The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

°empire& with the meal* of the eseresponding period
led year, the prank half-year's returns show an Mertens
of 2091. 15e. 10d., brides as ieerease in the total gene of
shares of 63. The total withihswals since the formation
of the society (Sept., 1852), to Ind day, 1863, 190,4401.
14s. Id. The total sale of land to Lady-day, 1863,
323,0241. 12s. 4d. The returns of the register of the
order of rights are as follow :—Completed, 4,847 ; drawn,
3,191 ; seniority, I,6Bl—total, 9,719. Deduct rjghte @aer-
ated on estates, ho., 7.419 ; unexereised rights, 2,300. The
last share number on the register by seniority is No.
13,883, and the lot share leaned up to lady-day, 1863, was
No. 19,120. The first allotment for the current year
took place on the 18th of February, and the holders
of rights of choice had the privilege of selecting, in rota-
tion, building land, boom both freehold and leasehold, and
ground-rents. The new estates comprised the Bret portion
of the Woodhouse estate, Winstead, in South Essex, and
the final portion of the Woodbury Park estate. Tunbridge
Wells, in West Kent; the ground-rents were at Roman
Rood, and the honses and villas at Old Ford, Roman Road,
Enfield, and Camberwell. As regards the Wanateed pro.
party, the executive committee have much pleasure in re.
to the member', that the Woodhouse mansion, with
apbootr:four acres of the groneds, at the extremity of the
estate, has been sold to a very excellent institution, leaving
mat eligible building Lod to be disposed of. either in
large or small quantities. The first portion allotted is si-
tuated in Wigram's-lane and Cann-hall-lane, and, after wid-
ening these two roads, new frontages have been created in a
new intersecting road, celled Woodhouse-road. These work.
will be constructed forthwith. Wansteed is in such • healthy
neighbourhood, is so well supplied with railroad and omnibus
communication, and is within such an easy distance from
town, that it cannot fail to become one of the popular me.
tropoliten suburbs. Plots on the Woodbury Park estate,
Tunbridge Wells, continue to be in demand. The Gothic
cottages have ell been sold; new Tills. and bogies are
springing up in the Queen's-road and other parte, and the
works opening up the new communicatioes with the bawds-
ries of the property at Stratton's Wood, the Calverley
estate, and theSouth-Eastern Railway, are in active program
The very rapid development of the entire neighbourhood
would follow the opening of a new passenger station at the
extremity of the Woodbury Park (eta* at the Grosvenor
Meadow-road. where a portion of hied bee been reserved for
the purpose. The roads and drainage of the BM portion of the
Colchester agate are on the eve of completion. A great
improvement has been effected by the widening of Merges,-
rood, and the coostruction of the now communications, Hay-
rick sod Powell crescents, which connect the Mane high.
reed with the Berechurch-road, frontage to the camp and
government barrack,. Suildum has commenced on Hayrickcreecent, the whole of which has been sold ;as also the large
hotel plot in Berechurch-road. The remaining works on
the Rcebampton and Putoey-beach estates will be completed
this spring. The finishing of the Beeshoiongh-road and the
Alton-road, heating the Rothansptoo-lane, has opened up
fine building sites, commanding view' of Richmond-park
and the Surrey hills. The opening of the underground
railway and the general extension of the metropolitan
lines, have already caused a demand for land on the so-
ciety's suburban estates, with every prospect of • cue-
siderable increase in building operations. New estates have
been recently acquired at Southampton, Ramegate, and Inpes•.
wish ; the first is situated in ' The Avenue,' no the
road, one mile from the Hargett, the second is on the West Cliff,
close to the sea ; and the last is within • very short dis-
tance from the railway station, adjoining Handfeed Hall-
villa". The three towns are increasing, and new houses are
in demand. Southampton assumes year a more im-
portant aspect as the port for the Peninsular, East and West
India trade and passenger trefac. Ramagatein the autumn
will have the advantage of two railroads, namely, the already
existing one of the South Eastern, and the other the coed
line, the London, Chatham, and Dover, the station of the
latter being at the foot of the East Cliff at the sands, adjoining
the pier. Ipswich is also extending in every direction. The
executive committee have the pleasure to report that Capt.
Jervis, AL P., has been elected a member of the board. The
committee, in conclusioo, whilst congratulating the share-
holders on the new purchase. in South Hampshire, East
Rent, and East Suffolk, have to report that other inveet-
meats are receiving careful consideration. Am the times
sad season are favourable to building operations, the
attendance of the allottees is directed to the expediency of
fencing in their plots, and of announcing their intention of
selling or leasing by putting up notice boards on their land.
The owners of land on estates acquired by the Cloement.
tire Land Society are reminded that appl4ati.sa to the
board from allotting for building purposes take preentense
of all other advances on security, every fedllty being
afforded for the erection of villas sad houses.°