was that the accounts showed him to be insolvent at the time he executed a settlement on his son, and which settlement would be void. There would be an adjournment till the 5th of February for the examination of Mr. Hilder and Mr. Tilden Smith. The further and concluding account of this extraordinary event will be found under Chapter LX.
Mr. Morgan's Dividend. Although not connected with the Bank except as an ordinary customer, Mr. Edward Morgan, a wholesale grocer at Claremont, also became a bankrupt, and with so great a disparity of liabilities and assets, that the estate yielded by 4/4 to the pound.
Church Matters
The Holy Trinity. On Wednesday the 22nd of July an interesting ceremony of laying the chief corner stone of a new church took place in the presence of the Bishop of the Diocese, the Mayor, Town Council, Magistrates, local clergy and a very large number of the leading inhabitants of the town, with a good sprinkling of visitors and persons from outlying districts. The site of the new edifice was in Robertson street, where the foundation had already been laid, and where, on this occasion considerable preparation had been made by Mr. Teulon, the architect, and Mr. Howell, the builder. In the centre of the ground was planted a long pole, from the top of which, in different directions four lines of streamers were to be seen "flaunting in the breeze". Which with numerous small flags waving above the assembly imparted to the scene a somewhat gay appearance. On the flags were the following mottoes:- "Life", "Love", "Prayer", "Praise", "Gladness", "Faith", "Mercy", "Joy", "Unity", "Charity", &c. On the spot where the ceremony was to be performed was erected a temporary shed, which but for the opportune cessation of showers would have been essential to the comfort of those whose services were deemed essential. Around this spot and its approach were a raised platform and roadway, easy of access and sufficient to afford accommodation for a large number of persons. On every side was placed a firm barrier as a provision against accidents, and at a convenient part of the enclosure was placed a harmonium, at which Mr. Lindridge (organist of St. Mary's presided, and with whom were many of the singers from the different churches. Thus every suitable preparation was made for the important ceremony.
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