Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-16

w, l.. TRENHOLM.
On motion, it was:
ReSoioeI, That the Chairman of the meet
ing should be &c o6icjo Chairman of the
Committee.
The following gentlemen compose the Com
mittec under the above resolution Geo. NJ.
ner, Esq, William MoBurncy, ESQ, wiii"m
G. Bee, ESQ, William G. Courtney, Esq,
William NJ. Sage, Esq, Robert Murc, Esq,
Francis j. Porchcr, Esq, Fred. Richards,
Esq, Henry Gourdin, Esq, Wm. Lobby, ESQ,
j. Cloush Farrar, Esq.
Prospectus of the Liverpool and Charleston
Steam ship Company (limited), of Liver
pool, incorporated under the Joint Stock
Companies Act. Capital, G150,OOo In
15, 900 shares, of GlO each, with power
to increase.
This company is proposed to be formed for
the purpose of establishing direct line Of
steamers between Liverpool and Charleston,
with power to call at an Irish port for passcn-
gers.
1t is designed to build three iron screw
propc!lcrs, specially adapted to this particular
trade, and affording the highest degree of
comfort and convenience to the travelling
public.
Negotiations have been commenced with
Nessrs. John Laird, Sons & Co, for the con-
struction of such steamers, each of which, it
is contemplated, will be of about 1900 tons,
builders measurement, with pair of en-
gines of 25O horse power (collcctve), costing
about Gl7 900. 1t will be expressly stipua-
| ted that these vessels shall be of sufficiently
light dranglft of water with capacity to car
ry about 1000 bales of Cotton, and with suit
| llhl 10 Il g.. j
passengers \ careful estimate has been
made of the probable expenses and earnings
of the proposed line, based upon accurate and
reliable data obtained in Great Britain from
which it appears that there is every rcasona-
bic prospect of the stock being highly re-
munorative Investment
This estimate has been examined by per
sons possessing practical knowledge of the
commerce of Charleston, and has obtained
their unqualified appreciation.
Parties of high responsibility in Great
! 'ain have undertaken to raise half the
prt .,osed capital, provided the rest can be ob-
tanned here Payment for the stock will he
required i'll FIVE equal instalmcnts, at inter
walls of not less than two months. First pay
mcnt to tho builders will be made when the
contract is signed.
The articles of association will be drawn
F.! up in such manner as to secure to the stock
holders IN this country, equal privileges with
all others, and will be subject to the approval
OF such persons in England as they may des-
'gnate. The Company will be registered un-
der the Limited Linbility Act, which pro,
tects the shareholder from any liability be-
yond the amount invested.
| DECISION IN TuE CASE OF TIE FuGIrIyE
MURDERER ANDERsoN.-Th final decision
IN the case of Anderson, the colorcd fugitive,
was given 1T Hamilton, Canada, on the 10Th
inst. The court sustained the decision of
the CDc:. Of Quccn's Bench on the question
of law, and was unanimous in dischurgng
the prisoner on tcchnicality in the commit
ment. Anderson is, therefore, set ut liberty.
Great JOY was manifested, especially among
the colored population Anderson was claim
cd not as fugitive slave, but on charge of
murder perpctrated in Missouri He was
slave, but ran away from his master i'm that
State, was pursued there in it's territory by a
white man, who was shot dead by Anderson.
The latter then escaped to Canada, where be
was arrested, and his delivery claimed under
the Ashburton treaty. The Canadian Court
bad determined to order him to be delivered
up to tho American authorities, but the anti.
slavery men, under the belief that the charge
of murder against him was only plea to gct
him back into slavery, applied to Chief JUS.
ticc COckburn, of England, who issued writ
of habcas corpus directing that Anderson
be brought before him in London.
| This writ, howcvcr, has been substantially
disallowcd by the Canadian Court, which is.
sued its own writ after that from London aud
has now sett the question without allowing