The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-05 00:00:00

The total sale of land to Mid5ummer,11934,4352,670f.19a4d.
The total withdrawals since the formation et Itme society
(7th Sept., 1852) to Midsummer, 1864, ste 225,8801. 19s. Bd.
The returns of the register of the order of rights us as
follows : Completed, 3,368 ; drawn, 3,234 ; seniority,
1,708 ; total, 10,308. Deduct rights exereised os estates,
do., 7,797 •, rcised rights. 2.511. The last share
number on the register by seniority 1. 11.813 ; sod
the last share booed up to Midsummer, 1861. wee Ni,
20.661. The executive committee have the gratification la
report so the shareholders that the two allotment. of tlie
Plough-lase (Battersea) estate, on the lfith of April sad the
22nd of Jose, have bees remarkably suoceasfuL The board
was induced to acquire this valuable building property owing
to the rapid sale sod development of the York-road estate,
which wee the society's first acquisition of land in Batter-
sea. The Plough-lens estate is a contimatioe of the York.
road, towards the Wandsworth road, asd the estate is close
to the Clapham Javelins and Wandsworth teatime, and to
the steamboat piers. The feat portion of the Ploogh•lass
land, offered on the fith of A pal, was entirely sold prior to the
mooed allotment on the 22nd of June. and a very large sale
has already been effected. The contract for the works on
the entire estate is already signed, and no time will be lost
is completing the roads, the committee having been en-
abled to Write for the estate increased facilities of coca-
maniution with the adjacent localities sod railway stations.
Baildiog operations have been commenced. and the value of
the hied his been amply proved by the male by allottees,
at premium., of their plot.. Increased house aecommoda.
tion in the vicinity of Battersea-park and the antral sta-
tions oo the south side of the Thames is so much in de-
mand, that it may be expected with confidence that the
Plough-lane estate will be more speedily covered
with houses than any property previously allotted
by the Comenative Lod Society. The works for
the Bishop's Stretford and Colchester estates are
in prunes. The roads iu the Henivick•rced, Wor-
cester, have just been completed. Another allotment is
fixed for Wedneeday, the 2tith of July, when the sal* of
the Avenue estate, Southampton, will be c.ornmenced ; end
on this occasion will be also offered to the holders of rights
of choice, and to the vomited public, a handoems villa
dance, "The Orangery," just erected on the St. Margaret's
estate, leleworth sod Twickenham; villas and houses on
the Round-hill-park estate, Brighton, oommandiog extes-
Mrs views of the emend country ; two villa residences at
Eofield, close to the station ; four villas on the Utley-
road estate, Oxford ; and several houses in occupation
on the Keetish-town, Hackney, Old Ford. Roma..
road (North Bow), and Putney estates. The &Hotter
of the society will please to hear in mind that the
last day for sending in claims for the freehold franchise
in the counties is Wednesday, the 20th of July ; and on
or before that day the solicitor should be put is possession
of the secondary information, is order that the, may be
duly registered. is the event of any objeatioue ban sada
the purchasers of lead through the society's io-
strnmentelity mast take special ears that the solicitor is
suprlied is time with the requisite deeds mod par-
' ticelars, specifying at the moos time the most ma.
menet pal* districts in the comity or onantise in whisk
their proverb, is situated. If there be say sheratiom in
the qualifications, or any change of address, the &Bottom,
should .t once communicate with the society's legal adviser,
who will attend to their interests free of expesse."