The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

Last night the members and friends of this society, to
the number of about 200, dined together at the Free-
masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields,
under the presidency of the Lord Viscount Ranelagh.
The report of the Executive Committee commenced by
expressing undiminished confidence in the prospects and
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a capitalaid.
T ohf e 2 2nsu,
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was 879. The number of estates bought was ten, of
which one had been allotted, and three were ready for allot-
ment. Since the executive committee had made ite
second report in March last the society had purchased
four consider
allotted ble estaEstatehad been , and the remaining estates would
speedily follow. Since the last report a considerable in'
the northern counties, had take!!
place,creas e oi
nf members,consegu ili
e nce of publio meetings which had
been held at York and Halifax.
The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given and drunk with enthusiasm-
- CHRISTOPHER, Esq., MX, for North Lincoln'
shire, then rose amidst loud cheers to propose the toast
of the evening. He said he felt it a great honour t°, propose the toast. There was a great principle involiea
in it. He felt it fully. There was no cause the people
of England could engage in of more importance than 0101
of supporting the noble institutions of their country, and
there was no better means to achieve this than ill
ones,. they
carrying out the principles of this society—(hear)—it4
were Conservative
(Cheers.) In one district of his constituency, which con'
of but 22 000 tamed a population . I , there were 2,000 owner%
principles were great
of land. This was carrying out the aims of this society'.
(Hear, hear.) was a Conservative member of the
of g the upper and the operative
House of Commons, and, as such, was desirous, as well/
callalsses min„ good men,led inseea in
common impulse for all that Nyle'4
good. Be then dilated much on the value of the mats'
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Several other toasts the evening, "Success tution to advance these views ;he would then offer withh
• been given and drunk
cheers.)"Suc
the company separated.cess to the

THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY IN ENGLAND.—The
Grand Duchess Mario of Russia, eldest daughter of the
Emperor, and widow of the Duke de Leuchtenberg,
ss
on the eve of visiting this country for the benefit of
health of her Imperial Highness's youthful family.
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Majesty's Government steamer Vivid, Captain Smithett
left Dover yesterday morning for Antwerp, to be
readiness to receive the Grand Duchess and convey lief
Imperial Highness and suite to England. Count Wit!:
horski, Second Secretary of the Russian Legation, 13'7,
gone in the Vivid to Antwerp to be in attendance
upon
the Grand Duchess. Her Imperial Highness will he
'accompanied by her six children. His Excellency Baronßrunow will leave town for Dover this morning to be
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readiness to receive the Grand Duchess on her arrival at
that port. Her Imperial Highness will proceed front
Dover direct to Torquay, where a mansion has bee 2
taken for the season for the accommodation of the Gran Duchess and her Imperial family. The Grand Duchu;
Catherine of Russia, daughter of the Grand Dugs
Michael, and niece of the Emperor, is also about to PesS another visit to this country in
company with her Roy r
consort the Duke George of Mecklenburg Strelitz.
Imperial Highness was so much pleased with her resin deuce at Shanklin t
, in the Isle of Wight, last year, thi'ci
she has decided on again visiting the same locality, 'TA
a very fine mansion has been taken for her ImPler
Highness's accommodation at Hyde. The Vivid is un
orders to proceed—immediately after her arrival 0
Dover with the Grand Duchess Marie—to Ostend, froat
which port the Grand Duchess Catherine and her Rn 4,
consort will embark for England. Count Bloudai;
Attachd to the Russian Legation, proceeds to Ostena_,_
the Vivid, to be in attendance upon the Grand pudic!'