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CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) This being the day appointed for the trial of Man ning and his wife for the murder of Patrick O'Connor, the exterior of the court was densely thronged by crowds of persons, and presented a scene of excite ment and bustle which unmistakably indicated !that Something of absorbing interest, and of more than ordinary importance, was transpiring inside. At an early hour many had assembled, in the hope, no doubt, by dint of perseverence, by good fortune, or, perchance, by means of liberal bribes, of securing a position from which a portion of the proceedings might be heard, or a glimpse of the prisoners obtained. In this hope, however, by far the greater number must have been disappointed, for those only were ad mitted to the body of the court who had tickets signed by the Under-Sheriffs—an arrangement which deserves great praise, for while it enabled persons whose duties imperatively required their attendance to effect a ready entrance, it prevented too numerous an assemblage of curious spectators, who, on important occasions in courts of law, produce so much annoy ance and inconvenience. Nevertheless, every avail able space in the court was turned to account, and even the bench had to give way to the pressing desire for accommodation, and the three Learned Judges had little more than elbow room enough to discharge their serious and most important functions. There was a considerable array of gentlemen of the bar, and extra seats had to be provided for them. The gallery, it would appear, is still placed under that disgraceful system of farming, which has been so frequently condemned, but never yet abolished. Several touters, employed by the keepers, were very actively engaged in fixing upon persons who had no tickets, and wished to gain admission, and managed thus, no doubt, to get large, if not enormous fees, for the few they managed to squeeze together in the cramped-up space. There were at least about twenty ladies present, most of whom were dressed in very gay attire, and they appeared to take a most lively interest in the exciting scene which the court presented previous to the entry of the Judges. Among the most distinguished visitors may be mentioned the Swedish Minister and his Secretary, Count Colleredo ; the Austrian Minister and his Secretary, Baron Kohler; the Secretary of the Prus sian Legation, the Marquis of Azeglio, brother to the Sardinian Minister of Foreign Affairs at Turin ; the Sardinian Charge d'Affaires, the Marquis of Hertford, Lord Strangford, Lord Howden, the Rev. Mr. Gib• son, rector of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, the Lady Mayoress, and Mrs. Wilkins, the lady of the Learned Sergeant. At nine o'clock, Mr. Commissioner Bullock and some of the civic functionaries entered, and arraigned several prisoners in the ordinary way, preliminary to their trial in the other court. The int e r va l th a t e l apse d b e f ore the entry of the Judges was occupied in handing ladies and gentle men_ to their sea t s , an d i n ma ki ng arrangements for the day, a loud buzz of discussion prevailing the At ten o'clock the judges, the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Malik, and Mr. Justice Cresswell, en tered the court, followed by the Lord Mayor, Alder men Magnay, Lawrence, and Carden, and other civic functionaries. The prisoners were immediately'placed in the front of the dock, Manning at the extreme end facing the left of the judges, and his wife at the other extremity, and they remained in a standing position. It may easily be imagined that the attention of all was instantly directed to that part of the court, and those most distant from the prisoners did not hesitate to assist their view by means of opera-glasses. Manning was dressed in a suit of black. Since his appearance at the police-court he has got much thinner, and this, together with the paleness of his countenance, seems to indicate that he has been suffering from much mental anxiety. Mrs. Manning likewise is considerably altered, the blooming appearance and freshness of her countenance , which was so much remarked before having given place to a pale hue, and to an anxious expression. Her dress was similar to the one she has hitherto worn with some slight exceptions. She had on no bonnet, and a better view, therefore, of her counte nance could be obtained. Her hair was dressed with long crepe bands, a small plain cap placed far back on the crown, in the French fashion, and a long sash of white muslin, placed on the head and tied under the chin, the ends hanging down. A light coloured plaid shawl hung loosely over her shoulders, and she wore a very fine pair of straw coloured kid gloves, which were set off by large ruffles round the wrist. On the whole they both looked more anxious and more aware of their awful situation than formerly. The solemn aspect of the court, the imposing appear ance of the dignitaries on the bench, which is deco rated with the sword of justice, threatening as it were vengeance to the guilty, and also the crowd of as sembled spectators, are enough to strike terror into the breasts of the most hardened criminals, but more especially of those who are indicted for the most heinous of crimes. The counsel for the Crown were the Attorney- General, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Clerk. Mr. Hay war d, from the office f the Treasury Solicitor, also attended. Manning was defended by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Charnock, and Mrs. Manning by Mr. Bal lantyne and Mr. Parry. The respective solicitors for the prisoners, Mr. Binns and Mr. Solomons, were also present. IR the calendar the prisoners stand as follows : Frederick George Manning, traveller, 00 ; Maria Manning, married woman, 28. The Clerk of the Arraigns, having read the indict ment, said Frederick George Manning, are you guilty or not guilty ? The prisoner (in a most loud and confident tone) —Not guilty. Mr. BALLANTYNE said—The female prisoner, Maria Manning, prays your Lordships to award her & jury de medietate lingua, on the ground that she is an alien, and ought to have a jury composed half of foreigners. A short discussion followed upon this application, the result of which was that it should be deferred until the prisoners had both pleaded. The male prisoner was then again asked if he was guilty or not guilty, and in a lower but still confident tone he said " Not guilty ;" a similar question was also put to the female prisoner, and her reply was also "Not guilty," but so low that it could scarcely be heard. Upon the coroner's inquisition they also made the same reply. Mr. BALLANTYNE again repeated his application. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed it, alleging that the female prisoner was, in the eyes of the law, con sidered a natural born subject. The 7 and 8 Vic., c. 66, sec. 16 (the Act amending the law relating to aliens), said that any foreign woman who married a natural born subject, or a person naturalized, should be deemed and taken to be herself naturalized, and should have the rights and privileges of a natural born subject ; and under that Act he argued she was not entitled to a jury de medietate linguce. The Learned Gentleman referred also to Marra' case under the title " Jury," in More's Abridg ment, in which an information was filed by the Attorney-General against several persons, some of whom were aliens and some Englishmen. An application for a jury de medietate lingua on behalf of the aliens was in that case refused, on the ground that there was a joint indictment, and the cases of the accused could not be separated one from another. Mr. BALLANTYNE said the right of a foreigner to claim al jury composed half of aliens was originally granted by the 27th of Edward the Third, and he submitted that it could not be taken away by any implication in a subsequent Act of Parliament, and could only be abolished by a special enactment. The Act alluded to by the Attorney-General might affect the position of an alien in relation to her husband, but could not alter her position with reference to the criminal law of the land. The real question was whether under the Act of Edward 111. the female prisoner was a denizen ; if not, she was entitled to be tried by a jury de medietate Mr. PARRY followed on the same side with Mrßallantyne, s t at i ng t h at a f ore i gne r could not divest himself of his cha• ratter as an alien, except with the consent of the country in which h jointlywiteh was born. If a peer was indicted commoners for some offence, could they prevent hi sim because there was a joint indictment, claiming p l y g tor t be th attr theied a b l y: e g h e i d s peers ? He would remind the Court offence of the prisoners was the highest felony knov‘ l to the law, and also that it was not necessary that they should be jointly con v i cted under the in dictment ; the case was such that the man might be convicted and the woman acquitted. He had yet to learn that the judges of the land cou l d put upon an Act of Parliament an interpretation which would have the effect of taking away a most important privilege-2 privilege conferred by a former Act, and which had never been abrogated by any special enact ment of the Legislature. After some further discussion, The CHIEF BARON said" that the Act of Victoria Was a complete answer to the application ; but he was not disposed then to lay down any general rule on the subject without more consideration. By that statute however, a foreign lady by marrying a natural born _subject becomes nutgrulized—the _ )RN" It MUM, quality of an alien disappears, and she becomes an Englishwoman. It appeared to him, therefore, right that the trial ought to proceed. Mr. BALLANTYNE replied that the plea of the female prisoner that she was an alien, and ought to be tried by a jury de mcdietate ling ace, should be entered on the record. [This application is, no doubt, made for the purpose of obtaining a writ of error, to be argued before all the Judges.] The ATTORNEY•GENERAL objected to the pro posed endorsement on the back of the indictment. The CHIEF BARON said the question must be so framed as to carry it to a court of error, or, if pre ferred, to the House of Lords. The option was given to Mr. Ballantyne to take the matter before the new Court of Error, or of putting it on the record with the view of taking it to the House of Lords. Mr. BALLANTYNE then formally demurred to the courso of proceeding adopted by the Attorney- General. The ATTORNEY GENERAL joined in the demurrer. Mr. BALLANTYNE suggested that the statement of the woman that she was an alien would be sufficient. The Crown had treated the case as if the woman was a foreigner ; but to place the matter beyond doubt and properly before the Court, he had an affidavit of the fact. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had come there in his official capacity to promote the administration of justice, and he did not wish to take any advantage of a mere technical point. lie did not deny that the woman was formerly an alien. He should not, therefore, traverse the fact. The completion of the necessary proceedings in regard to the demurrer having been postponed for a short time, the jury was sworn. The female prisoner, who grew somewhat paler as the time advanced, was accommodated with a seat. The indictment having been again read by the Clerk of Arraigns, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proceeded to state the case to the jury. He said the great importance of the case upon which they were about to enter, and the excitement which it had occasioned in the public mind, had induced him as public prosecutor, to appear there that day and take upon himself any responsibility that might arise in the course of the proceedings; and being anxious to conduct the case calmly and dis passionately, so that the ends of justice might be promoted, he was quite certain that upon a charge of the serious nature they were about to try—almost the most serious charge that could be made against any member of this community—it was, he believed, quite unnecessary for him to caution and implore them to dismiss . altogether from their minds if pos sible, anything; that up to that hour they had heard with respect to the case they were now called upon to try—anything that they .had read, and every impres sion which their minds might have formed with re spect to this painful investigation. He implored them to confine themselves entirely to the evidence, and to decide upon that evidence alone, under the direction of the Learned Judge, as to their verdict. It would be necessary fbr him, he feared, at some length to enter into a detail of the circumstances, but he would abstain as much as pos sible from all unnecessary circumstances and com ments. He was not bound, appearing there to conduct the prosecution, to suggest anything to their consi deration, any theory with respect to the guilt or innocence of the parties accused, but to lay before them as clearly as possible, and as ably as he could, the facts as they would afterwards be adduced in evidence. The prisoner at the„bar,Yrederick George Manning, was, he believed, a native of Sornersetshire, and was in the service of the Great Western Railway as a guard, in 1847, when he married the female prisoner, Maria Manning. Maria Manning was a native of Switzerland, and formerly lived in the service of Lady Blantyre, the daughter of the Duchess of Sutherland. They were married in 1847. They kept, for some time after their marriage, a public house at Taunton. Afterwards, they hired a house at No. 3, Min ver- place, Bermondsey, the scene of the fatal murder with which they were charged. O'Connor, with whose murder they were charged, was for many years a gauger in the Customs, and on the day of the murder—the 9th of August—was stationed at the London-docks. He resided at Greenwood-place, Mile-end, a distance of some two or three miles from Minver-place, which was accessible by the ordinary conveyances in about a quarter of an hour. On Thurs• day, the 9th, he left his residence, in order to attend his business at the docks at half-past seven in the morning. He was at the London Docks during the ordinary hours of duty, and at four o'clock signed the departure-book which was kept in that establish ment, as he had done the appearance-book in the morning on his arrival, when he left for the day. A little before five o'clock, about a quarter before five, he was seen by two friends on London-bridge ; and being questioned as to where he was going, he produced and opened to one or both of them a letter of invitation to dinner, at the Mannings. he believed for that day, signed " Maria." They do not, I understand, recollect whether there was any surname to the note or not. About five o'clock the same day he was seen in Weston-street, about three minutes walk from Minver• place, and a little later he was again seen by some persons on London-bridge, as if he was uncertain whether he should go to Minver-place. That was the last time he was seen alive. On the 13th of August the two prisoners abruptly left the house in the manner he should describe. On the 14th, the landlord finding the house unoccupied, the prisoners having left without giving him any notice, and the police having obtained access to the dwelling, made a diligent search of the pre mises, and under the pavement in the back kitchen, about the depth of four feet, they found the body of O'Connor buried, the legs tied tightly back to the haunches, and covered with lime. No clothes were found, and no invitation to dinner, as might have been anticipated. No instrument by which the fatal deed was likely • to have been inflicted was found. The body so found would be clearly identified as the body of O'Connor; and although, of course, the finding of the body under such circumstances, in a house occupied and known to belong to the prisoners, with whom he was on terms of intimacy, was most suspicious, yet it was not to be taken as conclusive of the guilt of one or both the prisoners ; yet there could be no doubt that O'Con nor—whose body was thus found thus mutilated, shat through the head and his skull fractured—was mur dered and deposited in the receptacle in which he was found by some parties who believed that his body would never be discovered. His Learned Friend would have no right to complain if he started with the assumption that the unfortunate man was mur dered on the evening of the 9th. It would of course be their duty to inquire into the degree of guilt of each of the accused ;. but he feared when they had heard the whole of the evidence they could not fail to be of opinion that the deed was the result of a long deep-laid scheme, and that the prisoners were the actual per petrators of it. He would before proceeding further point out one or two legal principles with which they would have to deal in coming to a conclusion. They had heard that the indictment varied, as was most necessary, the way in which the murder was sup posed to have been committed ; that the male prisoner shot the deceased and then struck him with a crowbar; that he killed him by shooting him with an air-gun, and by striking him with it afterwards, and that his wife was present aiding and assisting him in the commission of the act. The law required the charge to be thus put ; and if they should be of opinion that Maria Manning's hand was the one that struck the fatal blow, and that the male prisoner was present—if he was not even in the same room—nay, even if a third party had committed the act, and both the prisoners were present at its com mission, they would stand in the light of principals in the second degree, and, according to law, they would have to find them guilty of murder. And, there fore, though they might inquire whether the hand of the one or of the other inflicted the fatal blow, yet if either committed the act, and the other was present participating in the dreadful crime, both would be guilty of the crime of murder. Formerly , there was a difficulty in bringing about such a con viction under such circumstances. No one at the commission of dreadful acts of this description was present as a witness. It was difficult, there fore, to get positive eye testimony, and juries were, therefore, of necessity, satisfied with that which in some cases might be more satisfactory than clear testimony, namely, sufficient circumstantial evidence to bring home the charge to the accused. All who were present at a murder, though different degrees and modes of guilt might attach to some of the parties, were equally guilty of the offence. The parties who conceived, and those who committed a murder of this kind, were equally guilty. The law formerly took cognizance of the different degrees of guilt, dealing with principals as principals, and accessories as accessories. Thus much injustice was done, as parties actually present at the commission of murder were acquitted. The 11 th and 12th of Victoria had remeditd this defect in the law, and enacted that accessories before the fact should stand in the position of principals. Therefore they would be relieved of all diffi culty in considering whether Manning ad ministered the deadly blow in the absence of his wife, or whether Maria Manning did so in the absence or presence, or with the connivance of her husband, or whether they did so in concert. They could have no difficulty in coming to a conclusion. In some cases the humanity of the law presumes that a married woman was under the direction and constraint of her husband, and there were some offences for which the Rife was acquitted, if com mitted under the constraint and with the consent of her husband.' But the law did not extend its protec tion to married women who were charged with the commission of heinous crimes, which were abhorrent to the laws of nature. It might be pleaded for the female prisoner that the murder was committed by L0N'73014. THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER fib, 1040. the husband, and that she was only an accessory in the second degree before the fact ; hut neither the law nor the evidence justified, in the slightest degree, the plea of coverture. The Attorney-General then gave a rapid but succinct account of the whole facts which have been adduced in the various examinations at the police court—from the beginning of the intimacy of O'Connor with Mrs. Manning down to the commission of the murder, dwelling and commenting upon the main facts as tending to show the guilt of the accused. In conclusion, he said they would find that before the act was done lime was purchased by Manning, and that lime was used for the purpose of obliterating all traces of the murder ; that he had also purchased a crowbar, which was delivered to the female prisoner, and paid for by her, after complaining that the price was higher than was agreed upon ; that she had herself, the day before the murder, purchased a strong shovel, probably for the purpose of removing the earth ; and the various facts that he had stated, and which would be substantiated in evidence, would, he believed, clearly show that the prisoners at the bar were guilty of the crime imputed to them. Ile was quite sure that they would calmly investigate the whole of the facts ; he knew that they would do so patiently and honestly, dismissing everything from their minds which they had heard out of doors, and de livering their verdict solely upon the evidence adduced. The first witness called was Henry Barnes; he was examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I am a police-constable. On the 17th of August last, in consequence of infor mation I received, I accompanied a man named Barton to a house in Minver-place, Bermondsey. The house was empty, but we got in. Burton bad the key, and he unlocked the door and we went in. We examined the house, with the back kitchen, and I observedadamp mark between the flag-stones. Those two stones ap peared to have been recently removed. I removed the stones and the earth, and when I got about an inch down I discovered the toe of a man. About eighteen inches lower down I found the loins of a man. The body was lying with the face downwards, with the legs tied up to the haunches. The body was naked, and the legs tied up with a strong cord. I found also a quantity of slack lime. Whilst I was doing this, !Mr. Lockwood came, but I had removed enough to disclose the body. Mr. Lockwood found a set of false teeth in the earth. The head was downwards, but I did not examine it, and therefore I cannot say in what state it was. Mr. Lockwood was a surgeon. The body was removed, and afterwards examined by Mr. Lockwood and another surgeon. While the body was in the hole, Mr. Flinn came in, and had an opportunity of seeing the body. On the same day in the evening I went to No. 20, Greenwood-street. I there found a box, which had been previously forced open. In that box there was another, a sort of cash box, but there was no cash in it. There were some I 0 U's in it. Mr. Flower went with me and saw it. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINs—The size of the flag-stones were about three feet long by two feet wide. The soil below was damp. I have, since the day I mentioned, exa mined the house carefully, and made myself well acquainted with it. There is a garden at the back, and on entering the house by the front door the first room come to was the front parlour. The front kitchen was under the front parlour, and the back one under the back parlour. I can't say whether or not persons could be heard walking about in the next houses, because there was a good deal of noise in the street. Re-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—A crow-bar and shovel were used to remove the stones. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTYNE —Lcould easily have removed the flag-stone. James Burton, a police-officer, examined by Mr. BODKIN—I went with the last witness to the house in Minver place, and opened the front door with the key. I saw the opening made in the back kitchen. The size of it was about five feet long and two broad, and between two and three deep. The things had all been removed from the house, but I subsequently found a shovel in the back parlour. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Wiums —I went first to the house on the 14th of Au gust, accompanied by Mr. Keating and two other persons. On that occasion I found 28 pieces of clean linen there, and there were some trunks in the house. The shovel was found in the back parlour. Mr. Samuel James Lockwood examined by Mr. CLARKE—I am a surgeon, and I remember going to a house in Minver-place, in consequence of some in formation I had received, and finding the two last wit nesses there in the back kitchen. I found them opening a hole there, and saw in it the body of a man with the face downwards and the knees tied up to the haunches. Before it was removed I took out a set of false teeth from the mouth. The body was taken from the hole, and I then examined it. Mr. Howdley and another surgeon cut the cords. On examining the head I perceived a small protuberance over the right eye. I further examined the head, and found a bullet on the back which I now produce. I could not trace the progress of the bullet, in consequence of the wounded and decomposed state of the head. Sixteen pieces of bone had been removed from the head, which was covered with wounds that might have been produced by a blunt instrument, such as a crow-bar or chisel. There was also a wound that might have resulted from a gun shot ; and those named, in my opinion, would be sufficient to ac count for death. A post-mortem examination was made of the body. The witness was not cross-examined. Mr. Charles Slow examined by the ATTORNEY , . GENERAL—I am summoning officer of the Coroner's Court, and produce a set of teeth which I received from Mr. Lockwood. Mr. Lockwood identified the teeth as those he had taken from the head of the body. William Tomlin, a dentist, examined by the AT TORNEY-GENERAL--I knew Mr. O'Connor, and the set of false teeth now produced I remember having made for him. Price Walsh, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I knew the deceased. On the 17th of August I went to a house in Minver-place, but could not get in. I went again on the following day, and then saw a body in the back kitchen. It was the body of Patrick O'Connor, of her Majesty's Customs. I had known him since April. On the Bth of August I saw O'Connor alive. I was with him at his lodg ings and accompanied him that night to the Man nings, in Minver-place. It was about a quarter to ten when we went, and for some time we sat to gether with the Mannings. I remember on this occasion Mrs. Manning saying to Mr. O'Connor, " Why did you not come to dinner to-day ;we kept dinner waiting for an hour ; did,you not get my note ?" He said, no, and she said "Perhaps it did not arrive before you left the docks, but you will; get it to morrow." Mr. O'Connor then said, "Mr. Walsh has got the balance of the bill to day, Pitt's bill." Mrs. Manning asked,' him, " Will you proceed against him for the other three bills ?" and he said "I will." O'Connor and Manning then began to smoke, and after doing so for some time O'Connor became faint and he sat upon the sofa, and Mrs. Manning went for some brandy and water, but he did not take any. We quitted the premises about a quarter past eleven, and I accompanied him home as tar as Com mercial-street. I never saw him again until I saw his body on the Bth of August. The Mannings were as friendly with O'Connor as brothers. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTYNE—Mrs. Man ning bathed O'Connor's temples withEau de Cologne. By Mr. WimaNs—Pitt is a grocer, or a broker of that sort. William Keating examined by Mr. 13omarr—I am clerk in the Examiner's office of the Customs. I knew O'Connor, and saw him last alone on the 9th of August, about a quarter to five o'clock. He was going over London• bridge, towards the Surrey side. Mr. Graham was with me, and we had some conversation together. O'Connor showed me a letter. Mr. BODKIN—Did you see the name to that letter? fitness—Yes. Mr. BODKIN--Was it Maria ? Mr. BALLANTYNE objected to the question. No proof had been adduced that the letter bad been lost, and secondary evidence ought not to be taken till that was done. The ATTORNET•GENERAL said the letter could not be found. The COURT ruled that the question could not be put. Examination continued—Mr. O'Connor appeared in his usual health and spirits when I met him on the bridge. On the Sunday following I went to Mr. Manning's house in Minver• place, and saw Mrs. Manning. I asked her if O'Connor dined there on the previous Thursday. She said no. She added, " I saw him on the night before that, and he was unwell, and I went on the following night about seven o'clock to inquire about him, but he was not at home." I said, "It is very strange, for he was seen by two friends crossing London-bridge in the direction of your house on that day." I asked to see Mr. Manning, but she said he was not in. She said it was ungentlemanly of Mr. O'Connor that he did not come to keep his appoint ment to dine with us on the Thursday. I said I would call the same evening to see Mr. Manning, as perhaps he might have seen Mr. O'Connor, but she said they were going out to tea, and would not be at hame. I do not know Mrs. Manning's hand writing. O'Connor was on very friendly terms with the Mannings. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTYNE—I knew M rs . Manning before I saw Manning. I have been t o O'Connor's lodgings and seen Mrs. Manning there, and have left them together late of an evening. It was on the 12th of August I saw Mrs. Manning, a n d she said she had been down at O'Connor's twice to inquire after him—once on the 9th and once on the 16th. I think she said it was about 7 o'clock in the_evening. Croy-examined by Mr. Sergeant Miami B—When. ever I have seen Manning and O'Connor together, they have always appeared on fiiendly terms. David Graham examined by Mr. CLERIC—I am an officer in the Customs, and knew O'Connor, I remember meeting him on London-bridge while in company with the last witness. He appeared in perfect health and spirits. I remember going to Manning's house, in Minver• place, on the 12th cf August, with Mr. Keating, and then seeing Mrs. Manning. Mr. Keating asked if she had seen O'Connor. She said she had, on the Wednesday previous, when he was at their house, and being unwell he laid down on the sofa. Then she went to Mr. O'Connor's lodgings on Thursday even ing, the 10th, at about a quarter to six, to know why he had not come to dine with them, but she did not find him at home. She said also that she thought it very ungentlemanly that he did not come. We ssked to see Mr. Manning, but he was not at home, and when Mr. Keating proposed to come in the evening, she said they were going out to tea. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—The spot where we met O'Connor was about half amile from the Mannings. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—I had often seen O'Connor walking with Mr. Manning, and I have seen Mrs. Manning at O'Connor's lodgings once. It was in the evening, and I left them together. O'Connor occupied two rooms in a house in Green wood-street on the same floor. The Court adjourned at this period of the proceed logs for a quarter of an hour. 7'.HIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BuLLoci.) MURDER.—Henry Watson, a man about 35 years of age, was indicted for the wilful murder of Louisa, Charlotte Watson, his daughter, on the 20th Septem ber, by throwing her into a waterbutt, and was also charged, on the Coroner's inquisition, with the said murder. Mr. M'Murdo, the surgeon to the prison, upon being sworn. deposed that he had had an opportunity of seeing the prisoner since the 21st of September last, and he was evidently of an unsound mind. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The ASSISTANT JUDGE, on taking his seat on the bench, apologised to the bar and the jury for the late ness of his arrival (it being half-past ten o'clock), which he said was occasioned by a serious accident upon the North Kent Railway, which delayed the train a consi derable time. The Court this day took thebail list, and was occupied the greater part of the morning with hearing appeals against the decisions of the magistrates in cases of affiliation. FRANCE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. There is not an honest Frenchman in the land whose cheeks are not burning with shame at the infamy of the National Assembly declaring, by solemn votes on Saturday, that the Pope shall have carte blanche to murder, imprison, exile, confiscate, and oppress, under protection of the French legions sent to Rome on the lying pretence of defending Roman liberty. And no wonder that Frenchmen hang the head with humiliation, for never, never did legisla ture of any nation give such an audacious disavowal of its own previous acts, cast such a stain on the country's honour, or commit such monstrous iniquity towards a friendly people. In this deplorable business, however, President Bonaparte figures most pitiably. He is personally insulted and disgraced ; branded as a foolish mad cap, whose solemn acts are treaty) as of no account; scoffed, jeered, kicked,hurniliated, as not only no Prime Minister of a great nation, but no man with the slightest sense of his own dignity was before submitted to. Oh ! how the shadow of the Napoleon which haunts the Invalides must have started with astonishment, and his eyes have gleamed fierce with wrath at seeing his degenerate nephew, the unworthy bearer of his own great name, submit to have France so humiliated, and he himself so dishonoured ! But " out of evil cometh good ;" and whilst we w e e p with the oppressed a n d betrayed Romans, and express indignation at the atrocity of the French Govern ment, we have at least the satisfaction of knowing that Prince Bonaparte has henceforward rendered himself perfectly harmless in the land, and sunk himself to the contemptible po'ition of the baffled and ridiculous conspirator of Strasburg and Boulogne, from which his election to the Presidency drew him. In consenting to al'ow Thiers to treat with contumely his letter to the Aide-de-camp Ney, and in permitting his Mi nisters to advocate from - the tribune a policy of which he notoriously disapproved, he has voluntarily stripped himself of the prestige which his name, and his almost miraculous election, gave him in the eyes of the gullible multitude. He is no longer an object of dread to the Republicans. His schemes of esta blishing an empire are no longer to be feared. Any prolongation even of his Presidency need no longer to be apprehended. He is henceforth a stick in the hands of his Ministers and the majority of the As sembly—a dog to fetch and carry, and be spurned and kicked at'will. Nay more • he cannot even boast of being President o f th e Republic in aught but in name, as the power which the Constitution confides to him, and for the exercise of which it makes him responsible in liberty, fortune, and life, has been audaciously, and in the presence of all, taken away. The man in truth is now politically a nonentity—he is politically dead. Although the majority of the Assembly appear by its recent vote to be as compact as heretofore, the truth is that it has received a shock from which it can never recover ; and it is certain that it will very , shortly fall to pieces. Its dissolution will be a bless ing to the country, inasmuch as it may probably avert a sanguinary insurrection. A more abominable and unnatural coalition never existed ; it consists of parties whose principles are as wide as the poles asunder, and destructive of each other, and has no other object than that of securing to itself place, power, privilege, and of maintaining a system of taxa tion so iniquitously devised as to cast nearly the whole burden on the toiling people. I hope that in England you place no confidence in France with respect to the Turkish question. If so, you are doomed to grievous disappointment. Beyond a milk and watery note, and perhaps the sending of a few ships to share in any demonstration which may be made by the English fleet, expect not France to go. Her Government is too selfish, too timid, too traitorous to the Republic and to the people, even to think of assuming a bold and becoming attitude to wards the Russian Autocrat. As for engaging in war, should one ensue, you might as well expect her to fight for the moon. It is not under a Louis Bona parte, a Barrot, and a Thiers, that she will consent to fire a shot or spend a sous for a cause of chivalry and generosity. Has not her Government need of almost every man of her vast army to overawe the population at home ? And are not the few troops she sends abroad destined to slaughter nascent Republics, and end in extinguish ing the liberty of foreign nations ? The clouds which have so long bung over the political horizon have not cleared up; they seem, on the contrary, to become blacker and heavier every day. The present state of things cannot last—it can not. It is wearing away the vital forces of the nation as consumption wears away the human frame. It is filling every heart with hatred, every mind with despondency. All wish to see it overthrown ; but, strange to say, scarcely any dare to hasten its down fal, as it is feared that its destruction, though inevitable, will be the signal for the unloosing of all the passions of faction—perhaps for the drawing of the sword of civil war. Ah ! tremendous is the responsibility which weighs on the men who have brought things to the crisis in which they stand; who have perverted the pure and holy Revolution of February; who have poisoned the stream that was declared to give life and hope to the half starving myriads of this wretched land ; who have made another revolution inevitable, and done their utmost to render it implacable and as sangui nary as the terrible '93 : vrst is their responsibility, but let them bear it, and let all its consequences fall on them. Rumours of a change of Ministry continue to prevail. It is morally certain that the Cabinet, as at present constituted, cannot possibly hold together long, and the probability is that it will be replaced by one in which Theirs and Mole, and their set will be predominant. Tani MiCUX, a few months' i ule of such men would bring things to a crisis, and, if I mistake not, so disgust the population with their faction and their doctrines as to win uni versal favour to the Republic, the only form of government henceforth possible in France. In financial circles there is a talk of a loan being shortly raised by the Government. I entreat your readers to have nothing to do with anything of the kind. It would be treason to liberty to lend money to the present Government of Prance ; and it would be folly besides, for the financial embauassments are so fearfully great that it will require nothing short of a miracle to avoid national bankruptcy. BLEU-BLANC-ROUGE. Count Charles Berando de Pralormo presented to the President of the Republic, yesterday, letters from his Sovereign, accrediting him as Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Sardinia in France. On Sunday Mr. Richard Rush delivered to the President of the Republic letters from his Government, terminating the mission he filled in France as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary of the United States of America. THE TURKISH QUESTION. The Indeendance Beige publishes the subjoined letter on this important question : " Austria, it must be said, is sailing in this question in some degree in the wake of Russia. The Vienna Cabinet would be too glad of a settlement of the affair, and would not insist upon the extradition of the refugees. But it is evident that if Russia insists, the Austrian Government will be obliged to follow. It is not on the morrow of the day upon which the Czar has rendered his assistance to the Emperor Francis Joseph in putting down the Hungarian in surrection, that the latter could leave his powerful ally, especially in a matter in which Russia is en gaged in consequence of the very assistance she rendered to Austria. "France, on her side, without being placed in a similar position towards England, nevertheless yields to the impulse given by that power. Like Austria, she ardently desires a prompt and pacific solution ; but if, perchance, that solution should not take place, it is certain that it will be impossible for France to remain an indifferent spectator of the struggle in the Bosphorus, the Black Sea, or the Mediterranean. Only not desiring the struggle, she endeavours to prevent it, and effect an arrangement. " England, or to speak more correctly, Lord Palmerston, is far from being animated by such conciliatory sentiments. What direct interest can the English Government have in entangling matters and bringing about a conflagration ? Does it even wish for such a conflagration ? I shall not seek to investigate this question in this letter, but shall confine myself to a sketch of the situations without seeking causes. The fact is, that Ungland alone, of the three Powers of Turkey, France, and Great Britain, without exactly pushing fur a war, acts in a manner as if war must be the inevitable result, ex citing instead of calming the public mind. " Thence the difference in the language held by the representatives of France and England at Vienna. Both endeavour to detach Austria from her coalition with Russia, on the extradition question, to persuade her to relinquish the demand of extradition on her part, whatever may be the decision of Russia. But in seeking the same end Lord Ponsonby and M. Gustave de Beaumont employ different means. The first endeavours to intimidate the Cabinet of Vienna, the latter tries persuasion. " According to the last advice, received at Pen's from Vienna , Lord Ponsonby had just recei ve d a new dispatch from Lord Palmerston, enjoining him to declare in positive terms to Prince Schwarzenberg that if Austria or Russia persisted in demanding the extradition of the refugees, and resolved to have recourse to coercive measures against the Porte, England for her part would take measures to protect the independence of the Ottoman Empire and the integrity of its territory. If my information is exact —and I have reason to believe it is most exact—Lord Palmerston brings forward France in this dispatch, and thinks himself warranted in declaring to the Austrian Government that the French Republic would join Great Britain to oppose any act of violence projected against the Sultan. Moreover, Lord Pon sonby was instructed to provoke an immediate reply from Prince Schwarzenberg, and in case that reply should not be satisfactory, to transmit directly orders to Admiral Parker to take position with his squadron at the mouth of the Dardanelles, to be ready to pass them at the first signal from the representative of Great Britain at Constantinople, Sir S. Canning. " What was the reply of Prince Schwarzenberg ? lam not able to inform you ; the more so, as lam assured that Prince Schwarzenberg wishes to avoid giving a definitive reply until he is acquainted with the reply of the Csar to Fuad Effendi. " M. de Beaumont is by no means so imperative as Lord Ponsonby. He does not conceal, that should war be the result, France could not do otherwise than espouse the cause of Turkey ; but at the same time he shows, on the part of his Government, a sincere desire for the maintenance of peace, especially with Austria. . "What results from all this ? That the solution of the question is between England and Russia. Austria will follow the latter power, France will side with England ; but be assured that Austria and France desire peace, and that they will unite their endeavours, as far as their respective positions will allow them, to prevent a war. M. Delacour, predecessor of M. de Beaumont at Vienna, has just arrived at Paris. It is not improbable that he is the bearer of communications of a nature to render a pacific solution more probable. However, I repeat it, nothing positive can be said, until we know the reply of the Emperor Nicholas to Fuad Effendi. But it is allowed to presume that that reply will not be of a nature to render an amicable solution impossible. In that case Lord Palmerston will be quit for a little extra excitement. "Russian diplomacy is on the stir. Prince Vol-. konski, general aide-de•camp of the Emperor, one of the big-wigs at court, is at Naples. General Boehm, another aide-de-camp of the Emperor, has arrived at Paris. Count Blondoff is expected to be sent on a mission to London." THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A CIII2LA.IN.—At the general quarter sessions held at Coventry, the extraordinary conduct of the Rev. Ricl,ard Chapman, late chaplain of the gaol in that city, in applying a lighted candle to the hand of a murderess, named Mary Bell, for the avowed purpose of giving her an idea of the torment of the doomed, was brought be fore the full bench of Magistrates. The report of the visiting magistrates was read, which having alluded to the extraordinary treatment of the convicted murderess by the Rev. Mr. Chapman, and a letter from the Secre tary of State, approving of the suspension of the Rev. Gentleman as chaplain, proceeds as follows:--" We are of unanimous opinion that the facts which appear on the face of the proceedings show that the Rev. Richard Chapman is not a proper person to be the chaplain of the gaol, and recommend that he be dismissed." The report was accordingly adopted, and the usual notice issued for filling up the vacant office. We understand, however, that the Rev. Mr. Chapman, anticipating p ro b a bl y t h e determination of the bench, had sent in his resignation previously. EXETER CATIIEDRAL.—Many of our readers are aware that for some time past a difference bas existed between Mr. John Hooker, who holds the cffice of se. condary in our cathedral, and the Chapter. For some reasons, to which rumour gives all sorts of colours, but which we do not judge it needfnl:to detail, Mr. Hooker his office of second a ry or has been desired to give up chorister. He says no charge has been made against him of sufficient weight to induce him to comply with this desire, his appointment being of the nature of a freehold, of which he cannot be deprived while he is able to attend in his place. Mr. Hooker has taken Dr. Ad dams's opinion upon the case, who thinks the appoint ment is in the nature of a freehold. The case has been going on since Lady-day last, many pros and cons. hav ing been exchan ge d, always ,ending, with the chorister maintaining that it is his right. This day (Monday), on Mr. hooker's presenting himself, a bar was placed across so as to prevent his entrance. The case, we understand, will be carried before the competent tribunals, it being the first of the kind that has arisen since the Reforms tion.—Devonshire Chronicle. The Bresla; v - Gazette states that Count Leiningen Westerburg, Lther of Count Leininge n , w h o was re cently executed at Arad, has died of grief. Nis age was eighty. CHOLERA AND DIARRHEA ENGLAND AND WALES. The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrhcea reported to the General Board of Health October 24, 1849 : SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Deaths. Cholera. Dlarrh. 2 0 Basford (Bulwell) ... .. Bedminster (Stoke Abbott) ... Berwick-upon-Tweed... ... Birmingham ... ..• ••• Blackburn (Great Harwood dis.) Blofield (South Walsham dis.) Bolton (Tonge with Haulgh) Bradford ... ... ... ... 0 Bridgewater ... ... ... 2 Bristol 2 Burnley (Padiham district) ... 1 Chspel-en-k-Frith ... ... 1 Clifton Union (St. Philip and Jacob) . . ... .., 1 Cockermoutb (Maryport dis ) 2 0 Darlington ... ... ... 0 1 Derby ... ••• ••• 0 I Dewsbury (Batley) ... ... 2 0 Dudley (Rowley Regis district) 0 2 Forehoe (Colton) ... ..• --1 1 Halifax (Ovenden) ... ... 0 Ilunslet (Bothwell and Kirk stall districts) ... ••• 2 0 Knarcsborough .. ••• 5 0 Leeds ... ... ••• ••• 2 4 Liverpool ... ..• ••• 0 2 Llanelly ... ••• ••• 1 0 Loughborough ••• ••• 1 0 Malmesbury . . ... ... L 0 1 Manchester ... ••• ... 5 2 Midhurst ••• ••• 0 1 Newark •.• ••• •• 2 0 Newton Abbott (Torquay) ..• 3 0 Northwich 1 0 Norwich (East Wymer district) 2 0 Peterborough ... •• 1 1 P ontefract (Knottingl e y dis.) 2 0 Portsea (King s t on and Land port districts) ... ... 1 0 Portsea (Southsea) . ... 0 1 Preston (Walton-le-dale) . 0 1 Richmond (Surrey) ... ... 0 1 South Shields ... ... ... 1 1 Stockport and Hyde ... ... 0 2 Stourbridge ... ... ... 2 0 1 Upton -upon• Severn ... ... 1 0 WalEall (Borough district) ... 2 0 West Bromwich (Oldbury) ... 0 1 Wigan ... ... ... ... 11 0 Witham 0 1 Wolverhampton ... ••• 2 Wrexham ... ... ... 0 1 Yeovil (Coker) ••• ••• ....... 0 1 Total AUSTRIA. Sixty thousand Honveds have been incorporated in those regiments of infantry which have remained faithful to the Emperor. Tha Austrian army of war is to amount to 450,000 men, well equipped and thoroughly trained for war. The Vienna papers announce the arrival of General Haynau at Gratz. No executions have taken place in Hungary since that officer left the country. But the Wiener Zeitung publishes a sentence condemning one Paul Sontag to be imprisoned for two years, for having in Oct. last assisted General Bern in escaping from Vienna. Several changes in the various depart ments of military Government are mentioned by the Austrian papers. Count Gyulay, the present Secre tary-at-War, is to vacate his post and enter upon a military Government in Italy ; General Dahlen is appointed to the War-office ; Count Schlick is to have the government of Hungary, and General d'Aspre is to command at Gorz. The Barons liiibeck and SchOnhals are mentioned as members of the German Central Commission. From Pesth we are informed of another bloody scene in the great Hungarian tragedy. It has lately become the fashion to force young llungarians of birth and education to enlist in the least respectable Austrian regiments. A certain Baron Podmanitzky was thus compelled to be a common driver to the artillery, and it so happened that shortly after his joining the corps he was accused by his corporal of having on his march lost part of a bag of corn, and the young nobleman was sentenced to be flogged. On the morning after this disgraceful punishment had been inflicted on him, Baron Podmanitzky entered the apartment of his captain, and offering that officer the choice of two pistols, he challenged him to fight a duel on the spot. They fired, and the captain was slightly wounded. Baron Podmanitzky was of course placed under arrest, tried, and condemned to c a p ital punishment. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, OCT. 22..—There is much talk here of a private alliance concluded between Bavaria, Wurtem burg, and Hanover, for the purpose of counteracting the influence of Prussia and Austria by this intim a t e in s e d ta t e o n union of the small er states., The idea of this all:lnce w as first started by Struve. Bavaria hesi tated for for a long time consideration of its intimate with Austria, but has ultimately joined this alliance. Saxony still holds out, alleging it s P ru ssia, but there is no saying how obligations to w ill restrain Saxon politics. long gratitude BAVARIA. MUNICH, OCT. 18.—The Netherlands Minister at our Court has r ,, ceived letters of recal, and quitted Munich immediately. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES STRASLAND, OCT. 17.—The island of llanholm, which lies close to Strasland, has just been purchased by the Government for 15,000 dollars for the purpose of being converted into a military post of the second order,— German Correspondent. COPENHAGEN, OCT. 18 . - F ' adrelandef tcsii the Denmark negotiator, M. Von Pechlin, has had an interview with the Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs, in which the Ambassador Extraordinary at the Danish Court, W. Von Werther, who had just returned from Copenhagen, took a part.—Haniburgh Borsenhalle, Oct. 20. SCOTLAND. Haddington ... ••• ••• 1 0 1 0 Hawick •• ••• ••• -- Total . GENERAL TOTAL England and Wales ... 63 34 Seoticnd 2 0 Total ... NOTE.—The deaths are returned according to the superintendent registrars' districts, as it is found im• practicable to distinguish every place separately. THE FOOD OF A. LIFETIME. Take seventy years of the life of an epicure, beyond which age many of that class of bon vivants arrive, and even above eighty, still in the full enjoyment of degustation, &c. (For example, Talleyrand, Camba ceres,jLord Septon, &c.) If the first of the said epicures, when entering on the tenth spring of his extraordinary career, had been placed on an eminence—say, the top of Primrose-hill, and had had exhibited before his infantine eyes the enormous quantity of food his then insignificant person would destroy before he attained his seventy-first year—first, he would believe it must be a delusion; then, secondly, he would inquire where the money could come from to purchase so much luxurious extravagance ? But here I shall leave the pecuniary expenses on one side, which a man of wealth can easily surmount when required. So now, dearest, for the extraordinary fact; imagine on the top of the above -mentioned bill a rush-light of a boy just entering his tenth-year, surrounded with the recherché provision and deli cacies claimed by his rank and wealth, taking merely the medium consumption of his daily meals. By closely calculating he would be surrounded and gazed at by the following number of quad rupeds, birds, fishes, &c.—by no less than 30 oxen, 200 sheep, 100 calves, 200 lambs, 50 pigs ; in poultry, 1,200 fowls, 300 turkeys, 150 geese, 400 ducklings, 263 pigeons, 1,400 partridges, pheasants, and grouse ; 600 woodcocks and snipes ; 600 wild ducks, widgeon and teal ; 450 plovers, ruffes, and reeves ; 800 quails, ortolans, and dotterels, and a few guillemots and other foreign birds ; also 500 hares and rabbits, 43 deer, 120 Guinea fowl, 10 peacocks, and 360 wild fowl. In the way of fish, 120 turbot, 140 salmon, 120 cod, 260 trout, 400 mackerel, 300 whitings, 800 soles and slips, 400 flounders, 400 red mullet, 200 eels, 150 haddocks, 400 herrings, 5,000 smelts, and some hundred thou3and of those delicious silvery white-bait, besides a few hundred species of fresh-water fishes. In shell-fish, 20 turtle, 30,000 oysters,l,soo lobstera or crabs, 300,000 prawns, shrimps, sardines, and anchovies. In the way of fruit, about 5001bs. of grapes, isolbs. of pineapples, 600 peaches, 1,400 apricots, 240 melons, and some hundred thou sand plums, greengages, apples, pears; and some millions of cherries, strawberries, raspberries, cur rants, mulberries, and an abundance of other small fruit, viz., walnuts, chestnuts, dry figs, and plums. In vegetables of all kinds, 5,475 pounds weight, and about 2,4341 pounds of butter, 684 pounds of cheese, 21,000 eggs, 180 ditto plovers. Of bread, 4f tons, half a ton of salt and pepper, near 2f tons of sugar; and, if he had happened to be a covetous boy, he could have formed a fortification or moat round the said hill with the liquids he would have to par take of to facilitate the digestion of the above-named provisions, which would amount to no less than 11,6781 gallons, which may be taken as follows :- 49 hogsheads of wine, 1,3681 gallons of beer, 584 gallons of spirits, 342 liquor, 2,3941 gallons of coffee, cocoa, tea, &c., and 304 gallons of milk, 2,736 gall ons of water, all o which would actually protect him and his anticipated property from any young thief or fellow-schoolboy, like Alexandre Dumas had protected Dante and his immense treasure from the pirates in his island of Monte Christo. You now, dearest, fancy I am exaggerating in every way ; but, to convince you, and to prevent you puzzling your brain to no purpose, I also: enclose you a medium scale of the regular meals of the day, from which I have taken my basis, and in sixty years it amounts to no less than 33:1 tons weight of meat, farinaceous food and vegetables, &c., out of which I have named in detail the probable delicacies that would be selected by an epicure through life.—Soyer's Modern Housewife. COMMON ASSAULTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUR'. Sra,—lf a defendant refuses (or is not able) to pay penalty and costs in a case of common assault, he cannot be committed to hard labour. This is a defect which ought to be remedied. There are other cases wherein hard labour cannot be ordered. It would, in my bumble opinion, be well to pass a short Act of Parliament (and it would necessarily be short) giving magistrates a discretionary power, in all cases, to commit to bard labour or not. Yours obediently, 25th Oct., 1849. A JUSTICES' CLERK: FOREIGN FUNDS. BELGIAN FUN DS.—Barisns, OcT. 22. Actual Debt, 2 per Cent • — Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• •• Ditto Three per Cent „ Ditto Thirty-seven Millione, ditto ••• • •• Ditt0,ditt0,1846............ • 95U Dittooditto,lB42 ...................... 95q Ditto, ... 87% Ditto, 1836......... .................. 8314 Ditto, 1836, Three per Cent. .. Ditto, 1848 .....• ............... 64 Ditto of the City, 1832 Ditto, 1843 „ ........ 93 Bank of Belgium•..... Isaue of 1841 Exchange on London, 25 36. DITTC/1 FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, OCT. 22. Bills. Money. Actual Debt, *4 per Cent •••• • . • • 52 15-16 b 3 14 Ditto, 3 per Cent 62% 63 Ditto, 4 per 82% 82% Amort Syndic, 354 per Cent ••••.• • • • • East India Loan, 4 per Cent.. • ... •• • • Spanish New 5 per Cents...... ..... 10 3-16 10 Austriants per Cents... ............ .. 841 84% Ditto 3 per Cent., Inland .......... Exchangeon London, at sight ...... 12 5 Two m0nth5............• • • 12 On llamburgh, at sight ...• 34 15-16 Two m0nth5......... •• • • 34 13-16 On Paris, at sight...... •. • • Tw0m0uth5............... 56 AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, OCT. 16. 5 per Cents. .. ...................... 95% 7-16 4 per 843 2y,z per Cent. ..... • ... • • ...• • • Ditto, 1839 11214 Esterhazy's Loan ............ Bank Shares 1,203 1,210 INTERESTING DISCOVERY AT DUNFERMLINE.— 1 During the relaying of the floor of the Abbey Church, the workmen a few days ago came upon two massive stone coffins lying side by side, and very near the spot where " the rude awtare" of the original abbey stood. The coffins were hollowed out of one single block each, with a circular space for the head. In one was found a body completely cased in leather, the other was full of dust. The leather casing was in excellen t preservation, but the body within was completely gone, scarcely a little bone left. It was taken out carefully and cleaned, and was found to have been laced like a pair of stays all down the back and round the soles of the feet with much care.—Scottish Press. 611116.11111111 THE NETHERLANDS. On Saturday evening and Sunday mornin g the King had long confer ences w ith the Councillor of State, Chief of the Cabinet. On Monday, at two o'clock, hi s M a j esty h e l d a Council, at which Prince Frederick and Prince Henry were present. In the evening a Council of Ministers assembled. It is con cluded from these conferences that the Ministerial crisis approaches its termination. ITALY. The Messaggere of Turin baying been prosecuted by the Apostolic Nuncio for an article representing Pius IX. as " affecting a hypocritical mildness, pass ing his time at Gaeta in saying mass and having his feet kissed by Sovereigns, who are still more cor rupted and treacherous than he," the jury found him guilty, but his connsel having pleaded prescription, as three months had passed since the publication of the al ticles, the plea was held to be good, and the Messaggere acquitted. THE ATTEMPTED PARRICIDE AT CHISWICK. HAMMERSMITH POLICE COURT. Our readers will doubtless recollect the unfor tunate young sailor, Henry Bathurst Monkhouse, who is charged with attempting to murder his father, has been twice remanded from this office in conse quence of the dangerous state in which his father has been placed from the wounds he received. Yesterday being appointed by Mr. Beadon, the magistrate of this district, for the bringing up again of the prisoner, some anxiety was manifested in the neighbourhood of the police•court, and a crowd was collected within its precincts long before the time appointed for the examination. In consequence of the lamented indisposition of Mr. Beadon, Mr. Paynter presided, and upon that gentleman taking his seat, at half past two o'clock, the prisoner was placed at the bar. He bore the same dogged appearance that he did on his being brought before the magistrate on Wednes day weak. He looked round the court, apparently for the purpose of endeavouring to recognise some face with which he was familiar, and upon discovering his brother John, who had been in court some time previous to the prisoner being placed at the ber, he instantly turned his head away from him, and ap peared anxious to avoid his notice. Upon the prisoner being placed at the bar, Mr. Inspector Jecks stated that he had received a certificate from the medical gentlemen who were attending Mr. Monkhouse, the father of the prisoner, Mr. Halford and Mr. Bowling, and that certificate was to the following effect : " We hereby certify that the wound in Mr. Monk house's throat is healing, and his general health im proving; but he is not yet sufficiently recovered to appear at the police•court. Signed, " J. Bowuna. " EDW. HALFORD. " Hammersmith, Oct. 24th, 1849." Mr. PAYNTER, after reading the certificate, observed that there was an erroneous opinion very generally prevailing in the neighbourhood of Hammersmith and Chiswick, that Mr. Monkhouse, the father of the prisoner, could, if he thought proper, refuse to appear to prosecute his son, such a notion being totally without foundation, and it must be understood that in a case like the present the law was imperative, and would compel the attendance of Mr. Monkhouse, sen., at that court when he was sufficiently recovered. The prisoner was then remanded to Wednesday next, and upon the application of Mr. John Monk house, the brother of the accused, the Magistrate gave him permission to have an interview with his unfortunate brother. IRELAND. THE KILLOUGHY TRAGEDY. - INQUEST ON THE SECOND POLICEMAN. - - (From the Leinster Express.) In consequence of the death of Sub Constable dames Gleeson of wounds received in the affray at Killoughy, on Sunday week, an inquest was held on view of the body at the Court•house, Tullamore, on Monday, before James Dillon, Esq., senior coroner of the King's County. After the examination of several witnesses, The CORONER addressed the jury, when they re tired for about fifteen minutes, and returned the following verdict:— " We find that on the 14th day of October Sub-Con stable James Gleeson, while in the execution of his duty, was wilfully, feloniously, and maliciously fired at by an armed party, to jurors unknown, whereby he received a fracture, and a mortal gun-shot wound, of which he languished; And from the effect of the aforesaid gun shot wound died in the King's County Infirmary, Tullamore, on the 19th of October inst. 'We further say, that John and Joseph Keyes, then and there, were feloniously aiding, assisting, and abetting, while the said James Gleeson was being killed and mur dered." Constable Balfour is not expected to recover. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardion.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.-Tho arrival of the Cambria, in the middle of last week, seemed to take a little of the breath out of our market. Since Friday, however, the spinners and manufacturers have gathered up their courage aga i n , an d are now demanding higher prices than those of a week ago. The buyers of yarns, however, whether for ship ping or for home consumption, are not inclined to operate on the required terms : some of the merchants, indeed, prefer to re-sell their stocks rather than export them; and transactions of this nature are taking place. On the whole, extremely little business has been done_ In gocds, also, the transactions of the day have been exceedingly limited. The home houses are still doing little. The India merchants have hardly been in the market at all in consequence of this being post-day, and of their mail being daily expected; and the purchases for other foreign markets have been of small amount. The rise in prices is the principal cause of this want of activity. The backward ness of buyers is, however, met with firmness and independence on the part of producers, who, in light articles, are almost without stocks, and in heavy ones are so low in price as to have no fear of any further decline. Although, since the commencement of the present rise, yarns and goods have kept ahead of cotton, yet the position of producers is actually more unfavourable than it was six weeks ago; for, prior to the sth inst. yarns and goods had been seriously falling in value during some weeks, while, in the same period cotton remained nearly stationary. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The flannel market con tinues much the same as it has been for two or three weeks back. The hands are in full employment, and the manufacturers have no stocks on hand. There is very little change in wool, either in price or demand. The manufacturers continue to buy only for immediate use. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—The throwing trade of this town is much in the same state as we last reported it, the mills continuing to work full time. In the ma nufacturing department a decided flatness is percep tible, which is now being felt by the weavers, who find diminished employment for the present. This, however, is nothing unusual at this period of the year. 'We hear, on the contrary, from Lyons, and the silk circles of Elberfeld and Crefeld, on the Rhine, that the silk manufacturing trade is very lively. The raw silk market is reported very firm, both here and on the cont;nent. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The attendance of buyers has been rather numerous, but we have not heard of any heavy sales. It is the season when we do . not expect much to be done. In wools there is a slight declince, and it is acknowledged that the re sults of the sales may be considered to show a lower tendency. HALIFAX, SATuRDAY.--There has been but a slack attendance in our Piece Hall to-day, and but a few goods were sold. There is, howe ver, a fair amount of business doing to order, and in the warehouses. Prices remain stationary. The yarn trade continues brisk, at full rates. Considerable sales of wool have taken place, but without any change in the quotationfieness s n . LEEDS, TUESDAY. — Rather dull market, and less doing in the woollen trade generally. the of the weather has checked, in some degree, the sale of heavy goods ; and there is not much doing among the shippers. Prices, however, keep steady, and stocks low. The power of awakening and keeping alive a generel interest is one talent among many which may b• envied. Every richly•gifted person has received with his rare gifts the obligation to make them effective in the widest possible circle. If he does not do so he is hoard ing up his treasure, whether it be gold or talents. — Eliza Cook's Journal. DEATH OF SIR JOHN DASIIWOOD KING, BART.— We have to announce the demise of the above venerable baronet, who expired on Monday last, after a protracted illness. The deceased baronet was son of the third baronet, who assumed his maternal name of King. He succeeded to the baronetcy and family estates on the death of his father in December, 1793, having previously married, in 1789, Mary Anne, daughter of the late Mr. Theodore H. Broadhead. The late baronet represented the family borough of Wycombe in the House of Com mons in nine successive parliaments, but retired from public affairs at the close of the parliament of 1830. Sir John is succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Mr. George H. Dashwood, M.P. DEATH OF CHOPIN, THE The French papers announce this event as having happened on the 17th instant. Mr. Frederic Chopin died of a disease of the chest,, at the comparatively early age of thirty nine. Y.) A.F. ~ l