The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-14 00:00:00

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MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM
EXTENSION RAILWAY COMPANY.
Company's Offices, Bond-street, Manchester, January 12th,
1841.
Notice is hereby given, that, at a MEETING of the Sub-
scribers to the Company, held, pursuant to advertisement, on
the 11th instant, it was resolved, that the COMPANY
SHOULD BE, and the same n DISSOLVED; and the
affairs thereof were directed to be immediately wound up, witis
a view to a SUBSTITUTED COMPANY being ORGA-
NIZED for the purpose of applying to Parliament in the now
ensuing Session fur power to Construct a Railway from Staf-
ford to Rugby, according to the Notices given and the Plans
deposited in that behalf.
All parties intending to claim, as Scripholders, the benefit of
any share or interest in the funds of the Cower:ly are requested
to deposit such Scrip with the Company, at their offices, within
fourteen days from the date hereof; and no Scrip will be re-
ceived for deposit after the time hereby limited.
This notice does not apply to the Company's Subscribers, hu
to the Purchasers of Scrip Certificates.—By order of the Pro
visional Directors.

RICHARD FOSS, Secretary.

PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH
COURT of CHANCERY, made in the Cause of
STERRY against JOHNSON, the Creditors of WILLIAM
PRIOR JOHNSON, late of Aldhorough, in the County of
Suffolk, and also of Helions Bumpstead, in the County of
Essex, Esquire, who died in the month of April, 1839, a-e
forthwith to come in and prove their debts before Sir GRIF-
FIN WILSON, one 'of the Masters of the said Court, at his
Chambers, in Southampton•buildings;Chancery-lane, London,
or in default thereof they will be excluded the benefit of the
said Decree.
GADSDEN and FLOWER, Plaintiff's Solicitors' 14, Fur-
nival's-inn, London.

SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER-TUESDAY EVENING.

Although the attendance was highly respectable this af-
ternoon, the Chester Tradesmen's Cup was not even com-
plimented with a passing word; but, as the weights must
be made public at the latest on Thursday, we shall not have
again to notice silence on the point.
THE DERBY.—A variety of offers, but very few engage-
ments were absolutely set down ; 100 to 7, by a Cheshire
gentleman, was offered on the field ; he accepted 1,000 to
20 on Morning Star ; 500 to 12 was also laid against this
colt ; and 200 to 7, twice over, against the Knight of the
Whistle; 15 to 1, in scores, appeared the top offer on Pa-
lemon ; 18 to 1 was accepted in tens, and repeated (just as
the room broke up), on Marshal Soult—this may be con-
sidered the extreme of the market ; 30 to 1, to a sum. was
offered against Prince Caradoc—five points more would
have been taken. The Duke of Wellington would have
been backed at 40 to I—ten points less was offered in
hundreds; 400 to 10 was the highest proposal we heard
against the Darioletta colt, several influential parties were
open to invest 1,000 to 20 ; 1,000 to 15 was offered
against Simeon, and 1,000 to 10 against Ben Brace; 500
to 10 was offered against Van Amburgh ; 30 to 1 was of-
fered against Wahab, Proposals against several out-
siders were repeatedly made, but to no effect, Eringo and
Coronation were just named; the latter would have been
backed at 25 to 1 ; 500 to 10 was offered against Hawk's-
eye ; and takers were present of 500 to 5 on Belgrade and
Ermengardis, or 29 to 1 on " all the fillies."
Oaks, &c., not named.

During the past year, notwithstanding a decrease
in the aggregate customs of the kingdom, the receipts
at Liverpool have exceeded those of the year preceding
by 373,0001. The total return for 1840 is 4,600,0001.,
nearly the whole of which is remitted to the Exchequer,
the expenditure, including drawbacks and repayments, as
well as the expenses of management, being only 130,0001
We believe there is no port in the kingdom that is so sys-
tematically an,d cheaply worked, or that gives the Govern-
ment so little trouble, as Liverpool. The progressive in-
crease in the Customs duties is a gratifying proof of the
rising importance of the port, and of the sound and im-
proving state of its commerce. Connected as Liverpool is
with so large a portion of the empire, her interest is not
that of her own population merely, but that of millions
besides; and the advancement of her trade, and the aug-
mentation of her revenue, are causes of propor:ionate con-
gratulation. These improvements, we have no doubt, are
destined still to go on, in an increasing ratio. Rapid as
the growth of Liverpool has been in commercial greatness,
there is yet, to all appearances, a career of prosperity be-
fore her compared with which her present achievements
will seem but as a beginning. The opening of new
branches of trade, and additional facilities fur business,
are already producing their beneficial effects, and as they
come more afid more into operation, will be still more sen-
sibly felt. At the same time, whatever may be said in
favour of further alterations of management, with regard
especially to the proposal for dock warehouses, the fasts
above stated certainly afford no remarkabl?, evidence that
such alterations are called for to sustain the falling trade or
revenues of the port.—Liverpool Courier.