The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-25 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL

FREEHOLD LAND FOR WORK MEN.—SeVeral societies
are ot. foot in the midland counties, the otject of which is to
secure small plots of freehold ground to w, rking men, that
they may use the land ter gardens, and in right of possessing
it secure also a vote kr the county. A preliminary
mectiog was ha.: on Tuesday, at the Guildhall, Worcester,
with the view of considering the propri. ty of promoting the
establishment of a Fre:hold Lend Society for that city and
the western division of the county.—F. T. Elgie, Esq., was
called to the chair, and addre.ted the meeting. He said
that he had always been anxious to extend the suffrage to
the working man, but that the freehold land society not
only afforded him that privilege, but gave him an inn rest
and a s like in the country. The soc:ety proposed to be
established in Wort:ewer would be in duitaliou of that at
Luminglaanu, which was most respie.al,ly connected, and
numbered amongst its supporters members of parliament and
gentlemen of high standing and benevolence. Mr. Elgie then
read extracts trout the rules of the Birmingham society,
showing that by the p..yment of small weekly sums a combi-
nation of members could raise an aggregate sum which would
go for the purchase of a large quantity of land, and by
obtaining it at tree usual wholesale price the same might be
retailed to the working industrious artisan at p.ime cost,
lantana of his having to pay enormous prices for small allot-
ments, as was th, case when such small purchases were made.
It was estimated that by the payment rat the low weekly sum
of ls. sad. per week f n which the humblest mechanic might
loin) each member would become possessed of a piece of free-
hold land in the c curse of five years. lie contrasted this
setzeme with the vnion.ry project of Fcargue O'Connor, and
having further explained the details gave way to hlr.Arrow-
• %.1...; read letters from W. Liable, F.sq., who kindly
offered to advance money fur the purchase of estate', and
other individuals,who expressed themselves in favour of the
propose, formation of the society. Mr. Arrowsmith also
spoke of the social and political advantages to tee derived
by the working man from the proposed scheme, and psr-
ticularly commented no the necessity at obtaining votes for
the county, which was at present el.,clinated over by the'
aristocracy ; and thus be hoped the ins. freeholders would be
enabled to make a good front. lie c,r.cluded by imposing it
resolution in favour of the proposed vstablishoo-nt.—Mr.
Grainger, talloa -chandler, followed in the same line of ar-
gument, and said that the cultivation of a piece of land was
the best sanitary measure that could he introduced ; for ex-
ercise in the open air would have a most healthy physical
tendency on the members.. Ile spoke likewise at some length
of the moral and political effects of the scheme, and con-
cluded Iry eecondi g the revelation.—Mr. Barnsley. showed
by extracts from newspapers what had been done in War-
wickshire and Staff ,rdshire by conferring freeholds on the
members of similar societies.—The lice. W. Crowe, baptist
miniatet, made a suvestion with regard to ascertaining the
necessary legal charges consequent upon the transfer of land,
and wanton to speak of the necessity of securing aufficent
county votes to neutralise the effect of "the Chandos clause,"
which gave the preponderance to the aristocratic and agricul-
tural influences.—A conversation then ensued with regard to
legal charges, the propriety of making • provision for the
erection of cottages on the allotments for the members, the
necessity of being united in the purchase of land, and not to
purchase small allotments "itn,any private speculation; and
active steps haring been taken for the formation of the society
the meeting broke up.—The Coventry Herald says, " We
are glad to perceive that the Freehold Land Association has
fairly taken root in Coventry. The number of those who
have already joined it is considerable, and the high respect-
ability of the gentlemen who have consented to become the
officers et the society is a guarantee that it will be conduCted
with full security and efficiency. The. societreffert to every
working man who can afford to subscribe Is. 6d. pee week
the certainty of becoming, in no long time, the possessor of a
'freehold - and • vote for the county. It wilt
purpose of improving the social condi-
while without agitation it secures them
franchise." A letter in the same
plan of the association :
t of enabling mechanics, by unltiee their
making a common fund, to buy land in htftte
pee" and than to retell it In mavenlans:

plots to the members., whereby they will wive one-half of the wool I
eon of *miller plots, bought iwparately. The null. b
ore POts being
ran; se
to be acee.eible met working men, the weekly paymen
to
only le. ed., wbile even three may be poetponed, without time, in a
period of bad trade or Moro. As an esumple of :be win king of the
society, I will euppcee 1,000/. of the eociety's funds employni in por
t:buten four acres of eligible land, which might be divided into 32
allotments of 630 moue yards each, at the cost of 31f. sa. each
allotment. Every member, according to this calculation, would have,
for the same or Ice mone from three to cis
times suet. the quantity
of land tumidly set out for-building a tenement in any part
.of Coventry,
or the Butts, or Itilleelit.
searT first lot of land purchased by this els
ciety will he divided by the veyor into plots of equal value, whim
nered, and eorreeponding numbers are then written upon
arms,clod and put into a boo, and the rentor members on the bunks d.all
out the numbers of the lota they arc each to have. The next aed all
subsequent lOUe of land interlined by the society are dealt with in tie
same way, the neat mar memltere who have not alreadVrawn
their lots being entitled to draw for the game. If any mem rs en.
litkel to draw fora lot chase to forego their right till a future
time, or if amp of the member, who have drawn tote wish to elehange
Ay
together. eon do so. The 1 Ast, when drawn are mortgaged. to
the society, to Nemeth* future weekly subecriplions and legal Le-
tenet, and when the same are paid, a -.Opt is written on the moil.
gegoaleed, and the members are entitled to their several freehemed olds
to themselvee slid heirs for ever, free of expenee. The pr
eociety may bee. naidered as the beet introduction to, or companion
of, the Ilifferrat building societies, inasmuch as thie provides cheap
and eligible &nee for the hotter. which they citable the membera to
build. Indeed, it may be fairly asserted in many instances that the
difficulty of obtaining, and the dent-nets of, small pieces of building
lend hav very much burdened the operation of building scaled,.
hitherto.e The member" of the land moody will have these deadvant.
ag, a cl. areal away for them.
The member on getting b $ plot of rarden also gets his
county vote. A similar plan bee (or some time been in suc-
cessful operation at Itirreinaham. On Monday, the mem-
bers of the " Freehold Land Societe " had a procession in
celebration of their taking rosseseion of a second estate pur-
chased by them at Perry Darr. Alter the arrival of the pro-
cession upon the land. a numerous "üblic meeting was held,
W. Scoolefield, Esq., M.l'., in the chair. The objects of the
society were advocated by Ald. Weston, Mr. It. K. Douglas,
Mr. O. Dawson, M.A.. and othe:s. It appeared .bat in the
cours, of the eight months during which the society had
been in existence, it has enrolled 1,300 members, who are
possessed of 1,600 shares, raid that it GIVI conferred
treeholds upon 195 members. The society is now in .resty
for two or three eligible estates, and purposes, before the
25th Jan., to expend 5,0001. in freehold property, to tattler
elictortil qualifications on members in time for next teat's
registration.—The proceedings of another maociation, te.e
" Land Savings Bank," are thus narrated : the seventh
annual meeting of this institution was held at the bank, in
Nottingham, on the Gth inst., to receive the report tai el
I annual statement of the accounts of the institution ; the
' president, the Rev .1. W. Brooks, of St. Mary's, in the
. chair. The report gave an analysis of the distinguishing
[ features at the institution, from which we extract the follow-
ing paasages :
The wonetary transactions of the institution during the year bane
been 2,9211. les., which, :eldest to the previmm traneactilons dat
ing
from October 6, 1015, give eat aggrrpt• of 8,14051. is. lud.
number of eeparote treehold allotments weld by the inetitution skier
its entabliehment are upwards et lat. Thew lands are conveniently
situated, and well adapted for building latome*, as well as foe prott-
able culture. The prices charged vary frontlid. per square yard tut lid.
fur a few of the beet lots, and averaged. per yard. The matitution
continues to support a travelling agency in the northern and miilland
counties, to obtain allotments of land of a rood each on rent, far
the occupancy of the poorer claises of artisans and agricultural la-
bourer,. The Objects of this institution have been already very exten-
sively adopted by means of its agency in these couuties, and by were-
epowlence end publication in mime other Weeklies of England,
Scotland, Wake, and Ireland. each eoclety is independent in its
management. The number of societies formed by the agent since
1841 is 231; members reminded, 20,2 e/ ; quantity of land obtained, ,
upwards of 2,00 U acree. The amount of benefit accruing, enlimuted
at only 5/. per rood, is 110,isele per annum; and wh. n 56 per acre,
which exceed. the average nnt, is deducted, leases a clear benefit tie
112,1-001. per annum, in addition to the previous means of amnion 01
working men, with which it ItOra not interfere. This institution,
outing the ',even rears of it, existence, h
operative been iwitrumefumilintale in
to imu
-
proving the conilitiln of a large manlier of s
gteitter extent, tl/111 much wore ettleientle, than could have been anti-
cipated from any bedoetnente of an eleernoeynary kind. The council
of mansgement respectfully mid confidently appeal to theto p
enable
hilan-
throeic to contribute the means of an adequate support,
them to continue their prosecution of the objects of this institution,
eapeeially in the northern and midland counties, on behalf of the
iteluetrious and holiest, but very necteeitous portion of their fellow-
mfrytnen.

LANCASHIRE.
STATE OF LIVERPOOL—Our correspondent writing
under date Liverpool, July 24, says " All is quiet here to-
day. A detaihment of Rides passed through about twelve
o'clock, on their way to Dublin. A body of artillery, with
six guns, arrived here yesterday, and the military force now
in and near Lie, rpool is about 2,000 men, independent of
pensioners. Although all apprehension is uow removed the
magistrates continua to swear in special constables, and
the
the
respectable inhabitants present themselves eagerly for
purpose of supporting the authorities. At three o'clock this
diet noon two men were placed before the sitting magistrate.,
on the charge of baying 31 pike-beads in their po.session.
The were stopped bv e Indic.. on Saturday night with
the ywr iron, in ca k. the
Said that they were bringing
them from a steam-mill where they had been ground, and
that they were taking them to their smithy, the 31 being
part of 150 ordered for NVatertor.l. The case was remanded."
TILE YACHT RACE.—no Panic barque was oils Cape
Clear at 10, A.M., Friday moruing, since which time she has
not been heard of.
YORKSHIRE-
A VACANT SEAT FOR BRADFORD has been spoken
of, the ill health of Mr. Busleild being alleged as a probable
HAMM for his resignion. Mr. Roebuck has been mentioned
as a likely candidate, in the event a vac ,ncy really oc-

earring.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A iIOUSE.-011 Friday
morning, between one and two o'clock, Mrs. Marplcs, the
wife of a joioer's tool maker living in Ilerrnitage-strect,
Sheffield, was aroused 'rum her deep by a loud explosion,
secompanied with the smashing cf window-glass. She
jumped out of bed, and took her children up, when she saw
a fl one shoot through the a,:erture in the window shutter'.
Having alarmed her brother, who was sleeping in an adjoin-
ing room, they went to the front and shouted " Murder !"
The night watchman immediately re paired to the
place, when be found three men running away. Ile chased
them, and having laid hold of one, the other two came up,
km eked the watchman down, and rescued his prisoner. Upon
getting in (rant of the premises, three giniter•beer bottles,
charged with gunpowder, were found lying on the ground,
and about two pounds of •trung bleating powder. The glean
in the window was broken, and it wan quite apparent that
only one bottle had exploded, acd that had fortunately not
entered the bedroom on account of the window shutters being
partially closed. Had the three bottles entered the building,
and exploded, every person there would most likely have
been 1,,0wn to piecen Some 'Mae back the factory belonging
to the same person was destroyed by an infernal machine. A
man was apprehended on Saturday, on suspicion of having
been engaged in the crime ; but the evidence not being
sufficiently strong against him he was discharged.
HAMPSHIRE.
COMMISSION BY TILE LORI) LIEUTENANT.—The
Hon. Sir E. Butler, liut., and W. Uarnier, Esq., to be
deputy lieutenants.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL
rl, I:PERM ENT.—Rev. G. Pruett, to tte curacy of Great
Ili rc hAll, Norfolk, dio. Nom.
VALANCY.-I,lington, Al' Saint's, King's-cross P.C.; dio.
London; Plot ; pd., the Incumbent of Trinity Church, Islington ;
Iles. F. C. Wilson, flee.
The P. C. of l'urrnonth, Norfolk; pat., DIM and Chapter of Nor-
wich ; has been ,elineAcred to the Her. T. Clarke, till a minister h
bceu appointed.

NAVAL.
ADMIRALTY, JULY 2i.—ArroINTMENTs : Lieut. P. R.
(buck to Inng•n. -Yid-kipm It. Grerbmn to Penelope.—Doek-
yard Appsintruens4 : 11. Destram to be Foreman of eactory and
Riggers at wooloicb; J. Richards to be Superintending Landing

Mdii at eh. rrne.A.
lILVUNY.,ItY, JULY 23.—Trident, at., Lieut. Cotta. Rik,
artio, d taut night from Pembroke with marines, relieved from duty
at thlt place, benign* to the Plymouth division.—Stromboli, at.,
moil yesterday to rejoin the squadron.—Ampbion, screw .t., Capt.
W. J. Williams, will be pail wages to-morrow wornlr.g, and sail im-
er.ediutely after with letters, &e., for the squadron.
WooLwicm, JVLY 24.—liras-Admiral Dundee, the lion.
Capt. Berkeley, sir B. Walker (survey)or of the navyi, and Mr. Watts,
the resistant-eurrun, visited the dockyard to-day, and went on board
I the Itenard, at-corvette, where thi y remained m arty three hours,
and minutely inopectril every portion of the vessel. Their lordships
attsreards went un b.,anl the Myrtle st.-v., lying in the river, and
returued to taco at a late hour In the afternoon. Tiet Iteynaril will
j be ready for tea this week.—Adelaide, 2nd muster 'Urea., will leave
in a day or two for Australia. 11cr machinery has been put on board,
but the ve-sel will sail out to Sydney.- Gleaner, screw at.-v., went
down the titer to-day we an experimental trial.

SPORTINN.
GOODWOOD RACES.
CI:WRESTLE, MONDAY ArrEttNooX. The following
Masan have arrived since our last despatch wee forwarded : Miss
Sarah, f by Lanereost out of Canada, Sylvia, The Nautch Girl, Buscot
Buck Tbrol, -whipper c, Latch Log. Dawson is expected to have
14. M. '1,311 r and Id Blood. Mathematicianahould have been ornittet,
Iv the list sent yesterday. The French horse, FitaEmilius, has not
yet made Ito aypearance ; some little curiosity iias been excited as to
the " wt. reabouts "of this animal'-no one seems to know where or
by whom he bas been trained.
• The " how, list" of visitors at Goodwood will include the Duke
antibodies.. of Belford, tile Duke and Duchess of Ikaufort, Marquis
of Exeter, Marquis of Clanricarde, Earl Jersey, Earl 01 Granville, Earl
of Glasgow, tort Ciilden, Lord Goo. Manners, Lord Enfield, Earl of
Strathmore lard and Lady Smiley, the host. Lol. and Mrs. Alison,
lion. Capt. 'Roam, Earl and Countess of Eglinton. Mr. Payne, Mr. C.
Greville, Sir K. l'igot, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley, Col. Peel, Lord Duri-
kcllin, Cat. Pettat, Mr. P. Williams, Mr. St. George Voley, Lord
Bateman, Mr. Gerard Sturt, the lion. romis Villiers, &e. The Earl
and Coonteaa of Chester beld were prevented accepting the invitation
by the indisposition of the noble cart. We understand that the party
will receice several addition* in the course of the week. A great
number of bo.hionables have arrived at Bognor Chiciaester is filling,
the weather is favourable, the stakes to be run for are Lull of interest,
and the general prospects of the meeting very promising.

TATTERSALL'S.—IIIoN DAY.
No betting.

ILab) Entelllgentt.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Present the Lord Chancelloro Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and
iner Peen.
PRINCIPAL, &C., OF GLASGOW COLLEGE V. TILE ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL AND OTHERS.--CHARITY.—NEW SCHEME
TO COMPRISE MEMBERS OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN
SCOTLANu.—Tbis appeal against a decree of Vice t.hancellor
Knight Bruce, directing a reference for a scheme to comprise
is the nenetits of a charity members of the episcopal church
in Scotland, differing from the regulations of the charity for
the 1b 100 years, was begun last Thursday. The arguments
welt now resumed by Mr. L. Wigram, for the respondents,
followed'hy Hr. It. Palmer on the same side, who bad not
concluded at half-pgat tour o'clock, when the further hearing
atlivurned, SI Joie ill() judgments which were expected
in " Fulham v. fibc catchy," argued last week, and in other
appeals, Wbioh were signed Ikat year.
The Lord Chancellor was allynt at a cabinet council from
1 to 3 o'clock, during laic* Interval the arguments were
suspended.

.•
ptees of freehold land end
thus serre the double purr
Lion of its members, while
the potedesion of the fro
journal thus describes the
The lesdh4 feature la that
ms together, and Making
411uAtleff, sod at gdtetinale p