The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-23 00:00:00

BRISFOL AND EXETER. RAILWAY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; •That the next HALF-
•YEARLY •GENERAL DIEETING of the PROPRI-
ETORS of this COMPANY ‘vill be held, in conformity with
the provisions of the Act of Incorporation, at the MiNticn AIN Ts'
H ALL, in the city of Bristol, at •Ilalf,past One o'clock, on
MONDAY the sth of March.
The Chair will be taken at Two, clack precisely.
FR I4.:DE RICK It KET-I', Chairman.
N. 13. The Transfer Books will be closed in the afternoon of
Friday tife 23d of February, and not re-opened until after the
said•llalf-yearly General Meeting. an the sth day of
.March.
.1 B. BA URA M, Secretary.
Bristol Oflicp, Broad-street, 9th Feb. 1338.

CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.
CONTRACT FOR WORKS:

E DIRECT(OIiS of the CFIESTER. AND B RKEN-
DEAD RAILWAY COMPANY will meet at their
(Mee, Ne. 24, Fenwick-street, Liverpool, on TUESDAY, the
61b day of March next, at Twelve o'ol.ock at Noon precisely,
to receive Tenders for the. following Wmks:—
Fiot.—The Beithini.tlon Contract, extending from Grange-
laue, in the Chapelry of Birkenhead, to a point 5 chains on the
south side of the turnpike road leading from Nestor] to New
Ferry, being a distance of 2 miles and 32 chains, or theie-
abouts.
,Second.—The Brombaro' and Eascharn Contract, extending
from the termination of the last contract to Plitrivard Brook in
thEi township of Eastham, being a (instance of 3 miles and 36
chains, or I hereahouts.
These contracts Lo comprise the making of. the Railway, with all
the ltncitvations, Ern ho Amen ts, Bridger, Culverts, Fences, and
other Works complete; providing all the necessary materials
for the same (except the Rails, Chains, and Fastenings) and
keepiii same in repair for one year after the completion.
Drafts of the first or Belibition Contract, with Plans,.Sec-
tiorm•and Specifications of the Works, are teady for inspection
at the Engineer's Qllice, at Ilse Town-hall Birkenhead.
Printed Forms and Tenders may he had at the Company's
Office-i in Liverpool or Bilkenhead, and no others Hill be at,
tended to.

The Tenders must he delivered sealed at the Company's
Office, in Liverpool, on, or before MONDAY, the sth day of
March, at Eleven o'clock ; and parties tendering must appear
half, at the Meeting on the 6th day~ of March.
The Directors do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest
Tender. _ _

The Parties„whose Tenders are aceeptha ~sill he required to
enter into bonds, with two soteties for the due performance of
their Contracts, in a penalty not less than ten per cent. of the
gross mu contracted for, and he names of the proptised Sure-
ties are; to be speeiiied in the Tenders. •
Wfb.l.. DIXON, Chairman.

Vo. thes l ri'r-T I.E'SSES
inhEtIIj:IIE)AVICIINSIGI ltll.ll7lCDL!ST[nuary 16,
1833, to consider the propriety 6'l'T/ruing the S'unp Shop,
The Rev. A. CAMI'IIIM 1., in the Lnair.
Is was regnlved, That the state of the Weather being so very
severe, hnd•The suffering; of the Poor e 'lsequela on it, it is
highly-impiirtant that the North Soup .' ni, he at Once opened,
and a New Shop and A-pparatus be r •ten at the Staub end of
the Town as early as practicable.
Resolred,—That a general apper Ie made to the 'Public for
their urgent support in carrying the above resolutirih"into effect,
no call having been made on them by this Society since the
close of 1831, and the fonds then collected Laying been 'hus-
banded to carry on thus far, Tieing, now totally exhausted.
Resolved. —That a Sub-Committee he now appointed to look
out for a site on which to erect a Soup Shop for the South End
of the Tiswn.
Resolved,—That Subscriptions be received by the following
Gentlemen,: viz., Mr: Ocravics WATERHOUSE, Treasurer,
:Mr. W. Gomm, Secretary; and Air. donN CaopeEn, jun., and
Mr. C. H. .loNcs ; and at the different tianks and News-rooms.
. Tickets may be purchased at Mr. KAYE'S, Castle-street;
Messrs. EGgierotlrSmtTH and Co.'s Mercury-office,Lord-street,
and at Mr. JOHN RA ncr.AFFE's, Staid-street, by whom subscrip-
tions will be received.
AUG. CAMPBELL, dhairmhti,

ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Since February 14th.
Robert•Preston•and G' ' ' £2O 0 0
Lace, Cloy, and Myers
E. P., Exchange-room
James Davies and Co
Ormerod Heyworth -
Launcelot Graham
Thomas Lee • '
Thomas Simpson
Robert Roskell and Son ' 5 0 0
Josepli SandarS
John Nelson Wood 5 0 0
•-5 0 0

Lodge and Pritrhard
Mrs. Earle, Abercromby-seinare
John Hinflor; I\l,mi:l-pleasant • 5 0 0
Pattison Ellames
New Gas Co.'s Clerk,' and Workmen • 4 8 9
W. and .1. Thompson -
Dr. Powell • • ' 3 0 0
Win Grapel L ' 3 0 a
.
James Waddell 2 10 0
. .
- . ' .
Crump and Ilassall • 2 2 0
James Proctor ... - 2 2 0
. .
George Malcolm-
C and J..Gifiaam
Miss Bannister
Peter Leather • 2 0' 0
Philip U-vrtkitt
____ .._. -

. .
W. Elig,on . 2 () 0
Bari,* and Dag•nait
John Richardson, Lord•street 2 0 0
James ltyley, scn.
'l'. B. Batelay
J. P. Edward's
.
Bradshaw-and Yates - • 20 (I
J. Watson
A. Z.
•
-
Wm. Geddes .2 0 0
G. :11: FowleT 2 0 0
. A ci.w. Friends, at Mr. 'Mitchell's, Ct,eshire Tavern,'
Williamson-square ' ' • • - 1 11. 6
John Evans. Earle•street, one Load Coals • • 1 5' 5
Helm, -P.odey and Son
A El-trod to the Poor
Mrs.' Rodgers • ' . a • - i i 0
Mr,., Jones. Prices-street 1 1 0
James M Naught
David Malcolmson • 1 0•• 0
Bohert •Jones. Waveriree
-T. V. I- I 0 0
Mrs. Fletcher • • ', lO 0
J. S., - •' ' l 0 0
F. C. da• Costa • -•—• 1 0 0
James Parker
R. G ' 1 0 0
Sarah Hodson • 1 0 0.
Wm. Tuedille
A few Friends 0 14 0
Withal-a Jones
•J. Ferguson
. Waltor SibhalJ
• John Russell
Henry Wood 0 10 0
Within,' Fisher, jen ' -•- - 5 0 0
Henry Wood , 0 10 . 0
A Friend ' ' • •,' - J
Mr. James lthind, Deaf and Dumb•Schont - - 1•0 • 0
Charles Lorrioier
H. F. Gunnell • • 1 ' 0'• 0
..
• Botlelev and. Higgs
Miss Stiarples, Evertou .. - 1 0
•• James Hatton, Edge-lane

. .
The NORTH. SOUP SHOP,. Pickop-street, Vauxhall-40nd,
Tile SOUTH iffrru, Britl,..!ewale--*.treet, St. James's, vial he
open tvery flay, limn Eight to Fire o'clock, fur the delivery of
Soup.

Total amour.t of Suttp rna,k, al the North Shop-from the 'GALS.
19th day of Jatiu,,ry to the,l9ll instant, 25341'
SOUTH
Frora‘tho Ist to the 19L11 natant. torlusiie