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London, England, 1819-07-19 00:00:00

THE PORTSMOUTH iANS.

Ou Tuestiojr meeting of the e'ro:
ditors of the late dud of Minchin,Csrter, sod KAI:,
funk place, ot the Green Row Rotims, Portsmoull'
irliesi the esintsireS stated, that dies had called tls.
creditors tojetlwr for two si)ecisi Objects ; one, tr
wake known to (licit, that, two days autotypic; t
to the bankrupts passing their last rkaminst;n•
Mr. Kelly had pot into the possession of the
entors of the late Mr. Godwin, two bond..
for •21,000/. three per cent. Cmools, the nil, r

kr 10,0001. five per cent. stock the fiorsuer;
of which had been granted to the late Mr. Gad.
win, sus it ',entity fir inoMes advanced by
to the bank, by the two baukruido. Miurhos
and Carter, and by Mr. Lintlegreit and Gliabltne;
Lite Irtrthers ; and the oilier by Nlinehin, Cute,.
and Goldrota. Titese hands were not contained in
the bankrupts' accounts, their exi•tenee had at nu
time bee.' Anted or alluded to load the basskttsiu,•
examinations, and, therefore. it was wish evrrint.
surpriae that the assignees had been informad of the
cireumstssice. They were sent by Mr. Kelly In II:.
John Carter, M.P. when discharging professions'
&diet,' as counsel, id Westminster Hall, on the rlow

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awed, to be by burn transmitted to hi, relation, 51...
Ed. Carter, at Portamouth, as one of the executors Gl'
Mr. Godwin's will. It was shoed by the norigeet.,
that it would be their duty to ascertain the real
value and operation of these bonds, previous to „
their niaking arrangements fur paOtog a dividend
on the bankrupts' efft cm. Mr. Machin had since
acknowledged the grouting the hoods, but, hr slid.
Its thought they had been destroyed when Mr. Liti.
degren des-lured his partnership. A letter from Mr.
Minden) addressed to the assignees, and iiiiiii her to
the rreditors generally, were read to the memo{ open
the subject, in which Jr.N M. congratulates i hem upon
the discovery of the bonds as the amount a oidil in-
crease the dividend ; two of the signing parties ht.
ing yet solvent, he recommended they should lot
immediately applied to satisfy the demands.—
But it was stated, In reply to this advice, that ob.-,
Mr. Lindegren weeded from the Batik, the remoii -
ing partners, one of whom was Mr. Godwin hinise!!,
signed him a release, and, therefore, hr could not lot
held responsible for any part of throe bond., or for
any other thing or circumstance relating to the Lis::: :
and, with respect to the late Mr. GOl6Oll, It Wai a
well-known circumstance that his affairs were left io
a very impoverished Asir, when compared with them
bonds. After this subject had been conversed
on by the meeting, but which led to no result.
or the production of soy further information, the
assignees read a long statement of the private exa-
minations of the berikrupts. Mitiehtit and Carter,
taken before Mr. Montagu. Counsel for the e.g.st'
Dees, and Mr. Adams, accountant, during the week
rrerrding the Inns-e isg of the bankrupts. The
exaniinatron entirely bore upon the lilltblioll olt
the 8,500/. deficient in the bankrupt,' stock of
notes. Mr. Carter confrosed 'outsell a convert to
Mr. Adams' proof, that it was a real loss air de-
falcation, and not a numerical error ; but he we*
totally unable even to suggest by what probabl-t
memos the lobs had been zecasioned. It was rote' t,l
in the balance sheet (e statement of debts and cre-
dits), as a numerical error, as the must easy, nod,
las he then thought, the most accurate way of ac-
counting fur it. Mr. Attain conlessed, at one of
his examinations, that hats opioion of the rheum-

stance was shook by the fresh evidence given by
Mr, Carter; but his mind afterwards reverted to
its original impression, and tie said he did nut be-
lieve that it was an einbezzlement or abstraction.

of property by any person or IltreUUS witsten-
aver. The evidence given by Mr. Carter, as to the
manner in which the batik notes " were made,"
from their corning out of the copper-plate printer's
hands, until they were negociattd, discovered
laxity of method, which could only have been pro-
duced by a constant pressure of bu►iness, lent
which was fraught with all imaginable danger cf
loss ensuing. " WIIII this very unsatisfactory
*cement (said one of the assignees) the Commi►-
siuners chose to pass the final examinatioir of the
bankrupts, and refused to give further lance for the
elucidation of their affairs." It appeared from in-
quiries made of the arsignees, that Mr.
during the 15 years he 111/16 a partner iu the
house, shared 47,0001.; that in the twelve month*
preceding his bankruptcy (from November 1817 10
November 18/8) he had drawn out 6,0001.;
Mr. Kelly, who had not given one farthing gri..
tong for becoming a partner, during the nitre's
months lie was in the cniicerii, drew from its funds
4,5001. ; that Mr. Carter, during the last twelse
months, drew out '2,5001. The meeting come Is
the billowing unanimous resolution Th.,
meeting having heard the public skid private ex.-
titinatisms of the bankrupts read to thesis, are of
opinion that the some are altogether mirstisfactory
on the part of the bankrupts ; and the ansigitre-4
are requested to continue their ilttallititi Into the
important facts upon which massy doubts rsina is
regarding the bankrupts' estate sled effects."

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BIRTHS.

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On Wednes4hey eight, in
Eh, tag Itru, of a pun.
On the sth instant, •I the Lord Chief Mem%
Stephen's-g0t...1t, Dublin, the Lady of the Hun. Jol.n
dergaist Vrre.krr, %I P. of • ma.
00 the Fa/ inst. *i Newport, the Lady of Henry It Wt.
Emu Captatu iu the 61st regiaseut or Light lrf,uuc, 01
delighttr.

DEATH.
0. the 9th instant, •t Start, near AtilAnatt. tomtit, Tip-
perary, 11. v H. v. L)r• 11..e.1te Hatter,-Ity, li.ttut lAA t.,
anal furrnerly Vicar-General n( the D,..rea• of

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