The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-31 00:00:00

SOLICITORS' AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

The third annual general mooting of the axiety
was held yesterday at the Grey's-lace house, long
Thomas Church, Esq., of Bedkrd-row, in the chair.
The report of the directors, after ooegretulating the
sherekellisse ea the amount of Wellness tranensted chu-
bs the post you, and on the very atiehaterey gmeltion
the society had attained, stated that during the pat
year the seekety had received 236 preposels he war-
mese to the ':rent of 118,6141. Os. Bd., and bad
hewed 214 policies, comic; assurances to the mown of
96,0691. le. 84., producing an annual premium of
2,7971. 18t. 10d. ; and since the commencement the number
of policies issued bad been 605, amounting to 304.9941 61.6 d.,
the annual premiums amounting t 9,4801. 61. 4d. The
number of expired or Ispeed policies wee 62, coverinotra ing,;
surances to the extent of 43,9461. 16s. ; and 5 p
amounting to 1,5981. had become claims, the annual pre-
mium in respect of such poll its amounting to 1,2371. 6e.;
the total number of policies in existence being 638, amount-
ing to 259,4491. 9e. Bd., the annual premium payable in re-
spect of such policies being 8,2431. Oe. 4d. Two deaths only
had occurred during the past year among the armed,
the claims taigas therefrom involving 8001. The total
claims made on the society had amounted to 1,5981. only,
while the premiums received on the lapsed and expired per-
licks amounted to 1,6521. 16e. 9d.
The CHAIRMAN, in .omeg the adoption of the report,
observed that the society was improving gradually in its con-
dition, and with a little more assistance, it would progress
rapidly.
The supplemental balance-sheet, made up to the 90th
April. wu then read, 'bowleg that 76 new policies had been
effected since the 31st December.
The report ear carried unaroissouly.
The directors retiring by rotation were re-elected, and a
vote of 3001. (or their services during the past year was
carried.
The vacancies in the lit of auditors were filled up, am
the usual vote of thanks baviag been given to the directors,
the proceedings terminated.

WOLI

TON FREEHOLD LAND
SOCIETY.

(from the Wok, rlet 'Nam. Chromicle.]
Monday leek being Whit-Monday, was Ikeinvally °beloved
se • holiday throughout this distrat. Bosinser, males of a
youth's or pressing character, was almost altogether sob
'winded, end parties of holiday maker+, weldorased and
gkelsosse, were evelywhere to be met with, on their way to
✓isit seas friend or acquaintance, or to enjoy the pleasures
of seam favouri.e place of neut. Many boutit clubs
walked in procession peoviossly to reering them-
selves with their customaryi annual feast, but the more
rerearsable event of the day in this town was the
procession of the members of the Wolverhampton Free-
hold Land Society to the possession of the land pur-
chased by them at the Moorfields, en the Dudley-road,
ousts:43g of about twelve acres sad a ear. The land,
which is unusually level, and formerly used for grazing, had
been previously staked out, and divided into oat hundred and
fifty-two allotments, slightly varying in eiu, bat generally
frontages of about Steen feet each, each lot cffir
MT:its suitable for the erection of a small dwelling house,
with the necessary outbnildii gs. The Louses will be built,
seemingly, la what the Americans call "blocks," separated
by streets thirty-six feast wide, and strict attention, it is
stated, will be paid to drainage and other saiiitary ro-
qairements. The 'pot, on Monday, presented the appear-
anes of haring been marked out for the erection of • litde
town, and carried with it qui:6 an air of local cdonisation.
The procesaioo, which consisted of a band of music and
about a hundred nonnbsn of the society, started from the
British school+ in WskaLl-street at about half past 2 o'clock,
and, preceded by a lugs banner, bearing several inscriptions
and devices emolemaffoil of the effects of the society, pro-
needed through several of the principal streets, accomp.uied
by a uomerous asumlouge, t, its del ication. On its ',rival
on the groend the procession p:rambulated the
society's ruche'', flashy stepping in front of a small tempo
rary plutons erected for tits accommodation of the expected
speakers. The cumber of persons present, it may be here
remarked, was pewter two thou-and, and the fineness of the
weather, and the verdure of the vegetation around and en
the distance, brought into relief by the mild hut dear sun-
shine, imputed unusual animation to the scene.
Mr. KEMP, in a 'peel of considerable length, pointed
out the morel, sodal, and pditical effects resulting from land
societies, touching open their intlienee upon families gene-
rally, and also upon their members individuinly, illograt.ng
his positions by many tercii.le and apposite remarks. He
erneeileded by warmly exhorting his andituy to join land
sucieues, and to become freeholder*, souring there that by
such a course they would secure their own moral elevation, sad
acquise the political impedance which belonged to them.
Mr. COLEY stated the financial position and prospects of
theeociety, which he described as of the most satisfactory
kind. The procession was then re-arranged, and returned to
the British School rooms, in Walsall-street.
. .

Soon after the return of the pnicresion to Wolverhampton,
between two and three hundred petions, of both sexes, sat
down to tea in the large room it the British schools; end in
the evening a public mating was held in the same room,
which was crowded by a large auditory. The chair was
taken by E. U.leulan, Esq., end • deputation was in
attendance from Birmingham.

Among the spe +kers was—
Mr. G. DAWSON, of Birmingham, who in the course
of his speech observed that he regarded the society as
the hest means for reforming the English workmen
that had ever been introduced. He had read in history of
c intinuil revolts against some new improvement. He could
understood why Pugh persons resisted changes; they were
against their interests, and men were apt to think tdat their
interests were the world's irterests. He belonged to no poli-
tical party, bur still he had an interest in or an affection for
what was called the radical party, but only of that party he
liked no better than the old conservatives or whigs.
He abhorred the whole of the modern 'totem of con-
ductin; election•. The establishment of Freehold Land
societies would rescue the land from an oligarchy ; it would
prevent that process which was now going on in this country
of boying up gees. estates and pulling down the cottages, by
which the &Auger was obliged to seek a dwelling in the
nearest town. Now for every pauper which the gentry of
England sent into the towns the promoters of these societies
proposed to send them hack a braise of good sub•antisl free-
holders. (Laughter and cheers.) They would return them
good for evil. He heartiy supported this society, because
by its .id they would work out more true demecrsc) than by
any other meats. After some further remarks Mr. Dawson
tat down amidst loud el erring.
A vote of thanks was (Oxen to the Birmingham depute-
ti-n and to the chairmen. Three Cheers were then given
for the Freehold Land Society, and the meeting broke up.

IRELAND.

Derma's, MAY 30.

It wee rumoured yesterday at the Four 'Courts that
Mr. Butt, Q.C., would stand for Limerick county ;
it is not, however, likely that he will accept the invi-
tation which he his received. He will, however, be-
fore long be in parliament for some al- er constituency.
At pros nt he is unquestionably the most popular man
in Ireland.

Last eight's Gazette contains the proper legal
notice that Mr. Hyde, of Castle Hyde, is going to sell
a portion of his estates in the el:unties of (fork, Lime-
rick, Kilkenny, ani Tipperary, under the provi-
sions of the Act for Sale of Encumbered Estates. Tee
Castle Hyde estates in Colt were originally given by
Queen Etizabeth to the ancestor of the present pro-
prietor, who owes upwards of 100,0001. There will
still, however, be a handsome rental after the incum-
braze., are discharged.
The benefit night at the 'Theatre Royal for the
distress of the western districts has been converted
into a command night, by order of the Lord Lieu-
tenant.