The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-20 00:00:00

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

Some curious circumstances have transpired sine* cur
list reports, which involve this horrible affair in still
deeper mystery. It appears that on the Monday after
the murdered man was missing, a person called at his
lodgings, and on hearing from Miss Armes that he was
not at home, he said, " I had," and then after a pause,
" some little business to transact with him." He further
added, " I saw Mr. O'Connor on Saturday, and he will
be sure to be home to-night." This person appeared to
be about 32 years old, 5 feet 5 inches high, stout, dark
complexion, black hair and whiskers, walks a little lame,
and was dressed in a mourning suit, with crape on his hat.
When this circumstance was told to the police after the
ditcovery of the body, it was supposed he was an accom-
plice, and that the assurance given of Mr. O'Con-
nor's return was done with the view of gaining
another day to facilitate the escape of the mur-
derers. This supposition, however, is met by another
fact which would render it probable that Mr. O'Con-
nor might have been in the City on the Saturday.
A clerk in one of the railway share offices of the Eastern
Counties Railway states that on the Thursday in
the night of which the murder was supposed to have been
committed Mr. O'Connor called with some scrip, and
said he would want to draw about 110/. on the following
Saturday. The clerk further adds that he did call on
the Saturday and drew that amount. The same clerk,
accompanied by another, viewed the body of the mur-
dered man in Minver-plece on Saturday last, and
identified it as that of the gentleman who had
drawn for scrip on the previous Siturdity. Under these
circumstances, it the person who called at Miss Armes',
on Monday, be not, as was supnesed, an accomplice of
the Meanings, he ought to come forth, and declare what
he knows. From one fact which occurred after Manning
left the house, it would appear that he does not possess
half the nerve exhibited by his wife. On proceeding
with the broker to whom he had sold the furniture in
Mlnver-place, he objected to enter the house, saying he
would not do so fur 20/, and waited at the Leather-
market public-house opposite, until Bainbridge's return.
The police are now of opinion that Mrs. Manning has
made off with the booty on her own account, giving her
husband the slip, as she did on a former occasion, when
they kept a public-house at Kingsland. He inquired
eagerly after she had left amongst the neighbours, and
st cmed surpri,ed at her departure.

SUNDAY NIGHT, NINE O'i:LOCK.—During the night
of t.':aturday, Mr. Odling, the surgeon, of Blackman-
street, Borough, made a post nzoi tem examination of the
deceased's body, the result of whch leaves not the
least doubt in the,mind of that gentleman that the un-
fortunate party was molt barbarously illtreated. Upon
,examining the head, he found, besides the gun or pistol
shot wounds before alluded to in this journal, that the
skull was broken into numerous pieces. Not fewer than
eighteen deep cuts were detected in the scalp, and the
surgeon removed upwards of fifteen large pieces of the
skull, leaving not the least doubt, as far as appearances
go, that a pistol or gun was fired at the deceased's
head, and the charge not having the desired effect, a
heavy hatchet or hammer was employed, and during
the whole time that the unfortunate person exhibited
the least appearance of life the instrument was beaten
on and over his head. From the state of the stomach
it was impossible to tell whether or not the
ill-
fated gentleman was drugged, before he received such
violent and fatal treatment, but from what has been
discovered there seems every probability that he was
made insensible with opium ; a bottle containing that
drug was foond by 'Mr. Burton in a cupboard, as well as
another vessel which had contained the same sort of
poison. The contents of the stomach have been detained
by Mr. Odling, in case the jury should require an analysis
of the same to be made.

The police during yesterday succeeded in finding out
the place where the limo which was intended to destroy
the deceased's body was purchased. About three weeks
since an order was given by Mr. Wells, of Long-lane,
Bermondsey, to .send it. A boy took it to Manning a
house, and he was shown into the kitchen, where ho allot
the material. At that time there was only an old basket
in the place, and there was not the least appearance of
anything having been disturbed. The boy was then told
that if he called again he would have something given
him for carrying the lime to the house. He, accordingly
again called, when Mrs. Manning partially opened the
door, and gave him three-halfpence. At that period
there is no doubt the murderers were busy in digging
the grave for the deceased.
During yesterday, from inquiries made by the au-
thorities, they ascertained from Mr. Hithcock, who re-
sides next door to the house where deceased was so
savagely murdered, that the two Mannings had for some
time past been in the habit of working all night. 011
Sunday morning last, about half-past four o'clock, there
is no doubt the parties were busily engaged in finishing
the deceased's grave. Mr. Hitchcock at that time got
up for the purpose of going on an excursion to Margate,
and finding the back windows opened, and persons bus,'
in the building, he concluded that Mr. and Mrs. Manning
were also going on an excursion to the place that be
was, and he mentioned his surmises to his wife. gis
opinion is that neither Manning nor his wife have slept
in the house a single night since the murder was perpe"
trated. This party saw Manning on Tuesday last goiL3X
under the railway arch, at the Maze, Southwark. -Lie
was then holding down his head, and appeared to wish.
to avoid him. Mr. Hitchcock, however, bade him " go°
morning." At that time he had a pair of white trousers'
on, and a shooting coat.
The potman at the Leather market Tavern has given
n
important evidence to the police. He stated, that
,od,
Tuesday morning last Manning and another man cl's
at the honze, and after remaining there zotre time
left a hair trunk and a carpet b-,g, saying they wow
call for it another time. The trunk was rather small,
and had two handles to it. • • Instead, however, of calling
themselves, they sent another person, who took the arti-
cles away.

On Tuesday night last Mr. Poole, a relative, called to
make inquiries about the deceased, end on Sergeant
Burton and Constable Birnes entering the house, they
found everything in the place in confusion. They broke
the front room door open with a pair of tongs, but; found
nothing. to excite their suspicion except the mere fact 0
the parties selling and having the furniture removed. 0°
looking into the coal-cellar they found a quantity of line°
therein. Even then- they had no suspicion that the de'
ceased was buried in the kitchen.

Mrs. Manning, the police have during their inquiries
ascertained, called about three weeks since upon Messrs.
Stevens, the stock-brokers, to know how she could
pose of some foreign railway shares. She at that perine2
no doubt, contemplated selling the railway scrip wh"
she stole afterwards from the deceased's lodgings.
The authorities daring yesterday ascertained that en
Tuesday, after he received the deposit from Mr. 831,11.
bridge, the broker, he wished that party to give him 0?
remainder of the money, as he wanted to leave town that
morning. Mr. Bainbridge, however, refused until $11,13
vans were loaded. Manning then went to Bainbridge s
house, and requested Mrs. Bainbridge to say, if any one
called to ask for him, that he had not been seen for s
fortnight.
Upon the police searching the deceased's lodging's'
they found a number of letters, written by Mrs. Marini
when she was single, signed Maria Rue. They pretended
to breathe great affection towards the deceased.
It was during yesterday ascertained that when MO'
ning started he had not more than ill. los. in his posse!'
sion, and if his wife does not join him, of which there is
great doubt entertained, he will speedily be rendered
penniless.
At ten o'clock last night private information was for-
warded to the police, which, if true, must have the effect
of placing the murderers in the hands of justice during
the night.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS-
LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE —The transactions to-day were as follow' v";
Lancashire and Yorkshire (M. and L.), Fifths, 3% dis.—London And':
North-Western, 127% c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 48s. 9d. p.--31frile 62 c.—Ditto, Halves, 14% dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, r 6),
ference, .10% —South-Eastern and Dover, 20% c.—Ditto, (Nth '4 r
67/8 c.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase) 6 Pe
cent. till 1850, 3 dis.

B IRMINGHA, 18 .
STOCK EXCIIANGE.— There was to-dayAUGUST very little dispositiel
evinced either to buy. or sell. The minds of shareholders. as W...
as of speculators, are not yet sufficiently settled down as to the
future prospects of the Great Western and London and sort%
Western Companies. The impression is that the Stour Talley sbar.,,e.
must Loup, and to-day there more buyers at 10%. London and North,
Western, New Quarters, were quoted at 2% p South Staffordslin,
dis.—Shropshire Union, 21. 18s. Od. dis —Leeds and Thlrsk, Prefer
ones, 5 dis.

YORK, AUGUST 17.
STOCK EXCKINGE.—The transactions to-day have been as f.,l'
low : —Great Northern, 8% York, Newcastle, and Berwick (t*'"".
E. Purchase), 3%—North British, Thirds,
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUGUST 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business done in the Stock Exchanl:
to-day has been as follow :—Newcastle and Carlisle, 931.—N0
British, 12,;i —Ditto, Preference, Is. 9d.—York, Newcastle, and 13
wick, 1934.