The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-19 00:00:00

BAN KIWI' UV OF M kRStt AND CO.

MEETING OF CREDITORS YESTERDAY.
Mr. KNIGHT alluded to his former request, which he
thought a reasonable one, a pledge that he should be furnished
with an account of the bankrupts' estate, for the benefit of the
credirors whose interests he represented. He complained of the
conduct of Mr. Gordon in withholding those accounts.
A Commissioner said, that any complaint against Mr. Gor-
don had better he deferred till the close of the meeting.
Mr. POLLOCK, on the part of Mr. Stracey, said, that if
there was one solitary creditor who wished to have the accounts
before him, previous to the bankrupts passing their examina-
tion, he would postpone the passing day till the creditor should
be satisfied.
Mr. MEHEWETHEII acquiesced in the same opinion.
Mr. KNIGHT proceeded.—As a matter of right on the pain
of• those creditors who had proved their debts, he claimed, first,
that a copy of the fOrmer account furnished by• the bankrupts,
and also that in the hands of Nr. Wilkinson, the accountant,
before the bankrupts should pass their examination, and he
did hot know where an assignee could be found hardy enough
to rPflise such a request.—(" Hear that I 0)
A Commissioner rebuked these interruptions. Every Gen-
leman should be heard fairly, without marks either of an-
..
plause or .otherwiSt.
Another Commissioner said, that the accounts must all be
signed first, before they could he passed.
Several creditors here proved their debts.
Mr. MoNTaGuE wished, for the convenience of his T.earned
Friend, Mr. Pollock, with whom he was, that the Commis-
sioners would meet to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock, when
the Bank of England were to make some proposition.
A Creditor wished to know whether the creditors had received
intimation to that effect.

No answer was given.
Mr. MONTAGUE then observed that the assignees wished to
afford every facility to the creditors in producing the accounts.
On a former day he had expressed himself rather too hastily,
but he was sure the creditors would feel that he did it in the
spirit of good intention, anti notrfrom any desire to go out of
his way. The assignees had, since the presentation of the for-
mer accounts, reconsidered them, anti also employed a very
intelligent accountant, and the result was, that though the ac-
-counts were in form much different, yet they were in substance
the same. He had now a draft of an advertisement, which
would inform the public as to the time of meeting. •
Mr. MAYttEw wished to know whether a colifof the ac-
counts would be given—yes or no—or if' they were to be with-
held altogether. •
Mr. AlowtAcur —Withheld ; I beg the word may not be
imputed to the assignees: It is their wish to give a copy of the
accounts already made out, with an inspection of Mr. Willtin7
son's accounts : and if, upon that inspection the creditors
should be unsatisfied, then a copy of the whole should' be given.
Mr. KNltairr would rather have a copy of the whole.

Mr, MoNTAGUE objected, on account oleic expence.
Mr. MAYnEw said the expence was nothing • the creditors
had contributed, and it was but proper they should have a fair
account of all.
Mr. MoNTAGITE then objected On the score of time.'
Mr. WILKINSON said that he could make -out a copy in a
week from this day. _ _ _ _ _

The Commissioners ordered it to be done.
Mr. KNIGHT then proposed that they should adjourn for
two months from this day.
Mr. Pottocx said, that three weeks would he sufficient.—
This time was objected to by several.
Mr. MONTAGUE then proposed six weeks. It was the wish
of the assignees to take the evidence of the Bankrupts as early
as possible, and he thought six weeks would be full time.
Mr. KNIGHT here asked the trustees, MA, Rolland and Mr.
Knight, if they were satisfied with their examination of the
accounts? • -
Mr. BoLLAND said that he was satisfied with what he had
examined. There were some trifling items, into which he did
not think it necessary to look.
Mr. KNIGHT made a similar answer.
Mr. Mnx•r.to yr; then wished the trustees to state what time
they had devoted to their business. '
The Trustees answered—Mostly every day.
The COMMON SERGEANT then said that 6 weeks adjourn-
ment would answer all parties—it would just be before- the
circuits commenced.
After some further observations it was fixed that they should
adjourn to Monday, the 28th of February, at 9 for 10 in the
morning.
A Creditor obszved, that it was most desirable, for the be..

nefit of all the •creditors, that there should he a continuous ex-
amination ; he trusted that the Commissioners would fix any
day but Tuesday or Satur.lay. He wished them to give their
undivided attention to the examination of the books, and begin
early.
The Commissioners said they would endeavour to arrange it
so, but they could not sit from nine in the morning till nine at
night.
The Creditor said, he only wished that no other bankruptcy
should be taken on the same day.
This was assented to, and Monday the 28th of FAruary de-
cided on- as the day for passing their final accounts.