The Express. — 1867-10-09 (London, England)

THE PENIANS AT MANCHESTER.  The authorities at Manchester continue to receive anonymous letters, and is some of this correspondence the writers probes to give information where Kelly and Deasy are concealed. Whether these letters are the result of zeal in the cause of justice, or are intended simply by misleading the police to keep them off the right scent is at present only a matter of speculation. They do not feel justified in disregarding such information, and it cows quently leads to much annoyance and useless effort. The Salford police made a descent on Monday night upon a house in Ford-lane. Pendleton, in that borough. They made an examination of that and the adjoining holm', but without result. The search disclosed that some of the occupants bad Fenian sympathies, for portraits of Burke and Fenian newspapers were discovered in them. A man found in one of them, healing a strong resemblance to Kelly was arrested, but afterwards set at liberty. Yesterday, at the Manchester police-court, James and Mary Foley were brought up on remand, charged with having threatened a witness! named Ellis, upon whose information one of the Fenian prisoner, (a brother of Foley's) had been arrested. Mr. Roberta remarked that the prisoners had been remanded for a week, and that the case wee not one that called for severe punishment, and be asked that they might be discharged. This the magistrate, Mr. Kennedy, refused, and ultimately the primmer, bad to find two sureties in 501. each, and enter into their own recognizance@ for 1001. to keep the peace for six months. It may be remembered that the two defendants went to the si Anese's house, when the woman said that she would be avenged of bim if she swung for it, while the men mid if witness gave any more evidence he would pay smartly for it. Lie line's (Ellis) was in court, wonderfully changed in appearance and demeanour, through the fear in by threats and warnings. He lives in Hyde-road, near Lish neighbours, and told the magistrate that through the loss of appetite and health he had been unable to work since the attack on the polioikvan end his appearance sa a witness. He wished to know if he could have any compensation. The clerk of the court said that was not the place to apply for compensation. It may be remarked that Ellis was one of the most intelligent of the witnesses of the oocurrenoe when he first gave evidence. He now appears to have lost courage sadly as well as health, and the police tom-plain that many witnesses lost courage to state in the witness box what they had said when first confronted with the prisoners and identifying them. At the court of the coroner for the city, yesterday, the adjourned inquiry was held into the circumstances which led to the death of Police-sergeant Charles Brett, daring the attack on the police van on the 18th September. The coroner (Mr. Herford) said that inasmuch as Zi persona had already been committed for trial on the charge of murder arising out of this rime, among whom was the man mentioned to the jury at a former inquiry as the man who fired the fatal shot, them was no need for them to pursue the evidence further. It would be difficult, if desirable, to get witnesses to go so fully into the inquliy as had been done in another court, and he thought there was sufficient evidence on the depositions to warrant them in coming to a verdict. The jurythen found a verdict of " Wilful murder against William O'Meara Allan and others unknown."