The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-31 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

A DRUNKEN CABMAN.—George Thompson, a cab-driver,
was charged with being drunk and carelessly driving,
owing to which a West InJian lady, far alvanced in years,
was considerably injured, and is at present in a very dan-
gerous state.
He was remanded for a week.

THE UNITED LAND COMPANY LIMITED.

THIS DAY.

The second general meeting of the shareholders
was held this afternoon at the offices, Norfolk-
street, Strand—Viscount Ranelagli in the chair.
Mr. Gruneisen, the secretary, having read the ad-
vertisement convening the meeting, the directors
submitted the annexed report :
"In conformity with the articles of association, the
directors of the United Land Company (limited) have the
pleasing duty of submitting a statement of its operations
during the past financial year ending the 20th March,
1869, as also the balance sheet of the income and expen-
diture, and of the liabilities and assets to the same period.
On the 30th of September last the company .came into
possession of the estates of the Conservative Laud Society,
under the arrangement specified in the first report of the
directors to the shareholders of the 31st July last, whereby
the land business of the old society was tranferrod to the
present company, the operations of theformerbeing restricted
to the share and advance business under its certified rules.
The land thus acquired by the company is situated as
follows : -Middlesex-Wood Green, No. 2; St. Margaret's
(Twickenham and Isloworth) ; Enfield, and Holloway.
Surrey-Clapham Junction; Putney, No. 5; Roehampton,
and Reigate (Red Hill). Sussex-Brighton (Round Hill).
Herts-llertford; Bishop Stuttford. Kent-Tunbridge
Wells (Woodbury Park) and Deal. Essex-Forest Gate,
Nos. 1 and 2 ; Colchester. Berkshire-Reading (Down-
shire-square). Oxfordshire -Oxford (Iffley Road). Suf
folk-Ipswich and Felixstowe. Hampshire-Southamp
ton; Sandown ; No. 2 (Isle of Wight). Worcestershire-
Worcester; Malvern Hills (the Link and West Malvern).
Northamptonshire - Northampton. Nottinghamshire-
Newark-on-Trent; East Raiford. Herefordshire -Here-
ford. Staffordshire-Stafford. Lancashire-Manchester
(Prestwich). Cheshire-New Ferry Copposite
pool. Cornwall - St. Austell. In addition to the
above land taken from the company's predecessors, 1
the directors have been enabled to make the
following eligible purchases iu the annexed order :-1.
Muswell Hill, opposite the Alexandra Palace, Middlesex ;
2. West Hill (Putney Common), Surrey ; 3. Sheerness,
Kent; 4. Wellingborough, Nos. 1 and 2, Northampton-
shire 5. Portsmouth (Laudport), Hants; 6. Edgware-
road (Royston Hall), Middlesex; 7. Forest Gate, Essex;
8. Fulham Fields, Middlesex; 9. Willesden, Middlesex.
That no time has been lost in turning the stock of land to
the best account the following dates of the sales by auction
and by allotment will prove:- 1-Sheerness, public meet-
ing and allotment, Dec. 9, 1868; 2. St. Margaret's, Roe-
hampton, Putney, No. 5, sale by auction, Feb. 9, 1869 ; 3.
Stafford, ditto, February 11; 4. Colchester, ditto, Feb.
18 ; 5. Malvern Link and West Malvern, ditto, Feb. 24 ;
6. Worcester, do., Feb. 25 ; 7. Newark-on-Trent, do., Feb.
26; 8. Oxford, ditto, March 10 ; 9. Stafford, ditto, March
10. Portsmouth, public meeting and allotment, March 12 ;
11. Edgeward-road, auction, March 18 ; 12. Muswell-hin,
Enfield, Roehampton, Putney, No. 5, and St. Margaret's,
ditto, March 19. The future sales of estates, either by
allotment or auction, will be:those at Wellingborough,
Willesden, West Hill (PUtney-common), and Fulham-fields.
The directors have been unceasingly engaged in viewing
properties in various localities, some of which are still
under consideration. Although the company has been
only registered eleven months, and the actual operations
extend but over a period of five months, and these at
the worst period of the season for selling land, the
business effected has been so profitable that,
after clearing off the current working outlay, and
writing off a large proportion of the preliminary expenses,
the directors are enabled, out of profits, to declare a divi-
dend on the capital called up, at the rate of fivo per cent.
per annum, free of income tax, and to carry forward a
balance to the next profit and loss account. The direc-
tors further remark that the estates referred to in the
balance-sheet remain at the net cost, plus only the outlay
for works, the other expenses of every kind having been
charged to the profit and loss account. The shares which
have been taken, with the £2 per share paid up, have been
found sufficient, with the advances from the Conservative
Land Society, to carry on the business successfully. It
being more convenient to close the financial year at each
31st of December, the directors have convened this day
an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders, to
authorize the verbal alterations in the articles of associa-
tion, and thus enable the general annual meeting to be
held in February instead of in March as at present.
The directors have to regret the retirement of one of their
colleagues, J. 0. Cobbold, Esq., who was unable to attend
weekly meetings of the board. In accordance with the
articles of association, Colonel Jervis, M.P., has been
elected to fill tho vacant position. The directors retiring
by rotation are Colonel Jervis, M.P., Colonel Meyrick
and C. E. Newcomers, Esq., all of whom are eligible for
re-election, and offer themselves accordingly. The first
auditors, Messrs Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle, and Evans
accountants and public auditors, of 3, Coleman-street
Buildings, City, E.C., also retire, and, being eligible for
re-election, tender their services for the ensuing year. The
directors, in conclusion, whilst congratulating the share-
holders on the gratifying result of the company's opera-
tions within such a short space of time, entertain the ex-
pectation that the future success of the United Land Com-
pany (Limited) will be equally satisfactory to the share-
holders."

[-LEFT SITTING. I

ELEC2 lON IN7ELLIGEIVCE.

Five seats which had been declared vacant were
yesterday filled up, and the net result is a Tory gain
of one. At Blackburn, the two Conservative can-
didates, Mr. E. R. Hornby and Mr. H. M. Feilden
were elected, though the numbers they polled were
smaller than those recorded in favonr of Mr. W. 11.
Hornby and Mr. J. Feilden in November List. At
the general election Mr. Hornby obtained 4,907,
and Mr. Feilden 4,826 votes; while the highest'
numbers polled yesterday were—Hornby, 4,738 ;
and Feilden, 4,697. The Liberal vote yesterday
was also considerably below that of November. In
this case the old members are succeeded by their
sons. At Hereford, also, Colonel Clive (L) suc-
ceeds his father—the second seat, from which Mr.
Wyllie (L) was ousted, being carried by Mr.
Chandos Wren Hoskyns, another supporter of
Mr. Gladstone. In Dumfriesshire, Sir Sydney
Waterlow has been beaten by a majority of 34,
the Liberal victory in November being thus re-
versed.