The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-11 00:00:00

geared that three Bills had been introduced into
the House, and Mr. Labouchere, the other night,
gave notice of his intention to move that
they should not be read a second time
until after Easter. From this and other matters which
had come to his knowledge, he drew the conclusion
that Government intended to bring forward a general
measure f)r the dissolution cf companies, of which they
might tike advantage, andthus avoid the expense of
getting a private Bill to dissolve. He simply chew this
inference, and had no official knowledge of what the
Government proposed to do.
A vote of thanks, after some further discussion, was
passed to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting
separated.

MEETING of the BONDHOLDERS
OF EQUADOR.—(THIS DAY.)
A meeting was held of the Equador bondholders, at
the Guildhall Coffee-house, this dey, by the requi-
sition of Mr. P. Robertson, to consider certain proposi-
tions. The meting was numerously attended.
In opening the proceedings,
Mr. ROBERTSON said that he appeared before them as
the representative of the Republic of Equador. One of
the subjects which that Government had most at heart
was that of the foreign debt. Most of the bondholders,
he thought, knew the circumstances in which that re-
public was placed. When Colombia was split into three
portions, New Granada, Venezuela, and Equador, an
arrangement at which Equador had no commissioner
present, the debt owing by Colombia was split into three
parts, and the lion's share—(Cries of " No, no," from
the bondholders)—yes, he thought taking into ac-
count the smallness of the population, and the paucity
of the resources, that 21 per cent of the debt was by
far the largest share. The white population was 300,000
or 400,000 at the most, spread over a large amount of
country. This debt had been a subject of great anxiety
to the Government, and they were extremely wishful
to come to some arrangement; and he (Mr. Robertson)
was armed with a full power of attorney to come to a
settlement as soon as possible. His object in calling this
meeting was to ask them to name a committee of three of
themselves to make arrangements with him respecting the
immediate settlement of the debt. He should be ready to
furnish that committee with all the information in his
power, with the details, which it was impossible to fur-
nish to such a large meeting. He thought it was his
duty to inform the meeting that the present price would
be the maximum which they would be able to obtain.
He spoke under the perfect knowledge of what Equador
could do. Any arrangement which he might be able to
make with that committee it would be necessary for
him 'to transmit to the Legislative Assembly of
Equador to receive its assent.
In reply to a question,
Mr. ROBERTSON said that he had no reason to think
that any arrangement which he made would be refused
by that body.
A BONDHOLDER inquired what would be the
maximum?
Mr. ROBERTSON said it would be 3 per cent., arriving
at that by a scale from 1 per cent. The overdue coupons
he was not so certain about, but he thought that they
would be transferred into the nature ( f deferred stock.
There were other matters into which he could not enter
into detail at present.
Mr. LINDo thought that if Equador had had no
commissioner present at the division of the debt, she was
not justified in recognizing the debt. He believed that
the division of the territory had been made with a con-.
sideraiion to the population, commerce, and resources of
the three parts, nor did he think that there was reason
for Mr. Robertson saying that Equador had the lion's
share.

Ater some desultory conversation, in the course of
which some of the bondholders insinuated that the ob-
ject of Mr. Roberson, in calling the meeting, was to
depreciate the Equador stock, and to make the best
bargain he could with the bondholderF,
Air. ROBERTSON replied that he had yet to learn that
a state was to be thought less of because it came for-
ward to meet its creditors, and to make the best ar-
rangement it could with them. His object in meeting
them there to-day was not to depreciate the stock, but to
make an arrangement with them for the settlement of
the debt.
Mr. GREEN thought that the hest course which this
meeting could pursue would be to desire Mr. Robertson
to put himself into communication with the committee
cf the Spanish American bondholders, and to inform
them that he was empowered to make arrangements
for the:settlement of the debt.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. LINDE. entirely approved of the suggestion. He
considered that any disagreement which might have oc-
curred between that body and Mr. Robertson would not
at all lessen Mr. Robertson's readiness to undertake that
arrangement.
Mr. ROBERTSON said he was perfectly willing to un-
dertake any arrangement which the meeting would pro-
pose. He thought the best course would be for the
meeting to appoint a chairman, and embody their propo-
sition in a resolution, and to transmit it to him.
Mr. TAMER then took the chair, and put the follow-
ing resolution, which was moved by Mr. Green and
seconded by Mr. Cunliffe:—
" That Mr. W. P. Robertson be desired to put him-
self into communication with the committee of Spanish
American bondholders, with a view to the immediate
settlement of the Equador debt."
Mr. MARRIOTT thought that resolution was scarcely
stringent enough. He would express more confidence in
the Committee, and would not press for the immediate
settlement of the debt; he thought that the prosperity of
South America was perspective, and if they were con-
tent to wait for a little time he had no doubt they would
be able to obtain much more favourable terms.
No amendment was proposed, and the resolution was
put and carried unanimously.
A BONDHOLDER wished to know whether the committee
would have all powers to settle with Mr. W. P. Robert-
son without acquainting the bondholders previously.
The CHAIRMAN raid that there was no instance on
record where the committee had come to a final arrange-
ment without previously calling a meeting to acquaint
them with the conditions.
Mr. CUNLIFEE proposed a vote of thanks to Mr.
Robertson for his exertions on behalf of the bondholders,
which was carried unanimously.
Mr. ROBERTSON raid, in returning thanks, that before
undertaking the consulate of Equador he had made it an
express stipulation that he should press an arrangement
of this debt with all the speed possible.--(Hear, hear.)
He could assure the me eting that there never was a
better prospect of a speedy settlement of their claims
than at present.
The meeting then separated, after a vote of thanks to
Mr. Tacker for his conduct in the chair.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

(THIS EVENING.)