The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-16 00:00:00

BRITISH IRON COMPANY.

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The annual general Meeting of the British Iron Com-
pany was held on Friday, at one o'clock, at the London
Tavern, J. HoasbaY l'ALmEri, Esq., in the chair, who
made an apology for the absence of Sir G. Larpent.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read,
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to read the annual Report,
as follows :
The present is an Annual General Meeting of the Prc-
pzielors, lisid in pursuance of the deed and regulations of the
Company,
At this maeting two Directors, viz., Mr. Crawford and Mr.
Ravenshaw, will go out of office ; and having given the requisite
notice of their intention to become candidates for the office of
Director, and no other Proprietor having done so, a resolu-
tion will be proposed that they be again elected. It will alsO
be necessary for the meeting to elect an Auditor, in the room of
Mr. Charles Bayley, deceased.
The Directors now lay upon the table the account of the re-
ceipts and payments of the Company, for the half years ending
on the 30th June, and 31st December last, and the balanc4
accounts of those dates.

The Directors regret to say that the serious depression in the
state of the iron trade, which existed at the time of the last
meeting, has not only continued, but has even greatly in-
c-reased since that period. So severely has it been felt by
tire ironmasters generally throughout the kingdom, that with
a view to its mitigation an arrangement was entered into by
them all for a reduction of the make of iron to the extent of
25 per cent. ; notwithstanding which, however, very low
prices, and an almost entire want of demand, still continue.
This state of things has, of course, had a most injurious
effect upon the halt year's operations of the Company, but the
Directors see 1110 reason to alter the opinion which they for-
merly expressed, that under an ordinary state of trade the
works in Staffordshire and at Abersychan possess the capability
of affording profit equal to any works similarly situated. In
the meantime, by the reduction of wages and other mea-
sures, every exertion has been, and continues to be, made to
raider the loss as small as possible.
The loss upon the half year's trade account (exclusive of
Ptuabon, where the workings are being brought to a close), is
3,4411.85. r.d., and upon the whole year on the same principle,
2,573/. 14e. 10(1.

The Directors have done everything in their power to bring
sume of the actions against Proprietors who have not paid the
calls.to trial, but they have not yet succeeded in that object,
in consequence of the great delay which has taken place in
the Courts, respecting the pleas preferred by the defendants.
n his observations on the Report, the Chairman said
the situation in which he bad for many years been placed
was a most painful one, and if he could have done any-
thing towards procuring a settlement of the difficulties
in which the Company was placed, it would have
ven him the greatest possible pleasure. He had
honestly desired to do so, and was only. sorry that
he had not succeeded as, he coteld have wished. The
present difficulties he • ascribed to the unfortunate
reversal of the judgment in 1838, which had been the.
great cause. of the bickerings and differences in which
they were involved. That decision prevented the Com--
pany from working in the manner they had, up to that
time, possessed the means of doing, and saddled
it with enormous responsibility. On the reversal of the
judgment the Directors made a call of '35/. per share,
which, had it been paid, could have enabled them to 11-;
&initiate their liabilities; but they had not been able to
do so, front the refusal on the part of many of the Pro-
prietors to pay up the call. The measure was still essential
to the liquidation of their responsibilities, as the Company
was precluded from going into the money market. In 1838,
whets Mr. Attwood was continuing his suit, it was im-
possible to have taken other steps than the Directors did;
end from 1840, when there might have been some chance
of a settlement. of the difficulties, the iron trade was, as
it still continued, in an unprecedented state of depres-
sive:eller was this depression solely confined to the iron
trade. At pre sent. throughout Statthrdshire and the iron
districts, furin.ees were being blown out in all directions.
The Cornpau,,' was unable to resort to the money market,
iu consequen oe of sante of the Proprietors thinking it
their interes t to withhold their contributions to meet the
liabilities of' the Company. Some of the most, influential
of the Pro prietors were convinced of the necessity of
bringing tile liabilities to a close, without effecting which
no relief eeteld be given to the Proprietors generally.
None cot dd be more desirous than the Directors were
to alfor d . every facility to accomplish that object.
The loetn borrowed in 1811 from Mr. Attwood, for the
settlers out of the affairs of the Company, must be con-
tinued to May, 1843, at 5 per cent.., for the purpose of
giving tune for the necessary arrangements.
Me jar Reetteitosoe—What is the amount of the sum
burro wed ?

• TD e CHAIRMAN-200,00a Ile suggested that, be-
fore proceeding further with the business of the meeting,
the r lore regular course would be to elect Directors and
an. Auditor, in the room of those who had one out of
uffice.

William Crawford, Esq., and John Herdis Ravenshaw,
Esq., were then re-elected Directors, and John Sim
Smith, Esq., was elected Auditor, in the room of the late
Mr. C. Bayley.
Mr. BROWNLOW attended the meeting in consequence
of the illness of his partner, Sir G. Larpent ; and he
-wished to make a few observations. It was his opinion
that, unless some energetic measure was adopted, bad .as
was the present condition of the Company's affairs, it
would soon become much worse. He thought that their
first and principal object should be to put an end to the
discussion existing among the Proprietors. If that were.
effreted there would be no difficulty in arriving at a
course which would lead to the ultimate satisfactory ar
rangement of the Company's affairs.
The CHAIRMAN suggested that the lion. Proprietor
should'ernbody his views in a resolution ; and while it
was preparing, a conversation took place as to a plan
proposed by Major Richardson, for bringing all the
tlitlinulties to a close, which the Chairman considered
w.i.s impracticable, according to the deed of settlement,
the Company not being able to make new shares.
Mr. BROWNLOW then proposed the following reso-
lrition :

"That it being expedient that prompt and effectual measures
I,e taken to liquidate the remaining liabilities of the Company,
the Directors be, and are hereby requested to consult with the
principal Shareholder', on the best plan for accomplishing this
object, and to report their decision to a special meeting, to be
called for the purpose of receiving such Report."
Mr. lIITCHENS seconded it.

Major RICHARDSON said that the Proprietors, who
;had refused to pay the call on them, of whom he was
kine, did so, because they believed they were not legally
bound to pay. They thought the Company a ruinous
destructive one, and that it was better it should be
dissolved at once. With regard to the actions brought
:against those Proprietors for the calls, all they asked for
was, to be treated with equity. If they were entitled to
pay, the decision would determine it; but they were re-
solved it should be after they had seen how the money
hail been expended, and not before. He had brought
with- him a bill in Chancery, which, unless justice
were done them, they were determined to file at
the earliest possible period. The meeting would
see, therefore, that it was not an empty threat.
The loss on the half year had been 5,000/, and
This had been going on for sixteen years. The-.
principal and interest that had been paid amounted
to 3,000,0001, and all the Proprietors had ever received
was 43,000 L, paid out of their own capital, contrary to
the deed of settlement. The legal opinion given in 1838
was. only half laid before the Proprietors, or the meet-
ing would have certainly come to a resolution for dis-
sdving the Company. He would not have the term ho-
nourable applied to those who had paid their calls
blindly, in opposition to those who stood out upon their
legal rights.
Mr. BROWNLOW, in explanation, said that no good
could attend discussions respecting the former manage-
ment of the Company. They were now in a difficult
position, and they must act with unanimity, in order to
!ifet ,out of it.
7. The CHAIRMAN observed that, in the year 1838, every
irriormation had been given to the Proprietors. No one
had ever doubted that they were responsible for
the interest to Mr. Attwood, but there had been an
impre,ssion that they were not liable for the principal
Re (the Chairman) had never defended the contract
wade by the Company in 1835. It had been a most un-
1--a-tainate thing that the Company was ever formed, but
that was not now the question. They were to see now
hoW they could best get out of the difficulties of their
present potlition.
In answer to a question from an Hort. PROPRIETOR,
relative to the present state of the pending actions
ipt which the Company was engaged, the Chairman stated
that the pleas were settled, and the trials would come on
in July next.
After a few words from Mr. Brownlow and Major
Richardson, the Chairman put the resolution, which was
carried, and the meeting separated.

FRANCE.
CHAMBER OF PEERS.-MAY 11.

The President informed the Chamber that a Member
hAd given notice of a proposition relating to the police
of :railroads, and wished to know if it was supported 2
(r.OO-4 cries of " Yes, yes," from all sides.)
pri:tre De Moscowa—lt was not to any proposition
hi desimil to call the attention of the Chamber, it was to
put some questions to the Government respecting the
p-,iica on railr,DAds, and the prudential measures which
those very dangwous modes of communication demanded,
and the urgency a which was but too clearly denion-
smiled by a recent an% horrible event.—(Sensation.)
The Minister of Public Instruction—The Noble Mem-
bei.- and the Chamber at lai,ze could not doubt that the
Government was very seriously and very mournfully
occupied with the frightful disaster
.which had thrown a
glooM over the capital. There could not, therefore, be
any objection on their part to have questions put
from the tribune; but he could not very weli see, he con-
fessed, the Object of the Noble Member's proceeding.
Prince De Moscovva—There was not any intention
whatever on his part to blame the Ministry respecting.
the horrible event of Sunday last. lie considered that it
would be interesting to the public and the Chamber to
have the matter discussed within the limits and on the'
points he had mentioned.
The President—lt. could not at present be said it was
certain that the Bill just alluded to would be brought
before them at all. It -would be more suitable, in his
'pinion, to appoint one of the sittings of next week as
the time when the explanations :might be required from
the Government.—(Marks of assent from all parts.)
The Chamber was then colasulled, and decided that
the fivt sitting of next week sitould be the time.

The decay of the Teeth a lid Glint: arises from
various causes; but, princi;,ally, it may be attributed to early
neglect, ill health, and the use of ' youth Powders containing*
mineral and other deleterious acids, which give a momentary'
whiteness to the Teeth, while they orrede the enamel !—The
extreme prevalence of this last cause is too wOll known to need
Comment. To this fact, indeed, is principally to be attributed
the long Botanical research, which wav happily terminated by
the most felicitous discovery ever giver to the world for the
preservation of die teeth, Gums, and p .reath, viz.—Rowland's
Odonto, or Pearl Dentifrice; this POW(' er new occupies a dis-
tinguished place at the Toilets of th e Sovereigns and the
nobility throughout Europe, while the gi sneral demand for it at
once announces the favour in which at is held by the public
at

fix Robert Peel and Lady 'el left town on
Saturday by the Birmingham I }l4, 'away train for their
seat, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.. The b 'ight Hon. Baronet
reru,7is to London on Wednesday next.

PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR-

ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &e.
LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 13.
Number Dividend Price
of per CANALS. per
Shares. Annum. Paid. Share.
1,766 7 rer cent. Ashton & Oldharn...Average97l.lBs.sh. 94
1,482 41. Ashbl-de.ls-Zouch ..... Avtrage 1151.5 h. 71
1,260 Basingstoke.. lool.lh. 5
1,065 51. Br ecknock and Aber gav enny Mill . sh. 92
1,,000 1-1611 a. NI, Birmingham, 1.16 th share ...Ail. & 711. 194
4,000 ........ Ditto & Liverpool Junct.lg9l. sh.loorl 21
600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton.loo/.sh. allpi
409 51. Chelmer and 131ackwater 1001.5h. ni

SOO 321. Coventry 1001. sh. 305
..... .... Croydon. Average3ll.2s 10d. sh . -
2,060 51. Os. Dudley 1001.5 b. 24
800 131. Derby 1001.5h . 120
CO,OOO 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d.pd 30
3,5751 4' Ellesmiereand Chester Average Mak. 61
MIB2I Erawasn ......... ............... , .....1001.8n. 735
6,435 8' Forth and Clyde 100/. sb. 100/. pd. 1:6
:An 75. Grand Junction... ....... .............1001.sn 124%
M
19i 255. Grand Union
",500 Grand 5urrey.......... 1001.5b. 15
1,000! 41".. percent. Ditto (optional) Co"an 1001.
.026 .. ..... Grand Western ...... .......... 11. sh. all pd 10
600 IS 125.8 d. Glamorganshire, Aver. cost 17:21. 138.4 d. 'llO
749 121. Grantham ............... ...... -. 1501. sh. 220
8 238 2., Os. Huddersfield! Average 5 /I. 65.6 d. sh. 19
100 - ...... Kensington lOO eh. allpd 102
21.323 11.10 s. Kennet znd Avon, Av. 39/.185.01. eh 18k
11,699} 11.10 s. Lancaster Average 4711. Os. 8
710
d 27
2,8978 301. Leeds and Liverpool
5151 11. 10s. Leicester l4Ol. It 150
,897 51. vs. Leicester & Northampton Aver
200
72
2,409 IN. Monmouthshire lool.sl
250 131. Melton Mowbray
600 251. Mersey and Irwell lOOl. sh . 510
9,000 11. 10s. Macclesfield lOOl. sh. all pd. 16
247 171. Neath lool.sh. 389
2,400 51. Peak Forest... ...... Avei.ge about 761. sh. 63
1,418 Ss. Regent's (or London) Av. 331.168.8 d. sh. 11
5,689 61. Rochdale Average 461. 62
500 81. Shropshire
800 111. 10s. Somerset Coal ........ ........... 1501.3h. 170
3,600/. 6 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121.108. ah. 11%
700 36/. Stafford and Worcester 1401.8 h. 886
500 151 Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280
300 91. 3tourbridge .......s. 1451.5 h. 396
3,647 91. Os. Stratford.on-Avon A fer.... 791. 93. bd. sh. 33
533 12}1 Swansea 1001.5h. 265
3,762 21. 12s. Severn and Wye &Railway Av. 261.91. sh. 45
Wotan. 321. 10.. Trent and Mersey, j share .1001. sh. 475
8,149 ... ...... Thames and Medway Av. 191. he. Bd. sh. 2
1• h• 1 14/. Warwick and Wrmingham lool.sh 200
I,6ooish.
980 10f. Warwick and N spiced 1001.sb. 119
7,000 41. Worcester & Birmingham Av. 781.85. sh. 55
6,000 361. Wilts and Berks Average 87/. 10s Bd. sh. 28\
800 th. Wyriev and Essington 1251. sh . 74
_ell .... ... Wisoeacn ............. ..... lf;Z.l.sh. 80
905 it Wey and Arun.......... llOl. an. 20
DOCKS.

2.600 & j 9 p c. Commerc.al ...... ..................... 1001. sh . 61
1,065i5h. •
5 per cent. East and West India .............1:t0ck 105
11238.310 f I. 3il.p.ct, London ...........Stock
16005(
Ditto Bonds
2,200 91.65. sd. Bristol Average 14'1.95. sh . 75
68,3241. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes. various amounts lO9
352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 97
50000 4} per cent. Ditto Bonds .... lOO%
204.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years
Deptford Pier .. 2Ol. ah. 20L pd 10

BRIDGES.
1,600 1/. Hammersmith 501. sti. 2134
7,231
1,700 I/. 155 Ditto, New, of 711 per cent.,......501. sh . 151
a,OOO
5,000 225. Od, Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 CO/. p 4 21
5,000 19a. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 18%
v. 0,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds
5,848 27s Vauxhall .......Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh 27
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
2,000 31101 Albion ........... ............ 5001. sh. 501. pd 70
50.000 rfn,, 158.1•1 Allianceßritish &Foreignlool.sh.ll/. pd 13%
110,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine . ..... ..........1001. sh. 5!. pd 5%
24,000 41. per sh. Atlas 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 1434
1,00 job. 51. Birmingham 1' ire....... ..... 250/. sh. 55/. pd 107%
20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 2501. sh. 50/. pd 41
12,000 61. percent. British Commercial 5O/. sh. Si. pd 6
5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Medical Lite, 100
10011.5h.2110s pd 634
4,000 2108 County
2,000 51. Eag1e......... 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 454
209 ittngni Economic Life 10001. sh. 2501. pd 406
2,271 512 s.per cent. European Lit:. 20/. :h. all pd 22
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 201. sh. 21. pd 11,
.000,0001. el. per ct Globe Stock 125
AOOO 51. Guardian
30,000 4s. Od. Hope 5O/. eh. 51. pd 51
2,400 5/. Its. lid. Imperial I. ire 5OO/. sh. 501. pd 140
7,500 10s. ed. Imperial Lite lOO/. sh. 10!. pd 11
13,459 5/. percent. Indemnity Marina lOOl. ih. 8/. pd 3i34
2,020 31108 Kent Fire 5O/. sh. all pd 91
31. Ditto Life 5O!. pd
10,000 ::.5s Law Life lOO/. :h. 101. pd 32%
5,000 103. London, Fire 95/. sh. 121. 10s. pd PA
3,210 10s. London, Ship ......251. all. 121. 10s. pet 161
1.000,000!. ... ..... Minerva Life lON. sh.
2 i,OOO 5/. per cent. National Loan Fund... 201 sh 2!. 10s. pd 21
30,000 51. per cent. Palladium Life 50/. sh. 2/. pd
50,000 51. per cent. Protector Life. 2O/. sh. 21. pd 17564
10,000 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters ....1101. sh. 5/. pd 534
2,500 1/. Provident Lite IOO/. sh. 10/. pd 20
100,Gf31 4s. Od. Rock Life ........... ..................... 2/. pd 4
89,20.01 5/. per c.'at. Royal Exchange Stock 170
6,009 5 per cent. University Lite 1001. sh. 51. pd 11
10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd

. .
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
25,000 Agric. and Corn. of Ireland2sl. sh. 10!. pd
P.,000 8 per cent. Australasia 40!. sh. 401. pd Si
10,009 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 50/. sh. 10/. pd 13%
(0,000 19 per cent. Birmingham Bank ......» 501. sh. 101. pd 13
33,000 6 per cent. London & Westminster 1001. sh. 20/. pd 22%
60,000 51. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10/. pd 13
3,008 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. sh. 301. pd 90
25,000 10 per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. wil. pi 19
50,000 7i per cent. Blanchester and Liver-2 50,..h. 151 pd 1934
pool Discount
20,000 7 per cent. Manchester lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 4%
20,000 S per cent. Provincial Bank of Irelandlool. sh. 05/.1)11 4154
10,000 6 per cent National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 17i/. pd 15
10,000 6 per cent National Provincial Eng.lool. sh. 351. pd 35%
10,000 Ditto New 101. sh. 101. pd 10
10,000 Gloucestershire 50/. oh. 10/. pd 32
• 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 5O/. sh. 51. pd 9%

GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.

- --- - -
2,500 16s Od Bath. 201. sh. 161. pd 22
5,000 ..... ... British 401. sh. 16/. pd 19
5,000 [sl*Percenti Ditto Provincial 2Ol. sh. 191. pd 23
and Bs. 64,
928 51 lOs Birmingham 50/. sh. 101
4,250 VI Os Bristol 2O/. sh. 36
2,250 31 101 Brighton . .... ........ 901. sh. 13%
750 91 10a Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 181. pd 9
2,471 4i per cent Brighton General .90/. sh. all pd 9%
4,000 71.105. Continental Consolidated .751. 62i/. pd 110
1,000 101. City of London.. ...... ..- SOO/. sh. all pd 195
1,000 61. Ditto, New ........ .....1001. sh. 751. pd 150
4,000 31.05. Equitable •............................501. poi 20
LO,OOO 3!. per cent. Imperial 561. sh. 6036
800 W. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. eh. 201. pd 19
2,350 61. per cent. t ndependent.....................30/.3b. all p..„ 56
9,00 u 51. per cent. Phoenix 5Ol. sh. 391. pa 30%
1,1Y:9 4!. par cent. Ratcliff lOOl. sh. 80/. pd 03
4,000 South Actropoiitan 50/. sh. t 334/. pd 18
9,000 51. per cent. United General 501. sh. 471.0 30
240 51. per cent. Warwick 5Ol. sh. 50
400 5/. per cent Wakefield
2,000 3!. Westminster Chartered .... . -501. sh. 57
6,000 12s. Ditto New ... 5.1/. sh. 101. pd 11%
700 3 per cent. Yarmouth '2o/. sh. 18/. pd
WATER WORKS
1,800 31s. Birmingham 2.5'. sh. 251. pd 91
4,4:33 71. East London 100/. sh. 165%
5,500 21 153. Grand Junction Average 41/. 15s. 4d. sh. 56
2,000 2/. Kent 1001. sh. 52%
372 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 325
1,500 2 1101 New River London Bridge Water Ann... 60
6,483 2! lOs Manchester and Salford 1001. sh. 54
1,000 5 per cent. South London lOOl. sh. 98
8,294 4jl. West Middlesex Average 631.[125.9d. sh. 24
1.360 11 141 York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 35
IRON RAILWAYS.
6,300 21. Os. Birmingham and Derby ...- lOll pd 50
9,500 3 pes cent. Birmingham and Gloucester 1(0!. pd 54
15,000 4 per cent. Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. 70 pd 44
7,500 Cheltenham &G. Western 1001.8 h. 725,1. 19%
3,009 ......... Clarence 1001. sh. 100/ pd 20
8,000 ... ...... Dublin and Drogheda 1001. sh. 5/. psi
50.000 ......... Eastern Counties 251. sh. 231. pd 9%
10,000 5 per cent. Great North of Englandlool. sh. 1001. pd 85
10,918 12 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. sh. all pd 182
25;00 4 per cent. Great Western 1601. sh. 65/. pd 92%
25,000 :3 per cent. Ditto New 501. sh. 501. pd 61%
6,000 5 per cent Gosport Junction.. 5O!. sh. 501. pd 59
2,000 8 per cent. Hartlepool 100/. sh. 1001. pd 145%
8,000 Rutland Selby ........ .......501. sh. 504, pd 40
2,100 4 per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 65
5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester 10(1.sh. 1001. pd 188%
7,968 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 5Ol. pd 91
11,195 10 percent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 45
36,000 ~....... London and Brighton 50/. sh. 501. pd 311%
21,000 .....».. London and Blackwall 251. sh. 251. pd 111„
90,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich -401. ols. '2Ol. pd 5%
25,000 ili per sh. London & Birmingham 1001. sb.9o/. pd 180%
25,000 21. is Rd. Ditto Quarter Shares ....251.171. 51. pd 373.
,
31,250 31. l's. 4d. Ditto New Shares 32/. sh. 32/. pd 31%
30,000 3 per 0. London and S.Western Av. 381, 17s. 9d. 6114
33,000 ... ...... London and Croydon}
Av. 13/. 15s. 9d. 137 i
Ditto New Scrip... 131 i,
13,000 41. per sh. Manchester and Leeds...loo/. oh. '7O/.0 83
13,000 Ditto Half Shares 5O/. 30/. pd 57%
10,000
Ditto Extension 7l. pd 2
10,600 2/.los. Midland Counties 'OO/. sh. 100/ pd 76%
15,000 31. Os. North Midland ..... .... 1.01. sh. 1001 pd 66
1/.loe. Ditto New 401. pd 3234
10,256 11.10 s. Northern and Eastern.... 501. sh 451. pd 43%
i,669 Preston and Wyre 5O/. sh. 30/. pd 36
isB,ooo 4 per cent. South Eastern and Dover ...... ... !Al. pd 29%
1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington ..».„..10('1. sh. 265
9,000 ......... Thames Haven 501. sh 5/. pd
6,000 10/. per cent. York and North Midland 50 . sh. 501. pd 92%
MINES.
8,000 ... . .... Albion Copper... ....... 51.1 ') 21/. pd 12
4.000 li. 55. A iten l5l. sh 121. Its pd 1%
10,006 ....... Anglo Mcgican,iss. 5!. pm.lool. sh. al 1 d 2
Ditto Subscription ... ....... .......251. pa '2%
...
2,000 .. . Bolanos l5Ol. sh ell psi 11%
10,000 It. .... Brasilianlmp. iss.sl. pm 35/.lh. 'J.II. pd 9
6,000 ....... Macaubas & tocaes United 251.5h.251. pd 4%
1I No ....... Ditto St. John Del Rey 213/.sh. 141. pd 1%
10.000 ........ Bolivar Copper Company, 20/. sh. 20/. pd 1
10,000 „....... Ditto Scrip „.........».» 101, sh. 101. pd 2
2.0,000 ..... .... British Iron ...........» 1001. sh. 701 pd 8
,008 ... . . .... British Copper ..... ...........51.sh. W. pd 1%
~....... este, Brsieca .... ........................64/. pd 5%
Candonga....... 7k!. pd 5
JO,OOO I 1 Copiapo 2Ol. ,h. In pd 0
8,506 .. ...... Columbian, las. ss. pm 551.5 h. 55/. pd 0%
2,850 91. English 14/. Gs. pd 2
20,000
6155 .„.„„ Mexican Company... ...... 100/.0. GUI pd
3,008 Polberou Console . lO/. sh, 8/. p 4 4
11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered 2ll
Ditto Loan Notes 150/. pd 50
50,000 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. 401. sh all pd 1%
DIM. Scrip l%
Ditto New-Scrip 4! pi 314
West Cork . . ... ......... ..... 50/. sh 50/. pd 38
LITERARY 1 NsTrArioNs.
1,00 ......... London, with Bronze Ticket ...7Sgs.sh. 13
1.500 „,...... London University ... ..... 100/. sh. all pd 7
700 ... .... . Russell .25gs. sh. 6
King' College
_____
___ 1001. 19%

NE* FOUNTAIN IN ST. JAMES'S

PARK.

This ornamental fountain was erected last week in that por-
tion of the water more immediately fronting the Palace. It
pretends to something like classical design in its make, but
when it is considered that an ornament to the chief of our Bri-
tish Parks is composed merely of stone, plaster, and stucco-
work, it forms a poor contrast with the smallest of the marble
cascades which Versailles sets forth to be the gaze and attrac-
tion of visitors from Paris and its suburbs.
The structure of the New Fountain may be thus described
—The pediment emerging from the water is pyramidally-shaped,
flattened at the top, and the sides overlaid with decors•
tive pieces attached, made in imitation of fan-shaped
sea-shells. On this a pillar about two feet and a half
in height, upon which rests a sort of basin, like the round
of a sunflower, and out of this another ornament at the top.
The water will, without rising any height, fall over the sides of
this, and then descend in a circular shower of about five or six feet
in depth into the water below. It was tried on Thursday
and found to act well. The fountain, on the whole, will
form a neat appendage to the Park, and give a showy air
to this end of the Palace. Mr. Simpson, the architect, whose
works are near the Wooden-bridge Chelsea, was the contractor,
the component parts were formed at his works, and brought to
the spot finished. A larger fountain, which will aim at some-
thing more of style, is now in progress of construction by the
same party, which is destined, on completion, to adorn the
centre of this fine piece of water.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.

The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in
the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes
Registered in the week ending May 7, 1842." The Table is
issued from the Office of the Registrar-General
Weekly
Average
1838-9.40-1
CAUSES OF DEATH. Total.
Four I Four

Springs 'Years
Epidemic, Endemic, & Contagious Diseases 108 183 190
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 152 147 149
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
.t.:;seases of the Heat and Blood-vessels
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other
Organs of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c 9 5 4
Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c l3 9 10
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 7 6 6
Diseases of the Skin, &c 3 1 '1
Diseases of Uncertain Seat . lOO 99 104
01. d Age, or Natural Decay 56 63 69
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intem-
perance
Causes not specified
Deaths from all causes. 756 --
Average Weekly Deaths B7l 912
Population Average Death
enu. Weekly in
DISTRICTS. merated Deaths the
Is4l. 18334-4 C-1. Week.
West—Kensington, St. George
( Hanover-square), Westmin- Four I Four
ster, St. Martin in the Fields, Ye rs. Springs.
St. James 300,705 135 136 123
North—St. Mary-le-bone, St
Pancras, Islington, Hackney 365,660 162 156 116
Central—Saint Giles and Saint
George, Strand, Clerkenwell,
Holborn, St. Luke, East Lon-
don, West London, City of
London 373,806 188 179 141
East--Shoreditch,Whitechapel,
Bethnal Green, St. George
in the East, Stepney, Poplar 392,49 i 206 190 185
South—St Savioiw, St. Olave,
St. G eorge( Southwark ),Ber-
mondtey, Newington. Lam-
beth, Camberwell, Bother-
hithe, Greenwich .... —438,060 221 210 185

Total 1,870,727 912 1171 756
It is stated that under the term Metropolis are comprised the
32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of Lon-
don with and without the walls, the City and Liberties of
Westminster, the out-parishes within the Bills of Mortality—
and the parishes of St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, Kensington,
Fulham, Hammersmith Chapelry), St. Luke (Chelsea), Pad-
dington, St. Mary (Stoke Newington), St. Leonard (Brom-
ley), St. Mary-le-bow, Camberwell, Greenwich, St. Nicholas
and St. Paul (Deptford), and Woolwich. The population, as
enumerated in 1831, was 1,594,890; and in June 1841, was
1,870,727. The weekly aversge for 1838, 1839, 1810. and
1841, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the four years by
208, and the deaths in the four winters by 52.
TEMPERATUkE IN THE WEEKS ENDING
April 30. May 7.
Highest
Lowest 45 42
Daily Mean
General Register Office, May 12, 1842.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM TUE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY.

GLOBE.—The petition of Mr. H. Warburton, the
late Member for Bridport, presented to the House of
Commons last night by Mr. C. Buller, will strengthen
the demands which the country is at length roused
to make upon the Legislature, and with which that
body seems at length disposed to comply, that
some effectual check shall be provided against the
progress of the political and moral plague which
threatens the destruction of the electoral system,
by degrading the franchise to a marketable com-
modity, and, familiarising the electors with fraud,
perjury, and the companion vices which constitute
the machinery of the system, expose the social
system to disruption, by weakening the ties
which unite society. Mr. AVarburton's petition con-
tains what may be properly called a history of elec-
toral corruption in the mildest forms which it assumes.
It originated in an allusion made to the case of Brid-
port, in the debate on Mr. Roebuck's motion on
Monday last, by the way of oblique reflection, that
the " compromise and bribery at Bridport " were not
proposed to be comprehended in the list of com-
promises to be subjected to the ordeal of the Spe-
cial Committee. Mr. Warburton, from the hour
that he surrendered his seat, is known to have
been most anxious to bring the whole of the cir-
cumstances which imposed that necessity upon him
before the public—not less from a desire to vindi-
cate his own character from the imputations with
which the malignity of party has industriously as-
sailed him, than from a sense of what was due to that
public, whose cause was injured by the suspicions thus
cast upon his integrity.- Mr. C. Buller gave notice
that on Friday next he would move that Mr. War-
burton's petition be referred to the Select Com-
mittee, appointed to investigate and report to the
House the evidence relating to the recent com-
promises of Election Petitions. We cannot ima-
gine on what grounds the motion can be resisted.
If the object for which the Committee is ap-
pointed be to discover the sources of corrupt prac-
tices, which the apprehensions of having exposed,
led to compromises that defeated the ends of justice
and infringed the privileges of Parliament, there is
in Mr. Warburton's petition a case stated, and sup-
ported by a series of facts, of the very description best
calculated to accomplish the proposed object. It is
too late for the House of Commons to shrink back
from its declared purpose. There must be no exclu-
sion of evidence, if that evidence be pertinent to the
inquiry. The character of the House is bound up
with the result. It will stand or fall in public esti-
mation, according as faith is kept with the country
respecting the expressed determination to deal honestly
with it in the matters now forced upon its attention;
nor can that House afford to incur the consequences
of refusing to fulfil the pledge.
STANDARD.—Mr. Warburton, the most emi-
nent of all political purists, and the founder and con-
stant master of the sect of the philosophical Radicals
—the compounders of the wisdom, benevolence, and
piety of Malthus and Tom Paine—Mr. Warburton,
the very model of patriot Reformers, appeared last
night in the shape of a long petition, confessing a
sixteen years' career of political iniquity, and pray-
ing that he might be put on his trial before Mr.
Roebuck's Committee. We do not remember any
similar case of self-devotion to justice, except that
of the Pope who solemnly condemned himself to
be burned for his sins, and he was burned accord-
ingly, if that story is not indeed apocryphal. How-
' ever, it may lessen the shock of such an astonishing
act of virtue as Mr. Warburton's to recollect that
there had been reason to suspect a purpose of bringing
the affairs of Bridport to light before the ruea culpa
cry of the lately appointed Steward of the Chiltern
Hundreds could be heard or anticipated. Mr. War-
burton's petition developer some pleasant pas-
sages between him and the surviving Liberal
Member, Mr. Alitchell, but, curiously enough,
it does not touch the Conservative Member.
The compromise appears to have been some-
thing different from any of those hitherto ex-
posed—a compromise, not between a candidate and a
sitting Member, but a compromise between the two
sitting Members, both conscious of very foul cor-
ruption, and therefore compelled to determine be-
tween them which should go to the wall. Mr.
Warburton seems to think that he was jockied in the
affair ; hence his perfect virtue is dashed with a
slight shade of earthly feeling—he seems to be very
angry with his Liberal friend Mr. Mitchell. If the
veteran corruptor of Bridport may be said to re-
present the. wisdom of Liberalism, Mr. Thomas
Slingsby Duncombe, of Finsbury, ought, we are
sure, to be accepted as a type of its chi-
valry ; and Mr. Duncombe made last night some dis-
closures of his private practice, as startling as the
revelations of Mr. Warburton. Mr. Duncombe
prefaced his absurd and mischievous proposition of a
declaration, by an acknowledgment that at five elec-
tions he had expended no less a sum than thirty-four
thousand pounds !in bribes—in bribes, not to coun-
teract. corruption, but to counteract influence, in
four at least of these elections. This is the con-
fession of a Liberal of the first water—of the
introducer of the Chartist petition. It is not for
any but Mr. Duncombe's creditors (if he has any
such), to inquire where he got the 34,0001., thus
expended, according to his own account, in suborning
fraud and perjury—in a war against legitimate in-
fluence ; but looking at the mass of the House of
Commons, we cannot suspect that each Member of
Mr. Thineombe's standing has been able, either from
his own resources, or upon credit, to squander such a
sum as 34,0001., and less, we suppose, would not
secure a seat in Parliament, or Mr. Duncombe would
not have been silly enough to expend so much. Mr.
Duncombe's own experience, therefore, would seem
to be decisive against his monstrous assumption, that
of the whole House GOO Members obtained admission
by corruption.