Star.
London, England, 1826-07-25 00:00:00

THE HONDURAS COMPANY.

Yesterday, a Meeting of the Shareholders in Ibis
Company was held at Batson's Coffee-house, by ad-
journment. It was by no means so well attended as on
the former occasions; a number of those who then at-
tended having been content to take the 21. per share
offered by the Directors.
Mr. BLAIN was called to the Chair, and in his address
to the Meeting, he said the impression made upon hisl
mind, from the discussions which had taken plane at
former Meetings, was, that although the Directors had
acted with great improvidence, diet bad not acted from
improper motives.
Mr. W. CLARK said there was not the slightest ground
for such an impression as that entertained by the Chair-
man, as he (Mr. Clark) would have proved, had those
at whose request he had taken so prominent a part in
this business supported him as they ought, and as they;
had promised. He attended there to state, that-a:lts
advice had not been followed, he should net Interfere'
further in the business. His first opinion of the merits
of the case remained unchanged. He thoughtthe con-
duct of the Directors unwise,. improvident and dis-
honourable. Had he been supported, he would hive
undertaken to get back the money, or to have stamped
with eternal infamy the names of every person con-
cerned in it.

Several of the Shareholders expressed their concern, that Mr.
Clark should have met with anything to induce him to throw► up
the business, and they solicited him M retries his determination.
Mr. STOICZS said, he, for one, should not shrink. He
had pursued his separate action against the Directors,
and he trusted the event would shew those who had
acceded to the proposal of the Directors the folly of
that step.
A number of Shareholders declared the transaction
of buying in one half nearly of the Company's Shares,
and then charging them with the loss, to be fraudulent.
Ultimately they prevailed on Mr. Clark to allow a string
of Resolutions, which he had prepared, to be submitted
to the Mee►ing. They declared the Shareholders were
not satisfied with the defence made by the Directors,
and that measures ought to be taken to compel them to
refund. The Resolutions were carried, a Committe was
appointed, and it was determined to make an applica-
tiot .o the Lord Mayor on the subk cr.

The number of B ink notes in circulation under 51. on
the Mb et July, amounted to 1,5841,11001.
The frame-work knitters of Sutton-in-Ashfi..-14 near
Mansfield,havoreceived afore orders since Saturday week than they
have done fur six months past. The prices, too, are 34. per dozen
in advance, and the pour men evidently rejoice, in the fUll hopes of
a progressive and continued demand.
Thursday night the premises of Messrs. Mane. Tra..,
viz, and Milne, of Crompton, near Oldham, were sobbed
of a large suns of money,in a manner uncommonlydaring
and audacious. The watchman, when goinehisa:ounds
outside the premises, was suddenly seized, disarmed,
tied to a Cali, and a gag put into his mouth to prevent
him from giving an alarm. The robbers then broke
into the counting-house. forced the iron Safe, and plun--
dered it of about 500 sovereigns, 601. in Bank notes,
and 301. in silver, cash which had been obtained for the
purpose 4.1 paying the wages of the workmen.
The number of bankrupts in the first six months of
the present year has beet 161. The greatest number
in any tub& sem of the seven preceding was that in
1819, viz. 1578. The insolvents who have applied to
be discharged from prison, from January 1, to June
30, last, are 3392. The compositions with creditors,
not attended with bankruptcy or imprisonment, have
been very numerous.
The late king, Geortai 111. sent as a present to the
Emperor of CHINA a handso:ne town•builcchariot.—
On board the vessel which conveyed it (it was packed
in separate piec- s). a Mandarin attended, to see it
mounted and put together, that he might inform him-
self of the uses of the severil parts. lie readily un-
derstood all the rest but the two seats, the one within,
and the coachman's seat, covered of course with a su-
perb hammer-cloth, uerplesed him, " For whom is
that seat:". said he, pointing to the inside rf the car-
riage. Ile was told it was for the Emperor. " And
that ?" pointing to the coach-box. " Fur the m.ut who
guides the ht.rser." Do you think," said he, with a
sudden burst of indignation, " that our glorious So-
vereign, the Son of the Sun, Sec. will allow any one to
1 be placed bigber than himself ?'