The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

GROUP No. 4.— MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND
LINCOLNSHIRE (Humber Ferries Improvement at
Hull and New Holland).—Case and opposition further
considered.

GROUP No. S.—CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD (Power
to Purchase Steam-boats).—The opposition of the
City of Dublin and other steam-boat companies fur-
ther considered. It was proposed that the power con-
tained in the Bill should be conferred upon the company,
so far as they related to the carrying of passengers;
but that they should be restricted from enjoying the
light goods traffic between this country and Ireland. Of
course this proposal was rejected by the promoters, and
the case was further considered on its merits.

GROUP No. S.—GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK,
AND AYR (Revision of Maximum Tolls).—The object of
this Bill is to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock,
and Ayr Company to revise their existing tariff of
charges. Case opened.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(THIS DAY.)
DUBLIN.

The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' ma-
jority was resumed, and in the course of the day the
petitioners succeeded in striking off four additional votes

COLONIAL BANKING COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

The general half-yearly meeting of the shareholders
in this company was held to-day, at the London Tavern;
A. Colville, Esq., chairman of the company, in the
chair.

The report, which was read by Mr. CALVERT, the
secretary, deprecated generally the course of legislation
for the West India Islands which the Government has
adopted, and ascribed the inability of the directors to
declare a dividend to the commercial adversity endured
by the colonies in consequence. The debit side of the
account showed a ,:irculation of 207,726/. 6s. Bd.;
the deposit and liabilities are 773,968/. 95.; the
amount of paid-up capital being 500,0001. On the
other hand the assets are in specie, 198,0751. 10s.; bills
discounted and purchased, 622,1331. 2s. 5d.; due to the
bank in the colonies on cash credits and current ac-
counts, 174,930/. 18s. 9d.; due to the bank in London on
bills remitted, cash at the bankers, &c., 483,5421. 98. 9d.;
balance of bad and doubtful debts, 6,1751. ss. 4d.; the
bank premises, and other property at home and in the
colonies, being valued at something more than 18,000/.
The CHAIRMAN having spoken particularly of the
state of commercial depression in the colonies, and having
gone through the other items of the report, stated that
the profit on the bank's operations was 20,4581. 7s. 2d.,
which, though a sum amply sufficient to make a hand.
some dividend, the directors considered advisable, in the
present state of the West India interest, to carry to the
general fund. They, therefore, declined proposing any
dividend whatever.

.... ...
This course being approved of, thanks were voted to
the chairman and directors, and the meeting was dis-
solved.

PERUVIAN BONDHOLDERS.
(THIS DAY.)
A. meeting of the holders of Peruvian Bonds was held
this afternoon at the London Tavern, to bear the state-
ment of a proposition which has been made to the com-
mittee of the South American Bondholders' Association
by the Government of Peru. Mr. Robinson, chairman
of the association, took the chair.

The substance of the proposition was, that the pay-
ment of all principal and interest should be postponed
till the year 1850—that the arrears of interest should
be capitalised—that the whole should bear interest at the
rate of three per cent. per annum, commencing from Nov.
30, 1849, such rate to be increased half per cent. per
annum yearly, till it reached six per cent.—that the old
bonds should be cancelled, and new bonds issued, which,
in lieu of the present lien upon the Customs' duties,
should be secured on one-third of the money received
by the Peruvian Governments for the payment for guano.
This proposition the chairman said had been maturely
considered by the committee, and they had unanimously
resolved to advise a rejection of it in toto, as it was
neither more nor less than an attempt to evade
all present responsibility with just as much
uncertainty of payment in future to the bondholders as
they now endured. Nevertheless, the: committee were
not there to dictate, but to state the case as it stood, and
to co-operate with the bondholders.
Mr. SNEEPER hoped that a counter-proposition would
be made to the Peruvian Government, agreeing to
the capitalisation of the arrears of interest and the
rate of dividend to the shareholders, but requiring the
security proposed now in addition to that already
held; but Mr. Alderson explained from the original do-
cument which contained the proposition, that such
was altogether incompatible with its terms, and Mr.
Poules denounced the proposition as being in the highest
degree unjust, inasmuch as the arrears were to be alto-
gether cancelled, for 1001. on each 100/. stock, when, in
tact they amounted to 1501., and in the time to come the
bondholders, after the sacrifice, would be just as unsafe
as at present.
In reply to a proprietor, the CHAIRMAN stated that
this proposition had been made before the arrival in
Lima of Mr. Addams, who has been sent out as the
agent of the British Government in Peru, that he had
been told only last evening by Lord Palmerston that he
had given that gentleman instructions to press for the
liquidation of the bondholders' claims as forcibly as
possible on the Peruvian Government, and the com-
mittee, therefore, conceived that it would be unwise to
take any step which might interfere with Mr. Addams'
proceedings.
After some further conversation it was decided to
take this course, and thanks having been voted to the
chairman and committee, the meeting separated.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULT 8, 1848.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 338
Diseases of Uncertain Seat 45
Turbercular Diseases... ... ... 216
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 94
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 28
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... .•• 76
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... .., 70
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... 5
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 3
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ... 2
Malformations... ... ... 3
Premature Birth ...
Atrophy ••• ••• •••
Old Ago ••• ••• •••
Sudden ...
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified ...

... 22
25

... 13

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ...

Ponulation Ai erage weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. In the
1841. Five Springs. Week.
Wrest Dist.',ots... 300,711 . . 143 ... 160
North D.,tricts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 191
Central Distrl.)ts 373,653 171 ... 161
East P;.,,t,icts ... 392,444 199 ... 220
Souti_ districts .. 501,190 ... 248 ... 238

Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 943 ...

Males
Females ...

... ... 492
... ... 478