The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-25 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE CREDITORS OF MR.
R. SORIVEN, JUN,

At meeting of the creditors of Mr. &riven, jun., of
Portland, who recently file I petition for liquidation
was held at the Shirehall on Friday last, whoa the
attendance was large. Besides the Regietrar (Mr.
Giles Symon4s), there were also present Mr. Et. N.
Howard, Mr. M. C. Weston, sod Mr. George.

Mr. Howard said he had received a letter from the
bankrupt, dated New York, in which he said he did
all he could without lone of tits •to secure an openlag
which would lead him to believe no one would be the
worse for hie put conduct, but with,oit avail. There-
fore, for the benefit of all eon,. r el, ite took
to America, where after a tedious paosage of as=
days, Is which he suffered 20 death., he arrived the
afternoon of the day on which the lotter was dated.
He made uo his mini to do all in his power to pay
everybody if they would li pAtient. Ha also sail he
could say a good deal in extenu Iti .n of ..is conduct. li.,
should very likely only stay io Xe York a few days ;
he would then go to ono of the Western State* and
there suffer banishment (Siztiril) I.c sivite,j an.
The following were among tin, oinounts of debts
proved but they cannot lao taken any eatimatoo of I lie
liabilities, as there is between £l,OOO and 4,0011) whwli
did not appear on the pr ,of. at all, on aooouut of
certain legal difficulties as to doods
R. B. &riven. £ll2 144. 101.; J War I, £731.. 01
;Comben, fie.; R. Sour., jon., a 6 2.. 101.
rosti, £43111. W.; W. L wrman Pewee, £76 18e. 7.. ;
. Void, £lB W. .le.tv, £6ll 11, ; C T,ce, lan,,.
£1.2 16.. 64. ;J. Jame.. 160 H. Itsgestt £100; 11.
Doswell, £5O; R. Rod& £453 104. 6. ; J. 0. K. Tsres'-wr,
£219 10i. 61. : T. Oomhev, £27 8..; F. ot, thnor, £3lB 3e_ •
J. Hodder, Lea Oi. 21._; J. Lyntiam. d:178 21. Id • ft.
Cloak Bayliss, Llll 2s. 6d.; F. Andrew, £32; J. 'CNA,
£2401. fid.
Then wen • RNA May Othle ernallsr snood&

Mr. Howard suggested that Mr. Crocker should be
appointed trustee, and Mr. J. Ward, Mr. Templsms%
and Mr. Anthony be appointed as • oommittee
Inspection.
Mr. Weston did not think it would be fair and
proper that Mr. Crocker should be trustee. It should
be sine independent person nut connected with •
solicitor in the affair.
Mr. Howard coil not Pea it would affect it one side
or another. It was simply a nominal person, and he
knew of no one better fur the purples.
Mr. Weston: I would much rather have an bade-
pen.leni person.
Mr. Ward: Mr. Crocker knows the little ins and
outs ~f the business, and I think he is the best person
Is be trustee.
Mr. Howard ih ught it would meet the views of
every creditor.
Mr. Weston said he would rather have Mr. Robert
Pearce.
Mr. Howor.l repl el he was a very respectable man,
bit he was a partner in some of the business.
' Mr. Weston: Only in the small coal business.
Mr. Howard did not think he would take it itswas
offend him.
i Mr. Weston also mentioned Mr. Zillwood hfilledge.
He -

40 only put it ii a matter of good taste.
Mr. /inward said after 24 years' practice he never
bad such a case, and he hoped he should never have
such cate again. He wished to do the best he could for
everybody. If appointing Mr. Crocker would benefit
lova. If or anybody else except professionally. he
would not appoint him. In this sad case he wished to
do the beet he could f.y everybody.
Ultimately Mr. Crocker WilA appointed trustee—
Sureties. 000 in himself, and ZOO in another. Mr.
Howard bec.ine riurety.
It was then proposed thst Mr. Anthony, Mr. Temple•
man, and Mr. Ward should be the committee of
inspection; but M. Weston suggested that Mr.
Bayliss should be added.
Ultimately the committee WAS appointed as follow.:
—Messrs. Anthony. Templeman, Ward, Bayliss, and
Score.
In reply to Mr. Glom at, the Registrar said as far as
c odd he asoertained abut £a,500 was the amount of
the wee.
Mr. Howard was appointed solicit ir to the estate.