English Landlords in America.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5002, 23 January 1885, Page 3

English Landlords in America.

The importance of the moyment, says the Boston Pilot, begun by the Irish National League in America, may be esti mated by the following list of leading foreign holders of tond, presented by Congressman Lore, of Delaware, in his recent speech on the Oregon Land Grant KaiN toad Bill:—An English syndicate, No. 3, in Texas, 3,000,000, acres; The Holland ' Land Company, New Mexico, 4,500.000 acres ; Sir Edward Reid and a syndicate in Florida! 2,000,000 acres; English syndicate, in Mississippi, 1800,000 acres; ' Marquis of Tweedale, 1750.0C0 acres; Phillips, Marshall, and Co, London, 1.300 000 acres; German syndicate, 1,000.000 acres ; Anglo-American syndicate, London, 750,000 acres; Byran H. Brans, of London.; 700,000 acres; Duke of 425,000 acres; British Land Company in Kansas, 320.000 acres ; William WhaHey* M.P.. Petersboro, England, 310,000 acres; Missouri Kand Company, Edinburgh, Scotland, 300,000 acres; Bobert Tennant, of London, 230,000 acres ; Dundee Land Company, Scotland, 247J000 acres.; Lord Dunmore, 120,000 acrea; BeDJamiQ Newgas, Lirerpool, 100,000 acres; Lord Hougbton, in Florida, 60,000 acres ; Lord Dunra?en, in ', Colorado, 60,000 acres; English Land Company, in Florida, 60,000 acres; English Land Company, in Arkansas, v 50,000 acres; Albert Peel, M.P., Leicesterahire, England, 10,000 acres; Sir J. L. Kaj, Yorkshire, England, 5,000-acres; Alexander Grant, of London, in Kansas, 35,000/ acres ; English syndicate, Wis^ consin, 110,000 acres; M. Ellerhauser.of Halifax, in West Virginia, 600,000 acres; a Scotch syndicate, in Florida, .500,000; A. Boysen, Danish Consul, in Milwaukee, 50,000 acres; Missouri Land Company of Edinburgh, 165,000; total, 20,647,000. Mr Lore says that in some cases these or other companies hate also, as " leviathan squatters," enclosed and appropriated yast tracks without right.