The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-06 00:00:00

ROCK FERRY.

LEFT' at the above place, about two months ago, Two
Pieces of CARPETS. The Owner may have them on
describing the same and paying the expenses, on application
to the Collectors, Rock Ferry.
29th September, 1840.

BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY.
AT a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie-
tors of this Company, duly convened, for the purpose of
finally determining on the expediency of granting a Lease of
the Bristol and Exeter Railway to the Great Western Rail-
way Company, on the terms submitted to the Half-yearly
General Meeting of the Proprietors of that Company, on the
2d inst., HELD at the MERCHANTS' HALL, in the City
of Bristol, on TUESDAY, the 29th of September, and, by
Adjournment, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th of September, 1840,
FREDERICK RICKETTS, Esq., in the Chair,
EDWD. Div Err, Esq., M.P., moved, and ARTHUR HOWE
HOLDSWORTII, Esq., seconded the following Resolution,
viz.:—

That the Terms of Agreement entered into on the 14th of
August last, between the Deputations of this Company and
of the Great Western Railway Company, for a Lease from
this Company to the latter, printed Copies of which agree-
ment have b€-en circulated, be, and the same are hereby ap-
proved and accepted ; and the Board of Directors are hereby
authorised and empowered to affix the Common Seal of this
Company to a Lease to be prepared. inconformity to the said
Agreement, to be settled by Sir William Follett, according
to his construction of the said Agreement, in case of differ-
ence, as provided by the said Agreement.
That in the event of Sir William Follett declining or being
incapable of settling the draft of such Lease, the same be re-
ferred to Mr. Duval, or any otlacr Bar/istca to
whuut
the Directors of the two Companies may mutually agree to
refer the same.
And the same having been put to the vote by show of
hands, the Chairman declared his inability to decide the re-
sult, and that a poll must be taken. Whereupon
A. H. HoLnswonni, Esq., moved, and JAMES Glass, Esq.,
seconded,
And it was Resolved unanimously,
That the Poll be forthwith commenced, and procee,led
with until six o'clock ; after which hour the Meeting shall
stand adjourned until to-morrow, at ten o'clock in the fore-
noon, for the purpose of continuing the Poll until two o'clock
in the afternoon, when the same shall be closed, and the re-
sult declared.

And it was Resolved unanimously,
That Messrs. Robert Fletcher and Thomas Carlisle shall
be the Scrutineers, to conduct the Poll and to report the re-
sult.

Moved by Dr. MILLER, and seconded by JAS. GIBBS, Esq.,
2d.—That the thanks of this meeting be respectfully pre-
sented to the Society of Merchant Venturers, for their kind-
ness in granting the use of their Hall.
FREDERICK RICKETTS, Chairman.
The Chairman having quitted the Chair, it was taken by
JAMES GIBBS, Esq., when
THOMAS FUSSELL Esq., moved, and Sir JOHN HARE
seconded,

And it was Resolved by acclamation,
That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be given to Fre-
derick Ricketts, Esq., for his able and judicious conduct in
the Chair.
JAMES GIBBS, Deputy Chairman.

MERCHANTS' HALL, 30th Sept., 1840.
At the ADJOURNED MEETING the Scrutineers reported,
that on taking the Poll it appeared that there were
228 Persons 1
Who voted in favour
With
hding
of the Resolution ;
35558507
Votes Shares
j?
102 Persons
Holding 1481 Shares Who voted against the
With 1104 Votes Resolution.
Making a majority of three-fifths, and a surplus of 758 votes,
in favour of the Resolution. Whereupon the Chairman de-
clared that the Resolution was affirmed and carried.
Moved by JAMES Gimis, Esq., and seconded by
Was. BROWNE, ESQ.
That the best thanks of this Meeting be given to the Scru-
tineers for their kind attention.
FREDERICK RICKETTS, Chairman.
Moved by A. H. HOLDSWORTH, Esq., and seconded by
....

GEORGE JONES, ESQ.,
That the best thanks of the Proprietors be given to the
Chairman and Directors, for their zealous exertions on be-
half of this Company, and particularly on the occasion of the
ptesent Special Meeting.
J, B. 13ADHAM, Secretary.