The Sun. — 1832-10-26 (London, England)

UTILITY OF OFFICIAL ASSIGNEES.  Mr. GORDON wished to make a few observations rela tive to the commission charged by the official assignee. He wished to offer no disrespect to that officer, but he considered it his duty to the creditors, and in an estate of such magnitude as the present, when too so email an amount would be paid to the claimants, to call the attention of the Court to the expenses of the official assignee. He considered that this estate could have been managed without the appointment of any official assignee. The per-centage, he thought, ought to be charged, on the net, and not on the gross receipts. By the accounts before him, commission was charged on 12,5411., forming the gross Bazaar receipts, which with the farm and general receipts, made a total of 22,2411. On the whole gross sum commission had been charged without deducting the expenses. He wished to take the opinion of the Court upon this subject. The COMMISSIONEA said the pi incipal part of the objections of the Learned Gentleman was answered by the provisions of the Satute. He (the Gunmissioner) was at one time opposed to the system of appointing official assignees, but had totally changed his opinion on this subject. He had seen great good resulting from the appointing of official assignees, especially where the assignees chosen by the creditors were not claimants. In the present case he considered the appointment of the official assignee of the greate-t importance to the creditors, as (the assignees not being creditors) the bankrupt's estate had been folly investigated. With respect to the commission of 21- per cent. charged, he considered it extremely moderate ; but if a cheaper, and as efficient a mode of working the estate could be found, he would adopt it. Mr. BELCHER (the official assignee) had worked the Bazaar for seven months, and had so far improved the returns that it had returned 10,000/. He should have to write to 1,086 creditors, on the payment of dividends, without one farthing. The total amount of proofs made, including those of today, was nearly 100,000/. The dividend, it was agreed, should be adjourned, to give time to parties to make claims. The Court then adjourned.  A most dreadful murder was committed about noon on Tuesday, at Ninfield, seven miles distant from St. Leonard's. A quantity of smuggled goods was captured on the morning of the day in Pevensey Level, and more being suspected to he concealed, three of the Preventive Service men went in search, but being tired and unsuccessful, they repaired to a beer-shop and drank too freely. One inflamed with liquor, and disagreeing with  his younger mate, instantly shot him dead. The sufferer was an inoffensive young nun, much respected, and has left a young widow and child. The wretched murderer regrets not, now he is sober, the act he committed, and is only concerned for the fate of his wife and two own children, who must soon also be orphans. We cannot refrain from deprecting the increased number of beer-shops, which are now in every direction proving nurseries for crime, and the resort of the vicious. We hope the early attention of the new Parliament will be turned to this subject ; and if trade in beer is to be free—and free it ou2,ht to be—we still trust that drinking on the premises will be no longer allowed...-lirighton Gazette.  "