New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-08
THE AFFAIRS OF SIR WM. DOM BART
F,om The Daily seot.nan. MareA4 4.

From The Daily Seotsndn, March,.
On Monday afternoon Sir William D,n under vent
bis recond tXsninstion in bankruptcy, before Sheriff
Jameson, in the County Buildings, Edinburgh. Mr..
Charles Scott, advocate appeared for the trustee;
Me,srs. Hagsrt Stein and Campbell. w. s., agents;
snd Mr.. Patrick Fraser. advocate, for the pettonlns
creditor; Mr.. Dalrympe, W. S, agent.
MI Charles Scott the part OF the trustee, stated
that the trustee had applied TO have Sir William Don
brought up this diet in order that his creditors might
have opportunity of putting such questions TO hinln
reereuce 70 bis eataes they might consider advlsa-
ble In reply TO questions by Mr. Fraser, Sir William
ade state ment of which the following ia summary
Nv father cied in 1877, when was two years old, and
succeeded to the unentaled estate OF Newton Don.
Sir William Scott of Ancrum and Mr.. Scott were my
guardians till reached the age OF fourteen, when l
dominated Sir James Maxwell Wallace, my s,epfaher,
as guardian, ard he continued to be 20 TIL attained
nv majority There accounting with him then
al Psiis in presence Ct Messrs Richards Walker,
solicitors, London, but received no money. signed
come deeds the nature Of which did not know; they
will be found the hands OF SIR Maxwell Wallace or
Of Mr.. Maitland, or of Richards Waller. believe
be rental Of my estate could not have been less than
80 500 a year and IVES told that tbs accunulatons
during my minority of nineteen years sd been applied
to the reduction OF previous lDcumbrsnces but nsvsr
cav any sccouLt OF there membranes. Toe estate
was scld in 1876 or 1871 for asum of tSOOO. There
were no debts burdening the estate at that time except
nv mothers jonture of GOO year, unless the oloS-
pc debts were constituted burdens which are claimed
az aipt ne, and mentioned in deed OF settlement
1877 viz: Mrs. Anne WyDDe OF Shood near )cheeter,
IS 600; MessIs. Smith & Wormald t3,ooo; Nc. Ed
ward Walker of Lncoln's Inn. ~ $40; and Messrs
Richards & Walker of Lncoln's Inn Fields, VINO are
described in the deed solicitors of the said Sir
"Nm Don, for the sum Of g, G92 g. 3D. being the
amount OF balance OF cerein usted and settled &C
counts and bills of costs due ard owing from the said
"Sr w. Il. Don to the said Messts. Rck .rds a.
Walker" OF the price OF the estate, 1io,uco wss
left burden the property to meet the oir ture OF
Lady Wallace The cebts mentioned were suppose,
slso paid out of the price OF the estse. These two
sums amount 10 t32 SJ2; bat cannot tel what be.
c.ne of the balance; i went INTO the hands OF Sr
Maxwell Wallace ard Mr.. John Maitland, London. i
don't know how they disposed of il, except that some
yery few debts of mine were paid promised 10 be
paid If went to America to earn my own livelihood,
which cid. These debts amounted TO something Ii &c
IS 5O0 | returned from America three years after
| went out and found that not one shilling of
these debts had been paid; but, receiving thu
same promise from Sir NJ. Wallace aud NJ. Matt.
land | returned 10 America, where l rem aimed for
other three years earning my living actor. do
Dot know what became OF the balance Of upward Of
$4,000. II wis 10 the hands of Sir Maxwell Wallace
Mr. John Maitland, and Mr. Frederick Nil bank, my
brother law the trustees; but know that Mr. Nd
bsns sd pothiDg TO do with it. IA TO the debts men
tioued in the deed of October. 1917 | do not know
anything OF the sum said TO be due TO Hrs. Wynue.
.sDcy sbe was q client of Richards Walkers and
that TIE money was rsisei for NE. | believe Smith
sId Wormald to be also clients of tina. frm Mr. Ed.
xsrd Wslker was one OF the partners OF the firm and
tbiDk the e 500 claimed by him was money al.
yspced TO me during my mit ority. lie then act
ing my solicitor: l did not examine the accounts
referred 10 IN the deed having beeu adjusted 40
other deed w9 signed ly me in Germany IN Nay Isis
bearing that had received sum OF tl3,9l0. l
never received that suu. / understood il 70 pay
eff debts. never received so much 81 5000 OF il
nv trustees sad i hsd been applied toward the psy'
uent Of debts In jane SiS another deed xss signed
By ne 10 GeInssy ID ~k.ch ! scknoTlelged 70 haye