The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-28 00:00:00

LONDON AND SUBURBAN FREEHOLD

LAND SOCIETY.

Last evenidg the second annual meeting of the share-
holders in the London and Suburban Freehold Land So-
ciety was held at the Educational Institution, Aldersgate -
street, for the purpose of hearing a statement of the proceed-
ings of this successful society during the past year, and
for the purpose of balloting for thirty rights of choice of
allotment on the estates it at present holds.
Mr. J. TEULON, in opening the proceedings of the even-
ing, said they had expected to have had the pleasure of
having Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., M.P., their president, in
the chair, but that gentleman had sent a letter of apology
to their manager stating that important Parliamentary
business prevented him from attending, at the same time
stating that the society had his best wishes for its success.
'Under these circumstances he had great pleasure in moving
that Dr. Hewlett do take the chair. (Cheers.)
The motion having been seconded, was put to the meet-
,) and carried unanimously.
r. HEWLETT having taken his seat, said he had great
Pleasure in occupying the chair at this their second annual
Meeting, though he had expected to have had the gratifi-
cation of seeing Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., present that
evening. Parliamentary duty, however, prevented that
gentleman attending ; but it was something for the share-
holders to know, that their society had the best wishes of
that gentleman for its prosperity and success. The busi-
ness to be transacted was plain and simple ; they had,
during the past year, transacted a large business, and
they had secured a large number of new members. The
executive committee had resolved to hold a ballot monthly,
for thirty rights of choice, to which would be added ten
rights from the rotation list. (Cheers.) Members obtain-
ing those rights would not be compelled to exercise them
on the estates at present held by the society, but were at
liberty to hold them over and exercise their privilege on
any of the estates that would be purchased, and whichthey
might prefer. He would call upon their manager to read
the minutes of their last annual meeting, and on their
receiving the sanction of the shareholders he would affix
his signature to them.
Mr. TAYLOR, the manager, having read the minutes, and
the meeting having confirmed them,
The CHAIRMAN said the next duty that devolved upon
him as their chairman was to place before them a state-
ment of their past and future proceedings. The directors,
in meeting the members on this their second anniversary,
had to report an amount of business and success which,
ender all circumstances, might be considered profitable to
the members, and encouraging to all parties concerned.
Though the high price of provisions had doubtlessly pre-
'.-rented some from taking new shares, and induced others
to withdraw and to sell their rights of choice, yet it was
gratifying to know that in the case of unexpected distress
some of the members have had that distress completely re-
lieved, not by pauperising their spirit, but by encouraging
their forethought and independence—they gladdened their
families by taking to them a sum of money equal in some
cases, and exceeding in others three times, the amount they
bad paid into the funds of the society. In this respect
the benefit of the society was not limited merely to the
provision of money for the time of need, but it ex-
tended to the cultivation of provident and independent
habits, and that man was not worthy of the name of an
Englishman who did not set a higher value on one shilling
of his own honest earnings than on ten given by the hand
of charity. - (Cheers.) After alluding to the dismissal of
their late manager, the chairman said, in seeking a new
manager, the directors advertised iu the leading daily
journals, and upwards of one hundred applications were
received. After much and frequent consideration four
applicants were selected as candidates, and out of that
number, all things considered, the directors were unani-
mously of opinion that Mr. Jonathan Taylor was the most
suitable person to fill the office of manager ; and the direc-
tors were happy to state that, since Mr. Taylor had been
in office, his character and conduct had justified all the
hopes and expectations they had entertained in making this
selection, which they firmly believed the members
would unanimously and heartily confirm. The in-
creasing business and growing importance of the society
required offices more public and more prominent than
those in Fenchurch-buildings---offices which the members
might have access to at any time to transact business or
make inquiries connected with the society. Many mem-
bers having found that the portions of land allotted to
them were but of little use without some means to assist
them in building, it was therefore deemed advisable to add
the Building Department—though it was much to be re-
gretted that but few of the members had availed them-
selves of the advantages of that portion of the society's
operations ; yet there was but little doubt that when the
advantages were better known, the members would gladly
adopt the necessary means to make them their own.
l)unng the past year the directors have added four estates
to the property of the society, severally situate in Barking-
read, North Woolwich, Kingston, and Plaistow; and,
since the close of the society's year, they have purchased
another very valuable estate in the Wellington-road,
330w-road. The attention of the directors had also been
sailed to a great number of other estates, all of which
they had visited and deemed it prudent to decline, in
some instances from the enormously high prices required
for them, and in others on account of their unfitness for
building purposes. During the past year 152 allotments
of land had been distributed amongst the members, and
there were now 72 rights of choice rawn, and the num-
ber of allotments unappropriated was 42, exclusive of the
Plaistow-and Barking-road estates ; the plan of the former
would be shortly ready for the members to choose from.
The directors had the gratification to announce that the
;ballots would for the future take place monthly, at each
'of which 30 rights would be taken from the ballot division
and 10 from the rotation list. Their manager, Mr. Taylor,
would read to them the balance sheet.
This having been done, and the adoptionof the report
Said balance sheet having been moved by the Chairman,
Mr. BARNES said he thought it would give the assem-
bled shareholders confidence if he, as one of the auditors,
seconded the proposition. (Cheers.)
The motion having been put to the meeting, was carried
unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN, in a highly eulogistic manner, then
moved the confirmation of the appointment of Mr. J.
Taylor as manager of the London and Suburban Freehold
Land Society.
The motion having been seconded was put by the chair-
man, enclaves declared by him to be carried unanimously.
Mr. TAYLOR, in returning thanks, said he thought his
future actions in behalf of the society would best testify
his appreciation of the honour they had done him, and if
the shareholders would only exert themselves as he in-
tended to do, their society, prosperous as it was, would
soon stand forth in a proud position, and for number of
shareholders equal the most flourishing and prosperous of
these useful and admirable institutions. He begged again
most sincerely to thank them for the honour they had done
blm. (Cheers.)
The auditors having been unanimously re-elected, Mr.
BARNES returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN said he should be happy to answer any
'lineation that might be put to him. None having been
asked,
A. SHAREHOLDER said the fact of not one question
baying been asked proved that they were all highly pleased
at what they had heard. (Cheers.)
The retiring directors were then unanimously re-elected,
and an addition of the following gentlemen was made to
the list :—Messrs. Watkins, Moore, Bradley, Marcus Voss,
Green, and Odiham.
A vote of thanks having been carried to the chairman,
Dr. HEWLETT said he sincerely and heartily thanked
them for their kindness. He was sure the meeting would ex-
cuse his vacating the chair ; but being an invalid, he felt it
to do so. Mr. Yates would have great pleasure
inec;ruesaring over the interesting portion of their proceed-
1-12g—he meant the ballot. The rev. gentleman then re-
tired, amid loud cheers.
, The balloting then commenced, the care of the wheel
having been confided to Mr. Barnes.
The following were the successful members :-728, 811,
854, 804, 882, 827, 755, 603, 662, 329, 751, 592, 791, 566,
404 , 359; 601, 490, 885, 665, 140, 264, 808, 839, 767, 876,
408, 611, 275, 867.
The proceedings then terminated.

ZXPOBTATION OF ARMS AND AMMU-

NITION.

The Lords of the Treasury have agreed to the follow-
ing Minute on this subject :
COPY OF A TREASURY MINUTE DATED FEB. 24, 1854.
My Lords refer to their minute of the 21st inst.,
- :haring reference to the recent proclamation prohibiting
the export of fire arms and other ammunitions of war,
and furnishing instructions to the Commissioners of Cus-
toms as to th manner in which such prohibition may in
certain cases be modified or dispensed with.
Mr. Wilson states to the board that cases have arisen

In which such prohibited articles having been shipped
in vessels professedly destined to a particular port, to
which objection was not likely to be made, have
been in reality carried to other ports, to which per-
mission would not have been granted, against which
practice my lords think it necessary to take I
further precaution ; their lordships therefore desire
that the Commissioners of Customs may be instructed
that in all cases where permission is given by their
officers for the exports of gunpowder, fire-arms, ammu- '
nition, or other articles prohibited by the said proclama-
tion to any foreign country, a bond shall be taken, in
such manner and in such form as the commissioners
shall direct ; that the said articles shall be duly landed
at the port for which they are professed to be shipped,
and which bond shall be discharged only by a certificate
from the British consul at such port that the said arti-
cles have been so landed.
With regard to the removal of such articles coastwise,
my lords are also pleased to desire that in all cases in
which they consist of gunpowder, arms, or other arti-
cles of ammunition directly used in warfare, or for war-
like purposes chiefly, except where the quantities are so
trivial as to raise no suspicion that they are likely to be
carried abroad, similar bonds shall be taken for their
due arrival at the professed port of destination, which
shall be discharged by a certificate of the chief officers
of such port.
But in all cases, even the most trivial, my lords desire
that a certificate of their due delivery at such port shall
be furnished to the customs authorities of the shipping
port.
Transmit copy of this minute to the Commissioners of
Customs, and request that they will take steps to give
effect to it as quickly as possible.