The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-31 00:00:00

THE CANA_DA COMPANY.

The half-yearly general meeting of the Canada CO''ll
pany took place yesterday, at the offices of the compali.,_Y:
St Helen's-place ; Mr. Charles Franks, governor, in to'
chair.

The CHAIRMAN stated that the object of the meeting
was to declare a dividend. At that period of the yef,
it was impossible that their annual accounts could
made up ; but he would give the proprietors a state;
ment of their affairs up to the 10th of the present,
month. The lands sold and leased up to the 10th et.l
December, 1852, were as follows :—Sold 22,430 acres, a:
an average of 14s. 2d. per acre ; leased 55,356 acres, 16'
on average of 19s. 2d. Total, 77,786 acres, at an air
rage of 17s. 9d. The receipts in Canada up to the 10th
of December, 1852, were 51,9461. 9s. 3d. The following
was a comparative statement oflands leased and toner'
freehold from Ist January to 30th November. e
1852 there were 17,082 acres, amounting to 11,497/.....; 11!
1851 there were 10,517 acres, amounting to 7,161.
increase in acres was 6,565, and in money, 4,336/. Tte
leases expiring in 1853 were, acres, 50,083, with a rign" ,
of pre-emption valuing at 25,607. The balance upon
hand now was 8,408; and there was, moreover, 5,000/-
due upon loans. The chairman congratulated the pro.
prietors upon the prosperous condition of the company
and announced to them that the directors had secure'
the services of Mr. Robinson as their agent in the place
of Mr. Jones, who retired. Mr. Robinson had been for
20 years a member of the Legislative Assembly, and Was
a most desirable acquisition to the company.
A dividend of 6 per cent. upon the half-year amount-
ing to 321. 10s. per share, clear of income tax, was thea
announced, and the meeting terminated.

DEAD BODY FOUND IN REGENT'S-PARK.—Yesterclal,
morning the body of a man respectably attired was found
in the ornamental water, Regent's-park, and was CO''
veyed to the dead-house, Marylebone Workhouse, where
it now remains awaiting the coroner's inquest. His age
is apparently about 45 years, and is five feet six ine_
in height. The dress in which he was found is a blael`
Oxonian coat, black vest, and tweed trousers, and he has
a plaister on the right cheek. A razor was found in the
coat pocket, but there was nothing found on the body bi
which it could be ascertained who the deceased person
was.

PROCLAMATION OF OUTLAWRY. —At the Sheriff's
Court yesterday, the following persons were called upon
to surrender under penalty of outlawry :—Charles ?re'
derick Augustus William Guelph and Charles Cassimer
Reinhold, at the suit of the Queen ; Samuel Lucas Lan.
caster ; C. B. Reynolds ; John Edwin Spalding ; George
Broderick Hartwell ; Edward John Upton, and Susan
his wife ; Henry Dundas C.mpbell ; Henry H. Griffin;
and Porter Brown Francois Charles Gillies.
GREAT LANDSLIP ON THE SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.-'
Dec. 29.—A most tremendous fall of cliff took place yes'
terday on this line between
.Dawlish and Teignmouth.
On the formation of the line it was found necessary to
cut a tunnel through the rocks known as " The Far
son and Clerk." A portion of Langstone cliff wail
thus cut off, and its base being undermined bY
the action of the water, great fears were enter'
tained for its safety. The recent heavy rain and hur"
ricanes increased the danger, and men were stationed at
various points to give notice immediately anything 00
curred. The necessity of the adoption of such a course
was first experienced on Sunday, when a portion of the
cliff fell down near Holcombe tunnel. The B'2 a•rf!'k
down train had just left the Dawlish station when 1t
occurred, but by the promptness with which the mail
on the look-out gave.notice of the accident it was stoplor
in time, or there would have been a fearful crash.
large body of men was soon obtained, and the line vn
in
cleared time for the 121 up train. Yesterday ra°_,(l/1-
ing, however, there was a terrific fall of cliff ; at about ham"
past 1 o'clock several tons of Langstone-cliff fell with s'
tremendous crash, covering the line for some distance'
and rendering all traffic impossible. The passengers ,
all the trains were obliged to be conveyed from DavOlsci
to Teignmouth, and vice versa, in cabs, omnibuses, as
every other description of vehicle which the compact
could obtain. The telegraphic wires were also broke°,
and all communication with the stations below was thus:,
for the time, prevented. Large gangs of men were
speedily put to work to clear the line of the debri
Mr. Brunel, the engineer, with several of the director!:,
went to the spot and superintended the removal of the
fallen mass. Fortunately, no life was lost, nor have Wa
heard of a single accident to the person. It is supeen
that the storm on Sunday night hastened the demi:Alt°
,of the cliff, as it visited this neighbourhood with grld
severity, stones weighing half a cwt. each being 0111
up into Teignmouth by the force of the wayee.

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