Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-01


frauds at all. The Grand Jury there arc too much
under the influence of Grand Scoundrels-such
scoundrels as produced the bankruptcy of the U. s.
Bank, and the other banks Philadelphia fashionable
and financial society is thoroughly rotten and cor
rupt-beyond the corruption If Egypt or the rotten.
Of Sodom. The tcicked ,ciH nerer be touched
mark that.
Dircetois Of the schuyIkiI Bank.
WILLIAM MEREDITH, Esq. President, was one Of
the sons of old Jonathan Meredith, who was tanner
at the south of old York Road and Noble
street. Old Ar Jonathan Meredith, was good, hon.
est, well meaning man, auu esteemed by his mel Oh
bors generally. Mr.. William was educated for the
BAR and was a6 mtted to practice a an attorney,
about the year lSO)-he commenced he practice of
law at No 40 Walnut street. few doors east OF Se-
cond street, he Afterwards owed his dwelling TO
No 90 South Third street, corner OF vikings alley;
and sometime afterwards removed his Office to No.
~ Walnut str ct. above hirj; in lSl4 he was Pre-.
sident Of tie Schuy kill Bank, and then he removed
to the 5. w. corner Of Tenth and Chestnut streets
and continued there until about eighteen months
since, when he sold that propeity-it has been
verted into stores below-the econd story is called
the Assembly Saloon; ii is fine building, but il is
not likely to succeed. The fifth upper story is
used as a bowling or nine pm alley. Mr. Meredith,
after the sale &c the house at the corner OF Tenth
and Chesihuts let's, purchased the property at the
corn.' of Sevs street and Washington Square.
built o. AsaPh ne, from the creditors OF David
Paul Blown; had purchased it from the 5
signees Of Mr. Mr.. NJ. is very gentlemany
man in hi, 80. vut never sh ne forth very con.
spicuously at the bar-he make himself Of
the most pleasing men that yor probably hold
With, and render Inns ELF the most un.
pleasant; he has raised large aud respectable fami-
"; his eldest son, VIM NJ Meredith, i conceded to
be one OF the most able nj the Phiaderhia
bar As he never was brought up TO mercantile but
siness, the Stockh lder- Of that Institution did
wrong in placing him at the head oft. In selecting
Presidents for banks should be always exorcis-
cd that they should be prompt business m n-snd
snOIlt INC hfpn re
speeted IN the community IN which they livc-there
H. class Of persons so we calculated TO be at the
head Of banking institutions men OF good bu -ness
capaeity-thcy men who well understand the
wants of persons who caniine themselves 10 tier
own egitiu ate business. and who 90 not engage in
the wild specuations Of the day that account MIR.
NJ not so wei adj pied for the situation many
others among the earliest directgrs-indeed, ose Of
their almost first Board of Drec ors, contained the
name Of Joshua Lippincott, ia every sense Of
the word. well qualified for the station Of President
but influence, that bane Of every MED institu-
ton in Philadelphia, carried all before IL.
ALEXANDER FERGUSON married the daughter OF
old jacob Lex; was brought upto the hardware bu
sness; was enga-ed in that Business at 2i3 Market
street; afterwards with John Gill; Jr IN the
dry good business at l0i Market street, as J. Gill
Jr & Co afterwards Gill 4 Ferguson, at 81 Market
street. IL cen eman, If very pleasing manners and
of most excellent business capacity and i. universal
" esteemed-has been brought rather more into po-
lticalie than his fusnds could have desired; has
not been engaged ia the spe ulstons of the day of
most industrious habits, and may be considered
Of our very best Market street mer hants; n kind
husband, giod faher, and true and sincere fiend;
he has been for the las' few years in our City Coun
ell Was u not that lac has been an iuva III for the
last three or four years, re would be the very best
President that the institution could obtain.
j. H. DANFOBrH.-ihis gentleman has only been
but few years in Philadelphia. having come. II j.
said, from the west, IL ~ believed Kentucky he was
in manner connected with Mr.. VI n Denman
who is IT the dare cors that has Just been super
seeded. Mr.. Daniofth resides in a very handsome
house Nv enth. below Spruce street and pu chased
a pew ~ high rate in Rev Mr. Tedd's church
Pork transactions has not added 10 his wcalth--he
has good business capacity but like many others in
stead Of making slow and sure, he was desirsus of
grasping fortune at once, and became engaged with
others "a pork selling, SC, bat IL has not enabled
him % increase his means IS rapidly as he aatic.
paied.
HFvRy TorAvD-A Philadelphia. a son If the
late Henry 1uand, and brother NJ Robert Toand a
director n Oirard RaGk lie forme rly was of the
firm oi Toiard x Rnckhil. dry good merchants,
POO Market s.rcet. lie retired fram that firm with
a ve-y hanosnme comp tencc. lie afterwards went
isio The East India trade aud there, unfortunately
ior Tim, he had % make stoppage After that I've
cot considerably into political lie. and az 'ewari,
Gerersl jackson made him navy ageM ~ Phadel-
phti-was suppls1'ed about two years since, Oy VI.
w Ash. Nj To'ard has mos excellent busi1ess
capt ity bt he has b dee ply engaged in stock
sPesula'ions 18th r. vi WhitAey, G. Manchester,