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TO P|;RS0NI§ intending to E]»IIdRATE TO CANADA.

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ONE of the most embarrassing difficulties which a stranger encounters on arriving in Cahadi, arises from his wapt of
information respecting the country, its climate, soil, and produptions, routes of travelling, modes of procuring Lands, iic. ;
and this difficulty hits long been a subject of regret, to those who have bad opportunities of observing its perplexing con-
sequences to Ehisrants.

To remedy this inconvenience, the Subscriber has establishgd himself as aLAi»o and Emioran'T Aoint in the city
of Montreal, Province of Lowbr Canada. He has been at considerable enpense and trouble to make himself acquainted
with the varidi^s piirfs of Ufper and Lower Canada, where the best Lanus can be procured, the roads leading thereto, ai
well as 'to different sections of the United Stutes: the prices of wild and partially cjCared Lands, ai^ the expenses of tra-
velling through the country. It may not be generally known in Great Brit<Tr or Ireland, that* in the Provinces of
• UrPBR^and Lower Canada,' there are several millions of acrit of Ldndi , some wild and some partially cultivated, now
offered f^tr Sale. tHHVtlllPili^iB"ViltfMHMHlP>lif^^ " ^

The large qtiantity of Lands ib the market renders them proportionably, cheap, and the terms of payment easy. .Ptirms,
many of which have Cottages, Barns, and other out-buildings on them, are generally sold for a small sum, part payaUe<>n
passing the Deed of Sale, and in yearly instalments of from Ten to Fifty Pounds, as may be agreed upon, till the vfnole hi
paid off; so that im -Emigrant with a small capital may become immediately possessed of a large property, and, Vjy a few
ye#rs industry, may have it free of every incumbrance.

^ The current of emigration towards the United States has for many years been a subject of surprise to persons

here, acquainted with that country, and also with Canada, that such nn error should so long hold possession of the mind*
of Emigrants. 'After attentive enquiry. on this subject, the Subscriber is of opinion, that this preference to a country
(, certainly less eligible for seWemcnt is attrii)utable to a want of proper information on the part of the Emigrant. Land
■jobbers in the United States, interested ia the Sale of Lands, have m.-ide use of the Press to circulate'the most flattcriqg
descriptions of the diffei'ent parts of their oountfy, whilst at the same time intelligence is circulated with great effect
throughout the emigrating districts of Great^Britain and Ireland, by means of letters, often written by persons interested
in Land speculations, or by others at their in|tigalion. The Emigrant, therefore, relying on such information, hastens to
the country of which he has heard such flatttring account;, and there fixes his abode, whilst in doing so he may liave
passed by othet* Lands much better for profintble settlement. As an exemplitication of this, it may not be amiss to observe,
that every year Thousands of Emigrants pass through Montreal to the remote' and distant regions of UrPER Canada,
Ohio and Michigan, passing by tracts of fcrtild^Lands within 100 hiiles of Montreal, where every article raised by the
Farmer could be Sold for three times the si^ in ready money that could be obtained in the State of Onto. In these
Provinces, Lands may, be had* at from one to twenty dollars per acre, (the dollar being worth 4s. 6d. sterling) payable in
«ums, from Ten to Fifty Pounds per annum, until ific whole purchase money hay been liquidated. As-a proof of the ad-
Tantages which the Canadas offer, the Subscriber begs leave to state, that a very great number of Settlers have procoud
Lands in the vicinity of the large Towns in both Provinces of Canada, and iii* almost every instance^are becoming wea^y
and independent. There are thousands of instances of natives of the United States, leaving their Aative country and
«ettling in Canada, and of obtaining wealth by the fruits of their industry. Besides the natives of the United States,
thousands of Emigrants, (originally from Great Britain) leareilhe United States and settle in Canada, finding |t
possessed of superior advantages. '\

In a political point of view Canada presents numerous advantages to a native of Great Britaiwor
Ireland, not to be found in any other part of , the North America^ Continent. Taxation is very trifling. In Lower
Canada there is only a small duty levied at the Custom House on Imports, whilst in the United States the Taxes vaty/
from one to eighteen per cent, on the value of all property, including in some States, Merchandise and Mechanics' Tools;
Stock in Trade, and Book Debts, &c. Civil and religious liberty are enjoyed in }he full est manner in Canada. Freed6m
founded on the most liberal acceptation of the British Constitution pervades the land. flSHMHHHMHBHBHI^
■■^■■■■■■■■■l and all Lands in free and common soccage, (which embraces the whole of the two Provitaces,
except small portions of old French grants on the Bank s of the St. Lawrence, in Lower Canada,) are held in perpetuity ,
rent free— unincumb ered by tithes, County charges, '€HHHHHBHBiVBHHBHHHHPHHHI|i^
■HHHBHmi— add to all this, the British subject is not obliged to tear up his allegiance to the land of his nativity
by the root, and plant it in a foreign soil, a circunistance peculiarly grateful to Emigrants, who ever retai^the moA tender
recollections of, and attachment to the land of their nativity. Nor is'the climate of Canada unfavourable ejther to the
healthier the convenience of the settler. In the last twenty years no epidemic disease has visited Canada. The usual
length of human life among the peasantry is from G5 to 85 years, which is an unanswerable proof of a healthy climate. '
The winters of Canada are by no means the dreary, bleak, and frigid season, which they are described to be by those
who decry our climate from interested purposes, but are dry, clear, cold and bracing. By the inhabitants, winter is -
looked for with anxiety as the season of pleasure ; — the beaten snow makes excellent roads— the ice constitutes bridges
over the broadest rivers, and affords the best opportunity for travelling, or coming t« a distant market that is to be found
during the whole year. The winter cold is generally as severe on the human body, as a rigorous hlwck-froit in Great Britain,
it continues steady for months, with intervals of two or three days of severe cold, which generally recur twice 'or
thrice in the course of a winter. It is rather remarkable that the season most dreaded by strangers to Canada, is the one
most pleasant and healthy to its natives.

From all these considerations," there cannot be a doubt that an Qffice of Lanb Aoncr, at
which ini'elligencf ^could be procured respecting the settlement and purchase of Lands, will be of ^at atli^-
tage. Acting under these impressions, the Subscriber, who is a native of Great Britain, has resided 15 years in Canada,
and is neither directly nor indirectly connected with Land speculations, has resolved to undertake such a duty, and to hold
himself in readiness to give advice and information to Emigrants, and to render them every assistance in his power in pro-
(;ari^ and purchasing Lands, and travelling to th^ places of their choice. From his extensive acquaintance in the two
Provinces, he has been so fortunate as to be entrusted by a large number of Landed proprietors with the disposal of their
property, and can afford to settlers a choice' out of immense tracts of fertile Land in the most eligible parts of the Canadas.
And he flatters himself that he will be enabled^ to be of essential service to such as may call at his office, and to the
country in general.

^Mm^rtal, Novembtr 1^1830.

JAMES ALIilSON.

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