The New York herald., 1864-10-31
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

aaNeo in tho American Tpade-Gscat
Depression I'm Com n rciat Ctrcses-eat-
eide OF Banker and Corn Mere cnant.
rather bopefui feeling pervaded English CON-
mersii circles the l7h OF October, but the lsn
there renewed gloom ana depression. Tho funds
were well snetaued b0s speculative stocks costnaea 10
LONDON, Oct 10, 1864.
The commercial failures England continue.
rAiLURE or rwENTv LIVERPOOL PIaMs IN THE
AMERICAN TRADE.
LONDON, Oci. 20, 1864
The cosmercisl depression stili conI,nues.
The additional failures include twenty Liverpool
0rms Interested 10 the American trade
LIVERPOOL FAIL TO OCTOBER IA.
From tho Liverpool Courier, Oct. H.
Tho that, has prevailed ls % sSms weeks 70
mercantile circles stu continues oas on nnrsaay tne'e
Indications on Change OF greater conadsnce
We are happy to say the Affairs Of nessrs Thomson
and Oldhcd brokers, have been adjusted In manner
highly creditaoe 10 the hrm. They were brought TO
panse the beginning OF tho week; two meetings OF
creditors have been held aud at the second meet
iog on thursday satisfactory srrangemsnt was come
so IL agreed that tie firm should 30 on with new
books under the expectation that, by an extension OF
time to parties indebted tbem they will be- able 10
meet all their present engagements IN full, and havoa
Surplus hand. Under circumstances the firm Is
renstated 10 Commercial, credit, and well satisfied
creditors that The business Is mos TO be subjected TO
inspection or other SUPERVISION
tho sus pension has been announced Of Messrs. nime
Mines Co., brokers' whtse liabilities are variousiy
estimated the hshes, computation being clSOoOo and
tho lowest Gao 000 lne losses have chiefly
fhe Mqn,daiion OF Meesrs Elijah Prico h Co., whcse
failure took place some days ago. expected to be un
favorable
Ioue Speitz, merchant and broker, The Temple AS
anticipated the trst estimate Of liabilities exagge
rated. They are now authora.avely computed nj
ooe and 1t asserted that the assets viii not prove
vssse rumor has been circulated Of the failure Of
. " colonial broker" There is foundation whatever
for TN statement
ENGLISH FAILURES TO OCTOBxR Is.
from the Liverpool Times, Oct. Is
Aessrs. N. II. Williams Co., Rook street, Manchester,
INV UR
The suspension bas been anposnced Of Mr. h. Ledgard
wooIen With liabilities for about f25 900,
ana assets estimated a. El6 ,000
Nessrs Jcspcr brothers. manufacturers, Caedon Minis.
Preston, have stopped pay men., with liabilities 10 the
Wee Chanee Kndersey has heard the case for
winding up tho Leeds Banking Company and appointed
Mr. TuMuaDd sole provisional iiquidator.
Mr.. william Patterson, eminent shipbuilder OF Brs-
tO has suspended payment. Tho liabilities stated TO
be about one half Of which amount is said TO be
meeting Of the creditors OF Messrs wesal Brothers
ssa si4, and a. assets only Gle sO2 was decided that
The estate should be would up under deed Of assign.
The stoppase Of Messrs Weber Bddu'ph, merchants,
London Is announced Their liabilities amount TO about
t7o COO including about Gao 900 secured The unsecured
creditors expected 70 eventualy receive about ten
shings 10 the pound.
Messrs. Bendir Il Co., merchants and commission
agents. OF Mark lane, London have stopped payment,
in consequence Of heavy losses by bad debts and
produce" Their Liabilities amount to about EOS 0ooa
portion Of which is secured Nothing reliable with
respect to the assets can be stated It the moment
At meeting Of the creditors OF Messrs. Manua Brill
man. watch and diamond merchants who
suspended the 9Th nt very unsats actory balance
sheet submitted by Messrs Kemp. Ford Co., the
Accountants, showing uncovered liabilities TO the
OF 600 S04, and assets nomina,y estimated At Els 2S
but OF which, according TO explanations given 20 the
meeting by Mr.. Kemp, only about G6,5o<-the aciua,
anoant OF the stock IN trsde-can be relied on.
The Suspension hns been announced OF Mr. Edward
La2ard OF Moorrae street, London respectable French
and banking TRANSACTIONS His direct liabilities
stated be about 600 0C0, aud it Is to the that
that the present difficulty rs to bs attributed In addi-
ton 10 his direct liabilities his same ia upon bills
tiated for $500 600, but heee supposed. will be duly
provided or.
from the Iopdon Post (cty artic!e) Oct. Is
The following circular announcing failure OF Messrs
Br~wn, Buckley Il Co., merchants, was issued llth
II GREAT Tower ssnHsr
IONnoE, H. c., Oct. IL, 1854.
Gentemeu-I is with deep regret that we have to an
that have, after delberation,
the determination OF srspending our payments AT all
that WIN come upon us uud~r contracts SIN outstanding
for coHn and other produce During the last thr ee
mouths we have sustained considerable Losses from
nc tdH in those commodities, and also from the
failure OF principals whom We had guaranteed
abled ibis moment to make up our accounts
our estate shows a considerable surplus, notwith.
standing the further depreciation that has occurred
bat we quite unable TO ioresse what extent
OF our principals Sill suffer. ana the
quent further loss that may fall upon ourselves deem
l. prudent; iu the interest Of all concerned to suspend
pay ments, that ali who have claims upon ray
result Of our outstanding encasesut We have 10 the
meantime, placed our books In the hands Of Messrs
arrangements viii be made by means OF newly consi
tuted hgm To keep all future transactions distinct from
the past. We are, your moss , "Ssden, 1r, servants,
SUICIDE or Mr. DRosros. A LONDON MERCHANT
From the londcn News Oct. l5
Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lapkeser the Coroner Cor
Middesex held inquest at No. IA Furpivas Irn Ho-
born the BODY Mr.. Anpaudas Christian Frederick
Irozon, aged thirty two. merchant. having III
at No 40 Ntrk lane who committed suicide under
the subjoned circumstances The inquiry place in
the drawing or the chambers temporarily occupied
b. tho deceased, at the gpove residence
Robert Bobn, OF Canonbury said:-I clerk 10 the
deceased who native Of Neckenburg. and thirty.
Wedne day afternoon: he seemed IN his usual
health. but dowucast and in low spirits.
ooroner-Do you know OF anything TO account for that
witoess-Yes: he had failed he had declared bis in.
ability TO mee, his engagements
coroner-po you know whether II was for any large
Witness with some hcsta,iopl-I do not know wha,
you call large sum- should like W consider the
| ter littie before answer.
Coroner-l will be made public 10 Of time but
you the you any diaiculty
IN the way. ouly thought might assist in PURSE
| Ing tie IN guiry.
Wines continuedhe had been 10 busiue.s since No.
vember 1s52 aud a, the obce Wednesday bad
reason suspect that his mind csordered: was
The arst 10 discover his body yesterday IL was his cus
tom arrive the oacs ebout eleven O'Clock and
ending that he did not come vent 70 his chambers
two ocok fourd the outer door 90 the landing near
his rooms unlocked; came into this (where the
ury assembled aud found the breakfast the
table untouched then went into bis bedroom the door
Of which unlocked and found the dece,sec behind
the bath, next TO the wall could a wound his
throat, and that be had been dead tL,e the
state OF The blood then ran 70 friend Sir. Mehs, and
went for surgeon
Bv The Coroner have not the least doubt but that the
deceased committed the act himself he ia great
distress OF mind OF the state OF bis affairs
and that no doubt must have operated him u
ead h TO commit the rash act The chambers belonged
TO q friend.
Mrs Lambert sad she took Of the chambers;
when she up 20 light The Gre this Thurs
day morning sue noticed the bedroom slightly oEeo
she looked 10 and some n the bed she shut the
door, and then into this and l the nre; there
was everything IN confusion.
Martha Hipwel, attendant at the chambers, said
she cav Mr. Droston tho Wednesday evening, when
brought him up his tea and be remark 10 her.
Mr.. Graysop, surReoB. sad be called TO see the
deceased Thursday afternoon. he pYnc pol arte
In the throat divided, and deceased had beer dead
hours He found ihe produced his legs
gentleman, friend OF the deceased here begged 10
h.lte. hsax Nut do