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Newspaper
Freeholder
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 01, 1851
Page
12
A dated 1851 letter notes that on February 21 a portion of business was completed before most members arrived at six fifteen. The writer asks to insert this in next month’s Freeholder publication and signs as an early member from Pentonville.
SCRUTATOR of London writes urging a public box at Freehold Land Society offices to collect monthly pennies for the Union. He notes about six thousand London members and claims even a penny per member could raise a substantial yearly fund, calling Cobden Scholefield and Sir Joshua Walmeley to support their cause.
A letter criticizes Mr Hinks and a Birmingham Freehold Land Society report while Newcastle under Lyme Local Board reviews land allotments on the Liverpool road. Back-entrance access is debated. plans favor wider streets and sanitary improvement with 40 yard allotments costing about £26 each. Tender by Mr Dodd chosen. work to finish before Easter. possible demonstration to follow.
The Lords of the Admiralty plan a summer steamer to Barrow's Straits to glean news from Capt. Austin's Arctic Expedition and follow up on last year's hopeful vestiges. The Bishop of London is reported to be seriously unwell with declining mental exertion. In Stratton Hampshire a sudden death occurred when Burgess collapsed in his chair after chest pain.
A Billericay dated letter from Essex farmers warns labourers of reduced wages, blaming foreign competition and malt tax. The piece argues free trade benefits laborers and farmers over time, citing a 1841-42 wage loaf price contrast and condemning protection as harmful. The writer notes hypocrisy among landlords and comments on class mobility and political influence.
The Religious Tract Society plans to open a new depot in Piccadilly to promote circulation of tracts and books among foreigners and visitors to the Exhibition. The report also covers incidents from Jersey poisoning a ship crew, Fire Annihilator claims, and a meeting of Irish representatives at the King's Arm Hotel Westminster urging abolition of the excise duty on paper and the formation of a deputation to Downing Street.
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