The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-28 00:00:00

THE SCREW FLOATING BATTERIES.

The Glutton, 16, screw floating battery, Captain A.
Cumming, is still in the Sheerne-s basin. Orders were
received yesterday morning from the Admiralty to trim
her 3 or 4 inches more by the stern prior to her next
trial trip under steam, &c. She is wholly provisioned,
and is expected to haul out of the basin to-morrow or
Saturday.

The Trusty, 16, screw floating battery, is in No. 1
dry dock at Sheerness. Shipwrights and mechanics are
busily employed working at her • the former are taking
the iron plates off, re-caulking her wherever it is found
necessary. _ _

The Meteor, 16, screw floating battery, Capt. Seymour,
has all her guns and stores on board, and was expected
to leave Woolwich yesterday, for Greenhithe, for the
purpose of adjusting her compasses.

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The Thunder, 16, screw floating-battery, is also ready
for the pendant. She is completely rigged, and nearly
ready for active service.
Recruiting goes on in Belfast with considerable success
for the army. On Thursday last there were between 20
and 30 young fellows attested at the police-court, and
the enrolment proceeds at a large weekly contribution.

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

Yesterday, a special general meeting for the altera-
tion of rules, and for the transaction of the ordinary
business at the Ilt'► quarterly meeting, was held at
Exeter-hall ; Viscount Ranelagh presided.
The formal alteration in the rule, relaxing an implied
limitation as to the rate of interest on advances, having
been made,

The noble CHAIRMAN read the report, which stated, as
evidence of onward progress, increased investments in
land and extension of buildings on the allotted estates.
The whole of the Old Ford, Retford, Alford, and a con-
, siderable part of the Malvern estates has been sold. The
sale of land for the quarter amounted to 6,427/ 104.,
making a total since the commencement of the society of
109,1111. 104. The gross cash receipts to Lady-day,
1855, are 165 6131. 10s. 6d. ; from Ladyelay to Mid-
summer, 12,3771. 12s. 4d—total, 177.9911. 2s. 10d.
The total shares issued—in progress, 9,458; completed,
1,584 ; total, 11,042. The returns of the shares entitled
to rights of choice were—completed, 1,584 ; drawn,
1,886 ; senio.ity, 953 ; total, 4,42,3 ; and, deducting
2,128 exercised on estates, leaving 2,295 still unexercised.
The last number to be placed by seniority after
the drawing was 1,822. The Hounslow and the first and
second portions of the Brighton estates would be al-
lotted, under novel and advantageous circumstances,
on the 19th July. On the latter estate several lots which
bad been issued for 39 years, at ground rents of 51. each,
and on which valuable houses had been erected, would be
offered to the choice of members holdingrights on that day.
Th ere had been an advantageous sub-division of some of
the reamaininglots on the valuable Reading estate, which
would be offered to the members at the same time on
♦ery favourable terms. The report adverted to the ap-
proaching proceedings in the Registration Courts, which
would be conducted by the society for its members, as
formerly, free of expense ; and the committee requested
that the necessary instructions and conveyances be for-
warded to the solicitors in time by the allottees, who
are entitled to the freehold franchise.' The noble chaiie
man commented on the report in detail, and, in moving
its adoption, remarked that he had the happiness to
repeat the thrice-told tale summed up in the word suc-
cess.

The-motion was seconded by the Hon. R. BounKE,
and carried by acclamation.

On the motion of Mr. H. POWNALL, seconded by Mr.
SANGSTER, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the
noble chairman, which his lordship briefly acknow-
ledged.
A drawing then took place for 100 rights of choice,
and 50 shares were added to the list of rights by
seniority.