13 April 1867. N. 358.
The Money Market Review, 13. April 1867. S. 448/449.
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Commercial Morality. (Overends)
(Continued)Progress of Railway Dilemma. Zusatz von Marx.
Schließen (Directors)
9 March meeting of shareholders of Brighton Railway Co at London Tavern; decided to appoint a defence committee of large shareholders. Sir Charles Jackson pointed out that in July 1865, the Directors in their Report said that the Surrey and Sussexline was promoted by an independent Co, that it was a useful scheme, and that they had accordingly entered into a working arrangement with the promoters. Then, at the next meeting, it appeared that the whole capital for this railway was to be provided by the Brighton Co alone upon the plea that it was to make a third main line from London to Brighton. The same story appears to apply to the other lines in question, and Sir Ch. Jackson stated that the directors intended not only taking over these 3 undertakings, but all their liabilities at par. As to their ever paying a fair rate of interest for the money expended, out of question. „He feared that the directors were interested in those lines, that they were directors’ lines, and that they wanted the Co. to invest their money in them.“
London and Northwestern Railway Co is prosecuting a new line to Sheffield. Dazu meeting for to-day (13 April) berufen. Notices of the meeting (aber without its purpose) reached the shareholders on 2nd instant, and prior to that there had been a canvass for the proxies of the larger shareholders – in some cases by directors themselves. Most expensive undertaking which, as it has to compete with the line already in operation, without possibility of paying working expenses. Who is to gain by this new line at the cost of dividends? At all events, not the shareholders. Ebenso Midland Railway Co. Large extensions proposed. Chairman (at meeting of 15 Febr. Derby) did his best to commit the Co. to this expenditure of millions, and amalgamations; and positively declined to put the amendments. Based this decision of what he regarded as a „show of hands“; when poll demanded, he took no notice of it. Mr. Shepherd states in Daily News that within the last 2 years the Midland Co. have spent capital to nearly 41/2 mill.; at the end of 1862, the capital applied to all purposes, 181/2 mill., and since that time (i.e. in course of 4 Parliament sessions) the directors have raised, or obtained power to raise, 10 mill. more. The Acts obtained in last session alone involve outlay of £3,600,000; and upon the works thus authorised there is at this moment not one shilling expended. – In all cases excessive expenditure of capital beyond the growth of revenue. Railway directors, from one cause or other, are eager beyond all reason for an unlimited expenditure of capital, in utter disregard of the interests of shareholders. Manifest antagonism between the administrative body and the proprietary.
The Money Market Review, 13. April 1867. S. 450/451.
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North British Railway.
The new board have issued circular to shareholders, proposing the creation of nearly 2 millions pre-preference stock, to override every existing priority.
Humber Iron Works Co. (Limit.) Zusatz von Marx.
Schließen (E. Watkin, M.P.)
The Money Market Review, 30. März 1867. S. 408–410.
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Meeting of shareholders 22 March, Guildhall Tavern: Chairman, C. H. Knight said that the Defence Association thought, good case against the directors. Mr. Jacomb reported für die Defence Association. Some 14 months ago circular of the directors, calling meeting of shareholders for resolution to wind up Co., and dispose of the work, for the purchase of which, it was stated, a proposition was made to the directors. Dieß meeting held 20 Jan. 1866. Mr. Jacomb showed at this meeting (of 20 Jan.) that it was illegal, because of non-compliance with the articles of association. Solicitor der Co. pooh-poohed him. E. Watkin (M.P., late chairman of the Co, who was not chairman of the |262 meeting, meeting) produced a statement of accounts showing that, subject to a deduction of £60,615, the whole capital of the Co. was intact. Some shareholders forced out of the directors the admission that the reason for winding up was not the sale stated in the circular, but the financial difficulties of the Co. It was known, in fact, that the negotiations for the sale of the undertaking had fallen through before meeting was held. Directors knew that the concern on the verge of bankruptcy. Watkin was the principal spokesman of the directors, and produced this account. Watkin (M.P.) had transferred the last of his shares the day before the meeting, so that it now turned out he was not even a shareholder, and had no right to be present. The resolution for the winding up of the Co. passed. But 1 or 2 days afterwards the solicitor of the Co. found Jacomb’s view correct, so
New meeting called for 3d February. Chairman said that they were only £10,000 worse than in preceding May, and the before mentioned acount account showing deficiency of only £60,615 again produced. Jacomb said that if the account correct, no reason for winding up Co; if such reason, the account false. Wanted correct balance sheet to be prepared; moved resolution to that effect, but the proxies in the hands of directors were sufficient to neutralise any attempt at investigation. Jacomb objected also to Child being appointed as liquidator, because that man was the auditor of the accounts which would be impeached, and also the negotiator for Msrs Pile in reference for the sale of concern.
Meeting on 20 Febr. Jacomb took the same course, but the power of the directors was too great, and Child’s appointment as liquidator was confirmed.
Some time after petition presented to Court of Chancery for winding up the Co. On his application to the Court Child was removed.
In July 1866 call made by the new liquidator;
a certain number of shareholders formed Defence Association, the
first under
Limited
Liability Act of 1862. Jacomb
instructed to attend before chief clerk on the making of the call by
the liquidator. Produced
Watkin’s account
in meeting of 20 Jan. showing deficiency
only of £60,615, und stated that if accurate, there could
be no necessity for call; da angeblich Cos’. Co’s. property intact. The official
Liquidator, on examining the account, declared it
fallacious, and wrote that word and his initials on the
account. The Money Market
Review: Under those circumstances he (Mr. Jacomb) could no
longer offer any opposition to the call that occurred in
July last year.
Schließen Jacomb paid then
call.
31 Oct. 1866 official liquidator summoned meeting of shareholders, produced true statement. Statt 60,615, Deficit of £259,000; deducting £130,000, reduction in the value of assets, as estimated in both accounts, blieb balance of £69,000 unaccounted for by the directors. Ferner liquidator showed that since the resolution to windup the Co. the trading had been carried on at a profit. Hence the further loss of £69,000 must have taken place before 20 Jan. The Committee of Defence Association found out that 25,000£ had been paid to the vendors for the property in excess of the amount agreed to. The first communication made by the Directors report for extraordinary meeting on July 13, 1864. In that report they stated that shareholders would have early opportunity of examining the works of the Co. That was followed by invitation to the shareholders to go to Hull to witness the launch of the ship „Annie“. A great flourish of trumpets made about that vessel, but what had since transpired? Why the Annie mortgaged for £10,000 by the vendors at the time when sold to the Co. Directors knew it. Not a word of it came out before meeting of 30 May 1865. The Annie cost £12,000, and a lot of litigation, and was sold for £8,500. At the time the Co. was started the shareholders were led to believe that they purchased a property, but it turned out that they only bought an equity of redemption, and that there were mortgages to the extent of £88,000, including the 10,000 on the Annie. So the Co. had never a good title to the property, and when they got into difficulties they were unable to take it into the market and raise money on it to relieve them from their embarrassments. Many other instances of mismanagement and misrepresentation. The Co. was born in concealment and fraud. That system was carried on throughout the whole history of the undertaking. They proposed proceedings against the directors, in accordance with the opinion received from counsel. Dagegen spricht Morris (shareholder und solicitor.) Jacomb zeigt daß dieser Kerl had been connected with the Co. in 6 different capacities. Viele Statements in Prospectus flagrantly untrue, f.i. that 10,000 shares had been allotted, that a railroad ran into the yard, that contracts for 300 000£ had been entered into at remunerative prices, upon which dividend of 20% was confidently anticipated. No such contracts existed, except on paper. Uebrigens not 3 of the directors worth 500£. Some of them completely ruined by their connection mit this and other Cos.|
Zusatz von Marx.
Schließen Ein Correspondent
bemerkt in der Money
Market Review
über dieß meeting:
Aus:
The Money Market Review, 13. April 1867.
S. 455.
Schließen No better evidence before the Committee
of the H.o.C. of the manner in which the Limited
Liability Act of ’62 used to decoy the
public into those fictitious schemes which have resulted in such
wide-spread ruin and misery, no better evidence than E. Watkin, M.P. This man who spoke so
pathetically in his oration at Sheffield of
the „fatherless and the widows“ – played
prominent part in the formation and management of the Humber Iron
Works (of which he was chairman) up to the time of its disastrous
collapse.
Inhalt:
- 17 February 1866.
N. 1173. (Fortsetzung)
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24 February 1866. N. 1174.
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March 3. 1866. N. 1175.
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10th March, 1866. N. 1176.
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March 17, 1866. N. 1177.
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24. March 1866. N. 1178.
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31 March 1866. N. 1179.
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April 7. 1866. N. 1180.
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April 14. 1866. N. 1181
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April 21. 1866. N. 1182.
- April 28, 1866. N. 1183.
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5 May. 1866. N. 1189.
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12 May. 1866. N. 1185.
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May 19, 1866. N. 1186.
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26 May 1866. N. 1187.
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June 2. 1866. N. 1188.
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June 9. 1866. N. 1189.
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June 16. 1866. N. 1190.
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23 June. 1866. N. 1191.
- June 30. 1866. N. 1192.
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Saturday, 7 July 1866. N. 1193.
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July 14, 1866. N. 1194.
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July 21. 1866. N. 1195.
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July 28, 1866. N. 1196.
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4 August 1866. N. 1197.
- August 11. 1866. N. 1198.
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August 18, 1866. N. 1199.
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August 25, 1866. N. 1200.
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Saturday September 1, 1866.
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8 September 1866. N. 1202.
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September 15. 1866. N. 1203.
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September 22, 1866. N. 1204.
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September 29. 1866. N. 1205.
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October 6 1866. N. 1206.
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October 13. 1866. N. 1207.
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Saturday. October 20. 1866. N. 1208.
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October 27. 1866.
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November 3. 1866. N. 1210.
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November 10. 1866. N. 1211.
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November 17. 1866. N. 1212.
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24 November 1866. N. 1213
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1. December 1866. N. 1214.
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December 8. 1866. N. 1215.
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15 December. 1866. N. 1216.
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22 December. 1866. N. 1217.
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29 December 1866. N. 1218.
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January 5, 1867. N. 1219.
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January 12, 1867. N. 1220.
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19 January, 1867. N. 1221.
- January 26, 1867. N. 1222.
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2 February 1867. N. 1223.
- 9 February, 1867. N. 1224.
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16 February. 1867. N. 1225.
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23 February 1867. N. 1226.
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2 March 1867. N. 1227.
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9 March, 1867. N. 1228.
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16 March 1867. N. 1229.
- March 23, 1867. N. 1230.
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March 30. 1867. N. 1231.
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April 6. 1867. N. 1232.
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13 April. 1867. N. 1233.
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20 April. 1867. N. 1234.
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27 April. 1867. N. 1235.
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May 4, 1867. N. 1236.
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March
May
11; 1867. N. 1237.
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May 18. 1867. N. 1238.
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25 May, 1867. N. 1239.
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June 1. 1867. N. 1240.
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June 8. 1867. N. 1241.
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June 15. 1867. N. 1242.
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22 June 1867. N. 1243.
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June 29. 1867. N. 1244.
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July 6. 1867. N. 1245.
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July 13, 1867. N. 1246
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20 July 1867. N. 1247.
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July 27. 1867. N. 1248.
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3 August 1867. N. 1249.
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10 August, 1867. N. 1250.
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17 August, 1867. N. 1251.
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August 24, 1867. N. 1252.
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31 August. 1867 N. 1253.
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September 14, 1867. N. 1255.
- 21 Sept. 1867. N. 1256.
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September 28, 1867. N. 1257.
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October 5, 1867. N. 1258.
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October 12, 1867. N. 1259.
- October 19, 1867. N. 1260.
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October 26, 1867. N. 1261.
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November 2. 1867. N. 1262.
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9 November 1867. N. 1263.
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November 16, 1867. N. 1264.
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Nov. 23. 1867. N. 1265.
- 30 November, 1867. N. 1266.
- 7 December 1867. N. 1267.
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December 21, 1867. N. 1269.
- December 28, 1867. N. 1270.
- Saturday. May 19. 1866. N. 311. Panic.
Bank o. E.
- Money Market. (Reserve of B.o.E.)
- The Recent Panic and Bank Act Suspension.
- The Panic and its Remedy.
- What to do with the Act of 1844?
- The Times and the
Panic.
- Investors Losses from „Bear“ Frights.
- The Stock Markets of the Week.
- The Limited Liability Act of 1862.
- Railways. (don’t pay)
- The Reports of the Asiatic Banking Co., and the Bank of Hindostan, China
and Japan (Limited.)
- The Economy of B.o.E. Notes. 1000£ Notes.
- Money Market. (Reserve of B.o.E.)
- May 26, 1866. N. 312.
- The Bank of England and the London Bankers in the
Panic.
-
Lord Clarendon on
the Panic.
- Transfer of Business of the Bank of London to the Consolidated Bk.
- Loss in Investments since beginning of 1866 – May
26.
- The Stock Markets of the Week.
- What is a Five-Twenty Bond? (Neue Art Convertibility for paper
currency)
- The Annual Circular of the American
Commercial Agency. (Vehmgericht)
- Act of 1844 and Bank of England.
- A Pluralist Director.
- The Directors of failed
Cos.
- The Bank of England and the London Bankers in the
Panic.
- June 2, 1866. N. 313.
- John
C.
G.
Hubbard, M.P. On the Bank Act and the
Currency. (Letter to the Times on 14 May.)
- The Theory of Panic etc.
- Board of Trade Returns.
- The Consolidated Bank
(limited)
- American Exchanges and Grain Trade.
- Pressure and securities.
- Variations between Prospectus and Articles. The
Russian Iron Works Co. (lim.)
- America. U. St. (Trade)
- Bearing.
- John
C.
G.
Hubbard, M.P. On the Bank Act and the
Currency. (Letter to the Times on 14 May.)
- July 21, 1866. N. 320.
- 28 July 1866. N. 321.
- August 4. 1866. N. 322.
- 11 August, 1866. N. 323.
- August 18. 1868. N. 324.
- 25 August, 1866. N. 325.
- 1 Sept. 1866. N. 326.
- 8 September 1866. N. 327.
- Sept. 15, 1866. N. 328.
- 22 September, 1866 N. 329.
- 29 September 1866. N. 330.
- October 6, 1866. N. 331.
- 13 October. 1866. N. 332.
- 20 October, 1866. N. 333.
- 27 October 1866. N. 334.
- 10 November. 1866. N. 336.
- 17 November 1866. N. 337.
- 24 November, 1866.
N. 338.
- December 1. 1866. N. 339.
- 8 December 1866.
N. 340.
- December 15, 1866. N. 341.
- 22 December, 1866. N. 342.
- 29 December 1866. N. 343.
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5 January, 1867. N. 344.
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12 January 1867. N. 345.
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Proposed Expansive Clause in the Bank Act of
1844.
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Evidence of John Henry Gurney
and Mr. Robert
Birnbeck
Birkbeck
before Vice-Chancellor Malins.
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Cotton Market. Past and Present.
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Thomson
Hankey: (formerly Governor of B.o.E.) „The Principles of Banking, its Utility
and Economy; with Remarks on
the
the Working and Management of the Bank of
England“. Lond.
1867.
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Proposed Expansive Clause in the Bank Act of
1844.
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19 January, 1867. N. 346.
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26 Jan. 1867. N. 347.
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February 2, 1867. N. 348.
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9 February, 1867. N. 349.
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16 February
1866
1867
. N. 350.
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23 February 1867. N. 351.
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2 March 1867. N. 352.
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The Joint Stock Co’s Directory for 1867. London.
Charles Barker et Sons. 8, Birchin-lane.
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Overends. Report of Liquidators and Report of Defence
Committee.
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Leeman’s Bill respecting
Dealings in Bank Shares.
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Limited Liability. High Nominal Shares.
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London, Chatham and Dover
Railway Co.
(faux frais)
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Plethora of money.
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1915
on Overends.
(David Barclay
Chapman)
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London, Chatham et
Dover
(Zusammensetzung des
Investigation Committee) (Solicitors)
(Scapegoats)
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The Joint Stock Co’s Directory for 1867. London.
Charles Barker et Sons. 8, Birchin-lane.
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9 March, 1867. N. 353.
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March 16, 1867. N. 354.
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23 March. 1867. N. 355.
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30 March 1867. N. 356.
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April 6. 1867. N. 357.
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13 April 1867. N. 358.
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April 20, 1867. N. 359.
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April 27, 1867. N. 360.
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May 4, 1867. N. 361.
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11 May 1867. N. 362.
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25 May. 1867. N. 364.
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June 8, 1867. N. 366.
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15 June. 1867. N. 367.
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22 June 1867. N. 368.
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29 June. 1867. N. 369.
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July 6. 1867. N. 370.
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July 13. 1867. N. 371.
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July 20, 1867. N. 372.
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July 27. 1867. N. 373.
August 3. 1867. N. 374.
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August 10. 1867. N. 375.
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August 17, 1867. N. 376.
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August 31, 1867. N. 378.
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14 September. 1867. N. 380.
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21 September, 1867. N. 381.
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28 September, 1867. N. 382.
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Gold mines of Victoria. (Kitto: „The
Goldminers of Victoria.“ Lond. ’67)
Expropriation of Individual
Labour. (Property)
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Public Debt of Russia. Consul
Michell’s
Report.
- Robert Knight: Letter to the
Right.
Right
Honourable Sir Stafford Northcote on
the Present Condition of Bombay. Lond.
1867.
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Limited Liability Cos formed since
1865.
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Gold mines of Victoria. (Kitto: „The
Goldminers of Victoria.“ Lond. ’67)
Expropriation of Individual
Labour. (Property)
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5 October. 1867. N. 383.
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Money Market Review. 12 Oct. 1867.
- 19 October 1867. N. 385.
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October
27
26
, 1867. N. 386
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9 November, 1867. N. 388
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16 November 1867. N. 389.
- 23 November 1867. N. 390
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7 December 1867. N. 392.
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21 Dec. 1867. N. 394.
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28 December 1867. N. 395.