The southern press., 1851-07-01
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Finch & Wiley. of the Windsor Foundry,
Liverpool, was held at the Clarendon Rooms,
South street. The large room was crowded
long before the hour OF meeting which was APP
pointed for one O'clock. AT that hour, MIR. |
Wlckham, of the Lowmoor Iron company, was
unanimously voted TO the chair, and statement
OF the accounts drawn up by Mr.. Bewlay, was
submitted to the meeting, from which il APP
peared that the total liabilities of the firm were
100000, to meet which, il W ls calculated tie
assets from all sources would realise los in the
pound. Mr.. Finch stated that, 10 months ago,
on the retirement of Mr. Smith. who is creditor
! for G7000, there was loss of 10000, on the
cern, and that the completion of contracts then
on hand had since entailed further loss OF
E70O0. The Bank of Liverpool is well secured,
as also Mr.. Geach, of Birmingham, who had ad-
yanced 10000 on account of Chepstow Bridge
but the creditors Of Fitch a. Son are also
creditors to this estate to upwards OF t20 900.
! A committee, consisting Of Mr.. Pearce, of the
firm of Jones' Bland d. Co. Mr.. Ledward, and
Mr. Laugton, were appointed to wind up the
concern as speedily as possible. The liabilities
of Mr. r. f.. Hyde instead of being E250,000,
as sup osed do not exceed Gl20000, one-third
of the amount being on his private estate,
which will yield considerable surplus. The
dividend to the general creditors, it is stated,
titude with which Mr. Hyde recognised his
position before the prospects of his credit tors
were seriously sacrificed appears to be regarded
with strong commentator. The London esti-
/ mate of his probable liabilities was framed fem
| the understanding that Mt the commencement
of the year he was worth upward of E70000.
His losses, however, it is to be presumed, have
been spread over some months.
The money that has accrued on account of
the Great Exhibition amounted up to Thursday
inclusive to the enormous sum of E22l ,6S9.
i As the liabilities amount to ElS5,0D0, the sur
plus on Thursday would amount to no less than
E366S9.
In the course of Thursday, the following ar
ticIes arrived at the Exhibition, being presents
to her Majesty from lnda.--l. Elephant state
trappings and howdah. g State palkee. 3.
State throne, with canopy and eastern couch
A. Moorchals, or emblems ofrank. 5. State horse
trappings 6. State halkee or evening convey
ance, to be carried by bearers.
The BRAZILIAN DEPARTMEST.---in the Bra
! lillian consignment is the collection of pictures
and vases of flowers, delineated with perfect
truth of coloring in feathers, plucked from the
beautiful birds of the South American forests
This rare art which was formerly practised in
Mexico, was supposed to have been lost with
the destruction of the Aztecs, but it seems to
now extensively practised at Rio. In the front
| of the Brazilian section stands most beautiful
vase of flowers in this material, contributed by
Madame Duboise, of Rio.
FRANCE
The committee charged TO examine the bill
for the ratification Of the treaties of La Plata, is
it is said disposed to propose purely and simply
the ratification of those treaties. The report
will be presented for examination at the next
sitting of the committee.
| The Inauguration of the Potiers railway takes
place on the 9th. The President is expected
to be present IL is reported that he contem-
plates a journey through the central departments
A private letter from Montpelier of the 9th
inst, states that clandestine mandatory of
gunpowder was discovered on the preceding
day at Pazenar. Two persons who werr at work
at the moment were arrested.
The most recent commercial letters received
from various parts of France, represent affairs
as somewhat recovering from the gloomy APP
/ pearance they wore some days since. The manu-
facturers have received numerous orders for the
great fair Of Beaucaire which will be held in
July.
! On Tuesday NJ. Creton placed in the hands |
of the president of the assembly proposition |
demanding the convocation of constituent as
semby for the purpose of pronouncing between
monarchy. NJ Creton further proposes that if
the decision should be in favor of the republic,
the constituent assembly should not be called
upon to decide whether there should not be two
| legislative assemblies instead of one and, on |
t1he contrary, if the dicision should be in favor
of the monarchy, that the constituent assembly |
should be empowered to draw up a new const- |
tutional charter.
Our advices from Paris Of the / lth inform us
that the Duke de Broglie has abandoned the
proposition for the revision, brought forward
under his auspices, and which, il will be recol-
lected was signed by 232 members of the club
of the Rue des Pyramides. He has already
opened negotiations with NJ Berryer and the
leaders of the club'of the Rue de Rivol, in the
hope of coming to an understanding with the
legtimsts on the quest on of the revision.
1t is quite settled that General Aupick shall
not 90 as an ambassador to London but he has
declined the office of Minister of War. II is
still supposed that Count Walewski will be
appointed ambassador to London,
SPAIN
The Gazette contains the appointment ofl
Armero TO the Ministry of Marine.
PORTUGAL
The Duke de Saldanha, as well as Viscouut
da Pinheira, the chiefo of his staff, has been much
indisposed, but both had recovered when the
Teviot left and there no truth in a report of
poison having been administered to either
4 Letters from Madrid of the 4th instant state
that deputation of three Portuguese officers of
the revolted garrison Elvas presented them
selves to the Spanish captain-genera at Badajoz
| requesting his cooperation to put down the
government at Lisbon. The captain-general
applied to the government at Madrid for instruc-
| ton.
BY advices from Lisbon of the 9th inst we
learn that the committe, has nearly completed
the Electoral Law bill, which, although base1
upon the system of indirect elections adopted
by the government is likely to be very favora-
BILE to the Progresssta party. The Septembrist
journals, which represented the Oporto Junta,
still support the Duke ofSaldanha, with the dec
laration that they do so because he keeps out
! Thomar, and makes some progress in their line |
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