The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-19 00:00:00

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At a meeting, held yesterday, of the creditors of
Messrs. Barber, Iteeenauer, and Co., of Mincing-lane,
who stopped on the 3rd inst., the statement of affaira
presented by Mr. Henry Chatteris, the accountant,
showed the liabilities to be 32,488 L, viz, 17,7711. to
creditors unsecured, 7,0181. to creditors Partially
secured, and 7,1011. liabilities on bills. The assets
being leas than 4,0001., a deficiency of no leas than
28,7381. is shown. These results were received with
much dissatisfaction, and, after a protracted and
angry discussion, it was determined by the creditors
to throw the winding-up of the estate into the Court
of Bankruptcy. It was accordingly resolved that
the partners be requested to sign a declaration of
insolvency.
The meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Allen,
Smith, and Co. who stopped on the 17th ult., was
also held yesterday. The balance-sheet presented by
Messrs. Quitter, Ball, and Co., stated the liabilities
at 20.3061., and the assets at only 4,6441., leaving a
deficiency of 13,7821. The losses which resulted in
this deficiency were described as for the most part
attributable to the failure of houses at home and
abroad connected with the Swedish trade. It is an
important feature in the ease, however, that the
claims of the creditors are likely to be satisfied in full
by means of the private estate of Mr. Allen, which
was stated by Mr. M'Llsed, the solicitor, co be of
sufficient value to cover even any increase in the
deficiency, should such arise in connexion with liabi-
lities which ought properly to be met by other par
ties. There may, however, be some difficulty in
the proposed arrangement, for it is stated that the
bulk of Mr. Allen's private estate has been settled
upon some of his relatives. It was ultimately
resolved to wind up the estate under inspection.

The Frustum Ownspeadinser says :—" The Mi-
nisters of the latalor and lifssance hems Wearied a circolaz
Is all the governors of the &bide of the kingdom, having
thr object to invent the this el Sense Highness' being
gins to persons who lam so right to It. Serious abuses
have, says the cheeks., taloa piece at this subject, and tend
Is remove the limits which mepand• the high from the in-
tutor nolidity. The circular pefate oat the laws end ordi-
nances which regulate such matters, and enjo no attention
to this. The title of ' Serene Highness' in Prussia, it says,
only belongs to twenty-four families; the others having only
• right to the dignity of prince."

According to the correspondent of the Indepen-
dence Belo, the groat majority otthe strangers who are pre-
sent at the Jeufoose trial et Emus, are English—more es-
pecially Baglish ladies. "Same of the latter," it is said,
"have marts Incredible effects to obtain admission into the
Palais de Justice."

The Press thinks that the frequent eabinet coun-
cils which hay. bc3n hold during the pest week are nt.•
without peculiar significance. " Kintner. see conscious of
their weakness, and dread the approaching notion. Great
differences of opinion are known to exist among them ; and
over and above the dangers of disunion, their marked in-
feriority In debate mast cause them the deepest anxiety!'
Notwithstanding them oirmunstances, however, the Press
thinks it unlikely that the composition of the cabinet will be
materially altered. "No man of talent will link himself to
a broken cabinet for the sake of • bad =me; and whatever
Is to be demanded of the parliament of 1858, we now roe be •
ibre ea the men who ere to do it."
Fishermen and tackle-makers are busily collecting
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adeeriptions for a sammument la Highgae Cemetery t,
"Ephemera;" and a vary taluietial ecaemittee has been
farad by cricketers ma basil d "Pelle."

Tag iVESTERN BANK OF GLOSOOW.—The report
of the Committee of Staroholders appointed to inves-
tigate the affairs of the Western Beak, was laid before a
meeting beta in Glasgow yesterday (Thursday) ; and surely
• more dismal picture of mismanagement hoe rarely been
presented to public view. It will be remembered that at the
ant meeting of depositors on the 18th of November, • report
was presented by the Director., which stated that the smote
of the mary were 9,388,1841 , and the liabilities, 7,671,8411.,
"Laving,' so these gentlemen grandly expreseed it, " •
million and threnqueriers as a guarantee to the public of the
company's assets." Bad this statement been anything like
c the Bank might, with a little forbearance, have been
enabled ve
to resume banner again. Bat there were suspicions
that it was delusive. The mysterise of Glasgow trade and
money traimactiona began to be " smoked " b 7 suspicious
coeditors; sad soother statement wee demanded from the
dirsotars. The second 'sport of these gentlemen was rather
more modest. They admitted a loss of 800,0001. ; and Mr.
Meraing, the manager, was so candid as to edd, on behalf of
the &edam " that they did sot mean to imply that their
&set loss amounted to only that sum." This terrible mar-
gin ter doubt led to the appointment of a committee of the
shareholders to investigate 11111 afour of the noncan tho-
roughly ; and yesterday, same have elated, their report wan
submitted toe meeting of their companions in misfortune.
Its main fact may be given in • 'entente :—Tbe Weetetn
Bank ha. lost by be transactions, 2,020.5851.—that to, it
has loot its own capital of 1,600,0001., its "rest" 1
of 215,8921. (If ever such • fund existed wee in
name), and 304,8921. of money belonging to the public I
If we compere this statement with the statement submitted
by the directors to the meeting of depositors on the 18th of
November—exactly one short month ago—we fled that the
hank is in • worse potato by upwards of 2,0000001. than
they sepeended it. Instead of haviag •narplus of 1,798,8481.
over its nannies, it shows a detce/ncy of 304,0821. This
was a mistake of anormina dtheasions,b • mistake it wits.
Memsenne we do not cars to 0.11 it any worse Issas,
although, when we redact that the falsely favounthle stair
vont of tire 18th November wee made for the purpose of in-
ducing depantan to allow their money to remain to the
bear* hands, it is • quantal whether it does sot disarm •
worse name, and perhaps something beam—Behnke/1k
Inevem. The Gimpy, Day Mail lays," The emu d
Whin /Omitted to the shareholders is the blackest account
ever INNS la Beceland."