power, (his necessary wearing apparel, and the necessary wearing apparel of his wife and children only excepted): And this examinant saith, that he has not removed, concealed, or embezzled any part of his estate, real or personal, nor any books of account, papers, or writings relating thereto, with an intent to defraud his creditors. Memorandum.-The above-mentioned gold watch, seals, and brooch, and 71. 15s. in money, were, by the consent of the creditors present, returned to the bankrupt. Signed, BANKRUPT'S BALANCE SHEET.* A. B. Debtors' Names. Residence. Amount. Any Set-off. Good. Bad. Doubtful. £. s. d. * See 2 Deac. B. L. 211, note (2). P. PROPERTY, EXCLUSIVE OF DEBTS, TAKEN OR TO BE TAKEN BY THE ASSIGNEES. At the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupt, in Basinghall Street, In the matter of A. B., uf, &c., merchant, dealer, and chapman, Memorandum, that I, whose name is hereunto subscribed, being the commissioner authorized to proceed in this fiat, now in prosecution against the above named A. B., having sat at the time and place above mentioned, pursuant to notice in the London Gazette, being the time appointed for the bankrupt's last examination, do hereby, in pursuance of the directions of an act of parliament, passed in the sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, "An Act to amend the Laws relating to Bankrupts," appoint a public meeting to audit the accounts of the assignees of the said bankrupt, to be holden at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupt, Basinghall Street, in the city of London, on Thursday, the fifth day of April next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, whereof, and for the purport whereof, I do hereby direct my messenger to cause an advertisement to be inserted in the London Gazette twenty-one days previous to the said day hereby appointed for the said public meeting. EDWARD HOLROYD, AUDIT OF THE ASSIGNEES' ACCOUNTS.* In the Court of Bankruptcy. At the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupt, in Basinghall Street, London, on the Fifth day of April, 1832, before Edward Holroyd, Esquire. In the matter of A. B. of, &c. merchant, dealer and chapman, against whom a fiat, bearing date the thirteenth day of January, 1832, was duly issued. Memorandum, that I, the undersigned, being the commissioner authorized to proceed upon a fiat awarded and issued against A. B., having sat at the time and place above mentioned for the purpose of auditing the accounts of the assignees of the said bankrupt's estate and effects, when C. D. and E. F. appeared before me, and delivered in, upon oath, an account marked X. and now filed with the proceedings, as a full and true account of all their receipts and payments under the said fiat, and the times when the several sums of money were employed: And I, the said commissioner, having also examined the said accounts, and compared the receipts with the payments, do find that there is now a balance of £in the hands of the assignees, applicable to a dividend: And I do further find that the assignees have not, nor have or hath either of them, wilfully retained, or otherwise employed, any sum or sums of money, part of the estate of the said bankrupt, contrary to their covenant or to the directions of the acts relating to bankrupts. And I do declare that the sum of £, part of the said balance of £, is a proper sum to be forthwith divided amongst the creditors entitled to the same, and that the sum of £ be retained for the following purpose (that is to say) [Here state the purpose for which the money is retained.] AUDIT AT THE MEETING TO DECLARE THE FIRST DIVIDend. In the Court of Bankruptcy. At the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupt, in Basinghall Street, In the matter of A. B. of, &c. merchant, dealer and chapman, Be it remembered, that I, the commissioner above named, being authorized to proceed on a fiat, issued against the said A. B., sat at the time and place above mentioned to examine the accounts of C. D. and E. F., assignees of the said bankrupt's estate, and having inspected the proceedings and examined the said C. D. and E. F. upon oath, I do * See 2 Deac. B. L. 240. find that the said bankrupt did upon his last examination disclose the following property, which has produced as follows: Property disclosed. Estimated. Produced. Remains to be received. Observations. £. S. d. £. s. d. £. S. d. Stock...... Furniture.... Fixtures. Lease. Real property And I do further find, that upon the whole the assignees recovered £, that they duly paid £- and that there is now a balance of £, in their hands, and that they have not wilfully retained, or otherwise employed, any sum or sums, part of the estate of such bankrupt, contrary to their covenant, or to the directions of the acts relating to bankrupts: And I do declare that £, part of the said balance of £—, is a proper sum to be forthwith divided amongst the creditors entitled to the same, and that the sum of £- be retained for the following purpose (that is to say) [Here state the purpose for which the money is retained. Signed, EDWARD HOLROYD. DECLARATION OF FIRST DIVIDEND. In the Court of Bankruptcy. At the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupt, in Basinghall Street, London, on the twentieth day of April, 1832, before Edward Holroyd, Esquire. In the matter of 4. B., of, &c., merchant, dealer and chapman, against whom a fiat, bearing date the thirteenth day of January last, was duly issued. Be it remembered, that I, whose name is hereunto subscribed, being the commissioner authorized to proceed on a fiat now in prosecution against A. B., of &c., having sat at the time and place above mentioned, in order to make a dividend of the estate of the said bankrupt, pursuant to notice in the London Gazette for that purpose given, and it appearing to me, by an examination of the proceedings and by a statement in writing delivered to me upon the oath of C. D. and E. F. assignees of the said bankrupt's estate, that there is the sum of £— now to be divided, which sum is composed as follows: And it also appearing to me that the debts proved and claimed, and now standing upon the proceedings, amount to the sum of £that is to say And it also appearing to me that the sum of £—, so being in the hands of the assignees to be divided, is sufficient to pay all the creditors and claimants the sum of in the pound upon their several debts, I do therefore order a dividend of in the pound to be paid to all the said bankrupt's creditors who have proved their debts; and unto the claimants, when they shall have substantiated their claims, in proportion to their several debts; which said dividends, as I compute the same, will amount to the sum of £. And I do find that the assignees have not, nor has either of them wilfully retained or otherwise employed any sum or sums, part of the estate of such bankrupt, contrary to their covenant or to the directions of the acts relating to bankrupts. Signed, EDWARD HOLROYD. ADJOURNMENT OF DIVIDEND. In the Court of Bankruptcy. At the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupt, in Basinghall Street, In the matter of A. B. of, &c. against whom a fiat, bearing date the Memorandum, that I, whose name is hereunto subscribed, being the commissioner authorized to proceed on this fiat awarded and issued and now in prosecution against the above named A. B. met at the time and place above mentioned, pursuant to notice in the London Gazette, in order to make a dividend of the said bankrupt's estate and effects; but C. D. and E. F., the assignees of the said bankrupt's estate and effects, not being prepared with the necessary vouchers to authenticate their |