The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-03 00:00:00

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truly conveyed the feelings of the parties concerned as
did the addresses delivercd by the scions of the charity.
At the conclusion of the boys' address, which was re-
ceived with the utmost warmth of feeling, the Chairman
intimated, through the toast-master, that the girls were
to be heard. No precedent was alleged for thus break-
ing through the retiring delicacy of the female charac-
ter ; nor was any necessary, fur the appearance of the
children sufficiently evinced the care with which their
bringing up had been attended to. At !ength a pause in
the general conversation was obtained, and with a pathos
and feeling which we shall never forget, the following
hymn was sung ;
HYMN SUNG BY THE CHILDREN.
Great God ! to Thee, in songs of praise.
We now our infant voices raise ;
Peculiar blessings fri 111 thy hand,
Our warmest gratitude demand.
In love to us thou didst impart
To these kind friends the feeling heart,
They called us to the means of grace,
And bade us learn to seek thy face.
Thus clothed, and with knowledge fed,
Thus to thy sacred temple led,
O may thy spirit, gracious Lord,
Teach us to know and love thy word.
Let all our patrons also share,
On earth thy providential care •
With choicest blessings from above,
Receive and crown their work of lov-.

Hallelujah ! Amen.
As its notes swelled upon the tumultuous assemblage
every voice died into silence, but at the close the clear
shrill voices of the children swelled upon the meeting
until the full purport of hymn was felt, and all hearts re-
sponded to the sentiment it contained.
The children were brought across the tables, and no
man who had any feeling could fail to admire their ad-
mirable deportment. Never have we seen the young
spring of maidenly modesty truly evinced, or the boyish
diffidence of a lad's first introduction more faithfully ex-
hibited. Both showed the admirable care which had
been taken of the objects of this admirable charity.
The SECRETARY then read the report of the last
year's proceedings, when it appeared that the Chairman
had repeated his donation of 100 guineas, that Mr. Dela-
field had contributed 50 guineas in addition to his usual
donation, and bAyond this several gentlemen connected
with the estatlishment of Cumbe, Delafield, and Co.,
had contributed ten guineas each, waking a multiple of
320 guineas from thst house alone, and the whole sub-
seription, he was happy to say, amounted to the sum of
1,624/. 16s. 6d.--(Loud cheers accompanied this an-
nouncement.)
After this Mr. DELAFIELD, in a neat speech, proposed
"Success to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, and, in
connexion with it, the health of Dr. Sheridan, the editor
of the Morning Adverkser."
Dr. SUERIDAN, who rose amidst much excitement in
the meeting, responded to the toast. From the great
noise at the moment pervading the meeting, it was next
to impossible to give the Learned Doctor's speech cor-
rectly. But we may say that he spoke with all the elo-
quence by which his country is distinguished, and with
that peculiar aptitude of phraseology which has marked
all his writings in the Morning Advertiser, of which he
is the editor. He said that he was happy in replying to
the toast which had been proposed by the Chairman.
In no other instance had it happened that any trade had
been able to establish an incl. pendent organ for its opi-
nions, but theirs had been most influential on the whole
community. Throughout the whole of its career it had
been the uncompromising advocate of popular rights and
of public liberty. Its object had been the general bene-
fit; and, though he was connected with that journal, he
trusted he was not transgressing the bounds of his office
in stating that to none did it succumb in the
comprehensive view for the public interests which it
took, or the energy of its endeavours to
promote the welfare of the body with which
it was more immediately connected. The Learned
Doctor regretted that at that late hour his voice might
not be heard in distant parts of the meeting, but his
heart was right, with the honest, and honourable, and
energetic men with whom he was connected, and it
would be his happiness for the future, as it had been his
honour during past times, to promote, by every possible
means in his power, the interests of that great body
who had shown by their presence there that day that
they were as earnest now in upholding the cause of
charity as they had been .n former times in supporting
the public good.
The Learned Doctor sat down amidst the enthusiastic
cheers of the whole meeting, and though he regretted
that from the hour and the place, he could not be suffi-
ciently heard, yet sufficient was gathered from the ap-
plause of those assembled to assure him that all united
in testifying their respect for the man who was the lead-
log organ of their opinions and feelings.
The " Health of' the Stewards "for the day was pro-
Posed by the Chairman, and most cordially- received,
being followed by the well-known glee of " Life's a
bumper," in giving which, Mr. Ashton displayed the
frill Powers of his voice. It was received, as it deserved,
with the utmost good will ; and, after other toasts were
given,iv according to the programme of the proceedings,
meeting dispersed.
It would be impossible to close our* )tics of this meet-
ing without stating our impression of the high feeling
and the enlarged philanthropy of its promoters, Both
were admirable
Everything was in perfect harmony with the object of
; nor were the arrangements
object
.
the Society and it gives us sincere pleasure t? promote
that object in thus noticing the able way in which it was
brought before the public!'

•
.EETING OF 'MEXICAN BOND-
iiOLDERS AT THE LONDON TAVERN.
A large meeting of the holders of Mexican bonds was held,
yesterday, at the London Tavern. Bishopsgate-street, Mr.
C. R. Robinson in the chair, for the purpose of considering the
correspondence which has recently passed between the Com-
mittee nominated by the bondholders, Messrs. John Schneider
and Co., and Messrs. F. de Lizardi and Co., the agents of the
Mexican Government, respecting the dividends.
The advertisement convening the meeting having been read,
The CHAIRMAN said they had been called together by
rather peculiar circumstances as respected the holders of Mexi-
can bonds, and the reason why the meeting had not been called
earlier was because it had been delayed from time to time in
the hope that Messrs. Lizardi and Co. would have paid the
sums of money lying in their hands to the Mexican bond-
holders, whose property it was, and not that of the Mexican
Government, as they had stated in the correspondence which
had ensued on the subject. The meeting had at length
been called, and they had now to consider what
course they ought to pursue to obtain that justice which
they had hitherto failed to obtain either from the Mexican
Government or from Messrs. de Lizardi and Co. He would
Make a few remarks with respect to the position in which they
°too& The Mexican Government had appointed Messrs.
John Schneider and Co. as their agents. Being so appointed,
they called upon Messrs. Lizardi and Co. to band them over
the sums which they had in their hands for
the purpose of paying the Mexican dividends, which
they but refused to do, at the same time stating they
would feel obliged if Messrs. Schneider and Co. would pay them
the balance of the account with the Mexican Government.—
( A laugh.) On this being communicated to the Commit-
tee, they called upon them to pay the money to Messrs.
Schneider and Co., or in the event of their declining
todo so, to divide it among the bondholders, but they
had refused to do either one or the other, alleging, that
so far as the moneys in question were concerned, that they
had acted in the capacity of agents of the Mexican Go-
Sernment, and not as the agents of the bondholders,
sad that they had a right, if they thought proper,
to apply the money to the liquidation of a debt which
the Mexican Government had contracted with them. Now,
was this objection a tenable one? When a certain por-
tion of the Customs duties received at Vera Crus and Tampico
were set apart for the payment of the dividends, and when two
Commlsiions—one on the part of the Mexican Government,
and the other by the committee of bondholders—to see that agreement carried out in full force, and that the money
so obtained was properly applied—(Hear)—Messrs. Lizardi and Co. were entrusted with its payment, and had continued to
do so until, for the first time, they set up the pretensions he
had stated. It was true they were the agents of the Mexican
Government, but it was equally true that they were the agents
of the bondholders—the joint agents of both. By documents
which he held in his hand, signed by Messrs. Lizardi, and
Co., on the one part, and by himself, as chairman of the
committee on the other, they held themselves responsible to
Pity this money to the bondholders. If they denied that this
wt as 50, he could not but characterise their conduct as most ex-
traordinary.._( Hear, hear. ) ( The chairman then read docu-
ments bearing out the statements he had made. ) That agree-
ssiy t .Was drawn up to avoid any mistake as to the
that litn which the money should be applied, and
Whichthmight be kept distinct from other transactions
What of might have with the Government of Mexico.
ti.thisat objectTli could the agreement have than this ?If
was not
sent over Its specific object, why did they enter into
e a bondholderstean
e supposedrnm ea t thatwa the
imoneyg
date thei
r claims,, and those who had learnt with
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Measure that the remittances were large, were doomed to dis•
eilntment, for whether they were large or small made no
"Ice, as none of it came into their hands.—( Hear, hear.)
4,_"ey merely had it on the statement of Messrs. Lizardi that
;no Mexican Government were in their debt. But what
nad the bondholders to do with that ? If they had paid
moneys on account of that Government they had given
them credit, and the landholders were not to be told, that if
the Government did not pay them their account, that they
thust—(Hear)—that they should lay their hand on their
money. It was, therefore, for them to consider what
means they should take to compel them to act
honestly and justly towards the bondholders.
They had had just reason to complain of the last
Mexican Government; but they might expect better things
from their successors. Were they to. be told that the money
which was sent ever to Messrs. Lizardi and Co. was no
more safe than if it were in the hands of Santa Anna,lie m
wehnoepy ei
ur
loined 300,000 dots. to 400,000 dull. of the eh
Mexico ? The Committee had considered these the most
desirable steps to adopt, And with that object in
view they had framed several resol4ions, which he would sub-
mit to the meeting. It was considered that there were no
means which they could exercise to compel them to pay Messrs.
Schneider and Co. the money, yet he could hardly believe that
this was so. When the agreement and other statements which
they had in their possession were considered, he thought a
court
object of equity would be of opinion that they could effect this

-::4 following resolutions were submitted to the meeting,
And were :anied without a dissentient voice :
" 1. That ti meeting ;'` has sea n with great satisfaction the
change which the At;', jean Government has made in its finan-
cial agency.-
" 2.
.
That the refusal of Ales_rs. Lizardi and Co„ the
late agents of the Mexican Government, to _ • -
. - hand over the moneys
dividends on
l'e.wiaining in their hands for the payment of tn. -,mly
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thecan Bonds, to Messrs. Schneider and Co., or to 0.,, and justice. 'to pay the dividends, is in variance to law, equity,
sent 3- That it is the opinion of this meeting that the moneys
to Messrs. Lizardi and Co. were for the express purpose
paying the dividends and that they have stated in various
Ways that *is was so. '
tn, 4. That a Special Committee of Bondholders be appointed
CE`aalte such measures as may be expedienr to compel Messrs.
p rdi and CO. to apply the funds in their hands for the
pinent of the dividends, and that it consist of three members
' the ..
rneetins-xivel, rnittee and three gentlemen to be nominated by the
/tialehr_. Thomas Thornton, Mr. Samuel Samuel, and Mr.
of iterditeGetai
rndge, barrister-at-law, were appointed on the part
CHAIAXAN said they mast be perfectly aware that if