The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-16 00:00:00

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NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
J. Warren, Ramsgate, stationer and musical instrument

seller, March'l7, at iwo.—C. Clarke, Fulham, market gar.
dener, seedsman, and nurseryman, March 15, at eleven—
G. Collier, Hatton-garden, bookbinder and pocket-book
maker, March 15, at half-past eleven.
In the Country.
J.-Oliver, Liverpool, draper, at the Court, Liverpool,
March 9, at eleven.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
G. C. Green, Bread-street-hill, and Postford Mills, Guild.
ford, paper manufacturer and wholesale stationer, certifi-
cate of the second class—W. M`Kay, Upper Kennington.
lane, Lambeth, draper, certificate of the third class.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. M'Cutcheon and W, M'Crttcheon, Wellington-street,
London-bridge, commission agents—T. Cater and J. Wrey.
13ulliord, Fos-gutty, Devonshire, glass and china dealers—G. H.
vant and J. W. Willders Old Bailey, attorneys—J.
Stokes and R. Davies, Wrexham,, Denbighshire, coach build-
ers—P.Duckworth and T. Ileap,Oswaldstwistle,Lancashire,
cotton spinners—R. Marshall, M. Lockwodd, J. Miles, and
J. Miles, Jun., Stationers'-hall-court, Ludgate-hill, book-
sellers (as far as regards It. Marshall)—K, F. Logan and T.
Parker, Birkenhead, Cheshire, hairdressers—G. M. Boyes
and H. W. Saffel, Abchurch-lane, accountants and auction-
eers—G. H. We'd tier
and W. H. Cackett, Chatham, Kent,
booksellers prineW. Balinforth, J. Brook, T.
Smithson, W. Allott, and T. Balmforth, Hull, iron-
manufacturers—J. Jackson and R. Slaymaker, South-
ampton-street, Strand, boot and shoemaker—J. Weston and
Lucetta Elizabeth Weston, Silver-street, wholesale shirt-
makers H. Strihger, G. Chambers, J. Aylard, J. Mathews.
C.Aylard, and J. Curiis .East Harding-etreet, tyDefounders
(as far as regards C. Aylard and J. Curtis)—Watarsh and
A. W.Simpson, Leaden hall-street, shipping and general com-
mission agents--J. Vivian and J.L.Viviah7Roschill in Cram_
borne, Cornwall, iron-founders —T. C. Hutton, C. W.
Hutton, C. W.' Slee, and T. 0. Hutton, Newgate-
street, fringe manufacturers (as far as regards T. 0. Hut.
ton)—W. Brayshaw, C. Brayshaw, and F. Brayshaw,
Leeds, dyers, (so far as regards F. rs.yshaw)—W. Keates
and R. Keates, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, 'ironmongers
and grocers—J. Finch, senior, J. Finch, junior, and
E. Finch, Liverpool, iron merchants —T. Townsend
and G. • Ballsam, Canonbury and Manchester-terrace,
Islington, florists and nurserymen—T. Tinsley and T. •
Danks, • Tivldale, nail and chain manufacturers
W. Edwards and T. Edwards, Liverpool, Cigar manufac-
turers and tobacco dealers—C. Hedge and W. Ward,
Pimlico, coal merchants—R. Abud and J. Bitch-
ing, Conduit-street, Bond-street, goldsmiths—J. As-
quith, E. Ford, A. Blackmooro, it. Gill, and G.
Dibb, Castleford and Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire',
earthenware manufacturers —H. Whittel, and J.
Cookson, Bradley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, colliers—J. V.
Hawkins and J. Randall, George-street, Portman-square,
and Portman-street, Portman-square, surgeons—W. Cun-
ningham and E. Way, Liverpool, and Montreal, Canada,
commission merchants—W. Worswick &J. Nutt, Leicester,
coal and lime merchants—S. M. Phillips and G. B. Gething,
Newport, Monmouthshire, iron, oil, and guano merchants—
G. Rhodes and T. Stacey, Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
brewers—E. Bishop, J. Pengelly, and. E. G. Willis, lime.
stone merchants—H. Capner and F. Warren, Birmingham,
diesinkers—E. Lomax and T. Canyon, Waterworks Cham-
bers, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, civil engineers—H. Thomas
and C. Thomas, Birmingham, general ironmongers.

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
(Tames Brackenridge, Liverpool, marble mason.
George Henry Webb, A,lton, Southampton, butcher.
William Kelland, Kidderminster. gardener.
James Ellam, Barnsley, Yorkshire, registrar of births
and deaths.
William Green, Barnsley, Yorkshire, auctioneer.
John Jarrett, Maidstone, Kent.
Robert James Edwards, Wolatanton, Staffordshire, or-
ganist and teacher of music.

William Boulter, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire,
farmer.

John Vaughan, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, fork
grinder. _ _ _

- Samuel Peake Knight, Tranmere, Bebington, Cheshire,
book-keeper.
Thomas Cooke, Cheltenham, tailor.
William Hudson, Sheffield, labourer.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
J. Mungall, Glasgow, spirit dealer, to meet Feb. 21, and
March 14, at two, within the Ring's Arms Hotel, Glasgow.
John Hutchinson, Glasgow, manufacturer, to meet Feb.
21, and March 14, at one, within Steele's Victoria Tavern,
Glasgow.

G. Mackay, Scourie, Sutherlandshire, merchant, to meet
Feb. 18, and March 18, at two, within Gun's Inn, Dor.
noch.

F. Rosa and P. Bowman, Glasgow, pianoforto makers,
to meet Feb. 18, and March 11, at twelve, within tho Globe
Hotel, Glasgow.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND BLACKW,A.LL.
The thirty-third half-yearly general meeting of the
proprietors of this company was held yesterday, at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; Mr. J. N. Daniell
in the chair.

The report stated that " the ordinary statements of
accounts for the half-year ending 31st Dec., 1852, show
the following results :---The gross revenue for the half-
year, with the balance of 3661. ss. sd, from the previous
account, amounts to 35,7251. 19s. 2d., and the expendi-
ture to 14,4961. ss. 7d., leaving a balance of 21,2291.
13s. 7d. Deducting therefrom 3,2591. 13s. 2d. interest
on debentures, 17,9701. Os. sd. remains applicable to
dividend, which will give the proprietors a dividend of
3s, a share clear of income tax, and leave 1,1221. 18s. sd.
to be carried to the credit of the current half-year.
There has been an increase of 54,609 in the number
of passengers carried, and of 1,5991. 19s. sd. in the
receipts, as compared with the corresponding period
of the year 1851, the numbers and amounts for the re-
spective half-years being as follows :-1851: passengers,
3,292,860 ; amount, 30,9081. 11s. 4d. ; 1852 : passen-
gers, 3,347,469 ; amount, 32,508/. 10s. 9d. A tabular
statement of receipts and expenditure for the two pre-
ceding years accompanied the report of February, 1852 ;
to that statement is now added the results of the work-
ing during the past year. A comparison of the years
1851-52 Shows during the last year an increase of 3,840/.
15s. Bd., in receipts and reductions of 1,4391. Bs. 11d.
in working expenses, and of 2,0151. 16s. 9d. in the ge-
neral expenditure. rhe directors do not hesitate to
state their opinion that the time has arrived when the
line must be widened, in order to obtain the full benefit
of that traffic which is ready to be brought to Fenchurch-
street, from railways now in alliance with this company.
An estimate has been prepared of the cost of the property
for two additional lines of rails, and of the works for
one line of rails, and it appears that this will not cost
more than 100,000/. The directors have no doubt that
arrangements will .be made, which, in connection with
increased traffic, will render this outlay not only most
prudent but amply remunerative, -and they, therefore,
recommend that the' sum of J 25,000/. should be raised
on debentures fox-widening the railway to Stepney, and
for thelurther enlargement of the London terminus."
The report was adopted. •
The CHAIRMAN then proposed that a dividend be de-
clared "at the rate of 3s. per share, payable on Wed-
nesday (this day) the 16th inst.," and also "that the
directors be empowered to raise a sum not exceeding
100,0001., for the extension of the Fenchurch-street Ter-
minus, and for widening the line from the Minories to
Stepney."
Both resolutions were also agreed to.
Mr. G. Lee and Captain Mangles were unanimously
re-elected directors.

After a vote of thanks to the chairman and board of
directors, the meeting separated.

MADRAS.

Yesterday the first annual meeting of shareholders
was held at the offices of the company, 33, New Broad.
street ; Colonel Duncan Sim in the chair.
The report of the directors congratulated the share-
holders on the position which the company had already
attained so soon after its formation. It stated that the
share capital had been subscribed in full, the contract
with the East India Company executed, and the requisite
measures taken for obtaining the act for incorporating
the company during the present session. The sum of
112,5001., the amount of the original deposits and the
first call, was paid into the treasury of the East India.
Company on the Ist of October, and interest at 4i per
cent. was payable to the company half-yearly. An
agent and a chief resident engineer, of high character
and qualifications, had been appointed by the directors,
and had already commenced their duties at liladras.
The determination of the course of the railway, it was
beforeey the commence-
shad been made,
understood, would rest with the supreme Government of
nlnodlioang; but as
sthweerpereanlimiticniapryatesudry
ment of active operations, and from the nature of the
country to be traversed, and the facilities of construct-
tion, the work was expected to progresa
rapidly. A
appended to the report,
statement of accounts was
from calls, interest, &c., to be
ursements 2,322/. 17s. Bd.,
IshlolvrAgl. thel9 s.
9 receiptsd.and
the
leaving a balance in hand of 109;5711. 2s, ld. The reg.
port was adopted.

LIVERPOOL SOUTHPORT.
The half-yearly meeting proprietors of this
ANofDtheso
PEaarnYlewinasthheeeldhairye.steThrdaeyr,epoatrtLsitavetrpedeothal;tMthre.
accounts
for for the half-year ended 31st December last exhibited an
increase both in the number of passengers and tons of
goods conveyed. The increase in the receipts over the
corresponding period of 1851 amounted to 6841. ss. sd.
The net balance to the credit of revenue available for
dividend was 5,9441. 17s. 3d. ; from which the directors
recommended the payment of a dividend of 9s. per share,
being at the rate of 21 per cent. for the half-year' clear
of income tax, leaving a balance to carry forward of
7571. 17s. 3d. The sanction of the proprietors was re-
quired to the draft of a bill in Parliament "to reduce
and regulate the tolls payable in respect of traffic passing
between Liverpool and certain places on the Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport Railway ; and the tolls payable
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last-mentioned railway, and for other purposes." The
report was adopted, and the meeting separated.

RAILWAY RETURN.
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-IVBSTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re.
turn'for the week ending Feb. 12, 1853 23,946 12 8
3,439
Corresponding week last year
6 5

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Increase in 1853 2507 6 3

LIBERATION OF CAPTAIN JOHNSON. -- Yesterday a
third attempt was made to bail Henry Goodall John-
son, who is charged with obtaining the money and
other property_ of Mrs. Stewart by fraud. The bail
haring been examined and approved, Johneon gained
ail liberty,

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Feb. 15, and every follo- Taesday, between ten
one, at the office of Mr. IrManchester.
W. Witty, Louth, draper, 35. 4d., on Tuesday, Feb. 15,
or any, subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at
the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull.
J. Holling-worth, Kingston-upon-Hull; shipowner, ed..
on Tuesday,•Feb. 15, or any subsequent Tuesday, between
eleven and two, at the office 'of Mr. Carrick, Hull.
C. Brown, Kingston-upon:Hufl, flax-spinner, is. 9d., on
Tuesday, Feb. 15, or any subsequent Tuesday, between
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull.