The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-22 00:00:00

BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY,

A T the HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING
of this Company, held at the White Lion Hotel, in the
City of Bristol, on THURSDAY, the 3d of September, 1846,
JAMES GIBBS, Ese. in the Chair,
It was Resolved unanimously,

I.—That the Report of the Directors, now read, be received
and adopted ; and that they be requested to send a copy thereof
to every registered Proprietor.

2.-I`hat-a Dividend of 10s. per .elOO Share, free of In-
come-tax, for the Half-year ending the 30th day of June last,
be declared payable after the 31st of October now ensuing, to
the Proprietors of all such Shares standing registered on the
6th day of the said month of October.

3.—That in future the Half-years for the Dividends shall ex-
pire on the 31st of December and the 301 - of June ; and the
Dividends shall be paiyable to those Shoefiolders who may stand
registered on the day when the Tr2ffsfer Books shall be closed
for the respective Half-yearly tinge.
4.—That this Meeting ap e the arrangement provisionally
made with the Taw-L a ilway and Taw-Vale Extension
Company, and hereb thorise the Directors of this Company
to take all necessa measures for carrying the same into effect.
s.—That the ectors be, and they are hereby, fully autho-
rised to orde surveys, and to adopt all such other proceedings
as they may deem expedient for protecting the interests of this
Company in any of the districts contiguous to the main Line,
or its Branches.

6.—That the best thanks of this meeting be given to the Au-
ditors, for their attention and care in examining the accounts.
7.—That/ the best thanks of this meeting be presented to the
Directors, for the zeal, care, and ability with which they have
conducted the affairs of this Company._

JAMES GIBBS, Chairman
The Chairman having quitted the Chair,
It was Resolved by acclamation,

B.—That the best thanks of this 'meeting be given to James
Gibbs, Esq., for his able and judicious conduct in the Chair.

Nothing that is broken bears any value except the heart,
which becomes the more valuable the more it is broken.

The Church of St. Peter, at Rome, is said to have cost
twelve millions sterling.
Why does the present kind of teapots resemble the late
Chinese war ?—Because it is another proof of China
giving way to Britannia metal.
Damien slept on his bed of steel, St. Luke in his iron
crown, and a ba'alion of infantry has been known to sleep
on_a march.—Rain's Anatomy of Sleep.

_ .
LITERALLY SPEAKING.—A person speaking to a very
deaf man, and getting angry at his not catching his mean-
ing, said, Why, it is as plain as A B C." "That may
be, Sir," replied the poor man, "but I am D E F." •
A deaf and dumb child was asked if she knew why she
was born thus ? The tears rapidly filled the eyes of the
afflicted child ; but, in a moment or two, she dashed them
away, and with a sweet smile playing upon her thoughtful
countenance, wrote upon her little slate—" Even so,
Father ; for so it seemed good in thy sight."
CON S UMPTION.—M. Becker observed at Moscow that
two workmen in an advanced stage of pulmonary con-
sumption were cured after a few months' employment in
certain chemical works. During this time they had been
almost constantly exposed to the influence of vapours
charged with marine salt and sal ammoniac.
FINE NAMES !-A Mr. N , of Preston, about
eighteen months ago, registered the birth of a child, to
which he had given the name of THOMAS HILL JOSEPH
NAPOLEON HORATIO SWINDLEHURST N—. A few
days ago, having been presented by his better half with
another fine boy, he called upon the registrar to have it
entered as CHARLES ARTHUR COBDEN PEEL N—.

A " CH ARACTERISTIC" NOTE.—The president of the
Institution, John Paley, junr., Esq., presented, on Tues-
day last, to the museum of that society, an autograph
letter of his Grace the Duke of Wellington. The advice
contained in the characteristic and piquant epistle, is so
excellent, and so generally applicable, that we present our
readers with a copy of it :—" London, Feb. 13, 1843.
F. M. the Duke of Wellington presents his celnpliments
to Mrs. C—. He really regrets much that he has not
been able to read her letter. He entreats her to write in
a plain hand, in dark ink, and in few words what her
commands are. Mrs. C-1
Liverpool."—
Preston Chronicle.
A TOAST OF THE TALLEST KIND.—At the late cele-
bration of the 4th of July, in the parish of Caddo, the
following toast was given. It may be called the romance
of the confectionary shop :—" Woman—Heaven's best
gift to man—his pandora, or casket of jewels—his con-
fectionary shop, or stick of rock candy—his otto of roses,
or sugar-coated pill—her presence the best company—her
voice his sweetest music—her smiles his brightest mo-
ments—her kiss the guardian of his innocence—her arm
the pale of his safety—her lips his most faithful counsellors
—her bosom the softest pillow of his cares." Girls, d'ye
hear that ? " This otto of roses!" 0 Moses ! —American
paper.
THE LAST OF THE REBECCAS.—Henry Evans, com-
mitted to the county gaol, September 3, 1844, for being
engaged in come of the Rebecca disturbances, and tried in
March, 1845, and sentence 1 to 18 months' imprisonment,
was discharged on Monday last, the period of his impri-
sonment having expired. He is the last of those unfortu-
nate persons who were committed for various terms of im-
prisonment, on account of their connection with Rebec-
caism. When be entered the gaol he was not able to
speak a word of English, nor did be know the alphabet;
but when he was discharged be could speak the English
fluently, and was able to read the Bible, and repeated to
the chaplain, who el pressed great satisfaction at his pro-
grss, the 3d chapter of St. Matthew, which be had learned.
—Carmarthen Jetienal.