The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-19 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER FREEHOLD LAND

SOCIETY.

A demonstration took place on Wednesday at Rei-
gate, Surrey, to celebrate the purchase of an estate of
twenty-four acres. The South-Eastern Railway
liberally placed a special train at the disposal of the
society at less than the ordinary fares. On the arrival
of the train a procession was formed, preceded by_a
band playing popular airs and amidst the hearty
acclamations of the inhabitants, proceeded to the
land. The waving of the flags from the marquee and
other parts of the estate, together with the fineness of
the weather and the beauty of the scenery, presented
a most lively appearance. In the absence of George
Thompson, Esq., M.P. (one of the trustees), who was
prevented from attending by a domestic calamity,
the chair was taken by J. Wyld, Esq., M.P., one of
the vice.presidents.
Letters were received from Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr.
J. Hume, M.P., Mr. Lushington, M.P., Mr. Schole-
field, M.P., and Mr. Alcock, M.P., regretting their
inability to attend.

Among the company were the following gentle-
men :—Captain Parrott, Mr. R. Kettle, Mr. G.
Pearson, Mr. James Taylor, of Birmingham ; Mr. G.
Edgar Dennes and Mr. G. Huggett, the solicitor and
secretary ; Mr. J. Wells, and several members of the
committee.

The CHAIRMAN, on rising, was received with loud
cheers. He expatiated upon the advantages of free-
hold land societies. They were the means of pro-
viding not only aids to independence for members,
but good homes for their wives and families. At pre-
sent the poor man could not find a suitable residence
within an easy distance of his work; the freehold
land society would be the means of providing the
working people not only with freehold land, but
would enable him to place a comfortable residence
upon it. The earnings of the industrious man could
not be better invested than by placing them in a so-
ciety like the present, which, even in a commercial
point of view, offered an excellent investment.
J. BEAL, Esq., pointed out the beneficial effects the
society had already had on the moral and social con-
dition of the working classes. The ground purchased
for the society would yield 8 or 10 per cent., and
when the houses were erected the return would be
increased to 12 or 14 per cent. Mr. Beal, in a long
and eloquent address, pointed out the social, moral,
and political advantages of the freehold land move-
ment, and sat down amidst loud applause.
Captain Parrott, Mr. P. E. Barnes, Mr. Kettle, and
Mr. G. Haggett, addressed the meeting.
Mr. JAMES TAYLOR, of Birmingham, addressed the
meeting, and in consequence of the crowded state of
the marquee, he spoke from a platform erected outside
the tent. On rising he'was received with loud cheering.
He said freehold landholders had adopted a creed so
abort, that had others adopted the same, much of the
late religious disagreements might have been avoided
—it was this, " Buy land at the wholesale price, and
retail it to the people at the same rate." Mr. Taylor,
in a most able and energetic address, urged the work-
ing men of Reigate to avail themselves of the advan-
tages the society offered, and sat down amidst the
acclamations of the assembled hundreds.
Mr. G. HUGGETT proposed, and Mr. G. E. DEN-
NES seconded, a vote of thanks to the Chairman.
The CHAIRMAN having returned thanks, the pro-
cession was reformed, and proceeded through the
town • and the London members returned by the
special train, evidently much pleased with the day's
proceedings.

IRELAND.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—The landing of Lord John
Russell, her Ladyship and family, from the Scotia
steamer, on Monday night, duly chronicled among
the arrivals in Dublin, appears to be somewhat of a
mystery, for all inquiries yesterday as to the where-
abouts of the distinguished visitors have so far proved
unavailing; and the only reasonable conjecture is,
that if the Premier really crossed over from Bangor
he must have left yesterday morning by one of the
early trains en route to the provinces. Several per-
sons who were on the jetty at Kingstown at the time
of the express boat's arrival on Monday maintain that
Lord John was among the passengers and came to
town by the half-past ten P.M. train. There is neither
contradiction nor confirmation of the reported visit in
the morning papers of this day.