The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-23 00:00:00

PURSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH
COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause ELLIS
against ELLIS, the Creditors of CHARLES ELLIS, formerly
of l'ark-road, Dalstou, and late of Hampton Court, in the county of
Middlesex, Esq. (who died in the month of March, 1845), are, on or
before the 26th day of March, 1850, to come in and prove their Debts
before RICHARD TORIN KINDERSLEY, Esq., one of the Masters of
the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chao-
eery-lane, London ; or in default thereof, they will peremptorily
be excluded the benefit of the said Decree.

TATHAM and PitOCTER, 10, New-square,
Lincoln's Inn, Plaintiff's Solicitors.

MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.

A T a MEETING of the Board of Baptist
-CIL. Ministers, residing In and near tke cities of London and West-
minster, held in the Baptist Mission House, tloorgate-street, Feb.
12, 1850, the following resolutions were passed unanimously :
1. That in the judgment of this Board, the marriage of a widower
witk the sister of his deceased wife is scripturally lawful, and ought
not to be prohibited by human legislation.
2. That in the judgment •1 this Board, the Act of sth and Gth
William IV cap. 54, is improperly restrictive of the rights of indivi-
duals,and in many cases productive of immorality.
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3. That this Board has learnt with pleasure that the Committee
of the Baptist Union has issued a circular, recommending the
churches to petition for the passing of an Act legalizing the class of
marriages thus prohibited, and hopes that they will generally comply
with the suggestion. _

4. That a petition in conformity with the preceding resolutions be
presented to both Houses of Parliament, signed on behalf of the

Hoard by the Chairman and Secretary; and that Mr. Hinton, with
the Chairman and Secretary, be requested to prepare it.
(Signed) JAMES SMITH, Chairman.
WILLIAM GROSER, Secretary.

MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
TIIE INDEPENDENT BOARD.

AT a MEETING, specially convened and held on
Tuesday, the 19th of February, 1850, at the King's Head,
Poultry, it was resolved unanimously:-
Ist. That in the judgment of this Board there is no reason either
in Holy Scripture or iu sound morals against "a Widower marrying
his Deceased Wife's Sister or Niece," that they therefore deprecate
any legal provisions on the subject, and especially they object to the
present state of the law in relation to it as at once most unwise, en-
Mad ing, and unjust.

2d. That this Board do forthwith petition Parliament on this sub-
ject, and that they earnestly recommend that petitions should be pre-
pared and forwarded from the several congregations with which they
are connected.

ANDREW REED, D.D., Chairman.
H. S. SEABORN, Secretary.

1-41"c-TIIL"4,UMttkPNI betiv"ll

By a Submarine Communicattottacross the Channel.
Ten Years' Exclusive Privilege granted by the French Government.
This French Company is constituted as a " Societe en Coinman.
dite," under the firm of Jacob Brett, Toche, and Co.
Capital, 7.50,000 f. (30,0001 ), in 1,000 Shares of 125 f. each (Si.)
BANKEILS IN LONDON—Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and Co.
rnovistoxeL AUDITORS.
A. Devaux. Esq., London.
T. liziclll, Esq., London.
Mr. Ed. Aime, Paris.
By order of the Managers the subscription opened at C. Devaus
and Co.'s, will be closed on the 25th inst., after which day no appli-
cation for shares will be received.
0, King William-street, City, Feb. 21, 1850.

VASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
.CA TWENTY-SEVENTH HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEET-

ING.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the Act of Incorpora-
tion, the Halt-yearly General Meeting of the Shareholders of the
Company will be held at the London Tavern. Bishopsgate-street,
London, on WtnNasnav, the 27th day of February, 1850, at One
o'clock precisely, for the purpose of receiving a Report from the Di-
rectors of the progress of the undertaking, and for the transaction of
other business.

The Transfer-books of the Company will be CLOSED on SATUR-
DAY, the IGth February, and will not be OPENED until TUCISDAY,
the 28th.

EDWARD LADD BETTS, Chairman.
JOSEPH GLYNN, Deputy-Chairman.
By order,

C. P. RONEY, Secretary.

Bishopsgate Station, Feb. 4, 1850.

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correct Medical Information among all Classes,—will contain a His-
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