The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-23

BowEN, tut very bad for CLArLIN.
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The number of owners OF land in Eng
land and Wales, excluding London, Is reported
10y recent Parliamentary commission at 9.2 $50.
OF these, 7O3.@sg have less than one acre, and
25s,5i1 have one acre and upward. Tho commis-
sion gas appointed In consequence Of repeated
assertions, In the new papers and elsewhere,
which it was thought important TO either verify
or refute, that all England was parcelled out
among a very small number Of landed propri-
etors. The result Of the inquiry has teen printed
la two ouarto volumes, containing together about
1900 pages, mostly tables OF figures, and en-
bodies, 10 addition 10 the main fact already
mentioned, a mass Of curious information Thus
IL appears that the oxford colleges own 12G.s19
acres, renting for sig Ill per yegr, and tho Cam
bridge colleges lOS,iGi acres, renting Tor fl9!i5j
per year. The property of the Duchy OF Corn
wall amounts to G958 ceres. worth 93l ~ per
year, and that of the Duchy OF Lancaster II. ies
acres. worth t209i2 per wear. The aggregate
holding OF tho 100 largest private owners is
3,Sj3,ctO acrcs. Out OF these 100 owners there
urc A. holding 20 60 and upward, but less than
$1,000 acres q holding 5000 aud upward, but
less than 40COO acres; eight holding 1000 and
upward, but less than $1,000 acres eight holding
5000 and howard, hut less than G0,O0O acres
10000 acres; two holding ;O,Oo0 and upward. but
less than $1,000 acres two ho!Ginc 5000 and up
ward. but lees than 10000 acres three holding
10000 acres and upward. The twelve largest
owners, as regards area, are the Duke OF NORM
CUMBERLAND, Duke Of DEvoNsHmE, Duke Of
GLEN LtNND, Sir IS. W. NYNN, Duke OF BED
FORD, Earl Of CARLISLE, Duke Of rutland,
Eurl Of LoNspALR, Lord LEC0sTirLD, Elil Of
rows, Eirl BROwNLow and T. ,gl of DERRY
The number Of acres Of waste or common lands
Is given 1t 1874 6s acrcs, Of which 2H,i09 acres
lie In tie North Riding OF Yorkshire.
within the last few days PETER DwY-
Err and JERRY MCCAuLuY have often been
on the platform OF the IIippodronc; but
neither If these rough-hewn rev vaists has yet
been asked TO take any part In TIE exhortations
or PRAYERS. II they are plain in their ways, so is
Brother MoopY II they make Hight Of grammar,
does Brother MOODY If they are given to
freedom of speech, So Is Brother MOODY. Com
plants have frequently been made, In behalf OF
both OF tn. m, that they ere neglected 10y the
better dressed rclEonists OF tho city, and that
they are not properly assisted In their work.
Brother MOODY has II In his power to change
this 81 TO Of things; he has but TO give them
| his coUntenance m the Hipuodrome as CO. work
| era In revyalisn. They don't go Tar In expect
| ing this much Of him, II he himself will not take
| hand in rcyival2ing our city hcathendom.
Tho Republican State Conl enton OF
| Indiana met Yesterday, aud nominated GOD
LOVE $, ORrIl, now Minister to Austria. their
candidate ior Governor, and presented Senator
| MORTON to the National Convention as the
| choice of the Republicans OF that State for the
| nomin zion to the Presidency.
The striking feature In the proceedings Of the
| Convention Is the twelfth aud thirteenth reso-
lutions Of the platform ON the subject OF the
| currency. They are similar to those adopted 10y
| the Democratic Convention Of Ohio last summer
| wherein BILL ALLEN stood and was defeated
| for Governor. They advocate the repeal
OF the resumption act OF Congress passed
last winter, fixing January l, 1879, as the
time when the Government Is To re-
turn TO specie payment, and thus ocho the
! policy Of the Democrats In the present Con