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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDA Y EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1849. the inside of the note produced to be O'Connor's hand- MURDER. writing. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE —Mr. O'Co nnor had never paid her Os., nor had she heard he had done so. William Masney, exanained 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 Mantiings were anxious he:should do so. They told him they were going out oi 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 Minya- 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, b) which he left all his property to her. He spoke of O'Connor as a man worth 10,000/. or 20,0001. He asked what drug would produce stupefaction or intoxication, so es to induce a man to put his hand to paper. lie asked whether chloroform or laudanum would be hest. He said he had beard of drugs being used for purposes of that kiud. Manning said he should like to get O'Connor to sign promi,sory notes to a large amount. He said to him that O'Connor was very apprehensive of the chee lera. He asked witness to frighten him about cholera, and to peruado him to take brandy as a specific fur it. He bad spoken of the head; asked what part of the head was most vital. Witness said he believed under the ears, because slight injuries there were attended with fatal results. lie once asked where the brein was pieced, aid witness pointed to the part. lie asked whether witness bad ever fired off an air-gun. Mr. Henning once talked about wax fi,eures of Itueli and others at Tussaud's, and whether he thought murderers went to heaven. Witness told him, no. Witness had written a letter or two, at the request of the Mannings, to O'Connor. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—Thost Nero topics of conversation. Witness was amedics' t the profession was the subject of conver 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 L by D Baron Charles and Messrs. Mountifor d Longfield, L.., and 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 be in g 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 i tithe 12th aria,it nd 13 m th years of the reign of her Majesty Qen Victoay 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 our jurisdiction is derived appears to have received the Royal Assent on the 28 t h of Jul y , 1849, and, shortly after that time, Dr. Longfielel, 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 duo execution of t he powers vested in us , and giving effect to the pro f visions and objects of the Act. These rules we were enabled to lay before her Ma j esty'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 rates 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, fur the opening of our court, 1 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 wo had sufficient authority of ourselves, under the 9th section of the Act, to frame rules and re g ulations 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 came. 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 ca se o f an y difficulty arming 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 Cr, I would next observe th at althou g h we (the Commis sioners) are now perfectly ready and most anxious upon I u st d r ; in which not wor proper to riw , oc pehleitros p ep r hel o no c hel e deo ed with how we uhwra ell the cbaen provided sittings, ardovvaia business dnnedc de maa of t stepdr' more pre r esuppnaetrcicourt,prepared yet slOl especially for a in some place 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 sot 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 bide delay as possible. Bat 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 that nothing shall be wanting on the part of the Commissioners to carry out, as far as in them lies, the great object which the Leglslature 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 mish 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 sent me to a, Minver-place, to bring his wife. I could ,By that rule we have precluded ourselves from opening THE COUNTRY MARKETS. not find it out, and I went back again. I recollect his ' tiny sale by reaso darnn advance in the bidding merely. I going out after I returned. When he came back I don't , Many persons, Isay, will disapprove of the prin- BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 25.—At Gloucester and Worces ter market, on the 20th, the wheat trade ruled dull at recollect him saying anything to Mrs. Bainbridge. I ciple of that rule, edo not expect to please all rather over the currency of the previous week. Barley On the day when the goods were removed he told I parties, we can h oary say that the principle of is improved in demand, and fully as dear. Oats scarcely me to say that if any one inquired for her I was \ that rule engaged cur must earnest and anxious maintained the currency of that day se'nnight. Beans to say that I had not seen her for a fortnight. I consideration ; and, upon the deepest reflection, wo and peas rather dearer. During the present week the cannot say whether he said his wife had gone into the I arrive at the conclusion that the practice of opening transactions in the trade have been on a very limited country, or that he had sent her. alase from time to time, by reason of an advance in th c 'e scale, and to have effected sales a reduction on wheat Mary Ann Schofield, examined by the ATTORNEY - • biddines , wa s c a lculated to damp very much the ardour of must have been submitted to; but holders bein g g ene- G ENER AL, said—l live opp osite 3, Minver- p lace, bona fide purchasers, to delay the final completion of the unaltered. Oats are taken in ret ail at former p rices, and and I recollect Mrs. Manning leaving her house sale and winding up of the cause; and, in fact, more or the same remark applies to beans and peas. At this in a cab, on t he 13th, the Monday before the less to damage all parties interested in t h e case. It is b o dy was found; sh e left about half-past three. essential, however, that this most important altera tion in day's market there was a fair supply of wheat from the Manning came about half-past five, and knocked twice the mode of procedure in respect to tho sales of property farmers, and the trade ruled dull at a decline of Is per at the door, and then tapped at the window. He then should be very generally kuown, and we trust it will came over to me, and held up his finger for me to 'obtain universal publicity; on the other hand, to guard quarter. On Barley the turn was in favour of the buyer. open the door. He asked me if I had seen his wife, against a collusive or fraudulent attempt to have pro- Oats maintained their value. Beans realised quite as and I said I saw her leave in a cab at half-past three. perty knecked down at a gross undervalue, we have much money, with a more limited demand. H® thanked me, and then crossed over to 2, Min- reserved to ourselves a power by the 15th rule to ad- UPPINGHAM, OCT. 24.—Wheat 38s to 445; barley 263 ver-plece, and knocked at the door. ,journ the sale of any ►lot if, in our opinion, the highest to 295; oats 16s to 225; beans 32s to 37s per qr. eiutter William Byford, the cabman, said he had a fare on the price offered is clearly inadequate. This is a power 9d to 9d per lb; eggs 18 for Is. 15th of August from Bermondsev-squer. The prisoner which I apprehend we shall very seldom have occasion LOUTH, OCT. 24.—Wheat 363:t0 41s; barley 23s to Manning hired him, and he drove him to Waterloo to exercise, and, most likely, never shall exercise, except 265; oats 13s to 17s i beans 30s to 35s per qr. station. He had a carpet-beg and a trunk. This where we have reason to suspect something in the LONG SUTTON.—Return of sales for the week ending was about half-past eight o'clock in the morning. He ' nature of fraud or contrivance in the case. It is right, Oct. 20—Wheat, 653 qrs, 2 bush, 1,338/ 12s 3d (average went by way of Be by the request of however, that we should have such a power, to be 403 t Qd); barley, 36 qrs, 42118 s (aver. 23s 10d); oate, 00 qrs, 001 Os (aver. 00s Od); Peas, 2 qrs, 4 bush, Manning, but that was a much longer route. used or not as the circumstance of the case may appear liirk, the other cabman, said Mrs. Manning to render necessary. Indeed, I have heard it said 3/ 2s 61 (aver. 255). hired him, andk, requested him to drive to 3, Minver- by some, and `I have read something of the same ALFoRD.--Avere for he week ending Oct. 22: WilliamW L h e y e: N 3, 9 0 s e l l ! . i 2 d 3 ; ......_ b a ge s ‘v e be u 2 t 4 , 5 36 tend; to o3astss: fine 1 td s p t e o r 4 q 2 r s . ; place. When they arrived there he assisted her d ovn kind als a that unless we are prepared to sacrifice all barley, 24s to 263, fine 28s 29s to 31s per qr. with two boxes and some other things. He then drove property brought into our court we shall not be able her to a stationer's shop where she got something ; he to effect eales. I don't know whether it is expected afterwards proceeded to the Lon:fon-bridge sttiou, that I should eter ut any length into that subject; OAKHAM, OCT. 22.—Wheat 37s to 425; barley 26s to 29 oats 18s to 21s; beans, 335 to 37s per qr. where she left two boxes, and upon which some cards but I presume ibis not, and, for inynelf, I must confess GAINSBOROUGH, OCT. 23.—W heat 413 to 45s Od— were nailed. He afterwards drove to the Euston Rail- I have uo dieposiion to prophecy ono way or other on 244 qrs, 5191 13s 61 (aver. 42s 7d); barley, 100 qrs, 132( way station. that point. All I t s hall therefore say is, that I see no 24 Oe (aver. 265 sd); oats, 20 qrs, 19/ lOs oil (aver. 19a William Day, porter at the London-bridg,e station, well founded reason why persons desirous of investing 6d); beans, 00 qrs, 001 Os (aver. 009. said the female prisoner gave him two earls to nail capital iu e profitable manner should refrai from doing SLEAFORD, OCT. 22.—Wheat, white 41s to 43s e upon the boxes. They had en them " Mrs. Smith (or co in the purehaee of land iu Ireland, ands specially iu red 38s Od to 42s 03; row Os to Os; barley 24s to 26se Visa Smith) passenger to Paris." She wished the boxes the purchase of land to be sold under our court; for, oats, 14s to 18s; beans, 34s tO 365; peas 00s per qr. to be left in the cloak-room until called for. first, they will have a clear and indefeasible title not de- NEWA.RII, OCT.. 24.—Wheat, red 425 to 445, white. Richard John Moxhay, the superintendent of the pending open the preservation of any ancient deeds or 4.5 e to 48a extra old 50s; barley, malting 27s to 30s, Edinburgh police, Was next examined by the ATTORNEY. , charters, or on the accuracy of searches, or on the opinions extra quality and weight, 31s; oats, new I9s to 20s, GENERAL, and gave precisely the same evidence relative of counsel ; but deriving its validity from the statute old 23s to 245; beans, old 33s to 355, new nominal; to the arrest of the female prisoner in Edinburgh which under which we are acting ; and, secondly, they will peas, 30s to 325; tares, 40s to 425; malt 54s to 56s has more than twice been laid before the pantie. have a clear possession, free from all claims of Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—Mrs. teeancy, save those subject to which the property per qr. ROTHERHAM, OCT. 22.—Beef, 4s 2d to 5s Od per crannies told me with respect to the two boxes that she is expressly told ; but chiefly the purchaser under stone; mutton, 411 to 54-d per lb; stock sheep, 00s to 00s cad left them at the Brighton station, because she had our court will obtain the benefit of his contract per head. not made up her mind whether she should go to Paris at once, and not bo delayed, as is sometimes DERBY, OCT. 23.—There was but a limited supply of or to Edinburgh. the case, fur years, not knowing, up almost to the Cross examined by Mr. BALLA.NTINE—She also told latest moment, whether his purchase is to be on or fat beasts to day. The attendance of purchasers was considerably less than usual, and there appeared but. int that part of the scrip found upon her was purchased purchasing the obit ction I have here made against for her by O'Connor. in Ireland, arising out of the present state little doing throughout the morning. The number of sheep was not so large as it has been for many preceding Edward Langley, of, the detective force, detailed the l of this country, I shall only only observe that if we particu'ars with reference to the arrest of Manning at rat:et upon the celamitous events of the last four years, weeks, hot the supply was more than equal to the de- Prospect-house, St. Heliers, Jersey, on the 25th of it is not surprising that the state of society in Ireland wand. There was a great falling off in the supply of fat August. should be, to a certain extent at least, disorganized. We sign, which had a tendency to advance the price. Fat calves were somea hat more plentiful, but they were not Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—I found have had, by the awful visitation of Providence, I may some gunpowder upon Manning. Ido not know that be say four successive years of partial famine, accompanied much inquired after. Beef made from 4i to sd; mutton, a to 53; veal, 5i per lb; Pigs, 7 s 6d to 8s per score.. was in the habit of going out shooting; thought he used with pestilence and wretchedness unparalleled ; and it has io shoot with his dog at Taunton. been our fate, during the same time, to have had a code Rough fat, 35 ad ger stone:of 141bs. Hides, lid per Mr. Superintendent Haynes was next examined, and of laws to woile out which, even in better times, could not lb. Call-skins 21 to 3id per lb. gave evidence as to the contents found in the two boxes fail in their commencement to press severely upon many GLASGOW, OCT. 24.—Our supplies consist principally ie the Brighton station, and also as to his conversation —I mean the poor-law Acts. But this state of things is of 17,042 barrels of flour, namely, 11,790 barrels from with the male prisoner while on his way by the railway not, I trust, to last for ever ; and I confess I have Canada, and 5,252 barrels from the United States of America, and . of 6,102 quarters of oats from Ireland. ITII Southampton to London. strong hope and expectation that, ere long, wo shall The ATToRNEY•GENERAL—The part in the letter see Ireland emerging from her present condition, and Of other grain they have been insignificant. At Grange referred to in the evidence, which was dated " Wednesday , rising into a inure elevated and healthy state, mouth only 1,450 quarters of wheat and 20 quarters of peas, have been reported from abroad. A fair business morning," bore the post-mark "Three o'clock, Aug. 8. both morally phyrically, than we have ever The letter was as follows: yet known her no d enjoy. With regard to the frauds was done in wheat and flour, fine qualities of which be coming rather scarce, realised fully last Wednesday'a "Dear O'Connor,—We shall be glad to see you at attempted by tenants on their landlords in carrying rates. Other articles experienced a moderate consump dinner to-morrow at five o'clock,—Yours affectionately, away their crops and stock to avoid payment of their Live demand. This day's market was thinly attended, " MARIE." lewful debts and engagements, I have every confidence and the sales effected were in retail, without quotable The Court then adjour ned at a quarter after six that such a state of things will not have continuance; o'clock until ten to-morrow.and thet contracts between landlords end tenants will be change in value. The court continued filled until the conclusion of the observed with the same fidelity in L eland as elsewhere. EDINBURGH, OCT. 24.—The quantity of wheat brought forward this day was 1,282 qrs, being 186 qrs more than proceedings. At five o'clock the court was lighted up, But however fraught with matter for observation the and presented a singularly imposing appearance. We enter state of Ireland may be, it is not for me to last week. Top price the same, and 2.1 up on the average regretted to see that several persons were accommodated enter upon that wide field ; there are far more compe- —420 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought for tent persons engaged in considering what is best to be ward was 2,261 qrs, being 599 qr.; more than last week.. with seats in the dock, close to the prisoners. They kept their eyes almost constantly fixed upon them, done for the improvement and amelioration of our ric en the top the same, and the average is ld down — and, as the expression is, "almost stared them out of country, and I shall not, therefore, be tempted to par- P i e rs unsold. Of oats we had 1,020 qrs brought forward, countenance." We should have thought that the officials sue this subject. or 150 qrs more than last week. Top pric Bd, and had more good sense than to allow this; the prisoners In a moment or two after the delivery of his opening the average 2d down-30 qrs unsold. The e uity of might be spared the pain of persons, at their very elbow, ,1,4 ameress, Baron RICHARDS said the Commissioners would beans was 82 qrs, or 2 qrs less than last week.. Price on the top Is down, and the average 3s ld up-51 qrs gsz'ng intently open them, and perhaps diverting their retire for a few moments to consult with the Judge of attention from the evidence. the Admiralty Court, in order to see if they could unsold. --------- get the use of that court fur their officers, and Top of wheat ... ... 64lbs 56s Od to meet there if necessary. Lie had reason to ... Barley ... ... 55iilbs 295 Od believe that there would be no objection to such ... Oats ... ... 4211bs 23s 4d an arrangement as this. The Commissioners then ... Beans ... ... 63lbs 34s Od retired for a few minutes, and en their return to court, EDINBURGH CATTLE . MARKET, OCT. 24.—The supply of cattle this morning was 491, being 105 less than last Baron Richards said that by permission of Sergeant and other officers Stock, the secretary under the Com- w ee k. Sales also exceedin g l y dull, p articularly for secondary and inferior sorts, and prices down 3cl per Dutch mission would occupy the Admiralty Court till accom- modation offered elsewhere. They would be there from stone. At the close a clearance was not effected. The the hour of ten o'clock to-morrow morning to receive to price of the best beef 7s ad ; current 6s 6d petitions, &c. The Commissioners would sit at eleven to p s middling and inferior as to 5s 6d per Dutch stone. The supply of sheep and lambs this morning was 4,829 ' , o'clock to-morrow , i n the Court of Exchequer, for busi being 1,600 less than last week. Nevertheless, the B ess, and to answer any que stions that an y one might far exceeded the demand, as at the close of the marke wish to put to them concer nnin g the workin g of the Act. supplyt nearly three-fourths of the number shown wer e A solicitor wished to ask a ques tion arisin g out of the 26:h rule. It was this, whether a party who had a first unsold. Top price of the best mutton 5d per lb; cur encumbrance would be entitled in the Commissioners' rent, 4d to 4id; inferior, 3d to 3i-d. DUNDEE, OCT. 22 .—Wheat, 46s Od to 49s Od; foreign Court to his costs as a matter of right—not as a matter of favour ? Whether , in fa ct, the decree of the Chan- ditto, 47s Od to 50s Od; barley , 22s O d to 23s Od ; oats, 18s 6d to 19s Od ; pease and bea ns, 23s Od t o 25s 6d. eery was binding in this court? Baron BICHARDS—Do you mean, if his costs were DUNBAR, OCT. 23.—Wheat , weighing 431-lbs, decreed by the Court of Chancery, and that the party brought 45; Od, and prices to 34s Od ; barley, comes in here with that decree in his hand, will we weighing 54ilbs, brought 22s 93, and prices to 20s admit it ? Certainly, if no party desire to have the Od ; oats, weighing 441bs brought 21s Od, and prices to 19s Od; beans and pease , weig hin g 001bs, question re-heard in Chancery , there will be no ques broughtcl, 0 0 0 . 3 . .2 0 . d 2 4, . —Flour—First I prices °ur F i rOst i 3. d O sodo to 1480 d ; extra 15s ;. Lion on the matter in this court. Another solicitor begged to ask the C ommissioners6 s s p e e c r o c n w d t s . , 1 0 2 as t m t 0 e8. 1 1 2 9 5 s 6 6 d d ; t o households n 9 m s t e o ai l 7 1 :0 ; d t t h o i r 7 d B s 3 , drw t h o e a e to carry on proceeding; for anot her p erson in this court? whether a party not a profess ional man could come in m r e a a n l, 3 9 l s : 6 o d st t o o 3 l l o l s s p s e p r er cw to t n .. H l a n y d — ian F c a O rm in e 6 rs / 2 1 2 0 3 5 6i t0 .t 6 0 / 3 1 2 5 5 5 ; p a e v r er t a o g ne e He meant, could a not duly qualified person act before B the Commilzsioners; for one of the rules might lead to 28s; dealers 32s to 3as Ocl; average 34sper ton. Straw—Farmers doubt on this matter? 13s Od to 25s Od ; average 20s • dealers 25s Od to 27a Od; Baron RICHARDS replied t hat an y p art y mi g ht act average 00s Od per ton. Bread—'Wheaten loaf 6d to 6id ; for himself—on his own behalf ; but there was nothing household loaf 5d to Nal per 41b. Fresh butter, 7d to in the rules of the court that could lead any one to sup- 93 per lb. Eggs-5s 8d to 5s led per hundred. Coals—. Newport 14s; Lydney 16s; Landore 145; Best Neath pose that the Commissioners would sanction an unqueli fied party to act for others before them. There was no Culm 135 per ton. Tallow 39s Od to 00s per cwt. difficulty whatever in either of the questions that had Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to sd; veal 4d to been asked. Od • pork 41c1 to 5d • bacon 7d to 8d • sausages 51.1 at The Court then adjourned till to-morrow morning al 'l i - , I' lb. ops Si lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2. 6d to 3/ 55 per -en o'clock. ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 81 les ; Valonia 141 to 01; French 7/ 10s ; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to 12s per stone. Hemp 34/ to 351 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 21s to 00s ; red ditto 25s to 269 per barrel ' • Newfoundland 00/ 00s to 00 1 pet ton. Timber—Memel, 851 per ton ; deals, first quality, 180; second quality, 16; per 100 . Hides—Market 12 s to 18s; salted 12s to 18a per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2nd per lb. Potatoes, white 6d to 8d ; Minions 10d to 00d; Guano— Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Ichaboe 9/ per ton; Tar—Archangel 19s per barrel. FRANCE. The proposition of I\l. Creton, for the repeal of the laws of proscription passed against the Bourbons, was ultimately rejected by the Assembly by a majority of 484 to 103. lONIAN ISLANDS. The Patris 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 Zambeccari, De Ohilippis, and Rocco Canerini. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, OCT. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was very dull to-dav, and but little business was transacted. The sales are—Great Western, Quarters, 12 1 4 dis. LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was very firm to-day at the quotations. The transactions were as follow : Caledonian, 13 1 / B —Ditto, Preference, B%—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol., 60—Ditto, Quarters,: 10% dis.—Ditto„ Fifths, Cl. lls. 3d.—London and North-Western, 112—Ditto, New Quarters, Bs. 9d.—Midland, 46%—Ditto, Halves, 217 a dis. Ditto, Consol. (B and D), 23% North-Western, 10 , A dis.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 9 3 j q dis.-- Ditto, Preference, guaranteed 8 per cent., 15—South-Eastern and Dover, 18—Ditto (No. 4), 6% —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 51. ls. 3d• MANCHESTER, Ocr. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow:—Manchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 1% p• —North Staffordshire, 8% dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 6% dis.—Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6—Shrewsbury anti Birmingham (A), 7% dis.—Ditto, Preference, 9 7 i c.—East Anglian, 6 per cent. Preference, I—Caledonian, 12 7 % Ditto, Preference, 8 9-16—West Riding Union, 6%—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 closes it recovered its tone. The sales are—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham Preference, 2 p.—North Staffordshire, 8% dis. YORK, OCT. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Caledonian, 13%—Great Northerh, 7% York,New - castle. and Berwick, 17 1 4—Ditto' (Newcastle Extension), it —York and North Midland, Preference, _6%. GLASGOW, OCT. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. The transactions to-day were as follow :—Clydesdale Junction, 59q4—Monkland, 5 per cent. guaranteed, 50s. 6d. North British, Quarters, 50s. 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 Postmaster. 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 ycu 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, Sr , your i o bedient 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:— " Tint 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 her 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 maladministration 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 advices which, until interfered with by the Post-office, had travelled together purl. passu. 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 systems of detaining letters is, by its injustice and cruelty, a ger infraction of the decalogue than will be the proposed alteration, and that the measure contemplated by her Majesty's Postmaster- G eneral is not only most vvise and necessary, but wiil labour now re actually diminish the amount of Sunday On Monday evening a man was observed to walk deliberately into the Collingwood Dock, and before any assistance could he rendered he was drowned. His body was recovered shortly after the occurrence. An inquest was held yesterdays and a verdict in accordance w ith the facts returned. The body was not recognised. Liverpool Times., BIRTHS. On the 21st inst., at Westbourne-park-villas, Bayswater , the wife cf Robert A. Routh, Eso., of a son. On the 22d inst., the wife Of J. G. Jarvis, Esq., of 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 gr. Frank Ball, of a son. On the 23d inst , at Ecleston-square, the wife of Ann a L. Corry, Ecq., Captain R c .N., of a son. MARRIED. On the 21st inst., at W estleigh, Devon, James R. Andrea , Esq., R,N., to Louisa, second (laughter of the late Rev. Job Torr. On th 17th inst., at Kemerton, Gloucestershire, Alexande, F o wler, Esq., Manager of the National Provincial Bank °L England, Newport, Salop, to Catherine, fourth daughter the late Colonel Thomas Thatcher, of East Cliff, neA r Chepstow. On the 23d inst., at St. Pancras, Thomas Wakefield, Eft' of Hamilton• place, to Henrietta Mary , eldes t dau g hter of t"' la e William Payne, Esq., of Chambery, Sardinia. On the 23d inst., at Cannington, Somerset , the Rev. flrycle Wyndham Beadon, vicar of Latton, Wilts, to Caroline, second daughter of the Hon. Philip Pleydell Bouverie. Willis,hoef 30thsew Bull-street. Rose, widow of the 18 " Colonel John Riddell, of the lion. East India Compall 3 service, aged 7 2 . On the 15th inst. at Tenby, Harriet, widow of the la Captain John Lloyd ' Harris, of Jersey. On the 22d inst , Charlotte, relict of the late James EylLYn' Esq., of Palmer's-green, Edmonton, aged 63. On the 20th inst., at Park-terrace, Park-road, Ciapha'l2l Edwin Tipple, Esq., late of Mitcham, Surrey, surgeon' Ig h .`l, 65 ; and, on the 23d iusi - ., Mary Elizabeth, his wife, age" v d, On the 23d inst., at his son's residence, Goswelt-403 Aaron Jacob, Esq., aged 72. , of On the 23d inst., at Glasgow, James Hendry, Jr' 6 C l . ' Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park, Lomb n, aged 71. The 1 At Elliot , 's-vale, Blackheath, Vinatt, the wife of Air. isa t ' e ___ cf London : Printed and P ublished by MURDO YOUNGio. No. 112, Strand , Print er, at The Sun Office, I ' 4 Of Strand, in the Precinct of the SPvey, in the c ola kliddleaex, Friday, October 26, tf 49. (pima, " 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."—ili a nehester Guardian. CONSECRATION OF TIIH 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. Magian, deceased. _ Most Rev. Archbishop Machale was the consecrating bi3hop. The Londonderry Journ2l says, " The Right Rev. Dr. Kelly is the most youthful prelate in the Irish ILmati Catholic Church, and was not more than eighteen months a parish priest." 4 - 3ERMON .............'"'"'".....-.................."."""""'""e..+ 0ir..rie...0................p.,........_._„.___ Average amount. BANK RETURNS . Yease a Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and (Brow the the London Gazette of Tuesday.) Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co ............ 39,723 An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Penzance Bank, Penzance -Batten and C 0... .. 11,311 Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter- Notes of the several Banks ot Issue in England and borough-Mosars. Yorke ....................... 10,451 Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur- Peterborough Bank, Peterborough - Simp son day, the 13th day of October, 1849:- Average and White ............................................. PRIVATE BANKS. amount. Pemorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co. , ..... 15,470 W. Wa l ter s ........................................ . Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,919 Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Aylsham Bank, AyLeham-R. and G Copeman 5,591 Truro Bank, Penzance--Rickets, Enthoven. Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-tßiekford and Co ............................................... - and aunt Baldock Bank and Baldook and Biggleswade Reading Bank, Reading-Stephens,Blandy, and Bank, Tialdoek-Wells, Hong, and Lite:bell ... 24,059 Co ....................................................... 29,670 B trn staple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 10,670 Richmond Bank,Richmond-Maxwell and C 0... 4,419 Basingstoke and Odihara. Bank, Basingstoke - Ringwood and Poole Basin and Town and Seymour, Lamb, and Co ...... ~.. ••• . ....... 16,059 County of Poole Bank, god.. Ledgard Be d ford Bank, Bedford-I.k Barnard Bedford- Rochdale and Sons Bedford and Bedfordshire Bans, Bedford- Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. ........................ 7,160 and Co 5,463 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches- Crane .................................................. 12,799 ter-Day and Nicholson B;cester and Oxfordshire Bank • and • Oxford Royston Bank, Royston- Fordham and Sons 11.838 Bank, Bia,ester-Tubla and Co. •• •••• •.• ••• 14,537 Rugby Bank, Rugby-Butlin and Son 12,696 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwor. ds, Rye Bank, Rye-Pomfret and Co. Spooner, and CO ..................................... 26,503 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy- Birmusgham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming- don, and Darking Bank, Reigate-Nash and ham -J. L. Meilliett, and Sons ............. .••. 12,657 Co 9,245 Blantltord Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak. 8,331 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross-Pritchard Poston Bank, Boston-Gaflt and Co ...... . ...... 62,615 and Allaway ............................... _ Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co ................ 13.632 Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Ilridtew iter Bank, Bridgwater-3. &J. Scales , 5.760 Walden-Messrs. Gibson ........................ 24,652 13rittol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Hayford, and Co. 33,990 Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, and Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Brieignorth and Co ................ ". ...................................... 11,798 13roecley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 19,491 Scarborough Old Bank, f3carborough - Wo odall Bialeinish am Bank, Buckingham -Bartlett, and Co .................................................. 20,853 Parrott, and Co. ................................. 22,837 Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury-Rocke, Eytons, Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 73,37 0 and Co. ......... .., Rant nry Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 27,929 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb... 31,210 -Valiance and Son ................................. 2,959 Betk City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son . ........ 3,725 Southampton Town and County Bank, South- Bteiordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton ampton-Maddinen and Pearce ................. 12,842 Buzzard-Basett awl G r an t Bank, 31,607 Southwell Bank, Southwell-Wylde and Co. ... 13,345 Bilaningham Bank, Birmingham -Taylor and St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's-J. S. Story ...... - - Lloyds . .............................................. 34,480 Salisbury Bank, Salisbury-Messrs.Brodie ...... - Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire -11. Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury-Brodie and A. and W. M. Harris and Co ..................... 11,879 King - Broc4 , n Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and C 0... 65,765 Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp 13ridnort Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry - ton-Atherly and Fall ........................... 4,329 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West. Stone Bank, Stone-W. Moore ..................... 1,705 and Borrer ....................................... ... 28,885 Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge -Rufford, Burlineton and Driffield Bank, Burlington - Wragg, and Co ... .................................. 9,908 Hardin Smith, and Co ............. 10,810 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford-Stevenson and Co 13,693 Bury St. E'dmunde Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford -Eaton, J. Worlledge awl Co. .............................. 1,930 Cayley, and Co. - ...................... ...,.. .. 29,072 Bromsgrova Bank - and Stourbridge and Broms- Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge-Bate and grove Bulk, Brornsgrove-Itnffard, Biggs, Robins aed Co. .............................................. .. 11,607 Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury Cambridge Bank, Carnbridge-Mortiock and -Beck, Downward, and Co. ..................... 20,540 Sans ........................................... . .... 15,598 St. Alban's and limas Bank, St. Alban's-Gib - Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam- son and Stuart ....................................... - bridge-Messrs. Forstere ........................ 41,420 Taunton Bank, Taunton-Messrs. Badcock 21,313 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Rundle, and flo ........................... . ................. . ...... 29,415 Co .. ............. Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen -Morris and Thornbnry Bank, Thornburg-Rolph, Yates, and Sons ................................................... 14,351 Parslow ............................................. 6e. Chertscy Bank, Chertsey-Meesrs. La Coste •• 3,336 Tivertonand Devonshire Bank, Tiverton -Duns - Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, ford and Berne .................................... 8,763 and Co. .............................................. 15,432 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northamton - Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex shire, Thrapston-Yorke and E1and.......... 11,567 Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring-But -Mills, Bawtree, and Co ............... ,> ....... 31,392 cher and Son ....................................... 12,725 Cornish Bank, Truro -Tweedy and Co . 31,536 Towcester Old Bank, Towcester-J. and S. Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood- Percival cock .................................. ..• • .., ........ 6,659 Union Bank, Cornwall, Holston-Vivian and Cityßank, Ea t, and Co ............... 15,691 Co. 10,092 Craven Bank, Settla-Birkbecks an ICo Christchurch Ban's, Christelearch-Tice, Welsh, and Co. 16,786 and Co ....... . Cardiff Bank, Carldf-Towgood awl Co 7,019 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick- Chepstow Old Bank Chapatow Bank, Mon- Greenway and Co. mouth Old Bank, Banc, Bank, Brecon Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fos Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Flank, Brothers Cepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co. - ....... 8,487 West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Derby Bank, Derby-Meesrs. Evans Darby Bank, Derby-Smith and Co. Derby 016 Bank and Scarsdala and High Peak man, and Co Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and C 0..., 25,628 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win- Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes -Hughes , chester-Bulpett and Co. Locise, and Co ........................................ 11,396 Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester -Wi c kham and Co piss Bank, Diss -Oakes, Fincham, and Co ...... 10,501 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Doncaster Bank , Doncaster-Leatham, Tew. and Co. ........................... ... Wir ................. - Weymouth - Elliott and Pearse Doncaster Bank a nd Retford Bank, Doncaster- k es worth and Ashbourne De rb y shire Bank, Cook and Co. 56,414 Wirkesworth-Arkwright and Co. .......... Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton- Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse, &Co 71,052 Gurney and Dcvonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Nor- Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and man ........................... .. •• Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton - Goo d- Dorchester -Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, Worcester Bank, Worcester -Farley, Lavender, o. and C East Riding Bank, Beverleßower, Hall, Worcester Old Bank and Tew kesbur y Old Bank, Y`-Bower, Co. ......................................... .•.• 49,235 and Worcester-Berwick, Lechme re, and Co Essex B an k and Bishops Stortford Bank, Worcestershire Bank, Kidde rminster -Farley Chelmsford - Sp arrow, and Co. 44,918 and Turn er 27,526 Walsall Old Bank , Walsall-CharlesF oster and Exeter Bank , Ex eter-Sanders and Co F a kenha.m Bank , Yakenlaa, m -Gurneys, Birk - Sons beck, and Co. 21,791 Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster- Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far- Everett and Co. rinedon-Barnes and Medley 5,820 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton- Farnham Bank, Farnham -Messrs. Knight 9,386 Messrs. Fryer Faversham Bank, Favers ham -Hilton and Co 5,548 Yarmouth and Suffolk Ban k, and Hales worth Sod:timing Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth -Gurney, Keen ....................... 5,603 Birkbeck, and Co. Grantham Bank, Grantham-Kewney and King - Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Gui l d ford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon... 11,598 Yarmouth-Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 11,378 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0.... 29,219 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil-E. and J. Batten ..•- . Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Milder, York Bank, York-Swann, Clough. and Co 41,055 26,753 and Co. Hereford City and Count y Bank, Hereford-. Matthews and Co. 12,993 Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford-S. Adams 14,835 and Co Hull Bank and Kingston-upon -Hull Bank, Hull -Smith, Brother s, and Co. 18,964 Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting- 44,405 don-Rust and Veasey arwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Coa C 4,803 'Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead- 20 630 Smith, and Whitt in g stall .... .. , tionitor. Bank, Honiton-Flood and Co. H ert f or i s hire,Hitchenß ank,Hitchen-Sharples and Co. ........................... Ilereford,Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford -Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 20,025 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Radleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Al e xanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone -Mercer, Randall, 14,287 and Mercer .•..•............. Ki ng t o n and Radnorshire Bank, • Kington-J. I etvies and Co - Knighton Bank Kni g hton -J. Davies and CO. 11,103 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, KnaresboroughTrry and Co ...... 19,222 Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdeon, 37,273 andC0........ , Kettering Bank, Kettering-6101a and Sons.„ 9,206 Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C, llarv:.sy and Son 56,373 Leechßank, Leeds - Bec kett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W.Williams, Brown, and C,.... . .. .. . . Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congletonßank,Leek-Fowler,Gaunt, and Co- Tneinester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby... 24,952 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and Co , 31.283 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Green-. 20,657 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith and Co 78,210 Lampeter Ba nk and Llandilo Bank, Llando very-David Jones and Co. 22,112 L oUg hborough Bank, Loughborough-Middle tons and Cradock • Lylllitlgtoll Bank, Lymington-C. and S. St Beebe ............ . ... ..- / aim R eg is a nd LinccOnshire Bank, Lynn Reeis 0 '' -Gurneys and Co.. - . 39,077 Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lyn Regis- 13,200 Jarvis and Co , Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brooklehurat and Co . 60f Manningtree Bank,Manningtree-Nunn and Co ,25 Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough-Tanner andPinckney ........................................ - Marlborough and. North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough-Ward, Merriman, and Hillier 8,522 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Jones and . Williams .. ............................. Miners' Bank, Trur o -Willyams and Co litonmouthsbire 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 9,802 8,522 9,565 4,652 39,265 11,920 21,868 4,746 5,645 28,955 44,828 7,0.59 4,104 0,156 73,302 11,755 1,699 5,393 2,294 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whiteha v e n 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 Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Cora pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 13,500 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chet tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 19,805 Dudley and West Bromwich ?3anking Company, Dudley 38,542 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 21,644 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Dar lin g ton 15,527 28,525 East of England Bank , Nor wich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 134,540 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 16,940 Tluddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 38,218 Hull Banking Company, Hull 21,679 llalifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha- 8,413 9,118 9,16 48,130 26,612 9,414 92,37 ,487 37,194 lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Coin , pally, Halifax Holston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 21,476 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,880 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 47,972 Leeds Banking Company , L eeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 45,97' Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbnry Bank, Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 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, 377,099 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 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Le 36,145 1,705 17,649 ,000 3,465 0,752 0,256 29,322 1,671 19,225 27,340 43,500 2,495 34,351 cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth, Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Corn pany, Stamford . Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Cora pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and liallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield .................................... Sheffield and R o therham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sheffield Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, 59,23 ,053 Monmouthshire and Snead Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons 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 Newbury—Bun n y an d S 1 22 ' 124 43,727 Newbury Bank, ecie Newmarket Ban k, N ewm ar k et — Eaton, ° Ham. mo nd, and Son Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Ta y lor and 22,08 Dyson ........................... ..................... Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harygys and Mai50n5.................................. .......... Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock.. and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth—l Tarns, Mudge, and C 0.... ................................................... New Sarum Bank, Sarum Everett, and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westly-,-,Croxon and Co Oxford thank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and C 0.. .. Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beeching and Sons.. Oxfordshire Wane) , Bank, Witney—Clinch, sad 57,20 19,564 39,082 45,7 50 69,038 8,380 3,583 22,06 24,749 30,378 13,358 23,067 12,105 8,685 32,126 3,2 7 25,519 8,559 10,552 TRIAL OF THE MANNINGS. -- CENTRAL (YESTERDAY CRIMINA COUR. .) L (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Court having resumed, John Coleman was examined by the ATTORNEY GENERAL—I 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 guar. ter• past five. He was walking slowly, and sometimes stopping, as if undecided which way he would go. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Wm:ins—He was going towards the City. I was on the top of an omnibus, and had but a me re cursor y g lance of him. He appeared undecided as to the way he should go. Sophia Payne examined by Mr. CLARKSON--I am the wife of Joseph Pay ne, residin g at No. 2, Minver place. I know the Manning 3. 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 wa s out. Ile did so,an got over the garden - w all. On the Thursday before, at about a quarter before seven, I saiv ti his male prisoner sitting on the garden:wall, smoking s pipe. r l e e r n siug withterediiito hire fur assoneoereatioLNrYtler ohflanni, hour ao7ocmoni-- nu tes, he jumped down, ying he had an appounment to keep that he had forgotten, and must go to dress. He went in up on that, and I saw nothing inure 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 Winmes—When I first saw him it was light. He was sitting with his legs hanging in his own garden and appeared as usual. His garden is rather larger than ours. Ido not know that they paid particular attention to the flowers in their garden, nor did I over 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 home 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-c,fficer, and asked for Mr. Manning. A female answered the door, and said he was not in. I then asked for Mrs. Manning, and she 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 hid 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 1 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 9,.h. She said "Yes." I then asked her what time sheleft her own house. She first said six o'clock. I asked her if she was certain of the time, and she slid it might 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 lath, 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. lie 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. tit a quarter past six on that day I saw Mrs. Manning go up stairs into Mr. O'Connor's room, where 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 11th, 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 and 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 had 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. His 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 tefore Mr. O'Connor was missing, the cash-box was oil 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. M a nning in his bed -room when she was alone, Cross examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—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 hand 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. Cwatx—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 en 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 Miura —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 didylot 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 Ronx, in 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 friend and her husband; but her husband did not appear. it. h e n 3 months t before. (Letter handed to witness). Had seen It Londonivi a a e s Docks brought A To n no x v Friday,t h G Etx home ATTORNEY — T hat was fifteen lobthy August.a mess Bengeerlifervoema Richmond .. . Storey and Thomas's Banking Company Shaftesbury . Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield .. Wolverhampton acid Staffordshire Banking Com - PanY, Wolverhampton 38,297 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 12,317 Whitehaven Juint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Leumir..gton Banking Company, Warwick and Warwick West of Englane, and S ou th W a l es Di s t r i c t Bank. Bristol ... 75,663 JoarniTan.SalisburyHud dersfield 69,367 .. .... Wilts and Dorset Banking cow, West Riding U nion Bankin g ..... . ............. ...... ......... . .. Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch . ..... " W orces ter City and County Bankin g Com p an y , y, Worcester... .. ............. , 5,200 York Union Banking Company, York 55,366 York City and County Banking Company, York 126, 86,915914 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. ' Inland Rol-0110f iomerset Souse, Oot. 20, 1849. satin. Mary Wells, examined by Mr. Claims.)Te.—Resided at No. 4, Russell-street, Ikraiondsiy. Was unmarried. Resided with her father, who was a builder. Knew thl. , Nlannings. R eco lle c ted 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 h, weal' have white or grey. He said ho would have thw which would burn the quickest. They had 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. 112 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 limo was sent home two days after. No inquiries were made at the time. Richard Welch, examined by Mr. CLA.RKSON —Was a boy in the service of last witness's father. Knew Min ver-place. Carried lime there iu July. It was the 25th when he took it home. Stw the prisoner Manning order it. When ho took it to Minver place saw Mrs. Manning. Took it in a lead. It was at night. Mrs. Manning told him to take it down into the kitchen below. Manning Wfllt wall him, end showed him a basket, into which hr told him to empty ia Mr. Manning, the prisoner, told him to call next day, and he would see whether he could gat a coupla 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 th, written direction, but knew Minver-place. Knew Mr. Manning lived there; heard hi m then give the name 0 the place. Willliam Denby, examined by Mr. BODKIN—Was a porter in the employ of Mr. Evans, in King William street. Remembered on 25th July Mr. Manning order leg a crowbar. (A crowbar was hero produced.) It was lenger then that produced. It was one made for him; it was five inches longer. It was sent home on the 28:h 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 in his hand, and was met by the pri soner Manning on the bridge about half-past four. IL 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 carne 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 his house, where he said somebody would be to pay for it. A stout female opened the doer. He had the crowbar so covered as not to be seen. Mrs. Manning asked him if he 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 33. 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 communication 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 hare 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 underground for a week he took into account the actioa 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. I 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 inc a direction, 3, Minver•place, the name of Manning. When I went there I saw Mrs. mann i ng. I we nt about seven o'clock in the evening, and she ordered it about three in the afternoon. (A shovel was here produced by the officer.) That is the shovel putchascd at our shop. It is a dust shovel. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLA/MINE—The price of it is ls. 33.; I did not ask more than that for it. William Sopp, policeman, produced the shovel. I received it from Mrs. Bainbridge, the wife of a broker in Bermondsey-square. Barnes, policeman, recalled, and examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—i did not find any shovel in Minver-placo. By Mr. Wthzuszs —I noticed that there was a marble chimney-piece in the front parlour, which seemed to have been newly put up. Eliza Firman, a little girl, aged 12, living in Staple street, said, I recollect the 10th of August. I was op posite 3, tlinver-place. I was selling matches and boot laces. Oa the following Saturday 1 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 come on Monday, I must go out and sell my t hi ßgs ." She then asked how much I would charge, and I said sd. This was about half pa,t 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; b u t told me I might clean it again. She askd 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. He came up stairs to his wife, and stamped his feet on the ground in a passion, and said " he would have it." - Cross.exunined 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, The came out of the cupboard in the kitchen. There was y 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 a pick-axe. The tongs w ere not worn very thin at the not such a thing as a coa l- p ick among the articles, nor end. By Mr. BODKIN—Thero was not such a thing as a crowbar. There was some men's clothing, a light z-phyr coat and a paletot. Mrs. Bainbridge, the wife of the former witness, said, that the dust shovel produced was among the articles b ro ught 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 it 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. He took a carpet-bag and a trunk covered with leather. He went away in a cab, and said he was carter sea -bathing. On the Monday night, about a q before six, she said to Manning, where's Mrs. gentling, and he . said I have sent her into the country. She asked him if he was going to sleep at his house that night me dresses ? He repli were ed, N 9; I would not sleep th ere for 201. So left, as a present for me. Cross-examined by Sergeant WipuNs—l am positive that he said he had sent his wife into the country; ho 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. BALLANTINZ—I sail I considered the marks on the dress were seorches arising from ironing or dry ing is a hurry. The marks of blood are on the cape only. Matilda 'Weldon, examined by Mr. CLARK, .aid — l was servant to Mr. Bainbridge in the month of August last. I recollect M ann ing coming to our house on Monday, the 13th of August. He 13,602 5,254 6,580 2,526 Jewel John I Thom Alexat John I I. rze Q. Th• 3. Pert 4. Five del 4. Teal Prl S. Life Appli ject of ] to the JJ' George. loge-gri H. 11a1 E. L. I Charles J. 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