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LAND ASSESSMENT.

Treasurer’s Office, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 30th May, 1843.

IN pursuance of the Act ofthe General Assembly of

this Island, made and passed in the Seventh year ofthe Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled fln flct for levying an .4339 ssmeet on all Lands in this Island—I do here- by publicly notify the Owners or Occupiers of Land within this Island, for which the Annual Assessment charged thereon b the paid recited Act, of Four Shillings, lawful money oftliis Island, for every Hundred Acres ofwilderness or unimproved Lands con- tained in the several Townships, and the several Islands belong-

ing thereto, and the sum ofTwo Shillings for every Hundred acres

‘ofcultivated or improved Lands in the said several Townships ‘and Islands as aforesaid; and the sum of Four Shillings for each iand every uncultivated or unimproved Town Lot, Pasture Lot, Common Lot and Water Lot, granted in the Town and Royalty of Charlottetown; and the sum ofTwo Shillings for each and 'every cultivated or improved Town, Pasture, Common, and Wu- 'ter Lot as aforesaid; and the sum of Two Shillings and eight- pencc for each and every Town Lo., Pasture Lot and. \Vater Lot, granted in the Toth and Royalties ")l‘{In-it'gzctflwlt and Prince~ town; and the sum ofOiie shilling and four notice for each and every cultivated or improved Town, Paszure and VVziter Lot, granted in the said last mentioned Towns and Royalties, and so in proportion for a less quantity; and the sum ofOne penny per acre on each and every acre ofcultiratcd or improved Land in the Royalty of Georgetown. called reserved Lands; and the sum of Two-pence per acre on each and every acre ofsuch Lands as may be deemed uncultivated or unimproved Lands, is payable, that unless the Assessment for the current year he paid into the hands, or the hands of my Deputies, on or before the Twentv-first ofDecember,1843, Ishall, on the last day ofthe next Hilary Term, at Charlottetown, make Prticlamation ofall such Lands as shall

then be in arrear for non-payment ofthe sums charged thereon,

agreeably to the directions ofthe said Act. J. SPENCER SMITH, Treasurer.

Treasurer's Office, 1st July, 1843.

'IN compliance with the provisions of the Act of the . General Assembly, for levying an Assessment on all Lands

within this Island, I have appointed the following persons to be

Receivers of the said Assessment : Prince County. Joseph Pope, Bedeque. Thomas C. Compton, St. Eleanor's. James Yeo, Port Hill. John Cambridge. Allan Forsyth, Cuscumpeqne. Robert Hyndtnan, Princetown. Queen’s County. James Pigeon, New London. Thomas Fairbutrn, Sable, Solomon Desbrisav, Charlottetown. Allan M‘Dougall,Belfast. King‘s County. John Jardine, St. Peter’s. Alexander M-Donald, St. Margaret's. \Villiam Macgowan, Souris. Hugh Miicdonald, Three Rivers. James Richards, Murray Harbour. J. SPENCER SMITH. Treasurer.

' LIFE ANoFIRE INSURANCE.

THE Subscriber has been appointed Sub-Agent of

the following Itisuranre Companies, viz:

The National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society of

London.

The New Loan Fund Life Insurance Company of New York.

The Hartford and Protection Fire Insurance Companies

ot‘Hartford, Connecticut.

And as he is furnished with blank Forms oprplication, and in possession of all the information which may be desired by persons who wish to effect Insurance, he will be happy to re- ceive applications and transmit the same to the Agent at Hali-

fax. Please apply to

HENRY PALMER. _

ALLIANCE LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE G 0 M P A N '2

OF

L 0 N D 0 N. CAPITAL £5,000,000, STERLING.

PR EMI UM—MODERA TE.

CHARLES YOUNG, Agent. Charlottetown, P. E. I. June 6,1843.

IT‘HE AMERICAN FAMILY MEDICINE.

VI‘HAT MR. MOFFAT’S Life Pills and P1103an Bitters . have long since obtained a high and enviable distinction amid a host of competitors, and that they acquired it solely by their invariable, and almost unlimited efficacy, without the usual aid of fulsome pufl'ery and pretensions, are well known to the public, and cannot be deitiedi—AVhile 'very little has been said concerning these astonishing Life Medicines by

the proprietor himself, and not more than was necessar

to call the at-

tention ofthe afflicted to a sure and_ speedy means of relief, their renown has rapidly flown from one indivtdual to another, and from family to family, until they have long since becnme known in almost every town

and Village in the

Union, as a wonderful and inestimable blessing.

Voluntary and unsolicited testimonials oftheir absolutely astonishing efficacy, in diseases of the most dreadful and obstinate character, asyvell as in others of prevalent and ordinary occurrence, have been received by the proprietor from the persons the) have cured from every section of the country, and still continue to be received in increasing numbers.

It is with pride and pleasure that the proprietor refersthe “ MEDICAL MANUAL," where a widely various selection of these testi

ublic to his

monials is published, with the names and residence of the writers, because he has no hesitation in saying that the annals of Medical Science do not contain a. greater number or variety of cures effected by any medicine known to the profession, or cures ofa more frightful kind or oflongei

standing, coming as these testimonials do from the cured persons them selves, who certainly know best from their own hap whether they are cured or not.

y experience, The evidence they afliird of the pre-

dlninent and un recedented efficacy of these grand remedies is perfectly iimsistible, an commands rather than solicits the respect of the public. lIn addition to those already published, the proprietor is in possessmn of A vast accumulation of these personal certificates, demonstrating that ‘his Life Pills and Phaanix Bitters are promptly and uniformly efficacious an Scrofula, in all its h dra headed forms; Dyspepsta, whether chronic “Occasional, Rheumatism, both acute and chronic, J aundice and bilious and liver complaints, however distressing or complicated, Eever and Agile in all their varieties, and When quinine and all other specifics fail; Habitual Costiveness, (especially when the Life Pills are used as dinner pills, immediately before or after that meal,) Piles,.even in cases of thirty years’ standing, Dropsy, Gout, and settled pains in the breast, back, or I

organs, disease of the

~chuis, and other afl'ections oi the chest, lungs and mucous members

adder and kidneys, biles, tumuurs, and ulcers, ‘ r sipelas, and all other eruptive diseases; Pleurisy, Asthma, BronZ I

pimples, stains of the skin, and the foul unhealthy appearance of “‘9

eom‘plexion, arisingI from whatever cause, nervous or eneraldebility .hea aches, and gid monials.

occasione

with safety to youn

coorna an ER MN'ER,’ Agents for Prince Edward Island.

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iness, together with a vast variety 0 other maladies, in proof of the speedy and efl‘ectual cure of which by thesemedicines “One: the Proprietor has hundreds, nay thousands, of certified testi- Boih the Pills and Bitters are mild and delightful in their operation, dproducin none of even the temporary prostrations and nausea

by near y all other medicines; and they can be admlnISlel‘ed children,and females in the most delicate health. ‘ Prepared and 501d y Dr. Wm. B. Mofi‘at, 375 Broadway, New York- ’ For sale alloby the agents.—Naw Yoax, Ma 30 .

.BSI'MNK Bills of Exchan e, Charter Parties, Sea- men’s Articles, Bills ofLa ing, Manifests, Bills of Sale,

‘Powen ofAttorney, Court Subpoenas, Apprentices lndentures,

Herald. '

‘ r59'mety ofMagistrates’ Blanks, 6m.be sale at the Oflice of the

CHARLOTTETOWN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1843.

N0. 1,0022]! STREET.

I I Lydlard & Finlayson HAVE RECEIVED, per late arrivals, a large and well assorted Stock of BRITISH AND FOREIGN MERCHANDIZE, suitable for the season, consisting of, viz :—

Orleans Cloth, Mouslin de Laines, Balgerines, Printed Lawn and Muslin for Ladies’ Dresses, Black, blue and coloured Cloths,

Colony.

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To 'rna Eni'roa or Tn: COLONIAL HERALD. |

Sir ;—I am investigating the character ofthe measures

adopted during last Session to remedy the grievances ofthe , l have already considered the Squatters’ Bill, the WI."-

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[No. 336‘

init such portion of the arrears of rent as may encourage the tenants to discharge their legal demands, and to take the rents in future in the marketable productions ofthe soil, at market prices.” Prodigious request! Can it be possible, as Mr. Pope assured the House, that “ the pro rictors will grant all this?” What! “remit a portion of l arr-ear: of rent !” Not the whole of it, of course—this was only the cr- travuganl idea of “ corrupt demagogues;" but a small pan And this with the generous design of“encourag‘ing’

Gamhroons, Bolanos’ Dneskins and fancy Tweeds, Sam, vulva, ,Bill to regulate Distress for rent, and the Resolutions on the [lhem ‘0 Pay we“ in future! Bright ideal surely “one W!“

and Cashmere Vestings, Printed Cottons and Cambrics, White, striped and grey Shirtings, Grass bleached Irish Linen and Long Lawn, Linen Drill; Aremuse and Drawing Sill: for Bonnets, Modena, Rice, Tuscan and Dunstable Bonnets; Silk and Cotton

assortment of Silk and Cotton Hosiery. India Rubber Braces! Silk and Satin Stocks and Scarfs, and n i‘ilriely of Small \Vui‘es. ' ‘ ALSO, l’lysoii, SouclionLr and Congo Teas; green and ground Coffee,i Chocolate; London double refined LoafSugar, superior Porto Rico Sugar ; boxes, half-boxes and quarter-boxes Raisins; Zante Currants and Jamaica Ginger; Soap and Candles; Martell's Brandy, Gin, Jamaica Spirits; l’ort, Madeira and Sherry \Viues; London Porter and Brown Stout; the whole of which Will be

sold at unprecedented low prices for Cash on deliverv. June 1643. ‘

FALL GOODS, DIRECT FROM LONDON, Per Brig Constance.

HE Subscriber begs leave to announce to the In- habitants of Charlottetown and the Island in general, that he has received his ‘

FALL SUPPLY OF GOODS,

Suitable to the season.

The Subscriber begs leave further to intimate, that the above Goods were all purchased for Cash down, which enables him to sell at very reduced prices.

D. REDDIN. Oct. 14. 1843.

VICTORIA. HOTEL. CHA RLO'I'TETO WN, P. E. ISLAND. HE Subscriber, in returning thanks for the very liberal patronage bestowed upon him while conducting his establishment at St. John, N. B., begs leave to notify the Inhabi- tants of Prince Edward Island, the neighbouring Provinces, and the public generally. that he has removed to Charlottetown. and taken that large and pleasantly situated House in Water Street, near the Queen’s Wharf, which he has furnished in a neat style, and hopes, by unremitting attention, to obtain a share of public support.

ISRAEL FELLOWS. P. S.-An excellent STABLE and COACH Housn attached to the remises. C nrlottetown,27th June, 1843.

THE Subscriber has just received per Cygnet and Spoon/allow, a considerable addition to his previous Stock of LINEN and ‘VOOLLEN DRAI’ERY, Hardware, Groceries, Paints, Oils, &c. &c. Bottled PORTER. and Leith ALE (a prime article,) in

packages of3 and 4 dozen. Prime Havanna CIGARS.

ALSO, 100 Sides SOLE LEATHER. JOHN DAVIS. Jun. SIX SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE FOR A DOLLAR I! AND THIRTY-TWO AND SIXPENCE FOR A SOVEREIGN!!!

AT the PHOENIX FOUNDRY, Dollars will be taken at the above value, in prompt payment for all purchases made from this date,until further notice, and no advance on former prices.

A great variety ofFranklin Stoves are now ready, some ofthem entirely new designs, and peculiar to this Establishment, from Fifty shillings and upwards. Also, Cooking Stoves of various sizes, for large or small families, poor men or bachelors. Upright, square, Clipoln and Warm Air Stoves, of new patterns, for offices, shops, balls, or staircases. Close Stoves for cottages, schools, or churches. Kitchen Ranges, combining cleanliness and economy, may be seen in operation by the kind permission ofthe purchase ers.

The public will please to remember that the Stove Castings at this Foundry are not made from sheet iron patterns.

Oct. 18, 1843.

TO SHIPOWNERS AND OTHERS. ATSON DUCHEMIN, Pump and Bloc/Mink", returns ,thanks to those who have, for many years past, favored liim wttli their pationage and support in his line ofbiisi- ness‘. and begs to intimate, that he has now on hand a large quantity of SHIPS’ BLOCKS, of all descriptions and sizes, DEADEYES, and all other materials in his line required for the outfit of Vessels. He has also on hand a few Mahogany and Birch WHEELS, CAPSTANS, &c. Sliips' Pumps, and Pumps for \Vells not exceeding 100 feet in length, made on an impioved principle to work with ease. All descriptions of Turning in brass, hurt or wood, executed with taste and dispatch, and on moderate terms.

[IT WANTED, a respectable lad from the country, about 14 years ofage, as an Apprentice to the above business. Inquire at theVVorkshop, head if the Queen’s \Vliarf, or at the Block- niaking Establishment. Prince Street.

Charlottetown, Iltli May, 1843.

OR SALE—About 18 or 20 acres of excellent Land, situate in Charlottetown Royalty—one half cleared and in a high state ofcultivatioii. There are a good Draw-well arid some small Buildings on the premises, which are within three and a half miles of Charlottetown, and halfa mile from the St. Peter’s Road. It is bounded on one side by the road leading from the St. Peter’s to the Princetown Road, and in front and rear by roads coming out to this St. Peter‘s Road ; on the other side by a ditch. Applv to JOHN WHEALAN, on the premium, or to EDWARD KICKHAM, Charlottetown.

— TO BE LET. BY THE SUBSCRIBER, and immediate posses-

sion given, that commodious and pleasantly situated House

in Water Street, formerly occupied by James D. Macdonnell, Esq., to which a good Stable and Garden are attached. , I

Also, several valuable and eligible BUILDING LOTS, in

Water Street, King Street and Eustis Street. JAMES PEAKE.

Charlottetown, 30th Sept., 1843.

TO BE SOLD, a Leasehold Interest for the residue of the unexpired term of 15 years, with a right ofpurchase, in and to that eligibly situated Brick House and premises, situ- iited in Queen’s Square, now in the occupation ofthe Subscriber.

' tob ‘ iron'th lst‘da ofNovomher next. Bossenwn a?“ e y J. SIDNEY DEALEY.

Charlottetown, 6th July, 1843.

BOOKBINDING. THE Subscribers are prepared to execute all orders in the BOOKBINDING line in the firsfstyle 'of workman- ship at moderate prices, and with punctuality and dllpatch.

COOPER 5L BREMNER.

State of the Colony.

4, The Address to Her Majesty. This Address was based upon Mr. Palmer’s Resolution, and reiterated the some state- ments, and concluded with the prayer recommended in it.

Fringe; a rich assortment of Shawls, Handkerchiefs and Rih- Like it, it attributes all the hardships ofthe tenautry to "ge-i

bolls; Mu”; Bni‘ka Jaw“?! “"1 hmdered Mlls‘lnsi Ladles’ and ’ neral embarrassment and commercial distress”—to “the fail- ‘ “owing onbe emreme shoring“ 0f “‘9 leases in many 0199'- Getitlemens Kid and Lisle Gloves, in great variety; 3 largel

tire of our markets with the mother countrv and the neigh~

bouring Colonies”—and to “other causes which have unhap-

l pily existed,” without, however, stating what these are. It [declined arty longer extending “to the tenaiiti'y any hope of

relieving then) by enactment.” It recognised the “demands of the. landlords" as “legal.” And it prayed Her Majesty “ to use such mediation as may induce the proprietors to re- mit to their tenautry such portion of the arrears ofrent now due as may encourage the tenants to discharge the demands ofthe landlords, and to urge upon them the necessity of taking their rents for the future in the marketable produc- tions ofthe soil”——-wliich arrangen‘ients it recommended as a panacea for all the ills ofthe Colony. A few remarks upon this singular production may not be amiss.

First, then, if all the hardships of our tenants are to be

ascribed to the peculiar embarrassment of the present

times, whence came it that the same difficulties and grie- vances have been complained of ever since the first settle- ment of the Island? There is nothing new in the periiiry and privation endured by our inhabitants, in their sacrifices to pay their rents, in the severity ofthe Innd speculators, nor in distraints, writs, 8L0. Ten, twenty, aye, forty years ago, the same wrongs and sufferings were complained of. How disingenuous, then, for our Representatives to endeavour to represent the hardships of the teuaiitry as arising solely from “ hard times.” And how superlatively silly to address the Queen on uch a subject, as though she had the power of turning the current of commercial embarrassment and had markets. Butl had forgotten—the Address speaks of“ot}u:r cause: which have unhappin existed.” Yet it gives its not the slightest clue to their discovery. I’ruy, what are these causes? 1 am at a loss to understand this mysterious allu- sion. Did the honorable gentleman mean, in this expres- sion, the iinrighteous exactious and relentless severity of the hind proprietors and their agents? lfso, where was the honesty of veiling it under soch obscure language? But I am disposed to suspect that it was intended as a cowm'dly stab at the disinterested efforts of the friends of justice to obtain the escheat of the forfeited lands, which they Wanted the moral courage to make openly. lfnot, let them explain themselves. Let the infallible pontiff issue a bull, showing that: the concealed poniurd was not directed against the li‘iends, but against the oppressors ofthe people ; or let them rest under the odinm ofthe suspected attack on the popu- lar feelings lurking in this dark inuendo.

Again, the Address recognises the legality ofthe proprie- tors’ demands. Now, that which is legul is according to law. But is it according to British lllW, or to the spirit of the constitution, that the great body ofa community should be oppressed and harassed to provide affluence fora feiv greedy monopolists? Can those demands be legal which, ifthe law was permitted to take its course, would be extin- guished ? Can those who have forfeited their legal title to the lands have a legal claim iipou the profits and proceeds of those lands? lithe principal is not legallytheirs, can [lll‘ll' demand of the interest be called lawful? 1 may be told that the attoriimeiit ofthe tenants constitutes their de- mands legal, independent of any title to the lands. But 1 reply, that Whatever advantage may be taken ofthe mere technical meaning of words, that British law means justice and fair dealing to :ill; and that it is not according to the laws ofGroat llrituin that those who have forfeited their grants should be permitted to retain them, and extort a re- venue fi'om the labour and economy ofthe settlers. [ main- tain, therefore, that the argument which justifies these claims as lawful is but a legal sophism—a fallacious deceit.

This Address further declines extending to the tenantry “any hope of relief by enactment.” Why? Because Her Majesty has, by “positive declarations,” “declined further interference by the sanction ofany legislative enactment." Cogent reasoning! Is this the manly independence offree- men, the base trucklitig of'slavish cowards, or the mercenary policy of kuaves? Is, then, the mere arbitrary refusal of the Sovereign to grant us relief, a reason why we should abandon all hope ofit? Shall we say, “although we feel our right to relief, yet at your bidding we relinquish our claim to it ?” Had my countrymen used such |auguage,l would say, “Miserable poltroons! you well deserve to wear your chains!” But my countrymen are not thus degraded. They will dare again and again to tell their Sovereign that their complaints are just, that nothing but the redress of their grievances will satisfy them, and that she may not hope, by repeated refusals, to weary them and defeat their object, but that they will continue to besiege her'throne with re- monstrances and petitions until she avenge them of their adversaries. Wei-e our demands such as to conflict with the rights of others, the general interestsof society, or the priticiples ofthe constitution, then it were duty to retract them, or yield to their refusal. Butthese objections will not apply. Our demands are just, beneficial to the whole community, and strictly constitutional. The pusillanimity, therefore, which would be fi-ightened or wlieedled out of them Is criminal.

But the prayer ofthe Address is the most extraordinary thing in it. It solicits Her Majesty’s “ mediation” with the proprietors, on behalf ofthe tenantry. Now, if the proprie- tors are dealing fairly and justly with the tenants, What can Her Majesty ask of them, or why shall her intercessions for them be of any advantage? But ifthey are not, shall the Sovereign be reduced to the humiliating posture of n sup- plicant forjustice fi-om one portiomoflier subjects to another, with the probability that, after the disgraceful expedient has been tried, her intercessious will be fruitless? How lofty must have been the respect for Her Majesty of thejiersous who could impertinently propose to her so degrading a course! Little wonder that they boasted of their loyalty! Her Majesty holds the prerogative of resuming the Grants of the proprietors. With this power in her hands, she could imperativer command thetn to yield favourable terms to the tenants. And shall she be asked to stoop to solicit justice at their hands ?—to mediate, in order “to induce” them to act fairly. Soft words, gentle persuasious, and polite blandish- ments, are all the means she will be permitted to use. And upon the result of such an interference the rights unchalle- giance of the Colony is suspended. Oh, most accomplished senators, must sagacious politicians, how blessed is the coun- try which enjoys your legislation! Renowned majority of our House of' Assembly, how much is Her Majestv indebted to your wisdom, for suggesting to her so effectual a means of destroying the respect and afictions of her subjects towmds