The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-09 00:00:00

TEE COMMERCIAL DERANGEMENTS AT

BRADFORD.

(Prom the Leas Newry of Jib day.)

Mercantile affairs at Bradford are atilt in a state
of disorder, and several additional stoppages of firms in the
wonted trade have been mentioned en- what appears to be
reliable authority, u having occurred within the last few
days.
Messrs. William Yewdall and SOIL, woolataplers, of Ap-
perky Bridge, it is slated, and pretty generally believed,
are about to call their creditors together. This firm, It
will be ~membered, were largely involved in transactions
with the insolvent houses of Wens. W. Cheesebrough and
Son, of Bradford, and Mr. Edward Smith, of London. The
liabilities of Messrs. Wrn. lestedall and Sons are reported
to be upwards of 200,0001., and the sleets under 40,0001.
Nothing definite, however, is yet known.
The other individuals and firms who are reported to have
stopped payment for the purpose of communicating with
their creditors ate the following —Mr. William Walker,
woolatapler, Bermondsey, Bradford, whose liabilities are
understood to be not very heavy ; Messrs. Robinson and
Booth, worsted spinners, Thornton-road, Bradford ; Mr.
Cockshott, worsted spinner and manufacturer, Shipley ; and
Mr. Foster, a top maker, at Bradford. Mr. Foster is said to
have bees engaged in bill tranuotions In connexion with
Mr. W. C. Heigh, woolstapter, whose creditors met last
week. The liabilities of Mr. Cockshott are believed to be
small.

Inomseq uence of the disclosures made at the meeting of
Mr. W. C. thighs creditors, a dm carrying on an extensive
business as merchants and manufacturers at Bradford, bare

Ibis week bed their elixirs investigated for the satisf;Clioe,
is said, of the Branch Bank of England, at Leeds, and
the Bradford Banking Company. A statement of the lia-
bilities and assets of the firm having been prepared by a
public accountant, and checked by H. W. Ripley, Esq.,
showed a surplus of 40,0001. The house in question has had
accommodation bill transactions with one of the firma iu the
wool trade which recently failed.
At the late meeting of the creditors of Messrs. William
Cheesebrough and Bon, woolstaplers, it was determined, by
&majority of one vote, not to divulge the names of the
creditors of the firm. Much dissatisfaction has been expressed
la commercial circles here with regard to the peMag of
this resolution, on the ground that parties who have bad
traMckitige fa accommodation paper ought to be made
known to the trading community generally, so that any
futurri4itx with such houses may take place with and
be by a full knowledge of the liabilities they
have erred by reason of their reckless practices.
This feeling of dissatisfaction has been more strongly
developed today, as it is understood that further revels-
dome bays been made, showing the disgraceful extent to
which accommodation paper has been resorted to in connex-
ion with houses that have lately Mopped payment. Many
commercial men have also expressed themselves greatly dis-
satisfied with the balanoa-shmts pat forward at the meetings
of creditors of some of those houses, such balanos-sheets
being, as alleged, altogether inconsistent with statement*
made as to the meets of the firms referred to sometime pre-
vious to their failure.