The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-19 00:00:00

PBOURSE.
•--- AkIS, TUESDAY, SEPT. 17.

i• um. tiigiiest Lowest Last
. .
Price l'rice. Price. Price
- reach 5 per Cents i .it 75 ... 11.-, 75 ... 110 70 ... 10 70
4 iier Cents ......... lOl ~0 ... 101 40 ... 101 40 ... 101 40
3 per ' ems ....... 81...
Bank or trance 27,2 50
—.2772 50 ...27.2 50 —.2772 50
Laffitte 13a..k 1,0001. Sh.„ 1035 ....0.5 „..1055 ~..1( 53
3,11 n, it `h 52.05 —5215 ...52 5 ...52.115
irovliin 3 per Cents 7? 25 ... 7! :25 ... 72 25 ... 12 25
13e1,..ian Bank
.%),*,,,511 lc ire
Passive 9 ... it/ ... 9 ... 1,%
New ' • Jerre!
0111 D0ferr.....1 .
Portuinrese a per cents
Nra Phial]
Roma:" 1023i ... 10.1,4 ... 102 ... 11.42

RAILWAY SHARES.
it. Germai-
Versailles, it B 525 ...S.A./ ... 525 ... 530
L. i 3.
Harr,
Str,hurg to Bali, „, 3. 5 ... SOS ... 32 57 ... 3C5
Ilulliauten to "1110111) 350 ... 3',0 ... 350 ... 350

DUTCH FUNDS.—MISTEIWANI, Sse'r. 16.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, t:!,i per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Ai.ort Svialic,44 percent...
Ditto, ditto, 3 i', per cent SOI/i Bli
Commercial Company, 4 . per cent 174!, 175
Ditto (1'632 and IKIi) 5 per cent.
Ditto 1337. 5 per cent.
Loan 1537, 5 •er cent.
Exchange on London, One m0nth......
—Dutch Papers, Sept. 17.
, , ..1..t." 1 A Pii i• 1.; :`, 1../3 13 it t•ssEl.s, SEPT. 17.
Actual Detit,2;',. per Cent.
lioth!child's Loan, 5 per Cent 1 I
Loan of Thirty Million., 4 per Cent.
------ 3 per Cent. 7li
Loan of City, 1E:32, 4 per Cent
Society of Commerce, 4!, per Cent ll6
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 7,i
Nat lona! Society .
—Brussels Papers. Sept. 17.
A US'l ttiA N k UND3..-41eNNA, SErr. 9.
Five per Cents. Aletalliques
Foxr per Cen., ll/1!,,
Three per Cent. . t 414
Bank Shari-. ............. ................... .....
—.4l,genierne /.root. 'ept It

MONEY J1,..D CumiIItAtLiALNEWS

CITY TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. WEDNEsoAv.—We have
hail only a moderate dvmand for cotton to-day, without
further change in prices. The sales are 3,000 b.lgs, chicly
to the trade.

Arrivals this morning are French and Ostend mails,
ship-letters from Jamaica, Oporti, Barbadoes, Monte
Video, and Demerara, and Singapore of the loth May ;
the above arrivals are of old dates.

The Dutch ste...mer Batavier has arrived, bringing the
Dutch papers of the 17th instant, with the prices from
Amsterdam of the 16,h instant :—Two-and.a, Half per
Cents , 53H 15.16; Five per Cents, 1011; Ardoin's
Spanish 26 13-16.

We have reevived the Journal (f .Antwerp of Monday
and Tuesday's dates, 16th and 17th instant. Accounts
received from Middleburg state, from a good source, that
the War Department is actively employed in the reorga-
nization of the army.

We are sorry to observe that great fear is entertained
that much damage has been done to the crop, in the north.
Private letters received this morning state, that owing to
the very heavy rains experienced there, the corn has been
brat. n down and was floating down the rivers. During the
eour.se of la,t night and early this morning, the rain fell in
torrents. This unfavourable event will, no doubt, be taken
advantage of by the speculators in the corn market to.
morrow. We also understand that ships have been char-
..eretl to proceed to va,ious ports on the Continent, t', bring
to this country a further supply of grin.

THE FUNDS.

The Consols market ha, been rather affected by the un-
'aVourable state of the weather this morning.
c„„„;012, "hid' ch,sed yesterday at 9q- for Money,
and 91k for the Account, opened at 901 a Money, and
for the Account at 94. Exchequer p,r, 2i. prem.
In 1111:114 Bonds, nothing done. Bank Stock, 187 188.
India Stock 249 250.

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active continues the
chief speculation ; left off' yesterday at 32i y, and
at present may be quoted at 31Q- 33. The telegraphic
despatches, of the remaining Carlist army being obliged to
lay down their arils in France, has again renewed the ape-
culati+•ne in the above stock. Portuguese also improved
to 364 374 ; Three per Ceras, 2tl 254. Brazilian, 77
78. Colombian, 321. ilex can, 281. Dutch Two-and-
a- Half per Cents., 544. Five per Cents. 10-111.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ON O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock

j;_n.s,
1,64,.......
..............
_T-04
3oDplidtetro(:Aednvt.eAr Annuitiest
3 per Cent. Red. - Ditto Bonds — pre
3 per Cent. Cons. 9C% i South Sea Stock ---
1.9 per Cent...... .........
Ditto Red. —
. New Ditto
nneduit..i.es., 175_1—ri.
At,
New 3 per Cent
New 5 per Cent.
Banki.jis D StockA I Af for Account
oN E'o c. .L.--01S:i
111,t1
Rank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto
t)
N7-2s
Tlndia Stock for Account ...
500,,. par
Jan. 5, IMO .......... . ...... Ditto Small
Oct. iii, 1850 .. Far
-- Ditto Commercial — d'►'
P ljiaallnn'CrEl 555 S,
FBFa. FOREIGN
Austrian Bonds. Peruvian Bonds
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Bcrazilian Bonds
Ditto .Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds ..... .... Ditto, 3 per Cent 243 51' 4'4
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
I) tte Accra, t
Columbian Bonds — Ditto Account ....
Ditto Account
Columbian Bolids, ISA .....32!i1 Spanish 80nd5......33 2%;4 4 4;i
Ditto Account ............ n 1.74 2':4 Ditto Account. 334 ..%4%ii
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account — Del•rred
' Greek Bemis — French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
. Ditto Bonds, 11t25 — -- 4 per cent. -f. —c.
Ditto Account — -- 3 pee cent.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cont. -- Exchange. —f —r:
Ditto Account. — Dutch, 214 per cent 54
Ditto, 6 per Cent 27% SN, Ditto Account 541-A I
Ditto Account
Neapolitan — Ditto Acc0unt............ ..
4
i ICES OF SHARES THIS DA V AT ONE O'CLOCK.
-'it
Paid. Per Share.
Great Western Railway Company 65
Ditto New
4
Bilghtuit Itailwsv .......
Lonnoss and Blackwall Railway
Loni'.oss sad Croydon Railway Covni'amY 144 155. 6d. lou
•i-lichestur and Birmingham ?tailway l5 6,4 't
Do. Do. Extension
York and North Midland Railway CoTt'PanY 30 1113
PRICES Oh' IRISH STOCKS. DUMAN, SEPTEMBER 17.
3 per s2cnt. Consols
IS, per Con'. 'Stock
Ditto lienuced
Ditto New, lam ... -- City of Dublin Steam Comp.
T..; per Cent. Debentures,.. -- Nationsl Insurance Company
(Sank Stock ... ....... goi,. 1 City Debentures, 4 per cent,
strand Canal Stock .......
15/ iiallast Office Debentures, 4
Royal Canal Stock - I per cent —
BALE PAST ONE.
By the private letters received this morning from Paris,
we are inf,rmed that the affairs between Mr. Jaudon and
the house of nottinguer have been satisfactorily settled, and
that Mr. Jaudon is expected to arrive in London in the
course of this day.
In the course a
the morning; there has not been much
doing in the British Funds, but in the Foreign Market ain og in
geol deal has been d ' • the Spanish Stock. In the
early part of the
morning it somewhat improved, and
reached 3:3, since whiith a re-action has taken place, owing
and in the interim
to imrties ic4lizint; making sure of their profits, in Conse-
quence of which it has receded to 32i, the speculators
einat
the
ee rate of
in the above Stock havin, an opinion that Cabrera will be
able to hold out for some Om' hifig".'
OnSaturday
Spanish will be continually fluctuating.
Money in not so scarce as it has been for these three
days past, and can be cbtained inupt,ti.hpreneshte:nsui
five per cent for commercial p
Market, on first-rate Bills, at six
morning next the Liverpool stewner leaves fur New York,
settlement of
the c
which we have every reason to believe will carry to the
United States the agrceabie tidings of
,he affairs of the Bills which were protested of the United
States Bank.
Consols at present 91 for the Account—Money 901 i.
heavy ; Exchequer Bills 2 prem. par. In India Bonds
and India Steck nothing done; Bank Stock shut ; Spa-
nish Active 32+ ; Portuguese lower, 361 ; Colombian
314 321 ; Mexican, 984 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 544 ; Five per Cents., 1041.
TWO O'CLOCK.

We are this moment informed that the house of Messrs.
Rothschild and Co. is going to take up the Protested Bills
of the United States Bank, in return for which they are to
have in future the agency of the above Bank.

ANK MEETING.-(THIS DA Y.)

A very numerous meeting of the Proprietors of Barak
Stock was held this morning, at the Bank. The Governor,
Sir J. Rae Reid, the Deputy Governor, and most of the
Directors, entered the Court at twelve o'clock, when the
minutes of the last Court were read and confirmed.
The GOVERNOR then said I have to inform the Court
that this is one cf. the Quarterly Courts held in pursuance
of the Charter, and one of the Half yearly General Courts,
held pursuant to the bytalaws, for the purpose of consider-
ing of a dividend. It is also my duty to inform the Court
that the Court of Directors, haling taken into their c.msi.
deration the state of the accounts of the Bank, have de-
termined to recommend to this Court that a dividend of
31. 103. per cent. of the interests and profits for the hail
year ending in October next, be now declared.
Mr. SELWYN—May I be permitted to ask, as we have
assembled to consider a dividend, what was the amount of
the Rest on the 31st of August last, or at whatever other
period the accounts were bllanced, for the purposes of the
dividend ?
The GOVERNOR—Certainly, Sir. The amount of the
Re,t upon that day was 2,862,8851. 2s. 2d.
Mr. SELWYN—The next question, Sir, which I have to
ask is, whether, in order to make up the present dividend,
as it has been upon former occasions—ct htther it was no-
cesary on this occasion to tak: any poroon of that Rest,
and, if to,y, what suni ?
The GOVERNOR—Iit answer, Sir, lam extremely happy
to say, that in order to make up the present dividend it has
not been necessary to touch the Rust.—( Hear, hear.) On
the contrary, I ant happy to inform you, so far from being
obliged to touch the Rest there will be added to it a sum of
64,1271. 3s. 6d., supposing the dividend of 31. 10s. per
cent. to be aal eed to.—(Applause.
Mr. SELWYN—SO far, Sir, your answers have been
most satisfactory. I have- still another question to put to
you, but, in doing so, I am departinz from the present
subject. I want you to inform the Proprietors whether
during the last bait-year there has been any extension of
the Branch Bank system—whether there are any new
elaces n here Branch Banks have been established.
The GOVERNOR—No, none.

Mr. SELwyx—The next question I have to put Sir, is,
whether the Branch Bank system continues to be a source
of profit to the Corporation ?
The GovErtson—l have great pleasure in answering,
that it is so niost distinctly.
Mr. SELWYN--SO that the Corporation may continue to
be satisfied with the adoption of the sjstem?
The GovEßNors—Oh, certainly.
Mr. SEM% N.—ln answering my first question, Sir,
with respect to the Branch Banki, you had some little he-
sitation. Is it that by some new regulations there has been
an increase of business in the Branch Banks ? If your he-
,itation arose from anything of that kind, have the good-
ness to tell us.

The GOVERNOR—There has been a very minute in-
err.FP, but it is so small as to be hardly necessary to
mention.

tiELWYN.—Some time ago there was some talk
.zbout the Corporation parting with a portion of its deac
weight. May I ask, Sir, whether any portion of it has
-leen parted with.

The GovEr6;oft.—No, none, whatever. The prices
offered for it at the time were not considered sufficient')
nigh.

Mr. SECA'S!, !I-I believe, Sir, those are all the questions
which I have to put to you on this occasion. I intend,
however, to give a notice of motion, I merely call your
attention to it now, in order that I may be called upon at
the proper time.
Mr. COOK had a few observations to make; and in
doing so, he threw himself on the indulgence of the Pro-
prietors. At the last meeting he simply put a few questions
to the Court, as to what had been the causes of the
reduction of the dividend. On the next day he read
in the 310,-ning Chronicle, a statement of the proceed..
ings of that meeting, and he felt it to be his duty im-
mediately to write a letter to the Editor of that paper,
which he would then read to the Meeting.
Mr. FIELDER rose to order. The question was whether
they should agree to a dividend or not. If the Hon. Pro-
prietor moved that the dividend be 4 per cent. instead a
3- per cent. he would second him with pleasure.
Mr. Coos—There was nothing as yet to second. Ile
threw himself upon the indulgence of the Court whether
be might read the letter or not.—(Cries of " No, no.")
The GOVERNOR begged that the wurtby Proprietor might
be allowed to proceed.
Mr. Cow: then r.-ad the letter, which complained that

,onie questions relative to the Bank accot .t had been attri.
butcd to him, they having been made byai—ther Proprietor.
That letter was taken no notice off, and in consequence of
that he thought it necessary to advertise a ciisciainicr.
Several days afterwards he found that mans of his friends
who were Proprietors bad not seen it, and he therefore
,h-orfht it his duty to send it to east: Proprietor ioclivi-
dually.
MARRIuTT—ReaIIy. Sir, this is out of order.
Mr. :.`OOK —Th.! only quesAun hetote the Court wai'
how that state of things had been brought about, and that
hey had been obliged to reduce their dividends ; and h.
trusted he would inset with the indulgence of the Court
while he took a rapid view of the afftii s of the Co. p0r,...
non. He was no barrister—(Laugh,er)—but he would
ondeavour to lay before them a complete view of their
affairs.

Mr. SALONIONS rose to order. He was the last person it
the world to stop any Proprietor from discussing the affdirs
of the Corporation. They had assembled for the purpose
of considering of the dividend. They were men of bu,i-
iiess, and ought to proceed in a business-like manner. He
and the other proprietors would be most happy to hear
anything having reference to the question before the Court,
but he submitted whether it was in order fo, a Proprietor
to comment upon the sentiments of another Proprietor, de-
livered at a previous meeting, or whether it wag in order
to read before them letters to newspapers with which they
hdd nothing on earth to do.
Mr. BLACKBURN—If the Governor would only direct
the bye-laws to be read, it would be found that their first
duty was to consider the state of the Bank, and then to
consider of a dividend.

Mr. TLIONISON said, when the Bank was discounting at
3. per cent., the Proprietors received a dividend of 4 per
cent ; when they were now discounting at 6 per cent., they
ought to return to the same dividend.—( Sevetal Proprie-
tors, " Order, order.") _

The GOVERNOR thought the best plan would be to allow
Mr. Cook to go on.
Mr. Ccoe—Well, then, I must go back.—(Several
voices, " No, no ; don't go back.") I must go back, also
be allowed to take my own course. ( Readieg)—Gentle-
leen I am no barrister.—( Loud laughter.)
Mr. MARRIOTT—I put it to you, Sir, whether we are to
nave three full foolscap pages of this nonsense read to us.
Mr. YOUNG—If this was allowed to go on, they would
waste the whole day, and at last obtain no information.
The Governor ought to say whether Mr. Cook was in
order or not.
The GOVERNOR—He would leave it to Mr. Cook's own
(rood sense.—( Laughter. )
Mr. COOK was about to lay a motion before the Court,
and he bad a right to take what course he pleased in doing
so. If they would not hear him it was his misfortune.—
(Cries of " Order," and " Question.")
Mr. BLACKBURN was not acquainted with the gentleman,
but he knew him to be a Proprietor of the largeit class,
and it was not fair that his voice should be stifled.
Several Proprietors disclaimed any wish to do so, amidst
confusion, during which the Governor spoke to Mr. Cook,
and then announced that he had postponed his observa-
tions until after the question of the dividend was dis-
posed of.
The G•VERNOR then put the question.
Mr. YOUNG had a few words to say which ho considered
were strictly to the question. The conduct of the Bank of
England was infinitely of more importance both to the pro-
prietors and the public than the amount of the dividend ;
for if they lost the confidence of the public, either through
error, or their actions being misapprehended, their divi-
dends would be most deeply affected. He, therefore,
thought that he was promoting the interests both of the
proprietors and the community when he reviewed the con-
duct of their Direetors, and disabused the public mind of
the errors which had been instilled into it. The principal
ground of complaint against the Bank was the fluc-
tuatiuns which were perpetually occuiring in this coun-
try, and he would at once show that the conduct
of the Directors of the Bank had nothing whatever to do
with those fluctuations. They first commenced in 1834,
but were not caused by the Bank of England, but by the
emplo)inent of the large surplus capital of the East India
Company. The next cause of fluctuation was the large
loan for the West India grant, which caused a large ca-
pital to be paid up. Then we came to the state and con-
duct of America—a state, it was to be remembered which
arose from the system of free banking—(Hear, hear)—
that had a very severe influence upon our manufacturing
interests, and created a state of great distress and fluctua-
tion. The Bank then came forward with its assistance,
and no one would attempt to blame the Directors for it.
They then came to a state of things over which, it was
impossible the Bank could have any control—that was the
state of the seasons, which alone was the foundation of the
present difficulties—( Hear, hear)—and the public would
always be discontented until these truths were plainly
put before them. He knew the value of the
uublic press, but be was sorry to see it engaged
in animadverting on matters of which they were totally
ignorant. lie was desirous that the public press should
look sharply after the conduct of the Directors, and call
them to a public account if they should attempt to sacrifice
the interests of the community to those of the Proprietary ;
but he trusted they would carefully abstain from making the
public credit a party question.—(Cheers.) He would
merely refer to the conduct attempted to be pur-
sued at the close of the Session of Parliament. An
attempt was made to inquire into the conduct of
the Bank of England—a monstrous proposition.
That establishment was of immense importance to the
community, and it in return was entitled to full and
fair confidence. He would not trouble the Court further,
but he was so impressed with the necessity of liberal confidence
in the establishment at the present moment that he could
not avoid the opportunity of warning the public against its
withdrawal.

Mr. WintamsoN—They had heard there was an in-
crease of the Rest. During the last half year there was an
increase of 24,0001.
The GovErtNon—Oh, no. When the last dividend was
declared. the Rat nas 2,798 757/ 18a. 54 ; tt wa.4 now
2,862,888/. 2s. 2d. after deducting the dividend of 31 per
cent., showing an increase of 64,127/.
Mr. WiwamsoN—The rest then has been increased by
34,000/.
The GovartNott—Yes. I can assure you we do all in
our power for the prosperity not only of the Proprietors,
but also for that of the public.
Several PEWPRIEToRS—No doubt of it.
The question was then unanimously agreed to, and
The GOVERNOR informed the Court teat the warrants
vrould be ready and be paid on the 11th October.
Mr. Coc( then rose to address the Proprietors. He
had anticipated the interruption which he had received,
and he. would now, in order to save the time of the Court,
read an address that he had drawn up, and the Court
could cons:der it as part of his ..,pcech.—(Cries of " Oh,
oh.")

A PROPRIETOR.... ad ycro not better print it, ela send
it round to the Roprietors ?--( A !augh.)
Mr. FIELDER wished to k.iow whether it was to be
read In the Court for the special purpose of its et,:Tipaiitlg
in the Newspapers. He apprehended that was the case,
and he thought the course adopted by the worthy Pro-
prietor most irregular.
Mr. Coot( was entirely in the hands of the Proprietors.
The GOVERNOR said it was irregular to read a printed
speech._

• Mr. COOK said if it was the pleasure of the Court that
he should do so, he would withdraw it, especially if the
Court were satisfied with the state of the Co►poration. lie
must however confess that he was not.

The GOVERNOR—Perhaps you bad better put that ques-
tion to thy. Court.

Mr. Cuoe said he would take the sense of the Court on.
that if any Proprietor would secur', it.
A PaoratETort having seconded the proposed question,
Mr. Triomesos said that before that resolution, he
wished to make a few remarks. He believed that when the
Goverme , Deputy-Governor, and the Directors appeared at
tee b.r of that Court, they did so as the servants of the
Proprietors. Tney appear, d there to give an accuent of
their stewardship, and whether they had been teitnful or
otherwise, it was the province of the Proprietors to junge,
and to award to them accord!ng to their merits or dyincrits
their censure, or their praise. Iu the present in-
stance, he theught he could bring below the Court, one
ur two subjects rather more worthy of condemnation than
praise. It would be recollected that at the last Court a
great cloud was cast over the Proprietors by the
announcement of a reduction in the dividend, but at the
time of that announcement the Governor had omitted to
tell the Proprietors its cause. He did not say whether it
was owing to the great expense of the establishment, or
whether it was caused by the management of the branch
banks, or had been produced by the numerous addi-
tions—he did not know whether he could call them
improvements—which had been made to the buildings
ut that establishment. They were employed there
digging holes one day, and filling them up after-
wards. He was astonished after h, ering the smallness
of the dividend, wncn he was informed that the Governor
had given away no less a sum than 5001. towards building
new churches. He could look upon that gift as nothing
less than a pious fraud. Did not the Proprietors consist of
Jews and Gentiles, and were they not entitled to expect
that if gifts were made to one sect, that they should be
made to them also? Why should their establishments not
have the benefit of the Bank money as well as that
Establishment which was so richly endowed. He had
been told that the Rotunda, which Proprietors must know
had been repaired and made sacred, was going to be con-
verted into a mausoleum for Mr. Timothy Curtis and his
family, and that the Bishop of London was corning down
some day shortly at 3 o'clock, to consecrate it.—( Laughter. )
He did not know whether that was correct or nut ; but, if
it was, he should give his vote against it.—( Laughter.)
Haring said thus much, he would merely read the motion
which he intended to submit for the approval of the Court
of Proprietors. It was to the following effect :—" That,
in the opinion of this Proprietary, the conduct of the Go-
vernor. Deputy Governor, and Directors, in having given
the sum of 5001. towards the building of churches in the
eastern part of the metropolis is highly censurable.
That this amount having been extracted from the Pro-
prietors without their consent, this Court requests that
the Governor, Deputy Governor and Directors, do refund
the same from their own salaries— (Great laughter)—as
it is the opinion of this Proprietary that no money should
be given for charitable purposes without the consent of the
Proprietary, or three-fifths of them."—( Laughter.)
The GOVERNOR—Dues any Proprietor second the mo-
tion ?
A PROI-RIETOR having seconded the motion,

Mr. FIELDER said he would move as an amendment that
the thanks of the Proprietors at large should be given to
:he Governor, Deputy Governor, and Directors for the
course that they had adopted. He moved this amend-
ment upon the ground that he had never re-
collected a single sum of money having been given away,
by the Directors, unless for a proper object—( Hear, hear)
—and he was astonished that any Englishman should get
' up in that Court and object to so small a sum having been
given by that establishment tor the increase of churches. As
the conduct of the Govei nor had been impugned he wished
to ask him whether he had not, by adopting the reissue of
Bank-notes and other things, saved to the Proprietary six or
seven thousand pounds a-year ? Then, as to the blame
that had been cast upon the Bank, as to the course it had
pursued with respect to the 1110i:wary afftirs of the country.
Woat, did the Bank do, he would ask, nt that critical
period for the country, December, 1823? Did it nor
di-,count for the public on the tlr.h of li..rember in that
year, to no less an extent than 7,500,000/, and added
to that they went on f. r several days n ore dis-
counting fur the public to the tune of 17,000,0001.
or 18 000.0001? such being the case, he thought
that the pubile ought to give the Bank of England credit
fir coming forward in times of difficulty, and that upon a
recurrence of them they tv•iuld come forward again. He
felt honoured by being a Bank Proprietor, and he for one
a (Jul(' do all in his power to support the acts of the
Bank, He hoped that those who might live to 1890,
would see that the Bank had done nothing whatever to for-
feit the rood character it had obtained from the country.
Mr. YOUNG considered that the ohservations of th, gen-
tleman who had brought torvrard the motion were calcu-
lated to injure the Corporation,and he should thin/fore move
the previous question.
\sr. GOLENAIID would second the amendment of Mr.
Fielder. Ho was surprised that any Hon. Proprietor
should bring forward such a question as the gift of five
hundred pounds to an establishment like the Church
of England. (Hear, hear.) For his own part,
he must say, that he supported every institution, without
,Any distinction of Jew or Gentile—( Great cheering)—and
he should be sorry that it should go forth to the world
that the Bank had done wrong in giving this money fur so
excellent an object.
Mr. SELWYN was glad in one respect that the motion
had been made, as it called forth the manly sentiments
which had just proceeded from Mr, Goldsmid.—( Hear. )
He agreed with some of the Proprietors who had previously
addressed the Court, that the subject was one of paltry
consideration.—(Hear.)

Mr. THOMPSON—It is the principle, and not the amount,
that I look at,

Mr. SELWYN trusted that gentlemen would recollect
that it required no less a sum than 500,000/. at least to
pay a half year's dividend ; and he would put it to
lion. Proprietors whether this paltry amount was anything
compared with that. The worthy Proprietor had said
that it was not the amount, but the principle that he
looked upon. That might be so. The Governor and
Directors were a responsible body, and in his opinion
they ought to be left to their own discretion in the dis-
charge of the high duties they were called upon to perform.
It appeared to him that the motion was ill judged, but he
was glad that it had called forth the manly sentiments
which had been put forth in support of the Established
Church, which was essential to the prosperity of ,the
country itself, and therefore of that great establishment.
. .

Mr. THOMSON entertained the highest respect for the Go-
vernor and those who were in the direction of the Bank with
him, but he thought the Proprietors ought to have a voice in
voting away their own money. It was not until he had
read it in the newspapers that he was aware the money
had been voted away by the Directors.
Mr. SALOMONS entirely disapproved of the motion
which had been brought forward, and also the amendment
which had been moved with respect to' it, because he con-
sidered that the sense of the Proprietary sh oald
be taken upon the whole subject. The Bank of Eng-
land was the most wealthy corporation in the country,
and it ought therefore to set an example to other public
bodies in the cause of charity. He heartily concurred in
the course the Directors had adopted, and be should there-
fore support a motion approving of their conduct.
Mr. BLACKUURNE was desirous of leaving the matter in
the hands of the Directors, but there had been a tone per-
vading the meeting, which showed that those who remained
silent, rather approved of the motion than otherwise. Al-
though he disapproved of th, motion, he was one who
thought that the Bank of England ought not to give money
to the support of a Church that was alrerdy overgrown
with wealth. If they did so, the time was not far distant
when they would be governed by the clergy, who were
at the present moment ,eeking in all quarters for more
money. Let them once get the power, and the rights of
conscience would soon follow.

Mr. FIELDER had heard nothing to induce him to give up
hie amendment.

Mr. YOUNG said if the motion was to give thanks to the
Directors for having given away their money, he would fret
it his duty to oppose it, because he was convinced they had
no rigid to do so.
Mr. Ttto►tsoN said before withdrawing his motion
he wished to know whether there was any bye-law
which gave authority to the Governor and Directors
to give away the money of the Proprietors without their
consent?

The GOVERNOR said there was no bye-law giving such
authority—neither was there any to prevent it.
The motion was then withdrawn.
Thanks were then voted to the Directors, and the
meeting separated.

LLOYD'S SHIP PIN G.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, SEPT. 18.—Wind W. S. \V.—Arrived, the John
Dugdale, M‘Gowan, from Singapore; Medora, Bunting,
Jamaica ; Duke of Manchester, ditto ; Aspinia, Sayers,
Demerara; Ocean, Batavia.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 18.—Wind W. S. W. fresh.—Arrived,
the Masden, Wrightson, iNlonte Video, sailed July 12 ;
A da,:Manganilla ; St. Croix, Honduras ; -Glengarry, Barba-
does ; Geneva, Virginia ; Triton, Falamiga, St. Ander.
Sailed, the Euterpe, Cumming, for Trinidad ; John Bent
ley, Glack, St. John's, New Brunswick ; St. Andrews,
Leitch, ditto ; Telemaque, Caffiero, Naples. Off port,
England, Quebec.
18 —Wind W. to. W. S. W.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. .
Fresh breezes and squally.
Wind W.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT.
_ArArirvreidveCdhHaurlticsbiEns)olns,,,NNlaokse,harni
Jo-
FALMOUTH, Sv.rr. 17.—Wind S.S. W. to W. Strong
breel.
LzeusTaLd, ssciEupaTil.y.l-7.
maica; Wm. Thompson, Roberts, do; Earl of Liverpool,
Bally.
N Nevis.
Sw..EA SEPT. 17.—Arrived Commaquid, Sears,
As
Cuba ; Guadiana. Quebec.
BULL, SEPT. 18 —Wind S. W. Fresh.
CLYDE, SEPT. 17.--Sailed Ambassador, Sinclair, Ba-
tavia ; Ann, Alartin, Roebuck, Jatnaica.
DUBLIN BAY, SEPT. 17.—Arrived, the Wanierer, Jen-
kins, West Indies.
MARGATE, SEPT 16 —lt blew a very severe gale last
evening, at seven from W. S. W., and continued with squalls
throughout the night.
HULL,SEPT. 18.—The Amelia, from Hamburgh to Rio
JaneiO,lost her rudder in the North Sea, shipped a tern-
pnrary one, and when spoken was quite light ; a pilot was
put on board, and it is supposed she has drifted to the
North- West.

1-larovicil, SEPT. 18.—It blew a heavy gale from S. to
S. S W. last night.
SCARI3OIIOCGII, SEPT. 17.—The Meter, late Dozette,
from AiTona to Rio Janeiro, is in the roads with loss of
rudder and false keel, having struck on the Lemon Sands,
on the 4'h inst.; she will repair here.