The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The colonelcy of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regi-
ment of Foot has become vacant in consequence of
the death of Gen. Sir George Leigh Goidie, K.C.8.,
which occurred at Claremont, Southampton, on the
26th inst., in his 73d year. The deceased entered
the army as cornet on the 3d of September, 1803;
became Lieut., March 14, 1805; Capt., December 4,
1806 ; and Major, June 20, 1811. Heserved in the
Peninsula from March 1809, until November, 1813.
He was severely wounded in the Pyrenees July 30,
1813, by a musket ball, which lodged in his lungs,
and which was long considered mortal. He received
the gold medal for Albuera, and the silver war
medal with four clasps for Talavera, Busaco, Vitto-
ria, and the Pyrenees. He became Lieut.-Col.
August 12, 1819, and Col., January 10, 1837, and
held an important command in the disputed terri-
tory in Canada in 1838 and 1839, while Lieut.-Col.
of the 11th Regiment. He became Major-General
November 9, 1846; Lieut.-Gen., June 20, 1854;
and was Cot. of the 77th (the East Middlesex) Re-
giment of Foot from December 22, 1854, until
transferred to the 35th on the 13th of February,
1861. He became General on the 6th of Novem-
ber, 1862.

Orders have been received at Chatham, from the
Horse Guards, directing Lieute. J. H. Gleig and
R. R. Franks, with a number of non. commissioned
officers of the Ist division of the D,pot Brigade,
Royal Artillery, to proceed this morning to Shoe-
buryness, for the purpose of going through the
long course of instruction at the school of gunnery.
On the same day six non-commissioned officers of
the Depnt Brigade will proceed from headquarters
to Woolwich, for a course of laboratory instruction
in the Royal Arsenal to qualify themselves as in-
structors to the draughts of Royal Artillery about
to be despatched to India during the ensuing season.

THE PENNY DUTY ON PACKAGES.--A return of
the total amount of dues levied under the acts of 1860, im-
posing the ld. duty on packages, Sce., states That during the
year 1862 the Id. duty was £280,140. During the same
year the amount realised by the Is, 6d. duty on shipping
bills and bills of lading was £;9,679, and the amount of the
3d, duty on dock warrant stamps sold was 0,339.

Compared with the receipts of the corresponding period
last year the present half-year's returns show an increase
of £209 16s. 10d.; besides an increase in the total issue of
shares of 63. The total withdrawals since the formation of
the society (September, 1852), to Lady day„ 1863, £190,440
14s. Id. ; the total sale of land to Lady-day, 1863, £323,024
12s. 4d.

The returns of the Register of the Order of Rights are as
follow :

Completed. Drawn. Seniority, Total.
4847 3191 1681 9719
Deduct Rights exercised on estates, &c.. 7419

Unexercised Rights

The last share number on the register by senotity, is No,
13,853, and the last share number issued up to Lady Day,
1863, was No 19,120. The first allotment of the current
year took place on the 18th of February, and the holder of
rights of choice had the privilege of selecting in rotation,
building land, houses both freehold and leasehold, and
ground rents. The New Estates comprised the first portion
of the Woodhouse Estate, Wanstead, in South Essex, and
the final portion of the Woodbury Park Estate, Tunbridge
Wells, in West Kent ; the Ground-rents were at Roman-
road, and the houses and villas at Old Ford, Roman-road,
Enfield, and Camberwell. As regards the Wanstead pro-
p rty, the executive committee have much pleasure in re-
porting to the members, that the Woodhouse Mansion, with
about four acres of the grounds, at the extremity of the
estate, has been sold to a very excellent institution, leaving
most eligible land to be dis-osed of, either in large or small
quantities. The first portion allotted is situated in Wig-
' ram's-lane and Cann Hall-lane, and, after widening these
two roads, new frontages have been created in a new
intersecting road. called Woodhouse-road. These works
will be constructed forthwith. Wanstead is in such a
healthy neighbourhood, is so well supplied with railroad
and omnibus communication, and is within such an easy dis-
tance from town that it cannot fail to become one of the popu-
lar M etropoli tan suburbs. Plots in the Woodbury-park estate,
Tunbridge Wells, continue to be in demand. The Gothic
cottages have all been sold ; new villas and houses are spring-
ing up in the Queen's-road and other parts, and the
works opening up the new communications with the boun-
daries of the property at Strattons's-wood, the Calverley
Estate, and the South-Eastern Railway, are in active pro-
gress. 'The very sapid development of the en'ire neigh-
bourhood would follow the opening of a new passenger
station at the extremity of the Woodbury Park Estate, at
the Grosvenor Meadow-road, where a portion of land has
been reserved for the purposo.

The roads and drainage of the first portion of the Col.
chester Estate are on the eve of completion. A great im
prevement has been effected by the widening of Mersea-
road, and the construction of the new communications,
Meyrick and Pownall-crescents, which connect the Mersea
high road with the Berechurch- road, frontage to the Camp
and Government Barracks. Building has commenced on
Meynek-crescent, the whole of which hae bcen sold; us
also the large hotel plot in Berechurch-road. The remain-
ing works on the Roehampton and Putney-heath estates
will be completed this spring. The finishing of the Bess-
borough-road and the Alton-road, fronting the Roehamp-
ton-lane, has opened up fine building sites, commanding
views of Richmond Park azd the Surrey hills.

The opening of the Underground Railway, and the ge-
neral extension of the metropolitan lines, have already
caused a demand for land on the society's suburban estates,
with every prospect of a considerable increase in building
operations.
New estates have been recently acquired at Southampton,
Ramsgate, and Ipswich; the first is situated in " The
Avenue," on the London•road. one mile from the Bargate;
the second is on the West Cliff, close to the sea ; and the
last is within a very short distance from the railway
station, adjoining Handford Hall Villa, The tt ree towns
are increasing, and new houses are in demand. South-
ampton as, umes every year a more important aspect as the
port for the Peninsular, East and West India trade and
passenger traffic. Ramsgate in the autumn will have the
advantage of two railroads, namely, the already existing
one of the South• Eastern, and the other, the Coast Line,
the London, Chatham, and Dover, the station of the latter
being at the foot of the East C iff at the Sands, adjoining
the pier. Ipswich is also extending in every direction.
The executive committee have the pleasure to report that
Capta-n Jervis, M.P., has been elected a member of the
board.

The committee, in conclusion, whilst congratulating the
shareholders on the new purchases in South Hampshire,
East Kent, and East Suffolk, have to report that other in-
vestments aro receiving careful consideration. As the times
and season are favourable to building operations, the atten-
tion of the allottees is directed to the expediency of fencing
in their plots, and of announcing their intention of selling
or leasing by putting up notice boards on their land. The
owners of land on estates acquired by the Conservative
Laud Society are reminded that applications to the board
from allottees fox building purposes take precedence of all
other advances on security, every facility being afforded for
the erection of villas and houses. _

The report was unanimously adopted, and thanks voted
to the executive committee.