The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-14 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1849.

OPENING OF THE BELGIAN
CHAMBERS.

THE KING'S SPEECH.

The Bigian Chambers were opened on the 13th
inst. by the king in person.
It was stated in the speech from the throne that
the country presented a very favourable aspect ; that
itv trallaillity was a proof of its excellent spirit and
of the ex'stecce of good institutions; that it pos-
sessed the etafidence and sympathy of forego
nations, and that the harvest this year was a very
abundant one, rendering provisions cheap, and at the
same time increasing the exports of agricultural pro-
duce. The k;ng then procredel to declare that
public attention was greatly directed to the
erogn as of egriculture; that the efforts of Ids
government, public batlieu, and private individuals
in that respect cannot fail to produce beneficial re-
sults; that the progress of manufactures wm, on the
whole, satisfactory, the exports to distant markets
gradually inceasing; that the seeming, of the popa-
acn of Fonder were mitigated; that the, late
exhibition of manufactures at Ghent was a Foot of
the skill std etergy of the inhabitants of those pro-
vineee ; that the new postal system had hitherto
worked well, and that 'other powil conventions were
on the point of being concluded. His majesty then
aneouceed bills for the improvement of the system of
public education it the expense of the state; for the
amendment of the penal code; for the abolition of the
punishment of branding on the body; for the
total abroeatioo, after the let of January next, a the
contract 1 etween the government and the great bank-
ing establishment, the Societe Generele ; for the far-
ther tweet...illation of savings banks and country banks
of credit (without new:gage) ; for the revision of the
morgage system ; and for the creation of establish-
ments fo. providing funds for aged operatives.
'the king next spoke in high teams of the army,
tl.e civic guard, as well uof the cordial reception he
lately met with in the provinces, and concluded by
proclaiming the existence. cf an intimate union be-
tween t. e country and the government, and of perfect
harmony between all the weer. of the state. lie
Ift q. ',led, on the part of his government, the loyal
aiu ut the Chambers.

It is understood that ministers will shortly intro-
duce bills having indirectly in view the emancipat
rig still more of public instruction from the influence
of the clergy. The question of education is the only
great one in this country—that is to say, with refer-
ence to the political parties of the day. It is hoped
in many quarters that reps will be taken for reduc-
ing the war-budget—one entirely disproportioned to
the res runts and importance of the nation, particu-
larly a neutral one, as Belgium is.
She strike amongst the faeory operatives at Ghent
for higher wages and a diminuuon in the hoard of
1 boor still continues, and is spreading no slight
a arm in that large city. The master manufac-
turer.' have declared that the small rise in the price
of their ar ides is inertly one to meet the increased
price of the raw material, and that their mills must
sop if higher wages were to be given.
They bare, however, agreed to limit the
Inure of labour to twelve hears per day, on con-
dition that the operatives work on Mondays for
twelve hours; the latter, however, relive to work on
Mondays longer than till 3 p.m. The moat inflam-
matLry circular's are distributed amongst the working
classes, and much exasperation prevails. The arrests
continue.

EXECUTION OF THE
MANNINGS.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

The following Meidenee attended am tem maa. a the
wretebsd culprit. wiehm the goal walls. The rev. chaplain,
who has been unremitting in his endeavours to bring the
coLvicts to a due serge or their awful position. visited :he
female prisoner at eight o'clock, on Monday night, and re.
mained clowned with her for more than two hours. During
this Meg period Mr. li)We impressed upon the wretched
woman the impertance of tasking her peace with God, and
se the only means of doing this effectually, he urged upon
her the necessity of relieving her conscience of any guilt that
might atle et it. The convict recelvedthe reverend gentleman's
s shortetions in a becoming manner, but Instead of meting
any admission of her guilt, she repeated a statement
'so utterly inconsistent with any reasonable hypothesis
that Mr. Rowe found it quite impossible to attach any cre-
dence to w: at she said. Tim yset of the statement was that
the murder had been committed by a yrneg man from
Ouerns. y, whom her husband knew, and that she herself
was %hall ignorant of the creumstanees. She gave no
description of the individual she referred to, nor did she
at*empt to account for her possession of O'Connnot's keys
awl property atter his death. It must be manifest, there-
fore, that no credibility could attach to her statements, and
Mr. Rowe left her for the night without having effected any
favourable change in her conduct. Before taking leave the
chaplain again mentioned the desire o: her husband to have
an interview with her, and Manning's groat anxiety to know
that she boa him no ill will. She replied that she tho-
roughly forgave him for all that he bed done, but that she
must decline to see him unless he relieved her from the
cherges he bed made against her. After the chaplain had
lets, she undressed herself and retired to bed, but slept
very little, Habig up occasionally, and exhibiting great
Atter leaving the female culprit Mr. Rowe proceeded to
Manning's cell, for the mime of offering him spiritual
immolation. Manning, in reply to the chaplain, expressed
himself quite resigned, but at the same time said he had a
a at desire to know whether his wife had confessed. Mr.
Rswe not feeling it his duty to satisfy him on this point,
Manning became very petulant, end complained of the
reserve exhibited towards him in this matter. The chaplain
very kindly pointed out to him that whatever his companion
in guilt might have said could not concern him in his pal-
ion—that he had only one all-important duty to perform, and
that was to make his peace with God. After prising mealy
two hours with the convict, Mr. Rowe retired for the eight,
Manning remaking, as be left the cell, that ho hoped
to see him at live o'clock in the morning. Ike
wretched man exhibited great uneasiness after the
chaplain had left, and could neither he prevailed upon to
retire to reat or sit down and read. After wme time be did
attempt to do the latter, and opening the Bible, resit Blood
a portion of the 61st Psalm, which he mid he considered''
very .9:liable to his case. He still manl'ested great Mita-
eliaation to go to bed, and taking up a pen wrote seemed
little memorials for presentation to the officers of the prises,
in acknowledgment of their kindness to him loos his Meer-
elation. One of these, 'Adana to Mr. Moore, the chief
officer of the prison, ran thus :
"Frederick George Manning, born at Taunton, in the
county of ire, in the year 1821, April 16th. Died
at Horeeniongn-lane Prison on Tuesday, Nov. 18*, 1849.
May the Lord have mercy on this poor Soul l
With Predariek George Manning's compliments to Mr.
Moore."
To Mr. Taylor, one of the turnkeys of the prima, who
has been very constantly in attendance up= him, the con-
vict presented a small Bible, in which he inscribed his
name and ON date of its presentation ; and to Mr. May-
nard, another of the officers, he gays a memento in his
handwriting as follows :
" Fredenek George Manning died at Horeemorger-lane
Priam, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1849. I have now only 3
hours more to live fn this world."
The wretched man threw himself down on the bed two
or three times, but would not smarms, and his attendants
state that they believe be did not close his eyes during the
night. He made frequent inquiries as to the degree of
y suffering occasioned by the death he was doomed to
Me, and appeared to dread it very much.
At 7 o'clock the visiting maaistratee, among whom we oh-
mage& Sir T. Newby Reeve, Hach; Mr. T. Puckle,
Ibrishfield, Mr. Ledger, and Mr. Francis, with Mr. Abbott,
the under-sheriff, arrived at the prison (which they enamel
by the Bessionwhouse), for the of attending to their
effidal duties. The reverendchaplain was early in his at-
Madame upon the male convict, vkitthghiscell at half-pest&
Nanning appeared pleased to see Mr. Hows, and remarked
In reference to what had peeled an the previous night, that
he feared he bad been very pastime, Ins he hoped the
chaplain would forgive hiss.-and weft else allowesne lee
the situation in which he was Posed. Mr. Howe Mita
him that he freely forgave him, aid sestelleil Ora thkeessed
and awful duty he bad to perform re•deesd h _, Met
he should be firma as well as M la biriweedliMis wed M.
sanctions. After Joining in pram the eheraiwldl
ning, to visit the [male prises% the male eeadet wisendless
utiles sparkegly of inekket,n sped bused ad
baiter, and sabsegusnily lekhis efts
wain In w
ward. While ides WOO* tats Am heard the &s-
-hut roar ad the pepsine ewrolied 'staid. the walls. He
wade us remark to Ids seesadente es the robing, bat ap-
peared bit, and very seen by bas own maw retired into
the chapel, where he eat down until the period arrived for
kink to receive the saarammt.
The chaplain, en entering the female eseviet's sell, found
her lan vary depressed state, gibing free the Irregular rest

eke had ha 4 during the night. His first sot was to 'mar-
ts= for solemnly, as she wee sow so oses to appear before
her God, whore no falsehood add nail her, ad where the
a mankind woe so kw: el asy aware, that
eke had smelling to say or to way, or en request to
maks, she would at ewe do or. The w woman
replied that she had natal toad to her homer statesman,
the troth of width 1110 aerpresed, hat she bad am request
to make—namely, that the ohapleis MOW write a letter to
two noble ladles, arta Romeo is mondani, onavoliss to
them her earnest sod Wad* drabs theirod triad eoa-
a eration sad exertions on her being.
they had not 'wallah's. The amid' to needs
to net wishes, and bean Mad up a prayer, left tke all
while the Navin masa et breakfast.
Manningwhila is the chapel, expensed to the Woken in
salami a way strong dohs to an his wife, and at 20
minutes past 8 o'clock,: by a previous arrangement, the
wretched woman was Introduced, end took her seat on the
setae beak with her ktubsatine male and one female
turnkey !mine meta Interns them. While in this patine
aid ?Deka the reversed chaplain had entered the mend
ed floe the fleet friendly recognition between the ant-
idote took place. Manning, apparently unable to control
his feelings longer, leaned forward towards his wife, and
in the meet apiarist anent said :—" I hope you are not
ping to depan this life with feelings of animosity towards
me." The appeal was too much for km, and leaning toward
him she said, " I have no animosity towards you." He
said, " Will you not kin me, then ?" Ti. female convict
said " Yee," and both parties having arisen, they shook
bands sad kissed each other several times.

The his
0/011k1 hero attend in his robes and
havistlikill M the alt_ez, he administered the
, Samantha ee bath this 'Mids. This mend site occupied
=ran less, Ind at its dm the wretched pair were
Omni "aim Mogan endwased Ids wife with
great fereenr and said, " God bless yes, I hope we shall
• Meet in Heaven." His wife returned his embrace and sobbed
audibly. As the prison bell had now pealed solemnly
for some minutes, Mr. Keane, the governor of the prison,
was under the painful necessity of reminding Manning that
the time bad strived. The wretched man, having taken a
puling embrace, was conducted to an adjoining room, in
order to undergo the process of pinioning. On entering he
observed two or three persona in the apartment, upon which
he inquired of the turnkey who was the hangman?
Cal-
eeatt a; ones stepped forward, std Manning resigned him-
self into his Mods. While undergoing the dreadful process
bi &Laing asked Calmat if he should aster mush pain. Cal-
mat said if he would keep himself still be would suffer no
pain at all, an 'stunts* which appeared to give the culprit
considerable satisfaction. The convict was now conducted
to the chapel-yard, where he awaited the arrival of his wife.
The female prisoner had retired when Manning left, and
was conducted to a room on the opposite side of the chapel,
when it was arranged she should undergo the proems of
pinioning. When Cakret entered this room, and her eye
first rested upon him, the 'notched woman nearly fainted,
and it was necessary to administer some brandy to her. On
recovering herself, she took oat of her pocket a small black
till handkerchief, which she requested might be placed over
her eyes before she left the room. Mr. Ranh, the surgeon
of the prima, who was in attendance, took the handkerchief
from her, and bound it carefully over her eyes, alter which,
at her request, he threw over her head a black lace veil,
which was tied tightly under her chin. Cabala then
approached, and performed his painful office, which the
wretched woman bore with great fortitude. The hangmen
suggested that she shoald wear a cloak over her shoulders,
in order to hide the ropes with which her arms were
pinioned, but she objected strongly to do this, and it was
dispensed with. At this awful juncture the sans was so
effecting, that one of the female turnkeys wept audibly,
upon which the convict remarked with great minas "
not cry, but pray for me." Everything being in readiness,
the wretched woman was now led out into the Chepel-yard,
where her husband already awaited her. The procwton
now moved towards the scaffold, headed by Mr. eK the
governor of the prison, Mr. Moore, the chief officer, and
Mr. Garland, the high constable of the district. The chap-
lain walked immediately in advance of Manning, who way
supported by Taylor and Hallett, two of the turnkeys, and
about two paces behind came the female convict, supported
on one side by Mr. Harris, the ntraeon, and upon the other
by Mr. Wheatley, an officer of the gaol. The wretched
creature's strength somewhat failed her as she walked along
the passages of the prison, and Mr. Harris was more than
once compelled to support her. She welled with same he-
sitation from beteg blindfolded, and more than once re-
quested Mr. Harris to be careful she did not come in contact
with anything. She complained also, during her progress
to the scaffold; that the cords with which her hands were
tied bort her mists. In the progress of the wretched pair
through thialianel corridor,they passed over their own
is which was placed a COnting of UM*, an instance of Atrileg.
tire justice for theorize of which they had been sr righteously
I convicted. Toe ascent of the narrow staircase to the roof
of the prima wee a dreadful undertaking. 1".• .e awn
ifef
pliehed with far lessdini•eity than well anticipated. am
rescuing sr. v!.t, of the staircase a momentary delay took
plan while Calmat removed Kenning's neckhandkombisi.
The next moment the pals face and emaciated frame of the
miserable man was observed by the crowd,from whom, though
there could not have bean less than 60,000 spectators within
view of the prison not a murmur arose. The culprit was as-
sisted to the scaffold, and placed immediately under the fatal
beam by the turnkeys. Calcraft then advanced, and patting
the nightcap over his face, adjusted the rope round the neck
of the cmvict, and secured the other end to the beam.
While thus engaged, the female culprit was brought up on
to the sceffold. Tier appearance, contra y to expectation,
excited no outburst of feeling; and in truth they must have
read adamantine hearts who could have witnessed unmoved
the dreadful scene presented at this moment. Manning,
whose head was enveloped in a nightcap, finding that his
wife was also on the scaffold, leant over as far as the rope
mold allow, and, whispering something to her, held out his
pinioned hand to bid her a last farewell. One of the turn-
bye brought them into contact with those of the wretched
IMMO, awl the dying pair took leave for the last time.
Calceaft having now completed his attendance upon Man-
ning, turned to the female, and pulled a cap over her head,
but, we regretted to observe, with considerable difficulty,
in cooaequenee of the handkerchief and veil in which
it was already eneeloped. The chaplain all this time
was standing on the scaffold, and reading the
service for the burial of the dead which be bad commenced
when the procession moved from the chapel. When Calera/I
had completed his dreadful office, Mr. Rowe leaned forward
and asked the female convict if she had anything t_o_m.
TM wretched woman, then on the brink of eternity,
Grisly," Nothing, except to thank you for all your landau
TM next moment the drop fell heavily, and both the eon- I
efts appeared to us to die without a struggle; at any rate
II there was far less muscular action than is usual.
The male convict wore a dress of plain black, similar to
that in which he appeared at the trial. Mrs. Manning was
attired in a handsome black satin dress.
After hanging en hour, the bodies were taken down, and
cams having been taken of the heads, the remains of Men
were interred during the afternoon in the corridor leading
to the chapel.
The sincerity of the female convict's forgiveness of her
I wretched partner in guilt may be estimated from the fact
that at a lets hour on the night previous she addressed a
letter to her guardian, in which reiterating her innocence
she says that she has been murdered by her husband, and
that he will have to answer to God for Mr blood.
At the conclusion of the execution as the crowd began to
separate the effects of its pressure began to be manifested.
At the owner of Swan street numbers of powerful men
were teen lying on the pavement in a state bordering on in.
sensibility ana quite help. .ts frtim NW Crashing to which that'
had been subjected. As the ground became cleared in vari-
ous pleas, Data, bonnets, shawls, shoes, and other articles of
dime were thieMy mewed ea the ground, whlck!bed the ap-
pearance of having bola the Sold of some frightful struggle.
Even before the appearance of the culprits on the scaffold
persons of both sexes were dragged oat from an compost
multitude by the police by means of rope., so seriously
w
that they were obliged to be taken to the hospital,
them m still rental°. The following special
hivedre
many
instances have been reported to us :—Onet person, hoping to
relieve his chest from the remora of the crowd against some
iron railings, placed one leg between them, when the crowd
swayed to one side, and his thigh was fractured. After
having been dragged oat, ha was conveyed to the hospital on
a stretcher.
Whilst the crowd war pushing between two of the hurl-
cedes nearest Newington•caussway, morel parties made an
attempt to get oat. Amongst the number was a young
women named Catherine Reed, win fail down insensible,
and was trodden upon by the mob. She was Amid to be so
dreadfully injured that she could sot speak. She was re-
moved to Gay's Hospital, and troteltrkba mods lose
naming it appeared that oho still sad
very little hopes could be entertained of bee nougellirys."'Near
the same plain a young man, salmi Thu. Overall, was
toned down amongst the crowd, sad was likewise injured to
each en taunt as to render it seeisnary for him to be taken
to Guy's Hospital, where he still remains la a very den-
genus °sedition.
In the coarse of the morning a sister of the unfortunate
male convict was found by the police, wandering about the
crowd in a state of madams, and was taken to the police-
station In the Borongh, and there kept until her trim&
could he procured to take chugs of her.

A BULL IX A CHTNA Suor.—A sinfar occur-
rents, fortunately not attended with less of re rer damage
to limb, occurred in Snow-hill, on the evening of Thursday
kit. Ass bull, said to helms to Yr. Jonas, battier, of
Gloucester street, was prootedby op the street, he essidealy
rushed late the shopam, katicesri bal wal
lineally drives oat. He then meat latis . lioat's dm%
where he renisksed ibe some infamies biesdiag keen the
nose, sad a ss Ineaktog ease slam to the door is maim
his swop% In vas up the sweet mai dement late the eley of
Kr. Jame dealer sad il=eitep=
the asount4.na Kr. Jona
salmi by tbs.ipeststls sad ono IPolit homift hat hp braise
swap ties Yes, hit the_ pennies', end foil Wmisint cm the
leediaa Kr. Thorsloys shop, whore he woo killed
snot Soid, the hatcher. The corms of the boot his
less deism& Of course the owser hWW kr the
donlies dome by Ns beak—Aries Birmingham Swam