The Sun. — London, England, 1849-10-26 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 13th day of Octob A. er, 1849:- Average PRIVATE BANKS. mount. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and C 0... 15,470 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,919 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham-R. and G Copeman 5,591 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Bickford and Hunt 33,692 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswada Bank, Baldock-Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell ... 24,059 Barn itaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 10,670 Basingstoke and Odiha,m Bank, Basingstoke-- Seymour, Lamb, and Co-... 562 16,059 Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Balla, Bedford- Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. ..................... Co Bewdley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and 12,799 I !rine Bicester and Oxfor Ishire B ank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb an d Co. •• •••• ••• ••• 14,537 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoc ds, 26,503 Spooner, and Co ................................ Birmingham and Warwic kshire Bank, Birming ham --J. L. Moilliett, and Sons ............. •••• 12.657 Bland ford Bank, Blandford-Bastard atm Oak. 8.331 B o ston Bank, Boston - Gar fit and Co 62,615 Boston Bank. Boston - G ee and Co 13.632 Bridge - iter Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. Seale) , 5.760 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 33,990 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 19,491 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett , Parrott, and Co. . Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 73,370 Bant ury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 27,929 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 31.210 Baer_ City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett and Grant Birmingham Bank, Birmingham -Taylor and 34,480 Lloyds Bradford Old Bank , Bradford, Yorkshire -H. A. and W. M. Harris and Co ..................... 11,879 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and C 0... 65,765 Bridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry - Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, 28 ,885 and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Brom3grove-Rufford, Biggs, and Co. 11,607 Cambridge Bank , Ca mbrid g e-Mortlock and 15,598 Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carma rthen -Morris and 14,331 Sons Col Bank, Chertsey-essrs. La Coste • 3,336 Chester Bank, ColchesteMr-Round, Green, 15,432 and Co. Colchester and Es sex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Kadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester -Mills, Bawtree, and C o 34,392 Cornish Bank, Truro -Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood cock City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle-Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch-Tice, Welsh, 7,160 1,930 6,659 15,691 79,516 and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmc uth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. Derby Bank, Darby—Meisrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co , Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devize3—Hughes , Locke, and Co Disc Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co ...... Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew pntl Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and CO. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester —Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hall, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford —Sparrow, and Co. Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenhatn—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Farrin,don Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far rinc,,clon—Barnes and Medley Farnham Bank, Farnham—Niessrs. Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Ca Giodalanng Bank, Godalming—Aellersh and 5,605 Iceen .......... . ......... Grantham Bank, Grantham—Kewney and King Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon 11,598 Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co 29,219 Hastings Oikl Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, awl Co. 26,758 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford — Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams and 14,835 Co Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers , and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co 4,803 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead—. Smith, and Whittingstall Ilonitor. Bank, lioniton —Flood and Co. Hert for I shire, Kitchen Bank, Hitehen—Sharples 12,993 32,383 and Co. Ilereford Ar , Ross, and Arehentield Bank, and ROSS and c h e nfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskin., and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, ITadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexwiders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Ith.gton and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J. 1) tvl,os and Co Knight,,,n Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co. Knare,iborough 01(1 Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Kna -ashorough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and C 6. Ketterin4 Bank, Itrqtering—Goi , .:;h and Sons., Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C. llarv.:.y and Son Leeds Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co Leeds Trnion Bank, 14 , ?eds—W. Williams, Brown, 20,025 22,167 67,180 11,103 19,222 37,273 9,206 5.315 56,373 37,194 and C. Leek and St4Ffordihire Bank, and Leek and Conuleton Bank,Leelc—Fowier,Gaunt, and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby Lewe , Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co Dohfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando very —David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brooklehurst and Co.............................. . ................. anningtree Bank,Man ningtree —Nunn and Cc. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and flungerford Bank, and ff ungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and. Millet ilferionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Williams Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyums and Co 12,526 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co 28,959 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead 11,053 Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport _ Williams and Sons 24 952 31.283 20,657 78.210 22,112 7,000 3,465 39,077 13,200 13,602 5,254 8,124 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 21,400 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, S leaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co 43,727 Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock 22,124 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Baton, Ham i nond, and Son 22,081 Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, •• Disc—Taylor ... and Dyson ............. k N h H 06 -,h Crown Ban , orwm arveya and Nor w Hud50n5............................................ 45 7m% Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur- " neys and Birkbeck 69,038 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co 8,380 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and 3,583 Co Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and Co Few Sarum Bank, Sarum Everett, and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co.: 28,06713835 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry-r-,Croxon and Co 12,105 Oxford Bank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 8,685 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beeching and Sous._ Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—Clinsb. end C 0.,, 8, • 24,749 8,559 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1849 Average Amount. Pease a Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 39,723 Penzance Bank, Penzance—tlatten and Co 11,311 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank. Peter borough—Alev,rs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough — Simp son and White Pezuorakeshire Bank, Haverfordwest--J. and W. Walters ........................................ . Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven. and Co .................................. . Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co 28,113 Reading Bank, Reading—StePhens,Blandy, and 29,670 Co Richmond Bank,Richmond—Maxwell and Co 4,419 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood-. Ledgard 9,802 8,522 and Sons .. Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds and Co 5,463 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 10,244 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 11,838 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 12,696 Rye Bank. Rye—Pomfret and Co. Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and 9,245 Co Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury — Bur ton, Llo y d, and Co 11,798 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarbo rou g h —Woodall and 20,853 Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons 30,585 and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Vallance and Son. Southampton Town and County Bank, South and P earce 1 Southwell Bank, South w e ll—W y lde and Co. ... 3,345 St. Alban's Bank, St. Al ban ' s—J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs.Brodie ...... Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury—Brodie and King •••• ............................. Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall . 4,329 Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 1,703 Rufford, Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge Wragg, and Co 9,908 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 13,696 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. ~. Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins 17,848 Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. 20,540 St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib son and Stuart — 21,313 Taunton Bank, Taunton — Messrs. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and 4,489 9,565 Co Thornbnry Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton —Duns ford and Barne 8,763 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Bland 11,567 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and 10,092 Co. Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Allnatt &Co 7,216 Warwick and Warwickshire Bauk, Warwick— Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co. Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap and Co-- 6,911 60 7,049 4,682 8,437 12,967 38,495 11,920 25,628 11,396 10,501 56,414 71,052 11,432 43,688 7,059 10,156 99,058 49,238 44,918 27,326 21,791 5,820 9,386 5,548 14,28 8.522 man, Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester— Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pea rse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. ... . 28,955 Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester —Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 73,302 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—CharlesFoster and 1,699 Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster — Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Nleisrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 11,378 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank, York—Swami, Clough, and Co 41,055 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington .. 26,612 Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 13,500 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 19,805 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, _ _ _ 9,414 92,37 Dudley - - 38,542 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 21,644 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington 15,527 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 134,540 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 16,940 Huddersfleld Banking Company, Huddersfield 38,218 Hull Banking Company, Hull 21,679 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha- lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 36,145 Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 17,649 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 21,476 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,880 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 47,972 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 45,971 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 10,256 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham... 29,222 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company. Nottingham Newcastle, Shields. and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 45,421 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 68,523 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 27,340 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 2,495 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 34.351 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford. Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang- 1,671 port Shropshire Banking Company , Shiffnall ... 2 „7 0 4 25 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield .... .... Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sh..-4111,31d Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond .. . Storey and Thomas's Banking Company Shaftesbury Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ... W 77; p ltav z ri n twehe y nihi t, Warwick 1 ivd eaa o anyn l ne v a: :: B i? en rt. m t n i i. t t e o ol n 0 1 i Banking olverhampton ati,l Staffordshire Banking Com- Union Bank, Wakefield 3 12 8 ,3 29 17 7 k Banking Company, 22,061 Warwick England and South Wales District 30,378 Company, West tof Bank. Bristol ............ Wilts and Dorset Banking Cornp-a.n..)in' II" -ialis'b••;:ry•• 63 7: : 6 6 63 7 - West Riding Union Banking com pan y, dersfield ..... . 32,126 Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch.. Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester 9 5,200 York Union Banking Company, York 55,366 York City and County Banking Company, York 86,915 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Inland Revenue, Spnloriet Howe, Oot. 20, 1139. 51,807 3,2 7 7 BERMONDSEY MURDER. TRIAL OF THE MANNINGS. CENTRAL CRIMENAL COURT. (YESTERDAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Court having resumed, John Coleman was examined by the ATTORNEY GENERAL-1 hold a situation in the Customs. I knew Mr. O'Connor. I saw him last on the 9th of August on London-bridge about a quar ter past five. He was walking slowly, and sometimes stopping, as if undecided which way he would go. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—He was going towards the City. I was on the top of an omnibus, and had but a mere cursory glance of him. He appeared undecided as to the way he should go. Sophia Payne examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I am the wife of Joseph Payne, residing at No. 2, Minver place. I know the Mannings. I remember the rumour of the murder of O'Connor. On the Monday after I heard it I saw the male prisoner about six o'clock in the evening. He came to my house and asked me to permit him to go through my house to his own, as his wife was out. He did so, and got over the garden-wall. On the Thursday before, at about a quarter before seven, I saw the male prisoner sitting on the garden - wall , smoking his pipe. I entered into conversation with him, and after con versing with him for a quarter of an hour or 20 mi nutes, he jumped down, saying he had an appointment to keep that he had forgotten, and must go to dress. He went in upon that, and I saw nothing more of him that evening. I left my house that evening about half-past seven, and retured about eleven. I left my husband at home. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—When rather r n and than appea redour s. I do I first saw him it was light. He was sitting with his lags usula h . hang i ng i n garden inhisi is n gade larger ' not know that they paid particular attention to the flowers in their garden, nor did I ever observe any particular flower in the garden. We can hear persons moving about when there is a bustle in the next house, but we are rather quiet. The lithographing business is carried on in our house. We had our tea about five o'clock, and thea we were very quiet. It was about half an hour before I left honie that I saw Manning. Mr. Flynn, examined by Mr. BODKIN—I am an officer in the Customs, and knew O'Connor. In con- sequence of his being absent from business, I went to inquire after him on Sunday, the 12th of August, at Minver•place, but found no one at home. On the following day I went again, with a police-officer, and asked for Mr. Manning. A female answered the door, and said he was not in. I then asked for Mrs. Manning, and the said, "I am Mrs. Manning." I told her that I was a friend of O'Connor, and she asked me to walk in. I did so, and then asked her if she had seen O'Connor. She said "No, it is very strange, as some friends of his saw him on Thursday on London-bridge." She said O'Connor was a fickle-minded man, as he would often come to her place, stop a minute or two, and then suddenly jump up and leave. She then spoke of Vauxhall, and suggested that probably he might be there, as she had been with him once or twice. She mentioned the name of Walsh, who resided there. She then said, "Poor Mr. O'Connor, he was the best friend we had in London," and when she said that I thought I fancied her countenance changed. She turned pale, and I asked her if she was ill. She said, "No, but six weeks ago she had been ill." I then asked her if she had been to Mr. O'Connor's lodgings on the 9th. She said " Yes." I then asked her what time she left her own house. She first said six o'clock. I asked her if she was certain of the time, and she said it migh have been a quarter past six. She said she met one or two friends on her way there. The last remark when I was leaving was, " You gentlemen are very susceptible." Cross examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS —I knew where Mr. O'Connor kept his cash. It was in a cash box which he kept in his trunk in his bedroom. ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I beg pardon ; I have some other questions to put. Did you go to O'Connor's lodgings on the 13th? Witness—Yes, I went there on the 13th, and Walsh, Keating, and the officer. 1 broke open the trunk, found the cash-box open, but it had no money in it. It had nothing in it but memo randums. Ann Armes, examined by Mr. CLARK—I reside at 21, Greenwood street, Mile-end-road. I have a sister living with me, named Emily.' O'Connor lodged with me for several years; he occupied two rooms on the first floor. I recollect Thursday morning, the 9th of August. O'Connor left my house on that day about half-past seven o'clock in the morning, and I never saw him again. He never returned to my house. I know the female prisoner. She was in the habit of coming to visit O'Connor par ticularly in the last month before his death ; she came alone except two or three times, and then she was accompanied by Mr. Manning and Mr. Massey. t a quarter put six on that day I saw Mrs. Manning go up stairs into Mr. O'Connor's room, whore she remained till a quarter past seven. No one else went into the room while she was there. I saw her go out of the house. She went through the shop attached to the house, but on other occa sions she had been in the habit of going through the private door. I saw her the next day, Friday. She came about the same time, a quarter to six o'clock, and went upstairs into Mr. O'Connor's room, and remained there till near a quarter past seven. I saw her leave the house. She went through the shop and changed a half-crown, when I observed her hand tremble. On Monday, the 13th, Mr. Flynn and others came to my house, and entering Mr. O'Connor's room, broke open his box, which was found on the top of the drawers, the place where it was usually kept. No one had been in the house since O'Connor left it but the female prisoner and herself arid sister. I remember Mrs. Manning coming to my house on the Friday before the 9th, and I then heard her say to O'Connor, " I want to purchase some railway shares." O'Connor then bad his cash-box open before him, together with some papers. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS— O'Connor always kept his keys on his own person. When Mrs. Manning visited him she took tea. Could not say who made tea, but believed Mr. O'Connor did. Ilia tea-caddy was usually locked, and the key was on the same bunch of keys. Could not say in which pocket he carried his keys. Had seen Mrs. Manning frequently there. All the parties seemed on very good terms. The shop was underneath the first-floor room of Mr. O'Con nor. The back room was her parlour. A person might go up or down, but witness or her sister must have heard them. Saw that the right hand of Mrs. Manning was occupied, as if containing a parcel or bundle. On the preceding day did not receive the money for the article purchased. When she went into the room on the Friday before Mr. O'Connor was missing, the cash-box was on the table with papers. It was a tin box. When Mr. O'Connor was out his bed-room was always open. Had not seen Mrs. Manning in his bed-room when she was alone, Cross examined by Mr. BALL &NTINE —Mrs. Manning said nothing about what she had saved in service. He pointed out papers he had himself. Heard him tell her, pointing to particular papers, " This will be the best." Did not hear the amount mentioned. Believed she took tea with the deceased on the occasion. Could not say what time she left. When her band shook on the Friday night it was about a quarter past seven. Had lived nearly five years in her house. Did not know Mrs. Manning to remain there more than three or four hours. She never slept there to witness's knowledge. Had never been paid 9s. for Mrs. Manning's sleeping there. About fifteen months since there were some boxes left. They were not allowed to go up-stairs. Believed Mrs. Manning came at the same time with the boxes, but was not at home on that occasion. Emily Armes, examined by Mr. CLARK—Lived with her sister, the last witness. Recollected the time Mr. O'Connor was missing. On the Friday before she last saw him recollected Mrs. Manning being at the house. Heard a conversation between Mr. O'Connor and Mrs. Manning, about some shares which she wished to pur chase. Mr. O'Connor was showing her some shares. She said she wished to purchase some shares. He said " No, not that." He said " purchase so and so." Wit ness forgot the names of the shares. Heard her come on the Thursday, Mrs. Manning came to the house on the 9th August. Witness let her in, about a quarter to six o'clock. When she let her in she inquired if Mr. O'Connor was at home? Witness said no. No con versation passed, but she went into his rooms up-stairs, and purchased a* biscuit in the shop on leaving. On the Thursday night when she purchased the biscuit she looked very pale. Witness let her in on the Friday night. When she came in on the Friday night she asked if O'Connor was at home? Witness said, no; when Mrs. Manning went up stairs, as before. On the Friday night she looked very pale and shaky. Observed a dif ference in her appearance on the Thursday and Friday night. She was more shaky on the Friday. Witness described the manner in which her hands were held, Cross-examined by Sergeant WILKINS —On the Thurs day night she was paler than usual. Paid for the cake in copper. She was dressed in a cape. When she came on the Friday did not say to her Mr. O'Connor had not been home all night, but merely told Mrs. Manning he was not at home. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—Mrs. Manning could not have gone out by the private door without being heard or the witness seeing her. Might have un locked the private door and gone out that way. Mrs. Manning had been led out by the private door by Mr. O'Connor. Never knew her to let herself out. Had let her out herself. Witness lived with her sister. Made the beds and so on. Had known boxes with the name of Rout. The boxes were addressed to Miss Rout. Would swear to this. Was sure it was not Roux, irk ; stead of Rout. When Mrs. Manning came she only re mained two hours till Mr. O'Connor returned. She had a bed in the house that night in the second floor; next room to witness. Only slept there one night. O'Con nor asked whether they could provide a bed for his n t l h t s was before,bro friend and h er h us b an d ; b u t h er h us b an d did no t appear . By the A TTORNEY -G ENERAL —Th at was fifteen moit. brought tot a witness). Had d from the London Docks on Friday, 10th August. Believed the inside of the note produced to be O'Connor's hand- writing. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—Mr. O'Connor had never paid her 9c, nor had she heard he bad done so. William Massey, examined by the ATTORNEY-GENE RAL—Was a medical student. Had lived in the house of the Mannings about ten weeks. There was a servant occasionally kept there. Left on or about the 28th July, because the Mannings were anxious he:should do so. They told him they were going out of town on the Monday as he left on the Saturday. Was told so by one or both. Knew Mr. O'Connor. Had seen him at Minver- place. Had seen him there three or four times. The male prisoner had spoken to him in the presence of Mrs. Manning, who said that she had seen O'Connor take large quantities of brandy to prevent cholera. That O'Connor had shown her his will, by which he left all his property to her. He spoke of O'Connor as a man worth 10,0001. or 20,0001. He asked what drug would produce stupefaction or intoxication, so as to induce a man to put his hand to paper. He asked whether chloroform or laudanum would be best. He said he had heard of drugs being used for purposes of that kind. Manning said he should like to get O'Connor to sign promissory notes to a large amount. He said to him that O'Connor was very apprehensive of the cho lera. He asked witness to frighten him about cholera, and to per:uade him to take brandy as a specific for it. He d h ad was l p o k e mostn v o i f t o t . h e W h i e t n a d e s ; s said asked h e what p e v a e r d t oufndtheer the cars, because slight injuries there were attended with fatal results. lie once asked where the brain was placed, and witness pointed to the part. He asked whether witness had ever fired off an air-gun. Mr. Manning once talked about wax figures of Rush and others at Tuseaud's, and whether he thought murderers went to heaven. Witness told him, no. _ Witness had written a letter or two, ut the request of the Mannings, to O'Connor. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—Those were topics of conversation. Witness was a medical student ; the profession was the subject of conver sation. _ _ _ friary Wolls, examined by Mr. CIARKSON.—Resided at No. 4, Russell-street, Bermondsdy. Was unmarried. Resided with her father, who was a builder. Knew the Mannings. Recollaeted the male prisoner coming to her father's house for lime, of which he purchased six pennyworth at the end of July. He said he wanted it to kill slugs in the garden. Witness asked whether he would have white or grey. He said he would have that which would burn the quickest. They bad no white at the time, and he said he would take the grey, and he wrote the direction where he wished it to be sent. De• livered that direction to Richard Welch, who was sent with the lime. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—The house was about five minutes' walk from Manning's. The servant was in the house. The lime was sent home two days after. No inquiries were made at the time. Richard Welch, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Was a boy in the service of last witness's father. Knew Min ver•place. Carried lime there in July. It was the 25th when he took it home. Saw the prisoner Manning order it. When be took it to Minver-place saw Mrs. Manning. Took it in a load. It was at eight. Mrs. Manning told him to take it doiVn into the kitchen below. Manning went with him, and showed him a basket, into which he told him to empty it. Mr. Manning, the prisoner, told him to call next day, and he would see whether he could get a couple of halfpence for him. Called next day and got three halfpence from Mrs. Manning. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—Was present when the order was given. Could not read the written direction, bus knew Minver-place. Knew Mr. Manning lived there; heard him then give the name of the place. lliam Danby, examined by Mr. BODKIN—Was a porter in the employ of Mr. Evans, in King William• street. Remembered on 25th July Mr. Manning order ing a crowbar. (A crowbar was here produced.) It was longer than that produced. It was one made for him; it was five inches longer. It was sent home on the 28th by the witness, who took it. The price was to be half-a-crown, when it was ordered in witness's presence. Witness carried it iu his hand, and was met by the pri soner Manning on the bridge about half-past four. He asked whether he was going to his house with the crow bar. He complained of a want of paper, which he said must be very scarce with Messrs Evans, as he did not wish everybody to see what be was purchasing. He turned back with witness till they came to a stationer's shop, when Manning bought a sheet of brown paper, and the bar was laid in it. He then went to the corner of the Maze, and directed witness to bis house, where he said somebody would be to pay for it. A stout female opened the door. He had the crowbar so covered es not to be seen. Mrs. Manning asked him if be had brought that from King William-street. He said " Yes." He gave her the crowbar and the bill. It was charged rather more than was agreed for at the shop. The charge :was 3s. 61. Mrs. Manning complained of the charge. Cross-examined by Sergeant WILKINS—Two or three persons were in the shop; Mr. George Evans was in. Had not known Mr. Manning before. Would not have known his address if he had not written it. He paid for the paper; and said that paper must be scarce at Mr. Evans's. By Mr. BALLANTINE—Did not know whether it was called a crowbar or a ripping chisel. Could not say what it was called in the bill of parcels. Manning's was about five minutes' walk from his house. Re-examined by Mr. BODKIN—No crmmunication was made about the crowbar after it was sold. Mr. Lockwood, recalled, said that the wounds on the head might have been inflicted by the sharp end of such an instrument as the crowbar. By the COURT—Should say the body might have been in the hole a week, or a little more. The exterior of the body was in a state of decomposition. In saying that the body had been undergrounl for a week he took into account the action of the lime by which it was surrounded. lie formed this opinion from the ap pearance of the body, independent of any other circum stance. The lime must have been absorbed through the 'ractures, and thus tend to the decomposition of the brain. Mr. Cahill, shopman to Mr. Langley, ironmonger, Tooley-street, said—l remember, on the Bth of August, the female prisoner coming to the shop to purchase a shovel. .1 showed her one, and she said she wanted a strong shovel, and I recommended her a long wooden handled and regular shovel. She said she would make a short shovel do, and I sold her one. I took it to her house. She gave me a direction, 3, Minver-place, the name of Manning. When I went there I saw Mrs. Manning. I went about seven o'clock in the evening, and bhe ordered it about three in the afternoon. (A shovel was here produced by the officer.) That is the shovel purchased at our shop. It is a dust shovel. CrosE-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—The price of it is Is. 3d.; I did not ask more than that for it. William Sopp, policeman, produced the shovel. I received it from Mrs. Beinbriege, the wife of a broker in Bermondsey-square. Barnes, policeman, recalled, and examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—I did not find any shovel in Minver-place. By Mr. WILKINS —I noticed that there was a marble chimney-piece in the front parlour, which seemed to have b , en newly put up. Eliza Firmer), a little girl, aged 12, living in Staple street, said, I recollect the 10th of August. I was op posite 3, Minver-place. I was selling matches and boot laces. Oa the following Saturday I saw the female prisoner at the window. I said—" If you please, 'Ma'am, do you want your steps cleaned ? " She said, " Can you come on Monday." I said "No Ma'am, I cannot como on Monday, I must go out and sell my things." She then asked how much I would charge, and I said sd. This was about half• past nine. I then went into the house, and cleaned up some por tions. She asked me to clean the blinds, and I said I could not, my hands were bad, but I will clean your steps. She said she had cleaned the back kitchen; but told me I might clean it again. She asked me to clean a basket which had some lime in it I could not do it, and then Mrs. Manning tried to wash it, but as there was not enough water was obliged to stop. The male prisoner was there at the time. I saw him twice. I heard some words the second time. lie came up stairs to his wife, and stamped his feet on the ground in a passion, and said " he would have it." Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—They kept me till seven, and gave me sixpence. They were not angry with me. I took something away with me. I'll tell the truth, and that will go the turthest.—(Laughter.) I can't tell everything.—(Laughter.) I took an egg and a razor. I took the egg out of the larder when their backs were turned. I took also a purse that came out of the drawer. I took also some stockings, They came out of the cupboard in the kitchen. There was no dress nor petticoat. I don't remember if there was a smelling-bottle. Mr. James Coleman, builder, and landlord of 3, Minver-place. The Mannings were yearly tenants. They gave me no warning when they left. I heard of their leaving on the 14th. Charles Bainbridge, the broker who purchased the furniture from Manning, gave similar evidence to that detailed at the police-court. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—I took a list of the things I purchased, and I will produce it to-morrow. I say positively that Manning said, "I have sent my wife into the country. There was not such a thing as a coal-pick among the articles, nor a pick-axe. The tongs were not worn very thin at the end. By Mr. BODKIN—There was not such a thing as a crowbar. There was some men's clothing, a light zephyr coat and a paletot. Mrs. Bainbridge, the wife of the former witness, said, that the dust shovel produced was among the articles brought from 3, Minver-place. There were four female's dresses ; she noticed something remarkable about one of them—a morning wrapper, upon which there appeared to be marks of blood. It looked as if it had been washed out, and dried in a hurry, and become mildewed. The cape was separated from the body. The prisoner Manning slept two nights at her house, and left on the Wednesday morning. lle took a carpet. bag and a trunk covered with leather. He went away in a cab, and said ho was going sea-bathing. On the Monday night, about a quarter before six, she said to Manning, where's Mrs. Manning, and he said I have sent her into the country. She asked him if he was going to sleep at his ' , owe that night ? He replied, NO; I would not sleep there for 201. Some dresses were left as a present for me. Cross-examined by Sergeant WILKINS—I am positive that he said he had sent his wife into the country ; he did not say that she had started into the country. No one was present when he said he would not sleep at Minver-place for 201. By Mr. BALLANTINE —I said I coneiderei the marks on the dress were scorches arising from ironing or dry ing in a hurry. The marks of blood aro on the cape only. Matilda W eldon, examined by Mr. CLARK, said—l was servant to Mr. Bainbridge in the month of August last. I y,colloot Manning coming to our house OD Monday, the 13th of August, He sent me to 3, Minver-place, to bring his wife. I could not find it out, and I went back again. I recollect his going out after I returned. When he came back I don't recollect him saying anything to Mrs. Bainbridge. On the day when the goods were removed he told me to say that if any one inquired for her I was to say that I had nut seen her for a fortnight. I cannot say whether he said his wife had gone into the country, or that he bad sent her. Mary Ann Schofield, examined by the ATTORNEY GENERAL, said—l live opposite 3, Minver-place, and I recollect Mrs. Manning leaving her house in a cab, on the 13th, the Monday before the body was found; she left about half-past three. I Manning came about half-past five, and knocked twice at the door, and then tapped at the window. He then came over to me, and held up his finger for me to open the door. lie asked me if I had seen his wife, and I said I saw her leave in a cab at half-past three. He thanked me, and then crossed over to 2, Min ver-place, and knocked at the door. William Byford, the cabman, said he had a fare on the 15th of August from Bermondsey-square. The prisoner Manning hired him, and he drove him to Waterloo station. He had a carpet-bag and a trunk. This was about half-past eight o'clock in the morning. He went by way of Bermondsey-street, by the request of Manning, but that was a much longer route. William Kirk, the other cabman, said Mrs. Manning hired him, and requested him to drive to 3, Minver place. When they arrived there he assisted her down with two boxes and some other things. He then drove her to a stationer's shop where she got something ; he afterwards proceeded to the London-bridge station, where she left two boxes, and upon which some cards were nailed. He afterwards drove to the Euston Rail way station. William Day, porter at the London•bridge station, said the female prisoner gave him two cards to nail upon the boxes. They had on them " Mrs. Smith (or Miss Smith) passenger to Paris." She wished the boxes to be left in the cloak-room until called for. Richard John Moxhay, the superintendent of the Edinburgh police, was next examined by the . ATTORNEY.. GENERAL, and gave precisely . the same evidence relative to the arrest of the female prisoner in Edinburgh which has more than twice been laid before the public. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—Mrs. Manning told me with respect to the two boxes that she had left them at the Brighton station, because she had not made up her mind whether she should go to Paris or to Edinburgh. Cross examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—She also told me that part of the scrip found upon her was purchased for her by O'Connor. Edward Langley, of the detective force, detailed the particu'ars with reference to the arrest of Manning at Prospect--house, St. Heliers, Jersey, on the 25th of August. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—I found some gunpowder upon Manning. Ido nut know that he was in the habit of going out shooting; thought be used to shoot with his dog at Taunton. Mr. Superintendent Haynes was next examined, and gave evidence as to the contents found in the two boxes at the Brighton station, and also as to his conversation with the male prisoner while on his way by the railway from Southampton to London. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—The part in the letter referred to in the evidence, which was dated " Wednesday morning," bore the post-mark " Three o'clock, Aug. 8. " The letter was as follows: " Dear O'Connor,—We shall be glad to see you at dinner to-morrow at five o'clock.—Yours affectionately, " MARIE." The Court then adjourned at a quarter after six o'clock until ten to-morrow. The court continued filled until the conclusion of the proceedings. At five o'clock the court was lighted up, and presented a singularly imposing appearance. We regretted to see that several persons were accommodated with seats in the dock, close to the prisoners. They kept their eyes almost constantly fixed upon them, and, as the expression is, " almost stared them out of countenance." We should have thought that the officials had more good sense than to allow this; the prisoners might be spared the pain of persons, at their very elbow, gazing intently upon them, and perhaps diverting their attention from the evidence. By that rule we have precluded ourselves from opening any sale by reason of an advance in the bidding merely. Many persons, I dare say, will disapprove of the prin ciple of that rule, but we do not expect to please all parties, we can only say that the principle of that rule engaged our most earnest and anxious consideration ; and, upon the deepest reflection, we arrive at the conclusion that the practice of opening sales from time to time, by reason of an advance in the biddings, was calculated to damp very much the ardour of bone fide purchasers, to delay the final completion of the sale and winding up of the cause; and, in tact, more or less to damage all parties interested in the case. It is essential, however, that this most important alteration in the mode of procedure in respect to the sales of property should be very generally known, and we trust it will obtain universal publicity ; on the other band, to guard against a collusive or fra u d u l en t a tt em pt to have pro , perty knocked down at a gross undervalue, we have reserved to ourselves a power by the ] sth rule to ad journ the sale of any lot if, in our opinion, the highest price offered is clearly inadequate. This is a power which I apprehend we shall very seldom have occasion to exercise, and, most likely, never shall exercise, except where we have reason to suspect something in the nature of fraud or contrivance in the case. It is right, however, that we should have such a power, to be used or not as the circumstance of the case may appear to render necessary. Indeed, I have heard it said by some, and I have read something of the same kind also, that unless we are prepared to sacrifice all property brought into our court we shall not be able to effect sales. I don't know whether it is expected that I should entcr at any length into that subject; but I presume it is not, and, for myself, I must confess I have no disposition to prophecy one way or other on I I that point. All I shall therefore say is, that I see n o well-founded reason why persons desirous of investing capital in a profitable manner should refrai from doing so in the purchase of land in Ireland, and n especially in , the purchase of land to be sold under our court; for , I first, they will have a clear and indefeasible title not (le pending upon the preservation of any ancient deeds or I charters, or on the accuracy of searches, or on the opinions of counsel ; but deriving its validity from the statute under which we are acting ; and, secondly, they will I have a clear possession, free from all claims of tenancy, save those subject to which the property !1 is expressly sold ; but chiefly the purchaser under our court will obtain the benefit of his contract at once, and not be delayed, as is sometimes the case, for years, not knowing, up almost to the latest moment, whether his purchase is to be on or off. As to the objection I have hero made against purchasing in Ireland, arising out of the present state of this country, I shall only only observe that it we reflect upon the calamitous events of the last four years, it is not surprising that the state of society in Ireland should be, to a certain extent at least, disorganised. We have had, by the awful visitation of Providence, I may say four successive years of partial famine, accompanied with pestilence and wretchedness unparalleled; and it has been our fate, during the same tim , , to have had a code of laws to work out which, even in better times, could not fail in their commencement to press severely upon many —I mean the poor , law Acts. But this state of things is not, I trust, to last for ever ; and I confess I have strong hope and expectation that, ere long, we shall see Ireland emerging from her present condition, and rising into a more elevated and healthy state, both morally and physically, than we have ever yet known her to enjoy. With regard to the frauds attempted by tenants on their landlords in carrying away their crops and stock to avoid payment of their lawful debts and engagements, I have every confidence that such a state of things will not have continuance; and that contracts between landlords and tenants will be observed with the same fidelity in L eland as elsewhere. But however fraught with matter for observation the present state of Ireland may be, it is not for me to enter upon that wide field ; there are far more compe tent persons engaged in considering what is best to be done for the improvement and amelioration of our country, and I shall not, therefore, be tempted to pur sue this subject. In a moment or two after the delivery of his opening address, Baron RICHARDS said the Commissioners would retire for a few moments to consult with the Judge of the Admiralty Court, in order to see if they could get the use of that court fur their officers, and to meet there if necessary. Ile had reason to believe that there would be no objection to such an arrangement as this. The Commissioners then retired for a few minutes, and on their return to court, Baron Richards said that by permission of Sergeant Stock, the secretary and other officers under the Com mission would occupy the Admiralty Court till accom modation offered elsewhere. They would be there from the hour of ten o'clock to-morrow morning to receive petitions, &c. The Commissioners would sit at eleven o'clock to-morrow, in the Court of Exchequer, for busi ness, and to answer any questions that any one might wish to put to them concernriing the working of the Act. A solicitor wished to ask a question arising out of the 2Gth rule. It was this, whether a party who had a first encumbrance would be entitled in the Commissioners' Court to his costs as a matter of right—not as a matter of favour ? Whether, in fact, the decree of the Chan cery was binding in this court? Baron RICHARDS—Do you mean, if his costs were decreed by the Court of Chancery, and that the party comes in here with that decree in his hand, will we admit it ? Certainly, if no party desire to have the lineation re-heard in Chancery, there will be no ques tion on the matter in this court. Another solicitor bugged to ask the Commissioners whether a party not a professional man could come in to carry on proceedings tor another person in this court? lie meant, could a not duly qualified person act before the Commissioners; for one of the rules might lead to doubt on this matter? Baron RICHARDS replied that any party might set for himself—on his own behalf ; but there was nothing in the rules of the court that could lead any owe to sup pose that the Commissioners would sanctiou an unquali tfed party to act for others before them. There was eo difficul y whatever in either of the questions that had been asked. The Court then adjourned till to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock. FRAN CE. The proposition of M. Cretan, for the repeal of the laws of proscription passed against the Bourbons, was ultimately rejected by the Assembly by a majority 4 to 103. of 48 lONIAN ISLANDS. The Paints of Corfu states that on the 30th several arrests took place at Corfu, and that after placing the prisoners in solitary confinement their papers were seized and underwent a severe scrutiny. The per sons arrested are MM. Valianos, Pietro Quartano, J. B. Scarpa, G. Calogeras, Colonel Zatnbccari, De Ohilippis, and Rocco Canerini. POST-OFFICE SUNDAY LABOUR The following reply to the memorial of the Lord's Day Observance Society was received yesterday morn ing:— " General Post-office, Oct. 24, 1849. " Sir,—l am commanded by the Postinaster.General to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23d instant, and to acquaint you, in reply, that her Majesty's Government intend to carry into execution the measure to which you refer, as one which is calculated to lessen Sunday labour in the Post-office service throughout the country in general, and to afford important accommoda tion to the public.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, " J. TILLEY, Assist. Sec. " Joseph Wilson, Lord's-Day Observance Society, 14, Chatham•place." We are glad to learn that the directors of the Man chester Chamber of Commerce have unanimously agreed upon the following memorial to the Lords of the Trea sury, in support of the changes proposed to be introduced into the Post-office regulations, by which the amount of Sunday labour will be so greatly diminished:— " That your memorialists have observed with extreme regret the mistaken zeal with which the measure of her Majesty's Postmaster-General, with reference to the proposed transmission of country letters through the London Post-office, has been assailed. "That your memorialists yield to no class of ber Majesty's subjects in a sincere reverence for the Sunday, and even on this ground they consider the proposed alterations to be most laudable, in diminishing the amount of labour now indispensable on that day. " That your memorialists hold that the compulsory detention, for a whole day, of letters intended for distant parts of the country, has been the cause of much incon venience and loss to the manufacturing districts, and long a subject of most just complaint. "That without imputing motives to the objectors of the metropolis, whose material interests in the existing mal-administration are sufficiently obvious, your memo rialists beg to observe to your Lordships, that since the establishment of the electric telegraph it is more than ever incumbent upon the Post-office to make the pro posed dispatch on Sundays, inasmuch as holding a strict monopoly of the carriage of letters, the Post-office is, in justice, bound so to exercise its monopoly as not, by its own act, to give a preference to one portion of her Majesty's subjects over others quite as important and as useful to the State, especially when the means of equal distribution are at hand. " That as far as this important district is concerned, it is most grievous to know that, by the detention of packet letters and other letters which have to pass through London, the interests of an industrious com munity are made secondary to the greed of those who are so unjustly favoured by a preferential early de livery of advises which, until interfered with by the Post-office, had travelled together pari passe. Not only may large mercantile operations be thus preferentially assisted, but opportunities for effecting insurances on advised cargoes may be lost, and monetary arrange ments of the deepest moment be most injuriously affected. Both in a mercantile and social point of view the peace of families may be ruined. "Convinced that the present system of detaining letters is, by its injustice and cruelty, a grosser infraction of the decalogue than will be the proposed alteration, and that the measure contemplated by her Majesty's Postmaster, General is not only most wise and necessary, but will actually diminish the amount of Sunday labour now re quired, "Your memorialists earnestly pray that the proposed transmission of letters for the country by the Sunday evening's mail from London may be resolutely adhered to."—Manchester Guardian. CONSLCRATION OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF DERRY,—On Sunday the Rev. Mr. Kelly, P.P., was consecrated Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry, in the room of the Right Rev. Dr. Maginn, deceased. The Most Rev. Archbishop Machale was the consecrating bishop. The Londonderry Journal says, " The Right Rev. Dr. Kelly is the most youthful prelate in the Irish Roman Catholic Church, and was not more than eighteen months a pariah priest." IRELAND. --., (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) OPENING OF THE ENCUMBERED ESTATES COMMISSION. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24. This day, at twelve o'clock, the Commission for the Sale and Transfer of Encumbered Estates in this country was opened in the Court of Exchequer by Baron Richards and Messrs. Mountiford Longfield, LL.D., and Charles J. Hargrave, Esq., the Commissioners appointed by her Majesty. The court was very much crowded by bar risters and solicitors. When the Commissioners had taken their seats on the bench, The Right Hon. Baron RICHARDS (Chief Commis sioner) said—This being the first public sitting of the Court for the Sale and Transfer of Encumbered Estates in Ireland, as established under the Act of Parliament passed in the sessions holden in the 12th and 13th years of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, it may be right briefly to call attention to some matters connected with the establishment of this court, and with the course of procedure which it is our intention to have adopted for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the statute. The Act of Parliament from whence all oar jurisdiction is derived appears to have received the Royal Assent on the 28th of July, 1849, and, shortly after that time, Dr. Longa(ld, Mr. Hargreave, and myself had the honour to be appointed Commissioners by her Majesty, pursuant to the Ist section of the Act ; and with all convenient speed afterwards, we, the Commis sioners, assembled together, and proceeded to frame a code of rules for regulating the course of procedure under the Act, and for securing the due execution of the powers vested in us, and giving effect to the pro visions and objects of the Act. These rules we were enabled to lay before her Majesty's Privy Coun cil in Ireland for their approbation or amendment on the 18th September, 1849. Some of these rules that Right Hon. and Learned Body were pleased to strike out altogether, and to alter others; and on the 17th of October, 1849, the Privy Council were pleased finally to dispose of the matter, and to express their approbation of the rules as so altered by them, and immediately afterwards the rules, as so altered, were, as I under stand, enrolled in the High Court of Chancery as required by the 10th section of the statute, and that being done, we have thought it right to name this day, being the earliest that we could well appoint, for the opening of our court. I may mention that certain of the rules which we have laid before the Privy Council were relative to matters of form merely, and to the mode of commencing and continuing proceedings in our court, and though we felt that we had sufficient authority of ourselves, under the 9th section of the Act, to frame rulea and regulations of that descrip tion, without requiring the approbation of the Privy Council, we thought it would be more satisfactory that the entire of the proposed plan and frame-work of our court should be laid before the Council, rather than a mere fractional portion of our in tended practice, leaving it, however, to that learned body to deal with the rules generally in whatever way they might, in their wisdom, think proper; and accordingly the Privy Council, considering it unneces sary that their approbation should be required in respect to matters which fell within our own authority, under the 9th section of the Act, did, as I understand, strike out all those rules which appeared to them to partake of that character. But they, no doubt, also varied other rules, which we submitted to them in many important particulars. I mention these matters chiefly to ac count for our having introduced into a separate code, and upon our own authority alone, certain of those forms and directions which, if the matter were unex plained, it might be supposed the Privy Council had dissented from; but that is not the case. We, are quite aware that, wherever the Privy Council varied or ex punged any of the rules submitted to them, except upon the grounds that I have mentioned, we had no autho rity to retain those rules so disapproved of, nor have we any disposition to assume the authority of running counter in any respect to the judgment of that learned body. With regard to the rules themselves, it would be taking up time unnecessarily if I were to at tempt here to state them either in detail or otherwise; all persons who are desirous of making themselves acquainted with the subject would do well to study attentively both sets of rules and forms—l mean those approved of by the Privy Council and those emanating from ourselves, and propounded upon our own authority. We have endeavoured to make all those rules as plain and as clear as we could, and those that have been framed under the 10th section of the Act having, in their present state, re ceived the sanction of such distinguished personages as presided at the Council Board, I should hope they will not be found very difficult to be understood. But considering the novelty of the subject, we think it right to invite those who intend practising in the court to communicate freely with us in case of any difficulty arising in their minds, in regard to any of those rules. Such com munication, however, must be made in public, and at the sitting of the court, and not in any other manner, or at any other time. Having said thus much upon the subject of our general rules and orders, I would next observe that although we (the Commis sioners) are now perfectly ready and most anxious upon our parts, to proceed with the business of our court; yet I . do not well see how we can advance a step until som e fit and proper place shall be provided and prepared for us in which to hold our sittings, and more especially a place in which the office business of our court can be carried on, and where the pleadings and documents connected with the business of our court can be deposited, and safely kept, and filed, and re gistered. It is not to be expected that our secretary can keep all those pleadings and documents about his person, or even in his own domicile; and I would not think it right that valuable papers and muniments of title and deeds should be lodged with our officer until he shall have a safe and convenient place in which to de posit them. I trust, however, that ere long, we shall be provided with all necessary accommoda tion for the purpose of carrying on the business of our court;indeed I have every reason to believe that his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant and the Government are most anxious to second our efforts to obtain that accommodation with as little delay as possible. But until this accommodation shall be obtained I :greatly fear that the business of the court must be very much impeded. Ido not feel that it is within my province to touch upon the general policy of this measure, except to say t hat nothin g shall be wanting on the part of the Commissioners to carry out, as far as in them lies, the greatobject which the Legislature had in view in enacting this law, and we hope and trust that public expectation may not be dis appointed. Upon the subject of sales before us, I would wish to call public attention to our six• teenth rule ; and chiefly because that rule esta blishes a practice essentially varient from the practice of every other court of equity both in England and 'Maud, THE COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 25.—At Gloucester and Worces ter market, on the 20th, the wheat trade ruled dull at rather over the currency of the previous week. Barley is improved in demand, and fully as dear. Oats scarcely maintained the currency of that day se'nnight. Beans and peas rather dearer. During the present week the transactions in the trade have been on a very limited scale, and to have effected sales a reduction on wheat must have been submitted to; but holders being gene rally firm, little has changed hands. Barley nominally unaltered. Oats are taken in retail at former prices, and the same remark applies to beans and peas. At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat from the farmers, and the trade ruled dull at a decline of Is per quarter. On Barley the turn was in favour of the buyer. Oats maintained their value. Beans realised quite as much money, with a more limited demand. UPPINGHAM, OCT. 24.—Wheat 38s to 445; bark, 26s to 295; oats 16s to 225; beans 32s to 37s per qr. Mutter 9d to 9d per lb; eggs 18 for Is. LOUTH, OCT. . 24.--Wheat 36s:to 41s; barley 23s to 265; oats 13s to 17s; beans 30s to 35s per qr. LONG SUTTON.—Return of sales for the week ending Oct. 20—Wheat, 653 qrs, 2 bush, 1,3381 12s 3d (average 40s 114 d); barley, 36 qrs, 421 18s (aver. 23s 10d); oats, 00 qrs, 001 Os (aver. 00s Od); Peas, 2 qrs, 4 bush, 3/ 2s 6d (aver. 255). ALFoup.--Averages for the week ending Oct. 22: Wheat 39s I 1; ; :l ; barley 24s 50; Oats, 13a lid per qr. LYNN, OCT. 23.—Wheat, 36s to 38s, fine 40s to 425; barley, 24s to 265, fine 28s 29s to 31s per qr. OAKHAM, OCT. 22.—Wheat 37s to 425; barley 26s to 295; oats 18s to 21s;_ beans, 33s to 37s per qr. GAINSBOROUGH, OCT. 23.—Wheat 41s to 45s 01:1- 244 qrs, 5191 13s 6d (aver. 42s 7d); barley, 100 qrs, 1321 2s Od (aver. 26s sd); oats, 20 qrs, 19/ lOs Od (aver. 193 6d); beans, 00 qrs, 001 Os (aver. 000. SLEAFORD, OCT. 22.—Wheat, white 41s to 43s ; red 38s Od to 42s Od; new Os to Os; barley 24s to 265; oats, 14s to 18s; beans, 34s to 365; peas 00s per qr. NEWARK, OCT.. 24.—Wheat, red 42s to 445, white 45s to 48s, extra old 50s• barley, malting 27s to 30s, extra quality and weight, 31s; oats, new 19s to 20s, old 23s to 245; beans, old 33s to 355, new nominal; peas, 30s to 325; tares, 40s to 425; malt 54s to 56s per qr. ROTHERHAM, OCT. 22.—Beef, 4s 2d to 5s Od pet stone • mutton, 4id to sid per lb; stock sheep, OOs to 00s per head. DERBY, OCT. 23.—There was but a limited supply of fat beasts to day. The attendance of purchasers was considerably less than usual, and there appeared but little doing throughout the morning. The number of sheep was not so large as it has been for many preceding weeks, but the supply was more than equal to the de mand. There was a great falling off in the supply of fat pigs, which had a tendency to advance the price. Fat calves were somewhat more plentiful, but they were not much irquired after. Beef made from 4i to sd; mutton, 4:} to sd; veal, 5} per lb; Pigs, 7s 6d to 8s per score. Rough fat, 3s 6,1 pier stone:of 141bs. Hides, I%d per lb. Calf skins 2d to 3id per lb. GLASGOW, OCT. 24.—Our supplies consist principally of 17.042 barrels of flour, namely, 11,790 barrels from Canada, and 5,252 barrels from the United States of America, and of 6.102 quarters of oats from Ireland., OF other grain they have been insignificant. At Grange mouth only 1,450 quarters of wheat and 20 quarters of peas, have been reported from abroad. A lair business was done in wheat and flour, fine qualities of which be coming rather scarce, realised fully last Wednesday's rates. Other articles experienced a moderate consump live demand. This day's market was thinly attended, and the sales effected were in retail, without quotable change in value. EDINBURGH, OCT. 24.—The quantity of wheat brought forward this day was 1,282 qrs, being 186 qrs more than last week. Top price the same, and 2d up on the average —420 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought for ward was 2,261 qrs, being 599 qrs more than last week. Price on the top the same, and the average Is Id down -564 qrs unsold. Of oats we had 1,020 qrs brought forward, or 150 qrs more than last week. Top price Bd, and the average 2d down-30 qrs unsold. The quantity of beans was 82 qrs, or 2 qrs less than last week. Price on the top Is down, and the average 3s Id up-51 qrs unsold. Top of wheat ... 6411bs 56s Od Barley ... 55 4 1bs 29s 04 ... Oats 4211bs 23s 4d ... Beans •63.1bs 34s Od EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, OCT. 24.—The supply of cattle this morning was 491, being 105 less than last week. Sales also exceedingly dull, particularly for secondary and inferior sorts, and prices down 3d per Dutch stone. At the close a clearance was not effected. The top price of the best beef 7s 6d ; current 6s 6d to 7s; middling and inferior 5s to 5s 6d per Dutch stone. The supply of sheep and lambs this morning was 4,829, being 1,600 less than last week. Nevertheless, the supply far exceeded the demand, as at the close of the market nearly three-fourths of the number shown were unsold. Top price of the best mutton 5d per lb; cur rent, 4d to 4id; inferior, 3d to 41. DUNDEE., Ocr.22.—Wheat, 46s Od to 49s Od; foreign ditto, 47s Od to 50s Od; barley, 22s Od to 23s Od; oats, 18s 6d to 19s Od ; pease and beans, 23s Od to 25s 6d. DUNBAR, OCT. 23.—Wheat, weighing 4311b5, brought 45; Od, and prices to 34s Od ; barley, weighing 54i1bs, brought 22s 93, and prices to 20s Od ; oats, weighing 441bs, brought 21s Od, and prices to 19s Od; beans and pease, weighing 00113 s, brought 00s Od, and prices OOs Od. CORK, Oor. 24. Flour—First 13s Od to 14s Od ; extra 15s ; seconds, 12s to 12s 6d ; households 9s to Ils; thirds, 6s to 7s per cwt. Oatmeal9s 6d to 10s; Indian meal 7s Od to 7s 3d; wheat meal. 9s 6d to lOs per cwt. Indian corn 6110 s to 6/ 15s per ton. Bran 3/ i Os to 3/ 15s per ton. Hay—Farmers 221.64 to 325; average 28s; dealers 32s to 36s Od; average 3 Is per ton. Straw—Farmers 13s 04 to 25s Od ; average 20s ; dealers 25s Od to 27s Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6d ; household loaf 5d to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, 7d to 93 per lb. Eggs— 5s 8d to 5s 10d per hundred. Coals — Newport 14s; Lydney 16, ; Landore 14s ; Best Neath Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 39s 04 to 00s per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to bid; veal 4d to 04; pork 4d to sd; bacon 7d to 8d; sausages 54 per lb. Hops 51 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 21 6d to 315 s pet ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8/10s; Valonia 14/ to 01; French 7/10s; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 10, to 12s per ttone. Hemp 311 t 0351 per ton. Fish— Switch herrings '2 ts to 00s ; red ditto 25s to 26s per barrel ; Newfoundland OW OOs to 00Z pet ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 183; second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 12s to 18s; salted 12s 18s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2Ael per Potatoes, white 6d to 8d ; Minions 104 to 00d ; Guano— Peruvian, 111 10s; Ichaboe 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel 98 per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, OCT. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE. — The share market 'was very dnll to-day, and but little business was transacted. The sales are—Great Western, Quarters, 12 1 % dis. Ll VERFoOL, Ocr. 25. STOCK ExcUANOE.—The sbare market was very firm to-dr yat the quotations. The transactions were as follow : Caledonian, 134, —Ditto, Preference, 8 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol., 60—Ditto, Quarters,; 10 1 4 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 61.115. 3d.—London and North-Western, 112—Ditto, New Quarters, Bs. 9d.—Midland, 461—Ditto, Halves, 213; dis. Ditto, Consol. (B and D), 23 1 ,i North-Western, 104 dis.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 9% dis.— Ditto, Preference, guaranteed 8 per cent., 15—South-Eastern and Dover, 18—Ditto ( So. 4), 6 1 A 3 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 5/. 18.3 d. MANCHESTER, Ocr. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Manchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 1% p. —North Staffordshire, 8 1 4 dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 6% dis.—Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 7 1 / 2 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 9 7 i c.—East Anglian, 6 per cent. Preference, I—Caledonian, 12% Ditto, Preference, 8 9-16—West Riding Union, 04—Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 61. BIRMINGHAM, Ocr. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Soon after the commencement of the market there were symptoms of a fall, but before the close it recovered its tone. The sales are—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham Preference, 2 p.—North Staffordshire, 8 1 / 8 dis. YORK, OCT. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were es follow :—Caledonian, 13 1 / 2 —Great Northern, 7% York,New • castle, and Berwick, 17 1 4—Ditto (Newcastle Extension), 11 —York and North Midland, Preference,._ 614. GLASGOW, Ocr. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. The transactions to-day were es follow :—Clydesdale Junction, 59 3 ,4—Monkland, 5 per cent. guaranteed, 50s. 6d.—North British. Quarters, 50s. On Monday evening a man was observed to walk deliberately into the Cotlingwood Dock, and before any assistance could be rendered he was drowned. His body was recovered shortly after the occurrence. An inquest was held yesterday, and a verdict in accordance with the facts returned. The body was not recognised.- - Liverpool Times. BIRTHS. On the 21st inst., at Westbourne-park-villas, Bayswater , the wife of Robert A. Routh, Esq., of a son. On the 22d inst., the wi'e of J. G. Jarvis, Esq., of a daughter. On the 23d inst., at Sandbridge Bury, Herts, Mrs. Kinder/ of a daughter. On the 23d inst., at Peckham, the widow of the late Mr. Frank Ball, of a son. On the 23d inst., at Eccleston-square, the wife of Arrear L. Corry, D.q., Captain R.N., of a son. MARRIED. On the 21st inst., at Westleigh, ilevon, James R. Androver Esq., R,N., to Louisa, second daughter of the late Rey. Jobri Torr. On th 17th inst., at Kemerton, Gloucestershire, Alexande r Fowler, Esq., Manager of the National Provincial Bank of England, Newport, Salop, to Catherine, fourth daughter of the late Colonel Thomas Thatcher, of East Cliff, near Chepstow. On khe 23d inst., at St. Pancras, Thomas Wakefield, Escl'' of Hamilton place, to Henrietta Mary, eldest daughter of the la e William Payne, Esq., of Chambery, Sardinia. On the 23d inst., at Uannington, Somerset, the Rev. ilY de Wyndham Beadon, vicar of Latton, Wilts, to Caroline, second daughter of the Hon. Philip Pleydell Bouverie. DIED. On the 30th ult., at Ostend, Rose, widow of the lets Colonel John Riddell, of the Hon. East India Company service, aged 7 . On the 12th inst. at Tenby, Harriet, widow of the lat e ' Captain John Lloyd Harris, of Jersey. On the 22d inst , Charlotte, relict of the late James Eykili' Esq., of Palmer's-green, Edmonton, aged 63. 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