The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-25 00:00:00

stet tug brother at the docks ; and he dad dime with sae. I
ift"'s to him another letter, inviting him to dine with we.
11.1' London a fortnight see last Mirada. I stayed at 14,
listens, day-aquae. at Mr.Balsbridge's. News' the broker
whe liseebt the furniture of Meaning. I stayed there about
• dad s. I wentthere imam Massing and kn. Mantling
ap.i.ort to knew asd she told me that he had very
oreenfsrtable Wein. se lert, which be bad no Cube would
ger t me. lam sits essildent that it was Monday week last
tows. hat when I Invited O'Connor the ket time
when I left
it was at the has
sinedme of Mts. Maiming. I lad beta at
the Decks sone *est dembeemes mad bad had some rum
with Mr. O'Comese. end !skid mode was unwell. O'Coa-
seor did net Mho any el the ram. It was my intention to
km, leaned Bakbridge's been in Ootober, when the
maim Mmes. I think I aleenld know Ma
nning's
Maw was We shown to witness, the signaturehand-
to widen he onii, We some resemblance to Manning's
bet wee net quite se light, and was more perpeads-
gala dune Neshist annally wrote).
A nay awed Welsh, in the employment ot Mr. Wells, of
11.:sselkekeet, Bermondsey, proved that on the 23rd of
it*y, Massie went to Ins asaster's yard, and ordered six-
peesoywersh, sr one bushel of lists of Miss Wells. Monolog
to down his mom and address, sh
ad witasis took the
lime oath* NM ethely to the home, No. 3, Menem-place.
where he saw Massing, who directed him to take it down
in: the lash kiteen, when he shot the lime into a
bus ' et. The limo wee yellow stone lime. It was ualseked.
1 0%041 knew Manning again if I saw, him. There
we- nobody besides Manning present when the lime
wr. delivered. The lime was paid for when ordered, and
st., Lin gave witness lid. for carrying it to his house. The
whe gained and received the Ume, sad who witness
spohe etas Massing, was a tall fair man. The directions
srmtus bv Manning at Mr. Welles yard witness had lost.
Illosnisidemmibed the house to witness to which he was to
tak :he lime, but he wrote down the s.ldrees in cam witness
sh,aki entre it. There was no furniture in the kitchen
ex^l4 the old basket into which the lime was shot. The
Ishehrt stood near • curblard, on the left-hand side as you
ever the kitchen. The basket was a square one, with
Geste over it.
Mr. Haiti, Ottoman to Mr. Langley, ironmonger, of 46,
T, ley-street—On Wednesday fortnight. at ab...ut three in
so afternoon (the day meioses to the mutat the pri-
soner mine into oar shop aced asked to lie shown
a tail shovel. I showed her some short-handled
▪ ..,12, mach as are generally seed for coals, bet
she particularly wished fora sarong one. I asked her
srs would like to have a regular long handle shovel 1
think I put the question to her, but am not not sere. She
min she would make a abort ewe do. I showed her them
at is wed *then at Is. 3,1. She wanted a strong one. but
wipe
I to have a Is. 3a. one for Is.
was serourht Eventually she bouht
it yr s. 2d. The pan iron, plain, withogut
bolt; The handle was also wrought iron, and about a fool
l
kn... know the person by eight, but not by name.
h Asses her onm before. She directed it to be rent to
3. %hart-place. I could mortise her if I saw her. She had
a t lank dress, rather a common one as it appeared tome, with
th:ee or four flounces. She 110 Te a black drawn bonnet.
Sue rakl for the 'howl. She gave the name of Manning.
Tr— woman had a slight foreign accent. I took the shovel
round to the house in Mine,/ place myself, on the same
about 7 o'clock, and gave it into her own hand
Tht shovel was marked with our private cost mark, and the
▪ mark underneeth. The mark was • scratch smth a
• CD the japan. I hove seen the shovel since, in the
pi-session of • policeman.
shovel, which is n common iron dust shovel, rot over
soma, was here produced, and identifiel by the witness.
'I ho Coroner, having consulted with the inspector of
who has the case in his charge, stated that, as be
kns..l there were several more witnesses to examine,
art as it was now half-pist six, and they had been
sit:: r on since II is the moraing, it might be as well to ad-
jo . .1. The question was, on what day
.should they meet
a., • It weaned from the inspeetcr statement, that
to-tn-rrow he could not be present, having been directed by
Td. !seeker the magistrate, to attend with the Suptrin.
.• rot of the Edinburgh police, to give an opportunity to
th• ti -ads of the deemed to examine the property found on
Manning, in order that any portion of it which
klot..ted to Mr. O'Connor, and might tend to throw light
ter the initially as to tow Ise came by his death, might be
▪ d and produced In evileuee. The inspector stated
k rs• wet to a question from the Coroaer, that the woman
M en remanded wail that day week. lie believed he
• be fully prepared with all the evidence Leeman to
sem:- ;..te the inquiry On Monday morning.
It. Coroner would then adjourn the inquest until Mons
dos r ram at 10 o'clock, when he hoped the clean of evi-
dent, would be so far completed as to enable the jury to
eeast.alle their investigation.
.... court was then formally adjourned until Monday
teenag at 10 o'clock.

C A VICTION OF A RAILWAY PORTER FOR
WORKING ON SUNDAY.

A cue of some importance to railway companies -
has ivst been decided before the Bath magistrates in re-
twee. a Sunday trading. Las: week Ltvi Westin, a la-
b hi the luggage department of the Great Western .
MO% ay Company, was summoned for having, on the 12th
fast being the Lord's-day, in the parish of St. James,
Bre'. runised his labour, business, or ordinary calling,
*mum" le the statute in such cue med. and provided.
Mr. Web" and Captain Gibente, the treasurer
see r csrstazy of the Bath Association for Promoting the
4..• mamma of the Lord's Day. appeared in support of the
liaQeseation; and Mr. Knapp, solicitor, of Bristol, and Mr.
7 Mike, the superintendent at the Bristol Terminus, at•
tea, esi on behalf of the Great Western Company.
Walters briefly stated the nature of the summons, and
mid the object in view was to obtain relief for the thousands
e cep who were employed on railways on the Lord's Day.
I, Knapp admitted that the man was employed es stated,
big r. tkon•ht Mr. Welters bad misunderstood the act
ea ter which he had applied. The summons was under the
MU Charles 11., sec. 1, and he (Mr. K.) contended that that
ert 1.... red osly to tradesmen, artificers, and the like, and that
tb: words of the sectionwould not embrace such a railing as that
ea- .ited by the defendant lie also contended that the mode
teylag by railways was not contemplated by any of the
ar voi
t la ;mimed to the observer ce of the Lord's day.
Ti., ,nly ewe reported upon the point, of any moment,
tem.--...nte, in which it was decided that a stagecoach was
cithis the amusing of the statute 3rd Charles I. ; and
au. in which it was decided that a carrier travelling with
10.. was within it.
'1 Mayor *eked whether that cue did not also decide
the' tee statute was to be interpreted not as a penal statute,
but ?
r Knapp admitted that it did ; but in two other
esa,s it had been ruled differently. Re also said
it • a.. the desire of the company to discourage San-
ds; telvell'ng as much as possible, but they were required by
a,• a, prliiment to carry the mails, and also to run a perils.
ms .trey train ; and any other trains which ran as Sunday
were ro managed that they arrived at their destination prior
to the commencement of Divine Service. The company bad
stczetly taken off the night Foods train because they found
tl eh. y could do without rt, but they necessarily ran one
sr cds *rain on the Sunday, Smithfield market being held on
111. day. The public convenience demanded conveyance to
son eaten; and the company 'bought they had so drawn the
lin. as to provide spinet the profanation of the Sabbath cn
the use band, and foe the convenience of the public on the

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ether.
M. Clarke also stated that on Sundays one-half of the
kris establishment, eltsks, porters, and policemen had the
who of the day to themselves.
Waltess asked what was the case with respect to the
is.'s.tsreen ?
hi Clarke replied that hall of them were off duty on
ahem Sandays.
Mr Wahine saki a Nand of his lad made inquiries at
twit this, awl Was essued by the men themselves that from
the year's emi to another they had never a Sunday to them-
selves.
Mr. Choke steaks more particularly of Bristol, as being
the volnsi walk which he was best 'Negated.
asttse • baggy discussion between the legal patharen
upor vials Mit material to the ease, his worship said he
thous, the magistrates must see that the evidence was dia.
tiestly Isshsethern, and then adjourn the decision. It was
prA alto that the titration would be taken to a higher court
. na. way as other. Mr. Walters quoted the royal pro-
siameten egalaet vim and immorality, which calls upon ma.
Florets. to enforce the act for the better observance of the
-I*. day. His worship felt it to be his dety, not es a ma-
bud as a Glazes, to say that he wished and hoped It
sr/. • tam oat that the curiae* of luggage on the Loed's
alas seas estirely unlawful ; but at the mote time he thought
the ...ethics of the question should be adjourned is order to
dec...le en the beet mode of taking the opinion of a higher
ceovt It was ultimately arranged that the decision should
be sijosineed to some day, of which notice should be given to
the parks.
'l%l witnessin reply to Capt. Duff, a atheistrate,
ads, ittvil that he wee engaged. and was to be paid, by Mr.
Waltvis fee distributing the tracts 'he was delivering on the
Iluniciv when he saw the defendant.
On Friday (yesterday) the aarties appeared again before
moeistntee, when his Worship, the Mayor, in an.
the decision of the beach, said the magistrates in
voneid.ration of the ease, had set aside altogether the
gpsest:'.n whether or not it was desirable or neces-
sity to run Mies on the Sabbath. That wee •
qu spot which almost every beach of aegis-
tie', • weedi ha Mead to differ, and it was in ao way neces-
sary to be decided in order to enable them to come to a
decisiott is this cave. They were of opinion, then, that a
eor.vic 'ion should take place. If it wee then thought that
the clerics should go before a higher tribunal, the magic-
trot.. bad also eome to a resolution as to the most advisable
moat r f procedure. It was sufficient now to say that they
fincl th. defendant 6s. and coats.
Mr. Knapp then intimated that the fine would not he
paid. .spcn which Mr. Walters epplied for a distress

If.: NV,rship raid the magistrates bad resolved to refuse
arnientioe, and had come to a rewlution that the beet
!t. proceed would be for Mr. Walters to apply to the
Coati ~t Qteen's Bench for a mandamus against the ma.
pier& a.
Bu worship having stated the reasons which induced the
ber.zn ro ennsi,ler this the wiwst course of proceeding, Mr.
W..l:tra said there was another alternative provided by the
i cage of failure in procuring punishment by warrant,
al.?. this alternative he now availed himself of by applying
kr r 'ominal to the stain!
This Ipplication wu also refused, upon which Mr. Walters
Mated his intention of taking ulterior neeenores, and the
parties left the out.

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