The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-30 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND COMPANY.

An adjourned meeting of the Directors and Proprie-
tors of the New Zealand Company was held yesterday,
at their house in Broad-street-buildings.

JOSEPH SOMES, Esq., the Govern-or of the Society,
took the chair, at one o'clock. Amongst those connected
with the Society, we noticed the following noblemen and
gentlemen:—Lord Petre, Lord Courtenay, Sir Ralph
Howard, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P., Mr. J. A. Smith,
Mr:Young, Mr. Marjoribanks, MY., and Mr. Hutt, M.P.
The object of the meeting was to lay before the Pro-
prietors the results of a communication, which it was
decided at the last meeting, on the 29th of February,
should be opened between the Directors and the Noble
Lord the Secretary for the Colonies, with respect to the
tenure of land in the colony of New Zealand.
The SECRETARY proceeded to read to the meeting
the result of the communication ; it was as follows :
That it was not until yesterday that the Directors
received any intimation of the views of the Secretary of
State for the Colonies upon this matter. They wero
then honoured with some unofficial communication, from
which they understood that her Majesty's Government
were disposed to entertain favourably the proposal of
Zecuniary assistance being offered by them to the New
ealand Company upon the following conditions :
First, that such assistance should not exceed 44,000/.
Secondly, that it should be applied to the payment ot
debts now unpaid by the Company whie
had been drawn from the colonies to provide
for the employment of labourers, and to the payment of
such other ,bills as may be drawn for the same purpose
during the interval which must elapse before the report
could be received. The Directors had also received as-
surance of the desire of the Government to maintain the.
most cordial relations with the Company in carrying 011
the work of colonisation, and that the instructions seat
to Captain Fitzroy, would have the effect of quieting
the settlers who had obtained land under the Com-
pany, and of facilitating the permanent ac--
quisition of land in that country. The Diree,
tors, therefore, thought it would be wrong to oft
any partial information to the present meeting, as
they conceived it indispensible to the establishment of
the Company on a satisfactory basis, that the points at
issue should be settled. They now conceived it to be
their duty to lay before the meeting this much of the
communication which they received from the Noble
Lord. The Directors wished that the present meeting
should be adjourned until Friday, April 19—assuring the.
meeting at the same time that they should have preferred!
having an earlier day were it not that the near approach
of the Easter holidays precluded the hope of their sooner
being able to lay before them the full information which
they must raise before they could prudently determine
on their further course of proceeding.
Mr. GEORGE ROBINS, and Mr. PERCIVAL havirg
moved and seconded the adoption of the report, it IN as
received nem con.

On the motion of Mr. GEORGE Ronnis, a vote of
thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the meeting;
separated.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of
the Bank of England, from the 30th day of December,lB43,
to the 23d day of March, 1844, both inclusive, published
Pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 Will. IV., cap. 98.

LIABILITIES. Asawrs.
Circulation ........£21,122,000 Securities ....,...Z22,479,000
Deposits ... 13,972,000 Bullion

£35,094,000
11, Downing-street, March

£38,263,000

I, 1844.

ON THE VERGE OF THE GRA VE ; OR, A MIRACIT•
LOUS CURE BY HOLLOWAY 'S PlLLS.—James Langley, a
ladies' shoemaker, residing in Allen-street, Goswell-street,
caught a violent cold about twelve menths since, which,
being neglected, brought on a swelling of the legs antd feet,
pains in the side and shoulders, night sweats, with inability
to keep food on his stomach ; indeed, he was at last reduced
to such a state of general weakness and debility that no one
thought he could long survive ; but, by the use of Holloway's
Pills, every dangerous system quickly disappeared, and he is
now as hale and as hearty as ever he was in Ms life.—Sold at
Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand (where
advice may be had gratis); and by almocst all respectable
vendors of medicine throughout the civilised world.
A LENGTHENED FAST.—Mrs. Hay., broker, Friar's
Vennel, had two hens, which she kept in a bank court. But one
of them having disappeared, she suspected ;petty larceny, anct
sold the other to prevent its going the same road. This occurred
more than three weeks ago, and it appeared the poor bird hadi
found its way to a cellar to make a re est and lay an egg..
While there, unperceived, a washing-tu b had been acciden-
tally placed on the top of it covered o' ger with straw ; and
there the feathered prisoner lay for twenty-one days, not only
without a morsel to eat, but excluded from the cheerful light
of day. On Thursday last the tub was wanted, and on re-
moving it chuckie reappeared, reduced to skin and bone
certainly, but still with so much tenacity remaining that she
bids fair, under careful nursing, to bet?' one herself again.—
Dumfries Courier.