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BANK TROUBLES AND RUNS. EXCITED DEPOSITORS BECOME CALM. A DIVIDEND OF 50 PER CENT TO BE PAID SOON BY THE NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY-SAVINGS BANKS IN NEW-YORK AND newark. The slight excitement among bank depositors in this city and Newark, has entirely passed away. Receiver Best expects to pay a dividend of 50 per cent out of the National Trust Company funds very soon. The Oriental Savings Bank promises to pay dollar for dollar. There was a run on the Elizabeth Savings Bank Saturday. NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY'S RECEIVER. MR. BEST'S NOTICE TO DEPOSITORS-WHAT TRUSTEES SAY OF THE COMPANY'S management. William J. Best entered upon his duties as receiver of the Nation Trust Company on Saturday. When inquiry was made about possible arrests, he said he should be guided entirely by the evidence which he might discover. Many depositors, some of whom had given ten days' notice, called during the day to draw out their money if possible. Copies of the following notice were posted on the doors and walls of the office: NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY. NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 1877. } The Supreme Court having made me receiver of the National Trust Company of the City of New York, no payment can be made on the notices of withdrawal heretofore served upon the company, nor without an order from the court. Depositors need feel no alarm in regard to the safety of the funds. They will, I feel sure, soon be paid in full, and may safely com on a dividend of at least fifty per cent as soon as legal forms can be complied WILLIAM J. BEST, Receiver. with. This notice seemed to quell all excitement. President Mangam assisted the receiver in his work of examination. The bondsmen on Mr. Best's bond are George Caulfield, of No. 291 Broadway and No. 31 South-st., for $50,000; John J. Burchill, builder, at No. 158 East Forty fourth-st., who is said to be a large depositor in the company, for $100,000; and Anthony S. Hope, agent, at No. 2 Bond-st., for $50,000. The capital stock of the National Trust Company is $1,000,000, and the stockholders number 200. Among them are many wealthy men, but it has been impossible to obtain any list of their names. Some of the prominent trustees express great indignation at what they term the" equivocations" of Mr. Mangam, the president, in regard to certain investments of long standing. Two months ago an effort was made looking toward his removal. The poor investments," said a trusteé. were made not only by the president, but by other persons who have since retired from the management, a sposed of their stock, and left the ignorant purchasers to bear the brunt of the failure. I bought my stock of the president, and it is certain that I could recover damages from him for misrepresentation, which he certainly made. I am of the opinion, however, that he and the ex-officers and extrustees, who equivocated in the same way, will come forward to the assistance of the men who bought of them, rather than submit to a civil snit. "The condition of the company is better even to-day than it was two years ago by $200,000. Certain bonds that were discovered to be of little value then, have been nursed until they are paying, to-day. Much unfriendliness has been displayed by the banks. They have refused to loan money to the Trust Company upon good securities. Ido not believe the shrinkage, estimated by Mr. Best at $700,000, will be reached at all. Ills figures are the lowest possible, of course. I am more hopeful by $200,000. The d positors will all be paid in full, I am sure, by March. and there will remain for the stockholders certain securities that are now much depr clated, but which promise to become better." Some talk has been eaused by the appointment of Mr. Best as receiver, since ne holds a position in the Banking Department. No question was made of Mr. Best's honesty or efficiency but it was feared an application for some one else might be made by the Attorney-General, which would cause much litigation and expense.