The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY—Aug. 13.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
THE BANKRUPTCY OF WHITMORE, WELLS, AND CO.,
BANKERS, LOMBARD-STREET.

(In the matter of Edward Whitmore, John Wells, John
Wells the younger, and Frederick Whitmore, of Lom-
bard-street, in the city of London, bankers, dealers,
chapman, and co-partners, trading under the firm of
" Whitmore, 'Wells, and Whitmore.")
This being the day appointed for the final examination
of the bankrupts, the Court was more densely crowded
than at the hearing for choice of assignees, and proofs
were put in with more rapidity than all the clerks at both
sides of the table (six at least) were able to put in the
necessary form. The proximate cause of the failure of
this long-established house arose from advances made to
the house of Daintry, Ryle, and Co., of Manchester, to
the amount of upwards of 200,000/., their principal busi-
ness as bankers being as agents of country banks, and
comparatively little as a bank of deposit for town cus-
tomers.

An application was made by a solicitor for the parish
of St. Luke's lighting and paving board to prove for a
sum of 483/. Mr. Edward Whitmore was the principal
trustee for carrying out the object of the board, and his
co-partners were his sureties in a bond that he should
do so, but there was a covenant in the instrument that
a demand should be made of the state of the account,
and no such demand having been made, he wished to.
know against what party the proof was to be made ?
The Learned COM3IISSIONER said against each of the
separate estates of the then parties to the bond.
Amongst the additional proofs admitted to-day, with-
out any opposition, were the following :-John Barnard
of Harlow, Essex, 223/. 10s. 4c1.; John Barnard, of Har-
low, 1,501/. 135.; William Oxenford, of Broad-street,
1931. 15s. 9d. ; William Oxenford, as executor,
163/. 3s. 7d ; William Swinscow, of Church-
street, Christ Church, 1691. 6s. 9d. ; the same
as executor, 586!. 13s. 9d. ; Andrew ITlntosh, or
Langborne Chambers, 1941. 17s. ; Samuel Adams, of
Ware, Hertfordshire, 348/. 17s. 10d. ; 'William Ravens-
croft Elsey, 1201. 3s. 10d. ; Mr. J. Barters, Old Broad-
street, 1501. 10s. 7d. ; Frederick Cobb, of St. Helen's,
Ware, 308/. I Is. lid.; Mr. B. Atkinson, King Wil-
liam-street, 267/. 17s. l ld. (deposit account) ; Mr. S. W.
Gurney,, of Lombard-street, 2,830!. 3s. ; the sattitt,
1,367/. Is. 6d. ; Mr. Wm. Butcher, Epsom, 4961. 3s. Bd.;
Mr. Charles arnard, Harlow, 858/. 10s. sd. ; Mr. John
Moore, Burnley, 7751. ; Mrs. Sarah Bulkely, Montague-
square, 6521. I9s. Bd. ; Mr: C. Bulkely, Plymouth,
1,510/. 16s. 10d. ; Mr. Barlow, Guernsey, 1321. 4s. 3d. ;
Mr. T. Gould, Glasgow, 3451. 2s. 2d. ; Mr. J. Smith,
Croorns-hill, Greenwich, 3731. I Is. Bd. ; Mr. J. Cooper,
'West Smithfield, 157/. 9s. 9d. ; Wm. Powell, Poole,
695/. 10s: 4d. ; Williams, Cooper, and Co., Smithfield,
1,231/. Is. ld.; N. Connop, Brighton,lso/. 6s. Id.; Mr. T.
J. Trafford, 47/. 16s. ; Mr. Henly Connop, Henley-on-
Thames, 686/. 17s. 9d. ; Samuel Cox, Jersey, 1501.95. 9d ;
Mr. G. L. Cook Curbington (Warwick), 126/. 6s. 10d. ;
Mr. A. Smith, Caine, Wellington; Somerset, 341/. Is. 10d;
G. Harrison, Longlands, 347/. 9s. ; William Cowfrey,
Smithfield, 1,0271. 14s. 10d. ; Mr. Wheeler. Lombard-
street, 500/. ; William Heathorn, Abchurch-lane, 1,7131.
13s. 3d. ; Mr. J. James, Peterborough, 214/. 10s. 10d. ;
Mr. It. Jaquet, 2091. 13s. 11d. ; Mr. A. Johnson, of
Hatfield, Peverell, 2,139/. 9s. 4d. ; Mrs. H. Kaye,
(Wandsworth), 1861. Is. 3d. ; George Nash and others,
as executors of King, 514/. 10s. ; Mr. H. Morris (Peck-
ham), 200/. 13s. 3d.; Mrs. S. M. Shepley (Wandsworth),
8761. 14s. 7d.; Mr. J. Smith, of Watford, 392/. 18s. 10d. ;
Mr. H. Smith, Portland-place, 265/. 2s. 11d; Col. J. W.
Smith, 270/. 3s. 4d.; Mr. J. Gutteridge, 5110/. 14s.
9d. ; Mr. W. Hinchley. St. Neot's, 508/. Os. 10d. ;
Mr. J. Guttridge, as executor, 447/. 4s. 10d.; Mr. R. J.
Smethurst (Chorley), 500/.; Mr. H. Nixon (Manchester),
300/,; Mr. J. Kaye (Wandsworth), 355/. 6s: 61; Sir
James Williams, of West Smithfield, 568/. 75., 7d..; Mr.
H. S. Williams, Regent's-park, 278/. 3s. 2d.s Mis;,C..
St. Ledger, Heath-end House (Gloucester), 1,711/. 6s: 4(.1%
Mr. Cornelius Boyle, 533/. Bs. Bd.; Mr. T. 0: Whitmore,
of Cotsbrook (Salop), 622/. 3s. 6d.; Francis Warden,
Esq., Bryanston-square, 7581. 2s. 7d.; Mr. G. Thomas,
of Woodbridge, 1761. is. 4d.; Mr. J. S. Smith, 274/. 12s. ld. ;
Mr. R. C. Kent, 285/. 17s. 5d.; Mr. S. Horston, Great
St. Helen's, 235/. 6s. 2d; Mr. F. 0. Dickens, 4041.; Fre-
derick Adolphus Leman, Threadneedle-street, 1,271/.;
Henry Israel, 211/.; Mr. G. Matson, Hackney, 2481.55.;
Mr. W. Burkitt, Newington-place, 204/.; and Mr. G.
Wrigley, of Manchester, 3,973/.
At this period of the day the Learned COMMISSIONER
said that, having other important public business fixed
for to-day, he could receive no further proofs in this case.
An application was then made on the part of the
bankrupts for another hearing, as, owing to the very
voluminous and complicated nature of their accounts, it
was impossible for them to render such an accurate ba-
lance-sheet as would satisfy their creditors and the Court.
The adjourned hearing was then fixed for the 15th of
September next.

Upwards of two hundred proofs were admitted in the
course of the day ; the aggregate amount of all the proofs
admitted at the present and the former meetings fully
amounts to 250,0001.