The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-01 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.

COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM.
A Meeting of the Middlesex Magistrates was held to-0
at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell. In the absence
F. Const, Esq., the DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN took the Ch'lf
After some desultory conversation, it was agreed tb',
the minutes of the proceedings at the last Meeting 40"
be read over. After the report respecting the selection'
a ecite fur the County Lunatic Asylum, the Clerk pt`
seeded ceeded to read the second Report, which had been r
by the Committee since the last Meeting. fit.
Report went on to state, that the Magistrate
at their Meeting of the 17th of April, having fixed
limited the sum which the Committee were to expend
the purchase of lands as a scite for the erection of a Cog9_!
Lunatic Asylum, at 12,5001., the Committee again eaterr7
into negociations with the Earl of Jersey, for the purchase':
forty-four acres of freehold land at Hanwell, and fillsl,4l
purchased the lands in question for the sum of 11,0001 It
being at the rate of 250/. per acre, free of great and stow'
tithes and land•tax. Under the terms of the agreeroll
the Earl of Jersey is to give immediate possession of stite
part of the lands, as might be deemed necessary for t'l4
commencement of the building, and the remaining part t'
be delivered up at Michaelmas next.

Mr. BstourinTum moved that:rich petitions as
have been presented respecting the erection of the Luna°
Asylum should be read by the Clerk.
A petition was then handed in by Sir:J. Barouas fro°
the Rev. Mr. Wars"ley, the Rector of Hanwell, the Bo'
Dr. Collins, of South Hall, and several other persons fe'
siding in Hanwell and its vicinity, complaining that if
intention of the Committee were carried into effect, HO:
well would, after a short time, be overrun with pauper"
and that every person possessing, the means of retnovioi
would desert the place.
Sir JOHN Brynozs, in support of the petition, If,
sure' the Meeting that the soil near Hanwell convey,'
sound " like a lug of wood." The Worthy Aldertno°
stated many instances in which both he and gardeoet
heard noises under very extraordinary circumstances<
Good God ! then, (continued he) are the persons trail'
ling along the road to Oxford and other places to ba
shocked by the sounds of mad people. We all, I am sure, re
collect the old Bedlam, and the indecent souudswilichwel
constantly issuing from it, and I am sure that an arrifitis
measure, which may he resorted to for the purpose of pre:
venting the transmission of sound, will prove who'',
ineffective.
A long discussion ensued, as to the propriety of el
selection of Hawed, as the smite for the Asylum ;
finally,

Sir GEORGE FARRANT moved, and Doctor OW67''
seconded a resolution, to the effect that the volt' °f
12,500/., made at the last Meeting was informal, ine
much as notice had not been given of the intention t')
apply for the grant, parsuant to a rule entered into by th'
Magistrates.

The feeling of the Court seemed to be adverse to the
motion, although several Magistrates had declared tbat 10
their opinion the Committee had been too precipitate in 0"
tering into the contract with the Earl of Jersey.
[The Meeting had not concluded when our Palm- went
to press.]

MEETING OF THE HOLDERS OF soUTO
AMERICAN SECURITIES.

A Meeting of the Holders of South American Bonds
wits held this day at the City of London Tavern, at 00
o'clock, pursuant to a requisition, signed by several Holder°
and publicly advertised in the papers. The meeting v‘s'
very respectably attended, and
BARING, Esq., M.P. was called to the Chair'
The CnatamAN addressed the meeting, but it was irr
possible to hear a single word he uttered, he spoke in 'l°
low a tone of voice.

Mr. G. R. ROBINWN said, he had to submit some Re
solutions to the Meeting, and in doing so, he had only 1°
say, that it would be open to the Meeting to make any obi
servations upon them. They were drawn up hastily, 3ll'
would admit of course of many verbal alterations. lb'
object in view was to enable the Mexican and Soot",
American States to resume the payments of their
respective dividends. He thought it quite usele*
to go into retrospective matters, to inquire boot
they got into their present insolvent condition; lbr'
in his opinion, the better way would be to consider 6t
once of the best method of getting paid the money dt'
was due to them. He then read the following Resolution''
and moved that they be adopted by the Meeting :
lit. That it appeared to the Meeting, that the loantit°
the States of Mexico, Colombia, Chili, and the other *South
American States mounted in the aggregate to the sum of
81u7innoi millions, 1 i9oBnss:
9a6nodt thata ntdh e
thatitl tetrheset
samet erevio,rl
a saimn
amounted to the
default, both
as to the Dividend and the Sinking Fund for paying off the
principal.

_ .
2d. That the British public had come forward with great
good feeling to assist those States in a time of great difficulty
and that they therefore merited the punctual payment of
what they had advanced ; and
Thirdly, that the Chairman and such other persons 0
the Meeting might think proper to appoint, should confer
with his Majesty's Ministers upon the subject of those
claims, and solicit their interference for the protection of
the Bondholders.

These were the Resolutions which he begged to submit
to the consideration of the Meeting.
A BONDHOLDER asked if there was any prospect of those
States being enabled to pay the dividends, for if not, it war;
useless to come to any resolutions at all.
Mr. KEMBLE said, that he believed that such a conqi-
deration was not the object of the present meeting►
He thought Government would deem it to be important
that so large a sum of money should be recovered, for whe-
ther they dealt in money or goods, they were equally en-
titled to such protection as Government had been in the
habit of affording when foreign countries had become
defaulters. He considered that it was useless to 10
into the enquiry of the insolvency of the respective Go•
vernments, the object of the present meeting being merell
to give a public expression of the feeling of the bond-
holders upon the non-payment of their dividends.
After some further discussion the Resolutions were row
Welly agreed to, and the meeting adjourned.

Tere is still a hope that Major LAING and
Captain CLAPPERTON may not hare been destroyed, but
detained as prisoners, with the view of extorting ransom.
Brighton Gazette.

At the Drawing-room, as the Hon. Miss
—, a younger daughter of Lord —, raised the proffered
hand of his MAJESTY to her lips, a saffron-coloured garter
fell from beneath her petticoat on the carpeted floor of the
chamber.—Brighton Gazette.
We understand we have been misinformed
respecting some passages in the late paragraphs in our
paper relating to Mr. MraEnrris. If we should ascertain
further and snore authentic particulars, they shall appear,
as we shall be glad to alleviate the uneasiness which our
paragraphs have unintentionally given to his family and
friends.— Times.

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—Among the
distinguished individuals who honoured the French per-
formances butt night, were his Royal Highness the Duke of
Swim, the Marqnis of Sum", Marquis PALUILLA,
Baron CETTO, Lord MOLYNEUX, Lord VALLITORT, Lord
FITEUARRIS, Lord BRUCE, Lord WIC RUSSELL, Lord
LONEDALE, Hon. LONG WELLESLEY, Lady HARTLASP,
Lady C. BUCGINS, Lady FITZPATRICK, the Hon, Min. Re"
StmoN, Mrs. Swarm &c.
MADEMOISELLE SONTAG'S CONCERT.---
This fair songstress gave her first concert yesterday morn
.A • •
ing at the Argyll Rooms, and it was honoured with the
presence of several of the Royal Family, and most of our
Noblesse. SONTAG sung the Aria composed for her by.
AIRRCADANTE, which she performed at MosentiLas
concert, beautifully ; also a duetto with Madame
'
mom, (who made her debut on this occasion); but her
chef d'reuvre was the celebrated Scena in Der Freischtfo
(as originally composed),,
in the German 14;igrI4gfe; which
afforded her full scope for a display of her talents. She
sung the Adagio with a vast deal of feeling ; and gave the-
delicious moreeau which occurs in the Overture, and is in-
troduced in the song, most sweetly. The concluding move-
ment WES sung with uncommon spirit, and the effect of ac-
celerating the time was very good, and drew down uni-
versal plaudits from the company, and proved that SONTAG
feels what she sings. Those who have only heard her at the
Opera House have much pleasure in store. Madame Motto's
voice is called a contralto, but it certainly is more of a
mezzo soprano ; she appeared alarmed, and did no recover
her self-possession during the morning; she is a good
singer, and was well received. Clinton', Pitu.sanixt,
and ZUCITELLI, acquitted themselves with their usual abi-
lities. Monsieur Puts performed an air with variations
on the pianoforte, being his first public appearance in this
country. As a composer of celebrity, his name was well
known here, but he was unknown as a practical per-
former. He is a very brilliant player, dashing, and in.-
trepid ; he makes, like a daring sportsman, some hazard-
ous leaps, which he generally and effectually accomplishes-
His shake is excellent. The band was led by Sraono-
ems, and the concert under the direction of Sir Grows
SMART : we were glad to observe LINDLEY' in his place
again.