The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NH
IGT.
BEEEUNTER AND CLINCHER.—A great deal of money
was laid out at evens on this match not
p. p.; 6to 5
offered on Clincher, p. p.
NURSERY STAKES.
9 to 4 agst Bastinado 9 to 1 sgst The Monk
6to 1 agst French Susy 9to 1 agst Countess
8 to 1 agst Cariboo 10 to 1 agst Harum Scarum
$ to 1 agst Little Jack
THURSDA 'S RACES.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual
early walk.
'I he Royal Family took walking and pony exe.cise
in the grounds around the Castle.
Lord and Lady J,hn Russell, and the lion. Ralph
and Lady Mary Abercromby, left the Castle this
morning.
Her Majesty the Queen sat for her bust to Mrs.
Thorneycroft to-day.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, left Frogmore House
at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, for her residence,
Clarence House, St. James's. In the afternoon her
Royal Highness visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and
afterwards returned to Frogmore House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House,
yesterday.
The Earl of Carlisle left town yesterday for his
seat, Castle Howard, Yorkshire.

Match, 100, h ft. T. Y. C.
Captain Harvey's Strongbow, 7st 121 b (Flatman) 1
Mr. Osbaldiston's Joe o'Sot, Bat 71b (F. Butler) 2
Betting-6 to 4on Strongbow. Won by a length.
Run in 1 Min. 15 secs.
sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, for two year olds, 7st, and
three, Bst 121 b; fillies allowed 21b; the winner to be
sold for 80 soya., if demanded, &e. T. Y. C.
Mr. Magennis's The Secret, 2 yrs (Rodney) 1
Col. Peel's cby Gladiator, out of Malibran(G. rown) 2
B
Mr. Shelley's Sylvia, 3 yrs: (F. Butler) 3
Mr. Bateman's La Voleuse, 3 yrs ......... (Longstafl) 0
Lord H. Lennox's First Chance, 3 yrs (Flatman) 0
Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 2 yrs (G. Oates) 0
Betting-7 to 4 agst Malibran filly, 2to 1 agst La
Voleuse, 4 to 1 agst the Secret. La Voleuse made
running to the cords, where the Secret went from the
rear to the front, took the lead half way up, and won
won cleverly by a length. Run in 1 min. 13 sec.
Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h ft for two year olds,
colts B.t 71b, fillies Bst 41b. Ab. M. (7 Subs.)
Mr. H. Hill's Pitsford walked over
Mr. Gregory's Damask saved his stake
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old ist 41b;
four Bst 81b, five and upwards Bst 111 b, mares and
geldings allowed 31b, the winner to be sold for 250
sovs., if demanded, &c. A. F.
Mr. Barker's Antagonist, 5 yrs (W. Abdale) 1
Mr. Drinkald'e Dulcet, aged (Rogers) 2
Col. Peel's Vasa, 3 yrs (carried 31b. over) (Flatman) 3
Lord Exeter's Grace, 3 yrs (E. Sharp) 4
Lord Clifden's fby Vulcan, 3 yrs
Betting—Even on Vasa, 5 to 2 agst Antagonist, and
4to 1 agst Dulcet. Grace, followed by the Vulcan filly,
cut out the work at a good pace to the bushes, where it
was taken up by Antagonist, who, after a good race up
the cords with Dulcet, won by a neck, Vasa a bad third.
Run in 2 min. 25 sec.
The Glasgow Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for two yrs
old colts, Bst 711). Last three-quarters of R.M.
Mr. Bowes's Bro. to Epirote (F. Butler) 1
Mr. Greville's Cariboo (Flatman) 2
Lord Exeter's Ghio (Robinson) 3
The betting began at 5 to 2 on Brother to Epirote, and
left off at evens between him at Cariboo. The running
was made by Ceriboo into the bottom, where he was
joined by Brother to Epirote, the latter, after a close
slow run race., winning by a neck. Run in 1 min. 23 sec.
Handcap Sweepstakes of 13 sovs. each, 10 ft, for twoyrs
olds; D.M.
Col. Anson's fby Jereed, out of Muff, Bst... (Pearl) 1
Mr. Greville's Eitafette, Set 21b (Flatman) 2
Lord Clifden's Rabelais, 7al 71b (G. Gooch) 3
Mr. Newton's Falcon, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 4
Lord Chesterfield's Satire, 7st 111bs .(J. Sharp) 5
Mr. Crawfurd's Earl of Strathmore, 7st 121 b 6
Betting-6 to 4 agst Falcon, sto 2 agst Satire, 4to
1 against the Muff filly. The Muff filly made all the
play, and won by half a length, Rabelais a bad third.
Run in 1 rain 45 sec.
Match, 200, 50 ft. T. Y. C.
Lord H. Lennox's Bet huter, Bst 71b (Flatman) 0
Lord Airlie's Clincher, Bst (Marlow) 0
5 and 6 to 4on Clincher. ale of th;, mos. interesting
and heaviest Inning races known for many years ended
in a dead heat.
Sweepse,kee of 10 sovs. each, for two yr olds, colts Bst
71h, fillies Bst 4!ti, the winner to be sold for 40 sovs.
Lsst half 01 Ab. M.
Mr. Ford's Eunuch
Nleiklam's Emma
Lord Chesterfield's t by Gladiator out of Dilbar 3
Mr. Williamson's Pamela (Longstaff) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Eunuch, and 7to 4 agst Dilbar
filly. Won by a neck, a length between second and third.
The winner was claimed.
Subscription Handicap Plate of 501., for three yrs old and
upwards. D.I.
Mr. Pedley's Cockermouth, 4 yrs, 83t llb (A. Day) 1
Col. Anson's Backbiter, 4 yrs, Bst (Flatman) 2
Capt. Lowt her's Watchdog, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Dockeray) 3
Mr. Osbaldeston's Fugleman, 4 yrs, Bst 6'b (Simpson) 4
Duke of Bedford's Quasimodo, 3 yrs, 7st 710 (Pettit) 0
Lord Chesterfield's cby Harkaway, 3 yrs, ist 71b ... 0
Mr. Wigram's Keraun, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Chapple) 0
Mr. Drinkald's Sauter-la-Coupe, 3 yrs, sst 121 b 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Sauter-la-Coupe, 4to 1 agst
Backbiter, and 5 to 1 avt Watchdog. Watchdog and
Backbiter made nearly all the running from the start
until within a distance of home; the remainder was en-
' tirely between Backbiter and Cockermouth, the latter
winning by a neck; two lengths between Backbiter and
Watchdog, and the same between the latter and Fugle-
man. Run in 3 min. 58 sec.
Match, 200, h It, A.F.—Lord Exeter's Grace, Bst 31b,
received 60 sovs. ft from Lord Strathmore's Eva, Bst 71b.
Match, 200, h ft, first half of Ab. M.—Mr. Payne's
Sergius, Est 71b, received forfeit from Sir J. Hawley's
Sponge. Bst 111 b.
The racing this afternoon derived extraordinary in-
terest from the match between Beehunter and Clincher,
notwithstanding an impression prevailed almost unti
the numbers were made up, that from the enormous
amount at stake—said to be 20,0001.—it would not be
run. However, it did come off, and, after one of the
most exciting struggles ever witnessed, terminated in a
dead head. The race for the Glasgow Stakes was re-,
mo.rkablo for the fluctuations in the betting, arising from
a report that Brother to Epirote was " of." It was a
very near thing. Pitsford having been walked over for
the 50 sovs. Stakes, the other events, although they pro-
duced excellent sport, did not excite much interest.
Two cases came before the Stewards to-day ; the first
arose out of the mistake in putting up the winner's
number, Sir S. Spry having claimed the stake on the
ground that the decision having been given could not
be recalled. The Stewards decided that the Judge
was justified in correcting the mistake. The other
case was of considerable importance, the Handicap
Plate, fur which Mounseer came in first on Wednesday,
having been claimed by the owner of Sir Gilbert on the
ground that he bad been tried with Wanota, and with-
out the trial being entered in the book. It was alleged
by the Mounseer party that the horse had not " gal-
lopped " with Wanota, the latter being in his clothes,
and that they did not earry any specified weight,
or Jun any specified distance. This case came on
after the races, when, on Lord Clifden declaring that
the riders had not been weighed, that the horses had
only gallopped across the fist, the objection was with-
drawn.

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HEALTH of the QUEEN DOWAGER•
(From the Court Circular.)
The Queen Dowager p9ssed a restless night on
Wednesday. Her Majesty rallied slightly yesterday
afternoon.

THE QUEENS VISIT TO THE CITY.
The committee sat during the day at the Guildha
Mr. John Wood in the chair. They were occupied
in issuing cards of invitation, and in making arrange-
ments for the supply of refreshments.
Woo'mica, OCT. 25.—The steam-tug arrived at
Woolwich yesterday afternoon, having brought round
the first and second royal barges and a six-oared gig,
belonging to the Royal Victoria and Albert yacht,
with the whole of the crew of the latter vessel, whose
services will be required on the occasion of her Ma-
jesty proceeding to open the Coal Exchange on Tues-
day next.
Commodore Henry Eden attended at the Admi-
ralty at an early hour yesterday, and subsequently
met the Lord Mayor and City authorities to complete
the arrangements necessary to be made afloat for the
royal visit.
Mr. Lang, master-shipwright at this dockyard, has
received instructions to prepare a platform to be used
on the embarkation of the Queen, Prince Albert, and
the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. The
platform is now making, and the timbers are to be
joined together in the strongest manner with Jeffery's
marine glue.
Mr. Bellamy, master-attendant at this yard, with
Mr. Pease, assistant to the master-shipwright, met
the City authorities yesterday, to confer as to the
arrangements to be made on the river below bridges.
The Monkey steam -vessel, Master- Commander
Bryant, was consequently ordered to get her steam
up to-day to tow a barge and a brow or bridge from
Mr. Roff's wharf, who has offered the use of them
for the occasion, and the Monkey towed them to-day
to a station opposite the Custom-house. A quantity
of chains have also been taken up the river to moor
the various craft in their proper places.
Mr. Mare's steam-yacht wss brought down to
Woolwich yesterday and turned over to the charge
of Mr. S. B. Cook, Master• Commander of the Black
Eagle; and Master-Commander Petley, of the Light-
ning steam-vessel, is now ordered to attend at Lon-
don-bridge in that vessel.
The Lightning, the Monkey, the Jasper, the Echo,
the Advice, and all the other vessels to be employed
on the occasion, are ordered to proceed to their
respective stations near London-bridge on Monday
afternoon, that no delay or inconvenience in taking
up their positions may occur on Tuesday, the 30th.

Total

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Haviug in remembrance the fearful accident that
occurred some few years ago at Great Yarmouth from
a similar cause, I beg to suggest that on the occasion of
the Queen's visit to the City by water on Tuesday next,
some precaution should be taken to prevent any sudden
great rush of people from one side of the Hungerford
Suspension-bridge to the other, either by placing a tem-
porary barrier along the centre of the footway or
otherwise.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Oct. 25. M. INST. C.E.

PARISH Or ST. MARY-LE-STRAND.—Last evening
the parishioners of St. Mary-le-Strand assembled in
public vestry for the purpose of auditing the parish ac-
counts for the last year, and of nominating a gentleman
to the office of vestry-clerk in the room of Mr. Drewett,
resigned; Mr. Churchwarden Ralph in the chair. On
the motion for passing the accounts, Mr. Painter, a
guardian, stated he had not examined them, and could
not therefore consent to sign them. Mr. Hughes sug-
gested that the whole of the iteths should be read over.
Mr. Limbird, an auditor, observed that that proceeding
would occupy at least en hour and a half. He moved
therefore that the accounts should be postponed until the
matters connected with the nomination should be con-
cluded. Mr. Dormer seconded this resolution. Mr.
Hughes moved, as an amendment, that upon all future
occasions when the parochial accounts were to come be-
fore the vestry they should be open to the ratepayers at
least seven days before their passing. Mr. Limbird
stated that the books were at all times open to the lowest
assessed ratepayer in the parish. After a lengthened
discussion the accounts, as presented by the auditors,
were agreed to. Mr. Score having withdrawn from the
contest, the other three candidates, Mr. Murrough, Mr.
Isaacsou' and Mr. Young, were then duly proposed and
seconded, and on a show of hands the election was de-
clared to have fallen on Mr. Murrough. A poll was de-
manded on behalf of the other candidates, the election
to commence at ten o'clock to morrow (this day), and to
close at four. Mr. Murreugh afterwards addressed the
vestry, and it then broke up. The contest is expected to
be a very severe one.
ASYLUM FOR IDlOTS.—Yesterday afternoon a ge-
neral meeting of the supporters of this institution was
held at the London Tavern, Alderman Sir George Car-
roll in the chair. The report of the directors for 1849
gave a very favourable review of the progress of the
institution. Drs. Conolly and Little had given their
gratuitous services as physicians, and the service of Drs.
Forbes and Sutherland and Sir J. Clark were mentioned
in warm terms. Tho patients in the institution were
divided into two classes—those elected and those who
were paid for. The charges were varied from 25 to 50
and 100 guineas per annum, according to circumstances,
but the paid patients were all upon equal footing—had
first-class lodging, the best diet, and every branch of
education, however expensive, was open to them all.
A marked improvement had taken place in the condition
of many of these helpless beings. The present pre-
mises did not afford sufficient accommodation, and it
was necessary that another house should be provided, as
there were several paid patients waiting for admission,
in addition to those to be elected that day. His
Royal Highness Prince Albert and his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge had recently honoured the asy-
lum by their presence, and expressed great satisfaction
at the arrangements adopted. Correspondents from the
most distant countries have been invited to witness the
operation of the charity. The meeting then proceeded
to the election of 12 candidates from a list of 159. The
names of the successful candidates were declared at the
close of the poll, and the meeting separated, after a vote
of thanks to the chairman.
MANNING'S POETRY.—During the incarceration of
Manning in goal he had written several pieces of poetry,
which he has from time to time banded over to Mr. Binns,
his solicitor. Yesterday an eminent publisher, who is
about to publish Manning's memoirs, offered a sum of
money for them to insert in his publication, and it is
likely that the poetry in question will be disposed of
to some advantage. One of the pieces is entitled " The
Prison Bell," in which Manning has displayed some
talent. Should the Crown refuse to give up the pro-
perty found on Mrs. Manning for their joint defence, the
solicitor will dispose of the poetry. While in Horse-
monger-lane gsol Manning made some excellent draw-
ings, and itis understood that Robert Cruikshank is in
treaty for them. In fact the whole of Manning's time
has been occupied in writing and drawing. He seemed
so confident of his success when he left Horsemonger-
lane gaol, that he told Mr. Kean, the Governor, that as
soon as he was discharged from custody he should go
to the West Indies, but he should call upon him before
he started to thank him for his kindness.
LANDING PASSENGERS FROM STEAMBOATS.—Yes-
terday Captain Milne, master of the Royal Adelaide,
steamer, was fined 10s. and costs, at the Police-court,
for landing his passengers over the paddlebox, and
without a sufficient gangway.—Liverpool Courier.
DEATH OF ARCHDEACON ONSLOW.—We deeply
regret to state that it is our melancholy duty to announce
the decease of.the Venerable Archdeacon Onslow, which
occurred yesterday (Tuesday), at his residence, the Court
House, Newent, Gloucestershire, after a painful illness of
many years' duration. The venerable gentleman was in
the 74th year of his age. Ho was a son of the Very
Rev. Arthur Onslow, D.D., formerly Dean of Worcester,
and brother of the lady of the Rev. Canon Ingram. His
death will be deeply deplored as well by the clergy of
the archdeaconry of Worcester as by a very extensive
circle of friends, to whom his amiable disposition and
uniform courtesy and urbanity had greatly and de-
servedly endeared him.— Wercesterfournal.
ALARMING EXPLOSION.—Between one and two
o'clock this morning, the neighbourhood of Old Barge
House, near Blackfriars'-bridge, was greatly alarmed
by a loud explosion on the premises of Messrs. Davey
and Pegg, coal-merchants. The brigade and West of
England engines and firemen were promptly at the spot,
when the cause of alarm was found to have originated in
the coke stores. The roof of the building was com-
pletely blown off, and further danger was anticipated,
but through
the adjoining ia p
hrouguhth the ready
property
affordedty sustained
by l
ittht
le damage.
arra
g. firemen andpy
three. o'clock further damage had ceased.
has issued a list of
Tun BEST FIRE-ESCAPE.—The
from fire. We will give Kent Fire-office
instructions to assist persons to escape
I would hereafter render all othone,e
rwhich, if followed out,
is, let buildings be so constructed that they
and that
shown,te willth not take
positively b
fire. As we have again and again majorityuil
built
to
of our ordinary dwelling-houses are
bum The loss which the community annuallyy sustains
through want of foresight in this respect is enormous,
and the amount of grief, trouble, and privation which
follow can scarcely bo estimated. Prevention is better
than cure,—Builder.

BETTING ON THE NURSERY.
3 to 1 agst Bastinado 9 to 1 agst Regina.
6 to 1 agst The Monk. 8 to 1 agst Ghio (t).
9 to 2 agst Sister to Pillage
DERBY.—No change.
NEW MARKET THURSDAY.
BETTING AT NIGHT.
THE NURSERY STAKES.
3to 1 agst 13aatinado 18 to 1 agst Ghio
4to 1 agst Sister to Pillage 10 to 1 apt Regina—t
5 to 1 agst The Monk I 10 to 1 agst Hamm Scarum
7to 1 agst French Susy Ilsto 1 agst Shamrock

'THE DERBY.
lS to 1 agst Sweetheart I2oto 1 agst Mildew
18 to 1 26st Clincher I 20 to 1 agst Italian
ENTRIES FUR FRIDAY.

501. Plate for three yrs old and upwards. A.F.—
Dulcet, aged—Patriot, aged—Ziska, 5 yrs—Amazement,
aged—Radulphus, 6 yrs.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, for two and three yrs
old. T.Y.C.—Crucible (to he sold for 1501.), 3 yrs—
Rose Pompon (100/.), 2 yrs—St. George (1001.), 2 yrs
—Secret (501.), 2 yrs—General beidlitz (501.) 2 yrs—
Sidney, (t 001), 3 yrs—The Probe (1001.), 3 yrs—Rear-
guard (1001.), 3 yrs—The Wren (1001.), 2 yrs.
Sweepstakes for three yrs old. T.Y.C. Winner to be
sold for 601.—The Probe, Tiresome, Bryce, Snailafoot,
ch g by Epirus, dam by D'Egville.
Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old; first half of
Ab. M.—Ploughboy, 3 yrs, fby Jereed,.out of Muff,l yrs
—Farthingale, 3 yrs—Young Bamboo, 2 yrs—Sea-
man, 2 yrs—Baron Hill, 2 yrs—Rose Pompon, 2 yrs
—Falcon, 2 yrs.
Sweepstakes for three yrs old and upwards. T.Y.C.
Bishop of Romford's Cob, aged—The Moor, 4 yrs—St.
Ann, 4 yrs—St. Rosalia, 3 yrs.
Sweepstakes for three yrs old; first half Ab. M.—
Bryoe Snails foot (to be sold for 601)--ch g by Epirus dam
by D'Egville (601)—Mirror (401), —Plebeia (401)
Penthesilea (801)—Irish Jig (601)—Rochester (401).
handicap for three yrs old and upwards; T.Y.C.—
Honeycomb, Bst 101b—Pettinger, 5 yrs, Bst—Sultana,
5 yrs, 7st 71b—Bishop of Romford's Cob, Bst 71b—
Dolly Varden, 3 yrs, 7st 131b—Over-fork-over, Est 101 b
—Ribaldry, 5 yrs, Bst 51b—Ferule, 3 yrs, ist 81b. Four
paid.
Handicap for three yrs old and upwards; D.M.—Mrs.
Taft, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Amazement, aged, 7st 121 b
Champion, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Vanguard, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b-
- 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Tiresome, 3 yrs, Est 111 b.
Acceptances for the Audley End Stakes—Flatcatcher,
4 yrs, Bst 71b—Gardenia, 4 yrs, Bst llb—Beauclerc, 4
yrs, Bst 21b—Kissaway, 3 yrs, 7st. Four declared
forfeit.
Matches—Le Beau receives from St. Sophia, and
Watchdog from CRolipus. -

LONDON
class AND NORTH-WRSTERN RAILWAY.--Third
passengers by the London and North-Western will
be glad to learn that considerable improvements are to
be carried out at yhstation on this line,where
all the Parliamentary trainse
to
to stop an hour and a
half. The accommodation is
the resent
and refresh-
ment rooms provided, in lieu of ?tre!ient public-house.
WEST FLANDERS RAILWAY. expected that
tho profits of working this line durina
dend of
This
that more
will amount to about 2,000/., and allow :ftthalf-year
Is. 6d. per share, although it is not expected
than Is. or Is. 3d. per share will be divided.
is probable
result
has he -n brought about by the exercise of the strictest
economy in every department. otherwise it
there would have been a loss instead of a profit.
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.'— company have
just r“ooved from their old offices to a new and more
commodious suite recently erected, in connexion with
their Nurth Kent Railway terminus, cn the right hand
ads of the London-bridge station. Tho Brighton Rail-
way Company have taken the offices vacated by the
South-Eastern, who are about to build some large goods
warehouses at their Bricklayers' Arms' station, in the
Old Kent-road.

LEICESTER TRADE.—The demand continues steady
and good for all kinds of hosiery, gloves, and fancy
articles. Wools and yarns remain without alteration;
tton and thrend are higher, and further advacces are
anticipated.—Leicester Mercury.

THE SUN LONbON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1849

sovereigns and a ticket for 501. more in notes. It is
the habit of persons changing notes to put their
names on the back of notes. The indorsement on the
note is G. F. Manning, 7, New Weston-street, Ber-
men d seyl
Mr. Adams, another clerk in the Bank of England,
said he gave in exchange of the ticket five 101. notes,
numbered frons 700,372 to 700,377.
John Ashford proved that the signature to the
transfer was not in the handwriting of O'Connor.
Barnes, police-constable, said it occupied him to
go from Minver-place to 'Connor's lodging walking
forty-two minutes, in an omnibus thirty- five minutes,
and in a cab twenty-five minutes.
David King, an officer in the London Docks,"ex-
arnined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, said—l received
the letter produced by the post on Friday, the 10th
of August, and I sent it to O'Connor's lodgings.
I. Lacking, messenger in the London Docks, said
—By the direction of the last witness he took the
letter to the deceased's lodgings in Greenwood-street.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—This, my Lords, is the
case for the prosecution.
Mr. Sergeant Wielefszs then rose to address the jury
on the part of the male prisoner. He said he was there
as the advocate of Manning, and therefore no doubt
they would watch with great jealousy any observa-
tions that he might urge on his behalf. He did not
complain of that ; a man who stood up in any case as
a mere advocate ought to be watched ; but, at the
[same time, he need not remind them that it was their
duty to weigh well all that he should say, and to give
to it that attention which it deserved. More than
that he should not ask. When he said he was the
advocate for the male prisoner Manning, they
would at once perceive that he stood in
a position unequalled in the history .of
criminal trials. His difficulties were immense. To
argue against foregone conclusions placed difficulties
lin the way of an advocate which he found it arduous
to encounter. What was the nature of the case with
which he had to deal ? In the first place, he bad to
answer the first counsel in the land, and in the next
he had to conduct a defence which, at first sight, ap-
peared odious. He was to be followed—strange as
it w ould appear—by another defending counsel,
whose duty it would be to neutralize, as far as in
him laid, all his (Mr. Wilkins) arguments, and
to seek to destroy the man whom he would
endeavour to save. Whatever might be the
case, however, of the counsel for the female prisoner,
he should not quarrel with them. Though the posi-
tion they would take with regard to his client placed
him in a painful situation, he was ready to award to
every man that meed of approbation which was due
to him for the faithful discharge of his duty. But
his difficulty did not end there. How did it happen,
in the age in which they lived—when they boasted of
their liberties and of the security of those liberties—
how did it happen that in a case of this kind the coun-
sel for the Crown, and even the Learned Judge him-
self, felt themselves called upon to caution the jury
against any impression which might previously have
been made on their minds—against the efforts of
those who set themselves up before the
world as defenders of liberty—against the
efforts of those who would prejudice their minds, and
dam up the stream of justice by prejudging the case,
and urging upon them topics and circumstances
which ought never to weigh more than a moment,
but which must necessarily have a great effect upon
their minds ? The Learned Attorney-General, in a
way which did credit to him, had told them to forget
all that they had heard and read up to that time, and
to come with minds perfectly unprejudiced and un-
biassed to decide upon a subject affecting the
temporal and eternal interest, he might say,
of two fellow-creatures ; but who rendered that
elution necessary ? Who, then, rebelled against jus-
tice ; who dared to dictate to the court and to the
jury, and seek to intimidate them to adopt conclusions
with an imperfect and incorrect knowledge of the
whole circumstances of the case ? They had read
with deep interest that frightful event in the history
of the world, the French revolution, which did more
to ennoble and disgrace, to dignify and to degrade
the human race, than any event with which they were
acquainted, and during every stage of cruelty and horror
nothing, perhaps, called forth more of their indignation
than the base, cruel, and despotic press, which pre-
judged cases before they were investigated, and made
a trial a mere formal matter, the verdict having al-
ready been pronounced by those who dictated to the
public mind. - Great, however, as the influence of the
press might be, aided by good and terse language,
and a wide circulation, he trusted that the jury would
come to the present inquiry with calm and entirely
unprejudiced minds. But he must not forget that
he was asking them almost to unman them-
selves, to do away w ith their very na-
ture, for day after day had those bonds
of prejudice been cruelly and artfully woven
round the public mind, so as to render it ex-
tremely difficult for any one to rise up and break them
asunder. He would not attempt to dictate to them
what their verdict should be ; his duty was to watch
his adversary, to see that he did not take an unfair
advantage, and make propositions which the law
altogether repudiated. He asked them to look
at the result of the investigation, because it
reached from the earth to futurity—futurity
never ending—and, therefore, he asked, he im-
plored, he entreated them not to blink the question,
not to call up their passions and prejudices, and thus
destroy their understandings, and thus let a verdict be
stolen from their weakness or their cowardice. Let them
look at the facts of the case. What defence did
Manning set up at thenaoment of his apprehension ?
a defence which he persevered in up to that moment,
and which he should seek to substantiate by reason of
argument and evidence, and then leave them to form
their conclusions. The first question was, had Patrick
O'Connor been murdered at all ? About that he
feared there could be little doubt, and he was
not there to insult their understandings by
arguing upon topics which would not bear investiga-
tion. There can be no doubt that this wretched man
—who excited
.our sympathy only because lie was
hurried from time into eternity, without leave to re-
pent—was murdered by some one. Well, then, when
was he murdered? How was he murdered? Where
was he murdered ? And by whom ? He feared he
was compelled to admit the hypothesis made by the
prosecution, that he was murdered on or after Thurs-
day, the 9th of August, for the probability pointed to
that fact, although it was by no means proved.
Where was he murdered ? That was not so
clear ; but it was said by the prosecutor that he was
murdered at the house where the two prisoners lived.
Next again, how was he murdered ? About that
there could be no doubt, for the medical evidence
which bad been given was very explicit. But the all-
important question was—by whom was he murdered?
Was he murdered by both? If so, where was the
evidence of concert? As far as the male prisoner
was concerned, what single fact was there in
the case, from beginning to end, which justified his
Learned Friend the Attorney-General in say-
ing that he premeditated the destruction of the
murdered man ? It seemed to him, and he had heard
the case with great interest and attention, that the only
circumstance which argued anything like premedi-
tation on the part of the male prisoner was the
purchasing the lime and the crow-bar. Let him
direct their attention to those two facts. The
Learned Sergeant then dwelt upon the probability of
Mr. Ballantine urging on behalf of his client the
comparative differences of the two sexes, and the
diminution of power and strength on the part of the
female. It would require little difficulty, he said, to
come to the conclusion that that rule
was neither general nor universal. History taught
them that the female attained to higher eminences in
virtue than the male, and also that if she once gave
way to vice there was no endto the depth to which she
might descend. Women either soared higher or sank
far deeper than the lather sex. Husbands had often
been the dupes of wives who had employed means
with which at the time they were utterly
unacquainted, but which afterwards developed them-
selves in a frightful character. The Learned Gentle-
man then proceeded to dispose of the two facts
alluded to as bearirg upon the assertion that
Manning contemplated the murder. With respect
to the lime, he asked if it was not possible that his
wife had got him to purchase it under the pretence
that she wanted it to kill the slugs which destroyed
the vegetables and flowers in the garden ? for it had
been proved by two of the witnessess that some
scarlet runners, and other plants and vegetables, were
growing there. Besides, he made no secret of pur-
chasing it; he went to a place close to his house,
wrote his address, in his own undisguised hand in
order that it might be sent, and instead
of making the put chase at night, when
he might have been unobserved, he did so in the
morning, and of course in broad daylight. Then, as
to the crowbar, he observed in the first instance that
there could be no doubt in the minds of any that be
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show that his wife might have also induced
him to get it under the pretence that she wanted it
for some ordinary purpose, i.he referred to her
having met the boy at the door and taken it from
him, and on being told that it was made larger than
the one ordered, payed him a shilling above the price
agreed upon. This showed that she knew all
about it. The next point touched upon was the fact
that these were the only two instances in which
concert was proved before the murder, and
that everything tended to show that there
was no concert afterwards, it never having
been proved that they had been seen
speaking together or in each other's company. The
Learned Sergeant then went on to show that the
female in all probability committed the murder,

for he said, after the pistol was fired and took effect,
a child almost might have inflicted the injuries
found on the body. He also endeavoured to show
that Manning was not the man to be
led away by the love of lucre to commit
such a murder, or by jealousy, for he showed
very little sensitiveness about the honour of his wife.
Now, as to description of the body ? Why, he says
a wound was in the head, produced by a pistol shot.
The shot must evidently have been fired upon the
man's back ; he would fall upon his face, and then a
person would have no difficulty in the world in com-
pleting the deed with such an instrument as that
mentioned by the witness. He would not stop to
inquire as to the length of time the body had been
buried, because it did not seem to him that that
would bear upon the case, and he should not be bene-
fiting his client by urging upon the jury topics which
were not sustainable by sifting the evidence. It had
been proved beyond all question, that O'Con-
nor was never seen alive after five o'clock
on the Thursday afternoon, and therefore he
would trouble the jury with no observations upon
Mr. Lockwood's evidence as to the length of time the
body had been buried. The next witnesses were How
and Tomlin, but they merely spoke as to the teeth
taken from the mouth, and it was not necessary to
comment upon that. Then they had Pierce Walsh.
Ile told them that he was intimate with O'Connor,
and he identified the body. He told them further,
that on the Bth of August he dined with the deceased
at the house of the Mannings. Now` what took place
when he was there? He granted the jury there was
a principle of law—perhaps it was a wise rule—
that the wife is always considered to be under
subjection of the husband ; but was it not quite clear
that here, at least, the rule was reversed, and Mrs.
Manning was the mistress of the house ? Who wrote
the note to invite O'Connor to come to dinner ? Mrs.
Manning. Then, again, look at the conversation she
had with some of the witnesses. Did it not prove,
beyond all doubt, that Mrs. Manning was the master?
She alone it was who used her influence to induce
O'Connor to come to dine with them. Did she not
sign herself Maria ? Who had access to his secrets ?
Who had taken pains to possess herself of a knowledge
of the amount of his possessions ? Why, the woman.
On the Friday before the death, whom
did they find in close examination of
the deceased ? Why, Mrs. Manning, who from
beginning to end had a motive for this act. Cupidity
showed what her motives were from the beginning to
the end of this dreadful history. Then, again, the
next witness they came to was William Keating.
He says—and he prayed their attention to this—on
the Bth of August 1 saw the deceased upon London-
bridge, going towards the Surrey side. It was about
a quarter to five o'clock, and he said it would be found
that all the persons who spolte of seeing him spoke
nearly to the same time. He thought the jury
would be of opinion that the last witness
who spoke upon the point was mistaken both in
the time and the direction the deceased was
going in. According to the statement of Mr.
Keating, he is seen upon London-bridge, going in the
direction of Minver-place. Some of the gentlemen
of the jury might know the distance between there
and the bridge, and could, therefore, estimate the
length of time it would take O'Connor to walk it.
On the 12th of August Mr. Keating said he went to
the Mannings' house, and at this time, beyond all
question, the man was dead. Well, whom did he
see ? He saw Mrs. Manning, and he begged the
jury to mark this wonderful circumstance in this
pait of the evidence. Ise asks Mrs. Man-
ning if she had seen O'Connor? She said
she had not seen him since Wednesday night.
She said " it is a very strange thing—very strange
indeed, for we invited him to dinner on Thurs-
day, and Mr. Manning thought it a most un-
gentlemanly thing he did not come to his appointed
time." She said further, " I went to his lodging to
ascertain the reason why he did not come." At the
very moment when she made that assertion her lip
was noticed to quiver and her cheek to grow blanched.
At the very time she used that expression even her
self-possession was not sufficient for the moment, and
she said, " Poor O'Connor, he was the best friend I
had in the world." Poor ! why poor ? Why should
she say he was poor, when she knew his body
was mouldering in the earth ? There were moments
when the self-possession of the hardiest beings gave
way, and even the nerve of this woman gave way at
that moment. You (addressing the female prisoner)
knew where he was at that moment—at that moment
you were in possession of his property. You knew
his mouth would never speak again ; it had been
ushed for ever. You knew it, and well might you
say "poor O'Connor," your lip quiver, and your
cheek grow blanched. If it had occurred to you at
that moment that he had gone out of town—that he
was of a peculiar and uncertain mind, who took a fancy
one moment and another the next, which perhaps had
caused his absence—why did you say, " poor O'Con-
nor ?" Why the jury knew, he had no doubt, that
sometimes it required more skill and forethought,
and more circumspection than falls to the lot of even
the wicked and callous, to conceal their emotions, and
at that very moment, when she exclaimed " poor
O'Connor," the cheek of this woman who feigned...to
be astonished that he had not come to dinner, whitened
and her frame quivered, she knew it was true that at
this time she had possessed herself of his pro-
perty—she had got his shares and his money in
her possession. How then did she get them? You
went (again addressing the prisoner) to see why
O'Connor did not come to dinner. Well, when you
found O'Connor was not at home on the Thursday,
why go up stairs into his room ? Why wait for an
hour without coming down ? Why, when you went
away, was your cheeks noticed to be more pale than
usual ? How did you become possessed of the key
to unlock his box when he always carried the key in
his pocket ? How else then could you get the
key but from his pocket? and if from his
pocket, where did you get the pocket? Why,
from his clothes? and if from his clothes, how did
you get access to them ? Ile did not agree with the
theory of his Learned Friend the Attorney-General.
He thinks that upon the Thursday she did not pose
sess herself of the property ; but he (Mr. Wilkins)
was of a different opinion. She might have taken as
much as she could at one,time ; and he contended that
she took a portion on Thursday and another portion
on Friday ; or it might be that she thought it
prudent to go on Friday to give a colouring to her
movements. It was clear she knew where he kept
his property. She knew, also, the nature of that pro-
perty, for she had access not only to his rooms, bu
even to his very secrets. Now, he must next pray
their attention to what the next witness said. Mr.
Graham corroborates, almost to the very letter, what
Mr. Keating says. He was in company with Keating
at the time he met O'Connor, and describes how
and where they were when they did so.
Then Mr. Coleman says upon the 9th of August be
saw the deceased, about one hundred yards from
planning's house, at about five o'clock ; so that here
they had one witness seeing him on London- bridge
about a quarter to five going in the direction of Man-
ning's, and in ten minutes afterwards another
witness sees him within 100 yards of the house
itself. He could not help thinking, therefore,
that Younghusband must have been mistaken
, when he saw him at half past five o'clock going
towards the City. There could be no doubt that
he was invited to the house to dinner, that was beyond
all question ; and why he should turn away to
go back again, when it was clear he was al-
most within five minutes' walk of Manning's
door. It was true there was no evidence as
to who let him in, but could the jury have any
doubt that the person who invited him did so ; who,
according to her own showing, did not leave her
house till six o'clock ? Well, then, it was quite clear
' that O'Connor could not have turned away from
the door if she was at home; and he
asked the jury if they could have any doubt
that she was at home when she came? Then the
next witness they had was Sophia Pyne, who said
that on Thursday the 9th of August, at a quarter
before seven o'clock, she saw Manning sitting on
the garden wall. He invited their particular
attention to this part of the evidence. He was net
saying that Manning might not, after this transac-
tion, have ordered and assisted in secreting the body,
hut mighnt not Manning, after the deed was done,
out of regard for his wife, have aided and
assisted her. There was nothing to show that he
knew that the person was about to be murdered ;
there was nothing to show that he participated in the
act ; but there was a witness saw him as early as seven
o'clock or thereabouts on his own garden-wall. From
fear, or the cause he had just stated, he might have
taken steps afterwards to aid and assist in concealing
that which might jeopardize bis own life • and he was
seen by that witness on the garden wall. How did
he appear ? As usual. Had he his usual dress on ?
He had. Had he got his waistcoat and trowsers on ?
He bad. Did he present at all his usual appearance ?
He did. He had no blood on his clothes, no stains,
nothing to indicate that he had been engaged in
this dreadful deed. Now did the young chemist,
whom his Learned Friend (Mr. Ballantine)
had thought it convenient to call—a boy
but whose evidence displayed shill and ability that
would do no discredit to a grey head—say as much
for the woman ? He did not. The spots
on her dress he proved beyond all question
were produced by blood. Ile contended,
therefore, that from the beginning to the end of this
terrible transaction the woman had taken as much
pains to impose upon her own busband as
upon any body else in the world. This offence was
committed on the Thursday. Upon the Monday
afterwards Mr. Bainbridge's servant said he requested
her to go and fetch his wife, and could the jury have
my doubt in the world, especially look-
ing at what took place afterwards, that
Yenning believed his wife was not at home ?
he servant came back and said she could not find
the place. What did Manning do then ? Wby

he goes himself to the house and knocks
at the door, but no one answering, he goes and taps at
the window. Now, could the jury have any doubt in
the world that he did not expect an answer from
within ? He asked a person who was stand-
ing opposite if he had seen his wife, and
the reply he received was that she bad
gone away in a cab, and taken a great many things
with her. It was quite clear, therefore, that he ex-
pected to find the woman at home • and it was equally
clear that there was no concert between them as to
where she should go, since the woman herself
admitted to Moxhay, the police officer, that she
had left London without her husband's knowledge,
and he did not know where she had gone.
Then the jury had the evidence of Mr. Flynn,
to which he begged their particular attention.
On the Monday following the murder he goes to the
house of Manning, and sees Mrs. Manning. Ho
asked her if she bad seen O'Connor. The
Learned Sergeant then proceeded to comment upon
the different portions of the evidence, insisting
that the evidence of Massey, the medical student,
could in no way implicate Manning. The con-
versations he had had with that witness
were both natural, and of an everyday oc-
currence, and if it were not for the serious
nature of the charge, it would be almost laughable to
see how insignificant the details were which had been
given of the presumed murderer. No doubt his
Learned Friend Mr. Ballantine would urge upon
the jury that the woman was in friendly intercourse
with the deceased O'Connor. The jury knew, how-
ever, that a woman might assume open
outward affection for a man while she
hated g him in her heart ; and 'while
he was not prepared to deny the intimacy of the,
connexion which subsisted between the woman and
the deceased, or to defend the conduct of the husband,
who had connired at such connexion ; he hoped the
jury would allow no seeming love or friendship to
induce them to believe that the woman could not
possibly have committed this dreadful act.
Persons wholly innocent, but timid and nervous, often
showed, in consequence, evidence of guilt. Might
not Manning have been sitting up stairs waiting
dinner ; and might not his wife have dined down
stairs with her guest and shot him dead ? What could
be do—he, the master of the house ? He felt that if he
ran into the street he would not be believed. Besides,
it would be presumed that he had some affection for
his wife, and therefore that he feared to do so. He
knew not the facts any more than they did; he was
left there to presume what the facts were. It
was possible that he might have shared in
the disposal of the body, but they could not
upon this find him guilty of the murder,
for he would in such a case only be chargeable
as an accessory after the fact. His whole conduct
was irresolute, evincing a wavering between reason
and fear, which had led to the destruction of many
men. They must, therefore, be of opinion, that his
exclamation was the the true history of the case—" I
was a great fool to go away. I should have stopped
and told all." Then the woman appeared to possess
more control over her passions than any woman he
had ever seen or heard of. When taken into custody
by Mr. Moxhay—and it did Edinburgh great credit
that it possessed such an officer—she said her name
was Smith, and that she was a widow, and when
accused of murdering O'Connor, exclaimed,
"He was the best friend I had in the world—
he was a father to me. I wrote him to
dine with me on the Bth." If he was a father to
her she was indeed a most unnatural daughter.
Then let them look at the statement made by Man-
ning to Langley when taken into custody—" Oh,
Sergeant, 1 ani glad you have come. I was coming
to Lond xllain all. Is the wretch taken ?"
And when told she was, he said, "I suppose they
found 1,3001. or 1,4001. upon her." This was an
important fact, since but 150/. or so was found upon
her. The anxiety he expressed to get to London to
explain all before a clergyman and a magistrate, from
which a guilty mind would shrink with dread, was
an additional proof of his innocene. The small
quantity ef powder/found in his old coat was a very
natural thing to-find in the coat of a sportsman,
as Manning had the credit of being while at
at Taunton. Let them look at his other statement.
" She invited O'Connor to dinner—she asked him to
go down stairs to wash his hands, and whilst on the
way down she put her arm round his neck and shot
him—she was a very violent woman, and would think
no more of killing a man than a cat." This was
doubtless true, and if true they could not find
Manning guilty of murder.
The Learned Counsel spoke two hours.
An adjournment of the Court took place for about
fifteen minutes.
Mr. BALLANTINE, at a few minutes before two,
rose to address the jury on behalf of Mrs. Manning.
He asked them to dismiss from their minds
the many reports they had heard with
respect to the charge against the female.
In the course of this case, they must have been sur-
prised that many of the statements that had appeared
in the newspapers were not brought before
them. They must be, therefore, of opinion that
many of those statements were far from realities.
He asked them to dismiss from their minds all the
calumnies they had heard uttered with respect to his
client—calumnies fostered, too, and published by one
who was bound to protect her. The course pursued
by his Learned Friend was unparalleled in the annals
of proceedings of this kind. He had, in the presence
of his unfortunate client, denounced her, and-
accused her of the crime with which she
Was charged. The terms he had used were
far too coarse and strong. He, however,
put this construction upon the course he had pursued
—that the course, his judgment told him, was
necessary, and that that course was opposed to
his own better feelings. He believed be
had erred in his judgment. He would rather never
appear in that court again, and seek some other but
more honourable and honest toil, than have uttered-
such calumnies against a person who stood there
on a trial for her life, and who also
might shortly be led to the scaffold and ushered into
the presence of her Maker. The course of his
Learned Friend contrasted much with the
temperate opening of the Learned Attorney'
General, who had most creditably come for-
ward to prosecute on behalf of the Crown-
And be trusted the Learned Attorney-General, when
he sat down, would not think it necessary to offer, eS
was his right, any further observations, and hat
he would agree with him that the unfortunate
woman at the bar had had enough of counsel's re''
marks. He would not appeal to their passions,
but state such facts as he believed would snatch
the female from the fate which seemed now to
threaten her. It was difficult to determine what were
accessorial acts between a man and his wife, 0
their relations differed much from ordinary
cases. Unless they were of opinion that the
woman was present at the murder they could
not find her guilty. The prosecution had lea
the jury into a dilemma as to the exact period of the
murder. Her connexion with O'Connor, her fall frosa
virtue to vice, should not prejudice her, as that migb,t
have arisen from other motives than that which
would lead to the commission of murder. O'Connor
was a man past the middle age, and likely t°
have yielded much to the wishes of the woman'
whatever they were, as it was but natural t°
suppose that he was very fond of her. She
was constantly with Mr. O'Connor, and Ea"'
away from her husband. A bedroom, soul°
months ago, was fitted up in the house of the Mioe!
Armes, showing that the house was not let out I'ol
any improper purpose. This showed that sbe
was on intimate terms with O'Connor,
and that she had no motive to the
murder. Indeed, if she required money, she would
have gone into a wealthy keeping, to use a common
and well-understood expression. She must either be,
a most abandoned and wicked woman or else one 0,
was
the most kindly feelings. Then there the fact 01
O'Connor was seen twice on London-bridge, the fill
time about five, and again at half-past five, as if waver'
ing whether be should go or not to Minver-place. Oat
dinner hour of the Mannings was about five, and ni°s,o
likely it was before half-past five ; and: the felbe,.'t
prisoner finding that O'Connor did not come, was it 0.11,
very probable that she left the house with the intentio;
of going to the residence of O'Connor? The 0185, a
Armes were not likely to speak very favourably °l.„.
lady coming to their house under the circumstan°7o
She used to visit O'Connor. Now they stated 1e
at reached his lodgings at a quarter before six, and 1%,
at a quarter to seven. The distance had not be` 0
measured, but it :had been proved that it was thre`o
miles. Both cabs and omnibuses, in conseque° 0
of the obstruction in the thoroughfare, would taKie
good deal of time to go. It was, therefore, probe (t
that she walked, and to do so she must have le
0,.
Minver-place at five, so that if the murder was c° 9e
mitted at half-past five Mrs. Manning could not brio,
been present at its commission. This was all 'OO
portant matter for the jury to consider, for used,
it hung the life or death of the aco°so.
He was prepared to contend that the ,011,1,0
der was committed at half-past five. or
arose out of this these questions :—Was 0, C°v
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murdered when she was absent, or after she °,40.
back ? or was it probable that the murder eves ::00
mitted at a quarter-past seven o'clock, at the 'Joie
Maiming was seen smoking on the walla ;or
time.
being however, was inconsistent, with 0 ,ifoe.
being alone in the house as his guest at the `,o„g
The presumption was, that he was in the houe.e!eo a
before. Before she went out she might have l'e ear.
guilty accessory to a murder which was to be feo-0t?
mitted. Was she really an accessory before thes 00t.
He suggested to them confidently that she ''indeed
shattered head of the murdered man, and se
wers
the whole violence connected with the murder, 401
ge ab 0
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more the acts of a man than of a woman. let
them if the story of Manning, when taken
custody, was true. It was, to his