The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

THE PEACE CONGRESS.

The Journal des Debats has the following leading
article on the subject of the Peace Congress .

" When the French make excursions to foreign
countries, even of the most pacific and amiable character,
they cannot avoid doing so in full uniform, decorated
with mustachios, armed with muskets, and fragrant with
the odours of the barricade. It is thus that they visited
England, whither they went attired as National Guards,
with their heads erect, and marching in the middle of
the streets, contrary to etiquette, The English, the
Americans—in a word, the Anglo-Saxons—are now
returning our visit. They arrive in Paris, attired in
black coats, with stand-up collars, and wearing the placid
and benevolent countenances of Quakers, in the character
of the friends of peace. In our great and turbulent city,
in which the constantly-shaking pavements are seeking
to regain their places, and do not even yet feel themselves
very firm—in the midst of the cannons which adorn
the courts of our palaces—amidst the din of drums
'and trumpets, behold delegates from all parts of the
world come to open a pacific congress! To-morrow (the
22d of August) the friends of peace are to open in the
Hall of St. Cecille, generally consecrated to fetes of har-
mony, a course of universal harmony and perfect con-
cord. They have come from England, from Belgium,
and from America; they have travelled hundreds and
thousands of leagues, beuring in their hands a poor olive
branch, which they will try to plant in our ungrateful
and rebellious soil. Happy, thrice happy, those who
have the gift of faith. Perchance a day will come when
humanity will aek itself how, in a century which pre-
tends to enlightenment, in the midst of a social state
which assumes the name of civilization, the differences
between nations and men were settled by blood and by
war. But we greatly fear that we have not yet beheld
the dawn of that day. When the continent of old Eu-
rope is trembling and palpitating beneath the trampling
of armies and the wheels of artillery, how is the calm
and unpopular voice of reason to make itself heard?
Much time must yet elapse before the hands
of philanthropists will be able to pluck
from the earth the serpents which have
escaped from the box of Pandora, and
successively replace them in their fabulous cradle. And
yet, if the friends of peace be not destined to meet with
success at first, we sincerely desire that they may at
least meet with goodwill and respect. The very eccen-
tricity of the enterprise pleases us; for it must be ad-
mitted that to select Paris of all places as the centre of a
crusade in favour of universal peace is indeed—if the
friends of peace will allow us the expression—carrying
the war into the camp of the enemy. We only intreat
them not to allow themselves to be turned aside from
their object, and not to transform themselves, as they are
now advised to do, into a company of shareholders for
piercing the Isthmus of Suez or that of Panama. They
can only have a purely moral and purely speculative
mission, and in this respect they can only expect testi-
monies of sympathy and goodwill. We do not think
they can be called upon to settle the Hungarian, the
Roman, the Danish, or any social question ; but they
may aid in the solution of all, by awakening and deve-
loping in men's hearts the sentiment of peace, concord,
and fraternity. This object may satisfy the noblest
ambition, sod we are sure that the friends of peace would
esteem themselves fortunate to be brought within reach
of it."

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT \VICE.— SHERIFF
FORSYTH AND HIS BOATMAN DROWNED.—A melancholy
accident has just happened on the Loch of Watten, nine
miles from this. Charles Forsyth, Esq., our sheriff-
substitute, and his boatman, Joseph Tait, were on this
sheet of water fishing to-day, and in a sudden squall the
boat upset, and both were drowned. I have just seen
the Rev. Mr. Fraser, of Halkirk, and his brother of
Kirkhill, who were passing in a gig when the accident
took place, and their account of it is, that about twelve
o'clock they saw the squall on the loch, and drew up to
see how the boat would act under it; that so soon as the
blast caught the sail the boat capsized and instantly
went down. The Rev. Gentleman immediately drove to
the free manse of Watten, and got a boat with four men,
in it, who went in search of the gentleman and his com-
panion, but all they found was the boat's tiller, a fishing-
rod, and a hat and cap. The sheriff is unmarried, but
Joseph Tait has left a widow and several children, and
was a man liked by all who knew him. Sheriff obert
Thompson is, fortunately here, and he and Mr. John
Henderson, W.S., have gone off to the scene of the dis-
aster. Mr. James Bremner, C E., has also just started
with some boatmen to seek for the bodies.—North
British Mail.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY SMUGGLERS AT Gos-
PORT.—On Friday evening, about half-past eight o'clock,
a number of smugglers assembled at Hardway, for the
purpose of ill-treating two coast guardmen; and on
seeing one named Stephen Mountefield, James Stallard.
John Brown, John Attwell, jun., John Matthews, and
several others, began ill-treating him in a most brutal
manner, by kicking him and striking him with sticks,
and Attwell with a shot in a sling, leaving him for dead.
He is now lying in a very precarious state; his wire also,
on interfering, was very much beaten. They then pro-
ceeded to the Three Tuns, at Bison, where they found
Benjamin Mountefield, whom they treated in the same
way, and who is in a very dangerous state. The police
being sent for, soon arrived, and, with some of the coast-
guard, went in pursuit of the party, and overtook them
at the Sun public-house at Breckhurst, but from which
they made their escape. Some time after they went to
Stallard's house, where they found the party, and tried
to take them into custody, but found it quite impossible
to do so, as they had such a strong party, there being
nearly twenty in the house and as many outside. We
are sorry to state that they remain at large, though we
learn one of the party was killed by a pistol shot.—
Hants Telegraph.
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Bermondsey murder were given in the Observer of yes-
terday, August 26, and in the Observer of August 19
there were given five columns, together the most com-
plete account of this tragic affair. The extensive pub-
lication of the Observer commences at four o'clock on
Sunday mornings. Monday's edition, with the markets,
best adapted for the country and abroad, at four o'clock
on Monday afternoon. Price of the Observer, 40 folio
columns, 6d.

Each of us bears within himself a world unknown
to his fellow-beings, and each may relate of himself a
histery resembling that of every one, yet like that of no
one—Eliza Cook's Journal.

CITY OF LONDON REGISTRATION.—Mr. APChristie
has fired Monday, the 17th of next month, as the chy
o❑ which he will commence his registration of the lists
of voters for Members to serve in Parliament for the
city 9f Loudon.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
William Dine, the clerk in the cloak-room at the Lon-
don-bridge station, said—About a week back I delivered
two boxes to Inspector Haynes. I do not know anything
laboaL them, except that they were taken from a lady on
the 13th of August, between one and three
o'clock in the afternoon. Upon depositing
the boxes I gave her a corresponding number
to this (the witness produced a piece of taper bearing
the No. 456). This was placed on one box, and a simi-
lar ticket was placed on the other.
Mr. Richard John Moxey was next examined—l am
superintendent of the Edinburgh city police,
and I live in Parliament-square, Edinburgh. In
consequence of information 1 received I proceeded
on the forenoon of Tuesday along with one of
our officers, and Mr. Dobson, a stock-broker, to
25, Haddington-place, Leith-walk, Edinburgh. I called
at the lodging-house of Mrs. Hewitt, and asked for
Mrs. Smith, and was shown into a room where I found
a female reading a newspaper, the Time of the 20th.
I said, " Mrs. Smith I presume ?" She rose
up politely and said " Yes.' I said, "I beg
your pardon, madam, but if you are Mrs. Smith you
are not the lady I want. Are you a married lady? She
said, " Yes." I said, " Where does your husband reside?"
and she replied that he was dead. I then said, " Have
you been long in town?" She said, " A few days—l
came to town on Tuesday or Wednesday." In reply to
another question, she said she could refer to no one who
knew her except Mrs. Shaw over the way, who recom-
mended her to the lodgings. I asked her where she came
from, and she said from Newcastle, and that she came
for the benefit of her health. She spoke of having bathed
at Portobello, a watering-place three miles from Edin-
burgh. I spoke to her about her finances, and asked her
if she had any scrip for sale. She said " What do
you mean by scrip?" I said -" Have you any
railway shares for sale ?" She said she had.
I asked her if she had offered any for sale,
and she said she had not. I then said, "My im-
pression is that you are the wife of Frederick Georg:,
Manning," at the same time asking Mr. Dobson, who
was outside the door, to come in, and he did ;
and, in answer to a question of mine, she admitted
that she was the lady who had offered some
scrip for sale. I then said, I wish to see your luggage;
she made no objection, and the luggage was produced.
It consisted of a carpet-bag, a trunk, and a box; they
were locked, at least that was my impression, and slie
produced to me a bunch of keys. The box was opened
with one of the keys. It contained chiefly women's wear-
ing apparel and some papers. Among the first things I
saw was a bill, headed "F. G. Manning, Taunton,"
thus showing at once who the party was. My suspi-
cions being confirmed, I closed up the box, and turning
to Mrs. Manning said, I am superintendent of police,
and I charge you with being concerned in the murder
of Patrick O'Connor, but you are not bound to
answer any questions or say anything. I cauti ned her
in the usual way. She denied generally that she had
anything to do with the crime with which she was
charged. I said she would have to go with me,
and I again asked her if she had any scrip. She
said she had, but that it belonged to her.
She said it was in the large trunk. I unlocked
it and found lying very near the top the scrip described
in the printed advertisements which I had received.
There was, besides other scrip in the Sambre and Meuse
Railway Company, from 26,523 to 26,532, both inclusive.
I also found what I believe to be a Spanish bond,
No. 3,600. I found in the same trunk -a red
purse, containing seventy-three sovereigns, one 501.
Bank of England note (11,037, Nov. 9, 1848); also six
101. notes, five of which are dated June 11, 1849, arid
numbered respectively, 67,372, 67,373, 67,374, 67.375,
and 67,376; and the other is dated Nov. 4, 1848.
No. 78,378. There is another 51. note, dated July 30,
1849, and numbered 20,051. You will find the sum, I
think, altogether 1801. The purse also contained a gold
ring, and a railway ticket of the London and North
Western Railway, with the name of Smith
upon it, which appears to be for excess of luggage. I
think it is dated the 14th of August. I then removed
her with all the luggage, and locked the door of her
apartments. At the station I caused her to be searched
by two females, and all she had upon her was given
to me. Those females are not present. The articles
upon her were a gold chain, a watch, a key, a clasp,
a brooch with a woman and a child painted upon it, and
another Scotch pebble brooch, some thread and a
thimble; another small purse, containing 35.; six penny
postage stamps, and some other things. I then caused
her to be locked up, and telegraphed with Inspector
Haynes. In the course of the evening I went to see if she
was comfortable, and she said she wanted more bedding,
or something of that sort. I asked her where her hus-
band was, end she said she did not know. She then
make a voluntary statement to this effect:—" I left town
suddenly; I came off on Monday when he was out
(meaning her husband); I have left him ac T have
done before. I was afraid of my life; he has
maltreated me for a long time past; his threats gene
rally were that he would cut off my head, and he has
pursued me with a knife." All of this she said she could
prove by the servants who lived with her at Taunton.
She then said that she left her house on Monday; that
she left two boxes at the London-bridge terminals,
the ticket of which I would find in her
purse ; that she had come on to Euston-
square ; that she had slept in the .neighbourhood
of Euston-square all night and started the following
morning by the train for Newcastle ; that on reaching
Newcastle she went to a coffee-house accompanied by
two female passengers—lrish women I understood her—
and that they slept there all night; and that she came
on to Edinburgh on the Wednesday. I may state since
I came to town I showed all these things to the deceased's
landlady, but I don't think she has recognised any. In
the small box, in a green purse, I found
an extract from a register, dated 27th of May,
1847, of the marriage of Frederick George
Manning and Maria De Roux. There has been no mi-
nute examination of the articles to see whether any name
or marks were upon them. On the following day she
was taken before the magistrates. She made no commu-
nication to me, further than what I have already stated.
(Another gold (Geneva) watch, a mosaic chain, and
several other articles were produced by the witness).
Mr. Stevens, stockbroker, carrying on business at the
Royal Exchange, said—l had known Mr. Patrick
O'Connor about three years, simply in the way of bu-
siness. I bought the Sambre and Meuse scrip produced,
which passed through my hands and bear my initials,
which I delivered to Mr. O'Connor on the 6th of Aug.
inst. They are the advertised shares. They commence
at 6,460 and end at 6,469, inclusive.
Mr. Moxey produced these shares, also those in the
Amiens and Boulogne Railway.

Mr. Stevens identified them both. The Amiens and
Boulogne were numbered from 48,665 to 48,674, and he
delivered them to the deceased on the 11th of May.
They might, however, have been purchased by
twenty persons since. On the Ist ot August a
female came to my shop in the Royal Ex-
change, and asked me a variety of questions, stating
that she had been recommended by Mr. Patrick O'Con-
nor, and that she had about 2001. which she wished to
invest in foreign securities. I asked her to give her
name and address; she wrote on a slip of paper, Maria
Manning, and said she would call again. I have
never seen her since. I thikk I should know her
again; she was rather a fine, stout looking woman.
There was another female waiting outside. I
don't think I should know her without
her bonnet. She said she wished to get some kind ot
stock or shares which were not registered, and which she
might sell unknown to her husband. This created a
suspicion in my mind.
Mr. Moxey stated that in the course of his
conversation with Mrs. Manning she said she
had some money which her husband wished
to get from her ; that she refuied to
give it up, and that this gave rise to the quarrel
between them; that she applied to Mr. O'Connor on the
subject, and that in consequence of a conversation be,
tween him and her, she called upon a stockbroker, whose
name I think she said was Stevens, and that a part of
the scrip I found in her possession had been purchased
by Mr. O'Connor for her. She did not say what part;
but I think she said that the Spanish bond was found by
her husband.
The jury then adjourned for refreshments.
On the return of the jury, the first witness called
was—

Ann Armes—l reside at 21, Greenwood-street,
Mile-end-road, in the parish of Stepney. I am the
occupier of that house, and a single woman. I knew
Mr. Patrick O'Connor, and he lived with me near upon
five years. He occupied the two rooms on the first
floor. They were ready furnished lodgings. He
passed as a single man, and I believe he was so. I
never heard him speak of his age. I never knew him
by any other name than that of Pattick O'Connor.
The last time I saw him alive was on Thursday
morning, the 9th of August, about half-past seven,
when I let him out at the shop door. He then
appeared in good health, and very comfortable. He
was dressed in a black coat, black satin stock, a full-
dressed one, with a black checked satin velvet waist-
coat, with Albert shoes, tied up in the front, not of
patent leather. He wore a black hat. That was the
last time I saw him alive. He was particularly
regular in his habits, both in going and returning.
He always went out at half-past seven, and returned
generally at five, but he was not so regular in re-
turning. He took his dinner at home generally, and
when he did so he left home, and if he stopped out
later than usual no notice would have been taken
oft. He left no message as to when
he would return on the morning in question.
He had relatives to see him some times, both male
and female. I have heard the name of Manning
spoken of to-day, but I have not heard that name
before as his friends, except Mr. and Mrs. Manning,
they were man and wife. They had been acquainted
with Mr. O'Connor for about a twelvemonth, to the
best of my knowledge. They very frequently came
to see Mr. O'Connor, and Mrs. Manning more fre-
quently than igr, ainDinge Mr. O'Connor and

Mrs. Manning appeared only on friendly terms.
When he was ill she always came to inquire after
him. For the last fortnight or month she was very
frequently at Mr. O'Connor's lodgings.—l mean the
fortnight or month before he was missed. She came
at hours when Mr. O'Connor would be absent at
business, and particularly during the last month. If
he was not in, he gave me directions that his friends
should be shown upstairs, and particularly Mrs.
Manning, and to allow them or her to wait until he
came. She had frequently come there in his absence,
a great many times more than I can remember, and
she frequently went away without seeing him, as she
could not wait. On one particular occasion she came
at three o'clock, and waited for several hours, perhaps
to six or seven o'clock, without his coining home.
On her knocking at the private door, it would
be opened to her, and she would walk
upstairs to Mr. O'Connor's room. His bed-
room adjoined the sitting-room, but the entrance to
both opened upon the landing. There was no direct
communication between both rooms. The orders of
Mr. O'Connor were, that the doors of both rooms
should be kept open for air, and these directions were
always attended to. Any of his friends bad access to
the rooms. He was in the habit of receiving com-
pany sometimes, and Mrs. Manning was there some-
times alone, but she never dined with him
alone. Mr. Manning, Mrs. Manning, and Mr.
Massey touk tea with him once not long ago—about
a month previous to his being missed. I never knew
Mr. Massey to he there more than once. Before then
Mr. and Mrs. Manning had dined with the deceased,
but not since. He was not communicative to me as
to his position. I have known Mrs. Manning to take
tea with the deceased alofie. He never communicated
to me anything about his circumstances, nor did he
ever make any observation about Mrs. Manning with
regard to his circumstances. Mr. and Mrs Manning
appeared to be on terms of particular friendship with
the deceased, and appeared to pay him particular at-
tention, but I had my own doubts about it. I did
not think there was any improper conduct going on,
but I thought the friendship arose from money matters.
I heard them attempt to borrow money of him. This
was some time back. They asked him to lend them
money. I heard them doing so when I was in the room
and waiting upon them. I have no knowledge of his
having lent them any money. I heard the deceased say
that he did not wish the vagabonds to come any more,
as they were becoming too troublesome to him, and
he desired that they should not be allowed to go up
to him again. I never heard him consent or refuse
to give money, but I have heard him say to Mrs.
Manning, when she wanted money, that he would do
no such thing. Upon the 9th of August Mrs. Man-
ning called at a quarter before six in the evening at
Mr. O'Connor's lodgings. I saw her when she called,
and she passed up to Mr. O'Connor's room, and left
at a quarter-past seven, or over that time. In the
meantime Mr. O'Connor did not return. I am posi-
tive of that. In consequence of Mr. O'Connor's ab-
sence, my suspicions were not excited that night, and
I have no means of knowing how Mrs. Manning
might have occupied herself while she was in his
room. On one occasion, on the Friday previous to
the 9th, I went into the room, and I saw a number of
railway scrip laid out on the table, and Mrs. Man-
ning was, present. Mr. O'Connor and Mrs. Manning
alone were present. There were papers on the table,
and I heard her say she wanted to invest her money
in railway shares. All this took place in presence of
my sister, and not in mine.
The CORONER—AII this is nothing.
Examination continued—l did not hear the conver-
sation myself, but I saw his cash-box on the table. It
was not open. My sister is not here. Mrs. Manning
was at Mr. O'Connor's lodgings between the Friday
and the 9th, but I cannot specify the time, and Mr.
O'Connor was sometimes at home when she did so,
but I cannot speak positively. Between the Friday,
and the 9th Mr. O'Connor said nothing of Mrs. Man-
ning's visit. He kept his cash-box in his trunk, in
his bedroom. It stood upon the top of the drawers.
I have seen Mrs. Manning in his bedroom, but very
seldom. They mostly went in to leave their bonnets,
but I never saw her in his bedroom, to my know-
ledge, when he was absent. • I never saw her going
for his cash-box at his request. He always kept his
keys upon his person. He always arranged his
wardrobe himself. The private door was double
locked, and Mr. O'Connor, if out, would not get
access except by knocking at the private entrance. He
bad no latch-key, for I don't allow one. I never
knew of Mr. O'Connor's being absent all night with-
out I.oliaiK Inc, oxoopt onna On the night of Thurs.
day, the 9th, I remained up for him until two o'clock
on Friday morning. I expected his return, but he did
not return, and I was much surprised, and I then went
to bed. It was in the winter time that he remained
out all night without my knowledge. Upon Wed-
nesday night previous to the 9th he tea'd at home
with a gentleman of the name of Walsh, and they
went out about nine, or a quarter before nine. I
cannot say when Mr. Walsh came ; perhaps it was
about six, and there was a stranger with Mr.
O'Connor before Mr. Wal,h came. The stranger was
a gentleman, and they all went out together. The
same stranger called upon the Saturday night to
know how Mr. O'Connor was, and what had become
of him. On the Wednesday night I sat up, and he
returned about twelve, or a quarter past twelve. He
then appeared well and sober. I have seen him a
little tipsy. He was not a man given to intempe-
rance, and I had no fear of trusting him with a light.
Mr. O'Connor never returned to his lodgings after
the evening of the 9th. Inquiries were made after
Mr. O'Connor on Friday evening by Mr. Keating.
He spoke to my sister, and she told him that he had
not been at home since the previous night. We felt
rather surprised at his continued absence, but nothing
was said or done; but I remained up all that
night for him. On Friday Mrs. Manning came
to the house at a quarter before six. She
was let in by my sister, and I saw her. She pro-
ceeded to Mr. O'Connor's room. I keep no domestic
servant. I and my sister performed the necessary
offices for the deceased, such as making his bed, and
so on. I was in Mr. O'Connor's room on the Friday
before Mrs. Manning came. I was there several
times during that day. Mr. O'Connor did not sleep
at home upon the Thursday night. My sister and
' myself cleaned out the deceased's rooms on the Fri-
day, and his trunk was then on the top of the
drawers. Sometimes we removed the trunk, but we
did not do so on that day. The trunk was then as it
used to be, in regard to its position, and we observed
no alteration until the Saturday morning. Mrs.
Ntanning was in Mr. O'Connor's room on Friday
evening from a quarter to six to a quarter-past seven,
or over, and during that time no one was in the room
with her. The flooring of the house is carpeted
throughout. Her presence in Mr. O'Connor's lodgings
on the Friday evening was not surprising ; but seeing
her, we expected he was coming home. As she
came in on the Friday she made no observation.
When she came we thought he would soon follow her,
as we would have done if any other lady had called.
I knew Mrs. Manning well. As she was leaving she
came down stairs through the shop, as if she was
going to purchase, although I had forbidden her or
Mr. Manning to come in or go out that way. My
sister observed her looking very pale.
The CORONER—We must not have that, we must
have your sister.

Examination continued—My sister waited upon
her in the shop. She asked for something of a cake.
She had done so before, but very seldom. I saw and
had a view of her. I saw her face sideways, and she
appeared all of a shake and pale. I did not notice
anything in her possession. Mr. O'Connor used the
back-room as a bedroom, and that was over my
parlour. I was writing when she was in the house,
and I did not hear any noise, nor could I well do so.
I have not missed any article from Mr. O'Connor's
room. Mr. O'Connor wore on working days a
silver watch, which has not been found in
his room, although I believe he went out
with it in the morning. I have seen him in possession
of a gold watch and chain, which he wore on Sun-
days; but those produced here to-day are not the
same, and are much better. On Saturday morning
a notice was sent from the docks to the house to
say that he was absent from duty, on which I was
very much surprised. The message was brought by
Mr. King. On that morning his trunk appeared to
be in the same position. I was there when the police
came to inspect the trunk. There were present Mr.
Keating and three others, besides the police, and we
found the cash-box broken open. The trunk was on
the drawers as usual when the police came in, and it
was then locked. No keys were found, nor was
there a search made for any. The trunk was then
taken down and forced open. The cash-box was
found to have been broken open and the top of the
contents taken out. When one portion of it was
lifted up, certain papers were seen in the bottom
part. From the morning of Thursday the 9th,
up to the Monday following, no person had access
s
to the room but myself and my sister, except lu
Manning ; but during that time Mrs. Malnamgwas
.
have no
in Mr. O'Connor's apartments twice.
n o r ' s
any
of
knowledge of the extent or nature of Mr.
property, nor have I recognisedO'Connor
papers
Can
produced here to-day, nor any of the articles which
have been produced. I never saw the gown, or part
of the gown produced here to-day. 1 heard Mrs.
Manning say, when she called on Thursday night,
that she was rather surprised that she had not seen

William John Ready, acting inspector of Customs
in the London Docks, residing at 4, Albion-place,
Upper Kennington-lane, was next called—l was in
the London Docks on Thursday and Friday, the 9th
and 10th inst. I saw Mr. O'Connor on the 9th, and
he was on duty on that day, when he signed the ap-
pearance-sheet, on his coming to and leaving duty—
that is, at eight in the morning and four in the
the afternoon. From the 9th up to the present time
Mr. O'Connor has not attended duty. I never heard
him speak of his age, but I think he was from
47 to 50. He was a tall man, about 5 ft. 10 in. or
5 ft. 11 in., and about 13 or 14 stone weight. His
eyes were rather light, approaching to grey, and he
had no whiskers. On Thursday he had on a dark coat
and black waistcoat, with light small- checked trousers,
and a stock.
John Basset, clerk in the house of Killick and
Company, No. 6, Bank•chambers, City, and residing
at 2i, Fieldgate-street, Whitechapel. On or about
the 31st of July a gentleman came to our office, a
stock and sharebroker s office. I introduced him to
our manager. I had no knowledge of the gentleman,
and never saw him before. He came respecting the
sale of some stock, and wished to know our terms. I
introduced him, and after he left that day our manager
informed me—
The CORONER—I can't take that.

The Witness--I never saw bim beforeto my know-
ledge. On Thursday, the 2d of August, he called
again about three o'clock in the afternoon ; when he
called in July it was before twelve o'clock. On the
2d of August, when he called, he apologised to me for
not having called yesterday or the day before, accord-
ing...to promise, a promise having been made to the
manager that he would call, and he told me that he
should not want to part with his stock f6r a few days,
and he said he had called in to say so. Upon Satur-
day, the 11th of August, he called again, about a
little after eleven o'clock, He said, " I have
brought the stock ;" and I said, " Sir, the ma-
nager whom you saw before is absent on account
of illness, but I can manage the business for you."
He then produced stock,: twenty shares Eastern
Counties Consolidated Stock. I asked him how much
he wanted; and he said " 1201. or 130/. ;" and I said
I could let him have 1101.; and he said " That will
do," he wanted the money to pay a bill. I then
advanced to him 1101., paying a 1001. note, one 51.
note, and five sovereigns. I did not take the num-
bers of those notes, but a gentleman in the office,
who was present, did. After the receipt of the
money he gave us a transfer, which he signed and I
witnessed. He signed it Patrick O'Connor. Before
he got the money I said " What name ?" and he
said " Patrick O'Connor, 21, Greenwood-street, Mile•
end-road." I cannot say in what way he was
dressed, but he appeared to me to be about forty-four
years of age, a tall stout man, five feet ten inches
high, with round face and small whiskers, and pale,
sallow complexion. He appeared in excellent spirits
and was talkative—quite so. He had no peculiarity
of accent, and I should have thought him an English-
man, and certainly would not have taken him for an
Irishman. His signature was written sideways. Ido
not know that the scrip is in the office, but it will be
forthcoming. I saw the party three times, and I saw the
body on Saturday week, but I cannot swear that it is
the same party, although the length and general ap-
pearance correspond. It is true that I called at Mr.
O'Connor's lodgings on the Monday. Mr. O'Connor,
when at our office, asked me if I was'fond of fishing,
and I said, " Yes, I am ;" and he then said, " I am
off for Exeter, and I shall bring you up a dish of
salmon-peal of my catching." From his manney
thought he was going off the same afternoon. 1e
then left the office. After he left, a gentleman in
our office, Mr. Hammond, asked if the party had
signed a memorandum which is usually signed, and I
slid it quite escaped my memory ; and he said, Mr.
Killick will be very angry. I was thereupon in-
structed to go to 21, Greenwood street, on Monday,
the 13th of August, in the morning, with the view
of getting Mr. O'Connor to sign the memorandum
which I now hold in my hand. This was at nine
o'clock in the morning. I knocked at the side door,
and a female partially opened the door and put her
head out, and I asked her if Mr. O'Connor was at
home, as I wanted to see him on business. She said
no, and I went away. Afterwards a boy followed
me and called me, and she said Mr. O'Connor had
not been seen since Thursday, and I then stated that
I had seen him in the City on Saturday.
The CORONER—Upon the solemn oath you have
taken did you know Mr. O'Connor ? The witness—
I can only say that I would recognize the party who
came to our house.

The CORONER—Did you recognize the body ?
Witness—No, it was so mangled and decomposed
that I could not do so.

John Hammond, clerk to Messrs. Killick and Co.,
6, Bank Chambers, and residing at No. 2, Milford
Cottages, Old Kent-road—About a quarter or half-
past eleven, on Saturday morning, the 11th of August,
Mr. Basset brought to me from the private room
twenty Eastern Counties Consolidated Stock, with a
transfer, signed "Patrick O'Connor." I then gave
to Mr. Basset one note for 1001. of the Banak of
Si.Ennogte-
land, No. 15,043, dated sth June,
of the Bank of England, numbered 20,051, and
dated July 13, 1849.
The CORONER (referring to the previous evidence)
—That note has been found in the possession of Mrs.
Manning.
Witness—And 51. in gold. I have seen the body,
and, to the best of my belief, that is the body of the
man to whom I gave the notes. That is my im-
pression. Mr. Basset brought me the transfer, and
saw the signature. The writing now shown to me
is not the same character of writing, it is too free (the
writing handed was that of the deceased).
A. juror—Was the signature in that style of
writing (showing some of Manning's writing) ?
Winess—Yes, very much in that style. I said to
Mr. Basset, Mr, Killick will be very angry about
your not getting the memorandum signed, and it was
then agreed that he should call on Mr. O'Connor on
Monday morning to get that done.
The CORONER—The gentleman who has just been
examined, Mr. Basset, is entirely exonerated from
every suspicion.
The witness—Upon Monday morning, the 20th, I

Manning.
Charl,B Rinbridge, 14, Bermondsey-square—l
r:'ceived a summons on Saturday to atttend here,
but I had business in the west Nadal I could not
well neglect. I am a furniture dealer, residing at
14, Bermondsey-square. I knew Mr. and Mrs. Man-
ning, who resided at 3, Minver-place, New Weston-
street. I have known them for about seven weeks from
this time. I was introduced to them by Mrs. Hornby',
of Bermondsey, a furniture dealer, and was told they
had some furniture for sale, and I went to the
house with Mrs. Hornby. I saw Manning when we
went to the house. I never knew him before. There
was nothing done on that occasion, and we were told
to call again. I went myself next morning at nine,
and Manning came to the door, and told me he hid
sold the goods. I said I was sorry for that, and I.
told me to call again. I went again at twelve, and
Mrs. Manning showed me over the house, and I took
an inventory of the furniture. I asked what she
wanted for the furniture, and she said, " 161." I
bade 131. for it, and she told me to call again. I did
so in a day or two afterwards, and I then saw Man-
ning, and he talked about the furniture, and he said
I should have it for 131. 10s. I said I would nut
give more than 131. He then called me into
the back parlour and said, " I have a very respect-
able young man, lodging in my house," and said, be
had been rather " fast,' and wanted to borrow 101.
on his medical certificate on the hospital, and Man-
ning asked me to advance the money. I became the
purchaser of the goods on the Monday previous to the
body being found. On that day Manning came to
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would look bad ; and I ordered the van to come at
ten. He came to me again about four o'clock the
same day, and said, " Now, governor, I am going to
stop in town another fortnight and I have come to
pay the 15s. deposit back again." I did not make
any remark, but almost in the same breath he said,
" You have apartments to let ; I suppose I can come
and stop here." He asked me if I had a large bed-
room up stairs, and I told him yes, and he said,
" Will you take 9s. a week ?" and after some conver-
sation we agreed for 10s. He then went for Mrs.
Manning; and he returned in about twenty minutes
and said he had started her off into the country. He
brought a bottle of brandy with him when he returned,
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on Tuesday morning there was a lot of rubbish—
clothes, and the like which he said I might have. I
left some bed furniture and other things in the house
on Tuesday, which I was to send for on the Wednes-
day, and amongst ,them was a railway guard's coat,
and some wearing apparel. There were twenty-eight
pieces of linen which he wished me to take charge of
until he came back again. When I went there to
take possession of these articles on Wednesday morn-
ing, I found the door locked inside, and I could ni t
get admittance. I then went to Mr. Coleman, the
landlord, and afterwards to the police-station, and
informed the inspector on duty of everything that had
taken place. Mr. Coleman told me that a person had
been missing. Upon my return to the house, accom-
panied by Burton, the police-constable, I removed the
things from the house. I cannot enumerate what I
took away at that time, but there were two sets of bed
furniture, garden tools, pans, a basket with a lid to it,
and numerous other articles, and amongst them some
old dresses and stockings. There was also a shovel,
which I think Manning handed to me. It is an iron
CO3l-shovel. I took all the things home and put them
in my yard. I did not myself use the shovel. The
shovel now produced is the one I took away.
Mrs. Bainbridge, wife of the last witness—l re-
ceived some of the goods from my husband, and I
went to the house, No. 3. There were crockery, a few
old dresses, and other articles, which we have still at
home, with the exception of those taken to the station.
I gave the shovel produced into the custody of the
officer on Wednesday last. It was one of the articles
removed from No. 3. I gave two dresses and a pair
of stockings up to the police. On examining the
dress produced (a striped cotton one), it appeared to
me to have been washed out in a hurry, and put to
the fire to dry hurriedly. It has not been ironed out,
and was put away before it was properly dried, as it
is mildewed. I never saw the dress before I got it on
the Wednesday.
Burton, the officer, stated there were stains of blood
upon part of the dress.
Mr. Lockwood, surgeon—There is no doubt that
some of the marks are blood, and some have arisen
from scorching.
Mrs. Bainbridge—There were two rakes and two
other tools taken from the house; but no screw-drivers,
or anything of that sort. Manning slept at my house
on the evening of this day fortnight, and left on Wed-
nesday morning about eight o'clock. He took a cab
and rode from the house. I did not take the number
of the cab. On Monday evening he went out several
times to the Horns Tavern, Bermondsey-square, fur
soda-water and brandy. No one called upon him
that evening. He took in a bottle of brandy with
him, and said he should like a lobster for supper. I
thought he seemed very tipsy, and he lay on the
couch for half an hour, and fell asleep. I saw him
drink the brandy in his tea, one cup after the other.
The witness, immediately after retiring, returned
and said—l asked him if he was going to sleep in his
own house that night, and be said, " No, I would not
sleep there for 201."

The ConoriEn—Did any person tell you to say so ?
Witness—Yes.
The Conosma—Then I shall not take it down.
William Cahill, in the employ of Bainbridge--The
shovel produced is the one taken from the house No.
3, Minver-place.
Mr. Lockwood, after examining the shovel, said—
There appears to be human hair upon this shovel,
embedded in what looks and feels like clay. Ido not
think this instrument was used in inflicting the in-
juries which appeared upon the head of the deceased.
This instrument could not have done so. There were
no appearances of strangulation about the neck of the
deceased, although the tongue protruded from the
mouth. I believe the stains upon the dress produced
to be blood.
Bainbridge recalled—l did not receive amongst
the goods anything like a hammer. This inventory
was not made when I purchased the goods, but has
been made subsequently from an inventory which I
bad on a piece of paper.
Mr. William Flynn recalled—l had an interview
with Mrs. Manning on Monday, the 13th instant. I
saw her at the house, No. 3, Minver-place, New
Weston-street, and I went there from hearing on
Saturday that Mr. O'Connor was missing, and to
make inquiries after him. She opened the door, and
I asked for Mr. Manning, and she told me he was
not in. I then asked for Mrs. Manning, and she
said she was that person. I told her I was a friend
of Mr. O'Connor's, and she asked me in • that was
about a quarter to eleven in the forenoon. ?Upon get-
ting in, she told myself and the policeman who ac-
companied me to he seated. I asked her if she had-
seen anything of Mr. O'Connor ? and she said " No."
I then said, "It was very odd ;" and she replied,
" Yes, it is very strange, indeed." She then said,
" Some friends of mine have seen him upon the
bridge," and she mentioned the name of Mr. Keating.
I understood her to allude to Thursday, the 9th, in
the evening. She said he was very fickle-minded, as
he had often come into her and only stopped a minute
or two, and then jumped up abruptly
.and taken his
hat. She then said there were some friends at Vaux-
hall that he had gone to twice in her company, from
that place, and she told me the par
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when she mentioned his name, there was a slight
change in her countenance, and I asked her whether
she felt the room warm, or whether she felt ill ?
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thing about her guardian. At that time nothing
arose to induce me to suspect that Mr. O'Connor was
there. I received an intimation that he was seen on
Sunday. That information was given by a locker
in the Customs, and upon hearing that I did not, as
was my intention, proceed to search Manning's house.
I was present at the opening of the deceased's boxes.
I have seen scrip in his cash-box, but I cannot say
that the scrip produced to• day was his. I went to
the magistrate on the Wednesday. I never heard
the deceased mention either Mr. or Mrs. Manning,
and I never saw them at his house. I have known
the deceased for nine years in London, and I also
knew him in Ireland. I have beard him speak of a
female of the name of De Roux ; that was before she
was married to Manning. I did not know the actual
relationship which existed between the deceased and
Mrs. Manuinz. The deceased told me that he was
worth 4,0001. or 5 000/., but I do put know that Mrs.
Manning knew that. The d-ceased spoke o' Maria
de Roux wore in joke than affection.
Mr. Welsh recalled—l met Mr. Massey at Mr
O'Connor's lodgings, I never heard O'Connor spas