The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-13 00:00:00

Total withdrawals, from the formation of the society on
the 7th of September, 1852, to the 30th of September,
1858, being the termination of the fifth financial year,
59,84/. Os. 6d. ; total sale of landduring the above period,
211,5471. 2s. 11d. The returns of the register of rights
are as follows :—completed 2,784, drawn 2,850, seniority
1,452; total, 7,116; deduct rights exercised on estates,
building advances, Sec., 4,452; unexercised rights, 2,661.
The last share number on the register by seniority, after
the drawing on Tuesday, 13th April, 1858, will be about
8614 ; and the last share taken up on the 25th of March
was No. 14,003. The executive committee, considering
that the times are now sufficiently propitious to renew the
allotment of estates, will offer, nu the 29th inst., through
the order of rights, the greater portion of a very valuable
property at Winchester, giving the freehold franchise for
North Hants. The land is situated in the parish of St.
Faith, within the borough of Winchester, and commands
extensive views It' abuts on the public road from Win-
chester to Southampton, and is within a few minutes' walk
of the railway station, the cathedral, and college The
approaches from all sides are excellent. The land is free
from tithe rent-charge, and the rates are very low. The
geological formation is chalk ; and the capability of this
land for the erection of villas and other genteel residences
is undeniable. The est -te is divided on the plans into
eighty-three plots :--Twenty-eight at 521. 4a 6d each ; two
at 571. 9s 3d; thirteen at 75/. ; two at 78/. ; one at 791. 14s
63 ; one at 80/. ; two at 831. lie 6d ; one at 851. ; one at
881. 16s ; one at 941. Os 6cl ; one at 1011. 9s ; four at 10:+1.
13s 6d ; three at 1141. 18s; seven at 1271. 6s ; two at 110/.
twelve at 145/ 19s 6d ; one at 271. 6s ; and mile at 550/. ;
the last-mentioned plot having a small villa residence
thereon, of the estimated value of 26/. per annum. Prior
to the allotment on the 29tb, a public meeting will be held
at Winchester on the 21st inst. to explain the general work-
ing of the society, and the mode of allotment of the es' ate.
The Hon. and Rev. W. C. Talbot has been elected a mem-
b of the board in place of J. W. Huddleston, Ecq.,
Q.C., who has resigned, but still remains a member of the
general committee. The executive committee have the
gratification to report that a new church, called St. John's,
has been erected on the freehold site given by the :oceety
on the Woodbury Park Estate, Tunbridge Wells. The
consecration by the Archbishop of Canterbury took place on
Tuesday, the sth of January, 1858. The edifice is situated
on the high( st part of the picturesque Lew, and is now
open for divine worship. Principally through the exer-
tions of the Rev. E. Hoare, the Incumbent of Trinity
Church, Tunbridge Wells, the funds for the edifice were
raised. The piece of ground given by the society being
sufficiently large for a parsonage house adjoining the
church, the building will be erected rs soon as the funds
are sufficient to justify the commencement of the work.
Suggestions have been made for the erection of a tempo-
rary iron church on the St. Margaret's estate near Rich-
mond. The committee have occasionally renewed their
application to the department of the Woods and Forests,
for tLeir sanction to the formation of a foot-bridge over
the Thames, a hich they seem essential for the public con-
venience of St. Margaret's and the immediate neighbour-
hood, and they trust their efforts in this most desirable
measure will ultimately be successful. The members will
hte,r with pleasure that the promoters of the new church on
the Maidstone Estate, have forwarded a proposition
to the Church Commissioners, which it is hoped will lead
to theepeedy erection of the new edifice. The committee
trust that offers may be forthcoming speedily for the build-
ing of villas and houses os the other sites appropriated by
the society on the Forest Hill Estate, and the Downshire
Square Estate, Reading, sites for churches having been
appropriated in both localities. The next estate which
will be divided amongst the members is the Prestwich
property, near Manchester. It is hoped that the property
will prove one of the most successful allotments made by
the society, the land being within an easy distance of Man-
chester, where the tendency of the inhabitants to resiti ) in
the environs is increasing every year. Offers have been
made and n gotiations are going onto acquire other eligible
estates. The committee never miss an opportunity of
encouraging and promoting building operations by making
advances to allottees and builders, and the favourable con-
dition of the money market, it is hoped, will soon tend to
renewed activity in the building trade. The executive
committee, in conclusion, will gladly continue to receive
and aet upon every practical suggestion consistent with
the rules of the society, to realise for the holders of plots
substantial returns for their investm, nta."

Fifty shares were then drawn, and twenty-five added to
the register of lights by seniority.
Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting
then separated.

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