Star.
London, England, 1830-12-27 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OP BANKRUPTS,
BASINGOALL-STREET.

REM I NGTO N, STEPH EN SO IT!, AND CO.'S BANKRUPTCY.
On Friday a meeting of the creditors under the commission
issued against the above banking firm, was held at Bank-
rupts' Hall, Basinghall-street, for the purpose of declaring a
dividend, admission of debt, proofs, &c.
The proof of debts occupied much time, and in the whole
they amounted to 31,1001. The total of the debts proved
previously was 477,7561. on the joint estate; making a grand
total, up to Friday, of 508,6961. 7s. Bd. Among the proofs
on that day was one for 15,0001. and one for 13,0001. The
lowest slim was 21. 78. Bd.

The subject of a dividend was next considered. The first
dividend was 7s. in the pound ; and the second, declared a
year ago, was Is. Bd. in the pound. After the accounts had
been looked over, it was found that the assets would not af-
ford a dividend of more than 10d. in the pound, a sum being
reserved to meet the expenses of the law proceedings which
have been commenced in this affair. The amount of the di-
vidend of 10d. in the pound will be 21,1961. A dividend
of 10d. was then agreed to by the Commissioners, making
in all 9s. 6d. in the pound declared up to the present time.
It is expected that the estate will yield about l Is. or 11s.
6d. in the pound.
Nothing has come officially to the Commissioners respect-
ing the fugitive Stephenson, as to his intentions. The last
private accounts, it is said, left him in possession, appa-
rently, of much property.

IN THE MATTER OF MACDONALD AND CAMPBELL,

ARMY AGENTS.

The Commissioners met on Friday in List No. 3, to hold
the third meeting in this case. It is right to state that the
debt proved against the estate by Viscount Beresford, which
was done at the second meeting, scarcely equals by one-
third the amount mentioned in one of the Newspapers.
Two cases of extreme hardship were mentioned during
the proceedings—one where a sum of 1,1001. lodged at
Coutts's by a lieutenant recently married, for the purchase of
a captaincy, being the amount of his wife's fortune, was
drawn out of that bank at the request of Mr. Campbell, and
placed in his hands shortly before the bankruptcy. The
officer is at present serving with his regiment in Corfu. The
other instance was a similar withdrawal, within a week of
the date of the commission, of 5001. from Cox and
Greenwood's.

Mr. Curslake (solicitor for the assignees, we believe),
handed in an order from the Lord Chancellor to prolong the
period of Mr. Campbell's surrender 49 days, in consequence
of the state of his health. (It appears that a few days be-'I
ilfore the closing of the firm he was thrown out of his gig, and
II experienced a concussion of the brain, which has since left
him in a dangerous physical and mental condition.) He was
in such a state that it had not been deemed prudent to subject
him to undergo an examination by the assignees, as it was
apprehended that any excitement might lead to fatal come-
quences. Dr. Macleod, his physician, had given a certificate
of his state of health, and was now in attendance to answer
any questions before the commissioners.
It was arranged, that if, iu the interval of the 49 days I
allowed by the Lord Chancellor, they thought the bankrupt

could undergo a private examination before the commis-
sioners, they would at once appoint a day for the purpose.
Mr. Macdonald appeared to surrender.
It was decided that a concurrent examination of the bank-
rupts should take place the same day.
The bankrupt answered in the negative to the usual ques-
tions u to any former bankruptcy or insolvency.
The examination closed without a day of adjournment
being fixed. The amount of debts proved exceeded 8,0001.
The assets to meet the claims of the creditors are said to be
very limited in amount.