Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-04 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY GARDEg3 COMPANY.

0.1 Monday afternoon, the alourned general meeting of
the proprietors of this company was he'd at the King's
Arms Tavern, Palace yard, Westminster, for the purpose
of rcceivieg the repo; t of the committee of investigation
apnointed by the meeting en the 6.h nit.
There was s numerous attendatce ; 111-. Holmes, chair-
man of the board, pre4ided.
Mr. Jones, the solicitor to the company, real the report,
which co:nmenced by referring to the sale by Mr. Tyler, of
the premises to the company for £14,000, the committee
expressirg their opinion that the lease of the gardens, at
the time of the purchase, was not worth above £l,OOO.
The contract for the music hell an I adjacent buildings
was £17,000, but nearly double that sum was ac•nally ex-
pended. The committee condemned the outlay on the
music department as unnecessarily large. Into the ques-
tion a loam and mortgages the committee • nter at con-
siderable length, t xpres:ing their opinion that important
information had been withheld by Mr. Janes., and that
there has been a very irregular system of dealing with the
cash transactions of the company. The committee, in
reference to the subject of accounts and dividends, express
a strong opinion as to their general delusive character,
and, in conclusion, after going-at length into the eireirs of
the company, recommend that an investigattcn shall be
made, in order to ascertain whether arrangements can
be made for carrying on the gardens satisactorily in
future.
Mr. Pigott moved that the report be received, adopted,
and printed, for eiroulatioe emonget the shareholders.
Mr. M Donald having seconded the motion,
Mr. F. Chappell moved the fallowing amendment :
"That, inasmuch as the continuance of the d.fferencea be-
tween the cirectors and certain shareholders, is demeging
to the prosperity, and injurious to the interests tf the
companyB and as four addition:l directors have been added
to the board, meking seven directors in the whole, the
present directors for the cempany—v'z., Messrs. -Bain,
Coppeck, Holmes, Johrsea, Land, Lec, and Tadd, be
requested to made such provisional arrangements with the
creditors, and that they b: requested to report the result to
an extraordinary general meeting, to be called for the pur-
pose as early as conveniert."
Mr. Davies seconded the amendment, as be thought the
most judicious course world be to still the differences, and
try to make the prooerty paving in fnure. He thought
that some disappointortnt must have been felt at the un-
successful result of Madame Alboni's ernagemenf ; no
doubt it was done by the di-ectors with the best motives,
but that class of music was not what was required by a
shiting audience.

Jullien then rose, and with some warm h repled to
the observation. of the presiou3 speaker wi h regard to
Madame Alboni. He thought it wall, his duty to say a
few words, as Madame A!b-ni was ro' present—for
the remarks which had been made tended to affect
that la. y's ar!is'ic reru'atinn. Madame Albani
always fitted any place where she was engaged to sin;,
and the salary she got at the Gedens was blow what ehe
got elsewhere. There had been a good deal of mismanage-
ment at the Gardens—it would take twenty volumes to
tell all. He had never had ary power placed at his
disposal, and had it not ben for what he had dune there
world have been a great calarni'y in rne hall, ovvirg to its
crowded state, wh n Madame Alboni sang. He then went
on to state that all his concerts had been profitable, and
contended that thole at the Gardens would have been
more so had he bien allowed to manage th=m as he liked.
He had been a g►eat laser by the concern, but he did not
want his money back. All he wanted was to tea this war
out an end to, for he consida:ed this system et' fighting
depreciated the property materially.
A discussion followed oa the respective me its of th•
moti-a and smeedmcn•, the 'attar on a show of hania,
having b en lost by 37 against 33.
The Chairman thee read a requisition demanding a
ballet, upon wLich

Mr. 600mbe and Mr. Fleming complained (1 such
coarse, and, after se►ne slight diluossion, Mr. Fleming
moved th,,t the ballo► bl adj,►urned until MJndly ntxt, to
take place at the Surrey G.srdens from three to six o'clock,
by the secretary, assisted by three scrutineeis, to be named
by the chairman.

Mr. M'i)onall F econdel, and after ;fiirlier diEcission
it wee agreed to, Messrs Jut sun, Cnappel, and Spete'lley
being the ecrutince s.

Mr. Fleming then wished to remind the meeting that it
was not acijthrhed, so that th,y cou!d proceed• with the
business on the paper titan ling ever from the last meet*.
The first business 'Ns the removal of the directors, and he
l;igged to move, " That Meters Coppock, Bath, and Holmes
be removed from the clir.etorship."
Mr. Coombe seconded the motion, and
A (Emission er.mued, in which the chaiLmin, M. Jullieri,
and otters tc ok part, and eventually it was carried by a
majority.

beliot was then demanded, and fixed to be taken on
the same eay a the file.
Thanks to the chairmau termin.itea the proceeclngs.

BANKRUPTS.

Ty British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.

J. Martin, Strand, victualler.
8. Towers, Pitfield-street, Hoxton, looking-glass manu-
facturer.
F. Baker, Southampton, coal march ,nt
H. Cockburn, Richmond, Surrey, watchmaker.
R. Austin, Coventry, auc ioteer.
J. Henry, Weymouth-street, Hackney road.
J. Simes, George-greet, Portman-square. printer.
M. A. Akers, Brizemorton, Oxfordshire, baker.
W. Cumming, Plymouth, spirit merchant.
W. Swift, Bown, Lincolnshire, grocer.
T. Payne, King-street, Hammersmith, chemist.
J. Curtis and H. Sayer, proviion merchants.
F. .1111, Witley Bank, commission agent.
J Howl, Darlaston, Stailbrdthire, screw-balt manufac-
turer
A. Butler, Sheffield, saw manufacturer.
H. Roberts, Holyhead, corn dealer.
H. Cox, Northampton, grocer.
W. Cope. Wellington-street, Goswall-street, and Not-
tingham. tobacconist.
G Tuck, South Shields, shipowner.
J. Moorhouse the Younger, Summereeat, Lancashire,
cotton spinner.

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
C. Starkey, Brunswick-wharf, Kings-cross, dust contras
tor and carman.
M. Brown, Kinfare Staffordshire, grocer.

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