The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-08 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1847.

STATIONERS AND PAPER MA-
NUFACTURERS PROVIDENT SOCIETY.
The eighth annual dinner of this society took place at
the London Tavern, on Tuesday last. Mr. H. Teape,
the wholesale stationer, presided on the occasion, sup-
ported by his partners, and by Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Hol
lingworth, Mr. Gaussen, Mr. Joynson, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Hunt, Mr. Boyle, and indeed by nearly all the principal
paper manufacturers and stationers, amounting to 90 in
number.
After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts. Mr. L
E. Cooper, the honorary secretary, read a report of the
proceedings of the society, from which it appeared that
since the last anniversary the funds of the society, after
deducting all expences, had increased by the sum of
651/. 2s. 3d., thus making the total funds of the society
amount to 6,8251. 7s. ld., of which 6,7541. 13s. 9d. was
invested with the Commissioners for the reduction of the
National Debt.
The toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the Stationers
and Paper Manufacturers Provident Society" followed the
report, and in proposing it the Chairman dwelt in forcible
terms on the great benefits derived from this institution,
and after having read a letter from Mr. Spalding,
recommending the plan adopted by his own firm of
rewarding the faithful services of their assistants by
making them members of the society, an example which
if generally followed, would have the most beneficial
effects, he urged upon the meeting the necessity of
making a vigorous effort to carry out the suggestion of
Mr. Hollingworth, the chairman of the last anniversary,
for the completion of the permanent fund, and he set the
example by contributing twenty guineas himself, and by
handing in a list of further donations from his friends,
amounting altogether to 721. 55.; this was soon followed
by a numerous list of donations from the several stewards,
making a total of 6201.; and no little enthusiasm was
created when Mr. Joynson, one of the vice-presidents,
who had contributed fifty guineas for himself, and
twenty-five guineas for his son, in order to increase
the funds to 8,000/., offered to the meeting to double his
contributions, provided the other contributors would
follow his example, snd the challenge was accepted by
the majority present, though ultimately it was thought
more prudent to defer the further donations until the
next anniversary, at which Mr. Joynson was requested,
and agreed to take the chair, and most of those present
pledged themselves to support him on the occasion; and
there seemed to be entertained but little doubt that ou
that occasion the permanent fund of 10,0001. would be
completed.
Various other toasts connected with the institution
and the trade followed in rapid succession, and the com-
pany departed about eleven o'clock, after having had one
of the most successful meetings of the society. Mr.
Harker officiated as toast-master with his usual ability,
and the vocalists, under the direction of Mr. Ransford,
added much to the pleasure of the evening, whilst the
dinner was such as to keep up the reputation of the
London Tavern.

RESTRICTIVE LEASES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In the proceedings of the self-styled " Irish
Council" of Tuesday last, I find a Mr. Bourke, a D.L. in
this county (Meath), stating that " if the landlords and
farmers of Ireland employed a sufficiency of people to
improve their lands, the poverty of the country would
be greatly diminished; and if the former insisted on
their tenants employing more people, they would, in a
great degree, enrich both the tenantry and themselves."
He is perfectly right, but was too much surrounded
by the Meath graziers to grapple with the cause of in-
sufficient employment, or denounce the restrictive leases
which palsy exertion, and pauperize the very tract of
country which in this council he represented.
Irish bravery is a fine expression, but Irish cowardice
is never heard of, and yet it is the want of moral
courage (not physical) which hoodwinks the Adminis-
tration, and deceives the English nation in reference to
the source of Ireland's ills. The aristocratic patriot is
perfectly safe in abuse, merited or the reverse, of Go-
vernment, but shrinks from the exposition of local
abuses and domestic oppression.
The Irish party struck me, from the commencement,
as parallel with the ridiculus MMS ; I could augur
nothing effective or well-poised from the exclusion of
discussion at its formation meeting, or the preposterous
admission that " assent to the resolutions proposed was
not to be considered as binding the members to their
support;" or the basis of union so ingenuously put for-
ward byAelr,r.r Monsell last Tuesday being " an agreement
Amongst the signatures to the lengthy chain of reso-
lutions in the first instance presented to the Premier
by their deputation, my eye was caught by that of an
extensive proprietor, who owns a thousand acres of
grass land in this locality, and ties up his tenants by
penal clauses to preserve ninety out of each hundred
unbroken! while the secretary to the relief committee
here applied as vainly for a contribution, as I did
annually, previous to the application of the poor-law to
Ireland, when forming a summer fund for the sale of
meat and potatoes at half-price to the unemployed at
the dead season.
This course is too common in the midland counties,
prevents a sufficiency or labour existing for the hands,
and thus not only makes the enterprising and unfettered
farmer and the benevolent free leasing landlord suffer,
by the necessity of additional poor-rates consequent on
insufficient employment, but also plants in poverty the
seeds of indolence and disorder.

I do not think it has been mentioned by the friends
of Ireland, in and out of Parliament, how essential to
its interests a curb on this practice has become.

I am, &c:,
E. TIGHE GREGORY, D.D., LL D.,
Rector and Vicar of Kilmore, Meath, and Chaplain
to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
Paget Priory, Kilcock, Irelan,t, July 3, 1847.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
• BRISTOL, JuilY 7.
STOCK ExcitANGE.--The sales are—Bristol and Exeter,
New, 21/2 p.—Great Western, Quarters, 6 p.—Ditto, New,
33/4 p.—Midland, New, 8% p.—Ditto, New, 4%4 p.—North
Staffordshire, 3 p.—South Devon (6 per cent.), 'A dia.--Taff
Vale, 131—Ditto, Quarters, 263/4—Ditto, New, 3s. 9d. p.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 7.
STOCK Excaasox.—The market has been very flat to-
day ; there was a good demand for heavy stocks, but scarcely
any were offered, and the market closed dull at reduced prices
on yesterday's quotations. The sales were--Blackburn,
ex int.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 7
Cli-
theroe, ice. 3p, ex. int.—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 21/2
p,East Lan-
eashire, New, % dis.—Ditto, New Scrip, Par--Liverpool,
Chester, and Southport, 1
p.—London and North-Western,
181--Manchester and Leeds, 22 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 43A P.--
Ditto, 321. Shares (late Exension 1A p.—Ditto, Fifths (late
West Riding Union), 6s. 3d. p.—Manchester and Southamp-
ton, X dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Quarters,
No. 2, 22% dis. ex int.—Ditto, Quarters, 1% dis*
ex int.—
Midland Stock,l29—Ditto, New Halves, 4% P.—
Newcastle
and Berwick, 31/2 p.—North British, New uarters (scrip),
14 p.—North Staffordshire 3% p.—North-Western, 1% dis.
—Shrewsbury and Hereford. 13/4 dis.—Shrewsbury and Che-
ster (late N. W. M ), 3is .
. is P.—Shrewsbury, Osivestry, and
Chester, 2% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 37/2
1
No. 4, Thirds, 1% dis. ex int.--York and Newcastle, Pre-
ference, 4% p.—Great Southern and Western, 1% dis. ex int.
MANCHESTER, JULY 7. Ditto,
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales ar Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 1 5.16 dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, I',,i dis.-13. •
Lion, 7 1-16 p.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., Preferentials, 3%
p.—reat Northern (L. and York Extension, _scrip), A dil•
--Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 2... a P.--
Ditto, 3/4 p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 43/4 p.—
Manchester and Leeds,_ 32/. Shares (late Extensions), I 4 P.
dis.—Birmingham and Oxford June.
—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), A c-cr—Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield an Lincoln-
Alliance, 1-16 p.—Preston and Wyre (guar' And div.), 62
—Ditto, Halves (B), 9-16 pi
LEEDS, JULY 7.
..., .. Counties
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--BaStern
New, 6s. 3d.
York Extension, Bs. 9d. dis.—East Lancashire, P....01db am
c. dis.—Ditto, New Scrip, 2s. p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 5
p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 5% dis.—Ditto, Preference, 13s. s. die.
—Manchester and Leeds (West Riding
Union), 6s- P.—
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Shef-
field) Quarters, 1114 dis.—Newcastle and Berwick, N.:_ivir, 2/.
19s. p.—North British, Quarters, 28s. P.--Ditto, Exten-
-1 sion, 3s. 6d. p.—North Staffordshire,
265. 6d dis. 3 ix...North-Western;

SHEFFIEL, 7.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.--The sales are JuLy
-Ambergafe, Notting-
ham, and Boston, liA dis.-Manchester and Lincoln Union,
11/ dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby
nd Sheffield), 7% dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln), 565.
is.-Leeds, Wakefield and Midland, 245. 6d. dis.-South
Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Croole, 14 dis.
EDINBURGH, JULY 6.
STOCK ExcnANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 30/. 12s.
6d.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 10s.-Arbroath and Forfar,
-clydesdale Junction, 49/.-
26/. IN.-Ditto, Halves, 14/. 10s.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/.
10s.-Caledonian, 30/. 155.-Ditto, New, 21.55.-Caledonian
and Dumbartonshire, V. 15s.
Ditto, Quarters,
-Dundee and Arbroath, 371.. 103.--Ditto. New, No. 1, 281.
Deeside, 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Douneeand.C7illeinods.e_r,
Elldi.
n7bs.ur6gdh.
`Glasgow
sa.n6dd
A. -y
Ayrshire,
hititroe,
7s. 6d.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 30/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, New, No.
3, 31. 2s. 6d.-Dundee and NtioranthdernNoJrutnhcetrino,n,lBll/..
8115.5.9-d:
Dundee and Perth, 321. 155.-Ditto, New. 134 -Ditto, Quar-
ters, 31. 6s. 6d.-East of Fife,ll. 18s.-East Lothian Central,
aln/.419(i5.1a56gd.0-w,E6d9ini.-buDrgithtoan,
adaryaets,hg2a2it.e,ios._
17/. 2s. 6d.-Edinburgh, Leith! and Gran6d.to_n,Dl9itlt.o2,sH.6l-es,
:1 1 s.-Glasgow'
Dcliutatort,erPs,refe3rse.n9ced,,._2oEl.dilnObs.u-r6gsD.itatdoifGelwas,
51. 75.;6d.-Glasgow and Garnkirk,
-Ditto, New, 31. 165.-Ditto, Newport, 71. 10s.-Ditto
duitt3os,.N6edw.,-2DLit1t02:.11651.v-es,Edinburgh and Perth (New Co. i
Kilmarnock, and ;Ardrossan, 4/. 5s .-
Great No. 1,
flisless.;:i.aDn7idstt.-oc,
arDNiltiestwioe,, Siltoacilcv,ss,42Nl.
0.25.
2,
64
North British'
391.-Glasgow General Terminus, 12/. 155.-Glasgow and
BGiee2ns.oc6kd,...l_9GL
15as;g-owD,itto, Halves, 9L 10s.-Ditto, Preference,
Halves, 151, 105.-Ditto, Quarters, 4/. 13s. -
Ditto, Great North of Scotland, 11. 17!. 6d.-Axreat Northern (late.
31/31.
.15255.
Direct Northern), 41. Nos.-Ditto (late London and York)
Ditto, New Quarters (scrip) 151 . 9d.-Ditto, Thirds, 2/
145.-Ditto, Fifths, 61. 10s.-Scottish
;Central, 27/. 153:-
Scottish Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish Midland, 18/ -
Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10s.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, ;rid
Chester, 91. 10s.-Ditto, New, IL 25.-Stirling
and Dunferm-
line, 51.-Stirling and Midland, 24 65.-Wishaw and Colt-
.--DNietwtoc,astle and Berwick, 491. IN.--
nes% 491.-York and Newcastle, JBl.-Ditto, New 174 2s.
6d.-Ditto, Preference, 12/. 17s. 6d.-Direct Bombay and
Madras, 2s. 3d.-East Indian, 55.-Great North of India,
2s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras, 25.-Madras, Nellore, and
Arcot, Is. 6d.

GLASGOW, JULY 6.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ayr and Galloway,
47s.—Caledonian, New, 41s. 6d.—Dundee and Perth, Quar-
ters, 67s.—East Indian, ss. 3d.—Edinburgh a,niudlßmaatmhgoactke:
New, 225.
81.—Edinburgh —de
cEA4dyiirn3b(sus. r g3pdhe.r_and
cent.a
3d.—Manchester
ecri
guar.),
a,
tre212,:16d2d4.1....-GKi a 6d..-Glasgow,
Southampton,-Kilmarnock
EA.—Midland, Halves, 10i—North British, Thirds, 525. 6d.
--Paisley, Barrhead, and }Juliet, 355.--York and Newcastle,
Preference, 121.95.

A NEw TRICK .—Some thieves in Paris dress as
servants, and visit the different tradesmen, requesting
certain accounts,. they. then dress as tradesmen, take
scamutts to the Pert,leo? receive the money, and bolt.