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London, England, 1853-04-23 00:00:00

land, trading at Manchester, May 3 and 25, at twelve, at ELECTION COMMITTEES.-(THIS DA Y.
the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee,
Manchester ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Man-
chester.

BERWICK-UPON-TWEED.

Charles Doudney Cray, grocer, Southampton, May 2, at
two, and June 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Groom, official assignee, Abehurch-lane ; Linklater, Sise-
lane, Bucklersbury.
Joshua Scholes, shopkeeper, Ashton-under-Lyne, May 2
and 3, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Potter and Tooke,
Manchester ; or Johnson, Weatherall, and Son, Temple,
London.

On the meeting of the committee this morning,
Mr. Wells stated that upon consideration of the facts
which had been already adduced, and the intimation of
the committee that the agency of Thomas Smith had
been sufficiently established, he had felt it to be his duty
to advise his client, Mr. Stapleton, to withdraw from
further opposition to the petition. It was then stated
by the learned counsel that the ease as regarded the other
sitting member, Mr. Foster, had been only a fishing
case, and it was not proposed to adduce any further
evidence. _

Kelland Down, grocer, Taunton, April 29, and June 11,
at twelve ,at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official
assignee, Basinghall-street ; J. and J. H. Linklater, Sise-
lane, City.
George Barber, grocer, Bishopsgate-street Without,
May 3, at half-past one, and June 8, at two, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Wallis, New Broad-street, City.

The room was then cleared, and on the readmission of
the parties the chairman read resolutions to the follow-
ing effect :
" That Mr. Stapleton was by his agents guilty of
treating at the last election, and was not duly elected."
Mr. Hawkins then proceeded to sum up the case
against Mr. Forster.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
T. Sneezum, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, budder,
May 14, at twelve—R. Ellis, Dean-street, Southwark, pro-
vision broker, May 13, at eleven—J. Worrell, Sussex-street,
Tottenham-court-road, victualler, May 14, at twelve.
In the Country.
D. I. Wyatt and Eliza Underwood, Bristol, hat and cloth
cap manufacturers, May 12, at eleven, at the Court, Bris-
tol—R. Jones, Oswestry, Shropshire, hatter, May 26, at
twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—G. Pryde, 1). Jones,
and J. Gibb, Liverpool, sail-makers, May 16, at eleven, at
the Court, Liverpool—J. Crosthwaite, Liverpool, mer-
chant, May 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—ll. H.
Ross, Liverpool, draper, May 13, at eleven, at the Court,
Liverpool.

PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS.
G. J. and T. Prochter, Rochdale, Lancashire, cotton-
spinners, 9tid., on Tuesday, May 3, or any subsequent Tues-
day, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser,
Manchester.
J. Brown, Kidderminster,. and St. Mildred's-court, Poul-
try, carpet manufacturer, h. 104 d., on any Thursday, be-
tween eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore,
Birmingham.
C. Webb, Oxford, apothecary, ls. 7d., on Saturday, the
23d inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven
and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court,
Basinghall-street.
A. Meyer, Throgmorton-street, City, merchant, 2s. 9d.,
on Monday, the 25th inst., or any subsequent Monday, be-
tween eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Alder-
manbury, City.
H. Stratton, Aylesbury, trader, 2s. lid., on Monday, the
25th instant, or any subsequent Mondiy, between eleven
and three, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Aldermanbury,
City.
J. H. Davy; Parker-street, Drury-lane, coach wheel-
wright, 6s. 3d., on Monday, the 25th instant, or any sub-
sequent Monday, between eleven and three, at the office of
Mr. Canaan, Aldermanbury, City.

NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.

W. J. Powell and C. Hind, Carnaby-street, Golden-
square, linen draper. May .13, at eleven—Jane Emma
Spence, Ladbroke-square, Notting-hill, boarding-house-
keeper, May 13, at one—T. Chew and J. Chew, Little
Moorfields, livery-stable-keepers, May 13, at half-past
eleven—W. Colk, North Walsham, Norfolk, wine and
spirit merchant, May 13, at half-past one—G. de Witte,
Throgmorton-street, City, commission agent, May 13, at
half-past eleven. _

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In the Country.
H. H. Hess, Liverpool, draper, Mayl3, at twelve, at the
Court, Liverpool—E. Price, Birmingham, livery-stable-
keeper, May 11, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham.