The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-28 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSIS
ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c.

LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 28.
Number Dividend Price
,
of per CANALS. ner
Paares. Annum. Paid. Shire
1,766 7 per cent. Ashton & Oldham...Average97l.lBs.sh. 101
1,482 41. Ashby-de-le-Zone n ATzrage 1151. s h . 72
1, 60 .« ...... Basingstoke... .........................1001.sh. 5
1,065 5/1. Brecknock and Abergavenny ...150i.sh. 92
8,000 lel6th. 101. Birmingham,l.l6th share .., 811. & 711. 200
4,000 ........ Ditto ,Z Liverpool Junct.le4.2. 811.100[0 25
600 21. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool. sh. all p 3 -
400 51. Cherner and Blackwater .........1001, sit. 105
Z 00321. C0ventry1........................ 1001. sh. 105
......... Croydon.. Averaue3l4.26.lod. sh. -
2,000 51. Os. Dud1ey............. ...... ........ ........ 1001.014. 94
660 13, . Derby loo'.sh . 120
..`1•,,0 ;0 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne ... 411.138. 4:: •Pd 30
3,5751 4' Ellesmereand Chester A.verzgel2s..sk. 80
231 6121 Erewasu ..-................- - •••1091.5r4. 7:5
,t5)7 351. Forth 4nd Clyde....ANera7e 44;0/. Ms. 0. h`.l
11.600 71. Grand ..,unction , ion/. s n 1 0
2?,!•..iiii 255. Grand Union ..... ..... ......... 1001.3h 21i
a5OO ........ Grand Surrey...-. -......... lolll.sh. 15
1,0001 41. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan 1001.
096 ...... ... Grand !'.`c.-stern
800 131.225. 9d. Glainnrgan::::re, Aver. cost 1721. I:?s. 4u. 2'....0
719 124. 43ranth.n 1
6 238 21.05. Huddersfi-Atl......Average!./1. 6s. tid. in 27
100
25.!129 11.10 s. Kennet :..e.d Avon, Av. 391. Itis. 104. sh t'2
1 i,ft99l I/. 7s. Lancaster Average 471.65. 8d f.B
2,8971 301. Leeds and Liverpool mac. sh 7,0
5451 111. Leicester.... ~............. ......... l4O/.lt, )5,::
1,897 51.94. Leicester & .... amptcn Aver F 31.10? 704
2,409 101. Monmouthsitire ......... lOO/.4, ki.k)
2511 101. Melton Mowbray ....... 4oBl.sh. 54,e,
500 25/. Mersey and Err/ell ........... lOOl. sh. 5,0
•3,0 N) 2i• los. frlacelestled
14.7 171. Neath ,r, +l.O, L:4
2,400 M. Peak Forest . . ... ... A,. iow about 751. sh. 71
21,419 S. Regent's (or London) iv. '..3/.1:;..dd. sh. 83i,
5,669 61. 11-I.n.•hdale A-o,rage ;451.3h. E ,
500 8!. Snropahire ,./..4.51..5h. 137
set) 101.03. Scrnerset Coal l5Ol. sh. 182
3,000/. 41 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Sloe' -121. 10s. sh. 11%
700 NIL Stafford and Worcester. ........ ....1401.5h. 64)0
f• 10 ,51 Fhrewsbury 1251. sh. 280
300 91. :.,";.::urbridge................... 1451.1h. 396
3,f147 itt Cs. Etentfcri!-0n...Av01, A. cer....lifi. Us. NI sh. 135
533 141 Scv • nvoa lOO/. sh. 2i:5
4,762 2,. les. S,vern »ad Wye amil Rails. ay A v. 351. sh. 45
2,604115 h. :421. 104. Trent and Mcrs,y, :;,,, share lOOl. Th. 5.'0
f 4. ',.49 •........ '1 hamea and Midway Av. 191. ss. ed. sh. 2
000 s 1 h
• 161. Warwick a.l€l 34rmiyeh:an 1001.9n. 230
I,ooois h..
12.'4.1 13, Warwick and i1api......... IOW. sh. 130
7,000 41. Wan:es:sr & BirrninghAm Av. 781.8.. sh. 55
6,000 26; Wilts and Berk: Averaze 671. lOs 83. sh. 28N
200 6.. Wyslev and .Estungton 1251. sh '74
.28 ... Iv...orscn ... ... .....::.%;:- 2h. 50
90. II Wey and Arun. ....... .... ..... ......1101..n. ;04,,i
0 (2C.8.4.:,
2•('00* 1 3p. C. Commerc s' ......... 1001. sh. Cl
1,44510.
5 per cent. Fast and West. India ....«.-........,a0ck 00%
3,238,310;1. 31. p.ct. London Stock 71%
I)itto Now ',3
2,209 21. 6s. sd. Bristol kverage 141/.os. sh. 75
68,024/. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts um
552,752 5 per cent. Ft. Katharine Stock 4)2
500,Mit) 44 per cent. Ditto Bonds .... .......... ........... ...-, lOO%
00 2.1:30 4 per cent. Ditto is•-,0413 tor 10 years
Deptforu Pier .. ‘4:11. an. :Xt. pd 10
Baiu a ES.

le6oo 14 Hammeremitl• 'Mt :h. 21
1,031 Southwark, 0/d ...... ...Aw. 6x. 28 iOl. sh. 33.
/,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 71 per cent., 50400 16
• .01X) Waterloo.... 100/. sh. 5%
5,000 225. 04 Ditto, Old Annuities of 9, 604 p.l 21
5,000 193. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 1834%
6e,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds
5,848 27s Vauxhall ........Aversee 701. 10s. 3d. sh 2O
A SST; R ANCE COMP A r,7:7;;5.
2,000 3110 s Albion ...... ............... .5001. sit. 504 pd 72
06 per 'OlOl ~ ld j ,-oianceritish &Fos eienlo4ll.sh. ID. pd 14
59""' anti iss.
60,004 0 percent.. Ditto, Marine lOO4 sh. 5/. pd 5
28,000 41. per Mi. Atlas 5O/. sh. 51. ptl 14
1,200410. 51. Birmingham r ire... "501 sh. 551. pd 10730
90,000 4/. percent. British Firs 050.1. sh. M. nd 40
12,000 61. per cent. BritiTh Commercial O5O/. s 4. 51. pd 6
5, 000 51. percent. Clerical 10 Medical Lite, 101.5h.0110.5 pd 41
.
4,000 2106 County lOO/. sh. 101. pd Ic
7,000 6s. Eagle
200 1 per cent.) l3OOl. sh. 250/. pd 409
/ and 30, tO, i Economic Lit,
2,271 225. per cent. European Li., 004 sh. all pd 21'
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 20!. sh. 2/.1..1 .7(,
000,0001. 64per ct Globe Stock 11000
20,000 51. Guarstian
30,000 4s. 0:!. Hope
2,400 51. 12s. Gd. Imperial k ire 5OOl. sh. 50/. pd 133
7,500 Us. Imperial Lila lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 10
13,459 5/. percent. Inticinnity Marine • .... ..... ICO/. sh. 94 pd Z
2,020 31 10s Keot Fire 5O/. sh. all pd 92
3/. Ditto Life .501. pd till
10,000 16s. Law Life lOOl. sh. JO/. pd
5,00 lcs. London, Fire ..... ....250 vh. 12/. 103. ed RN
2,900 10s. London, Shin 25/. sh. 191. 10s. pd 180
1,n00,b00/. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh.
5'10,6001. ..... .... National Loan Fund ..............:21.5;. pd 1%
:32,0011 5/. per cent. Palladium Lite 504 sh. 2/. pd 9‘ (is
50100 Si. per cent. Protector 1;40i OO4 sll. 21. !xi 180 Od
10,000 4 per cent. Protestant Lisienters ....1100. sh. 5/. pd 5%
00;00 11. Provident Lite ...... ...... 100/. eh. 101. pd 20
200,664) 41. Od. Rock Life .... ..... ....... ........... .... 21.1x1 4
69,220/ 51. per cont. lioyal Exchange Stock 115
6,000 5 per cent. University Lite. 100/. sh 5/. pd 510
10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life...... 1001. eh 5l. psi 74
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
55,000 A gric. and Com. of I reland2sl. sh. 10/. pd
15,000 8 percent. Australasia 50/. sh. 4.01. pd 55
10,001 10 por cent. Bank of Birmingham 501. sh. 10/. pd 13
(0,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Beni: 5Ol. sh. 101. pd 19
31,000 6 per cent. London & Westminster 1001. sh. 20/. pd 210
60,000 51. London Joint Stock 501. sh. 104 psi 10,0
,', , 000 4 percent. Lancaster .................« 100/. sh. 201. pd 30
,
25,000 10 per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 101/. pd 19
50,000 71 percent. Manchester and Liver-2 50450, 151 pd 1031
pool District
20,000 7 per teat. Manchester lOO/. ch. 10/, pd 4%
E),000 9 per eent. Provincial Bank el I relandlOal. sh. 251. p. 4 42
loiscio 61 er ,cut National Bank of Ireland 501. eh. 17k!. pd 15 4
is 0(4) 6 per cent National Prey ..clal En g.lOO/. sh. 054 pd 31
01,000 ......... Ditto New.... 10t. sh. 104 pd 10
10,000 ........., Gloucestershire sot. sh. 10/. pd 32
6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire ... ,1111. eh. 51. pd 9
'GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIE,.
2,200 16s Od Pa's 2O/. sh. 101. pd 22
5.000 British 401. sh. Itlf. psi 1814
„ ,0" r„ 5/.percent., Ty ,
-040 Proviiicial 204 80. 10/. pd 2414 '0- and Bs. 68.,,i
928 51 10e Birmingham 50!. sh. OA
4,250 21 Os Bristol ... o°'. sh. Y 6
9,250 31 les Brighton 00f. *h. 13%
750 91 lOs Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. Is/. pd 9
2,471 44 per cent. Brighton General .20!. sh. all pd 934
4,000 71.105. Continental Consolidated -.754 62t1.pd 100
1,000 IN. City of London.. ...... ...JON. sh. all pd 195
1,000 61. Ditto, New 1004 sh. 754 pd 150
4.000 - 32.05. Equitable 501. Rd 20
100100 34 per cent. Imperial 501. sh. 5'7
800 s'. per cent. Isle of Mallet 25/. sh. 501. pd 1834
2,350 61, par cent. 1 ndependent 104 sh. ail r..., 58
9,000 41. per cont. Phmnix 5Ol. se, 394 lid 311%
1,060 41. per cent. Ratcliff lOOl. sh. 80/. pa (.3
,004 ...... ... Ssmt.i tlstropolitan 501. sh. 191. pd 16
8,000 51. per cent. United General 501. sh. 471. pd 31
240 5/. per cent. Warwick t '5Ol. sh. 50
400 51. per cent; Wakaeld ....... ........ ~........., ..... .251. ed. 22
2,000 31. Westminster Chartered
me() 12s. Ditto New • 511.3 h. 101. pd 11%
780 3 per cent. Yarmouth .................«..201, sh. 181. pd
WATER WORKS.
1,14041 30s. Birmingham 2r. Th. 251. pd 21
4,133 71. East London ..............«...„.....100!. sh. 102
5,500 21 158. Grand Junction .'average 411. 1;,3.44. sh. 61
2,000 21. Kent 1004 sh. 47
379: IN. Liverpool Bootle ....... 2201. sh. 306
1,500 2 /10s Nevr Rloer London Bring;:Water Ann... 00
6,486 2/ lOs Manchester and Salford 100/.3h. 5.330
1,000 5 per cent. South Loudon !Clash. US
8,294 4i 0 West Middlesex Average 031.1128. 9cl. sh. 90
1.360 11 145 York Building Lo. Lessee Prop. 1001, sh. 35
IRON RAILWAN-3.
6,300 Birmineham and Derby .... lOO/ pd 55
10500 Birmingham anti Gloucester 1004 pd 55
15,008 Bristol and Exeter ----JON. sh. 60 pd v 714
7,500 ........ Cheltenham & G.Western 1001. sh. 62;‘1. 17
8,000 Clarence ...... ...-..... ..... 100/. sh. 100/ pd 20
8,000
60,03
10,000 ... ...... Great North of England 1001. sh. 90/. pd 05
10,918 13 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. eh. all pd trio
25,000 3 per cent. Great Western 100/. sh. 654 pd 76
25,000 00.0-0 Ditto New 50/. sh. 704 pd 5434
show -
5 per cent Gosport Junction.... 5Ol. sh. 504 pd 51;0
2,0i30 5 per cent. Hartlepool 100/. Eh. 1001. pd 01530
8,000 ..... .... Hull and Selby SCI. sh. 504, pd 30
2,100 41. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. f 534
5,100 10 percent. Liverpool& Manchester 114.1.5 h. 1004 pil 0000
7,968 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares ........... 504 lei 00°
11,495 10 ser cent. Ditto Quarter Shares ...... ..„ 251. r:i 45
26,000 ........ London and 8right0ii......504 sh. 5(0„ 0d 4.44
94,000
20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich ...OW. 51,,, 004 pd 7,2
25,000 4 per cent. London & Birmingham 100/. sh. 00/, pd 157-
25,000 21. Cs. Ditto Quarter Shares .....:%.51. sh. M. pd 2134
31,‘.250 ...
-.324 eh. all. pd 52
30,000 5 •
per cent. London and S. Western AY. 381, 17s. Skl. .5034
33,000 ~., London and Croydon-)
A 1 1 1334
--
13,001
10010 ........ Blanchester and Birmingham 70!. sh. 404 01%
......... I)itto Extension 7/. pd 2.i
10,000 0/00s, m-d. ,- - .
1 .and L,ounties ..... ....:0114 sh. lON r° 74%
10,000 Pt Os. Noeth Midland .. 1.01. sh. 100': 001 8.-,!4
1100 s. , DIV° New ...
-..
10,2'6 ..... .0. N, .- `..31. pd 22 Northern and Eastern.... Nll. sh z,sl. pd 25
,lial .......• Preston and Wyre .........501. ',A 34-31. pd 130 lec .00 .... ..... South Eastern and Dover ...0. 3O/. pd
i1,,,c0(40) 101.pe....r..c.e. iit..l,theac,knto.nnaand Darlington
6.000 : ........ 1 ork and North •
rth Midleiset » ...... .1004 sh. 431
.Hi. sh 51. pd
!00.. 3h. 501. tact 7330
sirmo
......... Albion C ZtoeINE3. 4,000 11. ss. Altcn .. °n` "".••••• ........ 50 11. 2/0. P 1 12
10,000 ... AnAi00m50.05.,01.10...0,,,,.... id... 151. sh 12/. it's pd 10
pm.lool. sh. at rd 130
2,000 lel. Bolanos • ' Iptio a
IL 10s ErcsillaninrinZ ‘.;
:::715117795a11i
PI 3.134
10,000
0,000 31acaubas iii, 00,0 „' 001-.351. !h. 204 pd 5
11,000 Ditto St. John 0441,rit0d00„..,5/..50.-054 pd 4
10,000
••»••••• Bolivar Coppei, c 0,„„,,,,.".`,". 80. At Pd IN
10,000
1
Sto,noTi
~
et iiti
al! DittoiBhi..*.Src'earAll4- ..... - - .....- - .:
.«.....7.7....."....1.:?:011:111h :..
4621
•••• IEI xr
i i 21
x
s •,oPper. „
C'.niimila .............. ..
...
CEosilgulraisil,:l.a.n. ,:i.inas_.
AJ _..: p :ft ,i. 1.0.2. 5.,2:5:1t.;:;.::ha1: .;:c:li. P_P : 1:6 '
11 .. .. ...
.... •
8•: . 4
10 000 topi.w,
... .
.......... ..... ..
••• . 7ii. Pi ' 8,500 ...
31.
2,850
Gmierallii . " ..... ."" .... ".-0-0, 14/ '. pd "
gn,ooo ***** Mexican C
6,155
vco ......... II eja)iltdtoelLMocanntse:,-0-Lite:Zilac...;.ohi:llli: Pd 464:',
11,500 ....... ..
United Mexican, i55...:2-""••••••••..1-5.o.:.. ..... 102.)!4
30,000 ..........«
DIM. &Tip....
..... PrA. 401.. h. ,i 1
pd
Ditto Now Scrip. ...******" ....... ..
West Cork ..........".• ... ..............
............
p 4... I%
LITERA r.tY 1 NSTITUTIoNs." 4°1•141 ZS
Londe.a, with :drone Ticket . 75,, ~
1.222- -- Lone.on CI nirersity .....-..100/ .s.h--- '''' 15
• WIN ••••••••• jaw ,Ate, , . . al,
pd 7
z'l
... ..... ......... ......... ...2es is
706 ........ Lon' Collexe -... ............. ......luOi. 1930
' MISCELLANEOUS.

10, WI 158. 'Australian Agricultural.loo/.'sh. 28/, pd c 9
8,)G0 1, per cen',. British American Land Company 3514 pd g
AI. per o',:nt. Canada Convany-...1001 sh. 32F. pd 2554‘
.20,000 54 per cent. Upper Cana4a Loan ........... ........... DI
City Bonds, 4 Par ...... 1001,4
20,000 6e. General Steam Navigation 15/. :h. 141. pd 25%
Jr.d. per cont. Hudson's Bay Stock • •• ..... 254
.u"'" 1/. London Com. Sale Rooms ....Av. 751. sh. 19
.(de
New Enmswick Land Comparty,....qm pd IQ
',Mt, 51. per eclat. Reversionary Int. 50c...1001. sh. 1001. psi t)t;
e,3351. p2r cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. leOY. pd 107
VlO6
AO.OOO. " . d";
... Thames Tunnel 5Ol. sh. all Fa 10
Van Dieinera's Land.... 1001. sb. 17j1. pd 1,73 i

'IST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES

SEPT. 25. 184/.
BANKS. h pd 159
1,_°40.0044, 61. p. et, tank ot Scotland...B34 51.001841' ssh:
kw-1,00(r, I. P. ct. Rc.yal of h
all pd •
ll nd 215
500.008 t. 81. p. ct. British Liacn Cornp.o),•••-
NO,OOOl. til. p. ct. Commercial
o,oot. G 0. et. National
5bii,0061. 81. p. et. Glasgow Union .....
..................
.... ......................u..
1 ..
,000 ,0001. 6 p. ct. Western of Scotland p
2001. sh 40/.
INSURANCI: COMPANIES.
Efi
201. sh. It. pd 248.0 d.
250,0004 h. 61p. et. ;sottish Union
7.500 ln p. ct. Hercules .... .. . . .... . ... 1001. sh. 101. pd 13
100,000 10 P. ct. Insurance co el Sec t'land .101. sh. all pd
1,0,000 lo P. ct. North British..... /01. pd 17
1,000 10 p. ct. Caledonian Fire... ...... —l4to/. sh. 10/. pd
5,000 10 p. cc, Edinbuh . . ......... 100/. sh. 104 pd 1i34
20
100,000 3}p. West of 101. pd
4,818
MISCELLANEOUS.
Edin. anti Ulu. Un. Canal.so/. sh. all pd 10
Ditto Allocated ." 96/. sh. pd 4tl
05,40( ei per cant. Edinb. JoiluSt.eli.Water 251. sh. all pd
Loous3 24 per cent. Shotts In* F0underv......50/.sh 481 pd 45
0,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh u.Leith !ass.
4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal. 21.1. sh. 16/. pd..... .254 ssh. pd 49
4,450 /0 per cent. Clasgon, Gas ......
no 7i per cent. Leith, Coal Gass ..... .
„ ... ,20/. &h. h. all pd
pd 220
0
1.134
Edinburgh and •
Dalkeithdailway sall
01. sh 30

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-
office to-day at half-past twelve,
The Sheriffs elect, Mr. Alderman Magnay and
Mr. Thomas Rogers, were sworn in to-day, aft(r attend-
ing Divine Service at the church of St. Lawrence Jewry,
according to usual custom.

;SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

GLOBE.—When Sir Robert Peel was- in opposition,
it used to be the boast of himself and his friends that
they were the party by which the country was governed,
the Whigs merely holding the ollices of State, while the
power belonging to them was, in fact, wielded by the
Conservatives. Upon lookineb at the long list of liberal
measures that were carried by the late Ministers, we
can hardly give to the Tories the credit of having done
all the work, while the Whigs took all the pay ; but it
is certain that the new Cabinet is strongly impressed
with the notion that repose is the proper attitude for
those in place, whilst activity is to be left to the oppo-
nents of the Government. Though it is not a bed of
roses on which Sir Robert Peel and his colleagues as-,3
thrown, they seem determined to go to sleep upo'..l it,
and making themselves comfortable with the ea.v expe-
dient of a loan—just by way of a bolster for present use
—they wrap themselves up in the 'varm blanket-
ing of llowning-street, and desiring that they may
not be disturbed till Februs.ll next, insist upon
playing the parts of sleeping beauties until the
regular period for the assembling of Parliament.
"But," says Sir RobeTt Peel, "if we are going to lie
still for a few months, we shall be thinking, if nut acting,
for the good of the country ; and if' we are granted a
perfect freedom from interruption during the: period we
ask, it will enable us to bring our cogitations to matu-
rity." We know that philosophers are much given to
dreaming, and that brilliant discoveries have darted on
the mind when in a state almost between sleeping and
waking ; indeed, we could quote numerous instances of
great truths in science, as well as great mental concep-
tions, having been brought to light while those to
whom they have occurred were in their beds ; but
we expect no such satisfactory result from the pro-
longed siesta of the new Ministers. We have
heard that I'aganini acquired the perfection he
attained on one string, by practising while on his
couch ; but we do not think that Sir Robert Peel
and his colleagues, if they resolve to scrape and fiddle
for the next five months on one jarring chord of the
Corn-laws, will be able 'to-produ,,T much more harmony
upon it than they have as yet elicited. The time they ask
will not bring them to one accord, but they hope that
delay may allow matters to take such a turn as will cause
the one string of Corn-law repeal to be less constantly
harped upon, and thus relieve them from one chance, at
least, of exposing the discord which prevails among
them, and which, if brought into play, must destroy
them as a Government.

STANDARD.—The debates in the two Houses of
Parliament last night were long, but they have more
length, perhaps, than interest. In the House of Lords
Lord Brougham called for some information on the sub-
ject of prison discipline. The Noble and Learned Lord
complained of the diversity of system and dietary in
different prisons, and went somewhat out of his way
to animadvert upon certain recent convictions and
punishments for non-attendance at public worship.
As to the diversity of system and dietary in (Harem
prisons, it is a matter scarcely deserving of notice while
we know that everywhere prisoners are on the whole well
treated. The greatest of all anomalies is uniformity,
when applied to the heterogeneous characters and condi-
tions of men. Every one can see the folly that a tailor
or shoemaker would commit in making all his wares
by one measure, and the stupidity of keeping
up the same fires in our stores. or the same windows and
doors shut or open, or using the same apparel every day
in the year and in every climate. Not less stupid or ab-
surd, however, is the expectation of governing all men
every where by the same system and supporting them by
the same diet. In one district the class of prisoners may
be kept in good order, and placed in a. state of moral
improvement, by the very same means which would
lead to disorder and depravity in another. Men may
be bad alike, without being alike otherwise. The
offenders in the agricultural districts present a very dif-
ferent material to act upon from the offenders in large
towns, and these again differ from offenders in manufac
turing places. Justice, too, in addition to policy, requires
a great latitude of adaptation in the treatment of priso-
ners so various. Whether men are held in custody for
safe-keeping or for puniShment, it is but just to mea-
sure the discipline to which they are subjected by
its effect upon them ; and the very same treatment
which would be an intolerable hardship to one man may
be a very slight infliction upon another. We think it
right to say a() much upon this point, because the love of
uniformity in legislation seems to have grown to a vicious
passion. Even in the matter of dietary, unifermity is
folly, as every medical man knows. Different districts
demand different amounts and qualities of food.
COURIER.—The extent and discursive character of
last night's debate in the Commons, though extremely
tempting, warn us to be. brief in our comments. That ex-
tremely unsteady politician, and glib gabbier, who at
once represents the ignorance and talkativeness of the
Manchester Anti-Corn-law clique, having on a previous
evening taken upon himself to lecture the Saxmundham
Agricultural Association for its lack of loyalty, and at
the same time to misrepresent its proceedings, in order
to give colour to the charge, Sir C. B. Vcre, one of the
Members for East Suffolk, took occasion before the
Chancellor of She Exchequer made his statement, to repel
Mr. Gibson's calumnious imputations, which he did most
effectively. The bringing forward of such an imputa-
tion, as a disposition to insult her Majesty, against the
Society in question, and the attempt to give it a poli-
tical complexion,. plainly shows that the Member for
Manchester in changing his politics had not changed
his nature, for if we recollect rightly, when returned for
Ipswich in 1837, he was, if not the most violent, at least
among the most violent, in denouncing his present asso-
ciates as the " meanest and basest " of political fac-
tions ; threatening them with impeachment for their com-
pact alliance with preachers of sedition and disloyalty
in Ireland. Such shallow, unscrupulous partisans, as
Mr. Milner Gibson, can only injure the party to which
they attach themselves, burdening it by the odium of
their name and the unmeasured violence of their lan-
guage. So much for Mr. Gibson and his trumpery
groundless charge against the loyalty of the nobility,
gentry, and yeomanry of East Suilblk

BRITISH IRON COMPANY.

A meeting of the Proprietors in the above Company
was held in the London Tavern this day.
Sir GEORGE LARPENT took the Chair at one o'clock
and said, that being a General Special Meeting, there
were no minutes to be read. Having read the letter
calling the meeting, he said he had to inform the
Proprietors that since their last meeting their solicitors,
Mr. Steven and Mr. Martin, had retired—the former on
account of advanced age, and the latter because of the
distance of his offices. The Directors had appointed Mr.
Freshfield their solicitor, and he trusted the appoint-
ment of so talented and respectable a man would
give satisfaction to the proprietors. The Directors had
unanimously awarded their thanks to their late solicitors,
and he read letters from them in acknowledgement of
the resolution.
Mr. RICARDO, the chairman of a Committee of Proprie-
toes, appointed to consider of the conduct and accounts of
the Directors, &c., then road the report. It stated that they
were appointed at a special meetingin June last, to consider
the accounts, and the best mode of closing the busine-
of the Company, or otherwise. It appeared to the r• -1
mittee that the main object was to determine • )one-
e
commendation they should give their fell,. ~nthe
.re-
with respect to the future operations w proprietors
and more especially on the • of the Company,
important
i question
of closing the works. The C
„omerapy ad been formed
in 1825, but they had not '
, . enought it part of their duty
e all the accounts from that time.
to go in detail throat
='•
had examir. -
dd and verified the statement made by
-, at the last meeting, and they felt them-
the Directoi
selves cori._ -1,
peotel to report that the books appeared to have b. e
eon n ieept with great care and correctness. Most of
ftee evils under which the Company had suffered, and
were suffering, arose out of the ruinous engagements
contracted in 1825. On the formation of the Company
they involved the Company in litigation that was unex-
ampled in this country, and consequently entailed upon
them these enormous expences. The judgment of the
House of Lords reversing that of Lord Lynd-
hurst, was wholly unexpected by any party, but it
made a difference in the cash funds of the
Company to the amount of 850,000/. After the judg-
ment of the House of Lords, an agreement was entered
into with Mr. Attwood, and the Committee reported that
under all the then circumstances of the Company it wile-
the best thing that could be done. The Directors, however,
were placed in circumstances of very great difficulty by
the non-payment of calls upon shares, which diffi-
culties tended to depreciate the value of their pro-
perty. Upon a consideration of the cost of making and the price of iron, they were of opinion that a
pre:it of 38,50 c/. might still be made if the works
were in:full operation—still, considering the whole
of the circumstances in which they were placed,
the Committee, although the works might be carried on
by.'other parties to considerable profit, they were of
opinion that it was their duty to recommend the final
dissolution of the Company, as soon as it was possible
to sell the works without suffering the loss necessarily
attendant ;pen a forced sale ; this, to be carried into
effect by a Committee of Proprietors co-operating with
the Directors.ln order to effect such a desirable object
it was necessary
that the works should be carried on in
full action
; and that could only be done by the Proprietors
paying up their calls. The
misapprehension appeared to .
Hon. Gentleman
prevail
among saidtl
e much a s
Proprie-
tors in relation to their undeividual liabilit3, the Committee
was with the full sanctionveo
inquired and found that
their votes the credit of the Couret
fore they were individually, morally,
as well as legally, rfytthhinis that had been done
Proprietors and upon
pledged ; there-
liable
for
all Yibeantd in honour,
No steps could be taken for the while the Court were involved as they
lie
now were, and ae they were threatened with anoth•
suit in Chancery, it was most important that immediatelr
steps should be taken. The Committee would not close their labours without freeing the Directors from asper-
.sions cast upon them for errors committed sixteen years
ago. They were of opinion that they were fully entitled
to the thanks of the Proprietors.
The CHAIRMAN said, before any motion was put, or
' they entered into any discussion upon the Report, he
begged to state that it was as entirely unknown to him-
self and the other Directors as to any one in the room.
They had abstained from interfering in any way with the
Committee, as they were anxious only that the Proprietors
sal.e" owing.•
should be satisfied. Ile had to propose that the Report
just read be received, printed, and circulated amongst
the Proprietors. It would scarcely be possible that they
should discuss a Report which they could not possibly
understand.

Mr. HORSLEY PALMER, Deputy Chairman, seconded
the motion. It was necessary that all parties shouts
have time carefully to consider a document of such vast
importance.
Major RICHARDSON did not mean to discuss the ques-
tion now, but he thought it was too long to allow the
matter to stand over till November. They ought to have a
special Meeting within a month, and he would -move
accordingly.