The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-03 00:00:00

LEEDS FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.

LEEDS, SATuaatv.—The annual meeting of tho
above society was held at the Court-house yesterday even-
ing. Mr. Alderman Cant:Tv, one of the vice-presidents
of the society, in the chair.
The CHAIUMAN, in opening the proceedings of the meet-
ing, apologised for not having attended so much to the in-
terests of the society as was desirable, his engagements
rendering it impossible for him to du so. Ile aim" alluded
to the political as well a. the social aspect of this society,
and took advantage of the opportunity tamed to say that.
from what hail recently happeutd, many parties had now a
prospeet of having a vote in a way they little expected a
few mouths ago, Lord John Russell having intimated his
intentim of proposing a measure of reform n'at :tear,
should he then be in office. (" Ileac, hear," awl a laugh.)
Mr. PLANT, the secretary, read the report, which gave
the following particulars of the operations of the society
since its establishment on the ith of Jan. 18.50 :
Members entered Feb. 18th, Ibio '2.78 holding 373 shares.
Ditto entered since, up to Feb
Ist, lasl

Total enter,Nl 378 „ 510 „
Have got allotmenta and mos...a to
be member..

3.15 „

25 „

Withdrawn

455
45 ~

Present number of members 327 „ 440 „
In Jou,' the committee unanimously rescolvcd to purchase
the estate in York-road, consisting of about (".1 acres, f r the
sum of 1,503. The estato was laid out in one main and two
back streets, and two terraces—the two latter facing the
York-road, and the former running at right angles with the
terraces. The whole area had to be levelled, and the main
street and the rear of the terraces to be sew-
(red and paved. The expense of this, togetle. r
with legal and other charges, swelled the cost
to about 2,500/. The estate was divided into 33 allotments.
at 291. 10s. each; except the six corner allotments, for which
an extra chan.t.• was made : the whole being hallotted fur
according to the rules, on the 6th of Dee:mber. Twenty-five
allotments were paid for in full, leaving 53 for which
mortgages have been given to the trustees of the society by
the respective allottees. The sum duo on the Ist inst. from
the alluttees aas 1,6271. Gs. 6d. The total amount paid on
account of the estate, up to the same date, by the society
was 1,741/.0, 5.1., leasing a balance owing of 751(. it
that time, however, there was a cash balance in the hands
of the society's bankers of 21131. 15s. 241., so that about
500/. would he required out of the contributions of the
current year, to clear the estate of debt. At the present
rate of coatrihurian., three or four months will effect that
object. The retiring committee cannot withhold the expres-
sion of their hope that this society will exhibit a con:R.l3lde
illereage of members during the year just entere :sport.
The experience of the numerous and large sock,tirs, on
the same prineipl-, established in various parts of the king-
dom, warrants their belief that the basis is a sound one;
and that gradually, but surely, the soundness of the prine:-
plc will ruminant a more extended support. True, it is
only those who can and will exercise a determined and per-
sevcrhur economy and thriftiness who will hod on; but for
such, the ultimata advantage is a gain of no trivial value.
On the motion of Mr. B. Taylor, seconded by Mr. John
Simpson, the report, after some discussion, was adopted.
Messrs. It. Adams, William Arens, John Andrew, jun.,
11.1, John Grimsltaw, 1). Green, Edward Heaton,
James Ilarris, M. Jackson, E. Morgan, and John Speed,
were appointed the committee for the year ensuing. Scru-
tineers and arbitrators were also appointed.
Mr. Peter a ad, that the eollanlatee were about to males
application to th.: gas and water compuaies to put pipes'
down nu the cost.: in stork-mood; ant that reveal or the
allottecs were preparing to build houses on the estate. As
to the expens of the e ntveyances, lie mentioned that the
actual east for land charges had only been' /. 13s. 41. to
each allotte:, which was considerably less than had been
anticipated. lie thought the expense, of conducting the
business of the society, which had been heavier last year in
consequence of its being the first year, would in future be
lighter, nil, at the cleee of next year, there would probably
be a dividend for the unallotted member:.
A good deal of conversation followed, but principally on
points of detail connected with the practical operations of
the society ; and, after Totes of thanks to the retiring com-
mittee and to the chairman, the meeting separated.

The Eel 1 of Harrington is suffering from very
severe indisposition at Brighton, where he had gone for the
benefit of his heulea.
UNITED SERVICE ISSTITUTION.-1110 twentieth
annual meeting of this institution was heldou Saturday after-
noon at the establishment inWhitehalliard—Gen. Sir G. Pol-
lock presiding in place of Lod Frederick Fitsclarence. who
was prevented front attending by indispositio.t. There
were also present Lord Radstock, Sir Cherie:, Malcolm, Sir
Thomas Troubridge, Sir George Back, Sir Benjamin
Outram, Sir Patrick Campbell, Sir Charles Forbes, Sir H.
Jervis, General Fanshawe, General Goldfinch, Colonel
Stanhope, Colonel Newberry, Colonel Lindsay, Colonel
Cramer, Colonel Harley, Colonel Gawler, Colonel Hamil-
ton, Colonel Speck, Captain W. 14. Smith, Captain But-
dem, de., &c. After detailing the proceedings of
the institution for the pa. 4 year, the report stated that
the present number of members was 4,028, and that
there was a deficiency in the estimate of the an-
nual sub.eriptione amounting to 601., which, however, had
been covered by the entrance fees, from which more had
been realised titan had been expected. The excess of expen-
diture for ordinary purposes over income was 601. 13s. 4d.
The report having been received, and complimentary votes
having been passed to the auditors, and to the gen-
tlemen who had delivered lectures during the past year,
the following gentlemen, via., Captain Ford, Dr. Nishet,
Lieut. Blackmore, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gor-
don, Grenadier Guards, Lieut.-Colonel Lord Frederick
Paulet, Coldstream Guards, Captain W. J. T. Hood, R.N.,
Captain J. E. Addison, Royal Military Asylum, and Com-
mander IL G. Hamilton, R.N., were elected to fill up va-
cancies in the council. A gallant officer proposed that, as
the institution was an educational one, they should petition
parliament for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge, but
the meeting not thinking that the subject Mlle within
their province, the motion was not pressed. It was also
stated that the council had consented to admit foreigners
during the period of the great exhibition by tickets from
their respective legation> or consulates-general, to the very
interesting museum of the institution. Thanks having been
voted to the chairman, the meting broke up.
SOCIETY OF ANCIENT BRlToSB.—Saturday being
St. David's Day, the members of this society held their an-
nual festival en aid of the funds of the Welsh Charity
School. The president of the day was Colonel Rice Trevor,
M.P., in the absence of Sir Charles Morgan, who was
unavoidably prevented from giving his attendance.
I After the te.tud formal toasts, the chairman proposed
• "Health and happiness to the ladies who patronise
' the charity," and the " Principality of Wales."
• 'these toasts having been responded to with Cam-
' brian honours, the chairman gave " Prosperity to
the Welsh Charity," and entered into a description of
facts which will be found detailed in the following
statement of the committee for the past year :
" The committee have compared the expenditure of the
last quarter, and of the last year, with the expenditure of
' the last quarter of 1849, and of the entire year of 1819, and
they find that the expenditure of the last quarter amounts
to 701/. 15e. 2d., whereof 781. ss. lid. ii for an insurance of
I the school-house against fire for seven years, leaving
1 6321. Ile. 1,1. applicable to the quarter, and that the expert-
' diture for the corresponding quarter of 1849 was 685/.
• including 66/. ss. for coals ; and as no cook, were paid for in
the last quarter, the ordinary expenditure of each quartv•
• may be regarded as equal, whilst the number of children in
the last quarter was 200, and in the corresponding quarter
I of 1819, 190: that the expenditure for the year 1849
amounted to 3,008/. Bs. 3d., and of the last year to
2,9561. Oa. 6d., Including in the expenditure for the last year
781. be. lid. paid for seven years insurance of the premises
• against fire, and 631. paid for a stock of sheets' and coun-
terpanes, which will last for several years ; and
that if a proportionate deduction be made in respect
of those items, and carried forward to the succeeding
years which that expenditure will cover, the ordinary ex-
penditure of the establishment applicable to the last year
appears to be 2,8.301. Although the number of children on
F the establishment during a part of 18.50 has been greater'
• than in 1849, yet the total ordinary expenditure for IMO is
i less than that for 1849 by a sum of 150/., of which sum the
, saving in provisions has amounted to 1201. The committee
desire to record their conviction that the economy which
has of late characterised the management of the establish-
ment, has been judiciously enforced during the past year;
•
• and they, congratulate the governors that the benefits of the
, charity have thus been extended to an additional number
of children, without increasing the ordinary expenditure of
' the establishment. The exercise of this economy, impor-
t tent at all times, is especially so now, when the committee
has to deplore the death of several :liberal contributors to
the funds of the charity." A long list of toasts, including
" the health of the Bishop of Llandalf," having been gone
• through, subscriptions were announced to a Abfild oza9Ssit
and the company separated.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, SATLRfI. EVENING.

The Earl and Countess of Clarendon, family and
suite, have made arrangements for leaving Dulain on
Tuesday next. The City of Dublin Steam Com-
pany's 'Packet Eblaua is appointed to convey the dis-
tinguished party from Ireland.
All speculation about the ministerial crisis is for a
moment suspended. The contradictory reports
brought by every successive packet have utterly con-
founded our politicians of all parties, and no ono
ventures any longer to offer an opinion ou the pro-
, bable result. There would seem to be a correspond-
. ing pause in the agitation against the anti-papal ag-
gression measure, us people are awaiting the arrange,
went of the cabinet question, with wane hope that
that repressive measure will lie abandoned. This
pause, however, is only felt in Dublin, as the agita-
tion in the remote parts of the country shows no
signs of interruption. The provincial papers received
in town to-day contain long reports of meetings held
in Kerry, limerick, and other parts of the south.
A meeting of the freeholders of IVestmeath was to
have been held yesterday to petition against tho
Whig ministerial measure, and express an opinion on
the conduct of their representatives in supporting
Lord John ItusselL As it was deemed, however, by
the committee that the explanation given in a letter
from Sir Percy Nugent, M.P., and that offered
through his agent by Mr. Mogan, their other mem-
ber, were sufficiently satisfactory, and that for the
other object of the meeting it was desitable to wait
until the new ministry when appointed should de-
clare their intended policy, nu adjournment was
decided on. _ _

The Roman catholic clergy of the diocese of
Limerick met on Thursday, for the purpose of exert-
ing their influence in opposition to the Ecclesiastical
Titles Bill. 1/eau Cole presided, and caldresAtal the
assembly at considerable length, but of l' reporters
having been excluded, no authentic account of tho
proceedings has appeared.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

PI:EPRILY c%re.

Rev. It. M. Benson, to Cowley l'erx, told Curi,y, Ox-
fordshire ; patron:, Christ Church. Oxford.
Rev. F. S.C. CLaituers, to Boekenhant r,etory, Kent ;
tratue,9oo/. with r.-sitlenee pa
;
tro n, J. Cator.
Itev. G. It. Ferris, to Itaifax. Carney, Yorkshire.

Rcv. Gnlfiths, to Glyn-Corwg tuai Curaey,with
111. um Gurach l'erp nod Curacy, ; v.tlue,
901. ; patron, R. V. E. Vaugh.m,
J. Kirkman, 11. A., to Stout(' Master,l,ip of Bruton
Grammar School, Sommer.
'Lev. W. 31yall, to Gnat Alaplectead Vicarage, Ewa ;
value, 1.161. ; patron, lt. 111yall, Eal.
ltev. W. L. Needham, to he [haul !duster of Queen Eli-
zabeth's Onunmar School. Wore, ster.
11ev. 11. Nivea, to lii..hatupton Vicarage, Woreester
shire ; value, 10J/. and re:hit:lnc ; patru.l, 1361t0p of
Worcester.
Rev. 0. Owen and Iles. J. ltowlatt, to be" lludleit.a Lec-
turers, Exeter, 18.5141.
Rev. R. White, to Ilabberley Rectory, Salop ; value,
1.58/. and ref,idence ; patron, W. IVldtc, Esq.
ltev. 11. W. Burrows, to Chri.t Church l'trpetual
Curacy, St. l'antrai ; value, 5001. ; patron, Bishop of
London.
Ilex. G. Crabbe, to Merton Rectory, Norfolk ; vane,
174/. ; patron, Lord Walalogham.
11ev. S. G. Wood, to Keelby Vicarage, Lineuhedtire ;
value, 901. ; patron. Earl of Yarborough.
Rev.— Salter, to East Teignmouth Cur..^y, Devon.
VAcANCI F.a.

VIVAILVIES.—Duuton, Northamptonshire, Ilioco.e Peter-
borough; value, 150/. and residence; patron, Viscount
Melbourne; Rev. J. Lire% ille, deceased.
St. Mover Cornwall, diocese Exeter; value, 3371. with
resittcnet, ; leer. 0. Treweeke, deceased.
Rxeyonix.s.-lloraden West, with Ingravc Rectory,
Essex, diocese, Rochester; value, 3141. with residence;
patron, the late favor, the Rev. It. A. Johnstone, deceased.
'Haunt, Cornwall, diocese Exeter; value, dis7l. with re..
residence ; patron, Baroness Basset; Ran. U. Treweeke,

deceased.'
MASTER, I V.—Wymnralham Grammar School, Leicester-
shire ; Ker. U. A. Moloch, deeeasetl.

SPORTING.

INTELLIGENCE EKTILA.-BATII AND SO-

NIEItSET ItACES.

•
lIANDICar role TitE SomEttsgrattuE STASES. Forfeits
to be thalami on or before the 13th Inst. :—Perp...tUay Roy, aged,
!M; Eltlatun, 3 yrs. hat rib; Vainpyre, sped, his 3113; ttabv, S yrs,
Set 216; Vint ad, 4 yrs, 8a 21b; Itagginter, 4 714 Set 21b; lt abin, 4
yrs 94111 lahouss, b yr*, Oat In; andirons rats. 4 Yob 64 Ilb 1
et. Amami, a yrs, rot 1:1b rnessas, a yrs, Jl.l MU.
Arend, 4 yrs, at 121 b; Sauter la Gwpe, S yrs, rot lEb ; WI Item the
(3. hero:, 4 yrs, i.e ',Gib; Cialtworker, 3 yrs, Tot bib; Mcsietan, 4
yrs. 7iE 910; Cyprus, 4 yrs, Tat 9.b; Widow, 4 yrs, let Mb; Knight
e(Gwynne. 4 s, rat rip; Wallark, 5 yes, 7rt 31b; Kloaway, 5 yr*,
let Slb ; Mort Tapley, 5 yr*, Ist 410 ; taunt r, 4 yrs, 7st 4144; 511.44e-
t0n, 4 yrs, rat 415 ; coebtal, 3 yrs, 14 215; Minimum, 5 yrs, 7st :Kb;
auitiatinee. 4 yrs, rat Lb; lir Mier to Dough, 4 yrs, r.t lib; a out of
Khorsiosn's darn, 4 yrs, tat; Cheerful, S yrs, rst; tiillyikorer, 4 7,4
Sit 131 b; body Esau, 4 yrs, Got 1316; (Soria., S yrs, tot lab; Ba-
roness, 3 yea, G•t 11lb; gr h Oil 01 Whim, 3 yrs, Gat 11 ib ; Moues 4
pm Lot 111 h; Aelayresthes, 4 yr*, Gut 10Ib ; Bushranger, 4 yrs. Gat
14445; Little Germs, 4 yrs, *st 911.; 01 idiots, 4 yrs, Gig 91b; Slying
Gout, 3 yrs, but Sib; Scarboroug4L 4 yr., 04 115; latalette, 4 yrs.
Get rib; WEntlisu tome-out-4.04551, 4 yra, Cot :lb; r'.1.:11, 5 yr..
41b; Mir Larkawav, 4 yrs, hot 41b ; Planeup, 4 yrs, list 41b
E canary, 4 yei, bet 21; ; May 1.M7, 6 yrs, Gat ; Rogue. 3 Ira, CM
Feinstein, 4 yrs, Sit; Cingari, 4 yrs, Get; Modesties, 4 yrs, Sig 134 b
'Mole Safe, 4 yrs, s•t 1 rib; Recruit, 3 yrs, Set 11244; NnT,Oll, S yrs,
Sit 121 b; o hr Bretby dam by Young 1111eklock. 3 yrs, Sat 131 b ; o by
Epirus out at Entersrise, S yrs, Set 1210; Aaron Smith, 3 yn, Set
lolb ; buortse. 3 yrs, Sat Sits; Knight of the Thistle, 3 yrs, Sat 715;
The Ilan, 3 yrs, Set 3.5; f by Pantaloon out of Lady, 2 :ton, art Sib;
Ii souk knell, 3 yrs, bat Mb; heart of Oak, 3 yrr, Sat 415; Brattier to
Truthtellex, 3 yra, Set Ilb; Nialemus, yrs, let 115; aby Julie d
Gaunt d,m by the !Lila's', 3 yes, sa; Waterfall. 3 yr., 4.t 101 b
Terpsichore, 3 yrs, 4st Mb; Aareclons„ 3 yrs, 4st Sib. If the highest
wtight stagging be natter Mt nu, it will be raised samordiugly.