The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-10 00:00:00

yards of the Chelsea end of Battersea-bridge. I saw a man
and woman standing at the corner of the bridge. I will not
swear positively, but I believe the prisoner to be the man. I
did not, and should not, know the woman. She had on a
light gown, dark shawl, and either a straw or Tuscan bonnet.
Cross-examined—He was to the best of my recollection
dressed in a surtont coat and broad-brimmed hat. It was
between light and dark. I did not know that he was to
stand at the bar to-day. I was standing at the corner of
Duke-street for ten minutes, and saw several, perhaps half a=
dozen or more, men add women passing at that time. I won't
swear that I have heard since this investigation commenced
that the prisoner had a broad' brimmed hat on. The person
I observed was standing still, the others moved on. They
were about 30 yards oft:
By Mr. Cuvx—They stood at one corner and I stood at
the other, consequently there was only the width of the road
between us.

Cross-examined-4 did not notice the prisoner's whiskers,
nor stock; he had a dark waistcoat on. Can't say whether
he had a shirt collar up or not. Had dark trousers on.
Elizabeth Neningham was standing at the White Hart,
Chelsea, on the night of Monday, 29th ult., and saw a man and
woman passing. The female had on a straw !mina, light dress,
black shawl with border to it ; and I heard her say to the
man who had a dark frock coat on and broad-brimmed hat,
" I can't stay out to• night." Saw the female at two o'clock
on the Tuesday following the murder at her own house. She
was then dead, but I knew,her, and she was the person I had
seen in Duke. street. •

Cross-examined; but nothing was elicited to shake the
evidence given to-day, or or. former occasions. She added,
however, that, after seeing the prisoner and deceased go in
direction of the bridge, Mr. Messenger and his wife (two
witnesses) came out of the White Hart, and followed to the
bridge immediately after.
Richard Parsons, licensed beer-shop keeper, King's-road,
keeps the White Hart. On the night of 29th April, a man
and woman came in and drank at my bar. Should know the
woman, but not the man. The woman had on a grey boa,
and a cottage straw bonnet, with a dark shawl bordered. I
saw the face of deceased on Sunday, the sth of May, as she
lay in her coffin, and I think it was the same person whom I
saw in my shop. I cannot say what was the man's appear-
ance, as he turne4 and walked up the passage while she
payed for the beer. I saw the left side of his head, and think
I should know him again.
Mr. CiavE—Just leave the Court for a little
The witness did so.

The prisoner was then ordered to stand among the persons
in the body of the Court, and the witness, having been again
admitted, was desired to point out the man he supposed.to be
the person who had been in his house with the deceased.
The witness looked round the room, and, after a careful ex •
amination, pointed to the man 'Jaime as the person. The
prisoner was again placed within the bar.
'Witness cross-examined—Did not read the description of
the prisoner in the newspapers. He had no great coat, in far
as I could judge, but would not swear to it. I think his coat
was buttoned up. Am not sure that it was a dress or a frock
coat. Have not read the newspapers, but have heard that
there was a doubt as to what coat he had on. Thinks, as far
as he could see, that the man had on a satin waistcoat.
Could not say what was round his neck, but thinks it_was a
fancy silk stock. I was not at the inquest, and have not seen
the prisoner since that day—the day of his being at my bar
—up to the present time.
Edmund Rogers, waiter at the White Hart, Duke-street,
Chelsea, said on Monday night, the 29th April, at half-past
eighty he was standing with Elizabeth Meninham, and ob-
served a man and woman passing. The woman had a light
dress with a dark print, a black shawl with a light border.
She had on a straw bonnet. The man had a dark coat and
trousers. I should not know the man again if I saw him.
Cross-examined—Elizabeth Meningham did not draw my
attention to the parties. She had come to ask after her hus-
band. I did not hear the persons say anything. Meningham
said nothing then, but I have spoken to her twice since ; the
first time was on Tuesday morning. She then said she could
swear that it was the man and woman who had passed on
Monday night.
Elizabeth Meningham followed the man dad woman to-
wards the bridge ; she told me next day that she had gone
over the bridge and seen the woman. I heard the man say,
" Will you go there to-night," and she said " No, I can't
stop but to-night." I mentioned these words at the station
house. I noticed that the coat was a dark blue or a black,
but I cannot say whether it was a frock coat or not.
I then, after they passed me, went in doors.
Mrs. Meningham did not mention the hour, and never heard
at all what time it was. I did not come out again till after
eleven o'clock. I did not notice whether the bonnet was a
large or a small one. I have heard many persons mention
the female's dress. I could not describe any dress so parti-
cularly as the deceased female's; perhaps the reason was,
that I thought the deceased's words were curious, and I paid
more attention to her.

By Mr. CLivE—l noticed Mr. and Mrs. Meningliam leave
our house after that hour. I did not notice Mrs.Meningham's
dress.

By Mr. Gilham—Did not notice whether Mrs. Meningham
had a boa, and cannot describe any part of her dress.
Charlotte Dalmas was recalled—l am the prisoner's own
daughter. He has only been married once. I was often
afraid my father meditated self-destruction, as he was very
unhappy. I will swear that nothing was said that night
about poisoning, and that I never said anything about poison.
He did not say to me that night what he had been doing
before he called upon me.
Mr. CLIVE said he should be obliged to remand the in-
quiry, as the time of the Court was limited. He would, how-
ever, hear the remainder of the evidence to be adduced to-
morrow, to which time the Court was adjourned.
The prisoner evinced, throughout the whole examination,
the most callous indifference, and, in fact, seemed a mere ob-
server, and not the principal person concerned in the pro.
ceedings.

HONE YAND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool Market yesterday
were 7,000 bales, at firm prices, speculators taking 1,000
American ; 200 Bahia sold at 544:1 to 6d ; 100 Pernam at 50
to 6d; 200 Maranham at sid to bid; 350 Egyptian at 7d to
; 500 Surat at 3hd to 4/d; and the rest American at 4d
to 7d per lb.—Shares remained firm : Birmingham and
Gloucester, 94i ; Birmingham Quarter, 27* ; Brighton, 44i ;
South-Western, 85; North Midland Half, 45i ; Paris and
Lyons, 3; Do. and Orleans, 38* ; South-Eastern, 38; Do.
New, 12.
, There are no Colonial arrivals in the City this morning.
The Government of the United States is exercising its ut-
most power to extend its commercial and political influence,
as the following communication, addressed to the Department
of State at Washington, will show
" A Minister Plenipotentiary from the Government of the
Republic of Paraguay, near the Government of the Argentine
Confederation, Senor Don Andres Gil, has arrived at this city,
and has called on me to say 'that his Government had ordered
him to call on the agent of -the Government of the United
States resident at Buenos Ayres, and to express in their name
the most friendly feeling towards the Government of the
United States, and to say that any citizen of the United
States who may visit Paraguay will be located and consi-
dered as on the same footing as a citizen of Paraguay. Also
to express the wishes of that Government to see the flag of
the United States in their waters. Senor Gil, in accordance
with his instructions, has requested me to forward to the
GoVernment of the United States this expression of the
frindly feeling and wishes of his Government.
"Paraguay is the centre of this continent, and probably the
most fertile part of it. For thirty years, closed from any
communication with its neighbours, this country has been
free from civil war, and now numbers nearly one million of
inhabitants, and has eighty thousand men enrolled, mostly
militia; being bounded by Bolivia on the north-west, the
provinces of the Argentine Confederation on the west and
south, and by Brazil on the east and north- east. Paraguay
must soon exercise an important influence in the politics of
the South American States, who have been in one continual
civil war for many years past.
" Paraguay would.receive from the United States a large
amount of manufactured cottons and flour, giving in re-
turn dry hides, coffee, indigo, &c. The English, French,
and Brazilian Governments have appointed agents to
visit Paraguay. The only one who has proceeded on his
mission is Mr. Gordon, Secretary of Legation of her Bri-
tannic Majesty's Embassy at Rio de Janeiro. The agent
of the Government of the United States at this place is the
only foreign agent that Senor .Gil was directed officially to
call upon. He informs me that a Congress of Deputies from
all parts of the Provinces is now in session at the capital of
the Republic, the city of Assumption, for the purpose of
framing a Constitution.
"The present Government consists of three Consuls, who
hold their offices until a Constitution is adopted." .
The market for Stock has scarcely been so firm to-day,
although the Commissioners took 30,0001. Consols at 994.
For Money and the-Account the present value is scarcely so
high, but still the supply of Stock is scarcely equal to the
demand. South Sea Stock has advanced to 1151. The
premium upon Exchequer Bills is from 765. to 78s.
Spanish Bonds have improved to-day, but. the quotations
of this and of the other Foreign Funds have varied so slightly
as scarcely to require notice. The accurate quotations are
annexed.
The Share market is firm, and there are good reasons for
an expectation that prices will advance.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 196 195 196
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3r Cent. Consols. Annuities 99313%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOl% 102 11'11(
New 3. Cent. Annuities' . 10'2-'

_
.ew 3% per Cent. Annuities iii 2104%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
India Bonds,l,ooo
Ditto under I,ooo ...... . .... —.... 94
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Consols for Account 99 %
Exchequer Bills, 13,4 d. I yid
1,000/.
5001... .... .. ......... ......... —..— — pm.
Ditto imall.. ..... ..... .....
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Chillan Bonds,6 per Cent
Ditto Deterred

Columbian Bonds. ii 14% 15
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. 6B
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred Stock l*,%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted . 4,
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 ......... ...... 24 %34
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 4O
Dutch 5 per Cents. lOO%
New Loan 1837, 5 per Cents.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SOARS.
Bristol and Exeter 7O
Bristol and Gloucester 3O 48% to
Dublin and Cashel 2% 5 to
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered B/. Os. Bd. -1%% ... to
Harrowgate and Kzare.boro' .. 3
Harwich (Braithwaite)
Ditt a / Lo ke)
Lancaster and Carlisle
London and Birmingham. lOO -
to
.
Ditto New Th.rds 2 39%1A ... to
London and Blackwell
London and Brighton 5O 45% to
London and Greenwich
London and South Western ...... 41%
London and Croydon
Ditto Scrip • 1n
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ... ...... :-,9%
Midland Counties lOO 90% % ... to
Northern and Eastern 45 57%% ... to
North Midland
Ditto Thirds 2l . 13s. 4d 3O to
Norwich and Brandon
South Eastern and Dover
Ditto New
Paris and Rouen

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London Joint Stock
London and Westminster

31ANCHERTER. STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 9.—We have had
a quiet market to-day; without any alteration in prices.
Manchester and Birmingham-, 59k; North Midland, 91k;
South-Eastern, 38i ;.J'Llanchester, Bury; and Rossendale, G ;
North British, 3; Blackburn and Preston, 5 5-16; Preston
and Wyre, 20-A; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter, 11/.

The General Steam Navigation 'Company's Mail
Packet Venezuela, Capt. John Fife, arrived at her moorings,
off the Tower, at five this morning, with the Hamburgh Mail.
The Ocean, with the Dutch Mail, arriyed yesterday afterpoon.