The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-17 00:00:00

COURT-FASHIONABLE.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, on .the
news of the birth of the Prince of Wales reaching Aln-
wick, caused a salute of forty-one guns to be fired at the
Castle. At Inverary Castle, also, the Duke of Argyll
ordered a salute to be fired in commemoration of the
auspicious event.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford arrived at Oakley
house, Beds, on Monday, from Holkham-hall.
The Duke of Rutland arrived in town on Monday from
a tour.

Viscount Duncannon has arrived in Cavendish-square
from Ireland.
Viscount Ingestre arrived on Thursday last at Curragh-
more, the seat of the Marquis of Waterford in Ireland.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been
on a visit, since Wednesday, at Petworth House.
Lord and Lady John Russell have this week visited
Harewood, on the banks of the Tamar, the seat of Sir
W. S. Trelaw•ney.
MISCELLANEOUS.

It is supposed that not fewer than 30,000 persons, men,
women, and children, collected on Monday at the Old
Bailey, to witness the execution of Blakesley. The im.
portunities of several keepers of houses in the Old Bailey,
were carried to an indecent extent ; many of them acting
as touters, and inviting, with the most pressing solicita-
tions, every one seen making their way through the
crowd with " Walk in, Sir, walk up stairs : a fine view :
walk up, we'll serve .you well you'll not find any seat
so good and cheap as this."
This day is the anniversary of the death of HuEli,
Bishop of Lincoln, in 1200. His remains were interred
with great pomp in Lincoln Cathedral, and his bier
carried by King John of England, William, King of
Scotland,and their principal Nobles. His body was af-
terwards exhumed in 1282, and placed in a silver shrine.
The late Theodore Hook's effects are, we perceive.
announced for Sale by Mr. Edmund Robins. We are
surprised at this, for we understood that the lamented
gentleman. left nothing" but " his blessing " to be divided
among hyfrielicl4.'
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NEIV:-:ZEALA ND COMPANY.

A Svotibl!Cobit of the Directors and Proprietors of
the New Zeatatid,Compriny was held yesterday, at the
room's- of the-Company, Broad-street-buildings, for .the
purpose of receiving the fourth Report of the Directors.
Among the 'gentlemen present were Mr. Joseph Somes,
the Governor; the Hon. Francis Baring; the Deputy-
Governor; Mr. Majoribanks, M.P.; Mr. Mangles, M.P.,
&c. &c.

Mr. JOSEPH SOMES, the Governor, having taken the
chair at one o'clock, the Report of the Directors was
read by the Secretary, of which the following is an ex-
tract:—

The present Court of Proprietors having been con-
vened for the specific object of recommending the decla-
r dion of a dividend, your Directors confine their Report
to a statement of the grounds on which that recommen-
dation is made to you.
On reference to the Directors' third Report (Appen-
dix, No. 6), a surplus of assets, exceeding the liabilities
of the Company, is exhibited to the amount of
136,243/. 15s. 7d. This balance in the Company's fa-
vour induced the General Court of Proprietors in May
last to declare a retrospective dividend of 10 per cent.
Since that period the Company has been successful in
realising a large additional profit, by means principally
of the sales of land in the second settlement of
Nelson, 483 allotments having been sold in London, ex-
clusive of a number of allotments appropriated for sale
in New Zealand and the Australian Colonies. It
will be seen by the first statement annexed to this Re-
port (Appendix A), that the amount of profits realized
between the 6th of April and the Ist of October last,
was 48,88;1, and that the general balance in favour of ;
the Company up to that day, after all due deductions for
current expenses, and making provision for the fulfilment
of all liabilities in respect of emigration, and for other
purposes, was 169,9611. 15s. 7d. Emigration to the
Nelson settlement has actively commenced, and it has
also been steadily continued to the settlements of Wel-
lington and New Plymouth, as will be seen by the se-
cond statement annexed to this Report (Appendix B).
Previous to the consideration of a dividend, your Di-
rectors have deemed it their duty to appropriate 5,000/.
of the profits thus realised by way of an addition to the.
existing Guarantee Fund, a precaution which they trust
you will not disapprove. Having dune this, they find
themselves in a position to recommend to you to declare
a dividend of lc/. per cent. for the year fr im Ist of
April, 1841, to the Ist of April, 1842. The dividend
for the first half-year to the Ist of October will be.
limited to the Proprietors of the Company's original
Stock of 100,00 C/.; but the dividend for the second half-
year, ending the Ist of April next, will include all the
Proprietors of new Stock, whose shares shall have been
fully paid up before the Ist of February 1842.
It appeared from an Appendix to the Report, that
the totat profits of the Company amounted to
185,13C1. 15s. 7d., and the total outlay to 15,1691. ; leav-
ing to the Company a profit of 169,961/. :ss. 7d.
On the Report being read,
Sir I. L. GOLDSMID, Bart., came forward to move the
following resolution That the Report now read be
adopted, and that the same be printed and circulated
among the Proprietors ; and that a dividend, after the
rate of IC/. per cent. per annum, be now declared, con-
formably to the same Report." In moving the resolu-
tion, Sir Isaac Goldsmid briefly expressed his high
satisfaction at the rising prosperity of the Colony, and at ;
the very agreeable prospects which the financial state-
ment just made exhibited. He was decidedly of opinion
that no greater bane& could accrue to the mother
country, than that which was to be derived from ex-
tending her colonization. In support of this view the
Honourable Baronet adverted to the disadvantages
under which Holland laboured, from the want of a
similar system ; and referred to a letter he had received
from Haarlem complaining of that deficiency. He felt great
satisfaction in finding that the Colony was founded on
the principles of civil and religious liberty—(Hear,
hear)—and of doing equal justice to men of all denomi-
nations.—(Cheers.) He should at the same time say
that the late appointment of a Bishop met with his en-
tire concurrence; and lie hoped that looking to the popu-
lation of Port Nicholson, and the great increase which
was likely to take place there, that the Bishop would
come to the resolution of fixing his see on that spot,
where several thousands had already been located through
the exertions of the Company.
WM. TRIMMER, Esq., seconded the resolution, which
was put and unanimously carried.
On the motion of Mr. G. DOWSON, seconded by Cap-
tain WILSON, the thanks of the Meeting were voted to
the Governor and th 7 Directors.
The Meeting then separated.

ACCIDENTS AT THE EXECUTION. -- Two
men and a woman were admitted to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital on Monday morning after the execution of
Blakesley, having sustained severe injuries. The female,
whose name is Hannah Pocock, had her jaw broken,
which is alleged to have been done in the crowd by a
policeman's truncheon. The men were run over in the
Old Bailey.
Kirchoff, a Russian chemist, who discovered the
process of converting starch into sugar, has made several
experiments on milk, by which it appears that that fluid
may be preset ved for use for an indefinite time. Fresh
milk is slowly evaporated by a very gentle heat till it is
reduced to dry powder, which is to be kept perfectly-drY
in a bottle well stopped fur use. When required; it need
only be diluted with a sufficient quantity of water; the
mixture will then have all the taste and properties of
new milk. This powder mu.t form a valuable addition
to a sea stock of provisions.