The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-21 00:00:00

CANADA COMPANY.

Yesterday afternoon the half-yearly general court of
proprietors of this company, was held at Canada House,
St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, Charles Franks, Esq., Governor
of the Company, in the chair.
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The Chairman said, the first business to be disposed of
was the question of a retiring allowance to the secretary,
Mr. John Perry. This gentleman, who was nearly 80
years of age, had been 28 years in the service of the COM.
pany, and the zeal and ability which he had displayed,
well entitled him to the best consideration of the prop-
prietors. The court of directors had unanimously
resolved to recommend the court of proprietors, to permit
him to retire at midsummer next, on an allowance of £4OO
a year.
A resolution to this effect was then proposed from the
chair, duly seconded, and carried by acclamation.
Mr. Perry briefly thanked the proprietors for their liber-
ality, for which he should ever feel grateful.

The Chairman then entered into a, statement of the general
affairs of the company, which he represented to be in a most
flourishing condition, and read the following comparative
statement of transactions from Jan. 1 to Feb. 29.

cres. Average. Acres. Avrage
Land 501 d... .. 477 at 30s. 10d. 685 at 265. sd.
La..d 2,176 at 465. 2d. 5,759 at 31s. Si.

2,053 at 433. 6cl. 6,444 at 30. 10d.
Acres. Average. Acres. Average.
Leases converted to
21 702 at 15s. 9d. 31.727 at 153 2d.
is in Canada to ditto, 1836, .e28,48u
1855, 48,749
above st tteruent the fact
st made up, there was a
in I ondon of cash and securities of 36,C981; while
a the balance in hand was 6,1841,

The Chairman added -1..0

he accounts were

Oa the motion of the Chairman, the report of the com-
pany's transactions for the yea: 1855 vas adopted, and
ordercd to be circulated among the proprietors.

Tile Chairman was then re-elected governor ; and Sir
John Risthope, Bart., J. W. Freshfield, Esq., M.P., and
W. Wilson, Esq., were re-elected directors; Robert Gil-
lespie, Esq. was re-elected auditor, and with this the
business of the half yearly court terminated.
A vote of thanks and confidence, was passed to the
governor and the directors, and the meeting separated.

The disorder of Prince Jerome progresses towards a happy
termination.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING,--The milk fever has come
on in a regular and favourable manner. The health of his
Highness, tLe Prince Imperial, is as good as possible.
It has transpired that forgeries, in the shape of promissory
notes, to the amount of £25,000, have been committed by
the late John Sadleir, on Mr. Dargan.
Omer Paella has arrived at Constantinople. There is
great mortality among the French in the Crimea. The
health of the grern•la at Constantinople is improving. The
fortifications at Nicoldieff are being strengthened. General
Luders has ordered all officers on furlough at Odessa to
return.

STAMPED RECEIPTS.—In a case of embezzlement heard at
the Hammersmith police court, Mr. Beadon said that on
examining one of the receipts produced he found that the
stamp had been marked with the amount of the bill, and
not with the name or initials of the receiver of the money,
as revired by the act. A gentleman present said it was
done every day, and he had seen it frequently among
lawyers. Mr. Beadon said that the act of parliament made
it imperative to write upon the stamp the initials or name
of the person receiving the money, and the receipt before
him would not be valid in a court of law.

PORTUGAL.—The steamer Rattler, Captain Rutherford,
arrived in the Mersey yesterday, bringing dates from
Lisbon up to the 14th inst. She also brought a large mail
for the Post Office, and despatche4, from her Majesty's ship
Blenheim, at anchor in the Tagus. Notwithstanding the
prevalence of strong south-easterly gales during the home-
ward passage of this favourite steamer, she made the run in
five days. It may be interesting to know that the Rattler
left this for Lisbon on the night of the 2nd inc ant,' and has
consequently made the round in 17 days, a performance
which we believe to be unequalled in the steam trade to
Lisbon.

A curious incident caused some emotion at Paris during
the firing of cannons at the Invalides on Sunday. After
the twentieth discharge there was a pause, and only a
minute afterwards the twenty-first salvo was heard. The
invalid who fired off the guns, having a wooden leg, fell
to the ground when he was walking back again from the
last piece to the first one. The people who were waiting
outside the palace to learn the result of the Empress's
travail on Sunday morning, were apprised of the event
by two candlelights being placed on one window ;
had it been a princess only one light would have made
its appearance.
SUSPECTED POISONING—The inquest into the circum-
stances attending the death of Frederick Brown, a gunner
in the royal marine artillery, quartered at the head quarters
of that corps in Portsmouth, and whose death was alleged
to have been caused by poison administered by a girl hi the
town named Louisa Bullock, at a low beerhouse, was held
on Wednesday afternoon, at Hasler hospital. The evidence
was conflicting and inconclusive ; and Dr. Taylor, of Guy's
hospital, deposing that, having made a minute analysis of the
contents-of the stomach of deceased, be found no trace of
poison, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that death
had resulted from natural causes.
THE ROBBERY OF THE ROYAL PLATE.—The following is
the official list of the Royal plate stolen on Saturday last,
and for the recovery of which, and conviction of the thief,
or thieves, a reward of £2OO has been offered :—One silver
mug, one dozen silver table sooons, two dozen large silver
forks, one silver saucepan and lamp, two dozen large knives
with silver handles, two pair of silver sugar tongs, one silver
salt cellar, gilt inside, and one silver salt spoon, the whole
bearing the royal
crest, V. R
Six silver dessert spoon (marked, and the word " Nursery."
P.W., P.A., and P.L.),
two small silver table racks, two dozen silver teaspoons
(marked Royal Family), one silver salt spoon bearing the
initial V., one small silver knife and fork with ivory handles,
one small silver spoon,
handsomely decorated silver teaspoons, a small silver
handled knife, fork, a silver saucepan and lamp, two
and spoon, and a small plate box,
contents unknown. Up
to a late hour on Wednesday
evening, not the slightest trace of either the property or
the thieved had been obtained by the police, although they
hoe eino the robbery been unremitting in their exertions,