Star.
London, England, 1829-01-10 00:00:00

REMINGTON, STEPHENSON, AND CO.

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Ae two o'clock yesterday the first meeting of the
creditors of Mesirs. Remington, Stephenson, and Co.
late. Bankers, to k place before the first list of Commis.
sioners, at the Chambers, Basinghall-street. Long be-
fore the hour 6f meeting the staircase was ciowdrd *kb
persons anxious to attend to the proceedings, and as
soon as the doors were opened the room was-thronged. '
The pressure and confusion was so great that those who .
leoved could not get retiring room lot a considerable
ngth of time, so that the creditors behind could not
`force their way to the table where the Commissioners
sat but very slowly.
The Commissioners were Mr. Turner. Sir G. F.
Hampton, Mr. H.T. Shepherd, end Mr. J. B. Macaulay.
Mr. Montagu appeared as Counsel on behalf of the
estate.
Mr. ROOTs appeared on behalf of Mr. Fr uctuoso, to
sobniit a claim against the separate estate of Mr. Row-
land Stephenson. His client had lent to Stephenson
6,0001. for which he had received and held as a security
Clime bonds for 2,0001. each, drawn by one John Owen
ia favour of the, bankrupt. Ultra this, he claimed to
prove for 8,0001. the value of 250 pipes i f wine sold to
ithe bankrupt. The proposition of the Learned Counsel
was, that his client should be allowed to prove against
Ilse seprrate estate, giving up the bonds to the solici-
tors ender the Commission, who were the most com,
petent to enforce payment of them, taking a dividend
on the 8,0001. and half of that which could be pros
diced on the bonds. ..
- Mr. MONTAGU inquired if notice had been given to
Mr. Owen 0
Mr. Room said no notice *had been given.
Mr. MONTAGU was then of opinion that Mr. Root:s
client was not ent.ded to prove for a farthing in respect
of the bonds, and that he would have to give them up. •
' Mr. ROOTS contended that no notice to the obligor
was necessary.
On reference to authorities it was agreed that no no-
Lice w,s necessary, and therefore the proof for wine
sold and money lent was admitted, Mr. F. having given
up the bonds.
Mr. Room applied to prove another debt of 54.0001.
on behalf of the same Gentleman. He named 54,000/.
because, until the Commissioners assented to receive the
'proposed method of proving, he could not state the
amount more exactly, inasmuch as the amount a ould
in some measure depend upon their decision in receiv-
ing the proof. The bankrupts were employed by his
client to purchase for him Foreign Securities, consisting
of Mexican, Colombian, Brazilian, and Chilian Bonds,
to the amount of 54 0001. The Securities to this amount
Avesepurchased by them, and remained in Their posses-
sion ; they never were in the possession of Mr. Fisica
taoso, with the exception of 7,0001. which was de,so.
sited with them by him. His bankers had rendered an
account of them to him, and credited him with amount
upon them; and the question was, whether he was en.
titled to prove against the e tate for the actual value of
the bonds at the time they wet... punches .cl, or fur their
actual value at the time when Mr. Fructuoso demanded
payment of the b. Dd.? Mr. Fs uctuoso having been
alarmed, made a demand upon. the bankrupts for the
delivering op'of the bonds before the stoppage of the
house, but that demand was not complied with ; and
those very bonds were part, f what the Learned Coon-
iel called the absconding property. Mr. F. sought to
prove again-t the j int estate for the amount of what
the bonds were worth at the time they were purchased
Mr. MONTAGU inquired if Mr. Roots had a list of
the securities?
Mr. Room replied, that such list had been delivered
in some time ago.
Mr. MtINTAGU was a illing to admit a proof to the
'amount i f tie value of the bonds on rile day. when the
demand for the b•rods was made. The bonds had teen
received by Stephenson, and his co-partners had not
received any value in respect of them, therefore they
were not to be charged except with the amount as he
had before stated.
Mr. Room contended that his client seas entitled to
prove for the value of the bonds at the time they were
purchased and deposited. Mr. F. had never seen .the
great mass of the bonds; he did not know wherhet they
had been ab patted in 18A. 1827. or 1828 ; and sup-
posing them to h .tie be n niut.h more vain .bie in 1826
than in 1827, and to have been abstracted in 1826. be.
thought it or uid be an extremely hard thing upon his
client to be compelled to lose a dividend on the df-
ter ence i f the va:ue.
After a few further observations, which were in-
audible, Mr. Room handed a paper to Mr. Montagu,
containing his client's calculation at the sum he sought
o payee. Mr. Montigu consulted with the S.rlicitors,
and those i f the bankrupts who were present, namely,
Mr. Itemineton, sr n. Mr. Remington, jun. and Mr.
Toulmin ; and then it was declared that the proof ac
carding" to such statement should be ailmitt-d. Among
the other creditors who proved were—
Mr. James liaiinsboitom. . Mr. C. Pratt .. •9421
brewer its Windsor £515 Nir, J. Y. Turner . 281
Str.itieb.ied Ileathheld 255 Mr. A. Murray . . 2,050
Mewls. Ihrviogtoa & Co. 1,045 Mr. J. Elkins . 212
Ditto . . 1171 Mess..fteesat Stephenson 1,469
Mews. &racban and Co'. 5,059 Mr. U. Johnson . . 602
Si? H.7Bott . 225 Mr. L. Thornton . 480
Mr. AlrLevyarin ' '-. • -029 Mr. M. Smith . . 1.033
-There were other creditors of course. whose names and amount
of debts we did not catch. There were probably debts to from
100,0001. to I eO,OOOl. protest iss abs whole. The Meeting broke up
at half-past three.

The Clergy, Gentry, Ye,tro int v, •nd others, residing
at Bridgwater. have signed a Public Declaration of theiraentimcnts,
in opposition to the claims of the Roman Catholics.
Mr. linovottaat is .o much indisi.m:-d as to be con-
flood to his room. _

WENT INDIA Duce COMPANY.—At the half-yearly
Meeting of this Company, held yesterday. the usual dividend of
5 per cent. for the lit half sear, was declared. But a Report from
the Directors was read, in which it was intimated, that in coolie.
queries of the Increase to the dock accommodation of the port, and
oldie arrangement made between 'he East India Conti, .ny and the
East lndia.Dock Company, the Directors were decidedly of opinion
that is would be expedient to reduce the dividend at the next half.
yearly Meeting to the rate of a per cent. per annum.
The following are said to be the names of the depu-
tation who are to accompany Mr. 01.:Guriata. to this
country, is his attempt to take his seat in the House of
Ctmosons.—.
O'Gorman Mahon. Richard Shin!, Thomas Steele, Charles Fitz.
alma:, 3. C. Brady, Richard O'Gorman, Joan Redmond, Maurice
OT•eastell, Sir Thos. Rantoode, Richard Barrett, Patrick Murphy.
Wilasm Forde, John Browne, Bartholomew Corballis, Lord
KWeen, H. G. Curran. P. Ccstelloe John Lawless, Thomas
Norton, J. A. Curran, J. T. Dolan. J. S. Sugrue, Michael Staunton,
N. Coisyn, Thomas Reynolds,William F. Fynn, SirJ. M,Donnell,
Stephen Coppinger, Philip Fogarty, OIL Dillon, F. W. Conway,
D. Itimayne, N. J. Coppinger. Thos. Reynolds. William Mallon,
WiaMm APDertnott. Daniel O'Reilly, M. D. lieliew, M Lanigan,
Richard Scutt. W. J. Kelly. Thomas Roney, J. D. Brady, J. D.
Murphy, Andrew Ennis, Robert White, J. Dwyer, M. 0411taugh-
Deasy, J. O'Dowd, and R. D. Boylan.
Tbutiday, the 25th ult. as a fishing boat. containing
.even of a mew, was entering a small creek at Seter,
'near John n'Groat'i, a sudden suit arose, by which the
boat was upset, and all on boardperisbed. Four of the
'sufferers were snarsied, and have left families to deplore
their untimely end ; four of the bodies have betn fouids
bet nothirreas been seen of the boat, or the other three.
--Solway. • . .
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ALARMING nu E.

The utmost consternati in and alarm was oceasiore
earls yesterday morning in the neighbourhood of High
Holborn, by the breaking nut of a fire in the public-
house called the Six Cans and Punchbowl ; and such
was the rapidity of the flames that it was with the ut-
most difficulty that the inmates escaped death. The
'fire was discovered by the watchman at a quarter to
•one o'clock, burning with tome fury in the lower part
f the house, when be immediately gave the alarm.—
The inmates appeared at the windoos imploring aid to
make their escape.. The landlord, Mr. Smith, fi.'t
made his escape by the front door, and his childten
were also saved.
' The roof of the public house fell in about two o'clock.
Owing to the confined nature of the buildings in the rear,
where several small cottages, named Ryley's Cottager,
stand, serious apprehension were entertained. es' easily
as full three quarters of an hour elapsed from tte blesir-
ing rut of the fire before any of the Assurance Compa
tries engines arrived. The parish engine of St. Gileb's
came first, and was followed by that of St. George's,
Bloomsbury. They proved' effectual.
A most unfortunate circurn•tance must be noticed—
a friend of Mr. Smith. who has lately sold his business
and stock for about 7001. was staying with Mr. Smith
until hishould hear of another house to go into. This
individual had the whole of the money with him in his
root*;' but he Was so much hurried on the alarm of
ti; that he escAped without his bark-notes,
which there is every reason to suppose have fallen a ►a•
crifice to the devouring element. .