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

In the Country.

J. Steele, Spotland-bridge, Lancashire, brewer, March
10, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—W. Longson,
Heaton Norris, Lancashire, joiner and builder, March 10,
at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. Robinson, Shay-
ington-cum-Gresty, Cheshire, cheese factor, March 10, at
eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Worrell and W. Wil-
liamson, Liverpool, merchants, March 10, at eleven, at the
Court, Liverpool—J. Deane, Liverpool, chemist, March 7,
at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—S. Porter, Chester, at-
torney-at-law, March 8, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool
—R. Hadland, St. Helen's, Lancashire, glass manufacturer,
March 9, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G. Smith,
Liverpool, tailor and draper, March 8, at eleven, at the
Court, Liverpool.

PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
J. Monkman, Oldham, cotton-spinner, 20., on Tuesday,
Feb. 15, and every following Tuesday, between ten and
one, at the office of Mr. Lee, Manchester.
AL. Warren, Macekabala, silk-dyer, ls, ad„ on ToHUY)

~{
~~P'

Feb. 15, and every following Tuesday, (bed we-6 ten and
one, at the office of Mr. Lee, Manchester. '
VP'. Witty, Louth, draper, 3s. 4d., on Tuesday, Feb. 15,
,or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at
lie office of Mr. Carrick, Hull.
J. Hollingworth, Kingston-upon-Hull, shipowner, 6d.,
on Tuesday, Feb. 15, or any subsequent Tuesday, bet Ween
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull.
C. Brown, Kingston-upon-Hull, flax-spinner, ls. 9d., on
Tuesday, Feb. 15, or any subsequent Tuesday, between
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
J. Warren, Ramsgate, stationer and musical instrument
seller, March 17, at two—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.
PARTNCRSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. McCutcheon and W. M`Cutcheon, Wellington-street,
London-bridge, commission agents—T. Gater and J. Wrey-
ford, Forgucly, Devonshire, glass and china dealers—G. H.
Bullivant and J. W. Wiliders, Old Bailey, attorneys—J.
Stokes and R. Davies, Wrexham, Denbighshire, coach build-
ers—P.Duckworth and T. heap, Os waldstwistle,Lancashire,
cot"n spinners—R. Marshall, X Lockwood, J. Miles, and
J. Miles, jun., Stationers-hall-court, Ludgate-hill, book-
seller's (as far as regards it. Marshall)—K. F. Logan and T.
Parker, Birkenhead, Cheshire, -hairdressers—G. M. Boyer
and 11. W. Saffel, Abchurch-lane, accountants and auction-
eers—G. H. Windeyer and W. H. Cackett, Chatham, Kent,
booksellers and printers -W. Balmforth, J. Brook, T.
Smithson, W. Allott, and T. Balmforth, Hull, iron-
manufacturers—J. Jackson and R. Slay-maker, South-
amptod-street, Strand, boot and shoemaker—J.Weston and
Lutetta Elizabeth Westin Silver-street, wholesale shirt_
makers H. Stringer, G. Chambers, J. Aylard, J. Mathews,
C.Aylard, and J. Curtis, East Harding-street, tvpofounders
(as far as. regards C. Aylard and J. Curtis)—W.Marsh and
A. W. Simpson, Leadenhall-street, shipping and general cow.
mission agents—J. Vivian and ‘T.L .Vivian,Roschill in Cram.
borne, Cornwall, ii-on-fonn.ders —T. C. Hutton, C. W.
Hutton, C. W.-1 Slee, 'and T. 0. Hutton, Newgate-
street, fringe manufacturers (as far as regards T. 0. Hut.
ton)—W. Bray Shaw, C. Brayshaw, and F. Brayshaw,
Leeds, dyers, (so far as regards F. irayshaw)—W. Keates
and R. V Keates, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ironmongers
and grocers—J. Finch, senior, J. Finch, junior, and
E. Finch, . Liverpool,, iron merchants —T. Townsend
and G. Eallsam, Canonbury and Manchester-terrace, '
Islington, florists and nurserymen—T. Tinsley and T.
Danks, Tividale, 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. Kitch-
ing, Conduit-street, Bond-street, goldsmiths—J. As-
quith, E. Ford, A. Blackmoore, R. 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,
Newpori, Monmouthshire, iron, oil, and guano merchants—
G. Rhffltes and T. Stacey, Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
brewers—E. Bishop, J. Pengelly, and E. G. Willis, lime-
stone merchants—lL Capner and F. Warren, Birmingham,
diesinkers—E. Lomax and T. Gunyon, Waterworks Cham-
bers, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, civil engineers—H. Thomas
and C. Thomas, Birmingham, general ironmongers. .

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
James Brackenridge, Liverpool, marble mason.
George Henry Webb, Alton, 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, Wolstanton, 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 King'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 Gunn's Inn, Dor.
noch.

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

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND BLACKWALL,
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 proprietoraA-diviclend.44
3s. a share clear of income tax, and leave 1,1221. 18a. 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. lls. 4d. ; 1852 : passen-
gers, 3,347,469 ; amount, 32,5081. 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 3,8401.
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. The 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 100,0001. 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 125,0001. should be raised
on debentures for widening the railway to Stepney, and
for the further 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 capitalshad been subscribed in full, the contract
with the Ea,stilndia 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 Madras.
The determination of the course of the railway, it was
understood, would rest with the supreme Government of
Indialn;g
preliminarysurveys had been made,
no anticipated before the commence-
mentobut as
delays thew ro
of active operations, and from the nature of the
country to be traversed, and the facilities of construct-
tion, the work was expected to progress rapidly. A
showing statement o
thef
raececeoi up nt
st s f
rwo
ma
eaapllpe2enidne:dereteot, tthoe.,retpoorbte,
111,893/. 19s. 9d., and the disbursements 2,322/. 17s. Bd.,
leaving a balance in hand of 109,5711. 2s, id. The re.
port was adopted.

TheL
half-yearlyiVEßPmooeeLtinAgNnfDtheSop7prlilePtnOraßnTithis
com-
pany
was held yesterday, at Liverpool; Mr. William
Earle in the chair. The report stated that the accounts
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 1861 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 propnet?rs 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 o e Liverpool,
Crosby,to the Lancashirea n d Southport
an d
Yorkshire Railway ; nn dd theE as
ttolls
npnaaya
ha
rl
ea
Raaatil-mwaeyntCioonmedpam'es,
railway,inraenspdefcntrofntthraffier cputc ripannsdeaf.vmmthe
l
report was adopted, and the meeting separated.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN.
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWA.Y.—TraffiC re-
turn for the week ending Feb. 12, 1853 £3,916 12
Corresponding week last year 3,432 6 5
Increase in 1853 £so7 6 3

LIBERATION OF CAPTAIN JOHNSON. - Yesterday
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
having been examined and approved, Johnson gained
his liberty.