one year at one time. '