The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

"EXTRACT FROM MZ. SEELY'S LETTER.

" Captain Browne, the son-in-law of Mr. Seely, who
made arrangements for the reception of General Gari-
baldi and his suite at Malta, has been waited on by
several of the Maltese merchants, with a request
that they might be allowed to be at the cost of enter-
taining Garibaldi and his suite during his stay at Malta.
Captain Browne had to refuse, as that would not have been
in acordance with Mr. Seely's instructions to Capt. Browne
—Mr. Seely considering Gen. Garibaldi and his suite as his
guests as soon as they left Caprera."
_ _

This conduct of the Maltese merchants shows the esti-
mation in which the respectable classes in Malta hold
Garibaldi.

YORK.—Late on Friday night the following telegram
from Brooke, Isle of Wight, was received at York :—" In-
form the Lord Mayor the General says he will visit York.
He remembers going to see the Minster with Mr. Cowan."

GENERAL GARIBALDI'S VISIT TO THE OrERA.—
According to the official announcement General
Garibaldi will visit the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden,
on Thursday evening next. The opera selected for the oc-
casion is "Norma," and in addition the second and third
acts of " Masaniello ;" the latter, of course, in compliment
to the illustrious visitor. The entrance and reception are
to be by the Floral Hall, and the box to be occupied by the
general is near the stage on the left hand. There will be a
most brilliant aseemblage of the aristocracy, and the occa-
sion cannot fail to be most flattering and gratifying to the
Italian patriot.

CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

MEETING THIS DAY.

The forty-sixth quarterly meeting took place this clay at
the offices, Norfolk-street, Strand.
The SECRETARY (Mr, Gruneisen) having read the ad-
vertisement convening the meeting,
The NOBLE CHAIRMAN (Viscount Ranelagh) read the
following report :

The executive committee, in submitting this their forty-
sixth quarterly report, have the satisfaction of placing
before the shareholders the following gratifying returns of
the results for the two first quarters of the twelfth financial
year :

Qrs. undin., i Shares in
„Shares i yotal veccipts.—
proprogress.(,omplete.l IShares.
t, I
$:, s. d.
Dec. 24,18:`3 lB9 C 3 252 15,323 11 7
March 25, 18e4 llB 67 185 17,371 5 11
Half-year end-
ing Lady-day,
1804
Totals to Sept
3U,1853 15,537 4,174
1, 19,711 701,116 18 7
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Grand totals tol
Lady-day,1864.1

4,304 20,148 733,841 1

15,814

It will be seen from the above table that the large num-
ber of 20,148 shares of £5O each have been issued since the
formation of the society, representing a subscribed capital
of £1,007,400, the actual cash receipts from all sources hav-
ing been nearly £784,000.
The returns of the register of the order of rights are as
follow :

Completed. Drawn. Seniority. Total.
5,241 3,234 1,706 10,184
Deduct rights exercised on estates, &c, .... 7,681

Unexercised rights 2,503

The last share number on the register by seniority is No;
14,813; and the last share issued up to Lady Day, 1804,
was No. 20,148.
The total sale of land to Lady Day, 1861,
amounts to £336,118 3 1
The total withdrawals since the formation

of the Society to Lady-day, are 218,659 17 8
The allotments for the half-year have been as yet chiefly
confined to estates purchased at former periods ; for in-
stance, the agreement entered into with the Tottenham and
Kentish-town Railway Company necessitated the issue of a
new plan. The Ipswich estate has been presented in a
novel and advantageous manner in a fresh mapping of the
land. The disposal of the mansion on the Wanstead estate
afforded the opportunity of submitting additional building
land for sale. On the 16th of March, the Committee were
enabled to allot the second and final portion of the Colches-
ter estate, reserving a plot thereon for the erection of a
church. Advantage was taken of the same allotment to
offer an eligible building property at Bis.hop Stortford. The
sale of the important property recently acquired in Batter-
sea, situated in Plough-lane, will be commenced on the
6th of April, the result of which will be announced in the
next quarterly report. The committee, however, congra-
tulate the holders of rights of choice on the opportunity
afforded to them of priority of selection on such a valuable
estate. The York-road property, which was the first Bat-
tersea allotment, proved a moat successful investment—not
only were highly remunerative ground rents obtained, but
considerable premiums have been paid to the original
allottees by purchasers. The Plough-lane estate, now
offered, has all the advantages of close railroad and steam-
boat communication, and its proximity to the Battersea-
park must render it a most eligible locality for building
purposes. _ .

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Many of the new railroad schemes before Parliament will
materially improve the society's suburban and provincial
estates, such as those at Kentish Town, Wood Green,
Seven Sisters, Tottenham, Roehampton, Enfield, Brighton,
Tunbridge Wells, &c. The executive committee have been
careful of the society's interests in those properties through
which new railways will pass.

The intended erection of a chapel on the Oatlands Grange
estate at Weybridge has given an impetus to building, a
large quantity of land having been recently sold by the
society for the erection of villas,

The committee entertain the expectation that the rector
of Forest Hill, the Rev. Mr. C:arke, will be able to carry
out hie intention of providing additional accommodation,
for his parish, by raising a fund to erect a church on the
Brockley Hill estate, Forest Hill.
The difficulties in allotting the Avenue estate, Southamp-
ton, arising out of the claim of the Corporation to some
common land, connecting the main frontage with the high
road, being nearly removed, the committee hope that the
property may soon be offered for sale.
An important allotment, consisting entirely of freehold
and leasehold villas and houses belonging to the society at
Brighton, Oxford, St. Margaret's, Putney, Enfield, North
Bow, etc., will take place in the ensuing month. It will be
a good opportunity to many persons looking out for house 7,
either as residences or as investments, especially as the Pn-
vilego of paying the purchase money by easy instalments
will be granted. It is an essential element of the society's
system, that it affords the cheapest and best opportunity
to the provident investor to become eventually his oAn.
landlord.
(Signed) RANELAGII, Chairman.
_or
(Countersigned) CHARLES L. GutTNEisEN, S- Y.
Offices of the Conservative Land SJciety,
33, Norfolk-street, Strand, Itir.C.,
London, April 12, ISG4.

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A PACK OF NorsENSE•—An English pack of
hounds are now performing nightly in the Chatelet in Pon-
son du Terrail's "Youth of King Henry,"
Persons in debt may obtain instant protection azainst
imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release
from all debts andiilities without publicity, by application
to Messrs. Marshall, solietors of the Court of Bankruptcy.
Charges under £5 payable by easy instalments. Offices—
(established 1830).12, Hatton-garden. City branch-6, moor!
gate-street, Dank.—ADYT.

NEW T REA ritE-Ro YAL, AD ELPHI.-
Sole Proprietor and Manarrer. Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING. ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS :
L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington, and Miss K.Kelly.
At 8, Ll4l aH : aliss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A.
Stirling, R. Phillips, Billington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ;
Miss FL Simms and :Hrs. Billington.
To conclude with TELE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole,
P. Bedford, tt. Homer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis.