The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-22 00:00:00

THE IRISH LAND COMPANY.

The first annual meeting of the Irish Land Com-
pany was held at Manchester, on Thursday cternaon ; Mr.
Gamma Wu .sox in the chair. Amongst the proprietors
were John Sadleir, Esq., td P., and Messrs. John Brogden
and William Bradford, Manchester; John Broady Payn,
Birmingham; Ale:ender Brogden, Birmingham ; Nauta-
nisi Buckley, Askton•under-Lyne ; Thomas Roberts,
Henry Rawson Manchester; F. Bwanwick, Witbington;
J. Howard, Rothdale ; and Pita, Whitehead, Rawtanstall.
Mr. Sumas, secretary, read the report, which states that
the charter el issimpsration was hosed, 25th March, 1852,
and eaunemess • grind; * preelderm. It states that :
" the disesteem have putl dithrent periods, the
following thepeettes :—Put of the Kingston mate, situate
in the meths et Tipperary, Litenick, and Cork, consist-
ing of NAM awes. Lane led she estates, situate is the
I essaiiiii of Tipping! and Ithrmasy sernistiag of 5,712
• MM. Peeler the Thunder suede, situate in the county of
Washed. sand rig of 304 aeree. Part of the Oranmore
deselleth the county of Galway, consisting of 355
ames. The mespley have thus become proprietors of above
VAS awes et Ind at a total met of 115,0641. le.
The assia4 mete every variety of pasture, mountain,
Mg, sad arable . Some of the latter has been ex-
beveled by the Mum of husbandry adopted by the formal
camplen, but la the opinion of your dirumre and their
agents, the untie 'morally, by a judicious expenditure in
reelamatiess and improvement, will be very materially in-
messed la value. The Ilkeston have pleasure In stating
that the amount of rent resolved and due is suldelest to
pay all' interests uyy to that date, including 4 per cent. In-
terest to the den, for the money advanced by them,
and will leave a balance of 1,6231.• lth. 4d. to be placed to
the credit of the compday. The directors, in esking the
shareholders to ratify sad adept the purchases they have
made, have great satisfaction in referring to the increased,
vales of landed property in Ireland, and in exposing their
belief that the above properties could not be obtained at'
the mesa time, *nape at a very oondderable advance
:clothe pima paid for them. The directors could now
ef the Loth already purchased, and realise a very
knarisame mai* the shareholders; but they feel cond.
dint that the maks of improvement, now in course of
41•Willeilis, will OM largely to the value."
The rayon wee earned unanimously.
The redaing dkresten were also re-elected, and the Chair-
man having mend that interest at the rata of four per cent.
to the 25th Marsh, payable on the 26th instant, be paid to
the shareholders, was also unanimously agreed to.
Mr. lianimis, M.P., moved a vote of thanks to the chair-
man and directors, which was carried by acclamation.
The Cumulate acknowledged the compliment, and took
advantage of the opportunity to say that the board did not
propose to call the shareholders together to ask leave to ex-
tend their purchase, within the limits of their present
capital, but only in the event of requiring power to increase
it beyond the amount already consented to. (Rear, hear.)
The meeting then adjourned. e