Polynesian., 1844-08-24

been made to MIR. G.'s cash account, bills
payable, &c SC.
The interest Of over due bills and expens.
es of establishment to sell the stock by re-
tail would hav, swallowtd up more &. an could
have been sold daily, that it would have been
keeping the store open to give away the
go"ds. but these reas"nings are only to show
that nj. Giecnway 8 interest should have been
sold cs 81 T., Oily as possible ard an end put
to the txI,rse Tie way it as sold. allow
ing a rri>i' &c to the or, dito,s to set IF
against tn, ir claims aud e wing credit to those
vii" we're not cit d,tors, vas also conducive
to the interest of the estate As I" tn" right
ut selling hy auction or any way the assign.
ees IN gilt think TT. when property is made
over Tor IN" lu,I"se of a!irg dc bis long
over due and no means of paying them exists
We think Mr.. Wyllic for his credit sake, in
other coInlnunitns will not venture to dis
p,tc Il creditor rs not to wait until a debtor
finds it convene Mt to pay him.
The COMMITTEE know the stock account
vas made out at the retail selling prices, the
Chlnalnan told the clerk who took it down,
the shop prices which we've in many ins,an-
SEES 100 per cent over the prime cost tn $
question did not come within the province of
the committee, and I, nds only to raise fresh
obstacles to a settlement, hy pointing out
such flimsy grounds f"r further d, lay.
Again we are compelled to diff; from the
committee, whatever the continued endeavur
t" keep the estate separate may be To Mr..
French and his creditors, It is not .'highlv
prrjudiciaI," but h ghIy beneficial to Mir
Grcrn"ay aud his CT, dItnrs, and what is Of
more consider alton. it IS Just.
Ills Excel, ncy, the Governor Of Oahu,
d,d not refuse 10 compel MIR French to pay
IA balance due to Mr. Grcrnway's estate, on
the contrary, Ills ExceIlency to- to say,
he would comply with the application, but
ait' nv Yards informed the assigne,s, that Nh.
French hut no proP.ry. and the state.
mrnt ofthe committee is crrnneous. as they
might have seen by letters to which they Ind
acC' 81.
We ar" greatly surprised at the remarks
ct the committee upon that balance MIR.
Wylllc had previous to the 18th June last.
fro quen,Iy complained of Nr. (reenway's
acts, in the insane state in which he then
was and he was evidently much alarmd ci
Their for himself or for The books and papers
in his charge and was very hnxi' US that Mr..
Grccnway should be in safe k,eI ing.
On the 9th Of May, lH,4. a Jury pronoun
cd MIR &. Of unsound mind, yet !Nr. Wyllie
quotes an extract from n !, tier oithe 24ih June
from this afflicted gentleman, which agrees
with the views MIR. WylI,e has f,,med and
Mr. French's purpose; tn S letter is directly at
variance with al Mr. Gre, nway's decIara-
tons, in his calm and sound reason, from u
period previous I" his failure, as also during
! tIf fiypn tI. ~, "a. ,r.,, ,-.c .....- Al :.
duties, he invariably stated that the amount
sig"d for y MIR French as due to his state
was much with n the actual amount due, as
the large deductions were made solely to get
the matter settle d. Other communities will
Judge which statements are likely to be cor.
rect.
If Mr.. Simpson had any d. f the state
Of MIR. Gre enway's affairs, when he arrive, d
from England, he would have advis, d, that
his cr' dIt"rs sh' uld have been INN, dat, "
called together, ard he would have been up
Mld in such nd !ice by every unpr. iudic. d
merCantil" man.
The business commenced with some old
stock, from "hich nothing at the time could
be real SD there was no cash in the con-
cern, it start'd upon MIR. tircenway's high
character, aud credit was obtained To Il
great extent the had success Of Whaling
specn!aii"ns, and the confirm, d drains OF Mr.
French L" carry on his Owyhcr huslnt SIS
soon found the concern in AN EN-! arrasst d
state, the premis = were mortgagcd on | l.!
per cent interest. clai us pressing, and no
money
Messrs Pierce and Brewer brought their
action in March, AID when Mr.. Simpson, uf-
ter he had advanced half that anon. i, found
it was only IA d'"p in the bucket, he adv i-cd
an Immediate stoppage, which Mr., Wyliie is
nlnnS1d 10 nnll LII nduinnI. a -. =.