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

John Henry Parker, Oxford and London.

FRANCIS'S CRITICAL BIOGRAPHIES.
This day, One Shilling.
LORD BROUGHAM. A Critical Biography,
By GEORGE HENRY FRANCIS.
By the same Author, One Shilling each,
SIR ROBERT PEEL.
RIGHT HON. B. DISRAELI.
To be continued.
London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand.

LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO.
ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street,
St. James's,
Lessee, Charles Emile Laurent, Onslow House, Brompton-road,
Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament, of 25th George
Open every evening with Laurent's Celebrated Band. Principal
°met-A-Piston, M. Boulcour.
Admission—ONE SHILLING.

Doors open at Half-past Eight o'clock, Dancing to commence al
None. and terminate at Half-past Eleven precisely.

PATRON-H R. H. PRINCE ALBERT.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
ENTIRE CHANGE of MUSIC.—An OPTICAL and MUSI-
CAL ILLUSTRATION of SHAH SPERE'S " MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM," introducing the ORIGINAL MUSIC by Sir
Henry Bishop, Morning and Evening.—LECTURES by J. H.
Pepper. Esq., on the endless AMUSE NIEN.TS of CHEMISTRY,
adapted to a Juvenile Audience; by Dr llachhoffner, on the
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES or a JET of STEAM: by Mr.Crispe,
on ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE.—DISSOLVING
Including Day and Night Views of WALMER CASTLE, WALMER
CHURCH, Sce., &c.
dm ; Schools and Children under ten years of age,
half-price.

AGREAT CHANGE or a REVERSIBLE
WINTER.—Not "once upon a time," but at the present
tune, Christmas day and St. Valentine's day have changed places,
the former being moister than many people wishei. and the latter
too chilly to keep Cupid's embers glowing ; but happily for every one,
Ladies or Gentlemen, Merchants or Mechanics, the Dress manufac-
tured by E. MOSES & SON is in all senses suitable for the change
—its strength and neatness, its style and workmanship, its quality
and price, still leading onward, under the attention and patronage
01 the Public.

Chenpside.

NOAH COLLIER, Secretary.

_VAST and. WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY.
The DIRECTORS hereby Give Notice, that it Is Intended
unless tt,e charges shall have been previously paid) to SELL, on
the '2Bth of IiAItCFI NEXT, certain Deals, Staves, flattens, And
other WOOD GOODS, lying at their South Dock, which, from the
length of time remaining on hand, are net considered to be worth
the charges (Inc thereon.
The Sale will include several Parcels for which delivery orders
have been passed.
A List of all the Goods may be seen at this House.
GEORGE COLLIS; Secretary.

East and West India Dock House,
Billiter-square, Feb. 17, 1853.

IMS-UANT to a DECREE of the HIGH
ji COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause " SPEAR v.
SPEAR," the Creditors of JOHN SPEAR, late of Stokeclim's-land,
in the county Cornwall, Yeoman (who died en or about the 11th day
of March, 1848) are by their Solicitors, on or before the 15th day of
April next, to come in and prove their debts, at the Chambers of
Joseph ilumplary, Esquire, one of the Masters of the said Court, in
.t4outhampton Buildings, Middlesex, or, in default thereof, they wilt be
peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree.
The 2td day of April next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at
the said Master's Chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudicating
upon the claims. •
D..ted this 21st day of February, 1853.
COODE, BROWNE, KINGDONS, and. COTTON,
10, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street, London.
Agents for Charles Coode, of Bodmin, in the County of Cornwall,
Plaintiff's solicitor.

pORGERY.-FIVE - ifuNDifED Pamir
IC REWARD. —The undermentioned BANK NOTES have
been obtained from Bankers In London by means of several
FORGERIES, viz.:—
£lOO Notes, all dated May 10, 1852.
6,i946 62076 66587 66588 71718
71863 75103 75970 78410
£lOO Notes, all dated January 5, 1853.
3921 3292 3293 3294 3295 . •
£5O Notes, all dated January 6, 1853.
• 68326 61327 68328 68329
£2O Notes, all dated June 7, 1852.
39809 39810 39811 39812 39818
33819 39820 39821 39822
£2O Notes, all dated January 7, 1853.
37902 37903 37904 37905 37906
£lO Notes, all dated July 5, 1852.
77793 77794 77795 77796 77797
78233 78234 73235 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
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- - -
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. Rush and Mnlllens, solicitors,
7, tit. Mildred's-court, Poultry, London.
By order of the Committee of the London Rankers' Association,
RICHARD MIILLESS, Solicitor.
February, 1853. I

'pLEighteenth AIL AY
Half-Yearly General Meetingof-
-99 At the 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 connfem 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 now 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
D rby 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. 13e. 4d. shares ; and it. 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, bo
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 for eiture of the
undermentioned 291 SU/. Shares in the Midlandßailway Comnany,
which have been already declared to be forfeited by the Directors of
such Com tiany, 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 :-23,194
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,-7 hat the Directors be authorised to borrow money on
mortgage, to the fall extent of the power given to the Company,
under their several Acts of Parliament, provided such amount does
rot 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
carried, unanimously.
By order. J. P. BELL, Secretary.