The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-23 00:00:00

T II l
STATE OF TRADE. The MAYOR-" The Press."-(Drank with warm
(From the Manchester Guardian.) enthusiasm.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.-Although only a limited Mr. LANCASTER, of the Portsmouth Times, was
amount of business has been transacted in yarns to- called upon to respond to the toast in the absence of
day, it is sufficient to show that prices have a decidedly Mr. Tibbitts, caused by illness.
upwaral tendency. For almost every description, and Mr. HENDERSON, of the Portsmouth Guardian, also
. .
more especially low to medium qualities, prices acknowledged the compliment, and proposed " Civil
1 , e been paid that were not obtainable last week. and Religious Liberty," which was replied to by Mr.
.tiuything on hand, or that can be delivered in a Councillor EMANUEL.
week or two, suitable for India, have been " The newly-elected Members of the Town
bought up at a slight advance upon last week's Council" was then given from the chair, which was
prices. 20's and 30's water twist are in improved soon after vacated by the warm-hearted and liberal
demand for Germany, and higher prices are being President ; the hilarity was, however, kept up until a
paid. Our home manufacturers are purchasing to later hour, and the utmost enthusiasm and loyalty
supply their immediate wants only, and grumble prevailed.
.
much at the prices they have to pay, as they are PRICES OF SHARES
unable to get an equivalent advance for their menu-
f4ctured goods. The cloth market remains in a quiet IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER
COM-
COMPANIES' STOCK.
' ate, if we except low 26-in. printing cloths, both
plain and twilled, which we noticed in our last as From the Official List
being in good demand by the Greek merchants on PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.
receipts of their letters on Friday. They soon LONDON. TUESDAY, MAY 21.
____........-__
boueeht up all the stocks of plain cloth
JOINT-STOCK saws.
we'ghing from Sibs. to 31bs. Boz., and
everything in twills below 41b., and have en- Dividend Amount
Name of Company per of Paid. Price.
gaged production for the next month, in many Annum. Share.
cases at an advance of 31 per piece upon last Friday's ---
s. d. A sd.
.
prices. There is a good inquiry to-day after India Australasia .......... 243. 40
50 qualities, but as yet not much doing. Our home BritshNorth American 51. percent. 50 OO 0 0 OO 0 0 -
trade houses still continue to buy very sparingly, but Ceylon .......... •• • • 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Commercialc)iiai. of London 6511.. perar cent.eent.
110000
00
0o
2250
0o
0o -
we have no doubt that a continuance of such urea- -
Gloucestershire ••• • • • 15/iisper cent- -
ther as we have had today would soon bring about - -
alonian ...... . • 61 or coat. 25 0 0 25 0 0
very satisfactory change in their operations. Alto- Londn and We•sinai• ns..t.r 61* pee cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26-
getter, from the very firm tone of our market, and Ditto .............. •- -r - 13 0 0 -
the unusually small stocks on hand of both cloth and PLoronvdionneiJaolinetirr..
eteki.• I 61. pere
rn ce pent. t . 0
1.500 : 0
0 2150
00
00 -
42
yarn, we may reasonably expect a steady improve- Ditto, New......... 81*.pper cent. 10 0 0 to 0 0
ment after the holidays. National of Ireland .• bl• per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.-The prevailing tone of the Nait)itPtoroNvnocwial
..
ef.E..n.g.. 214 parper cent. 100:: 00 00 3510 00
00 -
market to-day has been dulness, and little or no desire South Australia ...... cL per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0
Union--
Dltto of Australia........ 66/i perper cent.cent. 25 0 0 225
10 0
oo -
o n the part of the merchants to purchase. In the
wool market prices remain the same as last week, with Union of LO•ndon. •• •• 61. per cent. 50 -0
0 10 0 0 --
no inclination by the manufacturers to purchase more Union of Madrid - 4d ' 0 0' 40 0 0 -
than they require for immediate use. INSIINANCII COMPANZEB.
MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.-There is less activity Dividend Amount .
to be noticed amongst manufacturers in the hand- Name of Company, per of Paid. Price
kerchief department than for some time past. On Annum. Share.
the other hand, those houses engaged in the piece A s. d. £ s. 1.
trade are tolerably busy, with orders on hand for Albion ----• • • • •• 31. lOL 100 0 0 10 0 0 80
Alliance Brit. and For. 7114s6d&bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 21
some weeks to come. The thrown silk market remains Ditto Marine. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 5%
in an unsatisfactory position, but should the silk crop Atlas
• on the continent turn out a short one, as is generally British Commercial - 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 50 0 7%
geurinctly,3l..e.d...
.G. e.n...Lif..e spr c3ti &b s.
110000
0o 0 1100
oo
oo
6220
reported, it will, no doubt, diminish the shipments of
foreign thrown silk to this country, and thereby assist Crown .............. 14s. 10 0 0 511 0 15
the throwsters here. In the raw silk market the E4.l° •
EuropeanGeile Life
-" -4% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 15
principal transactions of the week have been in China- - 10 0 5%
bilks. Prices as before. Glee - 130
Giardian -.. .• •• •• - 51. 100 0 0 36 10 0 5334
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.-Owing to the con- imperial Fire ........ 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 .228
tinned inclemency of the weather, we have had
) Indemnity
Life •• •• •• .. 123. 100 0 0 10 0 I is%
(although perhaps rather more brisk than last week
re Marine -.• 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 90 0 0 37
Law
0 0 210 0 2 %
another dull market ; still the mills are, for the most Law Life........ •• .. 11.- 100
16s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 43
part, running full time. Prices, of course, continue Le; al and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 4%
Licensed Victuallers • • - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
low. Loricicn Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0012 10 0 17%
ILtrlrAx, SATURDAY.-The attendance in our London Ship ...... -10 s. 25 I 0 12 10 0 17%
.5;
G..e.n...L. ue It.? epresrhcart share 150:
00 0 125 0 0 10
Piece Hell to-day has been slacker than usual, and strellee.viii
the worsted trade is, in general, somewhat flatter, National Lean Fund•. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 00 -2%
bat prices remain unaltered. There is rather more peauttiodnial Ln; • sl.per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
... 2
doing in yarn, at late rates. Fur the finer descrip- Pelicasnu.m. •••• • • •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 2101.
tions.of long wool there is a little more inquiry, and enceaix - - 142
the staplers seem to hold their stocks with more con- Pptroo!reideteo.rttliffee::• :W. per cent. - - -
11. as. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26
ficlence. Short wools are firmer, but not much doing Rock Life •• -...• .. :. ss. s 0 0 010 0 6
in them. Royal Exchange . 61. per cent. Stock. -•208
Sun Fire •
6 0 - 210
LEEDs,' TUESDAY.-The markets have been rather 'Atte Life ..... .. •. • ili 1645. -
48
dull since our last report. The manufacturers, how- United Kingdom .... 41. pe•r sent. 20 -0
0 4-0
0 I 4
Universal Life........ 10% pr cat. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
eve; are well employed by direct orders. Prices V one Life ......... Si. per cut. - 412 6 4% continue without alteration, and stocks low.
DOOMS.
EXPERIMENTS in the MARSHES. Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Wooewicer, MAY 21.-Major-General Lacy, Di- Annum. Share.
rector-General of Artillery ; Colonel Campbell, Su- - _ -
perintendent of the Royal Military Repository ; Col. East and West India... 61. pr cent. IStosc.k.el• 4 -1. d•
142
Dania. C 13., Inspector of Artillery ; Colonel Crut- E.lst Country -
Loinmdtotn.
80nd5........ ... :1. pr cent. Stock. 21
tenders, Inepector of Drills ; and Lieutenant-Colonel - 119
1. per cent.
Chalmers, Assistant-Director-General of Artillery, St. Katharine .... :: - 4 per cent. Stock. - 81
members of the select committee Lieutenant-Colonel Ditto, Scrip .. .. ... . _ - 85 o 0 •-
soDitto Bonds-- - - -
Bell, Royal Horse Artillery; Lieutenant-Colonel uthampton •• -- •• 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Pester, Fire-Master; Major Dupuis, Major Askwith,
Captain Wodehouse, Captain Elliot, Captain and Ad- ---
1111473GES
utant Burrows, Royal Artillery; and Captain An- Dividend 1 Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
. derson, Instructor at the Royal Military Repository, Annum. Share. •
assembled in the Marshes at 2 o'clock P.M., to witness ------- -
.x.
experiments with the common service fuses, on a plan Charing-cr055........ - s. d. A. s. d. _ - 15%
submitted by Captain Boxer, who was also present. Southwrk .......... - 100 0 0 - _
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Major Cavalli, of the Sardinian service, who has sub- Waterloo •••••• • • • - - 100 0 0 - %
mitted several large pieces of ordnance for loading Ditt i Old Ann. ofBl. 11.45. Od. - 60 0 0 27
at the breach, accompanied Colonel Dundas to the Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 24
Marshes. The firing of Captain Boxer's fuses took Vauxhall .... ... Av. 11. 70 10 3 - 18
place from one 24-pounder and one 32-pounder gun, lifikT3l3l-IWOII3ILIII.
at 900 yards range, and from one 8-inch gun, at 1,150 ; Dividend Amount
yards. Six rounds were fired from the 24-pounder, six Name of Company. ! per of Paid. Price.
rounds from the 32-pounder, and five rounds from the _ "num' Easze.
8-inch gun. The mode hitherto adopted in firing the £ I. d. X 5. 4.
common service fuses was to calculate the distance of Grand London.... •.•• • • i lilL 100 - 166
gent
..J.n.n..ct.i.o.n. ...I 41. per t.
10050 00 00 - 75
the range or object to be fired at, and saw off the 77
length of the fuse which exceeded what would be re- Lambeth ••• • - ............
.Si. per cat. 100 0 0 , ---
97
quisite to explode the shell at the required distance. ,eicraewa.lhtaivur.L..n.d.n..B.r.d.g.e
Si.2l. 10a. - - 55
: per cat. 100 0 0 • - 98
Captain Boxer, to obviate the inconvenience which is West Middlesex • .••
161.0 z. pr cat. - - 115%
experienced in actual warfare, when having to saw off GAS-LIGET AND COZE COMPANXES.
the fuse, which sometimes cracks the composition and
Dividend 1 Amount
causes the shell to burst before it reaches its destine- Name of Company. per 1 of Paid. Price.
tier, suggested a plan of boring a small hole in the .Annum. Share.
fuse at the required length, which is ascertained with ------- ----'
IX. s. 8. A.-.
s. d.
the greatest nicety and at a moment's notice by a British -••••- • • • • •• 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 l4
scale of inches and eighths of an inch, cut with astamo Ditto Provincial•• •• 11. 83. 20 0 0 20 0 0 20
. Brighton - -
on the fuse, and the whole of the operation is so simple City of London- ...• ••
• . 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 -
that the most inexperienced can perform the operation LlontinentalConsolidat. 923. 75 0 0 31 50 , -
after once seeing it done. The firing to .day was ex- remeLdpetraiael,e:: :......... 50s. 50 0 0 50 00 1 26%
i ••.•• • • •• 31. 50 0 0 50 00 I 69%
cellent, and the bursting of the five 8-inch shells was independent ..... - - 61. 40 0040 0 0 48
admirable, and just at the moment the struck the London .. .... .. .... - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 8
y
•- 50 0 0 50 0' 0 , 18
bulkhead, at a distance of 1,150 from the gun. Do., Part. Preference 61. 25 00210 o 1 --
In trying the 24 pounder and yards
32-pounder three of Phoenix •-••••- - •• 4%1. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28
• the shells dial not explode, but in no instance Was there Rcrat.clictif ..... ........ 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75 '
0
any apprehension of their bursting at the mouth of weeldtte leteeeyrati
C a.rt••er• e•cl. 7.3.16. d. 55: 0 (ci) 50 001 16
- 1 46
the gun, or liability in their flight to burst prema- Ditto, New .. • -... 12s. 50 0010 0 0 1 9 I
turely and be liable to kill friends as well as foes. The O.B.2CALLS. .1
.
fuses are also perfectly safe and free from danger to I I
4 those using them. i 'Dividend 1
Names of r, Divideudf „ Names of
Companies. 4 per - ric°' Companies. U per prid. 4
4 Annum. •
THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY
AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. . £ A ..-----
-
(From the Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette ) Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100 21.105. 50
Barnsley.. • • 160! 121. 184 Neatk ...... 100 161. 340
Benjamin Bramble, Esq., the hospitable Mayor of
gtearine 145001
45f.. 8005 Opx.fe (3...•
t.• 100 201. 185
trirkninkliB'i
this borough, entertained the town-council and, the 2335 311 i. 1084 s .70
officers of the corporation at the George. Among the Coventry.... tool 251. 210 Regaent?sr.e.i..•
63 Rochdale•••• $5 C. * 510834- (
Derby .•• •• 100' 61.
guests were-
Ellsmre&Chs 133 56s 41 Sommet Coal 159 71.105. 130
The Vicar-the Rev. J. P. M`Ghie, who Sat as his Grand.funetn 100; 51.• 88 Do•Lk FdSt 12 61. p. c. -
Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 30 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 410 I
'Worship's chaplain. I Grand Union 100, 11. 10s. 24 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. ,
Magistrates-Alderman Jones, Major iT - - Stoarbridge..
te-ravers, Grantham .. - ,
145 201. 300
Captain Sayer, Mr. Grant, Mr. Gillman, andi Alder- Kenn tla Avn 39' 73.6 d. s'l,‘ Severn and') 1
man Scale. Aderman Orange. Councillors!-Owen, Lancastert
Livrp• ,1100' 2211. 32% Wye Rail. j 26 21.014 -
320 Warwick&l
Stigant, Capt. Sadler, R.N,, Levy, Solomon, Etna- Leicester ..• •1100 51. 66 Rirming, I 100 41. 63 c
• nuel, Ford, G. Sheppard, Galt, Gauntlett, Burt, koeztTbt...gtt,lB4l 41.
Monmouthsh,loo 81. 4834 Warwick&-)
Toz. 510 • Napton_.3 100 31*
- Worcstr *& 1 42 E
78 31. 42 LI
Burrell. Trimboy, H. J. Hogg, Miall, Horsey, Smith, F
Co; Woods, Taplin, Nance, Dummero Childs, f too
sixteeiteemrese, - -
trot wbryl 100 - Birming. J
- Wilts & Erks -14 s. $ 5
Horner, Jolliffe, Bilton, Davey, White, Galeworthy,
Cavander, Anderson, and Ross. Superintendent of LIST OP SOOTTISIII 0011dP.ANI11166' PRICES I
Police-Mr. Leggett. Guests-George Bramble, ' Dividend Amount '
Name of Company.
E, Mr. Mr. Wood, &c. 1 InPneurm.
sheaf Paid. Price, t
Share.
e
The following were the toasts :- 1 ------- ----- -
By the MAYOR-" The Queen," (National; Anthem Bank of Scotland
A a. d. Z s. d ___
71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0179 l]
by the company) ; " Prince Albert, the Prince of British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 183 S
Wales, and the rest of the Roy al Family;" the" Bishop gedoofitisgßsawnkßank . 431.ppeerreceennt.t. I: 00 o 0
102 to 0 al. 12.
of the Diocese," acknowledged by the Rev. J. P. Clyydesdale Bank- •• •• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13% a
' M'Crhie. Commercial Bank -.• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 168%
rn Bank.. •• •• •• 61. percent. 25 u 0 10 o o 3 % /
By Major TRAVERS -" The Mayor." '(Several Eastern Bank 6!. percent. 25 '1 0 10 o o
By Major TRAYRES-" The Mayor." (Several Edlnb,&Gla,goW Rank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 51!a„ d
rounds of cheers.) His Worship returned thanks. Exehange Bnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 gy4
isle of Man. Company 71. er cent 10 0 0 7 0 0 ..._:-
By the MAYOR -" Admiral Sir Bladen Capel and
National Bank 6%, percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15 C
the Navy." Captain (Three times three.)
SADLER, !forth of Scotland Bank 41. percent. 20 0 0 50 0 3% i
R.N., returned thanks. North British Bank; - - - - '
~ Royalßank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 13134
" Lord Frederick F't l•
izc arence and the Army. union Bank of Scotland 8L per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90 1
(Nine times •
Western Bank- •• -•• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 723
nine.) Major TRAVERS acknowledged
the tout. Alliance Fire and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 205%
" The B.Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 Members for th
-
three.) Mr. s e county." (Three times British Guarantee Intl. 4/. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 15J Od a
TIG AND acknowledged the toast. Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 C
• 50 0 0 I 00 IL 3s.
" The Members for the B Colonial Life ........ -
Ir. Councillor Lzv " orough." (Three cheers.) city of Glasgow Life.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 9s 8
Y, in acknowledging the toast, Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20% I,
said he did not know why he was called upOn to re- East of Scotland Life - 10 0.0 015 0 - -
8p011(1 to it ; for he could not Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 o 0 217 6 234 n
favour /-(Cheers.) Though hadhsayanything in their aerctoes Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0010 0 0 - v
ported Sir Francis Baringand e•
always sup-
Sir George Staunton, Insur. Co. of Scetlnd•• U. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0
1-2
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0,1. 1 s
he (Mr. Levy) was bound to say thatMercantile Life .. •• .. 3% per ct. 10 0 0 010 0 ,ss. 9d. I
the had not National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1, 0 0 229.6 d
carried out their promises, or performed their duty to North British Insur... 534 pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 25
the borough.-(Hear, hear.) Sir Francis B • 9 rth & oo 1 oo - 0
o West if Scot. Si.6lper cent.
aring had 20 0 .0
0 11 0 -
• thrown a heavy expense on the ratepayers, by first Scottish Life and Guar. -
Scot. 3I as. and Gen Life 0 0 015 0
• sending a large number of men here to work, and Scottish Union Insr'ece. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1235.0 d y
then discharging them, by which the guardians of the Standard Life ...... - 51. per cent. 50 o 0 4 6 0 1 9%
en compelle to considerably increase the
poor had be d United Dep•Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 .103 0d t(
rates for their maintenance. Indeed, the into- • lIIIIICISIMANZOIIIII. it
poor-
had been disregarded in everyl•
• rests of the borough Dividend Amount t
Sir Francis, though he (Mr. Levy) was very Name of Company. of Paid. Price. I
way
by
'-(Cheers.) In Sir George Staunton it -Annum. Share.
INs, .-_.______.-..-... are'
....••••• in
sorry to say •.
not .
t o in any way more faith-
.C. s. d. A. E. 1.
they had a representa iv
Parliament.-(Hear Auction
k Mart" "- - 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 25 th
• Member of witrallan Agricultnrl 11, 100 0030 0 0 15
ful to his duty as a
" Where was S''
Sir Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11• 10.
• hear.) He (Mr. Levy) would ask, Ditto, Half Shares.. * • 10 00,10 0 0 21 m
• of the window-tax was be- Canada - - 1210 0 - th
• George when the question Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 SO
He (Mr. Levy) had up pr Canada•*
*it- ••
')2ld2 bi Per cent th
. fore the House ?"-(Cheers.) City Navigation .... • ' • - _ $9
- _ _
always supported both Members, and he, therefore, Ben. Revers. & Invest. sp. c•& b 91 fOl
of duty-(Hear, Equitable,Reversienry sr • 5,2/ 100 0 0 100
• the more regretted their neglect
attention of their London Institution ..• IL $l. 15 00. It 0 0 23
• hear)-he, however, hoped the 34
Russell Institution.... _ 7- 78 15 0 -
IVir--mbers -that of Sir Francis Baring particularly-
-26 5 0
• •
viceild'be drawn to the charge of inattention to the in- Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent 100 0 o'l ,on.o o 2 21. m
terests of the borough, and produce the effect so much Royal Mail Stearn- .• 61 18. 4, p. C. 100 0 - --- 0 " .. am
South Australian ....• 11. per sham 25 0 0 60 0 S 9
to im desired-a decided alteration for the better.
Van Dieman's Land.. - ,„,, 0,25 0 0 19 Me
'"" 00{29 0 0 s - he
. B 7 the MAYOR-" The Magistrates for the ••••.nimmnam..MM1M........................M•
• C .unty."
MEETING WITH CREDITORS OF. THE CALEDONIAN Vei
Mr.. GRANT acknowledged the toast and proposed RAILWAY.-A conference of the Caledonian Railway_ SRI
Coin-
`' . Rn,
`' TOO Lady Mayoress," which was most gallantly re- palsy with their creditors was held in the Star Hotel '
George's-square, on Friday. Captain Plunkett,who ' the
ceivod with nine times nine and one cheer inure. -
sided, made a statement relative to the position of the tom- tin
The Maxon acknowledged thecompliment, d
an he secretary Captain
pally 's affairs. T . . _ , . Coddington, read a jut
p repose(' " The Borough Magistrates?' series of resolutions, binding the creditors to delay the pro-
Mr. JoN N 4 acknowledged the toast. tion of their claims during the current and also next
secu.
" The Chamberlain, s
• acknowledged by Mr.
session of
Parliament,
in order that time might be afforded to „„;
• 13 ti.ToN. the directors to complete negotiations with the.guaranteed 0-;.:2
By Mr. GEORGE SHEPHERD_,“ The Town Clerk." companies. The resolution was. seconded 3 by Mr. A. Mor- ~7,
Mr. LEVY returned thanks on behalf of M _T h risen, writer. On the suggestion of. Ir. Robert Lamond, :''''
-r. ..,oun members of the board retired, when Mr. Finlay, "Pr
Howard, absent through illness. writer, the
chairman. A discussion ensued, ma
of Easterhill, was elected hot
1%4- Mr. LEVY-" The Vice-Chairman," din the addition to the resolution of a proviso it ~
which resulted
be bound by it unless all the creditors se;
Mr. HENRY FORD returned thanks, and proposed that none were to
agreed to the addi-
- " Prosperity to the Trade of Portsmouth." agree. The board, after consideration,
__ onl
received
the unani- of 1
, Mr. GALT acknowledged the toast. - tiou, and the resolution thus amended
After the appoint- ha'
Alderman' SCALE proposed the health of Mr. Su.• mous assent of all the creditors present._
ment of a committee to co-operate with the board,anda vote film
perintendent Leggett, which that officer acknow- separated.-Glasgow Nei
of thanks to the chairman, the meeting
lodged. nail. .:1

MEETING WITH CREDITORS OF Tu
RAILWAY.-A conference of the CaledonianE CALEDONIAN
pany with their creditors was held in the i4tar way
HCootfilef
George's-square, on Friday. Captain Plunkett
sided, made a statement relative to the position of who pre.,
the
com-
pany's affairs.
,The secretary, Captain Coddin tonireead a
series of resolutions, binding the creditors to delay
pro-
secution of. their claims during the current and
nextalso
session of Parliament, in order that time might be afforded to
the directors to complete negotiations with thexuaranteed
companies. The resolution was seconded by Mr. A. Mor-
rison, writer. On the suggestion of Mr. Robert Lamont,
writer, the members of the board retired, when Mr. Finlay,
of Easterhill, was elected chairman. A discussion ensued,
which resulted in the addition to the resolution of a proviso
that none were to be bound by it unless all the creditors
agree. The board, after consideration, agreed to the addi-
tion, and the resolution thus amended received the unani-
mous assent of all the creditors present. After the appoint-
ment of a committee to co-operate with the board, and a vote
of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.—Glasgow
Daily Mail.