The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-10 00:00:00

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.,

COUNTRY D 1 ARY.—FaIDAY, Ger. 12.
Ackroyd, J. Sheffield—White's, Manchester . .................... 2
,
Inakey, R., 'Ossett—Sessimis-house, Wakefield ............... 1
Bray, W., fiedruth—Andrews' hotel, Redruth ll
Burdy, G., Edge-lane, near Liverpool—Clarendon-buildings,
Liverpool
Denny,ll
W., Lancaster—King's Arms, Lancaster
6,leavve,e, P., Heaton—Queen's Head, Stockport
, under-. J., Newcastle-under-Lyme—Roebnek, Newcastle-
Lme
Hilton, G. and Co. Manchester—Star Manchester V
:71;inr,
agis:d.re.
oC,an_te. rbury—Guildliall, Canterbury lO
~ 4,,,,,, „... ,_•
...iverpool—Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool 1
, 'an ol—(ik and ristol
..,..,ngan, J. steme , C 0.,•,
morsaii J. Ceve Y— hite's; Manchester
Cardiff ...... "0 Coedy Cymmer, Brecon—Angel inn,
Hatton and CO. ......... ........... " l2
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jto,nLi.
v..e.rp...;;;°„n..L.;,..,.,1.d..7...r...1b.i.hu..e.i..tadi—giNza..gL.::.;.ei.ir..:.:..d..i ...
Mundell,
Okey, J., Grantchester— Cambridge
Robinson, H., Birkby—con‘le' 11
Sharp and Stroyan, New,a,,th'lnt Leeds" 1 I
castle .................. .. -----"-..Yne—Hall-morni, New
ninth and Holmes, 1ir.i:i01.......6. ...... ....... i1;;*;;; .. •We',;;;; ya.z,z,:: • 11
Bristol
Tibbatts, It, Gloucester—George, LediAl 1
NVUeldon, 8., ManchestQt_sw., m,norY ............. ~..„.,, lO
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BRANCH BANKS & PRIVATE BANKERS.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

The enclosed Memorial was signed by all the Bankers
of Birmingham and neighbourhood a inotith since, and
presented to Lord Goderich (by Mr. Littleton, Member for
Staffordshire), who in receiving it promised tL•at it should
have his best consideration. There really is in it a fact as
to stamps greatly affecting the private banks in competition
with the old mother.

As a disinterested spectator. of the competition, it does
appear to me, that if the two rival establishments subsist
in their present unequal competition, 'the Branch Banks
Will gradually.get all the good business ; and what private
hankers.will do the business of that mass of small aCcOunts
which certainly forms a great proportion of the active trades
and manufactures of the country ? And is the public cre-
dit and monetary system of this country in a. state-for
changes and experiments?
Birmingham, October 8, 1827.

" To the Right Hon. Lord Coderich, First Lord Commis-
sioner of His Majesty's Treasury, •
" The Memorial of the undersigned, Bankers in the
Town of Birmingham and its Neighbourhood,
Respectfully sheweth,
" That by 55 Geo. 111. cap. 184, inland bills of ex-
change, either on demand or otherwise, not exceeding twu
months after date, or sixty days after sight, are made
chargeable with certain ad valorem stamp duties therein
specified.
" That your Memorialists in the course of their regular
business have been in the practice of drawing bills of ex- -
change to enable their customers to transmit sums of
money from one part of the kingdom tb another—each bill
upon a stamp, agreeably with the above enactment.. -
" That since the establishment of Branches of the Bank
of England, the Agents of these Branch Banks have drawn
Bills of Exchange at 21 days after date, upon unstamped
paper—c4nsidering, as' your Memorialists are informed,
that their Bills of Exchange are exempted from stamp du-
ties, under the 20th section of the above Act, which al-
lows the Governor and Company of the Bank of England
to pay a composition upon their Promissory Notes and
Bank Post Bills,' in,lien of duties.
• " That the following statements will serve to show the
difference in amount of duty between that which is paid,
when every 13111 of Exchange is drawn upon'a stamp, as in
the case of your Memorialists, and the duty paid by the
Governor and Company of the Bank of England for Bills
of Exchange drawn by them. under the composition for
their Promissory Notes and Bank Post Bills.'

For a Bill of Exchange of £5O
• . 300
• . . . 1,000

A Circulation of
10,0004 in Bills of
Exchange issued
by Branch Banks.

Of i:2O each

Thu Stamp
Duty is.

X. 8. it
O 2 6
O 3 6
O 4 6
O 5 0
0 6 0
O 8

Bank of
land pYs-

d.
X. s.
O 0 *i
O 0 5
O 0 9%
• 1 23:y.
O 2 0%
O 4 1

Will subject the Bank
of England, per An-
num, to a Composi-
tion-of

Whilst other Banker
would pay per An
num in Stamp Du
ties.

4650 0 0
517 )5 6
433 6 -8
:303 6,3
195 0 0
114 -13 10
• 130 0 0
101• 0
.0,
12.415 6'
• 105' 4 9
92 1 8
81 17 0
'73 13 4

." That the injurious effect to his Majesty's Revenue
above noticed, arises from the circumstance of one charge
Only being made in the year upon the largest amount in
circulation at any one time of the Bank of England drafts
at twenty-one-days, whilst the chate of stamp duty upon
the average amount of drafts of other Bankers drawn at
the same date of twenty-one days, is repeated 171/3 times

in the year.
" Your Memorialists respectfully submit the foregoing
to your Lordship's attention, and pray that all Bills of
Exchange be made liable to the same stamp duty, whether
drawn by the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land, or by others of his Majesty's subjects.

CHINESE CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS,

The following curious article is copied from
the Chinese Chronicle of the 22d December
last :

Yu-fung, a broker who had charge of the Maize,
or Indian Corn, being transported to the north,
through the Province of Honan, permitted its being
loaded by the' boatmen in such a hurried, careless
manner, and in a damp state, that-it was all moulded
and spoiled. His Majesty expresses great detesta-
tion, and has directed that the broker Yu-fung be
punished with a hundred blows, and transported
three thousand 1..0 from his native place, Other of
the parties concerned are punished more or less
severely, and required to reimburse Government for
the spoiled corn.
" From the province Sze-chuen, a father has
gone to Court to complain against the local Govern-
ment for leaving unpunished. the murder of his son.
The son went to claim a debt from a neighbouring
farmer, and staid longer than he should. A sister
and cousin went after him to ascertain the cause;
when as they approached the house they perceived
the young man hanging on a tree. The farmer said
he had hanged himself. But the body exhibited
marks of violence; broken ribs, kicks, &c. The
sister collected the teeth that had been knocked out
of his head, and carried them to the Magistrate as
evidence of violence, which could not have been
self-inflicted. The father appealed to Government,
but instead of obtaining justice was flogged by the
local officer to induce a confession which was dic-
tated. He applied to the Governor, and was sent
back to the local officer, who chained him up and
extorted money to allow of his being liberated. The
farmer bribed the father of the deceased's wife to
force her to sell herself to the murderer of her hus-
band. The father could endure it no longer, and
repaired to Peking to appeal to the Emperor. His
Majesty said, Record the Memorial.'
" In Yunnan Province the Borders on the Bur-
mese side had been robbing, plundering, and mur-
dering the police; but a military party has succeed-
ed in seizing forty-four of the offenders. Those who
did so are greatly praised and promoted."