The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-29 00:00:00

SOUTH SEA STOCK.

______,—
plaj 4ltem.,
of South Sea Stock took
icii e Yeate g of the proprietors
the S,', b.rday, the Sub-Governor (M irn. Ceo.nFsisequnkesn)eperoef-
-44e stated that the directors,
oiltal Pearel it Ids a 1.., made by the
nonft
withth eEtxhceh eolqhtieeorat,
heoSiltnediaZie proprietors
gaconclusion, but to
ay
b e
IPtt4llt,i°4 beforeeln:hem toupon which action
mightstitute
"4 pi, 'ioreafter. While thus proposing to co
t7..ttirr)eLths.:t..proceedings merely formal, he was edesirous
' en,"lg any infoimation that might be require
4k 1 nD•4l,ral Po3ition of the comPanY•
state of
tit 4 eta"huened conversation he explained the h
r.
In the course of
N'red ;Lees. The 'South Sea Company was
lar—ulPany, and the charter was perpetual. et
lots_
0,42 eeB consisted of a debt from Governmen _ f
kid "4/. • sums invested in various stocks, 610,000/,
Tile , gei,era'l surplus, including property, of 38,9031.
144,atter fi
110 ~ed ~t 25%res comprised their freehold building, est-
t) %c 1 the terms connected with the pro-
`lcre '3-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock were accepted,
iliillte"ilid be a reduction of a i per cent. in the rate
ror4 jest, and also a reduction in the profit derived
It n-he2..anagement of the dividends, &c., amounting
"4141:1" 0,000/. a-year—a, sum nearly the same. as
Ittrateenditure. In acceding to or rejecting
.t
—he
,the „,,genient, individual action could not avail
4t N,,orPl orate
vote of the company being essential.t_e
tita,ll be quite competent to take part of
voce
tzeti elgitiliedixtnniy and part in stock. When that vo
would remain to be decided whatf
the ethsubsequently be effected through the powedrsaon
ePiniotiarter• Several of the proprietors, expressed
for
eerrerld that it would be politic to take
.meas
kehne eting the charter and finally winding up. The
*ks 4,rla,nne a large body of directors, whose number
Nleer7llY double that of the employed , staff, and the
44 a l'sent expenditure, warranted this course, especially
SqL.4euvenient opportunity was now presented. The
to
Drivii hoe the board 'vernor, in reply, intimated that it was necessary
legally constituted to prezerve the
the'eges of the charter, and that the remuneration of
likiltectors, which was formerly 3,000/. per annum,
NDrepa:ell voluntarily curtailed one-half. They were not
-;
eLI on the present occasion to state any positive
Ilele ob."lth regard to ultimate proceedings, but their
Atte, 2ect was to serve the interests of the proprietors..
IN uh-cl:11.° further explanations the annexed resolution
,117:1,tro, °wily carried :
'413cr..,,'" 'llia meeting do now adjourn, it being left to the
kee ~iet,
h t v of the Court of Directors to call a special general
Ch! o4ti"*.i.t°l.ofrilr_tinses, at such time or times as will enable
•-3' el„ ,_ proprietors to exercise
bill
rights of
_o6prti.on
l_nt,,, d "" entitled to under the i now before P ha-
Ile
meeting then separated.

..4,
14 PROPOSE; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCIENCE AND
ket40,41.!05, etc.--Sopie time
zeitt 'A
I • e ago a numerously-signed
~ a was transmitted from Manchester ttohtehire cleorind:
%Ili 'e °f Privy Council for Trade, praying
„ Ps to give every facility for the furtherance
Albert
flbtehet
forrclayaitions made by his Royal
r
44414 e. formation of a national library of all
mechanicaltablish-
Highness Prince
il,e4Bcientific works on inventions, and the es .
Mayor of
torclati°,f an exhibition of machines and models. Their,.
Ala, ii_PFl reply has been received by the
hate enester. The subject, they say, is one which
.must
thr'al. ly command their best sympathies, recognising
eod eY do its importance to the interests of science
lipobe°_ti.lnierce, and the posse-sion of accurate knowledge
--tefer-falli matters relating to inventions.
. The memorial
t° No, Itself, howeVer, to the commibsioners of patents,
..
tio -°/11 their lordships will forward it, with the lama-
,6 ti tlat their lordships would be happy to render the
tast.°lllissioners say assistance in their power towards an
leet so likely.to- promote the good of the community.
1RT,,,....
a,EI CuuB CRARGE.—A. wandering gipsy, named Kelby,
ass arrests-xi at Elain on a charge of murder. It
Ware that on the Ist of the month she entered the
Mmetou.ae of a Mrs. Wilboa. rt Burghead, and demanded
boiling water. Sue' had in hez possession a gill of
kim,:l'k3', which she purchased at a neighbouring shop i
hoii. on the oor wo.-nan declinirg either to furnish the
lier Water oto pr.a.calis o: a dram which was proffered
ki101,5 vcas fariorslv atacked and maltreated, inso-
-1;70,,,_e_13 that she was unable to leave her bed, from the
eZi, t of the assault, and lingered in great pain till Sab-
ryireek, when she expired. The result of a post mortem
ti,B,
.2'Vali, and of the inquiries made by the authcri-
,47.7a Is. lby's apprehension and committal for trial.
Yin Courier,
re,,,u_lclDE OP ACOMPOSITOR.—A painful degree of inte-
.4s,, ',wB a,s excited at Southampton on Tuesday morning,
f.,',./._ becoming known that Mr. George Rucker, who
oufpeti years had been employed as a compositor in the
de:,_ of the Hampshire Independent newspaper, had
,e:rricled hie life by cutting his throat with a razor, and
veredYbB"e.ring his head from his body ; he was disco-
i„ , .8
_7 his wife, who was in bed, on the floor weltering
hriasitiosohdo-rtilyifeaflrte
rswnaortdsq.uite extinct, but he breathed
taikeik,,ee+ Alr- Ruc'ker was held in
uy his employer, and by every ono con-
_....e,ern i___ •
aid With the establishmsnt .
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