The Sun. — 1857-07-16 (London, England)

THE MATTER OF THE LONDON, HARWICH, AND CONTINENTAL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY (LIMITED). The prospects of this company stated that the capital was 100,0001., in 10,000 sharis of 101. each, with power to increase. 21. per share payable on allotment. Provisionally registered, with liability limited. The trustees were—Mr. D. Waddington, M.P., 4, Spring gardens ; Mr. J. 13.1.gsluw, director of the Eastern Counties Railway ; and Colonel W. P. Waugh, director of the L'uldon and Eastern Banking Corporation (now bankrupt). The directors were—Colonel W. P. Waugh, Branksea Castle, Dorset ; Mr. R. L. Leckie (late of Bombay), George-street, Portman-square ; Mr. W. Shaw, 1, Kensington-park terrace • Mr. G. °rant, (late chairman of the Oriental. Bank, Bornbay), 4, Great Russell-street ; Mr. F. C. Zillesen, director of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway Company, Amsterdam ; Sir H. Durrant, Bart., Scottow Hall, Norfolk • Mr. H. Ward, H. E. I. C. S., K. I. , Alb ny ; Mr. J. E. Pan ter, director of the St. George's Insurance Company, Pall-Mall and Fulham ' • Mr. A. Walls, Ll,)yd's, and 11, Leadenhall-street ; and Captain Raymond, Albion-square, Dalston, managing director of the steam-vessels. The prospectus set forth that "the company was established with a view to afford the public increased facilities in the conveyance of mails, passengers, specie, and merchandise, batween England, via Harwich, and the ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, &c. A traffic arrangement for a term of years has been entered into with the Eastern Counties Railway Company on advantageous terms, and the directors have secured the co-operation of the authorities of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway Company, and• the other inland navigatiou and railway establishments in Holland and Germany—all of whom are so convinced of the advantages to be derived from this line of communication, as the most desirable for passenger traffic, and the speedy conveyance of merchandise and perishable goods, that they are anxious to promote the views of the company to the fullest possible extent."  This.was a petition. The following is the form of order drawn up :  "In the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street, London, July 15, 1857. In the matter of the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company, limited. In the matter of the Joint Stock Company's Act, 1856. (Before Mr. Commisioner Gonlburn.) " Whereas a petition was, on the 6th day of July, instant, presented in this Court by Thomas Barton, Upper IVellington-street, No. 2, advertiser, as creditor of the said company (for 8001), in pursuance of the provisions of the said act, praying that an order might be made for the winding-up of the affairs of the said company, under the said act, and that, for that purpose, all necessary and proper directions might be given, or that such other order might be made in the premises as the nature of the case might require. No w, upon hearing the said petition and the true affidavits of the said Thomas Barton, &0., sworn, respectively, on the 6th July instant, and the other depositions filed in this matter, and upon hearing what was alleged by Mr. Hackwood, of Messrs. Linklater and Hackwood, as solicitors for the petition, and Mr. Gustard, the solicitor for the said company, I do now order that the said ccm• pany be wound up by this court under the said act." Messrs. Linklater and Hackwood are the solicitors to the petition; Mr. Pennell is-the official liquidator.  wilful murder of the female child of her daughter the house fivo or six times before, but saw no un. Emma Marson, at Olney, on the 13th of December lawful games played. lass. • Castoff, another defendant, was taken Verdict of not guilty was returned. by Burd,e to Goodman's lest n'ght for the first tine, and belreve i that by going he would be able to get some intirm 4ioit at:out a race at the house. Saw no gaming at the house while he was there. • Mr. L wis, for the defence, contended that nothing had been put in evidence to show that this was, as alleged, a common gaming house, or that the parties found in the house were there for gaming purp,s-s. The reason why so many persons were in th- house was because some notoriety attached to Goodman. Mr. Bing.iam said as this procedure was under a new act, he would give his judgment next Wednesday,