An Act to enable the South Sea Company to realise and divide An Act for making a Railway from the Irish South-eastern their Capital Stock and Assets.

CAP. cxxii.

An Act for enabling the South Devon Railway Company to improve their Sutton Harbour Branch, and for other Purposes, and of which the Short Title is, "The South Devon Railway (Sutton Harbour Branch) Act, 1854."

CAP. cxxiii.

An Act to continue the Term and to amend and extend the Provisions of the Act relating to the Winchester and Petersfield Turnpike Road; and for other Purposes.

CAP. cxxiv.

An Act to make further Provision for supplying with Water

bourhood thereof.

Railway at Bagenalstown to Wexford, to be called "The
Bagenalstown and Wexford Railway."

CAP. cxxxix.

the Borough of Bradford, and certain Places in the Neigh-An Act to give further Powers to the Law Life Assurance Society with respect to the Investment of the Funds of the Society.

CAP. cxxv.

An Act for the Regulation of the Municipal Corporation of the
Borough of Yeovil, in the County of Somerset, and for the
Extension of the Boundaries of the said Borough, and for
the Improvement of the said Borough.

CAP. cxxvi.

An Act for the Conservancy and Improvement of Swansea
Harbour, and for other Purposes, and of which the Short
Title is, "The Swansea Harbour Act, 1854."

CAP. cxxvii.

CAP. cxlii.

An Act for making a Railway from the Great Northern Rail- An Act to amend the Tralee and Killarney Railway Act, 1853. way at or near Welwyn, in the County of Hertford, to Hertford, in the same County, to be called "The Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway;" and for other Purposes.

CAP. cxliii.

JOHN WHITMORE JONES and THOMAS CARRIER, Bankruptcy, London.-Wm. Matthews, Cottage-road, HarWolverhampton, Staffordshire, hosiers and haberdashers, Dec. 6 and Jan. 3 at 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham: Off Ass. Whitmore; Sols. Bolton, Wolverhampton; Motteram & Knight, Birmingham. - Petition dated Nov. 22. ROGER (and not ROPER, as advertised in last Tuesday's Gazette) DUXBURY, Over Darwen, Lancashire, innkeeper, Dec. 6 and Jan. 10 at 11. District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester: Off. Ass. Fraser; Sol. Swift, Blackburn, Lancashire.-Petition filed Nov. 11.

MEETINGS.

Wm. Briant, Oliver-terrace, Mile-end-road, Middlesex, coal merchant, Dec. 15 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London, ch. ass.-Joseph Windle Cole, Birchin-lane, London, merchant, Dec. 6 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London, last ex.Thomas Deans, Penny-street, Blackburn, Lancashire, draper, Dec. 8 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester, last ex.-Jonathan Smart, Saffron Walden, Essex, cabinet maker, Dec. 12 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London, aud. ac.C. Hickman, High-road, Knightsbridge, Middlesex, licensed victualler, Dec. 12 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London, aud. ac.-Wm. West, London-terrace, Hackney-road, Middlesex, linendraper, Dec. 12 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London, aud. ac.-Henry Chatteris, Lothbury, London, merchant, Dec. 19 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London, aud. ac.-W. Henry Holland and Richard Bradburn, Manchester, commission agents, Dec. 18 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester, aud. ac. sep. ests.; Dec. 20 at 12, aud. ac. joint est. and div. sep. ests.-Wm. Edmond and Robert M Kim, Bombay, East Indies, and Thomas Edmond, Liverpool, merchants, Dec. 8 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester, aud. ac., and Dec. 15 at 12, div., sep. est. of Wm. Edmond; Dec. 22 at 12, aud. ac., and Jan. 5 at 12, div., joint est.— Elias Molyneux, Liverpool, tavern keeper, Dec. 5 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool, aud. ac.— -Robert Syer Hoggar, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, builder, Dec. 15 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.Edward Banks Green, Bilston, Staffordshire, ironmonger, Dec. 14 at half-past 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.; Dec. 16 at 12, div.-John Hewett, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, brickmaker, Dec. 7 at half-past 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.- G. Thomas Chantry, Birmingham, paper-box manufacturer, Dec. 15 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac. -John Meek, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, victualler, Dec. 6 at half-past 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.-John Dandison, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, wine merchant, Dec. 18 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds, aud. ac; at half-past 11, div.-John Jos. Stockdale, Strand, Middlesex, bookseller, Dec. 15 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-Richard Wallis Dare, Lombard st., London, shoe factor, Dec. 19 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-Charles John Powell, Kingston, Surrey, draper, Dec. 19 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.- Josiah Westley, Playhouse-yard, London, bookbinder, Dec. 19 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-George Sewell Green, Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex; Mount-street, Lambeth, Surrey; Warwick-street, Pimlico, Middlesex; Minories, London; and Elm-cottages, Hornsey, Middlesex, grocer, Dec. 19 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-Anna Maria Edwards and T. Cooper, Coventry, Warwickshire, ironmongers, Dec. 6 at 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac. and div.--John Fittes and Robert Fittes, Newcastle-uponTyne, Northumberland, and Gateshead, Durham, tea dealers, Dec. 15 at half-past 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, fin. div.-Thomas Turner, Mosbrough, Eckington, Derbyshire, grocer, Dec. 16 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Sheffield, div.

row-road, Paddington, Middlesex, builder, Dec. 15 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-John D. Humphreys, New Wharf-road, Caledonian-road, Middlesex, engineer, Dec. 18 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-John Joseph Whiting, Cambridge, apothecary, Dec. 18 at half-past 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-John Smart, Great Tower-street, London, Dec. 15 at half-past 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-S. Horton, Portman-place, Edgeware-road, Middlesex, builder, Dec. 15 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-James Corbett, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, saddler, Dec. 18 at 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham.

To be granted, unless an Appeal be duly entered. Alfred Knight, Wood-street, Cheapside, London, worsted yarn manufacturer.-Isaac Cooper, Luddington, Northamptonshire, corndealer.-Henry Bennett, Christchurch, Hampshire, linendraper.-Richard Hughes, Gutter-lane, Cheapside, London, tavern keeper.-Thomas Grogan, Queen-st., Stepney, Middlesex, licensed victualler.-C. Heyne, St. Benet'splace, Gracechurch-street, London, broker.-Wm. Graham, Wigton, Cumberland, grocer.- Wm. Geldart, North Shields, Northumberland, shipowner.- William Coveney, Manchester, silk manufacturer.-Wm. Brailsford, Nottingham, smallware dealer.-Thomas Lickley, Thirsk, Yorkshire, corn merchant. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. Wm. S. Vardy and James F. Delmar, Finsbury square, Middlesex, attornies, solicitors, and conveyancers.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

James Norris, Glasgow, hotel keeper.-A. Bell & Co.,
Paisley, printers.-James Hardie, Leith, merchant.-George
Murray, Glasgow, flesher.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS
Who have filed their Petitions in the Court of Bankruptcy,
and have obtained an Interim Order for Protection from
Process.

10, County Court of Gloucestershire, at Bristol.-T. Schaffer, Wm. Cottle, Bristol, cabinet maker, Nov. 30 at half-past Gloucestershire, at Bristol. — Elizabeth Rogers, Moorsfields, St. Bristol, shoemaker, Dec. 14 at half-past 10, County Court of George, Gloucestershire, licensed brewer, Jan. 18 at half-past 10, County Court of Gloucestershire, at Bristol.-W. Gillard, Bristol, brightsmith, Dec. 14 at half-past 10, County Court of Gloucestershire, at Bristol.-George Rosser, Bristol, confectioner, Dec. 21 at half-past 10, County Court of Gloucestershire, at Bristol.-James Wibberley, Calverton, Nottinghamshire, butcher, Dec. 12 at 10, County Court of Nottinghamshire, at Nottingham.-Wm. F. Lockwood, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, teacher of music, Dec. 12 at 10, County Court of Nottinghamshire, at Nottingham.- Daniel Keeling, Wilmslow, Cheshire, farmer, Dec. 13 at 11, County Court of Cheshire, at Knutsford.-Thomas Haynes, Cornwall-road, Lambeth, Surrey, in no business, Dec. 8 at 10, County Court of Oxfordshire, at Oxford.-William S. Roby, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, in no profession, Dec. 11 at 10, County Court of Warwickshire, at Warwick.-J. King, Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, shoemaker, Dec. 23 at 11, County Court of Gloucestershire, at Chipping Sodbury.-Margaret Bridon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, greengrocer, Dec. 7 at 10, County Court of Northumberland, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.-John Anderson, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, confectioner, Dec. 14 at 12, County Court of Lincolnshire, at Great Grimsby.-R. Harris, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, cooper, Dec. 11 Bates, Leicester, tailor, Dec. 13 at 10, County Court of Leiat 10, County Court of Warwickshire, at Warwick.-Samuel cestershire, at Leicester.-Samuel Barker, Leicester, out of business, Dec. 13 at 10, County Court of Leicestershire, at Leicester.-John Platt, Leicester, coal merchant, Dec. 13 at 10, County Court of Leicestershire, at Leicester.-J. Corbett, Harehatch, Wargrave, Berkshire, out of business, Dec. 14 at 10, County Court of Berkshire, at Reading.-Thomas HolloTo be allowed, unless Cause be shewn to the contrary on or way, Reading, Berkshire, painter, Dec. 14 at 10, County Court before the Day of Meeting. of Berkshire, at Reading.

CERTIFICATES.

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Henry Chatteris, Lothbury, London, merchant, Dec. 19 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London. Stephen Cooper, Lyndhurst-villas, Lyndhurst-road, Peckham, Surrey, carpenter, Dec. 15 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-W. J. Reeve, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, Middlesex, coal merchant, Dec. 19 at half-past 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London. -Wm. R. Nield and Wm. H. H. Collander, Cannon-street West, London, shawl warehousemen, Dec. 15 at 11, Court of

The following Persons, who, on their several Petitions filed in the Court, have obtained Interim Orders for Protection from Process, are required to appear in Court as hereinafter mentioned, at the Court-house, in Portugal street, Lincoln's Inn, as follows, to be examined and dealt with according to the Statute:

Jan. 31 at 10, before Mr. Commissioner Murphy. Francis Brewster, Denmark-street, Camberwell, Surrey,

cab proprietor.-H. Millard, Rodney-street North, Thornhill-factory.-John Robert Jones, West Derby, near Liverpool, street, Pentonville, Middlesex, carpenter.-Alfred Andrade, | commission agent.-John Burrows, Bury, wholesale confec Nursery-row, Brandon-street, Walworth, Surrey, butcher.- tioner. Robert Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne, railway porter.— E. J. Niemann, Mount Vernon House, Hampstead, Middle- John Galloway, Blackburn, carter.-Richard Latus, Preston, sex, landscape painter.-John Royal, Clifford's-inn-passage, out of business.-James Townsend, Clayton-le-Moors, near Fleet-street, coffee-house keeper.-Edward Walker, North- Accrington, out of business.-Charles Barker, Salford, out of street, Cambridge-heath, Hackney, Middlesex, carpenter.- business.-Jeremiah Sharp, Tyldesley-banks, near Bolton-leEdwin West, East Barnet, Hertfordshire, beerseller.-Anne Moors, grocer.-Ebenezer Jones, Hulme, Manchester, cabinet Whitfield, widow, Marsh-street, Walthamstow, Essex, out of maker.-Jonathan Hobson, Manchester, grocer.-Thomas business. · Charles Eglesfield, Union-street, Somers-town, | Gribbin, Manchester, fish dealer.―John Haworth, Blackburn, Middlesex, baker.-W. Francis, Keppel-street South, White-butcher. head's-grove, Chelsea, Middlesex, livery stable keeper.

JOSEPH PARTRIDGE, Wednesbury Oak, Tipton, Staf-
fordshire, corn factor, dealer and chapman, Dec. 8 at 12,
and Jan. 5 at half-past 10, District Court of Bankruptcy,
Birmingham: Off. Ass. Bittleston; Sols. Adam, Wolver-
hampton; Motteram & Knight, Birmingham.-Petition
dated Nov. 20.
JOHN FODEN, Liverpool, grocer and tea dealer, Dec. 11
and Jan. 3 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liver-
pool: Off. Ass. Morgan; Sols. Evans & Son, Liverpool.-
Petition filed Nov. 17.
WRIGHT BENTLEY, Oldham, Lancashire, ironfounder,
dealer and chapman, Dec. 14 and Jan. 4 at 12, District
Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester: Off. Ass. Hernaman;
Sols. Ascroft, Oldham; Slater, Manchester.-Petition filed
Nov. 23.

JOHN ENTWISLE, Carlisle, Cumberland, builder, Dec.
5 at 11, and Jan. 9 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Off. Ass. Baker; Sols. Bendle &
Son, Carlisle; Hoyle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Petition
filed Nov. 14.

MEETINGS.

Owen Gray, Great Tower-street, London, builder, Dec. 20 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-John Chancellor, Phoenix-place, Dorrington-st., Clerkenwell, Middlesex, and Battersea, Surrey, funeral-carriage master, Dec. 19 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-Eben. Heath, Bridgehouse-place, Newington-causeway, Surrey, leather seller, Dec. 19 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-Martin Ward, Mark-lane, London, corn merchant, Dec. 20 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-Charles Clarke, Norwich, maltster, Dec. 22 at half-past 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.-Louis Adolphe Hollander, Winchester-street, London, and Clapham-rise, Surrey, diamond merchant, Dec. 22 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London, div.—Thomas Parker, Southport, Lancashire, hotel keeper, Dec. 19 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool, div.

CERTIFICATES.

To be allowed, unless Cause be shewn to the contrary on or before the Day of Meeting.

Thomas Youngman, Pitfield-street, Hoxton, Middlesex, linendraper, Dec. 20 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.John Clarke, Belvedere-road, Lambeth, Surrey, butcher, Dec. 20 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-W. H. B. Hawes, Strand, Middlesex. chemist, Dec. 20 at half-past 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-George Fox, Crombie's-row, Com. mercial-road East, Middlesex, clothier, Dec. 22 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Richard Clark, West Strand, Middlesex, lamp merchant, Dec. 22 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Wm. Phillips, Minories, Middlesex, brushmaker, Dec. 21 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-S. H. Ellis the younger, Stock Exchange, London, dealer in stocks, Dec. 21 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Bodham Butler Wisker, Castle-street, Holborn, London, tailor, Dec. 19 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London. -Michael Solomon, Lambethwalk, Surrey, china dealer, Dec. 21 at half-past 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-J. H. Mackey, St. Helen's-place, London, merchant, Dec. 19 at half-past 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-J. Willox, Broadway, Westminster, cheesemonger, Dec. 19 at 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-W. Paton, Bread-st., London, warehouseman, Dec. 19 at half-past 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-W. Adam, Great Towerst., London, merchant, Dec. 19 at 12, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-John T. Jenkins, Lewisham-road, Deptford, Kent, builder, Dec. 19 at half-past 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London. — Henry Simmons, Northumberland-place, Commercial-road; High street, Shoreditch; and Hackney-road, Middlesex, shoemaker, Dec. 19 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London.-Thos. Robinson, Hexham, Northumberland, currier, Dec. 20 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.-M. A. Studden, Launceston, Cornwall, gas manufacturer, Dec. 21 at 1, District Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter.—Isaac Beek, Birmingham, licensed victualler, Dec. 21 at half-past 10, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham.

Alexander Bain, Old Bond-street, Middlesex, electric clock maker, Dec. 8 at 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London, pr. d. -Thos. Robinson, Hexham, Northumberland, currier, Dec. 20 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pr. d. Lambert Tatley, Ince, near Wigan, Lancashire, cotton spinner, Dec. 8 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester, last ex.-Wm. Shuttleworth, Bradford, Yorkshire, stuff manufacturer, Dec. 11 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Leeds, last ex.-Wm. John Reeve, Beaufortbuildings, Strand, Middlesex, coal merchant, Dec. 19 at halfpast 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London, aud. ac.-Chas. Heyne, St. Benet's-place, Gracechurch-st., London, broker, Dec. 12 at 11, Court of B inkruptcy, London, aud. ac.; Dec. 19 at 11, div.-Guilio Buono, Fenchurch-street, London, merchant, Dec. 12 at half-past 11, Court of Bankruptcy, London, aud. ac.; Dec. 19 at 11, div.-George M'Millan, Bennett-street, Blackfriars-road, Surrey, draper, Dec. 9 at half-past 1, Court of Bankruptcy, London, aud. ac.; Dec. 22 at 11, div.-W. Yeatherd Ball, Wood-st., Cheapside, London, and Hollandst., Blackfriars-road, Surrey, wholesale glover, Dec. 9 at 2, Court of Bankruptcy, London, aud. ac.; Dec. 22 at half-past 12, div.-Robert Greenham, Liverpool, merchant, Dec. 7 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool, aud. ac.Thomas Norbury and Richard Bindloss, Manchester, silk manufacturers, Dec. 13 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester, aud. ac., and Dec. 20 at 12, div., sep. est. of Thomas Norbury.-Nathaniel Denton, Garton, Lancashire, hat manufacturer, Dec. 15 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Manchester, aud. ac.; Dec. 22 at 12, div.-Sampson Langdale, John Eyton, and Masta Joscelin Cooke, Newcastleupon-Tyne, merchants, Dec. 20 at 11, District Court of Bankruptcy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, aud. ac.-Samuel Siviter, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, ironfounder, Dec. 22 at 12, Dis- To be granted, unless an appeal be duly entered. trict Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.; Dec. 23 Harold Stanley, Gerrard-street, Soho, Middlesex, scrivener. at 12, div.-William Osler, Birmingham, baker, Dec. 23 at -A. Deale, Leadenhall-street, London, patent ocean-float 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.- manufacturer.-H. Clagett, Leadenhall-st., London, patent Henry Basil Bray, Coventry, Warwickshire, grocer, Dec. 8 ocean-float manufacturer.-W. H. Unwin, Belle-vue-terrace, at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.; Honour Oak, Forest-hill, Camberwell, Surrey, builder.-W. Dec. 22 at 12, div.-James Alcock and Richard Bell, Long-J. Nosworthy, Sidmouth, Devonshire, baker.-John Ffooks, ton, Staffordshire, auctioneers, Dec. 22 at 12, District Court Sherborne, Dorsetshire, brewer.-G. J. Jenvey, Barnstaple, of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.-Edward Price, BirDevonshire, bookseller.-Geo. Hingeston, Lyme Regis, Dormingham, livery-stable keeper, Dec. 8 at 12, District Court setshire, scrivener-T. Jewitt and E. Micklewood, Plymouth, of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.-James Osborne, Kid- Devonshire, stationers.-T. H. Myers and W. Myers, Birkenderminster, Worcestershire, tailor, Dec. 8 at 12, District Court head, Cheshire, coal dealers.-G. Sampson, Lincoln, draper. of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.; Dec. 23 at 12, div.- -Henry Basil Bray, Coventry, Warwickshire, grocer. William Rollason the younger, Birmingham, tinplate worker, PETITION ANNULLED. Dec. 8 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.; Dec. 22 at 12, div.-John Greatwood, Birmingham, confectioner, Dec. 8 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.—John Harvey and Godfrey Gregory Pike, Birmingham, grocers, Dec. 22 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.; Jan. 5 at 12, div.-John Fulwood, Birmingham, brass candlestick manufacturer, Dec. 8 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac. Enoch Turner, Birmingham, builder, Dec. 22 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.-J. G. Retchford, Stone, Staffordshire, shoe dealer, Dec. 8 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud. ac.-Chas. Waldron, Bilston, Staffordshire, clothier, Dec. 22 at 12, District Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham, aud, ac.; Jan. 5 at 12, div.

Thomas Houghton, Manchester, ironmonger.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

Charles Major Herbert, Glasgow, civil engineer.-Thomas Biggar, Paisley, manufacturer.-Robt. White, Glasgow, provision merchant.-Geo. Mouat, Abbey Mills, Stirling, woolspinner.-Wm. Mackay, Aberdeen, machine maker.—Burton & Thomson, Glasgow, merchants.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS
Who have filed their Petitions in the Court of Bankruptcy,
and have obtained an Interim Order for Protection from
Process.

Isabella Oughterson, Wigton, Cumberland, Dec. 15 at 10,