Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-YESTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL.
BE? )1U MR. MANSFIELD.
His Worship acknowledged £1 from Messrs Brown,
Shipley, and Co., for Ann Sheran, and also the receipt
of a £3 note, No. 77214, for the poor box of the court.
COTTON STEALING.-0 wen Kerney, and Patrick Karnes,
were charged with haying stolen a quantity of cotton from
the ship Lilac Webb Mr. Bluck defended. The pi-
sonars were employed to remove the " shakings" from the
ship, and in the rubbish they put the cotton, but were
stopped at the gate by the l oliceman. Mr. Bluck
contended that the eta-ge of felony could not be sustained ;
the utmost that could be said about it, was that they
could not account far the possession of the cotton. The
priscnsra were sent to jail for two months, for not being
able to account for the cotton.
Patrick Higgins, was charged with having stolen a sack of
cotton, the property of some one unknown. Mr. Goodcre
defended. Officer 418, took the prisoner with the cotton
in Vauxhall-road, and he could not tell where he got it.
The prisoner was remanded

Basa Com—Elizabeth Jones, described as a servant,
was charged with attempting to pass several bate half-
crowns. She Fent small boys, whom she met in the street,
to Mr. Lamb's public-house, in South John-street, for
liquor, giving the base half-crowns, in order to get them
changed. The prisoner was remanded.

BEFORE AIESS&S. EWART, it I'. AND AIKEN.
CALETIoN TO &MG& MAKIIRS.—Marcus Maiken, who
keeps a shop in St. John's Market, was charged by
Inspect.zßeede with exhibiting for sale, 121bs of sau.ges.
unfit for human food. The defendant was fined 103., and
49 6d. costs.

Enoch Woodcock, of St. Ma►r in's Market, was charged
by Inspector .Tones, with having exposed 2151b5. of beef,
that was not fit for human food. He was fined 155., and
4s 6d. costs.

THE ENGLISFI AND IRISH AUGNECTIC
TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

1 Yesterday a special and extraordinary meeting of the
proprietors of this company was held at the Cla..endm
Rooms, South Juhn Street, for the purpose cf passing a
special resolution for winding-up the affairs of the above
company, in pursuance of the Joint Stock Company's Act
of 1856 57. This meeting was appointed special by a
meeting held on the 28th of August last, whAn it was
decided that this step should be carried into effect Mr.
J. C. Ewart, iII.P , presided. Amongst the other membsrs
of the proprietory present were—Messrs J. Maxwell,
J. Holme, Chapman, and others.
The CHAIRMAN, in in roducing the business of the
meeting, said that is was so well known, after what took
place on the 28th of August last, that it was unnecessary
that he should detain them with any remarks, he would,
therefore, at once propose a resolution in confirmation of
that already passed, that the affairs of this company be
wound up. The President then formerly p~oposed a
resolution in acccrelance with the Act of Parliament
Mr. BARKER seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously adopted.
The PRESIDENT th:'n proposed a resolution to the toffee',
that Mr. Harmcod Walc,it Banner be appointed as the
Otiller of the Company, for equally distributing its affairs,
acrmrding to the Act of Parliament.
This was seconded by Mr. J. Max well, and unanimously
adopted.

The CHAIRMAN said that after the able speech that had
been made by the chairman of the former meeting, it was
unnecessary that he should go into any financial state-
ment, but he would just observe that the receipts for the
first piarter were £7,576 ; for the second, ending June,
£9,046 ; and fcr that ending September sE11),005 ; so that
it would be seen that they were going on most satisfactory,
and he had no doubt but that a clear dividend of 6 per
cent, would be paid on the outlay.
A vote of thankl to the Chairman concluded the
business.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT—Nov. 3.

In Al Matter of ALEMANDIR CROFT AVIIITL—This
insolvent, who hoc: been a master mariner, lately matter of the
brig Laing, train Cunderlanc to St Petersburgh, applied to be
discharged from prison. Mr. Sargood opposed for Miss Eleanor
Prewster Dalziel, the detaining creditor, for the damages and
costs in an action for breach of promise of marriage. Mr Reed
supported. The proceedings in the scion, Wait,' v. White,
wire put in as evidence. It appeared that the writ was served
in April, and the case tried in May, when the insolvent alleged
that he was ab.ent from England. Miss Dalziel had lived
wi.h her father, who was a ship's butcher at Newcastle, arid,
on the tral, several letters written by the insolvent were read.
It was alleged that only a short acquaintance had existed
between the insolvent and the opposing creditor.. The jury
gave a verdict for £s:t, and rho cor's were just beyond £BO.
The only other creditor in the schedule was for a balance of
Irw costs on his part in this action. Mr. Sargood complained of
the damages, and that the insolvent, who had made no offer,
had determined not to pay one shilling. Mr. Reed relied on
the short acqu•iintance of the punk., and the ab!ence of any
real damage to the lady by the insolvent's refusal. The Chief
Commissioner said the ease stood before the court on the fact
of the verdict by the jury. The action was for breach of
promise of marriage, and, considering the position of the insol-
vent, the damages were to a heavy amount. His Honour gave
a judgment of sevin rnen.lis at the suit of Miss Dalziel, from
the vesting order on She 3rd Sept.