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London, England, 1826-01-27 00:00:00

MESSRS. WENTWOfiTII AKD CO.'S WAKEFIELD

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A meeting of the cre.litore of Wentworth mid Co. was held on
Monday, at the Sessions-howl', Wakefield. " for the purpose of
determining whether any and what metuttres ere necessary to be
adopted for protecting the titterers of the creditors."
Previous to the chair being token, J. 31 Anne. :Esq. of Mom-
house, came forward, and stated that the meeting had been called
with his concurrence, but that the gentleman who had called it was
unavoidably 'beta, at ending the funeral of a departed friend.
He further -interlined the meeting that he was a petitioning cre-
ditor on belied, rid the Barnsley Canal Company's Committee, on
which peition a commission ngainet the partners of the above firm,
as banker* at W:Aefield, had been 'glued, and that a separate cam.
mission against Mr. Hartley had also issued; that the mole object
of these proceedings was to secure to the creditors of the Wakefield
mink, and the branch at Bradford, that due influence in the choice
of assignees to which the amount of their claims upon the firm so
justly entitled them; but from which, under the previoua corn.
mission against the lurk bank, it was doubted they would be shut
out. Having stated thus much, and that the Barnsley Canal Com-
patty, whom he represented by power of attorney, were claimants
for the sum of 6.0001. and upwards, and that he CM r. 111.) was a
creditor for 2t/s. only, he lett it to the meeting to adopt sit h pro.
ceedings, either hr appointing a committee to correspond with the
creelito:s at V•rk and Bradford, and look nut for fit and proper
persons to fill the important situation of assignees, of to *Klee to
the working of the commission issued on his petitinn, if, by doing
so, it would appear that ;buy advantage would be gained.
After some desultory conversation, Mr. Maude was unani.
[noway called to the chair, when he requested to know if any
gentleman present had conic prepared with resolutions, which he
should submit to the meeting. A conversation then ensued, in
which 31r. Hill, Mr. Baines, of Leeds. and the. Chairmen, took
part. This callul up Mr. Faber, of Swinton, who, in an animated
speech o: considerable length, denied the necessity of appointing a
committee—ridiculed the objects of the meetings—declared his
willingness, if any plan could be suggests' to enable the partners
to manage their own affairs—to put himself at the bottom of the
list of creditors, and to receive his claim the last—and finally silo.
gised the characters of the whole of the partners, but more particu-
larly that of Mr. Rialiwortb, and concluded his eloquent address,
which was more an appeal to the feelings than to the judgment of
the meetieg, by imploring them on behalf of the partnere, in the
emphatic language of Scripture, •• Have patience with me, and I
will pay thee all. '•
It was here Intimated that Mr. Lee had attended the meeting
with a statement from the partners of the concern, which he would
lay before them, presuming that, from the nature of the
affairs, it was impossible to produce one which could entirely be
relied upon, as from the circumstances of many uills which Lucy
hold, and other securities, being not yet due, and contingencies of
the like nature, it was impossible to make out any amount which
would he entirely unobjectionable. The following statement was
then read by the Chairman :

Di. E s. d.
Lodgments and balances due - - 199.818 0 0
Due to the 1"..,k bank - - - 86.9512 16 9
Nutes in circulation . - - 111407 0 0
-
Draughts in circulation, including Tetdford and
York - 312.890 0 0
- -
Balance in avow of the bank - - - 108,763 3 8

1821.863 0 0

Ca. X. s. tl.
Bank debts, good, had. and dubious - e 48,264 0 0
Sundry bills, part with 3lasterman, and part
with Jones, Lloyd, and Co. - 110,089 0 0
Bills and Notes on which advances have been
made, part on hand, part at blasterrnan's 113.500 0 0

.C 1121,1353 0 0
After some discussion, the meeting separated without passing
any resolution, but evidently under improved feelings, arising
from the communications which had been made to them, and pre-
pared to wait the event of the regular meeting under the com-
mission.

Several eases and opinions of eminent Counsel on the subject of
the appointment of assignees were read ; but as it was understood
from Mr. Lee that the opinionr of the Commissioners were de-
cidedly
In favour that the whole of the creditors should have a
voice in the appointment, it waa not considered imperative on this
meeting to take any further steps, at least fur the present-

LIVERPOOL. BANE OF MR. JOSEPH lIADWEN...—.It is
with much regret we have to state that the very respect-
able bank of Mr. Joseph Hadwen, in this town, suspended
payment yesterday morning: the pressure of the times,
and the difficulty of converting bills and other securities
into cash, have led to this cirannatance ; which, it is to be
feared, will be productive of much incouvenience to a
number of tradesmen and others in the town and neigh-
bourhood; though we hope there will not be much, if any,
ultimate loss, as we can state, from authentic information,
that the assets of the hank appear at present quite suffi-
cient to satisfy all claims upon the bank.—Liverpool
courier.

GRAVESEND BA N a.—On Saturday last the creditors held
their final meeting in Gravesend Town Hall, when Messrs.
Rosser and Harman, the respectable guarantees, signed
the agreement to pay, agreeably to the first proposals, Its.
in the pound, by three instalments ; after which Mr.
Rosser observed, that though highly liberal remarks had
been made upon the guarantees, they were ready to meet
the wishes of the public, by paying immediately iOs. in
the pound in full of all demands; or Its. in six months,
which they pleased.—Maidstone
DEAL Basx.—The atrangements which were making
for the adjustment of the claims on this bank, by a deed of
trust, it is much to be regretted, from the obstinacy of a
few discontented creditors, could not be carried into effect,
and the consequence is that a commission of bankrupt
has been obliged to be opened against a firm which showed
assets to the amount of 30s. in the pound.—Kentish
(A eon it. Ir.

We have just seen a specimen of typography, executed
by Mr. Johnson, the indefatigable author of 7 :vpogrophia,
which forms the most splendid example of the art that
has ever been presented tc the public eye. To the most
common observer the effect is splendid and striking ; but
to those who are aware of the difficulty of producing
pictorial or perspective effect by typographic arrangement
this specimen will appear not only beautiful but astonish-
ing. It represents an arched temple of great beauty and
proportion, erected to the memory of Caxton, IVynkyn (le
Worde, and the other early printers, whose names adorn
the capital awl base of each pillar; the centre is occupied
by a handsome tablet, expressive of the object of the
erection, surmounted by a well-executed bust of Caxton.
and the effect of the whole is that of a finely•executed
engraving, with the addition of a sparkling richness, pro-
duced by the tasteful combination of 60,000 beautiful and
variegated types. We congratulate the admirers of beau-
tiful typography on this accession to their stores, and
heartily wish its ingenious constructor the reward due to
his taste and perseverance. _ _

On Sunday morning, about ten o'clock, five or six young
men went off to sea in a boat, and amused themselves with
firing at sea-gulls. While engaged in this occupation, lo
very proper on a Sunday, some of the shots struck the win-
dows of the Star and Garter Hotel and the adjoining
house, in each of which they broke two panes of glass, one
being on the ground floor and the other on the first floor,
Mr. Hewitt's nephew, a child about seven or eight years of
age, was standing at the time at the window, within a foot
of the pane that was struck by the shot, and it is easy to
perceive how dangerous a practice like this must he. Mr.
Hewitt, on the return of the boat to the shore, by virtue of
the authority vested in him as a Commissioner by a clause
in the new Act of Parliament, seized the gun. ans.: nn
Monday morning very properly obtained summonses
against the man who tired it, and also against the owner,
and another person, who obstructed and used threatening
language towards him.—Brighton Gazette.
Me curs A l' BE RAIUDA.—The Bermuda papers contain
an account of a very horrid murder at St. George's, in that
colony, a crime unprecedented there. It appears that se-
veral wanton outrages having been committed in that place,
Mr. Hunter, the Magistrate, considered it propr to take
notice of a complaint preferred by a free man of colour.
against one Benjamin Gwynn, which terminated by his or-
dering the latter to find sureties to keep the peace, and as this
order was set at defiance, Gwynn was finally committee! to
gaol. In consequence of this, Joseph Gwynn, the father of
B. Gwynn, declared he would murder Mr. Hunter, and
after furnishing himself with artrs, he proceeded, on the
.sth of Ducein!wr, about six o'clock, to the house of Mr.
Hunter, but this gentleman having been informed of his
intentions, refused to see him. Mr. Hunter bad sent a
messenger to Mr. Folger. of St. George's, stating that he
understood Gwynn was armed with pistols for the purpose
of shooting him, which induced Mr. F. to set out for Mr.
H.'s house ; on his way to which he met Gwynn, wlio was
uttering violent threats against the Magistrate, which in-
duced Mr. F. to remonstrate with him, and the result was
that Gwynn filially discharged the contents of a pistol into
the body of Mr. F, of which wound he expired at three
o'clock on die following morning. The Coroner's I oque.:t
haul returned a verdict of" Wilful Murder agsinst Gwynn,"
and he has been committed for trial, as well as his twt•
a ,ns, as accessafe; before the fact.