The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-26 00:00:00

BRITISH

12112

20
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14s
1013
Bs6d,

MINES.

16115!

40 1
12s 6,

11l 's'Bl

Alfred Cons. (Philk. 214 22
ißritish Iron
ICond, eCambr- 155 165

Andurow (Cambrn.) _ _
IDev.Gt. emits. (Tay.) 150 - 470
Great South Tolgus 15 16;
GA. W. Alfrd.(Philk.) 9,1 — 10,
Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) 5 6i
Lady Bertha
N. F. Ice (Mogan) 17 19

421_,
IN.W.Basset. (Mogan) 33 --35
North Wheal Crofty 61 7
Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 23 24
Porkellis U. (Wend.) 8 9
Sort. Cons. Min. Co 1$
S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 330 350

Carn Brea (Illogn. 7i 8
S. W. Franees(lllogn.) 340 360
Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 1 1A
Tin Croft 4 —4,
Un. Mines (Gwennap) 230 25(
i,V. of Towey (Camar.) 1
W. Basset (Illog in) 35 36
W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 160 165
Wh. Basset (Illogan) 280 300
Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 300
Wh, Edward(Calstck) 4i ft
Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 19 21
Wh, Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 45 47,
Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 20 22

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164 6

FOREIGN MINES.
20 7 Australian
35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued
at X 5 pra)
30 all Do. Cocaes ds Cuiada 3 3t
20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 19 21
1 4 Clarendon Con. Min.
Co. of Jamaica ld p
40 all Cobre Copper 56 58
... 16 Copiapo
2 all Fortuna
20 all General
3 all Linares
5 1i Lnsitanian
1 all Mariquita
1 all New Granada
1 all Novean Monde
20 all Pont.Sil.Lll,lol; Smlt 8 10
5 1 Port Philip — •••
30 15i Santiago de Cuba
I 1 all south Australian
1 all Do. Scrip
1 all Do. 10 p. c. . .
28t all United Mexican — 4/1
MISCELLANEOUS. •
25 19 Australian Agricult. 22 24
10 all Australn. Royal Mail . . !., •
10 all Berlin Water Works 5 5i
50 40 Brit. American Land 40 45
100 323 Canadp,
St. 100 Do.Goi 6pc.JanSauly 110 111 11011 i
St. 100 Do. 6p. c.rob.ScAup.
St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept ••• 112
814 all Copper Min. of Eng. 35 40
25 all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent. 26 28
5 all Crystal Palace 2, —2.,
5 all Do. Preference
4 all Crystal Pal, of France
1 Dustou Iron Oro
20 18 Eastern Steam
St. 100 ElectricTelograph
1 all Electric Tel. of Irel
5 all EnoSaust.Cop.SmCo 11 ig
10 los. Eur. & Ind.Jctu. Tel.
25 all Gen. Ir. Se.
15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat.
20 5 London Discount
4 all Loud. Gm. Omnibus 4A 44 4;
20 10 Magdalena St. Navig.
10 all Mcditeran. Elec. Tel.
10 all Mexican& S America 2 31
25 5 Nat. Discount C0....1 id p d
25 5 Do. New
10 5 Netherlands Land,,., 1 1t
10 all Do. Do. ..
5 all Do.B p c.PLiss.at Id,l 4 4t
5 1 Do. Do.
00 80 New B. &N. S. Land'
St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s
..•
1 all N. B. Australasian .t
20 173 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ...d
1 all Oriental Gas
1 ss. Do. New Shares A 41)
5 all Peelßr. Ld. dt Minrl.l 2i 23
50 all Peninsular 4 Oriental 67
•
50 10 Do. New
.p
50 all Rhymney Iron
15 all Do. New 6 8
00 60 Royal Mail Steam . 6N •
1 all Scot. Austral. Invest •l3 1.1
1 all Do. New — •••
>t• 100 S.Aus. Gov. 6p,c. bd
25 all South Austral. Land, 35 37
1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip; 1
1 all Do. Registered
20 5 TrustiltLn.Co.U.Can . . . .
DO 281 Van Diemen's Land 14 --it. 100 'V, Go. 6p. cJan. July, ...

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.

At a meeting of the committee of depositnrs and
of the assignees of the estate of the Royal British
Batik, held at their offices, No. 17, Sise-lane, yes-
tet day ; present, James Wyld, Esq., chairman ;
Messrs. H. S. Mitchell, B. Fos J. Roberts,
H. G. Giffin' g, A. Folkes, G. J. Kain, P. Brown,
and G. E. Healy ;
It was moved by Mr. Mitchell, seconded by Mr.
Kain, and unanimously resolved—
" That., in the opinion of this meeting, the laws
now in f ,rce relating to the bankruptcy and wind-
ing-up of joint-stock companies are defective, most
injurious to the interests of creditor=, and opposed
to the ordinary principles of bankruptcy, in not
providing for the realisation and equal distribution
of the separate estates of shareholders at the in-
stance of assignees or the representatives of
creditors.

" That such laws are al,o destructive of the in-
terests of shareholders, in leaving them exposed
(however desirous of contributing fairly towards
the debts of the company) to the consequences and
heavy expense of actions by individual creditors.
" That it is expedient to confer power on the
Courts of Bankruptcy and Chancery to grant pro-
tection to the persons and property of shareholders
with the consent of the assignees or representatives
of creditors (to be chosen for that purpose, where
there is no bankruptcy), upon such terms as the
courts may think fit.
"That provision should be made to constitute
the ceasing to carry on business by any joint-stock
company an act of bankruptcy, in order that adju-
dication of bankruptcy might be obtained forth-
with, either with the concurrence of, or adversely
to, the company, and that further provisions, in
accordance with recent legislation, should be made
to enable the Court of Bankruptcy to make the
requisite calls, and, finally, wind-up and settle the
affairs of a bankrupt company.
" That power should also be conferred upon the
Courts of Bankruptcy and Chancery, with the con-
sent of the assignees of representatives of creditors,
and also with the consent of a certain proportion of
the creditors, to sanction a compromise between
any or all of shareholders and creditors, which
power would be in accordance with principles al-
ready recognised by the bankrupt laws.
" That this meeting, having regard to the recent
speech of the Attorney-General, consider it desir-
able that a deputation, consisting of such memb-rs
of the committee of depositors, and such of the
assignees as are able to attend, should wait upon
the Attorney-General, and also upon the V,ce-
President of the Board of Trade, for the pur-
pose of soliciting the influence of their support to
such a measure as may be submitted to Parliament
for carrying out the forgoing objects.
" That some of the committee of shareholders,
or their solicitors, be requested to accompany such
deputation.
"JAMES WYLD, Chairman."