The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-23 00:00:00

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THE
MURDER IN BERMONDSEY.

(By Electric Telempla.)
EXAMINATION OF MARRIA MANNING. AT
EDINBUGH.

KDINICIOB, WZDIMILILT.
This morning at 10 o'clock, Mario Mauling was
broeiht np front the Calron.hill gaol, for cesmnation
Ware Mr. Sheriff Arkley, charged with the murder, or par-
tiopetiog is the warier, of Patrick O'Connor. After being
day mistimed, the prkener was saked what she had to fay
the charge. She replied thm she had nothing to say,
whempos she was remeded beak to prison to await the
snivel of oaten to convey her to Londan. It is 'repeated
that me or move of the metropolitan p-Aiee will arrive here
thy mein, with authority to remin her into their
anate4Y.

Crowds of the envious were lounging around the Easton
„ids yesterday, hopieg to catch a.gliaips. of the suspected
murderess is alighting from the Edinburgh train. They
were, bewever, disappointed.
Keating is still at lap, but there is great reason to hope
that ere Leg he will he la custody. The polka authorities
believe that he is larking in some part of the west of Eng-
land, sad two or three oMosrs have been tent down in that
direction. It was several times reported during yesterday
that he had been /01111 is London. but the officers do not
attach any credence to these statements. It is quite certain
tit .t he left tows by the Smith-Western railway on Wednes-
day mewling, the 15th instant, and it is fully believed that
Mis now !tidier/ himself in eau of the villages or towns on
the won beat of Enalbel.
The furniture purchased of the 'opposed murderer by
Banbridge, the broker, is ad./ardent foe sale by auction
to-day. It consists of ortiebe of the ematesest dorriptioa.
Yefteeday, through the esertioaa of Mr. lospestor
Tates, the police beeneded is treeing the shovel with which
the grave of the murdered man is supposed to have been
dug. It appears that ma Wednesday, the Sth instant. Mrs.
Mauling want to Kr. Lenity's, ironmonger, in Tooley-
street, Borough, where she saw the batman, and said she
waisted an iron shovel, at the same time stating that she
wished it to be a very strong one. The et/apeman asked her
whether she required a regular shovel ? She replied. " No,
the would make ens of the short-handled ones do." One
was shown her, nor which be paid le. 3d., keels' her neme
and address, sod requesting the article to be seat to No. 3,
Kinvenplace, New Weston-wreee, in the moist, w Inch
wee bone, and It was received by Mn. Kaanni. The chop.
alb can identify her
There is little doubt that Kula Illannlng less as
tweekerous to her husband as she wee to Mr. °Ton.
ser, sad that she decamped with the whole of the
money lad securities as sous as the suspicions of the
rhea wen awakened, keying Manning to take his
chance of beteg apprehended, under the hope that when he
was captured, any further pursuit after her might be aban-
doned. It seems evident that there was some arranrement
betwees the two guilty partias to meet at a particular spot,
se a part of the notes obtained from the Bank by Manning
on Saturday the 11th inst. were bound is possession of the
wife when apprehended at E linburgh, and it is not to be
suppose I that the husbasd gave her all them notes for her
role

Mn. Meaning will not, it seems, sines in London todq,
nor does It appear that any ace Itss yet been sent front the
Commissioners of Police foe the purpose at bringing her from
Eliaboret. The statement as to Mr. Hones having gone
thigh. r is ansinly erroneous.

THE EXlLoolmt AT AHEAD The inquest',
which had been sojourned from Saturday, recommenced on
Mondly. Mr. Anne—Lord Clive's mineral agent, exa-
mined—Had surveyed the colleens after the accident. Has
had esporinece in the North of England as a mineral agent,
in the mines of Northumberland and Durham. From the
fact of the doors being Mown outwards between number one
crossing, he thought that the explosion bad taken place in
directions radiating off, and from which mintier one 'limits
the centre, from the timber and coal at this point having been
burnt and the circumstance of five men and boys having been
found sear this plate, all led hiss to the conclusion that the
explosion occureod at or oar the nos end of No. 1, crossing.
The rise elide( No. 1 is the most elevated part of the level. and
the par is more likely in consequence to elides's there, and
that in conseerience of the god or rubbish, which is between
the level', it is mum likely to accumulate in this part. Exa-
mined but two stalls here. Examined the plan, and think
it quite possible that the gas accumulated in the goal, and
it will always accumulate in old rubbish, and that by a sudden
fell of the barometer or by a tall in the roof, the gas was
fore ti out of the cavities, caused te issue out into air courses
or crossings, and then probably was ignited oy the lights of
the huntien. Tee inspector desired witness to state his
opinion as regards the intake air current, and whether he
thought the system adopted here was sufficient for the pur-
pose of clearing out the works ? Witness, in reply, stated
that he could not well answer that question, as when he saw
the pit it was entirely disordered by the explosion, but be.
liens it was not • safe method. He did not think the
golf should have any connexion with the air courses,
as it may issue out into them. In Durham it
would be usual to force a portion of return air over
the goat and make a separate way, not COMMUlli-
eating with the air-eourse or lights; his opinion was,
as before stated, that the accident was the result of
these causes. By a Juror—Wu he to understand
that the principle of ventilation here was not proper
or safe? The Coroner intimated that the opinion ei Mr.
Dobson was that a better system could be adopted. Mr.
Dobson, in answer to a remark said, that during his expe-
rience he had never seen an a:plod:is occur in the main
shaft, as in the present ease; bat that the ventilation of
this pit, though perhaps different from others in the north of
Boglend, was about as good as any in the valley and dis-
trict. The C ironer then intimated that the inluest was
adjourned. Oa Tuesday the inquest was ftlllllllo,
Mr. Davis, surgeon, was first examined. A•tended ail
the sufferers; proved the cause of their death to
have ban: One severely burnt, others bruised by the
force of the explosion, but that the majori'y were suf-
focated. Mr. D. Williams, who had accompanied Mr.
Dons in in the inspection of the pit, was then examined.
His evidence was of • similar character to the others. Mr.
Smith also was of the same opinion. The inspector observed
that, situated as he was, be could not give evidence; but,
as he had examined the pit in company with Mr. D.
Williams and Mr. J. Smith, at the request of the jury,
he mast say that his conclusions as to the seat and cause
of explosion were precisely similar to the others. The
coroner, thee, after thanking Mr. Blackwell for his kindness
in assisting him throughout the long inquiry, summed up
his remarks by giving a skilful epitome of the evidence, par.
Unduly directing the attention of the jury to several of the
most important points. At half-pint 1 the jury adjourned ;
and at 2 returned to the hall, when, after an hour's deliberre
Lion, the following verdict was returned:
" We find that the neural persons came to their death by
accident, in consegneaes of as explosion of fire damp caused
by gas onziog out of old and abandoned headings or work-
ings, in Ns. 1 crossing, caused to issue out by a fall of
the ;soot of the stall, ST by • sudden fail of the barometer, or
by a combination of these owes • the pthus drives Out
coming in contact with the asked kirg ezartMo bastion thus
passing in the upper level ; and we dad that dm OM
that took place in No. 2 cross-heeding ft *slim and in the
face of No. 4 deep heading, was caused by the int expisaien
agltatlag the air, and causing the gm be deseemi I. ecallast
with the lights of the men working is these plasm. M.
We recatmend that in all instants, dm gas wideeismer.
vatic is the weeks as old headings
_amid Ire minted off by •
separate air current from that whishoestilates the workings,
and then brought into the return air eourse without aw
communication whatever with the intake air. It should be
bee snare ales tree the naked lights of the 110141111011."
FAT CATTLE, &O.—EXHIBITION TOR BiammauX
AND TDB MIDLAND COTOrYlza.— correeident sayer
Antis(tempt ie jest now being made to establish an &unmet
ani at Birmingham for the exhibition of fat cattle,
sheep, piss, and domestic poultry. The limits of AB
(Wien will not be confined to Birmingham eta Maid
alone, bit to the midland counties generall y. him was
broached last year, but at eo late a period of the semen ant
the exhibition was confined to *s and porship sine,
sad so far proud eminently successful. - It has sow
less resolved to tarry out fully the original de.
alga, and to establish such an association as will induct
the breeders and feeders generally of the midland monde' t•
mad their stock for exhibition, which may thereby lead In
most useful results. Sine.the repeal of the cora-law it ha
keen seen that nearly the whole of the local or county ease-
dation have dwindled away, and the annual exidWims
such as really exist (in this neighbourhood at least) heave en
greatly fallen off that their usefulness is of • very limited
character. Oa the other hand, Birmingham, with • pop..
halos of some 220,000 pampa consumes a lugs proportion
of the produce of the surroualing district ; it therefore be-
comes a matter of great importance that the_supply of animal
food should be large, and of the hest duaiption. The
eircusatenee, too, of se immunise • supply being required for
consumption on the spot, will miswrite be a geese {sown-
meet to broaden and feeders to send their stock for exhibi-
tion, whereas, at small provincial towns there is no such
einuideratioa. There can be no doubt but that exhibitions
of this kind are useful, in to far as they afford a means of
testing the real merits of the several brute of animals, their
weight at certain sue, and the weight and quality of flesh
which they will produce with a given vitality of food. The
prize list for the first exhibition to take place at Christmas
next has, I am informed, been prepared with the assistance
of many practical agriculturists, in order that it might be
suitable to midland counties, and as including all the most
useful varieties of animals. In addition to the exhibition of
tat cattle dtc., it is proposed to hold at the same time an exhi-
bition of the several kinds of do:aware poultry, which
will
aid eonsiderably to the interest of the meeting. The saw
association has already enlisted &moor: its supporters all
the most influential agriculturists of the district, including
the Earl of Ayledord, the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of
Warwick, Earl Dade, Earl Talbot, Lord Leigh,
Lord Metherton, Sir F. Lowboy, Captain Dille,
John Lrvetr, Esq., and a host of others. A letter
has also been received from MajortNeeral Wemyss,
conveying the assurance that Prince Albert takes a warm
Munn la the success of the meeting, and that in addition
to sasiliai stock he will be happy to otherwise aid is pro-
moting it. The project has been taken up warmly by the
practical agriculturists of the district, and it promises to be
productive of much benefit.
EXTENsIvE ROBBERY BY A CLERK. -- Yesterday
information was received by the Metropolitan Police, that
William Holman Branson, clerk to Masers. Strange, of
iliitiwtreet, Liverpool, had gone off with 450/. in gold, the
property of his employers. He has been traced to London,
mad is now suppreed to be trying to get out to Australia.