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

CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

Last night the members and friends of this society,
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
issued during 9 months was upwards of 4,500, representing
present
expressing
positionundiminished
oft the society.
confidence
The in
total the
number prospects o f a
lshareslu
a capital of 225,000/., on which 35,000/. had already been
paid. The number of shares on the order of rights
was 879. The number of estates bought was ten, of
which one had bin f
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aasellot.
went. Since the executive committee had made its
second report
four considerable estates. The Ealing Rectory Estate,
had been allotted, and the remaining estates would
speedily follow. Since the last report a considerable
crease of members, in the northern counties, had takenj
place, in consequence of public meetings which had
been held at York and Halifax.
The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal 11191
patriotic toasts were given and drunk with enthusiasm.
shire, then rose amidsEtBloqu"d cMhe'Per.;
CHRISTOPHER,
tfoorprNopoortsh Linco
ln'
shire,
the toast
of the evening. He said he felt it a great honour to
propose the toast. There was a great principle involved
in it. He felt it fully. There was no cause the people
of England could engage in of more importance than the:
of supporting the noble institutions of their country, and
there was no better means to achieve this than is
carrying out the principles of this society— (hear)—it°
principles were great ones, they were Conservative.
(Cheers.) In one district of his constituency, which con
tamed a population of but 22,000, there were 2,000 owner%
of land. This was carrying out the aims of this society
(Hear, hear.) He was a Conservative member of the
House of Commons, and, as such, was desirous as were
a
upper and the operative
classes
gsseosodmen,mingledn a common impulse for all that was
good.
of
i seeing the
He then dilated much on the value of the insti'
tution to advance these views ; he would then offer with
confidence the toast of the evening, "Success to the
Conservative Land Society." (Loud cheers.)
Several other toasts having been iven and drunk'
the company separated. g

THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY IN ENGLAND.—TII6
Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, eldest daughter of the
Emperor, and widow of the Duke de Leuchtenberg, je
on the eve of visiting this country for the benefit of the
health of her Imperial Highness's youthful family. Her
Majesty's Government steamer Vivid, Captain Smithett•
left Dover yesterday morning for Antwerp, to be in
readiness to receive the Grand Duchess and convey her
Imperial Highness and suite to England. Count Wiee'
horski, Second Secretary of the Russian Legation, ilea
gone in the Vivid to Antwerp to be in attendance Upon
the Grand Duchess. Her Imperial Highness will be
accompanied by her six children. His Excellency Baal'
Brunow will leave town for Dover this to be ill,
readiness to receive the Grand. Duchess on herarrival av
that 'port. Her Imperial Highness will proceed from
Dover direct to Torquay, where a mansion has been
taken for the season for the accommodation of the Gray')
Duchess and her Imperial family. The Grand
Duke
Catherine of Russia, daughter of the Grand Duke
Michael, and niece of the Emperor, is also about
another visit to this country in company with herßoy
consort the Duke George of Mecklenburg Strelitz. Tier
Imperial Highness was so much pleased with her real'
dente at Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight, last year, tilt'
she has decided on again visiting the same locality, 51.11
a very fine mansion has been taken for her
Iniperl':
Highness's accommodation at Hyde. The Vivid is under
o
rders to proceed--immediately after her arrival at
Dover with the Grand Duchess Marie—to Ostend fi
which port the Grand Duchess Catherine and her Roy consort will embark for England. Count Bloudolf,
ra
Attache to the Russian Legation, proceeds to Ostend
in
the Vivid, to be in attendance upon the Grand Duchook

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