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The Morning Post - Friday, August 23, 1895
The Morning Post - Friday, August 23, 1895
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Sydney Evening News - Wednesday, October 2, 1895
Sydney Evening News - Wednesday, October 2, 1895
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The summary of accounts and observations were issued under the failure of Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, described as late of 16,
Tite-street, Chelsea, and now of her Majesty's Prison, Wandsworth, author. The liabilities expected to rank are returned at £3,591 9s. 9d., and no
available assets are shown. The debtor states that he is a writer and dramatist, and that his income, which he estimates at £2,000 a year, has been
derived chiefly, if not entirely, from royalties received on plays and literary works written by him. He attributes his insolvency to the failure of legal
proceedings taken by him against the petitioning creditor, the Marquis of Queensberry, and to his arrest and conviction in the recent trial of "Regina v.
Wilde." —The Official Receiver, Mr. A. H. Wildy, observes, however, that, from the figures furnished in the deficiency account, it would appear that the
debtor has been insolvent for at least two years, and that his household and personal expenditure has been considerably in excess of his income. Of the
unsecured indebtedness, sums amounting to £2,514 s. appear to be for money lent, £677 3s. 8d. for law costs, £233 19s. 11d. for tobacco, wine, jewellery,
flowers,&c., and £166 1s. 2d. for household, &c., expenses. The creditors treated as partly secured (£914 19s. 7d.) are stated to hold a policy on
the life of the debtor, and charges on the dramatic rights, &c., in certain plays. The household furniture and effects of the debtor appear to have
been sold by the Sheriff during April, 1895. The debtor states that he has a life interest in certain funds under an ante-nuptial settlement in the event
of his surviving his wife.
The Official Recorder of the London Court of Bankruptcy has published under the bankruptcy of Oscar Wilde the summary of accounts and
observations, from which it appears that the unsecured debts are £3591 9s 9d, and that there are no available assets, the items, "other property," viz.,
life policy, value unknown, royalties on published literary works and plays, not being valued. The Official Receiver (Mr. Wildy) observes that the
receiving order was made on the petition of a creditor (the Marquis of Queensbury), the act of bankruptcy being noncompliance with the requirements of a
bankruptcy notice. The debtor states that he is a writer and dramatist, and that his income, which is estimated at £2000 a year, has been chiefly, if not
entirely, derived from royalties received on plays and literary works written by him. He attributes his insolvency to the failure of the legal proceedings
for criminal libel taken by him against the petitioning creditor, and to his arrest and recent conviction in the recent trial of Regina v. Wilde. The
Official Recorder remarks that from the figures furnished in deficiency account, it would appear that the debtor has been insolvent for at least two
years, and that his household and personal expenditure had been considerably in excess of his income. Of the unsecured indebtedness expected to rank, a
sum of £2514 5s is due for money lent; £677 3s 8d for law costs; £233 19s 11d for tobacco, wine, jewellery, flowers, &, and £106 for household., &
expenses. The creditors treated as partly secured hold a policy on the life of the debtor, and charges on the dramatic rights in certain plays. The
household furniture and effects were sold by the sheriff in April. The debtor states that he has a life interest in certain funds under an ante-nuptial
settlement in the event of his surviving his wife. He is described in the proceedings as lately of 16 Tite-street, Chelsea, and now of her Majesty's
prison, Wandsworth,