Excitement Amongst Merchants: On Thursday last, the High Court was the scene of great excitement in consequence, as it was believed, of the anticipated failure of the firm of Messrs. Shaw and winch, Merchants, of this city. Several suits were filed by Messrs. Branson and Branson on behalf of Kondiah Chetty, an indigo merchant … (continues) … Great excitement prevailed during the greater part of Wednesday night, during which time all the goods in the godowns of the firm were taken possession of by the Agra Bank, which was represented by Messrs. Leslie and Blackhall; Messrs. Pinsent, Striven, Spark, Atkinson and Morgan were also present at the office of Shaw and Winch the greater part of the night injunctions were granted restraining the several defendants from dealing with the property under litigation, and notices of injunction three suits are made returnable today. The Agra Bank is also a party defendant in the suit: Madras Standard:
Transcribed in whole or part from scanned originals: Presented with or without modified text and punctuation. For absolute accuracy refer to the original newspapers. Source: The British Newspaper Archive.
Referenced
GRO0133 India: Charles Powell Tronson Pinsent: 1849 – 1904