The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-14 00:00:00

TITHE COMHISSION.
The ret of the tithe corm asiniers, W. Dhotis.,
T. W. 13a, sad Bd. Jones, Ewe , to the aline is! 1848,
his test bees Fisted, the document beating date July 25,
1849.
The fisM patios of the report details the progress of the
lesnarnimionors la the sommotatioa of tithes in England and
I Wales, whirl may be thus stated :
Notices received of voluntary proceedings bevies
been esmaremesi is tithe districts
Agremesnla ressiood
grommosis eseinessl
ANOtiess asking awards issued
Draught. assayalsory awards received
Densities( owiegraleory awards confirmed
AppeallemeMegeesived
Ansedellmwds smarmed
Tile &Mem. in which rent charges lave been
Ma este Wished or awards confirmed, i.e ,
ogresmeat, 6,767 ; awards, 4,712
Appletleaments altered 307
Appeedesommate maimed
Embalm. • of glebe lands efected
Endemism's,* of tithes esafinned
The mood ps Wan of the report enables us to state the
amount of work which will occupy twee mmissioners
of until
Auras; 1831 (their powers owing the does
parliamestas7 alarm of that year) :
Addltlosal tithe districts (for commutation)
Agreements to di confirmed 295
Ctieapideory awards to be confirmed
Appntnnmeate to be confirmed 203
70
Altered apportionments to be confirm. d
Banhanges of glebe lands to be effected 46
The third and Ureter portion of the return partakes very
musk of the nattersol • cautionary or threatening advertise-
ment to refractory parties whose non.attendence at the meet-
ings end neglect of the invitations end eshortations of the
commissioners has nuttertal:y impeded the progress of the
impartial Warless is hand.
The cams referred to are : 1. " Disputed modasee of tithes
only partially or Imperfectly commuted under inclosare
acts; end 2. " The tithes of 'atm parochisl places to which
the crows has a prinsafacie right."
The emandisiosers spiel thus plainly to these reenseat
lead sad tithe owners :
" We bays always been unwilling to he driven to Wawa-
ties, bet tie time bee come when we can delay no lomme.
„The very alight esertioa necessary is more than we mss
prevail on a largo body of lardownen to make.
•. We shall be obliged to Meat mortgaged tithes as Wink
to commute them into rent charges, anti to apportion awe
renveharges; mapping the hada.
"We shall he oblige (is the ewe of many extra-paroshiol
please) to award the rest-charges to the crown.
"We dwell tar them facts is a warning to the land
owners, and excliv.ivcly with a view to their benefit.
"The powers entrusted to us by the legislature US amply
sufficient to enable as to get through this kind of work,
whether we are or one not aided by the parties we have to
deal with."
Finally, the emtimissionen trait that at the close of the
present tithe act the ticklers!, will only have to make sepa-
rate provision for the few oases of obstinate end protracted
litigation over which they ham no control whatever.

MR. FEARCIIS O'CONNOR'S LAND SCHEME.—A
ceereepeedest from Nottingham ssadsalong article, in which
be complains of the failure of Mr. O'Connor's land scheme,
sod of the little hesellt that gentleman's fifteen years' study
of kis plan his prodsmed. H. says :—" The four estates of
Herrimperate, Lewbaes, Muster Bondi, and floigg's End.
matabe 838 acres, parebseed at • met of 24,6201. 14..64. and
disbursements for handle!! ennuis, making roads, egricul-
tare, die., amount to 49,425/. 45. 41. sad aid money to
Mistime. 4,3181 10s. and also 7001. by way of loans up to
July, 1848. What has been advanced by way of 1 an to the
famishing allottees since that date is not at puss at known, but
thus making • total of 72,5661. 8.. 104.; which should produce,
at 6 per cent., an annual rent of 4,0001. The estates are charged
• ith twolife sne.nities,and mortgages left on at the time of pur-
chases:mounting to 10,8001. But no rent has et beets pail, and
there is a strong indication of ejectment beteg d4laytd.
This is to engage the attention of Conference on Aegean 6;
and Mr. Thomas Ireland, who is located tit
has adressed the forthcoming conwenrien die
louses of the Norther* Star of July 28 Beaneof these
*Rotten the Seer had been deecribung as " being as happy
as princes who live in gorgeous palaces." Now I wish te
des e your readers' punkah: attention to Mr. Ireland's a►
entitle, as given by himself in last week's Northern Star.
He was formerly a workman in London, employ. d formers
years in his last place, and by dint of industry and fru-
gality, saved a little money : but being infatuated by the
brilliant promises of the land plan, he purehastd from as
oriental anomie, after sir weeks' residence, the right of h •
allocstio-, to the sam of thirty-four pounds; but he appears
to have subsequently received nine pounds due as aid-money
to this allotment, consequently reducing his actual purchase-
money to twenty-five pounds. He has kept a debtor and
en &tut account from the time of entering possession up to
Jul) 14th, 1849; he entered everything he sold, and valued
ev. rytbiug he est ; be let two rooms and a patch of land for
two ahihings per week ; consequently, he had but one room
for himself, and each of his family as are with him ; be ba-
lances his labour against his standing crops; and his books,
which he says are open to the in'pection of the conference,
show a real loss, including his purchase-mope 1021.143.84 d.
Thus the fourteen years' savings of this industrious man are
sunk In O'Connor's land elan. The fact is notorious, that
Mr. O'Connor has purchased, after his illeen run' study,
such arid and gravelly land, that it cannot return seed and
taboos, nor yield sufficient for the otherwise unaided wants of
man. There are 7 cottages at Lowbaads already shut upend
abandoned ; and I found one shut up at Reerinsgate, but there
are several who have let them to others to lodge in, but they
are to have the crops. Others have boards in their gardens
announcing their intention to all and return home. Amongst
others were Benjamin Knott from Leeds. Be Ins not found
that hsppinesa which O'Connor promised his • dear chit- ,
dean,' and is, therefore, desirous to leave; yet Mr. Knott
is the most industrious man upon the estate. The I
school-house contains no scholars—neither • boy nor • girl ;
the same at Lowlands—a splendid school, but an scholars.
The schools cost 2,0001. of the industrious claim s' money ;1
yet the schools are all show and mosey look There are no ,
scholars; sad Mr. Gravel and Kr. O'Brien, the appointed '
masters, are compelled to till the sail. The Datford estate I
have not yet Uinta into my calculation, It is situated three
miles north of B10001WW“, in the direction of Clint kills.
Part of the estate is of strong clay, and I believe the bricks
fur the cottages just entered were mad. upon the estate.
There is Italy • portion of it yet laid out. The soil being
clay, it is later, and bears but • barren aspen' ; the uplands
are much exposed to the chilling effects of the north and
east winds. A more discouraging soil and situation could
scarcely have teen chosen, but it is well situated for water ;
there are several brooks adjoining the estate ; the rivulets
are beautiful. This estate was balloted foe in 1b47, and the
fortunate priseholders expected to be located as others had
been, but no! Mr. O'Connor has slam put theta up by
auction, and the !tighten bidder only has the right of loca-
tion. This is the moat strange affair I ever heard of; for
by this syrem, the very poor are subscribing that the com-
paratively rich only may be located.".—Loeds Mercury.
RESTORATION OF STmeeureoz.—The determina-
tion which has been come to, to rain the fallen stones at
Stonehenge, that mysterious monument of the misty past, is
a good one. There is of course to be no imeFinery restora-
tion, but those stones which have fallen within the memory
of man are to be raised into their original position. It is
desirable, too, that others which show a tendency to fall
should he looked to and set upright.— The Builder.

MONEY MARKET.

MONDLT

Console again declined 1 on the elosini prime of
Saturday. They opened at 921 to a, at which they
continued steady, without the slightest variation, and
were so mark. dat the close. They are quoted 921 foe
account 11th September. The Three per Cent. Re-
duced were marked at 921 and 1. The Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents at 931 to 1.
To-morrow being the settling day in the Consol
market, the entire absence of any fluctuation in the
value of stooks today may be regarded as a favour-
able omen that the settlement among the dealers
generally will be effected without difficulty. Exche-
quer Bills were done at 465. and 495. premium. Long
Annuities at 81. Bank Stock at 199 and 1991.
India Stock at 2521, 4, and 255. India Bonds at 78s.
and 80s. premium. South Sea Old Annuities at 901.
The foreign market hes been without any material
variation, and the only notable feature in the transac-
tions to-day was a slight decline in the value of Spa-
nish stot4s. The business transacted writhe following:
Chilian Six per Cants., at 92 and 93. Danish Five
per Cent. Bonds, 1849, at 98. Equador, at 31 and 1.
Mexican, ex-ooupoes at 261 /or money, and at 27
and 1 for account. Peruvian Four per Cents. Active,
1849, were first done at 511, and last at 52, which
were the extreme prices of the day. Portngnere
Fin per Cents. Converted, 1841, at 291 and 29 for
account. Spanish Five per Cents. for account, at
181, f, and 1; ditto, Passive, at 4 ; ditto, Three per
Cents., at 341 and 1. Two-end-Half per Cent. Dutch,
at 521 • ditto, Four per Cent. Certificates, at 821
asides--
Commercial advice, from Trieste to the sth inst.
ass not very encouraging as regards that market for
imports. During the previous month the supplies
generally had exceeded the consumption, and an in-
crease of stocks, with falling prices, had been the
consequence. Cotton, however, was an exception,l
and, owing to the favourable accounts from Liver-
pool, had been disposed of at higher rates. The
foreign exchanges had not undergone the same de-
gree of fluctuation as during the 'previous three
moqbe, and the rate then ruling on London was 12.1
to 12.2. The arrival of about 1,000 bales of new wool
had caused a decline in the price.
The 'drive from Antwerp report the following
prices for public securities on Saturday. The Belgian
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 471 ; Three per Cants.,
611; Four per Cents., 791; Four-tad-a-Hell per
Cents., 841 ; Five per Cents., 1840-42, 921; Five