286 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND . battery in front of the town, near the barracks ; an¬ other on Farming Bank; and a block-house, with some cannon, on the western point of the entrance. Charlotte Town stands on ground which rises in gentle heights from the banks of the river, and con¬ tains about 350 dwelling-houses, and about 3400 in¬ habitants. The plan of the town is regular; the streets broad, and intersecting each other at right angles; five or six vacancies are reserved for squares ; and, many of the houses lately built are finished in a handsome style, and have a lively and pleasing appearance. The court-house—in which the Courts of Chancery, as well as the Court of Judicature, are held, and in which the Legislative Assembly also sit —the Episcopal church, the Scotch church, and the Catholic and Methodist chapels, are the only public buildings. The barracks are pleasantly situ¬ ated near the water, and a neat parade or square occupies the space between those of the officers and privates. The building lots are eighty-four feet in front, and run back 160 feet. To each of these a pas¬ ture-lot of twelve acres was attached in the original grants; and there was formerly a common, lying be¬ tween the town and pasture-lots, which, however, the Lieutenant - Governor Fanning found convenient to grant away in lots to various individuals. On entering and sailing up the harbour, Charlotte Town appears to much advantage, with a clean, lively, and prepossessing aspect, and much larger than it in reality is. This deception arises from its occupying * '; ''*■