The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-11 00:00:00

SALE OF DEPOSITORS' ACCOUNTS.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Shuttlewcrth proceeded, at
the Auction Mar , City, to dispose of a second batch of
depositors' accounts and MARS in the Royal British Bank,
and though there was not so much confusion as attended
the previoue, sale, yet the attendance was almost if not
quite as numerous, and the interest evinced during yes-
t 3rday'e proceedings was far greater than on the pre-
vious occasion, owing to the recent adjudication in
bankruptcy, and the investment of the estate in the
bands of Mr. Lee, the official assignee, many different
opinions were expressed by those assembled as to the
advantages or disadvantages that would be telt by the
d!pusitors in this unfortunate bank, resulting from the
decision of the Bankruptcy Commissioner, a large num-
ber averring that the result would be advantageous, but
then, were (Alien; who maintained a different opinion)
while some seemed to think that it would not affect them
one way or the other. Tne conseutienc was that great
anxiety was manifested as to what the accounts would
realis under the new state of things which have pre-
sented

Mr. Shuttleworth, having read the conditions of sale,
proceeded to observe that iu opening the second sale of
depositors' accounts in this bank, he had much satisfac-
tion in stating that the report of the committee fully bore
- out the estimate he made last Friday, when he asserted
that no doubt before long there would be a dividend of
6s. or 7s. in the pound, and Mr. 'Harding, the interim
manager, had offered to pay ss. in the pound at Christ-
mas next, and give his promissory notes for 51. in six
months from then and another ss. in six months after,
in all 18 months. And further than that, Mr. Harding
thought the winding up could be effected in two years,
when be (M.r. Sbuttleworth) last week reckoned that it
would be three Sears, He was still of opinion, from
the respectability. of the plopiietnry,
,that all would be
paid. No difficulty could arise in the transfer, and he
might mention tbuse he sold -last week had been ad-
mitte(l, and would have been transferred that morning,
only be had not bad time to attend at the bank.

A get: dew au asked how the recent proceedings in bank-
ruptcy would affect tlietn ?
Mr. 61.iiittleworth said it would he of the greatest
advantage to the shareholders. (Several voices, "So we
think.")

Anuther Gentleman—l I avo been Old this morning
at the bank that We Clurt of Bankruptcy can have no-
thing do with

Mr. S'autt'ewurth—Then we stand the same as last
week.

A G ;nticman— Who would the question of assignment
refit with--the Bankruptcy Court, or the Court of Chan-

cery ?

r. Sh.ittleworth—B AIL It will cost only five mi•
nutes eNtra trouble in attending the BAolcruptcy C.mrt
to prove the claim.

A Gen, lewan—Titen. your fourth conditi.;n must be
altered. Instead of saying teat " the vendors will cove-
nant to appear before the 1111ster or official manager to
prove their re-pective debt,," you should insert, " or the
pr ,per officers of the Court of Ba•lruptcy."
Mr. Shuttleworth acquiesced, and the words were
added.

A Gentleman—What expenses do the purchasers have?
Mr. Skuttleworth—All but the abstract.
The GelAletnan—Aro these free from deduction
Mr. Shuttleworth—lhey are char of all ;lability.
The Gentleman—What is the nature of a deposit note ?
Mr. Shmtleworth—lt is a document given by the
bank as receipt for a certain, sum of money, bearing la-
teral; from the date on which it was iesued.

Another tlentlemati-1 have been informed that they
pay no interest from the time the bank stopped. Will
you read one of the notes ?

111 r. Shuttleworth—i have not got one with me. It
is merely a receipt given for a certain sum of money,
and I sell the assignment of that. (flear, hear.)
The acc,uot44 were then put up, and fell under the
hammer at the prices affixed to each, sonic of them beim.-
bought in :—Lot 1, 301., at 9s. Gd. ; 2, 351', at Os. ;
101, at 9:. 6.1.; 4, 431., at ; 5, 6001., at 12s. ; 0,
711. 18.4. 21, at 12-. ; 7, 3551., at 124. ; 10, 401., at De.
900/., at ; 12, 501., at 12s. ; 13, 1401.,
at 13..11 ; 14, 200/., at 10s. ; 15, 5001, at 15s. ; 16,
2001., at 12.4. ; 17, 150/. 124. 7d., at I Is. ; 18, 6001.,
at 133. ; 19, 1851. 3s. Ild., at Ils. ; 20, 2031. 35., at
IL,. (Id ; 21, 5651., at 12s. 6d. Sold by private contract
before the. axle :—'Lot 8, 51/. 17s. 21., at 10s. Gd. ; 9,
EGI. ls. 1,1., at 10s. GJ. At the cocc:usion of the :ale
thee auctioneer thanked the company for their attend-
ance, and hoped to meet them again on the following
Friday. The room was very crowded.

MELTING OF COAL WHIPPERS.

A very large meeting of time coal whippers of the port
of Landen wee held on Wednesday evening in the St.
Mart'''s Sell wl-rmn, Johnson',-street, Shadwell, for the
purpose of -Niche, into consideration the best means of
alleviatitic the great distress which prevailed amongst
the body of coal whippers, and the adoption of some
more deeided arid energetic measures for its immediate
relief. Teo proceedings having been opened by Mr.
BenTtionne, the chairman,
JOHN Foul:, a coal whipper, moved the folloe.ing re•
solution--“ That in the year 1843 an act of Parliament
was passed to release the coal whippers of the port of Ley-
den from the public houle agency system. That the term
for which the act was last renewed expired during the
last sea-ion of parliament, and was not again renewed
in conse(pience of a pledge, being given to the Board of
Trade by 350 of the coal owners, factors, and roasters of
veeseis to carry out its provisions under private arrange-
ment. Tleit notwithstanding the pledge given by and in
the naene if the coal owners, factor,, and masters of the
port ( f London, the old system. of public-house truck
has been again r : vived, and now about one-third of the
whole number are employed by publicans and other
tredesmen, and the remaining two-thirds through the
office established by the owners and factors ; that this
t
meeting tees in this state o ;things the commencement
of that system from ,N with the coal whipper suffetri_d. _
much in time past, and feels morally certain thaw:, the
practice is allowed to progress unrestrained byl
again
with the
numbers employed by agents will go on increasingd.s
again;
nearly the whole of the coal whipping trara_i
whichculomposed
the late act of Parliament was
almost entirely of coal whippers
taken back
performed through a system of agencieydf
uttmest alarm that they are beingof graduallypnblic-house truck
to protect
are, and nearly
ages oy. That a large numbericd to accept the greater
all hid fair to he main
"""i'ir;)toxicatin drinks, and that
part of . their earnings
will be,
be,, the only medium through
di,,,,k,q,,,05,; is, anti w" , i„vment. That the abomina-
ttion)wocr‘k)alum..lliPti.)heerß. old
which they can imureeertlvely
demands
ti,e
itit,rre,
euce
Lieu of
fibs!lii'""tentii‘Punited exertions of the coal-whip-
of the public, '''' • , hereby determines to use every
', • 9-(1 tills me.ettrq,
le , ~
ut the fae.s of the case to the Go.
exertion to represe
azure,iel and not t r rest satisfied
id the leg .
vertu:lent :it
1 , ar,,,in obtain the Power et the law to pee
utitd teee, e
Levee evil practices which reduce the coal-4hipper
(tir,lbittate of vice and misery:'
.JOHN CRONIN seumul ten reolution,
..wlilch was una-
-11;,,,G0,Jy :•.er.ed to, ae weee ether resolutions for the
adopti„a 4.,t a memcrial to the B iard cf Trade, and for
t,,i a; i,J bct h hou,e; of Pacliaaunt.
thisai
rpea:suer:7s,

:APOTHECAIIIES.-11ALL.—The'follow.
of. gentlemen who passed their examination in
ieg are the names
scieece and practice of medicine, and received certifi-
cates to practise on ThuraJay, Oct. 9.—Peter WilHerne;
Carmarthen, South Wales ; David Ormond, West, Pen.
brook, Portsmouth ; Allred Playne, Nailswortii, Glou;
ne6tershire ; Frederick Vivaeour, Sandford, Queen
CL:i.)-tow 11 . tia b '
Own. iiiglit Itrfautry. Militia ; ,Witliaau floury Arthur,
rd:e
KnAreb,rough ; Evelyn Alexander. o,.waid,,
.Say.exTs
. , i .onmou s ire • and/.
soon, Plymouth, Devon. ---- • , • -'.' '- '
..TOepll Tregellis Ring.