The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-30 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY.

' RICK 51 AN 13 WORT 0 , SATURDAY.
' An important and rather remarkable inquiry has
been proceeding here during the week, under the direction
of the Cour: of Chancery and 14 and 15 Vic., for dissolving
the National Land Company and Chartist Co-operative
Land Society, and for disposing of its lands, properties, and
buildings, the principal estates connected with which are
situate at O'Connorrille, or !Wringer/ate, three miles from
Riekmansworth ; at Minster Lovell, near Witney ; at Red-
marlcy, near 'Tewkesbury ; and at Lowlands sad Baig's
End, near Gloucester. The estate Galled O'Constorrille,
though not the most extensive, was oae of the earliest
located , and was paraded in 1846, and parcelled out into
allotments, npa the experimental plan of enabling its
occupants, . mead of the reproductive and co-operative
principle, and wwillerate kelwitry, to live in comparative
comfort and diessaissee," es two and three acres of land,
and at the ado me to hem the nucleus of a political pro-
paganda he promoting the exploded six points of the
charter. la the sediment of both those objects the expert-
merit, ss the waist kilairy goes to drew has proved a ,
signal deludes, the depdats of the SOWN being, MOM or
less, in embarrassed, ad the paler of the plan, as is
well known, in a sate ',dental abide...
The sittings te 'awoke into the eablest have been held
here at the Swan Maud, before Mt-William Ooodehap, one
et the adkialbirs of the Own ef Cindery, assisted 1
trr. Boa all wiessel mai aseedor ; Mr. John
, ed doe of Tudor red SUM ; sad Mr. Wood-
easy, saneyes awl welded; Mr. C. Rode, of the firm
of Synge ad Awls. reg=the allotted or occu-
pants. who witeemisi very
The repot', the MIN ited eet Oath that the
inquiry we leedkAmll under the demedea of the Court of
C hands', Milder late theasenef dithers pelisse to whom
lands bed bon allotted, bat wile had relinquished title or
claimed sempessation for lose er expenditure Is respect of
tied, sad to ascertain by the beet awl wed deriessied
mew to what amount the value d dr mild ad lakes
exploded by the allotted had dummied the whirs of the ew
cuplike, and the advances of aid dewy, seed, and stink
made by the company, and to detensiee the sum by way of
rent to be paid for past occupies by each diodes who
should prove his title, middy al Jed allowanes. The
report, slazz, which went very f Me the edits and esestitu-
tion of the National Land ,
am; led the pa
thaw and allotment ed leads c for easers
by Mr. Feargus O'Connor as hfiblif stated that on
llth April, 1846, it was notified to &embolden by Mr.
Feargus O'Connor that he hell parshadi die O'Caserrille
estate, consisting of 139 ease, SR SAIL, onii RI la an-
on ity of 601. per annum, cowed* by T. 4res wed J.
Mammon, but the title deed el 'dish k now needed
by Mr. W. P. Roberts, dicier, of lirdebodar, ea the
ground of alleged lima. Sean ease a Wet, fin tow three,
sad low and resysetively, task dose deem these memo
hers with, seeeplew who had yali IL lb. apse*, Wog
the valid dew dare in the seaway. The ISSISINIMI who
became lesseed were seeshander or wends
totally uwedesiated with w tanl pwswile, hen Sleek-
port, Swift'. Ileachered Lode, sod !flow ni SM.
In* balloted dembees kiln, ewe Ewe had elsised this.
a boas, two caw', lead, awl MIL ; the thres4llllo UMW
ben, a hods, thews awes, and M. la; and the frapwre
members dkw shares, a howm, M. semis, and UM In
this way the us MN wen pereillei eat, two sad being
set apart for the oohed at the head of the estate. The
memben saidei ea their loads= es let May, 1847.
florr • are alli la yeessesiew • eases hew wiesist. Curial;
the ported they metudersi timonies' di deary, eultive-
boo moody, awl bulb* et Bede nid their right
of location, whisk biter was ofest the average value of from
40/. to 1(101. la sow ewe distresses were levied oa the
pods, chattels, awl growing wad this stale el
emetinued unfit the -rist of t for wildly dilaZ
end ether estates is a similar widen was , sod
which, amongst other things, it is the object of the inquiry
to &Kerman and adjust.
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The allottem, with aims exceptions, have proved their title
to the allotments, sad the amount of back not to be paid
by them will have to be detarainad.

EARLY CLOSING OF SUOMI AT WANDSWORTIL-A
welllitt. nded and very spirited public weeds' for the pro-
empties of this object in all trades was held at the Assembly
Rooms, Wendawortb, on Friday seeming Mat. sad WI pre-
sided over by Dr. Loostaff. The meeting we. coavened
and comleated by some of the principal tradesmen of the
town, and was severally addressed by the Chairmen, Mr.
Lilwall (who attended sa a deputation from the parent
society), Mr. Trelmy (draper), Mr. Nicholson (budder),
1. Rev. I(. L Townsend, M.A. vicar), Mastic Bleeksiore,
Mag., A. brown, FAq. (surgeons, Rev. G. P. Davies, B.A.
(iadepsndeat), Mr. Thomas ayden (butcher), William
Nottidije, Req., Rev. H. Mostly, M.A. (Ring's College).
• short report, Ma very eneneragVeter, was read
by the honorary secretery, Mr. C. (draper), sod
several reeelatioss favourebie to the of the meeting
were unanimously passed, also vas esehdaing a vote of
tkaaka to the chairmen, when the sailiesse separated.

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