The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-10 00:00:00

EARTHQUAKE AT. CALABRIA.

A fearl-li earthquake has occurred in Calabria. The
brief rep -me', we have received states that many lives been
been lost and immense damage done. The villages of
Mangone, Crati, Cillana, and. Longobuego, have been
almost entirely destroyed. This unfortunate territory has
had many similar visitations, the molt notable being that
which occurred in 1783, and resulted in the loss of 60,000
lives. Since that time ten years have seldom elapsed
without a shock being experienced.

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.
(THIS DAY.)

The quarterly general meeting of the shareholders was
held at the offices, Norfolk-street, Strand ; Viscount Rane-
lagh, chairman. Mr. Gruneisen having read the report
convening the meeting, the 72d report of the Executive
Committee was read as subjoined :—The Executive Com-
mittee,-in laying before'the members of the Conservative
Land Society their 72d quarterly report, at the ter-
mination of the financial year ending the 30th of Sept.,
1870, have the satisfaction of submitting the subjoined
returns for the four quarters, as also the grand totals to
Michaelmas, 1870 :

Shares in Shares Total
Qrs. ending Receipts.
progress. Complete. Shares.
Dec. 25,1869
March 25, 1870 383 88 471 21,365 2 1
June 25, 1870
Sept. 3), 1870 401 77 478 36,613 7 0
1,810 344 2,160 133,276 15 11
Totals to Mt.
chaelmas, 180. 26,237 6,359 32,596 1,450,082 19 3
Grand totals to
Michaelmas,l7o 28,053 6,701 34,756 1,583,359 15 2

Total withdrawals under the rules since the formation of
the society (1852) to Michaelmas, 1870, are £399,97135. 9d.
The last share number issued to Michaelmas, 1870, was
No. 34,756. The reserve fund to Michaelmas, 1870 (ex-
clusive of office premises and furniture account), amounts
to £10,600. The annual general meeting of the share-
holders being fixed to take place at the offices on Tuesday,
6th of December, when the accounts and balance-sheet

for the financial year ending at Michaelmas last will be
presented, the period has arrived for the members to elect
two of their body who, with two shareholders nominated
by the board, will audit the society's accounts. The
candidates who have sent in their names for the office of
auditors are, Mr. W. H. Clemow, manager of the Dudley
and West Bromwich Bank, Dudley ; and Mr. James
Goad, estate agent, 267, Essex-road, Islington. The
above names have been duly advertised, under rule 30, in
the notices of this quarterly meeting in the daily and
weekly papers. The executive committee have appointed
Mr. Thomas Russel, public accountant, 8, Leaden-
hall-street, City, and Mr. Newnham Winstanley,
42, Orsett Terrace, Westbourne Terrace, to act
as the two auditors on the part of the board. The
retirement of J. C. Cobbold, Esq., so many years
the respected member for Ipswich, from the office of
trustee, owing to continued ill health, has been much
regretted by the board. The society has been much
indebted to Mr. Cobbold for his long and valuable
cervices, and it is satisfactory to his brother directors to
be enabled to announce that he remains as honorary
member of the committee. In accordance with the
rules, the vacancy has been supplied by the board in
appointing N. W. J. Strode, Esq., of the Albany, and
Camden Place, Chislehurst, a member of the board,
as trustee. The resolution of the board appointing the
new trustee has been duly certified as a rule of the society-
The rate of interest on shares will remain as hereto.
fore ; namely, five per cent. per annum will be allowed
on shares completed and shares in progress, paid a year in
advance. The Executive Committee will make no change
of the rate of interest of 4 per cent. per annum allowed for
the deposit department—that is, for investors who are
not members of the society. The half-yearly interest
warrants for the shares and deposits up to Michaelmas
will be issued, as usual, on the Ist of November next.
The directors of the United Land Company (Limited),
having made another issue of £5 shares to the extent of
5,000 (£3 call), of which 600 have been taken at a premium
of 10s. each, the privilege of having the sharei allotted at
par has been again extended to the society's members.
The period for the exercise of this priority in the taking of
shares is, however, limited to a certain period, at the ex-
piration of which the shares untaken will be offered to the
general public. (Signed) RANELAGH, Chairman. (Counter.
signed) CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary,