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the office of offic,al manager to wind up the affairs of
the Tipperary Bank. It will be seen by the following
order which the Master has male in the matter that

he has nominated Mr. M`Dowell, F.T.C.D , to the
office, Mr. J. D. Meldon t, be his solicitor, and Messr-.
Gibson and Adair to be the solicitors having the carriage
of the proceedings.
" cannot a lopt thesuggestion of appointing fur the
present only an ad interim manager. The various pro-
ceedings at law now pending render such a course, in
my judgment, most inexpedient. I must, therefore,
aopoint an official manager, and in the present stage
of the proceedings I see no sufficient reason for ap-
peinting more than one. In reference to this appoint.
inent, considering the policy of the acts of Parlia-
inebt, the peculiar circumstances of the case, and,
the character and competency of the other emendates,
I cannot feel justified in appointing as official manager
any person who has been proposed solely or in effect
and substautieVy on behalf of creditors. If I could,
there would be no difficulty whatever in selecting fur
tii office one gentleman, admittedly of the highest eta-
ton and character, Mr. Le Touche. From what trans-
pired at the hearing of the case, his appointment would
be likely to lead to much difficulty and embarrassment,
as, in the progress of the case, if a iy party were to ap-
ply t ► me io peace the investigation of this company's
affairs with the Bank of Ireland in other hands, I could
nut well refuse such an application, if supported by a
considerable number of toe contributories. After the
most mature consideration, I have satisfied myself chit
I ought, if p)ssiate, to select a gentleman proposed by,
and enjeying the confidence of, Lena fills contributories
of character and property, who admit teeir liabilities,
and are willing tie answer .their jest obligations ti the
utmost—and who, moreover, is wholly independent in
interest, business, or other relations, and as regards
localassociation and otherwise of any class of persons
interested—who is not engagedsolely, or in conjunction
with others, in any banking or other mercantile busi-
ness or employment—who is perfectly competent to per-
form the duties of the office in point of knowledge, expe-
rience, and ability—Who is also, as all the candidates
are, of assured position and high character, and who,
in addition to these qualifications, can devote his undi-
vided attention for a sufficient portion of his time to the
discharge of the duties of the office. It appears to me
that Mr. 11'D well is, under all the circumstances, the
most eligible candidate. I have ascertained, from the
letters or ceelificates transmitted to me by him, that
there is, so far as the regniatiens of the College are con-
c-ened, no objection to his holding the office. I cannot
aeoid :stating that Mr. Commissioner Longfield'e most
valuable testimony to Mr. 111`Dowell's character, ac•
quireinents, and peculiar fitness for this office, tee
nature, duties, and responsibility of which no one can
understand better than Mr. Longield, has necessarily
influenced me very much in making my selection of Mr.
AI'Do well.
.1 approve Mr. Meldon as solicitor for the offi-
cial manager ; other gentlemen named are equally, and
some of them, perhaps, more eminent than he is in other
departments of their pxofes-ion ; but Mr. Meldon's
great experience and extensive practice in bankruptcy
and general mercantile business fit him peculiarly to dis-
charge promptly and efficiently the duty of solicitor to
the official manager in this case. I therefore appoint
Mr. M‘Dowell odcial maesg le arid I app:ove Mr. Mel-
don as his solicitor. From what occur. ed at the hear-
ing of this case in the Rolls Court, and upon every
ground, I hope that Messrs. Gibson and Adair will act
as solicitors for the carriage of the proceedings.
" Mr. Jeffers (af the firm of Barrington and Jeffers)
said he understood the Master to state on Saturday that
those who were engaged for creditors or shareholders in
the bank should hays a voice in the selection of the
solicitor who is to have the carriage of the proceedings.
" The Master said he did not mean to have it under-
stood that this would be the course adopted in making
the appointment, but that, out of the names of solicitors
sent in by the candidates for the office of official mana-
ger, he would be able to select a solicitor who should
have the carriage of the proceedings. And he thought
Mr. Gibson a very proper person fur the office.
"It was stated that Mr. Gibson had been employed
as solicitor fcr Mr. John Sadleir.
" Mr. Gibson said it was true be had been named as
solicitor on the record to defend Mr. Sadleir in an ac-
tion in reference to the Carlow election ; that was the
only case in which he had been employed for Mr. Sad-
leir, and he did not know who suggested his name in
that instance.
"The Master asked Mr. Gibson if he would accept
the office of solicitor to have the carriage of proceedings
in this case. •
" Mr. Gibson replied that he would ; but at the same
time he would wish to have another solicitor named
oujointly with him. He mentioned the name of Mr.
Adair for the purpose.
• " The Master agreed to this course, and appointed
Messrs. Gibson and A dair to the office, observing that
there would be more to be done than was perhaps sup-
posed.