The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND COMPANY.

Yesterday the annual meeting of the shareholders
in this company was held at the New Zealand House,
Broad-street-buildings, to receive the directors' re-
port, to elect officers, and to transact other buginess.
Mr. G. Lyall, the deputy-governor, presided.
The report, which was exceedingly long, set forth
the claims of the company on the Government, the
engagements entered into with the Canterbury Asso-
ciation, and the current expenses and other liabilities
outstanding. On each of these heads the directors
lamented that they were unable to make a satisfactory
report. The Government had not yet settled one
portion of the company's demands, and had settled the
other in a measure short of the company's equitable
claims. With the Canterbury Association the com-
pany is still in litigation. Out of the sums
received from Canterbury during the past
financial seer, amounting to 11,1937. Oa. 6d.,
a sum of 6621. 14s. sd. has been paid to the
Government; and the debenture for 10,0001., bor-
rowed from the Baron de Goldsmid, has been paid off,
but the interest on this debenture is still unpaid. For
the bills held by the Union Bank of Australia, drawn
on account of the Canterbury settlement, and amount-
ing to 14,9871. 6s. 2d,, exclusive of interest, 26 mem-
bers of the company have given, as collateral security,
their personal promissory notes, to the amount of
14,460/, falling due on the Ist of next December.
Before that date effective provision for meeting the
said notes must be made. For such provision,
failing every other resource, the directors will be
compelled to make a call upon the unpaid-up capital of
the company. The other outstanding liabilities, as
stated in the annual accounts, amount to 4.0571. 41.
2d., exclusive of the sum of 5561. Hs. 4d., con.
sidered to be chargeable to the Government, but
as yet not admitted by the latter. Against these
can be placed, at present, only such portions of the
sums above mentioned as may be applied to the liabi-
lities incurred on account of Canterbury, and such
sums as may be eventually allowed by the Govern-
ment towards the expenses incurred by the company
between the sth July, 1850, and the 30th September,
1851, the latest date recognised by the Lords of the
Treasury. This is one of the questions before alluded
to as being not yet finally adjusted. Sir Ralph
Howard and Lord Courtenay bad resigned their
seats in the direction. Mr. Gowen, Mr. Piloher, and
th,, Baron de Goldsmid went out of office by rotation.
After considerable discussion the report was
adopted, and it was agreed that an adjourned meeting
should be held on a suture day fir the purpose of
going into some business details.
Mr. Jeremiah Filcher and Mr. Gowen, the retiring
directors, were unanimously re-elected, and a vote of
thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings.

W IN TELLI GEN CE.
EASRTEARINL UNION.--A requisition has been presented
to the directors of this company, calling upon them to
tako the sense of the proprietors with reference to an
arrangement for better alliance between that company
and the Eastern Counties.
EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE.—This company
have, at length, succeeded in arranging a division of their
capital among the various interests. The total capital
being in the aggregate, 3 385,2951.
DUDIFRIES AND KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—Measures are
being taken for the formation of a line from Dumfries
to Kirkcudbright, via Dalbeattie and through Castle
Douglas.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, OCT. 7.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steamship Tagus, Captain T.
S. Russell, sailed this afternoon with the usual mails for
Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, a very large
number of passengers, among whom are
of Lord
Eliot, Mr. E.
ay with the Brazil
A. Glover, &c., specie value 12,100/., 2_..0 bottles
quick-
silver, and a good general cargo.TShaetuiVal mail-steamer,
Teviot, Captain Onslow, leaves on
mails, and the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's screw-
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be had issue Charles Somers Viscount E astnor, now Earl
Somers, and three daughters He succeeded his father as
second earl in 1841, and: was.
Colonel of the Herefordshire
Militia, which post is vacated by his demise.
DEATH OF JOHN BENETT, E
SQ , LATE M.P. FOR
WILTS.—Th
Il is gentleman expired on Friday morning, at
h , fepast eleven o'clock, after an apP lecticseizure on the
previous Wednesday. The deceased, 3who was in the 80th
year of his age, only retired from the representation of the
southern division of the county at the last dissolution of Par-
liament, after having devoted nearly 33 years to the service
of a Wiltshire constituency. Throughout life Mr. Benett
was a decided Protectionist; and in this respect, though a
Whig in general politics, he read a striking lesson of consis-
tency to his friends and contemporaries. The deceased gen-
tleman was a magistrate tor the county; he. had filled the
office of high sheriff, and many years ago dis:inguished him-
self by his writings on agricultural topics. lie completed his
79th year on the 20th of May last, having been born in the
year 1773.—P05t.
DEATH OF LORD FERGUS KENNEDY.---Tbis young
nobleman died in Jermyn-street the day before yesterday, in
his 27th year. He was son of the late Earl of Cassilis, and
brother to the present Marquis of Ailsa.
TILE AUSTRALIAN MAIL SCREW PACKET MEL-
BOURNE, ALIAS lI.M. S. GREENOCK.—The mails, the departure
of which from Plymouth should have taken place on Sunday
last, are still delayed in consequence of the damage received
by the Melbourne, screw steam-ship, formerly her Majesty's
ship Greenock, in a gale on her way from the River to Ply-
mouth, by which she was compelled to Lear up for Deal.
The Government have given permission to repair her defects
in the dockyard at Deveaport. We understand ste has lost
everything above her tops.
THE PRESS AS A MEANS OF NATIONAL EN-
LIGHTI:NMENT.—At the Newport Eisteddfod, on Tuesday,
Mr. William Morris, printer, Stamp-office, Swansea, was de-
clared to be the successful competitor for the beat English
Essay en the above subject. There were seven competitors,