Kent Herald
10-8-1848
Notice
is hereby given that Thomas Richards, of Folkestone, in the county of Kent, brewer,
hath by indenture of conveyance, appointment and assignment, bearing date the
twenty seventh day of July, one thousand eight hundred and forty eight,
conveyed and assigned all his real and personal estate and effects unto Henry
Ree, of Ware, in the county of Hertford, auctioneer, upon trusts for the
benefit of the creditors of the said Thomas Richards as therein mentioned. And
that the said indenture was duly executed by the said Thomas Richards, on the
said twenty seventh of July, in the presence of and attested by George Yarde
Spark, of No. 10, Gray`s Inn Place, Gray`s Inn, in the county of Middlesex,
solicitor, and was duly executed by the said Henry Ree, on the twenty eighth
day of the said month of July, in the presence of and attested by Nathaniel
Cobham, of Ware, aforesaid, solicitor. And notice is hereby further given, that
such of the creditors of the said Thomas Richards as shall neglect or refuse to
make due proof of their claims (if required) and assent to the said deed on or
before the thirty first day of August instant, will be excluded from the
benefit thereof, and all persons indebted to the said Thomas Richards are
requested forthwith to pay their debts to the said Henry Ree, or to Messrs.
Cobham and Ashfield, of Ware aforesaid, his solicitors.
Dated
this first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.
Canterbury Journal
9-9-1848
Court
of Bankruptcy, Sept. 4: Re. Richards, Folkestone.
This
was the first meeting for the proof of debts and choice of assignees under the
of Thomas Richards, of Mill Lane, Folkestone, brewer, &c. Mr. Bower, of
Chancery Lane, agent for Mr. Hart, of Folkestone, attended as solicitor to the
fiat, which was issued on the 16th of August last, upon the petition
of Mr. John Isaac Pope, of Folkestone, builder, a creditor for £77 17s.
It
appeared that the bankrupt packed up his furniture and property on the 16th
of August last, and was assisted by G. Fynn, a labouring man, to remove it to
the railway for London, when the present summary mode of taking possession of
it was adopted by Mr. Pope, the petitioning creditor.
After
the admission of several proofs, Mr. Pope was chosen assignee, and accepted the
choice, and further proceedings were adjourned until the 13th
October next, on which day the bankrupt must come up to pass his last
examination.
Protection
was granted the bankrupt in the interim.
Viaduct Brewery, most likely Mill Bay.
Dover Telegraph 21-10-1848, Canterbury Weekly
Journal 28-10-1848
Court
of Bankruptcy: Re. Richards, Folkestone.
The
bankrupt, Thomas Richards, of Mill Lane, Folkestone, Kent, brewer and beer
seller, came up on Friday, as that day had been fixed for him to pass his last
examination.
Mr.
Bower, of Chancery Lane, agent for Mr. Hart, of Folkestone, solicitor, attended
on behalf of the trade assignee, Mr. J.I. Pope, of Fancy Street, Folkestone,
builder, whose debt is £77 17s.
It
appeared that the bankrupt was not prepared with his accounts and had not filed
any balance sheet, and the Court, with the consent of the assignees, adjourned
his examination until the 17th November next. The debts proved at
this meeting were about £340.
Canterbury Journal
25-11-1848
Court
of Bankruptcy: Re. Richards, Folkestone.
The
bankrupt, Thomas Richards, of Folkestone, brewer, came up to pass his last
examination.
The
balance sheet showed his estate to be: Dr. To Creditors £702 1s. 5d.; ditto,
holding security, £981 6s.; liabilities, £100. Cr. By debtors, good, £80 10s.
8d.; doubtful, £48 2s.9d.; bad (carried to losses) property, £135; property in
the hands of the creditors, £1,055 1s. 3d.
A
discussion arose upon a proof put in on behalf of Mr. John Barnes, of Great
Ilford, Excise Officer, for £100, for money alleged to have been lent on the 9th
of July last to the bankrupt, and for which he gave his note of hand as
security. The creditor had not the note with him, and as no account of the
transaction appeared in the accounts of thye bankrupt his examination was
adjourned until the 20th of December for investigation.
The
bankrupt`s protection was enlarged until the adjournment day.
Canterbury Journal
23-12-1848, Kent Herald 28-12-1848, Dover Telegraph 30-12-1848
Court
of Bankruptcy: Re. Richards, Folkestone.
The
bankrupt, Thomas Richards, of Folkestone, brewer, came up to pass his last
examination. Dr., to creditors, £712 7s. 8d.; ditto, holding security, £660
16s.; ditto, estimated to be valueless, £320 16s.; liabilities, £100. Cr., by
debtors, good, £21 18s.; doubtful, £59 17s. 9d.; bad (carried to losses);
property, £50; in the hands of creditors, £900.
Mr.
Bower said he believed the bankrupt had disposed of his property, and then left
Folkestone for Guernsey, but as no benefit would arise to creditors by an
adjournment, he should reserve his opposition for the certificate meeting.
The
bankrupt, in reply to His Honour, said “The fiat was posted against me on the
16th of August. I surrendered myself as soon as I heard of it. I was
then in Guernsey, which place I left on the 9th of October, and
surrendered on the 11th. I did not know I had been made a bankrupt
until the 12th of September. I was ill at the time, and was then
staying at Guernsey, and went to Jersey for the benefit of my health. I had no
idea of being made a bankrupt”.
His
Honour: How can you say that, when you owed nearly £860, and have not given up
£20 of property?
After
further examining the bankrupt, His Honour said he might pass his last
examination, and the proper course would be for the assignees to lay his
conduct before him when he asked for his certificate.
The
bankrupt then passed.
Maidstone Gazette
20-3-1849, Kent Herald 20-3-1849, Dover Telegraph 31-3-1849
Advertisement:
Folkestone, to Brewers and Others. Mr. Major is directed by the mortgagee of
Mr. Thomas Richards, a Bankrupt, and with the concurrence of the assignees, to
sell by auction, at the Rose Inn, Folkestone, on Monday, April 9th,
1849, at one o`clock in the afternoon;
All
the freehold property, known as the Viaduct Brewery, containing convenient dwelling
house, with brewhouse, stable, yard, garden, and all the necessary convenience
for carrying on a lucrative business.
In
addition to the above will be sold (on the premises) the whole of the
implements of trade, which will be put up in suitable lots for the convenience
of the purchasers, comprising a quantity of butts, pipes, hogsheads, barrels,
kilderkins, firkins, pins &c. &c.
Also
beer stocks, spring cart and harness, hand truck, ladders, slide, malt mill,
large sign-board, nine-pin frame (new), trusses of hay, cutter box, and a
variety of other articles used in the above line of business.
This
property is in a most commanding situation, being immediately opposite the new
street, and therefore well adapted for any description of business.
Further
particulars may be obtained of Messrs. Cobham and Ashfield, solicitors, Ware,
Herts., or of either Richard Hart Esq., solicitor, or the Auctioneer,
Folkestone.
