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THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 
October 5, 1895 
Dr. McGfe said that the Bench felt for the young man 
(the defendant), but his mistake was a serious one. These 
mistakes were very common in Belfast, and he hoped this 
wuuld be a caution to people not to- dabble in things that 
they had no right to do. 
IMITATING BEE CHAM’S PILLS. 
Mr. Justice Hawkins, sitting as the Vacation Judge in the 
Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday last, was asked by Mr. 
Hodge, counsel for Mr. Thos. Beecham, to issue an injunction 
restraining Mr. Samuel Cleaver, chemist and druggist, carry- 
ing on business at Wharf Street and Gladstone Street, 
Leicester, from selling or offering for sale as “ Beecham’s,” 
pills not manufactured by the plaintiff. On the case being 
oalled, Mr. Church, for the defendant, said he was prepared 
to submit to a perpetual injunction in the terms of the 
■notice of motion, and to pay plaintiff 40?. as damages and 
>co£ts. His Lordship said an order would go accordingly. 
!Banlu‘uptci^ IReports. 
lie George Henry Cuff, 25 College Green, Bristol, 
Pharmaceutical Chemist. 
The debtor filed his petition at Bristol on September 11, 
^and the first meeting of his creditors was held last week, in 
London, before Mr. Edward G. Clarke, the Bristol Official 
Receiver. The accounts filed under the proceedings show 
gross liabilities 2,137?. 9s. (unsecured 1,927?. 8s. 2^?.), and 
.assets 719?. 5s. 2<:?,, subject to preference claims of 18?. 8s. 6d. 
The proofs dealt with at the meeting included the follow- 
ing tendered by relatives of the debtor — viz., Miss A. B. Cuff, 
117?. 15s. 9d . : Miss M. E. Cuff, 518?. 15s. ; Mr. T. J. Cuff, 
350?. ; and Mr. Wm. Symes Cuff, as executor of the late Mr. 
K. C. Cuff, 90?. 18s. lOd. 
The Chairman stated that he had issued his observations 
upon the failure previous to the meeting. The unsecured 
•debts included 1,100?. owing to friends for money lent, 
whilst the balance of 827?. was due to about 100 trade 
•creditors, which appeared to him a tremendous number 
in comparison with the amount of the debts. The debtor’s 
Tather died in July, 1894, and the debtor had conducted the 
business since June, 1893, when he had a capital of 460?. It 
appeared that the debtor was co-trustee with his sister and 
cousin under the will of his father’s estate, the only portion 
now remaining undivided being the lease of the College 
<Green premises. Actions had been brought against the 
•debtor by the Crown Perfumery Company and another firm, 
and had been undefended, whilst he (debtor) was also the 
defendant in Chancery proceedings relating to his father’s 
estate. A gold watch and silver salver had been pledged by 
the debtor within six months of the failure, but it was not 
until a month before the receiving order that he became aware 
of his insolvency. During that month a few fresh debts had 
been contracted. The annual income or profit from the 
business for the past three years was estimated at 150?., whilst 
the drawings had somewhat exceeded that figure. The debtor 
■had offered a composition of 7s 6^?.icthe pound, and the busi- 
ness of the meeting was to decide whether or not to accept it. 
Voting-letters had been sent round to all the creditors, but 
only a part of the number had been returned, and it rested 
with the assembled creditors to decide upon the course to be 
pursued in winding up the estate. 
The Chairman proceeded to deal with the proofs of the 
family creditors, and a question arose as to their admission 
for voting purposes. Eventually Mr. W. Symes Cuff inti- 
mated that unless the composition were to be better secured 
than w'as then the case, he should not use his proxies in 
support of the proposal. 
Mr. George White (Francis Nicholls & White) said he held 
proxies of certain London trade creditors who felt that, 
having regard to the figures disclosed by the accounts, 7s. 6d. 
an the pound was a capital offer. They were afraid, how- 
ever, that the offer was of a chimerical nature, so far as the 
security was concerned, and as those connected with the 
trade well knew the only hope of getting anything from the 
business was by disposing of it as a going concern without 
any further delay. If the debtor could give them satis- 
factory security for the payment of the composition they 
would consider the offer ; but, failing that assurance, they 
must oppose the acceptance of the offer. 
The Chairman added that he informed the debtor’s solicitor 
on the previous day that it was hardly possible to carry the 
offer in its present form, but if any better terms could be 
submitted he would be pleased to place them before the 
meeting. 
Mr. Jones, solictor, of Bristol, said be represented the 
debtor. The question of security had not been properly 
treated, owing to the lack of time, which had also prevented 
the family creditors from properly understanding and filling 
in the voting-letters. He was instructed to say that if 
further time could be granted satisfactory security would no 
doubt be provided, and with that end in view be asked for 
the meeting to be adjourned. The creditors would find it to 
their interest to accept 7s 6d. in the pound, seeing that the 
accounts only showed 65. Qd. in the pound, and if the busi- 
ness came to be sold at a knock-down price, it must neces- 
sarily go at a sacrifice. Without pledging himself in any 
way, he might state that a friend of the debtor was willing 
to purchase the business as a going concern, and that money 
would be available for the payment of the composition. 
Mr. White opposed the granting of an adjournment, which 
might possibly be utilised for altering the family voting- 
letters, rather than obtaining better security. He suggested 
that the debtor’s friend could negotiate with a trustee in 
bankruptcy for the acquisition of the business without being 
prejudiced in any way, therefore no good purpose would be 
served by adjourning the meeting, which might prejudice 
the interests of the creditors. 
Mr. Allen (Barclay &c Co.) supported Mr. White’s view of 
the situation, and the Chairman expressed his opinion that 
the business could be purchased quite as well from a trustee 
as from the debtor. 
Mr. Jones still pressed for an adjournment, and pointed 
out that he wished to avoid his client being made a 
bankrupt. 
The Chairman, whilst unable to adjourn the meeting on 
that ground, said he would consent to a postponement if Mr. 
Jones could assure him that the offer would take the shape 
of a cash payment instead of deferred bills, as the latter 
offer was, in his opinion, of a somewhat hazy and nebulous 
character. 
No creditor could be found to move a resolution to ad- 
journ the meeting, and it was decided to wind up the estate 
in bankruptcy, a resolution to tha.t effect being proposed by 
Mr. White and seconded by Mr. Allen (Barclay & Co ). 
Mr. Jones objected to the attitude taken up by Messrs. 
Barclay & Co., who were only creditors for a few pounds, 
and thought it a monstrous thing that they should endeavour 
to force the estate into bankruptcy against the interests of 
the other creditors. 
Mr. Allen retorted that it was a still more monstrous thing 
for the debtor to have obtained goods on credit, knowing 
himself to be insolvent. 
Mr, Jones pointed out that the debtor did not know his 
insolvent position until a month before the failure. 
Eventually Mr. George White was appointed as trustee to 
administer the estate in bankruptcy, assisted by the follow- 
ing committee of inspection — viz., Mr. Warwick, Mr. Goldhill, 
and Mr. W. Symes Cuff. 
Ec Henry Boorman Bainbbidge, 60 Pratt Street, Camden 
Town, trading as the “ Camden Chemical Company”; also 
at 88 Queen Street and 38 Aldersgate Street, E.C., 
trading as the “ Hygienic Co-operative Stores.” 
A SITTING was held last Tuesday at the London Bank- 
ruptcy Court, before Mr. Registrar Giffard, for the public 
examination of this debtor, who applied to pass upon ac- 
counts showing gross liabilities 1,8^4?. I5. \d. (unsecured 
837?. Qs. Id.), and assets 275?. 
In reply to Mr. Egerton S. Grey, Assistant Receiver, the 
debtor stated that from 1877 to 1894 he held an appointment 
under the Government of Natal. In July of the latter year 
his office was abolished, and he was retired cn a pension of 
129?. a year. He then returned to this country and joined 
Mr. Ebenezer Cox in partnership in the business of a whole- 
sale and retail chemist, carried on at 60 Piatt Street, Camden 
