The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-02 00:00:00

DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL

A monthly meeting of the Corporation took place
yesterday. Present: The Mayor (G. Germs, gag.),
Alderman Gilpin, Councillors Bishop, Vernon, Gregory,
Devenish, T. Bennett, and Blade.
THII MILITIA.

in application from Mrs. Bingham for the grainitotax
use of the earn-Exchange, as a refreshment Lad reading
room, daring the time they are enrolled for training,
sras granted on the motion of M. Deventah, seconded
by Mr. Bishop, after a few words from the Mayor and
several Conneillors on the gratifying emocen of Mn.
Binighant'a philanthropic whams last year.

Tin WOLLASTON4IILD Mal%
The General Pommies Committee reported that the
levelling of the Wolluton-field had rendered neourry
the building of • well along the southern boundary,
end they suggested one with • view to securing
uniformity in the outline ; they also suggested that
instead of devoting that part of the field in front at
Wolluton-eillu to building purposes it should be laid
out for gardens, divided in width according to the
frontage of the existing houses, and be let to the
owners of the seine at the amount fixed as ground
rents if houses were erected thereon.

r. VEKNOM said the proposal for prdens opened op
a wide question; at the eod of 99 years there would be
nothing there for the Council but gardens.
The IiATOR said it would make the buildings very elou
to erect houses in front of throe already built.
The Town CLERK remarked thst applying a portion of
theestete for garden purposes, would interfere with the
Integrity of the original plea.
Soon oorivervation took plata u to what should be the
character of the proposed boundary wall. and at length
an order was given for the erection of the portion re-
quired for lota 10 and 11 only.

TUN IiPOGITOIT 011.00)(D.

A letter maenad from Kr Weston, solicitor, epillYinll
on behalf of the of Mr. J. T. Ensues estate, for
s license to enable int to dispose of the sale groand.
Due notice of the subject not having been giveo, the
Connell Gould not entertain it.

sumniso " ziraaa."
Mr. Hall, mehitoot, &flooded by Towle* to oll)loan
who orderod pertain dmiatioos from lb. original plan&
for tbo market•boste improvements, and the polio.-
e• 11.•

The Town Chug read the hills, which showed a
*barge ef 4.13265. 2d. for police-room, cells, and weigh-
Ins horror; and rim lid, for the improvements at
the market-house—total, £404 4a. Id. The original
estimates Were an showing an •seees et et penditare
amounting to £4l 4s. id.
Mr. J. Wellspring, jon., woe allied in to sorsiet in the
anal ion.
he result appeared to be that the then Mayor (Dr. ,
Aldridge) "crtdet e 4," or t'sAricsieited," or "wee pipit:ant
of" the enlargement el the pollee cells from the
dimensions originally agreed upon, and that as to
"extras" in the market house, when occasion arose for
some deviation from the plan the lievor was appealed
tss, and without any direct ordering, it wan coionered
hp en far approved that the builder might go on with
Ihe work, end the responaibility would hc the Mayor's ;
and two or three items ware foamed by the ai chik et
and builder without °niers.
Mr. Cuume to Mr. Hall : Now, as I am Mayor Antr't
you do anything by my ordrr until it ha, been before the
Coancil; I think I have not given you any order as
Mayor '—(laughter).
Mr. Ham.: No you are perfectly right; and I don't
think you ever will—(laughtcr).
The Mayon expressed a wish that Dr. Aldridge had
be.n present.
It wee agreed that the work in question should be
examincd by Mr. Hall, and he present a report upon it,
with the blth which eliorld show who ordered the
several items of outlay,
Some 00110tfliati011 then took place, raised by Alder-
man Oalpin, no to how redoetiotie might be made
so as to bring the total expenditure within the
amount provided for. This ws, agreed to be a necessary
mute, and the Council appointed to meet Mr. Hall in
the evetling tO detertnine with him how it could be
done.
There was no other business of listens*.

EKEI'ER DlRriticT 001:TRT OF BANKRUPTCY.
MONDAI. Befote B. ANDIZIII, Esq., Commissioner.

Re William Wallace i'yfe, of Dor`hr.ster, printer and
publisher, meeting for last examination and cinctures.
Mr. Petherick (for Mr. Terrell) appeared for the notate;
and 11r. Look attended in his upacity of official
liquidator of the Church and Country Newspaper Coin.
puny. The official assignee, Mr Carrick, read the
following report :—Liabilifies—Owing to creditors on.
secured £433 19. 7d. ; psyable in full i. 113 5.. fkl.; to
creditor. holding security, £329 la. 84.; ditto on ascept-
anus or otherwias ea managing director of the Church
and Country Neeersper Company 11,854 3e. Id. Total
debts and liabilities, £4,633 ga. 94. The property in
the hands of the secured creditors is estimated at £2lO.
Asset.: Doubtful debts, £215 5.. 104.; furniture, £100;
isaah £B. Total saute including property in hands
of secured creditors, £533 se. 104.; deficiency
£4,100 3.- Ild. The bankrupt estimates the ezpendi-
tore for the sapport of himself and family for the two
years preceding his bankruptcy at £lOO a.year. The
bankrupt's unsecured debts have been eontraeted during
the past three year,. CIO is owing for cash borrowed
and £lB2 for printing nesrepapere, the remainder for
house and personal expenses. Ihe secured creditors
hold first a policy of essence* of the estimated
value of £2OlO as ssicarlty for • debt of £#)0; sod
secondly, small article* of plate, Value about £3O, as
security for a debt of £2O Is. 84. I canhit say what
may be the value of the debt of £215 se. 114. due to
the estate from the Chun* and Country Newspaper
Company (i/litilted) for balance of salary fide to the
bankrupt, who acted as Managing director of the com-
pany, and in that capacity incurred liabilities on swept-
WIC. and otherwiee for goods supplied to the company
to the extent of (3,851 3s. Id. The bankrupt was sued
on auseptances so given and arrested under the judgment
obtained against him. Tho bankrupt'. furniture has
been disposed of by the creditor.' assignee (11r. T. Y.
Tulloch, grocer, Dorchester), but I have received no
information as to the amount realised. The bankrupt
holds eight shares in the Church and Country News-
paper Company of no value. The amount of assets paid
to the officiel assignee by the cre liters' assignee is £90."
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Bankrupt, on e-samin-ation by Mr. Patin:ink, said :
I was miutaging director of the Church and Country
Newspaper Company. I was the promoter of the corn.
party, and held that office from the Snit. My servicea
oomnien.ed in January, 1865, and operations were com-
menced by the company at Laily.day, lit6s. I claim
the salary of 12300 per annum. The first year'sitoeminta
wer., audited, and there was found due to me a balance
of £9B. I continued the office to the date of n.y bank.
ruptcy. I commeneed drawing £1 a week after the
audit of the &rat year. The statemegt of the debt due
to me is r/15, and is taken from the company's
&menet

Examined by Mr. Lock I kept the company's amount
at the Wilts and Dorset Dank au managing director fdr
the company. The account oprpql in my own
nam- only. I continued drawing on toat account until
it wan exhauted. I paid in £lOO for the thares 'biol.
I bought. I paid into the bank and received and drew
for the company. Anything that was drawn for my
private account was on account of my salary. The
&segues were for my salary. With reference to
kodrews and Cockeram's for £35 I paid in £4O. no an to
en .ble me to pay that amount, thereby being £5 in my
favour. I received the £4O from Mr. Manfield. There
was a meeting of shareholders almost immediately
after we entered into possession of the printing offices.
which was at losiyolay. Some of the shareholders who
signed the articles of association were aware that they
were thereby constituted directors. There In a minute
I Wok of the shareholders' meetings but none of the
directors' meetings. There is no special minute of my
appointment as managing director; but there are
plenty of entries confirmatory cf it. I fixed my own
salary at L'3oo a-yeat, I lied the fixing of all
the salaries. I hal been in the receipt of £3OO
I wyear, awl was not disposed to accept leas It
wan not to ben salary conditional on the succe,3 of the
company. rh. company wan originally started for my
benefit. hot the p ofits during the Grab half year. con-
sequent on its being election time, were mach in views
of what wan anticipated, and the idea of its being for
my sole benefit was abandoned. I paid in sum, into the
bank to meet the amounts which I drew on my private
account, and not in respect of salary.
The Commiseioner : It was • bad way of keeping the
amount to mix up the amounts in that manner.
. . .

Examination Co-taloned : The £lOO I paid in for my
own shares I received on account of salary from the
ohrotticle with the exception of £5 which I
received from another source. In esiimltirg what in
duo to ma from the company, I do not include that
£lOO. I paid in 1131 on account of the cosh balance
pail tn Mr. Man&ld for the plant, copyright, and book
debts of the newspaper.. I received that from friends.
Meson. Short° and L'Homme were the auditors of the
company.
The Commisioner here intimated that he could not
allow Mr. Lock to continue the examination, as to
what was due from the ewmpaartn the bankrupt, unless
the company were willing to abide by his decision alto
what wee really due for salary.
Mr. Leek contended that at the oubdde there wee
not more than £5O due to him.
The Commiosioner said Mr. Lock had no locus Mandl
unless he was in a position to prove a debt, and was
prepared to do an; but if the company were anxious
Piot he should decide what was due, and an agreement
to that effect was signed, he was willing to hear the
Case.

Mr. bock said there frul nue farther matter on which
he wished to put a fest questions witb the view of she-
ing the liability which the bankrupt had entered of
£3,84 on account of bills aeo-pted by hint Might be got
rid of, or at all events reduced.
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The Commistioner said no doubt Mr. Petherick would
be very much obliged to him if he mild do that.
Bankrupt then stated in answer to questions that the
C 3,851 was a liability to Kr. William Manfield, the
vendor of the newspaper plant, the cope right, and book
debit'. The amount was made up in this way. The
cost of the oopyright and plant was £2,256—
about equal slime for each, and £1,137 for out-
standing book debts. Mr. Mayfield, the former pro.
prietor of these papers, was a gentleman farmer. An
action had been brought against Mr. Teattnan, oro of
the directors of the company, and judgment recovered
against him for the C 3.385 which was entered in the
sheet, and for which I gave the bills as managing
director.

The Commiationer : Hot le Mr. Maalleld'a Maim to
be met, Mr. Lock, it he come here to prove?
Mr. Lock He has already proved.
'Vb. Commissioner: Ho.?

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Mr. Look: Re has obtained judgment.
The Commissioner : Mere judgment does not pay the
debt.. He my have power to obtain judgment against
• down people. .

Mr. Lock: I underwtatol be hes got seearity for the
mount.

The Commissioner said of manse if he came to prove,
his right to do no would be thoroughly investigated, and
care would be taken to ascertain what he had received.
B•nkropt, in reply to his Moroni., said he had taken
no gaps to defend the action which was brought against
him by Mr. Johnson, on one of the bills which he had
accepted officially for the company, because be was given
to understand that the direetors would settle it. They,
however, allosed Judgment to in by A•faelt, ad he
siis &maw for the debt end Koss.
The Commissioner said independent of the £3,834 the
debts were very small, and if tbe bankrupt was entitled
to the £215 which he claimed for salary, he would be
able to nay a good dividend on the other debts.
Mr. Lock, in answer to his Honour, said the company
was being wound up.
The Commissioner: HOW many shareholders are
there?
Mr. Lock Eleven.
The Commissioner : Is it a limited company?
Mr. Lock : Yea, your Honour. The abuse are
£l2 lOi. each, and all the capital is paid up.
Tbe Commissioner How many shares were hated?
Mr. Lock : Silty-one.
The Commissioner: Then you have paid £7OO or
£BOO altogether, and with these semi.* the oompany
incurred debts to the extent of £1,854. Did Mr.
*infield know the position of the company?
Bankrupt: Yes, your Honour.
Mr. Look said all the share capital was gone. and
there ouly remained the plant worth about £6OO, the
book debta estimated at • like amount, and the copy•
right which met £1,150, was not now worth more thou
£2OO or £3OO. The oonspany owed £6OlO or 1:600 besides
the debt to Mr. Mandeld.
Bankrupt said the property did not Buffs: in his
hands, end if it was only worth £3OO now it was not
worth any morn in 1866..

Tb. COmmissioner mid there appeared to be value
received for the bills given, end he could not say the
bankrupt had contrasted debts with reasonable expecta-
tion of being able to pay them. None of the parties
appeared, and he should, therefore, allow the bankrupt
to pass his last examination, and obtain his order of
discharge.