The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-13 00:00:00

LONDON AND LIVERPOOL HOTEL.

The first ordinary genet-al meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the offices, King-street, Cheapside Col.
Knox, M.P., in the chair.

The Secretary read the report, which stated that on the
directors taking possession of the premises in Liverpool in
May last they commenced a complete reorganist;.tinn of the
management of the hotel, which had largely increae:d its
business, and which there was every reason to believe w0m,....1.
render it one of the most extensive and profitable hotels is
the kingdom. The profits during the last six months had
been nearly 30 per cent. on the paid-up capital, and there
was a progressive increase in the gross receipts of more than
20 per cent. The directors recommended that a dividend at
the rate of 10 per cent per annum on the paid-up capital be+
declared.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said they were able to do what few hotel companies had:
been able to do in the first six months of their existence—
pay a satisfactory dividend. Some dissatisfaction and sur—
prise had been expressed by one or two shareholders at the,
refusal of the Stock-Exchange to quote the shares of their
company. This was not because two-thirds of the shares'
were not taken up, but in consequence of
,the difference
between the prospectus and the articles of association. This
the directors offered to remedy, but they had as yet hoard
nothing more from the St,'ck Exchange on the subject.
Mr STANILAND seconded the adoption of the report,
which was agreed to..
The dividend was then declared, and the business con-
ciuded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors,

Alleged Case of Poisoning at Manchester.

At the Manchester Police-court, on Saturday, Ann Car—
rigan, a middle aged woman, was charged with the wilful
murder, by poison, of Ann Conway. Sergeant Torr, of 1.1.::
detective police, raid he apprehended the prisoner in Jeri
vy-street, on suspicion of administering poison to Ann
Conway, 13 oehdale-rogd, in November, lie charged her with
administcling a liquid containing arsenic, and she said,

" Oh dear, oh dear, who says I have murdered her ? I only
gave het what she told Inc to." The prisoner asked witness,
‘• Have you sun the recipe ?" (from which she alleged Ike
liquid was prepared.) Witness replied no. The prisoner
said, "It was in the house somewhere; I was with her the
night before she died." Ellen Spark, Rochdale-road, said
the deceased, who was 43 years old, lived with her, She
was taken ill cn the Friday haw° ehe died, which was on
Tuesday week. She had been in delicate health since wits•
ness knew r, but was never rcally ill. She ht came worse
on the 25th November, and died on the 29th; she had lived
with witness three months, and Nas not married. The pH,-
soner, who lived in Jersey-street, came to tea deceased on
the Sunday before her death. The prisoner had been in the
habit of going out with her, and appeared to be a friend of
hers. She was very ill, but had had no surgeon; no medi-
cine had been administered to her; she had taken nothing
but her food. The prisoner and witness wont to her bed-
side and asked her how she was; she replied she was very
unwell. Witness said she should have medical advice, and
the prisoner remarked so also, but the deceased said " Oh,
no, I have been as ill before many times." The prisoner
asked witness if she could get a recommendation to the
Royal Infirmary ? Witness replied t hat she had no doubt
she could at Sheldon's, in Swan-street. The prisoner re-
marked " We will wait and see how she goes on to-morrow
and Tuesday, and then you will perhaps get her one." Wit-
ness came down stairs and left the prisoner and the deceased
together. The deceased had vomited four times on Friday.
and complained of her head and chest. She was of sober
habits, and was quite sober when she went to bed on
Thursday night, On the Sunday the prisoner came down
stairs after having been 10 minutes with the deceased.
Witness asked if deceased had ever been so bad before, pri-
soner said "Oh, yes; it is her old complaint." On Tuesday
morning witness went to the prisoner's house, and told her
that Ann Conway was dead. Witness had found her head
in bed about half-past 8 o'clock. A week before the de-
ceased was taken ill, she had at witness's suggestion sent
for a box of Whelpton's pills, and taken many of them.
When witness told the prisoner of deceased's death, she
seemed shocked and surprised, and asked witness how she
had found the deceased. Witness told her that she had
found her in bed. She then asked the prisoner "Havo
you Ann's club cards P" The prisoner replied " They are
at our house." 'Witness said "Then they are not in her
box." The prisoner told witness that she had been up to
the deceased's brother and told him of deceased's death,
upon which he said, " Oh dear, what shall I do I" and pri-
soner replied to him, " Don't put yourself out of the ways
as there is sufficient money in the club to bury her."
ness said, " The brother will want to draw the club money,
or if there is any bother the club will bury her." The pri-
soner remarked that the club would have nothing at all to
do with it—she:had entered the deceased's name, and she
should draw the money ; it had been paid at her house.
An inquest was held on the day of the death. A week after
theAeceased came to live with witness the prisoner brought
a large glass bottle with a small neck, and said it contained
medicine for the deceased. 'Witness had seen the deceased
take medicine out of that, bottle several times. After thiW
bottle had been emptied by the deceased it was washed and
usud,by witness's husband as an oil bottle. The prisoner
subsequently asked for it, and he: gave her two catsup
bottles instead. A day or two afte:wards she brought the
two bottles fall of something, and put them on the table for:
the deceased, telling her she brought her some medicine.
Ann Conway took the contents of these two bottles in the
course of a month. The prisoner had the bottles again, filled.
them, and brought them a second time. Deceased said, " Oh,
yev have brought my medicine. :The prisoner said " Yes,'"
and loft them. Deceased took the contents of those bottles[
except what remained in them when witness handed them
to the police. They were then in the same state as whoa
the deceased last took the medicine, except that witness had.
wiped off several bits of something white on the neck of;
one of them. They were of a hard substance, and each wail
about the size of a pin's head. The prisoner took away
the body of the deceased the night after the inquest. Wit.
nese had not noticed what effect followed deceased taking
the medicine, and had never seen her take more than one
dose a day. Deceased generally complained of her head
and chest. When witness found her dead she was not at
all distorted. On the day before her death she said she
felt better—free from pain, but weak. Witness never saw
any prescription or recipe. The bottles were handed by the
police to Dr Fletcher, Lever-street, on Thursday evening.
Ile said they were champagne bottles, and contained a
small quantity of fluid, kiss than a teaspoonful. He had
made a preliminary analysis, and had found a precipitate
which indicated arsenic. The reaction in testing in ono
bottle was more intense than in the other. The difference in
the quantity of arsenic tended to show that it was not likely
that the mixture had been made from a prescription. The
tests ho had applied were pure,. but there was plenty of
liquid left for a thorough analysis. The presiding magis-
trite asked if there was any medicine used at all
corre-
sponding with the liquid in the bottles. Dr Fletcher said
there was a preparation ofnrsenic used medicinally, but that
would not indicate a reaction to the extent he han found in
the liquid in the bottles. The prisoner was remanded until
Saturday,

BORDER CIVILISATION.—The Walkerton (Canada,
West) Herald mentions that two bears were lately noticed
taking a stroll through that plaoe in the evening. As no-
thing was Carried off, it is regarded as a reconnoitring ear!»
dition, to be turned to wont hereafter,