The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-27 00:00:00

IiOSLOUGII HOP TYLEMILET.

The few new Hops on sale here have found buyers,
at from 9/ to 1115 s per cwt. The accounts from the
plantations are still unfavourable: Fine Yearlings—the
supply of which is but moderate—move off steadily, at
full prices. In all other kinds exceedingly little business
is doing. The duty is called 70,0001 to 75,000/, with
very little disposition to speculate. Yearlings—Sussex
pockets, 3/ 12s to 4/ 12s; Weald of Kent ditto, 31 10s
to 4/ 12s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 3l 105 to 7/ 7s
per cwt.

WOOL.
The total imports of Wool into London last week were
confined to 440 bales from Hamburgh, 43 ditto from
Antwerp, and 15 ditto from Amsterdam. Increased
supplies of both English and Colonial Wool are on offer
i❑ the private contract market, yet the demand for most
descriptions is firm at very full prices. The accounts
from the manufacturing districts are shill favourable. A
steady business appears to be doing in winter goods,
both for home consumption and export.

TALLOW.
Since this day se'nnight the demand for all kinds of
Tallow has been in a very inactive state, and prices have
given way quite 3d per cwt. To-day fine P.Y.C. on the
spot, is selling at 395, and inferior qualities 38s to 38s 6d
per cwt. For forward delivery, we have sellers at
3Ss 3d to 38s 63 per cwt. Town Tallow, 37s to 37s 6d
per cwt net cash; Rough Fat 2s lid per Sibs. Letters
just at hand from St. Petersburgh state that a good busi-
ness was pas3ing in Tallow for shipment to England, at
further depressed rates. Ukraine, 115; usual quality,
114; Soap Tallow, 110; and fine white Woronak, 132
roubles.

1845.

1846. 1847.

Stock this day .....

Price of Y. C. .... I

10,688
40s 9d

_ to 4 ls 6d
Delivery last week; • . 2,541
Ditto from June 1.... 1g,636
Ar, ivals last week . 1,978
Ditto from June 1 ... 13,32
Price of Town 44s Od

9,844 12,359
42s 6d 47s Od
to Os Od to Os Od
1,717 1,759
10,629 12,443
744 1,317
9,859 I 16,703
43s 6d 53s 6d

1849.

13,783 25,588
448 9d to 398 Od
Os Od Ito Os Cd
2,902 1,301
18,556 14,161
1,358 1,614
44,808 14,276

47s 6d 140 s Od

THE BERMONDSEY MURDER.

(THIS DAY.)

ADJOURNED INQUEST.

The jury empannelle.d to inquire into the death of Mr.
Patrick O'Connor, whose brutal murder continues still
to be the prevailing topic of conversation, assembled for
the third time this morning, at eleven o'clock, at the
Leather-Market Tavern, Bermondsey.
The coffee-rom in which the inquest was held was
crowded with visitors.

William Sopp, 162 M division, examined—said, on
Wednesday, the 22d of this month, I was instructed by
Inspecor Yates to go to No. 14, Bermondsey-square,
which is kept by Mr. Bainbridge. I knocked and in-
quired if he was at home; they were at dinner at the
time, and I waited a few minutes, when Mrs. Bainbridge
came to me. In consequence of some questions which
I put she produced an iron shovel. I now produce it.
(The witness here produced a common iron dust shovel,
painted black, with holes in it.) I observed on the
shovel some marks of mortar. I inspected it
further, and found something like the appearance
of blood, ashes, and human hair. I called Mrs. Bain-
bridge's attention to it ; I asked her if she had noticed

it before. I asked her if she bad used the shovel, and
she said that some one had been shovelling up some
ashes with it. I told her I should take charge of it. It
is now exactly in the same state that it was when I got
it.—(A very small particle of clotted dirt was attached
to it, in which could be observed two or three hairs, but

nothing more.)
The man Bainbridge, who purchased the articles of
furniture from Manning, was called, but although he had
been served with a summons, he was not in attendance.

Superintendent Burton said he saw him yesterday,
when he promised to attend.

The CORONER requested Burton to go and bring
his wife.

William Kirk examined—said, I am a driver of a
hackney carriage, No. 448, and live at No. 11, Milk-
street, Walworth. On this day fortnight, about half-
past three, or twenty minutes before four in the after-
noon, a female came to me in Joiner-street, Tooley-
street. She requested me to go to No. 3, Minver-place,
New Weston-street. She opened the door and got into
the cab and rode to Weston-street. I stopped, she got
out, and told me that she had some boxes to move with
the cab. I went up stairs and she assisted me down
with two boxes. With assistance I got them np outside.
I saw no one else except herself there. The assistance
to get up the boxes outside the cab was from a man
passing by. Before the second one was removed we
tried to lock it up-stairs, but could not; both I and the
female tried. She said " Never mind, we shall be too
late for the train." One of the boxes was secured by a
lock, but the other was not. We removed a third box,
which was put inside ; it was from down
stairs; I mean the ground floor; she brought it
up ad put it down in the passage. I took it from her
and placed it in the cab, as I stated before. She next
brought a carpet bag. I did not see where it was
brought from; she gave it to me in the passage. I do
not know whether I should know it again. I cannot re-
collect the colour of it. There were besides some other
things, a coat, a parcel or two, and perhaps a shawl or
so. They were all put inside. She then came out,
closed the door, and directed me to drive to the Brighton
station, London-bridge. When we got 113 far as St.
Thomas's-street she ordered me to stop at some sta-
tioner's, as she wanted some cards. I_pulled up at Mr.

Ash's and she went into the shop. While she was in I
fastened the unlocked box with a pirce of rope which
Kas inside. She directed me to do this. She then
came out and returned into the cab, and I drove her to
the station. When I arrived there she ordered me to
take down the two boxes which were outside. They

were taken down by two porters. I saw her pull from
pocket two directions and asked the porter to nail
them on. There was a small piece of iron lying close
by; he used it for a hammer to nail the cards on. Up
to that there was no direction on either of these boxes.

did not see the direction. I heard her say that one

was not locked, and the porter tried to fasten it. The
two boxes were then put on a truck, and she followed
them into the station. She afterwards came back and

ordered me to the Euston station. She alighted there, and
the remaining luggage was taken away from the cab. I
heard a porter ask her " Where for?" "Edinburgh,"
said she, and he then stated that the next train was
at half-past seven. From the time she first came to me
in Joiner-street till I got to Easton station I had good
opportunities of seeing her,
By the CORONER—How did she speak when she gave
you the directions? Witness—She appeared to be a
countrywoman.
CoßoNEß—What do you mean by a countrywoman?
Witness—Like a person who comes from Essex or
Sussex. She did not speak proper English.—(Laughter.)
I think I should know her again if I saw her. I re-
ceived my fare in silver—a half-crown, a shilling, and
sixpence.

_
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some letters and papers, and a piper writing purportinz
to be " the last will and testament of Frederick George
Manning, fv.tested by IL my aad Smears.
(Poole is the person ‘414.) is now underg-ing 15 years'
transportation for robbing the Exeter mail on the Great
Western ltailvvay). There were several letters addressed
Madame Manning." I have inspected a portion of the
female wearing apparel. On several articles of that
kind in each box there is the name of Maria De Itoux,
and on others M. and F. Manning. One tablecloth is
marked "M. and E. Manning, White Hirt Hotel,
Taunton." There were some shirts with F. G. M.
upon them. There are two or three articles of female
apparel with different initials. There are none with P. C.
up-n them. There are several silver spoons with the
names upon them erased. In the small box I found the
skirt and body of a dress ; in the internal lining, close to
that part where it has been separated from the body,
there are several marks of blood. The body appears to
have been very recently washed. There aro also two
small toilet covers, with lace edges, and a piece of
muslin with marks of blood upon them. (Each of these
articles were produced and shown to the jury. They all
had numerous small and brown-looking splashes,
evidently that of blood.)
The witness Massey, who was examined on Friday,
said he was certain he had never seen the silver spoons
before. He had seen the toilet covers before, and said
they used to be placed on the end of the sofa.
(The inquiry was proceeding when our report left.)

TESTIMONIAL
TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES.

" THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY
OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll-
BERTY."—Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven-
tion.

Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:—
Messrs. Coutts and Co.
Messrs. Drummond.
11Iessrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ;
or to any one of the members of the committee recently
formed to carry out the Testimonial.
4**All further Post-office orders to be made payable toMurdo
Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand.

Subscriptions already received ...
Per the Editor of the Examiner :
Faitondi at Kelvedon 1 0 0
The Compositors at Messrs. Reynell & Weight's 1 10 6
Mr. Wm. A. Long, jun., Wotton-under-Edge 1 0 0
Second Subscription of Working Jewellers' Work-

... -963 10 4i

men ... ... ... ... ...
A Few Chartists, per Samuel Boonham
Per K. L. J., Limerick, second remittance

.. 3 15 9
... 0 3 6
... 0 18 0

Total ... ... ... Z 971 19 1*

SONNET I.
FALL OF HUNGARY.
Ye brave Hungarians! we sympathise,
In heartfelt sorrow, with ye on your fall,
Albeit no prelude to your country's pall;
Well may we mark ye now with streaming eyes,
Condemned to utter unavailing sighs—
Compelled to drink of wormwood and of gall!
May Liberty, blest goddess ! shield ye all,
Still sacred guard the treasure most ye prize,
Sublime deposit! worthy of her care—
Whence shall each tributary virtue flow,
Till your bold land regeneration know,
Ensuring thence bright Independence there!
Subdued awhile—yet, honour void of stain—
Say—Shall Kossut,i's spirit breathe in vain?
Greenwich, Aug. 22, 1849.

J. L.

SONNET 11.
TO THE BRAVE HUNGARIANS.
Heroes! your blood bath not been spilt in vain,
Ali, not in vain undaunted hearts have poured
Their rich libation at the shrine adored
Of blest immortal freedom's holy fane,
With toil, exertion, sacrifice, and pain!
What tho' the " precious seed" awhile deplored,
Thus " sown in sorrow," soon the " harvest's lord "
Shall come, rejoicing with his " sheaves " again.
Fair Liberty, a plant that never dies,
Amid the wailing of the storm around
Its oak-like roots more firm enfixt, in ground,
Still in its grandeur tow'ring to the skies!
Britannia's voice be well regarded true,
Soothing by precept, and example too!
J. L.
Greenwich, Aug. 23, 1849.

AMERICAN NEWS.

William Day examined—said, I am a porter, 74, in I
the employ of the South-Eastern Railway Company,
at the London bridge station. A lady came
to the station between three and four on the
13th of August. I recollect the circumstance; she canto
in a cab. I opened the cab door and asked her where
she was for. She told me she wanted to leave her boxes
in the cloak-room. She alluded to two boxes outside the
cab. With the assistance of a policeman I took them
both down. She asked me to nail two addresses on them,
and she took some small nails out of her pocket. I took
the nails out of her hand and put a card on each box.
To the best of my knowledge the address on the cards
was " Mrs. Smith, passenger, for Paris." I did not notice
whether there was any thing else on the address. She
then pulled a bunch of keys out of her
pocket, and said that the box which had
a cord round it would not lock. There was no
rope round the other box, and it appeared to be locked.
I tried to lock the box but could not. They were then
both taken in and placed in the cloak-room. She paid
4d. for placing them there. Altogether I saw her about
ten minutes.
The CORONER—HOW did she speak ? Witness—
Cheerful.
The CORONER—From her language
.what sort of a
person did you take her to bi ? Witness—Not a
foreign lady. I think I should know her again amongst
a crowd of persons. I have not seen the boxes. Atter
placing
them.them
Therein the i cloak-rooms a e cleric I
anda p
had neorttheirn
ing tmorethe
cloak-
room, with
and the porter took them from me. A. person
who leaves anything there gets a ticket, and if such a
ticket was given to this female, it would he given to her
by Mr. Dine, who is in that department.
The CORONER. —Then go and fetch Mr. Dino.
Mr. John Haynes, inspector of the Metropolitan
Detective Police, was next called, and said, I reside
at No. 8, Duke-street, Westminster. In consequence
of information I received I sent for the witness,
Kirk (the cabman), and from information I got from
him I went to the London-bridge station on Tues
day, the 21st August, and I there took possession
of two large boxes. They had each a card with the
following writing upon it:—" Mrs. Smith, passenger
to Paris, to be left till called for." I searched those
boxes, and they contained principally wearing
apparel. I have a list of the -articles. The
small box contained principally female wearing apparel,
and the large box table-cloths, sheets, candlesticks, tea-
pots, a coffee-pot, spoons, punch-ladle, lady's workbox,

LO N 141,114.41 MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1849.

LIVERP:),-,L) SUNDAY.--The Nora, American mall-
steliner Cambria, Captain Shannon, arrived this
evening at seven o'clock, with advices from Boston to
the 15th, an:l Halifax to the 17th inst.
The America arrived at New York on the 9th
inst., and the Hibernia at Boston on the 15th. The
former in twelve days and the latter in eleven days
from Liverpool. The Great Western arrived at New
York on the 11 th, froM St. Thomas and Bermuda,
and cleared the same day. She had 1,328,060 dollars
in silver and gold on freight for England.
The Canadian advices present no features of in
terest. Rumours were prevalent of the resignation
of Lord Elgin.

Cholera was rapidly on the decrease.
The llalifax bank was robbed of a large amount of
treasure on the 10th inst. The robber was supposed
to have arrived in England by the Europa, which
sailed the following morning.
President Taylor, in a proclamation dated the 11th
inst., says that there is reason to believe that an armed
expedition is fitting out in the United States with an
intention to invade Cuba or some of the provinces of
Mexico ' • that the best information which the Execu-
tive has been able to ascertain points to the island of
Cuba as the object of this expedition ; that it is the
duty of the Government to observe the faith of
treaties, and to prevent any aggression by these citi-
zens upon the territories of friendly nations. Ile
therefore warns persons from entering into this
project.
This expedition is said to be preparing in New
York and other cities of the union.

IRELAND

TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL, M.P.

LLTTEIt I.

My Lord,—The session having now terminated, it
occurs to me that it would be beneficial to examine
the various measures which have been proposed for
the relief of the Irish peop!e, not only by the Govern-
ment, but by other parties—an useful task if con-
ducted with fairness on any subject, and particularly
on this, not only on account of its vital importance,
but in consequence of the singular division of parties,
which has literally prevented that wise discussion
which is essential to the adoption of good measures in
a free country. If any proof were wanting of this
assertion, only compare the debates in the House of
Commons with those in the House of Lords on this
subject.

President Taylor, while on a tour through the
northern states, was attacked by severe diarrhoea,
and, by the latest accounts, remained very unwell.
The cholera epidemic was on the decline at New
York. The cases for the week ending 12th inst.
were 609 ; deaths, 283.
By way of Chagres the Empire City brings a
fortnight's later accounts from California.
Affairs in the territory were, in a commercial point
of view, rather disastrous to the shippers of goods.
There had been a large number of arrivals, and
the markets had been overstocked with all kinds of
merchandise.

Previous, however, to this examination, which will
be any thing but flattering, I also will venture to lay
before your Lordship and the public a plan, the
adoption of which would, I believe, be of
considerable advantage to the embarrassed pro-
prietor, and what is of infinitely greatsr impor-
tance, will give to the people in the distressed districts
that employment, without which their condition can-
not be materially improved, and which will give life
and vitality to a law worthy of the name of Romilly
" The Encumbered Estates Sale Act."
Although I believe that the plan I am about to pro-
pose is perfectly unobjectionable, not only to the mind of
a statesman, but to that of every person whose judgment
has not been warped by previous crotchets, yet I am
well aware that it will be opposed by three classes of
her Majesty's subjects.
First, by all " Red Tapists," for those men are
invariably opposed to everything which is out of
official routine which does not emanate from them-
selves. Secondly, by political economists or Dr.
Arnold's " One-Eyed Men." Thirdly, by " Holier-
than-thou" men, who will turn up the whites of their
eyes and sigh awful !
Assuredly it is not my intention to discuss the
subject with these men, who will not lose an oppor-
tunity of showing their zeal for their respective
crotchets, and whose minds are constituted like that
of the worthy Fluellen, who sincerely believed that
there must be a similarity between Monmouth and
Macedon, because there was a river in each.
And when I propose as the very best, if not the
only mode of attaining the beneficial objects I have
enumerated, a tontine—such men will exclaim, "Oh,
it is a lottery ; better that the Irish should starve
than resort to such a remedy." Your Lordship,
however, with those whose opinions are of import-
ance, will immediately perceive that the plan, so far
from partaking of the objectionable character of lot-
teries, is peculiarly calculated to be of advantage to
the Irish people.
For it will introduce in a practical shape, to a very
great number of persons scattered over many districts,
the inestimable advantages of life assurance—valuable
not only for individual benefit, but for those habits of
forethought which it necessarily encourages ; and
your Lordship will also see that this plan combines
two objects generally considered incompatible—the
benefit of life assurance with a provision for old age.
Did I not sincerely believe that a tontine is the
very best, if not the only means of introducing into
Ireland, that which is universally admitted must be
the foundation of all improvement—viz., the intro-
duction of capital with advantage to all parties, I
should copy the cunning conduct of Sir Robert Peel,
and having proposed a plan which I knew could not
be carried into practical execution, close my letter,
silently reserving to myself the right, if I thought it
of advantage hereafter, to blame Government for net
having attempted to try an absurdity.
I propose, then, that a tontine should be established,
with the sanction of Government, who should appoint
an auditor, whose report should be laid upon the table
of both Houses of Parliament fourteen days after the
opening of the session.
That with the view of rendering the benefits which
may be reasonably anticipated from such an under
taking more easily attainable by every class of her
Majesty's subjects in Ireland, the capital be divided
into shares, half-shares, quartet-shares, and one-eighth
shares.

It was represented that goods could be purchased
to ship back to New York to pay a profit in that
market. The political condition of the territory was
a little more settled. A proclamation of General
Riley, United States officer, advises the people of
California that they need not expect to be tolerated
in any effort to e-stablish an independent government;
that he has orders from the Administration to have
elections held to send delegates to a convention to
draught a State Constitution, and that he was de-
termined to carry out the wishes of the Government
at Washington. . .

Our letters state that the people, with a few ex-
ceptions, seem disposed to acquiesce in this move-
ment. The Convention was to meet on the Ist of
September. The accounts from the mines are con-
fused and conflicting. There was plenty of gold
there, but the labour necessary to obtein it intimi-
dated those who were unused to much physical effort.
The steam-ship Oregon had arrived at Panama with
specie amounting to upwards of 600,000 dollars. We
have Jamaica accounts to the 7th instant. The sugar
canes on the island looked exceedingly healthy. The
favourable accounts from England had produced ad-
vanced rates for sugars, and had given a stimulus to
business. On the 19th ult. Barbadoes was compara-
tively healthy and fine. Intelligence from Maracaibin
to the 19th ult. describes Venezuela as being in a
state of revolution.

General Paz landed in Coro from Curacoa about
the Ist, when the whole of that province at once
declared in his favour. There had been some
fighting, in which the Government troops were de-
feated.

That the capital be 4,000,0001., raised by 20,000
shares of 1001. each; 20,000 half-shares of 50/. each ;
20,000 quarter-shares of 251. eAch ; and 40,000
eighth shares of 121. 103. each.
That with the view of bringing such undertaking
into immediate cperation, the tontine be divided into
four classes, A, B, C, and D ; class A to consist of
the subscribers to the first million ; class B, C, and
D to consist of the subscribers to the second, third,
and fourth million.

That with the view of extending as much as pos-
sible the advantages accruing to the surviving lives, and
to insure a much earlier division of the property, it be
not given as is usual to the last surviving life, but be
divided when so many lives have expired, that the
property would yield to those which survived estates
of 1,0001. per annum to whole shares, of 5001. per
annum to half- shares, of 2501. per annum to quarter-
shares, and of 1251. per annum to eighth shares.
That the surplus rents and profits, after providing
for all necessary improvements and expenses, shall be
divided every ten years among the surviving nominees.

That the- directors of the tontine enter into an
arrangement with one of the principal insurance
officei to insure the lives of the nominees to the
amount of the shares held upon their life, at a lower
rate than that usually asked—and there would be no
difficulty in this, because of course the lives will be all
selected, not only on account of their supposed in-
dividual goodness, but in consequence of the known
longevity of their parents.
In my next letter I will conclude this part of the
subject. I have the honour to remain,
Your Lordship's most obedient servant,
Corwar, Aug. 24. RIGBY WASON.