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

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

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

SUNDAY NIGHT, NINE o'CLocK.—During the night
of Saturday, Mr. Odling, the surgeon, of Blackman-
street, Borough, made a post mO7 tern examination of the
deceased's body, the result of which leaves not the
least doubt in the mind of that gentleman that the un-
fortunate party was most barbarously illtreated. Upon
examining the head, he found, besides the gun or pistol
shot wounds before alluded to in this journal, that the
skull was broken into numerous pieces. Not fewer than
eighteen deep cuts were detected in the scalp, and the
surgeon removed upwards of fiftec n large pieces of the
skull, leaving not the least doubt, as far as appearances
go, that a pistol or gun was fired at the deceased's
head, and the charge not having the desired effect, a
heavy hatchet or hammer was employed, and during
the whole time that the unfortunate person exhibited
the least appearance of life the instrument was beaten
on and over his head. From the state of the stomach
it was impossible to tell whether or not the ill-
fated gentleman was drugged, before he received such
violent and fatal treatment, but from what has been
discovered there seems every probability that he wad
made insensible with opium ; a bottle containing that
drug was foond by Mr. Burton in a cupboard, as well a 0
another vessel which had contained the same sort of
poison. The contents of the stomach have been detained
by Mr. Odling, in case the jury should require an analysis
of the same to be made.

The police during yesterday succeeded in finding out
the place where the lime which was intended to destroy
the deceased's body was purchased. About three weeks
since an order was given by Mr. Wells, of Long-lane,
Bermondsey, to :send it. A boy took it to Manning 's
house, and he was shown into the kitchen, where he shot
the material. At that time there was only an old basket
in the place, and there was not the least appearance of
anything having been disturbed. The boy was then told
that if he called again he would have something given
him for carrying the lime to the house. He, accordingly
again called, when Mrs. Manning partially opened the
door, and gave him three halfpence. A' that period
there is no doubt the murderers were busy in digging
the grave for the deceased.

During yesterday, from inquiries made by the au'
thorities, they ascertained from Mr. Hithcock, who re-
sides next door to the house where deceased was se
savagely murdered, that the two Mannings had for some
time past been in the habit of working all night. 00
Sunday morning last, about half-past four o'clock, there
is no doubt the parties were busily engaged in finishing
the deceased's grave. Mr. Hitchcock at that time got
up for the purpose of going on an excursion to Margate,
and finding the back windows opened, and persons bus,'
in the building, he concluded that Mr. and Mrs. Manning
were also going on an excursion to the place that be
was, and ho mentioned his surmises to his wife. gts
opinion is that neither Manning nor his wife have slept
in the house a single night since the murder was perpe"
trated. This party saw Manning on Tuesday last going
under the railway arch, at the Maze, Southwark. Se
was then holding down his bead, and appeared to wisu,
to avoid him. Mr. Hitchcock, however, bade him " goo'
morning." At that time he had a pair of white trousers
on, and a shooting coat.
The potman at the Leather-market Tavern has given
important evidence to the police. He stated, that on
Tuesday morning last Manning and another man called
at the house, and after remaining there some time they
left a hair trunk and a carpet bag, saying they would
call for it another time. The trunk was rather small,
and•bad two handles to it. Instead, however, of calling
themselves, they sent another person, who took the arti-
cles away.

On Ttiesday night last Mr. Poole, a relative, called to
make inquiries about the deceased, and on Sergeant
Burton and Constable Barnes entering the house, they
found everything in the place in confusion. They broke
the front room door open with a pair of tongs, but foul
nothing to excite their suspicion except the mere fact o
the parties selling and having the furniture removed. 011
looking into the coal-cellar they found a quantity of linen
therein. Even then they had no suspicion that the de-
ceased was buried in the kitchen.

Mrs. Manning, the police have during their inquiries
ascertained, called about three weeks since upon Messrs.
Stevens, the stock-brokers, to know how she could dis-
pose of some foreign railway shares. She at that period,
no doubt, contemplated selling the railway scrip which
she stole afterwards from the deceased's lodgings.
The authorities during yesterday ascertained that 00
Tuesday, after he received the deposit from Mr. Bain-
bridge, the broker, he wished that party to give him the
remainder of the money, as he wanted to leave town that
morning. Mr. Bainbridge, however, refused until the
vans were loaded. Manning then went to Bainbridge 's
house, and requested Mrs. Bainbridge to say, if any 000
called to ask for him, that he had not been seen for a
fortnight. _

UP;n the police searching 'the deceased's lodgings'
they found a number of letters, written by Mrs. Manning
when she was single, signed Maria Rue. They pretended
to breathe great affection towards the deceased.
It was during yesterday ascertained that when Man'
ning started he had not more than 11/. 10s. in his posses'
sion, and if his wife does not join him, of which there
great doubt entertained, he will speedily be rendered
penniless.et
At
o'clock last night private information was for-
warded to the police, which, if true, must have the effect
of placing the murderers in the hands of justice during
the night.

RAILWAY ARKETS.
LIVERPOOL,a AucusT 18.
STocK ExcHANGE The transactions to-day were as follow :7;
Lancashire and Yorkshire (31. and L.), Fifths, 3% dis.—London and
North-Western, 127% c.— Ditto, New Quarters, 48s. 9d. p.—Midland,
62 c.—Ditto, Halves, 14% dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, FrZo farence, 10%—South-Eastern and Dover, 20% c.—Ditto,
per
6% C.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase)6 cent, till 1850, 3% dis.
BIRMINGHAM, AUGUST 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— There was to-day very little disposition
evinced either to buy or sell. The minds •f shareholders. as vi as of speculators, are not yet sufficiently settled down as to the
future prospects of the Great Western and
London and North.
Western Companies. The impression is that the Stour Talley share!
.. must go up, and to-day there ware buyers at 10%. London and North'
Western, New Quarters, were quoted at 234 p.- South Staffordshire'
dis.—Shropshire Union, 21. 18s. 9d. dis —Leeds and Thirsk, Prefer-
ence, ence, 5 dis.

YORK, AUGUST 17.
STOCK ExCIIANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fe
low: —Great Northern, B% York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G."'
L. Purchase), 3%—North British, Thirds, 3%,
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUGUST 18.
STOcK EXCLEANGE.—The business done in the Stock Excharlie.
to-day has been as follow:—Newcastle and Carlisle. 93%—NOTtli
British, 12%—Ditto, Preference, ls. 9d.—York, Newcastle, and Bet'
wick, 19%.

BIRTHS.
On the 6th inst., at Chevening, Kent, the wife of the Reif-
Egerton D. Hammond, of a daughter.
On the 11th inst., at Whitmore Rectory, Staffordshire, the
lady of Charles Henry Z4ainwarin, of a daughter:
On the th
14 he inst., at Broad-green, Croydong, Mrs. Fredericx
James Catling, of a son.
On the 15th inst., at 25, Saville-place, Mile-end-road, the
wife of Mr. Richard Loder, jun., of a daughter.
On the 15th inst., at Temple House, the lady of T. IP'
Williams, Esq., M.P., of a son.
On the 15th inst., at Holly-lodge, Trinity, Edinburgh'
the lady of Octavius Undecimus Trezevant, Esq., of
daughter.
On the 16th inst., at 28, Craven-street, Strand, the lady
of Horace James Bell, Esq. of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 4th inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, by the
Rev. J. A. Cooke, William Henry otagan, Esq., M.P., i"
Lady Georgiana Keppel.
On the 15th inst., at the Baptist Chapel, Bridgewater, Mr'
Edward Harris, of Abingdon, Berks to Fanny Gertrude,
youngest daughter of John Nicholls,
Bridgewater, Somerset.
On the 15th inst., at Clapham Church, Thomas ;at,
s
Esq., Escott-vills'
Esq., of Clapham, to Charlotte, widow of the late Thomas
Moore, Esq, of Drummond-street, Euston-square.
On the 16th inst., at Morchard Bishop, William Frederiel‘
Marriott, Esq., fourth son of the late George Wharton Mar;
riott, 8.C.L., of the Inner Temple, Lieutenant in the Bombay
Engineers, to Frances, eldest daughter of the Venerable .
Bartholomew, M.A., Archdeacon of Barnstaple.
On the 16th in Hea l
inst., at St. Mary's, Paddington, of
Pavey, of Lyon-terrace, Maida-hill, to Miss
Shelton,
Maida. hi:l, West.

DIED.
On the 11th inst., at the Vicarage, aged 58, Mary Neviliaret
tile wife of the Rev. James Peto, \ scar of Preston, ne—
Faversham.
On the 12th inst., at Devizes, aged 44, William
Bayntun, eldest son of the Rev. Henry Bayntun, rector
Bromham, Wilts.
Suddenly, at Spondon, on the 14th inst., Antonia 11;
' rietta wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Cloves, of Broughton Old
Hall, Lancashire.

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liliddleaex, Monday, August 20, 1849