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Newspaper
Freeholder
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 02, 1852
Page
11
Mr Clarke extols land society benefits for workers offering plots at 43 pence monthly. Members may draw shares and sell for quick profit while saving on expenses. He argues ownership raises morals and family welfare, urging people to work for freedom and improvement. The chairman and others praise the society and close the meeting.
A tea meeting at Newcastle Town hall celebrated completing land allotments for Freehold Land Society members. William Jackson MP chaired a public session with James Taylor junior of Birmingham and others. The hall, crowded with working-class investors, heard appeals to join as a safe way to invest savings in the “bank of earth.” The Newcastle Glee and Madrigal Union performed during the program.
A Preston public meeting at Crumpsall Temperance Hall heard a Lancashire board explain the Freehold Land Society principles and its value for savings investment and social reform. Directors cited Cobden Bright Hume Walmsley among supporters and noted a Cobden invitation to visit London for guidance from the national society.
At the Town hall on Monday the 12th ult E Stokes chaired a large gathering of shareholders including visitors from Clavering. Laboring class and small tradespeople bought substantial shares while directors reported bonuses and a reserve fund. Directors and auditors were re-elected and thanks give to the chairman manager and auditors.
Mr Savill hailed a shift as many youths gain cottages and plots through the society. He noted fewer visits to beer houses as gardens are cultivated at home. Mr Martin’s lecture aided the cause and encouraged shareholders to spread the benefits to neighbours.
About 170 people attended a public tea and meeting at the Town Hall on December 30 to hear of the Freehold Land Society’s progress. John Griffiths chaired as plans to extend franchise and improve social morals through own-holdings were discussed, with remarks by Rev. Fraston Rev. Watts and Mr Stephen Walters.
In Wednesbury Town Hall a public meeting on Freehold Land Societies was held on Monday Jan 4 chaired by T Wester Inq mayor of Birmingham. Speeches by J Tyver Esq Northampton J Riches secretary and James Taylor Birmingham urged shares uptake followed by many subscriptions.
At the fortnightly subscription meeting on Monday January 26th a total of £141 4s 3d was received. The sizeable sum came as several shareholders paid up for their allotments on the second half of Stockbrook Field Estate.
The Melbourne and South Derbyshire Freehold Land Society trustees have acquired about sixteen acres with stables, outbuildings, and six cottages. The site near Melbourne offers excellent building prospects and views of the surrounding countryside, regarded as particularly salubrious for the area.
Arrangements are completed for two public meetings in Devonshire this month with the Birmingham Society secretary set to attend both. The writer laments the lack of similar action in Exeter, Plymouth, Bideford, and other towns, and questions the west of England’s public spirit.
Review praises William Edward Hearn for a prize essay on Ireland's moral social and political state. It highlights his critique of land laws and entailments, noting their impact on Irish distress and delayed land sales. The piece quotes key passages and underscores the essay's thorough treatment of real property law and national wealth implications.
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