The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-28 00:00:00

than ten acres of land, who shall pay the Michael-
mas rent, and discharge any former arrears that
may be doe, I will set apart 20 per cent. of
the last half-year's rent, and will forthwith apply I
the amount, under the general direction of my agent, I
but in concert with the tenant, in such improve-I
menu as may be most beneficial to the farm. I shall
give the preference to drainage, to the removal of nn-
necessary fences, and to the means of preventing the I
waste of manure. On this expenditure no return
will be required from the tenant
The irme course shall be taken with regard to the
half year's rent, which shall be due at Lady-day next. 11
If upon any of your farms additional draining
should be still requisite, I will execute the work
upon the same terms as heretofore; the tenant I
drawing the materials and paying 4 per cent. upon I
the outlay. As to other permanent improvements,
requiring an expenditure which the tenant cannot
conveniently meet, but on which he may be willing
to pay a reasonable rate of interest (such, for jemmies,
as additional shedding for the feeding of cattle), I
will consider favourably any propounds that may be
made to me on that head
It is hardly necessary to refer to leases of longer
duration than one year, as they are so few in number
In the cases, however, in which they do exist, I will
commit to release the tenant from his engagement,
on his giving, at the proper period of the present
year, the same notice which would be required in the
case of yearly tenancies.
Such tenancies are, as you are well aware, the
almost invariable rule in this immediate neighbour-
hood; but if any of yon are desirous of expending
money on the improvement of your farms, and wish
for the additional 'scut ity of a lease for years, I have
no disinclination to grant it, being satisfied as to the
skill and capital of the tenant requiring it.
If you prefer to a lease a written agreement, sti-
pulating for reimbursement on account of unex-
hammed improvements, on the principle long acted
upon in certain districts, I am willing to enter into
such agreement
It does not occur to me that there are any other
points to which it is necessary for me, for the present
at least, to refer. I have thought it would be for
your advantage that I should fully explain to you my
views and intentions with regard to matters so deeply
concerning your interes:s, and I hope I have done
so in a spirit becoming the long connection that
hes subsisted between us, and the friendly intercourse
we have always maintained.
Believe me, with every .o.d wish for your welfare,
sincerely yours, ROBERT I EEL.
Drayton Manor, Dec. 24, 1849.
P.S. The payment of rent will be made as usual on
t`.. Ist and 3rd of January, but as this notice will
reach you only a short time previously, I will not ex-
clude from the benefit of it a tenant who may make
all payments due by him within the period of one
month following.

THE NATIONAL FOCIETY AND THE COM.
MITIES OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION.

The National Society has addressed the following
letter to the secretary of the Committee' of Council on Edu-
cation:
"National Society's Office, Dec. 11, 1849.
"S am instructed by the Commi tee of the National
Society to express to the Committee of Council on Education
their conviction of the propriety of terminating their cone-
spondence on the subject of the management clauses.
" The Committee of the National Society deeply regret the
resolution finally adopted by the Committee of Council, to
exclude from all share or the parliamentary grant for educa-
tion those church schools the promoters of which are
unwilliner to constitute theft trust deeds on the model pre-
scribed by their lordship.. The committee ere by no meats
insensible to the value of the modifications which have been
adopted at their sugereatien ; but so lung as this resolution is
maintained, they cannot acquiesce in the hope expressed by
their lordships, that the most material causes of difference
between the society and the Committee of Council are
removed.
The Committee of the National Society entered on the
present negotiation from an earnest desire—a desire which
they still retain—to act is concert with their lordships ; and,
to secure this end, were reedy to acquiesce in any measure
consistent with the principle which they have always main-
tained, th.et local views and feelings are to be studiously
consulted. But since the committee now find, to their deep
regret and disappointment, that if they are to cc-operate
with their lordships in constituting school trusts, they must
be prepared to set aside the general principle of local free-
dom, and to treat the proposed clauses as indispensable to
the efficiency of all ceurca schoo:s, th. y consider themselves
under the necessity of resuming their original position.
Leavii g, therefore, to the legislature the settlement of the
terms on which the parliamentary vote shall be distributed,
they see no other course for themselves, under existing cir-
cumstances, than to continue to voteants according to the
grants
charter of the society, end without joining in any recom-
mendation of management clauses, to le.ve the yromoters of
schools either to adopt or to decline the proposed govern-
ment clauses, provided they constitute their schools in a
manner consistent with the society's terms of uniun.-1 have
the honour to be, air, your obedient servant,
"Jong G. Lonsuptz, Secretary.
'' To the Secretary, Committee of Council on Education."