The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-01 00:00:00

S Ny SEPTEMBER 1, 1849.

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at once determined to examine his trunk, and for that
pitrpose:thellandlord conducted Langley and Lockycr tp
the bedroom he had occupied. Among the articles left
was a dark-green paletot, and the moment Langley
caught sight of this coat he exclaimed—" That's Al in-
ning's coat, we are on the right • scent." As_-it was ex-
pected that he would return or send for his things on
Saturday evening, the house was closely watched until
after midnight, but no person came to make any inquiry.
-At an early hour on Sunday morning Mr. Chevalier
preceeded with Langley and Lockyer to St. Lawrence,
and called upon Mr. Ford, who related to them all the
circumstances within his knowledge' as to his interview
with Manning. The British Lion, where Mr. Ford
lodges, is, as before stated, only about 300 yards beyond
the house where Manning was at this time lodging.
The efficers therefore passed the place where he was
lying concealed twice on Sunday morning. So completely,
hoirever, had he shut himself up at this time .that neither
Mr:lord nor any other person had any suspicion of his
being upon the island. Mr. Chevalier now came to the
conclusion that he must have escaped across the Channel
from the northern coast of the island, and after confer.
ring with Langley and Lockyer, he determined on ap-
plying to the Lieutenant-Governor for the loan of is
small steam-boat belonging to the Harbour Commis-
sioners, for the purpose of proceeding to Granville, and
giving such information as might lead to the murderer's
detection, if he had taken that route. The permission
I soughtion of
instantlyho ma s Lgranted,
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subject to Mr. Turnbull, British Consul at Granville,
requesting that he would afford the officers all the aid in
his power. The steamer, with the officers on board,
Breton, and
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left Jersey at nine o'clock on Sunday morning, and
reached Granville before noon. But no traces of the
assassin were discovered there, and after taking all ne-
cessary precautions to secure his apprehension if he ar-
rived on that part of the French coast, the steamer
returned to Jersey. What Mr. Turnbull did will he
gathered from the following reply to Mr. Evans' com-
munication, which Mr. Chevalier brought with him from
Granville

" Granville, Aug. 25.
" Dear Sir,—l received your note, by Mr. Chevalier,
respecting the arrest of Manning; I have taken every
means at Granville for his detention, and have written
to the Vice-Consuls at Cherburg and St. Malo; and the
authorities of Reyneville, and Portbail, and Avrauches,
will also be immediately requested to arrest him. Should
he be arrested on this coast I will immediately advise
you.—l remain, dear Sir, yours very truly.
"JOHN TURNBULL.
" Sir T. Le Breton."

On the Monday morning Mr. Chevalier, accompanied
by Langley and Lockyer, proceeded to various points
round the island from which it was supposed likely he
might have crossed the Channel. All the public houses
along the main road as far as St. Brelade's bay were
visited, and every inquiry was made to discover the fu-
gitive, both in the interior and along the coast; but as
unfortunately no traces could be discovered of him, the
impression that he had either gone to France or de-
stroyed himself began to obtain.
In order to preserve the connexion of the narrative,
we must now return to the cottage of M. and Madame
Berteau, where Manning was all this time quietly
secreted. He arrived at M. Berteau's house about eight
o'clock bn Thursday morning, and was shown into his
room by Madame Berteau, who told him that if he had
any friends call upon him he might receive them in her
own parlour downstairs. He thanked her for her
civility, but said that he should not have any one call
upon him, as no one knew him in Jersey. He had not
been long in the house before he sent out for a bottle of
brandy, of which he drank frequently during thy; day.
He remained in doors all day; took his meals with Mrs.
Weildou, and conversed with her on various subjects. i
In the evening he went out into the garden at the
back of the cottage, putting on, for the first time, a
blue Guernsey frock and a green felt hat, and re
muined there some time talking to M. Berteau, who
was pursuing his ordinary avocations. He drank the
whole bottle of brandy on Thursday, and early on
Friday morning sent for a second, which ho con-
sumed in the course of that day. The same course of
living was pursued by him on Saturday and Sunday,
without any suspicion on the part of M. Berteau as to
whom he was harbouring. On Sunday a friend of
Madame Berteau came in to see her, and having heard
something of the habits of the lodger, she remarked that
his conduct appeared to be very strange, adding that she
hoped he was not the perpetrator of a dreadful murder
which had happened in England. Madame Bei teats
had heard nothing of the murder, and thought little of
her friend's caution, and so the matter dropped for this
day. Fortunately, however, Madame Berteau's friend
was not the only person whose suspicions were excited
by the murderer. The brandy consumed by Manning
was: procured from the house of Mr. Heulin, a respect-
able inhabitant of Jersey, who lives in a small house in
St. Peter's Valley. Mr. George Heulin, one of the sons,
was in the habit of serving the girl who fetched the
brandy, and he also thought it remarkable that so much
of the liquor should be consumed at M. Berteau's, who
he knew was a very temperate man himself. He asked
the girl certain questions, and ascertained from her that
the person who drank the liquor was a lodger, who con-
fined himself to the house all day, and drank brandy,
as he said, to keep the cholera away. Mr. Heulin
having heard in St. Helier's that the murderer of
Patrick O'Connor was supposed to •be concealed in
Jersey, at once suspected this to be the man, and deter-
minedto satisfy himself, if possible. With this view
he waTched daily for his appearance in the garden,
where the girl had told him he generally went in the
evening for a short time. He saw him on Sunday even-
ing, and again on Monday night, and was the more
assured that it was the man in question, in consequence
of his evident desire to escape observation by pulling
his felt hat over his face as he walked up and down the
garden. It should be stated that the garden in question
is an open piece of ground, and can be overlooked from
the high road as well as from many other points of view.
On Monday evening Mr. Heulin made so distinct an ob-
servation of Manning, while the latter was digging in
the garden, that he felt no doubt of the identity of the
man. About an hour after, and just as it was becoming
dusk, Mr. Heulin went to the back entrance of M. Bar.
teen's house, determined to ask him who and what his
lodger was, and what name he passed under? Mr.
Heulin found Manning sitting with M. Berteau outside
the backdoor in a little yard, smoking his pipe. On
seeing Mr. Heulin, M. Berteau advanced a few paces
towards him. Manning rose at the same time, and
retreated into the house. Mr Heulin put such
questions as he thought necessary to M. Berteau, and
communicated his suspicions to him. M. Berteau, who
is in very weak health, was somewhat alarmed, but he
was also unwilling to believe that his lodger was the
suspected party. He said the man appeared a very nice
gentleman, and had given the name of Jennings. That
lie certainly did not go out much, but this might be ac-
counted for by the fact of his being unwell and afraid of
the cholera, and no doubt when better he would go out
as usual. Mr. lleulin was not satisfied, and at once pro-
ceeded to St. Helier's in order to communicate with his
brother Mr. John Heulin on the subject. When the
latter heard his brother's suspicions, he felt perfectly sa-
tisfied M. Berteau's lodger was no other than George
Frederick Manning, and at once proceeded in quest of
Langley, whom he met within a few paces of the Bath
Hotel, where his brother had detailed the circumstances
to him. Mr. Langley felt so satisfied of the correct-
ness of Mr. Heulin's suspicions, that ho directly took
that gentleman to Mr. Chevalier, and urged the pro-
priety of going over to St. Laurence directly, and ara
It being now past nine o'clock, Mr.
resting the man.
Chevalier suggested that the man would, in all proba-
bility, be gone to bed, and that, perhaps, it might be as
well to deter his arrest until the morning. Mr. Langley
at once objected, remarking, that delays were danger-
ous, and that as they were now so near their mark, they
had better hit upon it. Mr. Chevalier at once con-
sented, and Mr. Purkis, whose name has been men-
tioned before as having offered the use of his carriage,
Mr. Chevalier, Mr. Langley, Mr. Lockyer, the two
Messrs. and Mr. Purkis, at once left St. Helier's
for M. Berteau's cottage, to which our narrative must
again recur for a few moments. While Mr. George
Heulin and M. Berteau were conversing together, Man-
ning, who had, merely retired from their imme-
diate observation, remained in the back kitchen, the
door of which being open, ho overheard all that passed.
The moment M. Heulin had gone, Manning went up to
Mr. Berteau in the back kitchen and asked him who the
man was he was talking to, what ho came for, and why
he wanted to know his name? Mr. Berteau stated to
the reporter that while asking these questions the assas-
sin trembled from head to foot and appeared scarcely
able to articulate. Mr. Berteau adds, the thought in-
stantly occurred to him that he was harbouring a mur-
derer, and as soon as he had, satisfied Manning that the
person who asked him the questions was a neighbour,
and that his motives were only those arising from
curiosity, he exclaimed to his wife, in French, "That's a
murderer." Mr. Berteau confesses that ho was now very
much alarmed; and in order to prevent, as fur as pos-
sible, the man from destroying himself or committing
any other crime, he put away a hatchet and some pieces
of rope which were lying about the house.
Manning, it appears, retired to bed as soon as Mr.
Ileulin had gone, and at about half-past nine o'clock
the officers arrived. They alighted from their carriage
about 200 yards on the St. Helier's side of Mr. Berteau's
cottage, and walked thither on foot. By a previously
concerted arrangement Mr. Chevalier and Mr. George
Heulin went round to the back of the house and explained
to Mr. Berteau that they were now come to arrest his
lodger on a charge of murder, an announcement which
appeared to give both the old man and his wife very
considerable satisfaction. It was agreed that Mr._ Che•
valier should return to the front of the house and knock
t the door, which Mr. Berteau promised to open,and
that he should hand to Mr. Ghevaliera lighted candle,
with which he undertook to proceedrfound locked, was to up stairs to Man-
niug's room, the door of which, i
be instantly burst open, and the party in bed over-
powered. It was arranged that the Messrs. Heulin
should remain outside the cottage and prevent the escape
of the assassin by the
windows, of which there were
three to his room alone. Mr. Lockyer and Mr. Purkis
tollowed Mr. Chevalier, and close behind them was Lang-
ley, who could alone identify the murderer, with another

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lighted candle. Contrary to expectation the door of the
murderer's room was found ajar, so that on reaching the
landing the officers entered immediately. Mr. Chevalier
pushed the door open hastily, and placing the candle he
held in his hand on the table he rushed towards the bed
in which the man laid. At the same instant Langley,
who had merely caught a side glance of his face, cried
out, "That's the man—seize him!" Lockyer and Mr.
Purkis instantly seized both the murderer's arms, Mr.
Chevalier having thrown himself upon the bed, and thus
disabled him from making any resistance. The some-
what rough seizure to which he was subjected appeared
to give Manning some annoyance, and he cried out,
" Hallo, what are you about? Do you mean to murder
me?" The moment he saw Langley, however, he reco-
vered his composure, and said, " Ah, Sergeant, is that
you? lam glad you are come. I know what you are
come about. It you had not come I was coming to town
to explain all. I am innocent!" He then asked "Is the
wretch taken?" alluding to his wife, as 'Langley
supposed. The officer replied in the affirmative,
upon which Manning remarked, " Thank God, I
am glad of it; that will save my life. She is
the guilty party; I am as innocent as a lamb."
Mr. Chevalier directed him to dress himself in the
presence of the officers, and when he had dune so he
proceeded to handcuff him. Manning, as soon as he
saw the irons,
,said, "I hope you are not going to
handcuff me." Mr. Chevalier explained the necessity of
doing so, upon which he held out his hands, which
w
ere immediately pinioned by Lookyer. Manning con-
fessed that all the property in the room belonged to him
and seven sovereigns having been found in his carpet bag
he said they were all that was left of a sum of 121. which
had been paid to him for his furniture by a man in Lon-
don, " rind that," he added," was all the money I had to
start with." Having been conducted out of Mr. Ber-
teau's house he was placed in the carriage which had
brought over the officers, and conveyed them back to St.
Helier's. On his way, although no questions were asked
him, he volunteered several observations in reference to
the crime with which he stand charged. Among other
remarks, in allusion to his wife he said, "he hoped she
would not destroy herself before he got to London, for
when there he could soon clear himself." Again he
said, " I suppose she must have 1,5001. upon her; at
least she ought to have. She has often told me that she
would be revenged upon O'Connor." Mr. Chevalier
here asked what she meant by being revenged? Upon
which Manning rejoined, " Why, he induced us to
take the house in Minver.place, and to furnish it, on the
understanding that he would come and live with us,
which he did not do ; and my wife got in a great rage,
and said she would be revenged." I said. " Don't be
angry, dear, and advised her to forget and forgive."
O'Conner got off his agreement by paying a few weeks'
rent. A little before this time, my wife went to his
house, and he showed her notes and railway coupons,
and promised that he would leave her the greater part
of his property under his will." After a pause, he
added, " She frequently went to his house ; and about a
fortnight before the murder she invited him to come and
dine with us, but he did not come. She wrote him
another letter, asking him to dine with us on the fatal
day. The dinner was laid up stairs when ho arrived.-
My wife asked him if he would not go down stairs
and wash his hands, as was his custom before dinner.
He replied, " Yes," and immediately went down stairs,
followed closely by my wife. As soon as they had
reached the bottom of the staircase my wife put one of
her arms round O'Conner's neck, and with the other
hand she fired a pistol at the back part of his head. '
O'Connor immediately fell dead. I fainted, and do not
know what became of the body. Mr. Chevalier asked
the assassin if he had not seen a hole dug in his back
kitchen ? Upon which he said, "Oh ! yes. I had seen
it and I believed that it was intended for me. I believe
my wife intended to murder me."
After arriving at the gaol the prisoner complained of
indisposition, and the medical officer having been as nt
fur, recommended that he should be allowed to have
some brandy and water, alter which he speedily re-
covered himself, and retired to bed in good t-pirits.
One remarkable fact in connexion with his apprehen-
sion on Monday night should be mentioned. It appears
that during that day he had asked Mrs. Weildun, ti e
woman with whom he boarded in M. Berteau's house,
whether that old gentleman had much money. Mrs.
Weildon, it is supposed, did not satisfy him, and in the
evening he visited an old man named Trachea who lives
in the next cottage, and whose back premises commu-
nicate with those of M. Berteau, and asked him the same
question, adding a remark to the effect that as the old
couple had no children, probably they might have some
money by them. Traehy aught the question strange,
but took no notice of it. NVltert the officers entered his
room an open razor was lying upon the table, and the
door of his apartment, for the first time since he had alert
in the house, was ajar, and not Tiscked as it had previously
been. Coupling these facts, is it too much to suggek
that probably the assassin contemplated a second col -
blooded murder on that very night, in the hope of obtain-
ing more funds to enable him to pursue his flight fro
justice? Such is the opinion very generally eutertaine
at St. Helier's.

There being no warrant in Jersey against Mannin 1,
the Chief Justice and the other authorities were place
li
in a very awkward predicament. Legally they had n ,
power to give up their prisoner to the London officers;
nor, we believe, would they have done so, but for th
unfortunate outbreak of cholera in the gaol on Wednes
day last. One fatal case occurred on the evening of tha
day, and three other prisoners were carried off to th
hospital on Thursday morning. The very awkwar
consequences of anything serious happening to Mannin
while in gaol at St. Ilelier's were felt by the Govern()
aad the Chief Justice, and after long consideration i
was determined to send the prisoner to town in charg4
of the detective officers, without a warrant.
Persons were not allowed to see the prisoner in the
gaol, but there were some few exceptions, of course, to
this rule, but when a party was admitted the accused
appeared greatly pleased to exhibit himself, walking up
and down an enclosed corridor with his hands behind
him and seeming to be perfectly at ease with himself;
Sir Thomas Le Breton visited him on Thursday, and
when the prisoner recognised the worthy knight, h
said, " Sir Thomas, how long am I to be detained here
I wish you would let me be sent on to London. When{
I get there I shall ha able to make it all right in a few
hours." Sir Thomas said that matters were not quite
arranged for his removal, but that no time would be lost;
which appeared to satisfy him. In the course of Friday,
a gentleman named Evans obtained an order to go into
the gaol, and being curious to observe the prisoner's:
person, he approached the corridor very closely. Man-
ning observed him do so, and, instead of retiring, he
came up close to the iron railing, and, in a sort of whis-
per, said to Mr. Evans, " Come closer, I want to speak
to you." Mr. Evans, upon this, went up to the corridor,.
upon which Manning remarked to hits, " This is an',
awkward place to be in, is it not?" Mr. Evans said, in-,
deed it was. Manning replied, " Ah, I shall he all right,
when I get to Loudon—l shall be all right in a week."'
He then said, " Have you seen to-day's news-
paper?" Mr. Evans said he had not. Manning said,
" Well, look at it to-morrow, you'll see all about it."
He then asked, " his my wife confessed?" Mr. Evans
replied that he did not know. Manning then said, "It
was a bad spec of mine leaving London, was
it not? If I had not left London, I should have'
been all right,' After some other strange observations
to the effect that he was getting " peckish " and should
be glad of his dinner, he mentioned to Mr. Evans thet
the turnkey was approaching, and walked away. Dur-
ing Friday morning two prisoners were seized with
cholera in the gaol, and in order to convey them to the
hospital it was necessary to pass through the corridor oc-
cupied by the prisoner. Manning appeared much inte-
rested at this incident, volunteered to assist, and did
direct the persons employed how to place the patients in
stretchers.

We have omitted to state that one ground of suspicion
against Manning arose from his anxiety to see the news-
papers. During the whole of his stay in St. Helier's he
was always observed to bo most anxious to see a cony
of the Times or any other Landon newspaper; and on
the Tuesday after his removal to St. Lawrence he sent
out the girl two or three times to obtain a newspaper
(local or London), and offerod to give a shilliug for the
sight of one. The girl went to Mr. Henlin's to soe if
:lie could get one; hence the suspicions his son had pre.
►iously entertained wero considerably strengthened.

At seven o'clack yesterday morning Mr. Chevalier and
the detective officers proceeded to the gaol for the pur-
pose of conveying the prisoner to the packet. He made
a particular request that he might be allowed to walk
through the streets of St. Helier's:, and, as it was very
early in the morning, Mr. Chevalier consented to allow
him to do so, Langley and Lockyer walking on either
side of the accused, and Mr. Chevalier immediately be-
hind him. Ile asked as a particular favour to be allowed
a cigar. This request was also complied with; and it is
a fact that the suspected murderer of Patrick O'Connor
actually walked a distance of nearly half a mile from the
gaol to the pier through the streets of St. Helier's smok-
ing a cigar, with all the ease imaginable, and exhibiting
the insolent bearing for which he is so rener ,
Manning was highly delighted at the notice he
for
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and that
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Mr. Inspector Haynes erebcame on board to receive tho
and a fly having gen obtained, he was hand-
prison. er, of officers and conveyed to the railway
cuffed to one the
station.
wore a great many persons assembled at
There
Southampton to witness the prisoner's departure, and
in several places where the train crossed the streets
the spectators hooted very loudly.
The special train arrived at ttio Vauxhall station at
10 o'clock precisely, and as it was feared that the telegraph
having announced the prisoner's expected arrival, a
crowd might be assembled at the Whterloo station, the
prisoner was removed from the carriage at this place,
and conveyed by Inspector Haynes and Sergeant Lang-
ley to the Stone's-end police station, where the charge
against him having been entered by Inspector Yates, he
was placed in one of the cells, closely watched by two
officers,

It is understood that he will be brought up for exa-
mination before Mr. Seeker this day.
Of the prisoner's personal appearance, let us add one
word, Ile is a bull-headed, thick•necked man, with a
halt effeminate expression, arising from a very fair com-

plerion and light hair. Altogether, thrrefore, he may
be described as a repulsive looking individuA.

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—There is a ver3 En-
deavour making among a gallant and ekss
here to raise funds for founding and maintaining a home
ashore for seame❑ of the Royal Navy at this port. Fore-
most in this good work is Captain Hall, F.R.S., of the
Dragon steam-frigate, whose efforts have been most suc-
cessfully directed to the same philanthropic oral at
other parts and places. The object of this institution is
to provide seamen when paid oft, or otherwise without a
ship, board, lodging, and medical attendance, at ay mo-
derate a charge as possible, in order that their clothes,
bedding, money, and persons may be properly protee(ed
from th• designing, who are always on the watch to
inveigle the unguarded and thoughtless seamen, This
institution will encourage seamen to habits of ( conetny;
it will also provide them with religious and intellectual
instruction until they can again provide themselves ssith
a ship. A reading room and library will be attached to
the institution. The First Lord of the Admiralty has,
(we are informed) consented to become patron of tno
institution if his colleague, Sir George Staunton, with
him will become joint patron, but as First Lou] of the
Admiralty Sir Francis Baring does not patronise the
scheme, The Board were applied to for the old lsbora-
tory—a most eligible building, admirably epaptul to all
the requirements of such an establishment as a Sailors'
Home, but their Lordships stated that they wanted it as
a barrack for the crews of steamers in commission whilst
under repair in the steam-basin.
The Lords of the Admiralty went on board the ap-
prentices' brig Rolla, Lieutenant•Comtuander Feuwiek,
this morning, and afterwards to the Excellent gunnery-
ship, Captain Chads, C. 8., where the perfection of man-
of-war discipline and firing was exhibited; but, strange
to say, although the water was "smooth as the glassy
surface of a lake," they did not pay a similar visit to ; he
Superb, 80, at Spithead. If the board intend keeping the
latter ship many more months at Spithesd it would be
esa act of benevolence to allow her captain to lift anchor
two or three times a week and run out to sea. just to
relieve the monotony of the officers and men's duties,
as well as to give them a change of air in these sickly
times.

An inspection of the gun wharf, under the direction
of Mr. Stewart, the chief of that department of the
Ordnance at this port, concluded the perambulations
of the Lords of the Admiralty, who left by the one
o'clock train on their retern to town.
The Dragon steam-frigate being found too efficient for
the Royal Navy with her present compliment, the
Lords of the Admiralty have reduced it fifteen men.
Twenty-four labourers in this dockyard, hired fur the
survey, are ordered..ttibadiseharged to-morrow.
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord Arm li us
Beauclerk, sailed this afternoon, for Aberdeen, to await
the pleasure of her Majesty.
THE DOCKYARD BATTALION.—The drills for this
summer concluded last evening, when Major Edwards
(storekeeper), of the artillery companies, dismissed his
wing of the body with an animated and suitable address,
which drew hearty cheers from the whole.
Wind—S. by W., light breezes and fine weather.
PLY MOUTH, Auo. 30.—Her Majesty's frigate Arc thusa
arrived on Sunday from Pembroke, and was on Illonday
towed by the steam-vessel Salamander from the Sound
to the sheer hulk in Hamoaze, where she is to be dis-
mantled.

Her Majesty's packet Crane sailed on Tue:AAy for
Falmouth.

ller Majesty's steam-vessel Myrtle arrived on the 28. h
from Portsmouth.
COURT- MAWrIAL ON COMMANDER PITMAN.—SE-
COED DAY.,—AuG. 29.—The court was occupied more
or less, from nine o'clock in the morning to half-past five
this afternoon in the cross-examination of Mr. A. R.
Elliott, the master, by Commander Pitman. The only
points worth extracting were as follow :—" Mr. Elliott
entered the services in 1813, and joined the Cl.il2e.s in
August, 1846. Declined to state whether he was put
under arrest on the 25th of June, 1847, for being asleep
on his watch. Regarding the Marine Hague, said to
be invalided as insane through Commander Pitman's
severity, witness had been told that, before join;ng the
Childers, Hague broke into the Rodney's cellar, stole
wine, became intoxicated, fell into the dock, and was
then injured. Had heard the Marion White (who
drowned himself) make a desparate oath, that if flogged
he would jump overboard. Did not know if it v,aa by
Commander Pitman's special order that the boys were
" scrubbed at the ship's Lead," The desertion at Hobart
Town was caused by the cruelty on board, and not by the
high wages offered by the South Sea whalers. Had not
heard that the men were dragged ashore. Kew that the
mess servant Allen was brought on board in a state of
stupor from drunkenness; his previous god character
saved him from flogging. The special inst incea of
cruelty were towards the marines Hague and White, the
boy Cleverton, two seamen, Gillman and Kitts (who
(lied in China), and the midshipman's steward, who
committed suicide. had seen Clevtrton cruelly dis-
figured; heard him scream, but did not remember his
being flogged. Knew Commander Pitman struck the
boy with his fist. Kitts was kept standing with his
hammock on his shoulder several hours at night when
general sickness prevailed in the ship. Gallaein was
punished more severely, being ordered to stand in the
same manner after working hours, a period of for ty or
fifty days, after'whieh he went into his hammock and
died, declaring that the cruel treatment to which he hal
been subjected was the cause of his death. The mid-
shipman's steward was flogged two or three times, and
being threatend with a repetition of the punishment,
jumped overboard and was drowned. During the time
years witness served in the Childers eleven cenaimis-
aioned officers left the ship either invalided or by. ox-
change.

PEDISROLE.—The Triumph, one of the lazarettos of
the port of Milford, has been removed to the Pembroke
yard, where she is now moored, by directions from the
Board of Admiralty, to serve as a cholera hospital ship
in tho event of an outbreak of the epidemic. This is,
we are glad to state, only a precautionary measure, no
decided case of cholera having appeared in the district.
We understand that two new frigates of the first class,
to carry GO guns each, have been ordered to be built at
Pembrt ke. They are to be named the Melpomene and
the Immutalite, The coppering of the Octavia first-class
frigate, launched some days ago, is proceeding rapidly;
when jury-rigged she will be navigated to Devonport.
The following are her dimensions:—

Length over all ...
Length of keel ...
Extreme breadth
Tonnage ditto ...
Muulded ditto ...
Depth of hold ...
Burden ...

Ft. In.
_ 180 6
_. 146 10
-. 52 3
-. 52 2
-. 51 4
-. 16 3
-. 2,125 tons

OPENING OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AT THE
GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—AII the wires having been laid
down from the chief Electric Telegraph-office, Loth-
bury, to the branch office, St. Martin's-le-Graud, the
employes commenced yesterday for the first time sending
off expresses from that establishment. The advantage
to the Post-office of this facility of communieatiGn will
be important, as the Postmaster General will In made
acquainted with the arrivals and departures of till the
foreign and colonial mail packets immediati-ly, and also
for the transmission of order* to the variatia parts of the
country connected with that department.
INSTITUTION FOR THE ADULT DEAF ANDDUAIE, 2G,
RED LION-SQUARE, BLOOMSBURY.—At a meeting of the
committee of this excellent institution, held in the board-
room, 26, Red Lion.equare, Bloomsbury, it was stated
that the progress of the several inmates in learning the
trades carried on in the institution had been
satisfactory and gratifying. It was further observed
that numerous applications had been made on b,.half of
d. of and dumb individuals both in the metropolis send
the provincial districts, including several of an urgent
and deserving nature; but it was regretted, that Owing
to the want of funds the applicatious could not he en-
tertained however missing they might be, and however
worthy the objects were of sympathy and chatit4hle
consideration. A hope having been expressed that the
co-operation of the :Affluent might early warrant the
extension of the good works of the charity, the meting
passed some routine business and separated.
THE FIRE OF LONDON, 166 G.—The day and hour
of this national calamity corresponds with the ensuing
recurrence of its anniversary. The fire commenced at
the house of Mr. Farryn r, a baker, in Pudding-lane, tit
one o'clock in the morning of Sunday, Sept. 2, 1666;
and, according to the inscription on the Monument,
" Adjecit, quoque supplicationes annuas et ad eternnn
postetiorum memoriam—H. C. P. C." This day is still
kept in solemn remembrance, by the preaching of a
morning sermon in St. Paul's Cathedral. This duty
devolves, officially, upon the Rev. S. R. Galley,
the Lord
Mayor's chaplain, who has greatly distinguished / 'teself
by his :pulpit treatment of anniversaries of f_
a
kind, and who, it is expected, will not theomitTtention ppor'
of
tueity thus afforded him, to lead the a
t is
hearers to the serious visitation under which the city of
London is now suffering.
last Aylesbury County
fCoro_ (
PUBLICANS AND SUNDAY
-afTr,RJA.V EA. judgeA t
thoe,
d brought an action against
a person named L g
lisememed victualler, to recover 18s.
Mr. Kinglitun,
It dato have been sustained by the plaintiff
damages, 3.-eg°
in consequence of the defendant declining to supply
refreshment, either toe
phimselfeate(, f
i otc.o
nhorse,the
plain ei n thiitilsay:tattle
e
rae i
Ist of June las.. It p
e;, that on the day in question he was proceeding
with a horse and cart, heavily laden, from Oxford to
Leighton Buzeurd, and that upon calling at the defend-
ant's house for refreshment it was refused; the plaintiff
stating that he was, inconsequence, compelled to proceed
four miles further on his joarney before he could pro-
cnre anything; and that the heat of the day, and the
want of refreshment, had such an effect upon him that
he was obliged to lay up for the whole of the following
week, by which he was damaged to the amount of 18s.
The judge, however, refused to give the plaintiff the
whole amount he claimed, but awarded the defendant to
pay 55., and the whole of the costs of the day.
CLEAN SHIRTS IN CUMBERLAND.—A Cumberland
paper says:—" That an establishment exi-ts in the
t
Market-place, Whitehaven, where labouring uenrra3:ror
on Saturday nights to procure clean shirts for l.
Having bought the original shirt at this shop, the Sunday.
Having de,u
takes it back on Saturday night, after a
of week's vgar,
exchanges it for a clean one on payment threeeit aaift4-
pence, being one halfpenny less than would be
isone in
chargedd
by the washerwoman. An extensive business
this way.
BLOCKADE OP THE COAST OF CORD.—Last night's
fleedßiisdpealt,
ethh,eß datedri t British
the
actingl2 th ot d,,,1
Gazette contains a notification that Viscount Palmerstoa
a
has received from
a blockade of the Coast of Coro,
last, Consul-
Generaltep
eattti
eCga rtahcaats ,
between the mouths of the rivers Yaracuy and Oribono,
had been declared by the Government of Venezuela,
and enclosing a copy of the decree issued by that Go-
vernments