New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-07
Girard KallE.
Correspondence of The Tribune.

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 6--p. Nj.
An adjourned meeting of the Stockholders Of the Gald
Bank was hd to-day at o'clock i'll the Pennsylvania Bank
The Committee appointed the last meeting TO examine INTO
the condition Of the assets Sc OF the Bank made report
accompanied with several resolutions, which, after consider
able debate Were adopted and ordered TO be published
In consequence OF there being word contained IN the
Report relative the OF the Bank John NJ Scott Esq
lwho' name had been improperly 10 say the least OF It, made
use Of addressed the meeting length He stated
THE Committee had discharged their duty
and We're the desire Of those present statement had been
iuinshd the Committee by the AsSgnees OF the BANK CIV
ing an account of the of the Debtors with amount at
cha as Well the property possession OF the oahh
1he Committee, notion retired few moments, ana re-
ported the statement referred portion OF their Report
was immediately read the asonishment beng ex
e'ea IN every counenance present. The total amount was
oNE MILLION SEvENry-THREE TaoUsAND DOLLARS
among among the names 1.-THE debtors are r. M Johnson ior
sVS and several others, who feel confident would not
m 70 see hslc names IN priut The total indebtedness oi
'0e baAk Was stated al only S27S 900.
ne property owned BY Bank made ur part OF S!l3
wv North American Trust Bonds St40,O0O Texas Bonds
sOou' $780, Real Estate Mobile &c, together with
aoant Of Slonington Railroad Shares and Bonds con-
'uefeu oy many as worth, when footed up, S3UG.OUO
Statements particularly the one III reference 10 the
us0o Oh the Bank, permitted TO SO before the
'o, shall nor be able to furnish correct list until my
LIE motion print the IN all the daily papers
~ ~ tse 10 warm and animated discussion III which John
cs9 made avery eelinS aid eloquent daoiesS III
tpS'on DE stated that although heavy sufferer by the
S ms object weund those who had committed
'nS bat apply balm .nd consolation the athcted wives
Of those misguided men who had no doubt been
senty punished By the loss OF property ana character
Atthe conclusion Mr. Scott was warmly a2plauded
Tie was sped TO- favor of the publication by EDWARD
as'sham, ESQ., and Andrew Miller, "a raod Locof oco,
WI Miller very plain and candidhe said these men had
~" only wronged him. but hundreds of widows and orphans
aoss money they had sudulent!y withheld He felt no
se 10 ound their feelings bu justice meted
ou' when MIR. Miller had finished hiss heard, which
"S SSsmmediatey followed BY applause.
Finally after zeal OF confusion the of the debtors
70 The Gard Bauk the Of Sl075000 ordered te
ee publ shed :.
The Report say the least unsatisfactory
Resolued, That Committee be appointed with power 10
confer with Counsel on behalf Of the Stockholders,
take such for the reorganization OF the Bank as
may De Justified by the circumstances
TOTAL WREcK-The captain aud crew Of the brig Moro
ashore Port Penn abandoned her yesterday
w 'ess being complete wreck Ihs schr Lexington
y 9so shore on the fa,s off Port Penn.
ne NEws-As yet nothing definite has uanspired IN
me state ot our markets. What the general effect will be- to-
AiSrroH may probably determine.
SIoCKs-n Stock Market TODAY, The transactions
M lsot with the exception of Grard WHICH declined at
@ Sscnna Board tabou 1000 shares sold fennsyiVa
T ptnk improved ID Reading Bonds Ii; Planters Bank OF
eanssset State SIS trs better, small lot selling
Tennessee Bonds declined Vickshurg &; Whining
wa MttirSad 6s 81 and Wilmington shares : -.
~ ine Second Board the wsre-2o shares
aa Bank at7 5S do do a, II. do VcksbuEg az H $3.50
ium'nston IS 2s shares New Orleans Bank at 81
=" ianters' Bank OF Tennessee At 6as.