The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-24 00:00:00

ri4 ORGERY. -FIVE. HUNDRED POUNDS
11.: REWARD. —The undermentioned BANK NOTES have
seen. obtained -from iianketS m London by mean§ of several

FORGERIES, viz.:—
£lOO Notes, all dated May 10, 1852.
62076 66587 66588
75103 75970 78410
£lOO Notes, all dated January 5, 1853.
3292 3293 3294
£5O Notes, all dated January 6, 1853.
61327 68328 68329
£2O Notes, all dated Jane 7, 1852.
39910 39811 39812
39820 39821 39822
£2O Notes, all dated January 7, 1853.
37903 37904 37905
£lO Notes, all dated July 5, 1852.
77793 77794 77795 77796 77797
78233 78234 78235 78236 78237
78238 78239 78240 78241 78242
£5 Notes, all dated July 2, 1852.
87501 87502 87503 87504 87505
86506 87507 87508 87509 87510
87511 87512 87513 87514 87515
87516 87517 87518 87519 87520
Payment of all the Notes has been stopped. Whoever will,
within three calendar months from this date, give such informa-
tion as will lead to the conviction of the offender or offenders, and
to the recovery of all the Notes, shall receive the above reward, or
a proportionate part thereof, according to the value of the Notes
recovered.
Information to be given to Messrs. Bush and Mulllens, solicitors,
7, st. Mildrea's-court, Poultry, London.
By order of the Committee of the London Rankers' Association,
RICHARD MULLENS, Solicitor.
February, 1853.

6'946
71863

68326

71718

3295

39818

37902

37906

nIDLAND RAILWAY.—
At the Eighteenth Half-Yearly General Meeting of the
Proprietors of the Midland Railway Company, convened by the
Directors in pursuance of the Company's Act of Incorporation, held
at the Railway Station, Derby. on Wednesday, the 23d day of
February, Mr. JOHN ELLIS, Chairman of the Board of Directors,
in the Chair, the following Resolutions were agreed to :
It was Resolved,—That the common seal of the Company be
affixed to the Register-books of shareholders.
The seal was accordingly affixed in the presence of the Meeting.
Resolved,—That the Report of the Directors mow read, and the
recommendations therein contained, be received and adopted, and
that the same be printed, and a copy sent to each proprietor.
Resolved,—That a dividend is hereby declared of 1/. 12s. 6d. per
cent. upon each 1001. Midland Consolidated Stock ; 31. per cent.
upon each 1001. Midland Consolidated Preferential Stock ; 18s. 9d.
per cent, upon each 1001. Midland Consolidated Birmingham and
Derby Stock; 2s. 3d. per share (being the preferential dividend of
41. 10s. per cent. per annum) upon the amount of 51. per share, paid
upon each of the 161. 13s. 4d. shares ; and 11. 10s. per share upon
each Erewash Valley share, to be payable on the 3d of March next.
Resolved,—That Mr. Longsdon, one of the retiring Directors, be
re-elected.
Resolved,—That Mr. Peyton, another of the retiring Directors, be
re-elected.
Resolved,—That Mr. Price, the other retiring Director, be re-
elected.
Resolved,—That Mr. Jackson, the retiring auditor, be re-elected.
Resolved,—That this Meeting do confirm the forieiture of the
undermentioned 291 50/. Shares in the Midland Railway Company,
which have been already declared to be forfeited by the Directors of
such Company, for non-payment of calls, and such forfeiture is hereby
confirmed accordingly ; and it is hereby ordered that such shares be
disposed of for the benefit of the Company.
Numbers of the shares referred to in the above resolution :-28,194
to 28,197; 55,912 to 55,958 ;' 69,174 to 69,180; 27,261 to 27,263;
41,606 to 41,805 ; 20,441 to 20,460 ; 22,549 to 22,558.
Resolved,—That the Directors be authorised to borrow money on
mortgage, to the fell extent of the power given to the Company,
under their several Acts of Parliament, provided such amount does
Lot exceed (including that already borrowed) the sum of 3,638,1901.
(Signed) JOHN ELLIS, Chairman.
Mr. Ellis having left the chair,
A vote of thanks to the Chairman and Directors was proposed and
cared, unanimously.
By order.

J. F. BELL, Secretary.