The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-28 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday Samuel Smith was charged with having
forged a bill of exchange for 1201. in the name of
Colonel Wyndham, and James Smith, his father,
was charged with uttering the same.
It appeared that sometime ago, the prisoners, who
resided at Maidstone, had given Mr. Davies, a
saddler, at Maidstone, a promissory-note for 1001.
On the 10th of July, the elder prisoner brought
him a bill for 1201., purporting to be accepted by
Colonel Wyndham, and, by enlarging upon the
goodness of the bill, induced Mr. Davies to agree
to give up the promissory-note, and take the bill, at
the same time returning in cash the difference be-
tween the two amounts. Mr. Davies gave 41. and
a saddle and bridle worth four guineas. The pri-
soner was to call for the remainder of the difference,
but he never did, and Mr. Davies afterwards ascer-
tained that the saddle and bridle had been sold for
30s. He also found that the two prisoners were in
Whitecross-street prison, where he lodged detainers
against them.
It appeared from other evidence, that the bill and
acceptance were in the younger prisoner's hand-
writing, and that Colonel Wyndham knew nothing
of the bill, and that tha elder prisoner had been a
tenant of the Earl of E4remotit's, the relative of
Colonel Wyndham.—Fully committed.

NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA

LAND COMPANY.

Yesterday a meeting of the Stockholders in the
above Company was held at the London Tavern,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the
propriety of assenting to, or dissenting from, the
terms offered by Government for the grant of land
to the Company.
J. LABOUCHERE, Esq., took the chair, and stated
the object of the meeting. The Colonial Depart-
ment, while under the direction of Lord Goderich,
had consented to a grant of 200,000 acres of land
to the Company, at the rate of 2,. 6d. per acre,
with the privilege of preemption, should the Com-
pany require an additional 200,000 acres at the
same price, if applied for within twelve months.
Lord Goderich having gone out of office, and hav-
ing been succeeded by Mr. Secretary Stanley, the
Directors had had communication with the latter
relative to the charter, who had made it a sine
qua non that the responsibility of the shareholders
should riot be limited. Mr. Stanley, after consult-
ing the law officers of the Crown, stated he could
not agree to the former arrangement, which gave
the Company full control over the moneys in the
grant. As, however, the Government had been
committed in some degree, he was ready to offer a
new agreement. Instead of the Company paying
2s. 6d. per acre, he proposed that the land should
be had at 2s. 3d. per acre, the Company having
the right to raise 20,000 Newcastle chaldrons of
coals (equal to 53 tons) free of any expense, but
that for all raised above that quantity a royalty of
an)perc2hs.ai
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Mr. Stanley's plan more favourable than the
former terms. The Directors had endeavoured to
obtain the land at 2s. an acre, but to this Mr. Stanley
would not consent. In order to close with the terms
offered it was necessary that a verbal or written
assent should be given by all the stockholders, and
the Directors had already obtained signatures for
50,000/. out of 73,000/. already subscribed. The
Directors recommended the shareholders to close
with the terms, as there was a certain gain of 3d.
per acre against the condition that if more than
20,000 elialdrons of coals were raised, a royalty of

2s. per chaldron should be paid. He also thought it
would be advantageous to raise-the whole capital,
when the surveys could be taken at once, and much
expense saved.
After some discussion, resolutions were then
proposed, empowering the Directors to accept the
terms offered, and empowering them to obtain fur'
ther modifications if possible, and for the ptirPT e
of raising the full amount of capital to complete t"e
whole engagement.
The CHAIRMAN said capital was subscribed
and,
complete the first purchase of 200,000 acres,
in reply to questions, stated that the Directors
served gratuitously until a dividend was made 1-
of profits, or until the Proprietors passed a rest' Lt-
tion rewarding the Directors for their services.
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The resolutions were then put seriatim and c—
ried ; after which the meeting adjourned.