The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-27 00:00:00

I paid £159 12s. 6d., or thereby, of yearly premiums en dif-
ferent policies on my life. I took the house at Richmond in
May or June, 1857, and went abroad in August, leaving my
wife and family in that house. I was not in difficulties
when I went abroad. All the debts I have given up were
incurred previous to my going abroad • but only a few of
them—l would say only Masterman's—hadi fallen tine then,
exclusive of my father's. When I went abroad, I took £5O
with me, my intention being to remain six weeks. Having
remained longer, I drew on my bankers, Glyn and Co. I was
not present when the house was given up, or at my wife's fu-
neral, being in prison on the Continent at the time in conse-
quence of having become cautioner in a bond for £3OO, and
the principal avoided his bond and left me to pay it. I was
on my road home to be present at the opening of the courts
when I was apprehended. After I had been some time in
prison (my wife having died when I was there) my father
sent me enough money to release me—that is, he paid the
bond. The facts of this transaction are these :—I met Mr.
Brewnlow North abroad. He had his family with him, and
told me that he had no money, and that unless I lent him he
would be taken up. I went security for him, and on his
leaving without paying his debts I was called on to do so. I
g,ranted his creditors cheques on Glyn and Co., but in con-
sequence of Bourdillion's having absconded, a bill of £750,
which he had given me, and which I had cashed at Glyn and
Co.'s, was not taken up when it fell due, and my account
with Glyn and Co. was closed, and my cheques returned
dishonoured. I was taken up in consequence, and impri-
soned until my father sent me money, which he would do
only on receiving North's securities to me. I believe North
is now in the Queen's Bench Prison at my father's suit for
this debt. The cheques I granted on North's account
moms tto £320, for which he gave me a bill. This bill I
tent my father, and he sent me £320 against it. This
enabled me to get out of prison. The £92 ss. in the assets
against North is exclusive of the bill for £320 ; but he dis-
putes this, and being bankrupt I do not think this is a good
asset. Bete een Aug. 1 and the end of November I must
have drawn £BOO out of my account at Glyn's. On recon-
sideration, I lost nothing by the Brighton Hotel Ca'mpany.
I am indebted to the company the £l5O set dowu in the state
of my affairs. Besides the companies mentioned in my
examination on the 18th, I took much interest in a Sub-
marine Telegraph Company to America and India. I was
under a contract to bring out the company before May 1.
1858. My absence on the Continent and the disorder of my
affairs prevented my fulfilling the contract. If I had ful-
filled it I should have realised £lO,OOO. The con tract has
now expired by fluction of time. It is in the hands of
Burcham, Dalrymple, and Drake, solicitors, Parliament-
street, Westminster. I spent a great deal of money in
attempting to get up this company. This company
bad no connexion with any other company. .My debt
to Mr. Dunlop, Leith, has been contracted since I came to
Scotland. Of the £65 due by me to Mr. Dunlop, as men-
tioned in my former examination, I have received £3O since
the date of my sequestration. This sum was partly applied
to pay the expenses of the sequestration, through my agent,
Mr. Robert Crawford. I have already paid Mr. Crawford
£25, and lam under promise to pay £2O more.. lam a
member of the Society ef the Inner Temple. My chambers
were No. 8,01d-square, Lincoln's-inn. I have lost no money
by cards or bets since I was called to the bar. I do not know
the distance between Toberwory and London. I do not know
the distance between this and Isle Ornsay, or the distance
between Isle Ornsay and London. I do not know how many
steamers pass to Skye weekly. It is impassible for m e to say
what I may have invested in pictures from first to last. I
think those I have now cost me about £4OO.
The trustee has appointed the next meeting of creditors
to be held at Isle Ornsay, on the 26th August, a distance of
about 600 miles from London, and which cannot be reached
with ordinary expedition in less than four days, and even
this is dependent on the state of the weather. At this meet-
big the bankrupt may offer a composition to his creditors,
and ultimately a discharge may be procured. In the mean-
time, the bankrupt has procured a personal protection, en-
abling him to return to the south. On the same day as Mr.
Gill, Mr. Carel Augustus Curwood, formerly solicitor, No.
43, Jerrnyn-street, St. James's, London, appeared before
the sheriff, at Tobermory, and, having answered a few for-
mal questions put to him by the agent, he took the statu-
tory oath, which closes the examination. The next meeting
of this person's creditors is likewise to be held in the Island
of Skye, on the,26th inst., iu a village called Bradford.—
Scotsman.

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