The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-23
Bank of the Vhited states 1t will be that very
srall portion Is held owned in this country


Share, IA circulation 10000
Obs AZ o.llor OF England, Executors Of
Bs,asse Nobility. Clergy, htrchsnts,
&C., In Great Britain shares. looV.o
Administrators Of Hope Il Co. Ketah-
wick & vclberg Wed. WEa SoIsk, ono,o
IN other hanas ia Hollis nd. ....... 10000
Different psrts OF the continent OF
Cuoa and tho West Indiss.......... 10000
United States. .................... 10000
-32o 600
Eotwithstand ding the small amount Of stock held in
the United States the affairs Of the institution have
been controlled by the trustees ard the shareholders
here No disposition has been shown at all events ef
fcr have ten made to give the European stockholders
opportunity to participate in the movements made in
PtadpLia from time to time relative 10 the affairs Of
the bank. About tweaty thousand shares have con.
trolled the other three hundred thousand This prsc
ce has been continue long tha. the stockholders in
Eur have thought II full time to take steps in
the matter and they have ct last appointed agent to
look OF: for their in :erests
At ams.tpg Of tho stockholders of this institution resi-
dent Phlsdephia held in that city the 9th of Janu
airy last csmmitee was appointed to report upon the
policy and practicsby Of imms disely winding up the
Affairs Of the institution and djournment was made
tothe 10th OF February Accounts Of that meeting went
to Eope in the steamship Pacific, the 10th Of Janu
any, and reached Amsterdam en- the 25th Of the same
month
Previous to the accounts taken out by the Paeine
raehing Amsterdam, meeting Of the eeockh oldres Of
the Bank Of tho United States held In that city
Fort Of which annex from the .agemcen HandessLlGd
Of the 18th Of January 1882
The Getting Of the stockholders Of the Bank Of the
Upittd states, called by or A. sohwab Of New YORK;
held last evening at the Ualen Vs Amsterdam was very
nuneiousy attended by those interested in that iust
tutsn.
u. Won Goor Esq in behalf Of Mr. sohwab address.
meelUE, ana complete OF the
Of tbs bank from the beginning until the time Of
its suspension in 1s4i Ee further explained in
what the asres OF the bank to the great dis
II the stookhodcre were then disposed Of and
how curing period oil years hardly result had
been obtained while it should have required o much
time settle th affairs of the bank when the
large of Assets that still its disposal was
taken into consideration 1t time at last Mr.. Won
0ocr further said to take the matter in hand and to
the proper steps to urge on tbs present trustees Of
the bank the necessity OF speedy settlement OF her af
fairs which hitherto has been unnecessarily deferred
This the more necessary euce, without pushing the
present trustees, whose principal and only interest
sisted in delaying iquds.ion as long az posole it
very likely that the latter would themselves in
favor OF speedy settlement
He then proposed the nomination Of standing COM
mitttc Of rive.
This proposition seconded and supported by seve.
| raj ether speakers aud adopted by reclamation.
Mr.. L. Drucker in supporting the proposition called
the PARTICULAR attention Of the meeting the value
Of the charter, which, not having yet expired, might,
with the operation Of the ers be easily pre-
served and the bank continued under H.
At the coee of the meeting i've gentlemen nomi-
mated to constitute the committee all Of whom were
unanimously accepted.
In oeneQuence Of some OF the appointed gentlemen
not bepg prssens, must do.er to give the Of
the MIXERS OF the ccmLaittee bot shall return to
subject Of .uch Importance to those interested
~ the committee shall be fully organized.
We congratulate the numerous stockholders in this
country That steps have at last been taken which
trrt will further their interests so long and 90 shame
fully neglected.
Upon the receipt Of the report Of the meeting held in
Philadelphia on the 9th Of January, at which the
mtee to report the policy Of winding up the affairs
tn bank imme diately, appointed at Amsterdan
agent selected att to proceed to the United
States Will be BY the extract from tho .asemcn
HcnlelstiCd Of the zsth Of January, 1851
We are informed that the committee OF which j.
Brsskamp President, and e. Won Goor Secre-
nominated st tbs meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Bank Of the United states has been ana
its agent with full power to act in Its behalf aud to
represent it at the meeting to BE held the 10th Of
February, at Philadelphia.
We trust thai the exsrtions Of this gentleman will
tend 10 remove the uncertainty which has been for over
years hanging the stockholders and that he
be enabled to give sastSctoiy Information to the
committee.
Thi. esent, Mr schwab left Amsterdam on the 2sth
for Liverpool arrived at Liverpool the 3lst, abou
ten minutes before the departure Of the stesmship Ca
NADIA for New York in which steamer he took passage
and arrived in this city the morning Of the 18TH of
FEBRUARY two days toe late to attend the meeting in
Philadelphia the 10th OF February. This info,
tunste for had he been present the eighty thousand
shares he represents would have voted down thu ten or
fifteen thousand and the resolutions dseming it n.x
pedient, at the present time to make general assign
mert Of the remaining assets Of the instuon would
have been rejected 1t not yet too late to place the
affairs Of this institution in proper shape and put them
In for speedy liquidation. At the meeting held
the 10th Of February committee of seven was ap
pointed to carry the resolution into effect anl adj
iouYLment made to evening in the first week
in March At that meeting the European stockholders
will be represented ard those who have managed the
Of this institution for purposes best known to
Themselves will End power present greater than they
repreten The trustee, appointed to wind up the sfs
OF bis bank have acted as though they held life oces,
with the power Of handing them down to their dssccn
dans With good fat saleiies with the control Of mil
lions upon millions Ct assets they have shown no dispo
ion to close up and let the stockholders
know whether they will get anything or no.. They
lave for several years past neglected making reports
aud no outside OF certain clique connected with
the u.ees has any knowledge of ths progress mode IA
settling claims against the bank OF the variations IN
value OF assets held in trust.
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