The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-24 00:00:00

MEgTING OF MEXICAN BOND-
HOLDERS.
A meeting of Mexican bondhnlders was held yester-
day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of appoint-
ing a committee for the protection of the interests of
the bondholders in future, and to adopt measures to
expedite the payment of the remants of t'he dividend
due in January, 1847, Mr. W. e
P. Robertson was
upon to preside.
The eiIATRMAN, in opening the business of the day,
intimated that he had not been instrumental
in convening the meeting, but as he per-
fectly.- approved of its object, namely, to
appoint a committee to watch over Mexican
interests, he had no hesitation in taking the
chair: He was.oppoeed to everything in the shape of
quarrelling, heCause it could do' no good ; and he,
therefore, regretted that the General Spanish Ame-
rican Committee of Bondholders had thrown out im-
putations impugning his canduct in dealing with the
Mexican holders. He could no longer protect Mexi-
can interests whi/e he sat on the general committee,
and he need hardly tell thenieeting that he had, within
the hist tew days, separated himself from that body:
He bad now to tell 'them that within the last
few hours he had received a letter from his
agent in Mexico, which confirmed him in the opinion
he had stated before to-day, that the convention en-
tered into with the Mexican bondholders would ulti-
mately become the law of that republic. The resolutions
to be proposed to this meeting were as follows :
" Resolved, that the foreign debt of the Republic
of Mexico amounts to upwards of ten millions
sterling : the interests involved are of sufficient
magnit,ude and importance to merit the undivided
attention of a committee nominated by the
bondholders without any connexion with the credi-
tors of any other foreign state. That a committee,
consisting of not less than five members, be now
elected by this meeting to act as the executive of the
Mexican bondholders in England, who shall conduct
all necessary correspondence, and receive the remit-
tances from Mexico on account of the dividends in
conjunction with the agent appointed by the Mexican
Government, and generally to take cognizance of all
matters and things considered to be conducive or pre-
judicial to the interests of the bondholders. That, in
order to enable the said committee to execute their
fuocqnps in a satisfactory manner, they shall be
hereby eMpowored to have an office in a convenient
siteetion in the city of London, for the purpose cf
coeducting the business, and to appoint a secretary
to act under their direction. That books shall be
in which all correspondence shall be entered
with the least possNe delay after-receipt or dispatch,
arid the secretary shall be bound to attend in the
offi:e a reasonable number of hours per day, for the
purpose of answering inquiries and allowinglree access
to all books and documents. That to remove all
suspicion of an undue advantage to individuals by
b&eg poesessed cf early information immediately on
dis-patches being opened, the secretary shall draw up
a short epitome of t'-ie content?, embracing the sub-
stance of all matters hearing on the value of the
sto k, which epitome shall be forthwith transmitted
to the Stock Exchange, and publicly posted there
and 2t 'the oiThe. Th.it a general meeting of .the
bondilelders shall be held every six month 4, on days
to :be named, in January and July respectively,
when the committee or any bondholder may submit
to their consideration and discussion all matters that
may occur in the interval affecting their int:-
r'.!te. That, for the purpose of defraying the
necessary expenses, a subscription be made from the
annual dividend pro rata, not excee,ling one penny
peT hanciri?rl pounds of the capital. That the present
agents representing the bondholders in Mexico be
coetiritied, and the arrangements made with them by
Mr. Robertson be confirmed. That measures neces •
nary fir the immediate payment of the remanets be
forthwith taken by the committee as they shall be
advised. That the actual expenses incurred by Mr.
Inbertson in his mission to Mexico he defrayed by
contribution of 6 J. from each remanet of the dividend due
Jantiary, 1847, after the examination and approval of
his accouets by the committee."
Spme discussion arose upon these resolutions. It
was objected that the capital did not amount to ten
Millions,. and admitted by the Chairman that the
actual stock held, in England amounted to only seven
niillions. The remaining three millions were in the
hands of the Mexican Government. Complaints
iere made of the conduct of the general committee,
ill° Were information
(ruin of having withheld inforation
frnin the bondholders till they had taken advantage
of it on the Stock Exchange themselves. One gentle-
&an said he hadlost nearly 3,0001. through thil mis-
-duct, and atter the original resolutions had been
agreed
,to, it was resolved, that this meeting agreeS to
the di.eeeltation of any existing committee represent-
ing at this time the intereet of the Weaken bond-
aulders.

The committee was then appointed as follows :
ilaron 1,. de Goliamid (merchant), Francis Mills,
E q. (hanker), W. P. Robertson, Esq. (merchant),
14nd Guedalla, E q. (merchant), James Capel, Ezn.
(stot;lrbroker), Thomas Thornton, Esq. (merchant),
elptain. Ross,- R.N., Rowen Ronald, Esq (di,-
ie,:tor of the Iriih National 13Ank), James Rhodes,
tic' (director of the London and County Bank).
Th.tnks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
ireeting terminated.