The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-14 00:00:00

ADEN BACH SAY HARBOUR FLOATING LIGHT.

Information has also been received at Lloyd's that a
floating light is placed off Ras Marbat, at the entrance
of Back-Bay Harbour of Aden, bearing, by compass,
from the western extremity of Ras Tarstane, N. by E. ~
distance three-quarters of a mile from Jezaret Sulliel,
S.W. W. distance 44 miles. It is a fixed natural light,
and will be visible in a N.E. direction, from N. by E.
round to N.E. 4 E.
It is elevated 35 feet above the level of the sea, and
will be seen 10 miles from an ordinary ship's deck.
The light-vessel will fire a gun and burn a blue light
on the approach of a ship into the bay. She is painted
red, with a red ball on the mast, and flies a red flag at
the masthead on a ship passing in or out.

GRAVESEND, AUG. 13.—Wind S.E., light, fine.
Arrived—Sophia Dorothea, from Sanguenay; Norms,
from Porsgrund; Leander and Martin, from Quebec;
Seadovia, from Cephalonia; Deo Data, from Dram;
Victoria, from Finland; Preciosa, from Dantzic ; Elizeo,
from Archangel; Langen, from Christiana; City of Lon-
don, from Dunkirk; Batavier, from Rotterdam; Albion,
from Boulogne; Rhine, from Ostend.
Sailed—Konigsberg, Napoleon, and Elizabeth, for the
Baltic; Carlotta, for Cadiz; Triton, for Ostend; Stadi
Dordt, for Dort; Ocosii and Apollo, for Rotterdam;
Seine, for Boulogne; Princess Royal, for Hamburgh;
Lion, for Harlingen; City of Rotterdam, for Dunkirk;
Baron of Bramber, for Gibraltar; Druid, for Cardiff;
William, for Leer; Countess of Durham, for Valparaiso;
Rival, for Boston; Catherine, for Constantinople;
Lavinia, for Guernsey.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Souvenir, from Tralee, for New York, July 20, in
long. 45,
Randolph, July 6, in lat. 18 N., long. 40 W.
Athens, ontward•bound, Aug. 9, in lat. 51 N., long. 9 W.
Jessica, from Mobile for Liverpool, July 18, in let. 32 N.,
long. 79 W.
Lady Milton, bound W., Aug. 9, in lat. 51 N., long. 12 IV.
Ritson, July 3, in lat. 16 N., long. 33 W.
Holywood, from London, for Matanzas, July 14, in let.
30 N., long. 37 W.
William Edward, of Aberdeen, for Rio Janeiro, Aug. 1,
in lat. 42 N., long. 13 W.
Dawn brig, from Belfast, Aug. 8, in lat 46 N., long. 11 W.
Sarah, American barque, steering south, July 13, in Ist.
27 N., long. 37 W.

NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. the
Yesterday afternoon a general meeting of the
shareholders in this company was held at their n u
Broad-street-buildings, for the purpose of taking
consideration the present state of their affairs,. e di i
pr
theui.
best means of releasing themselves from t_h
A currie pre-
iiuto
ties in which they are placed. 311";, held on
an wednes.
sided. At the meeting which
wasethat the deben-
tures the 30th ult., it was announceddbeco a] e responsible,
tures for which the company
and which had been given in
Association due out their
enable the Canterbury Mirbecome and that the
haoer to raise capital to
colonizing operations,
Bill proposed by the Can-
terburyboil meeting them, unless the
company had no means of
to
them to raise 100,0001.
Government assentedde
committee,r%sltie its assent to that measure,
discussed for inducing the Go-
wifice, of capital which the New Zealand
TanhdevGarojovuersnmeants
vernment to withdraw its opposition, in consideration
of certain
make. Jailing in this,
native was to ii
ca., upon th h -
the only
in the present ' • enew
e are
holders, whin , position of the com.-
act ,s affairs, would most prejudicially to their
shareholders
pang's affairs,
Thewas amount required to meet the deben-
turesinterests.
a considerable portion of
however, would be provided for, leaving in
twhheicehnl a deficit of about 10,000/. The chairman, in
answer to several questions, remarked that since the
last meeting letters had been addressed to her Ma-
jesty's Government, and to the directors of the Can-
terbury Association, relative to the pecuniary condi-
tion of the company, but from neither of them, up to
the present time, had answers been received. If any
money could be collected, the directors would
make a call upon the shareholders ; but if theyfaded:
in their negotiations, a call would be inevitable.
had
_ jUr.
Harrington, the secretary, stated that thewreui
Would have
some land sold, for which the compaoY
not inform
to receive money, but at present he couldaccuracy what
the shareholders with any degree d been
o of the unsa-
tisfactory be the amount. In consequence
negotiatios, it was
tisfactory state of the company's further,
the subject should
and it was agreed that on a full: was
stated that, in tho
deemed unadvisable to prosecute the inquiry
be more fully gone the share.
steel to append their names to
holders would be requested
: their willingness to meet it. The
event of a call beiningtodetermined upon,
a paper expressing
proceedings then terminated.

William Harper, Esq., of Bury, had an interview with
the General Board of Health yesterday, at their offing,