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The Sun. — 1849-08-18 (London, England)

THE MURDER IN BERMONDSEY. LATEST PARTICULARS.—(THIS DAY.) The accounts which hare been given in the morning papers of the circumstances under which this extraordinary murder has been committed, appear to be as correct as the present limited sources ofinformation will allow. The deceased, Mr. Patrick O'Connor, has been many years in the Customs as a gauger, which may be surmised from the fact that he received 3001. a year, and expected shortly to be superannuated. Ile was a person who was well known, and is described as being about fifty years of age. He was stout, of fair complexion, and possessed generally a respectable and gentlemanly appearance. 'The person who is understood to be Mrs. Manning is about twenty-five years of age, and is said to be good looking and interesting. The deceased had known her some time previous to her connexion with Manning; and while, it is said, she was in the employ of the Duchess of Sutherland. Manning, it is now well known, was indicted at the Old Bailey for his connexion with the late robberies upon the Great Western Railway, and he is, we are informed, well known to the police as a person of very doubtful character. The most extraordinary part of the circumstance is, that although the Murder is supposed to have been committed on Thursday evening, Manning and his wife should have remained at the house for three or four days afterwards, and should have had daring enough to sell their furniture to a broker in the neighbourhood. It appears that Mrs. Manning went to the deceased's lodging the day after the murder was committed, unlocked his drawers, and took away all the most valuable part of his property, consisting of foreign railway bonds and shares, besides 3001. in cash. No suspicion was attached to her, owing to her being in the habit of visiting occasionally his lodgings during his absence. The house where the murder was committed forms one of three newly and neatly-built residences, one story high, with kitchen underneath, called Minerva-place, which abuts on Molesworth-square, and is said to form a portion of the property belonging to Sir William Molesworth, Bart. The Mannings had resided at it about three months.  This afternoon an inquest was held at the Leather Market Tavern, before Mr. Carter, to inquire into the death of the deceased, but only one viitness had been examined at the time we went to press, a Mr. Welsh, a personal friend of the deceased, whose evidence went to show simply that he had accompanied the deceased to Manning's house the night previous to the murder (Wednesday) about ten o'clock, and that they remained there together about an hour and a half. The deceased, he being rather faint, laid upon the sofa and smoked a pipe. They left together, and parted at the end of lioundsditch. No evidence except corroborative of the facts already laid before the public was expected to be adduced, and in all probability the inquest would be vdjourned. Every exertion is made to discover the whereaboutsand rap ith , and dexpected e that, hyo meansf Manning electricoftheandhiswife, teleg vigilance of the police, some track of them may be obtained.
The Sun. — 1849-08-28 (London, England)

MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM.—Yesterday the halt-yearly court ot the governors of this charity was held at the London Tavern, Capt. Nelson in the chair. From the report which was submitted by Mr. R. Geddes it appeared that the resources of the institution had suffered in common with others having the like charitable objects in view. The income during 1848 amounted to 5,3691., and by rigid economy on the part of the committee the expenditure had fallen short of that amount. There was at present the sum of 5,1611. 103, invested in the funds in the names of the trustees, and the building account was rapidly progressing. Several very handsome donations and legacies had been received during the past year. After the transaction of some routine business, the meeting proceeded to the election of ten boys and six girls, frem a list of 35 candidates for admission into the asyiuw. The poll closed at three o'clock, when the names of the successful candidates were called over. A considerable number ot the boys and girls of the asylum were in the room during the proceedings, and attracted much attention by their neat and orderly appearance. THE CONVICT OrnsoN.—The murderer in Kirkdale Gaol, even now that the dread sentence of death has been passed upon him, remains the same unconcerned being as before. He is as cheerful as he has been at any period since his committal ; and, restricted to the prison diet, he eats heartily, and sleeps well. At his request, the clothes that originally belonged to him (those in which the murders were perpetrated) have been obtained from Bridewell, and these he is per• mitted to wear. With singular perversity he still main• tains that he is innocent, and that the authorities have got the wrong man. The day after condemnation he dictated a letter to his father; but none of his family or I relatives have been to see him from the day that he was brought to prison up to the present time. Ile exhibits no symptom of repentance, and it is thought that the same obduracy will attend him to the last. There is a strong but morbid desire on the part of many of the public to see the prisoner, and with this object yesterday morning several well dressed ladies and gentlemen applied at the gate for permission to attend the church in gaol. The application was of course refused. With the same view, several of the magistrates are beseiged with applications for orders to see through Kirkdale Gaol; but even if admission be obtained, none of the visitors are allowed to seo the capital offender. The execution, which will take place in the usual course in three weeks, will, without doubt, be attended by thousands ; even yesterday, the lane near to the gaol was thronged by parties who appeared to have no other object in view than to loiter and gaze upon the place where tha scaffold will be erected.— Liverpool Albion,  FItEAKS or A
The Sun. — 1849-09-25 (London, England)

SHOCKING CASE OF RAPE AND MURDER.--At Aberdeen, on Wednesday, the trial of James Robb, aged 19, a labourer, indicted for the aggravated crimes of rape and murder, took place in the Hie h Court of Justiciary, Lefore the judges Lord Moncrietf and Lord Cockburn. On the night of the 9th of April last the prisoner feloniously entered the house of a woman named Mary Smith, being in a lonely situation in the parish of Auchterlen, Aberdeenshire. It appeared he obtained admission by descending the chimney, and, seizing her, perpetrated with great violence the outrage described in the libel. She struggled violently to free herself from the prisoner, who struck her with an iron instrument over her head and other parts of her body, and eventually suffocated her by forcing articles into her mouth and up her nostrele, death immediately ensuing. The jury, after halfan-hour's consultation, returned an unanimous verdict of " Guilty of rape and murder," but with a recommendation to mercy, on account of the prisoner having no intention to commit the crime of murder. Mr. Shand, on the part of the prisoner, instanced a case which was tried at Glasgow in 1826, when a boy 12 years of age, who caused the death of a woman by a stroke of a hammer, was sentenced to transportation for life, on the plea of having had no intent to commit murder. Mr. Maitland, ire reply, stated that there had been specialities in the ease referred to which did not exist in the present, and though the jury in this instance saw no specific inte'etion to cause death, yet the libel was proved. Lord :oloncrieff told the prisoner that, as he had been found guilty of two capital offences, there could be no sentence but death passed upon him. Lord Cockburn then rose, amidst the most breathless silence, and in the usual form sentenced the prisoner to be executed at Aberdeen on the 16th of October next.  - - —--ACCIDENT —TO THE DUKE OF lIAMILTON.—Near Wishew, on Tuesday last, an accident happened to this venerable nobleman, which might have been attended with very serious consequences, but happily his Grace escaped with only a few slight cuts and bruises. On the afternoon of that day, as his Grace was returning from a visit to Wishaw-house, shortly after ho left the house the horse on which ho was riding stumbled and fell, and the Duke was pitched forward upon his head in the road. With such force was he thrown, that his head was sent completely through his hat, the crown of which was driven out to some distance. His Grace was raised by two men who Lappened to be passing, and who, with the groom in attendance, rendered every necessary assistance. lli 3 Grace received some severe cuts on the face, which bled considerably, but beyond that he was little hurt. Lord and Lady Belhaven were immediately n four ed of the accident, and in a few minutesafter its occurrence were with the Duke, and assisted him to where his injuries were return to Wishaw-house, dressed, and he was shortly afterwards enabled to return to Hamilton-palace in Lord Belhaven's carriage.—Gias. you' Saturday l'ost.
The Sun. — 1849-12-22 (London, England)

FRANCE. M. Fould, the Minister of Finance, gave a grand dinner on Tuesday, at which were present the President of the Republic, all the Ministers, General Changarnier, Count Mol6, M. Berryer, the Count de Montalembert, M. Dupin, the President of the Legislative Assembly ; Count Daru, Vice-President ; M. Heckeren, Secretary; M. de Persigny, Minister 'Plenipotentiary to the Court.of Berlin ; the Marquis of Normanby, Baron James de Rothschild. At half past eight o'clock the entire suite of apartments were thrown open to an evening party composed of the elite of Parisian society. Notice is given in the Moniteur that the fourth quarter's pension, or temporary allowance, accorded to the citizens wounded in February or June, 1848, or to the widows and families of the persons killed on those occasions, is to take place at the beginning of 1850. The precise day is not stated.  The Siècle says— " It is announce l that negotiations have been entered into betty 'n France and Turkey for the conclusion of a treaty of extradition. A similar treaty already exits between Fran.:e and England, the United States, &c. The crimes for which extradition may be demanded between France and the Porte are murder, robbery, forgery, fraudulent bankruptcy, rape, and le:gliny. It can not in any case be demanded for political offepces. The old ar. angernents between France and the Porte had not provided for the different quo tions of extradition, of which the tribunals of the south of France have long demanded the solution. The French consuls and agents in the Levant have all for some years declared that a new arrangement was necessary." General Bedeau has presented the report of the committee on the proposition of M. Clary, tending to have the time passed by the men in the Garde Mobile reckoned as military service, when any of them may have entered the new battalion of the Foreign Legion which is to be created. The committee is in favour of the proposition, and demands urgency, as the Garde Mobile is to be disbanded on the 31st inst. The Moniteur publishes the returns of the exports and imports of France during the eleven months of 1849 ending on the Ist of December, from which it appears that the Customs duties levied thereon amounted-to 117,487,282 f. During the corresponding period of 1847 they had produced 123,575,552 f., and in 1848, 80,447,893. The number of French and foreign vessels which entered French harbours during the last eleven months was 14,413, messuring 1,77T,774 tons, and those which cleared out 12,893, measuring 1,376,690 tons. In 1847 the number of the first was 20,008, measuring 2,641,148 tons; and of the latter, 12,391, measuring 1,400,378 tons. The coasting trade of France employed in 1848 64,027 vessels, measuring together 2,441,227 tons, and mounted- by 266,300 men. The quantity of merchandise and goods of every description conveyed by these vessels amounted to 19,180,303 metrical quintals. A letter from Morlaix of the 16th inst. announces the death by cholera of Joseph Moreau, the last surviving brother of the conqueror of Hohenlinden.
The Sun. — 1849-08-24 (London, England)

EMPIRE OF AUSTRIA.—PROCLAMATION.'  " Authorised by our most merciful Emperor Francis Joseph 1., I avail myself of the happy occasion of the glorious anniversary of his birth, to extend the pardon granted by my proclamation of the 12th inst. to the greater part of his subjects in flight from the LombardoVenetian kingdom, to those who remain in those provinces. I therefore proclaim:— " 1. Those who for political offences, that is to say, of high treason, rebellion, insurrection, or participation in such crimes, are the objticts of prosecution, or, at least, in a state of arrest, shall be sit at liberty. " 2. All the preliminary inquiries on account of such offences shall be suspended and discontinued. In general no one shall be called to account for the political events of 1848 and 1849.  6.3. Those who, besides political offences, are tainted with any action punished by the penal laws, or who in the past political convulsions have been guilty of the murder, wounding, or capture of Austrian subjects (ex cept in open warfare), are excepted from the amnesty. Moreover, are excepted all the royal and imperial functionaries and officers. The former, even though they may not have committed other faults, shall not be allowed to remain in their offices if they have taken a ❑otorious part in the revoluticns. The officers on duty and enjoying pensions will be subject to the consequences of their criminal Proceedings. Officers who have abandoned the service and continued the military character, must lay down the latter; and those who have abandoned the service, and tilt retained the military character, shall be free from further responsibility. Also all royal functionaries, priests, masters, and employes, must resign their offices if they have been guilty of the aforesaid offences.  "4. Those who have already been sentenced for simple political offences shall be set at liberty " 5. The respective authorities will take speedy measures to set at liberty all those coming within the terms of the amnesty. " 6. There shall also be set at liberty all who have been condemned or who are under arrest by way of precaution for secondary political crimes. Arts. 1 and 2 will be applicable to the latter. Among these crimes are the expression of political opinions, the carrying party banners, singing songs misnamed patriotic, and the propogation of political writings, &c. "7. As circumstances will not allow the taking off the state of siege, the dispositions relative thereto will remain in force.  " 8. The amnesty is extended to those (not being of the army) who have enrolled in foreign service. "9. The present amnesty is confined to past offences, and any future transgressions of the law will be rigorously and severely punished. The effects of this proclamation will not extend to Venice and its dependencies.  " May the people of the provinces acknowledge with gratitude, in this new act of the inexhaustible clemency of our Sovereign, his ardent desire to render them happy ; and may I soon be enabled to free liberty from her remaining link—the state of siege. 66
The Sun. — 1849-08-24 (London, England)

EMPIRE OF AUSTRIA.—PROCLAMATION.' _ _  " Authorised by our most merciful Emperor Francis Joseph 1., I avail myself of the happy occasion of the glorious anniversary of his birth, to extend the pardon granted by my proclamation of the 12th inst. to the greater part of his subjects in flight from the LombardoVenetian kingdom, to those who remain in those provinces. I therefore proclaim:— " 1. Those who for political offences, that is to say, of high treason, rebellion, insurrection, or participation in such crimes, are the objects of prosecution, or, at least, in a state of arrest, shall be tat liberty. " 2. All the preliminary inquiries on account of such offences shall be suspended and discontinued. In general no one shall be called to account for the political events of 1848 and 1849.  '.3. Those who, besides political offences, are tainted with any action punished by the penal laws, or who in the past political convulsions have been guilty of the murder, wounding, or capture of Austrian subjects (ex cept in open warfare), are excepted from the amnesty. Moreover, are excepted all the royal and imperial functionaries, and officers. The former, even though they may not have committed other taults, shall not be allowed to remain in their offices if they have taken a notorious part in the revolutions. The officers on duty and enjoying pensions will be subject to the consequences of their criminal rroceedings. Officers who have abandoned the service and continued the military character, must lay down the latter; and those who have abandoned the service, and tilt retained the military character, shall be free from further responsibility. Also all royal functionaries, priests, masters, and employes, must resign their offices it they have been guilty of the aforesaid offences.  "4. Those who have already been sentenced for simple political offences shall be set at liberty " 5. The respective authorities will take speedy matures to set at liberty all those coming within the terms of the amnesty.  "6. There shall also be set "at liberty all who have been condemned or who are under arrest by way of precaution for secondary political crimes. Arts. 1 and 2 will be applicable to the latter. Among these crimes are the expression of political opinions, the carrying party banners, singing songs misnamed patriotic, and the propogation of political writings, &c. " 7. As circumstances will not allow the taking off the state of siege, the dispositions relative thereto will remain in force.  " 8. The amnesty is extended to those (not being of the army) who have enrolled in foreign service. "9. The present amnesty is confined to past offences, and any future transgressions of the law will bo rigorously and severely punished. The effects of this proclamation will not extend to Venice and its dependencies.  " May the people of the provinces acknowledge with gratitude, in this new act of the inexhaustible clemency of our Sovereign, his ardent desire to render them happy ; and may I soon be enabled to free liberty from her remaining link—the state of siege. "
The Sun. — 1849-12-07 (London, England)

SMYTH—That quite meets our views ; we wish to have all sold. I submit that Mr. Greene is entitled to his costs. _ .  _Caron RicHAßDs—Yes ; his proceeding was for the benefit of all parties, and we think he is entitled to his costs in the matter.  Mr. SMYTIL observed that costs were incurred in the matter in the Court of Chancery, to the amount of 401. or 501. a day. _  The business before the Court having been all disposed of, Baron RICHARDS stated that, from the state of the business for the full Court, and from the portion of it that could be transacted in chamber and in the office, the Commissioners thought it better to defer sitting in full Court till Saturday week. The public and the profession were aware that applications for the carriage of decrees could be always made in chamber; indeed there were very few applications that could not be made there. Therefore, the full Court would not sit until Saturday, the 15th, he hoped in the Prerogative Court, as great.inconvenience was felt from sitting at a distance from the offices of the Commission.  The Court was then arljourned till Saturday, the 15th inst., at half-past eleven o'clock.  MunnßE.—The inhabitants of Ferbane were thrown into great alarm on Wednesday evening last, when a woman in a state of frenzy ran through the streets to the police barrack, stating that she had reason to fear her son was murdered in the Wood of Glyn, near that town. The police went to ascertain if such were the fact, and returned to their quarters bringing with them the murdered remains of a young lad, aged about sixteen, named Andrew M'Loughlin. On Friday morning, the coroner, Mr. Dillon, held an inquest on the body, when Julia M'Loughlin, the mother of the deceased, deposed that her son was woodranger of Glyn, and caretaker to James F. Armstrong, Esq., of Balliver, all in the King's County; that he left home for the wood in perfect health, about two o'clock on Wednesday evening last, taking with him a little dog that usually accompanied him ; that she became restless and uneasy at or about four o'clock, for what reason she could not say, but she made for the wood, accompanied by another son, and entered it by the way he usually took ; that she had not got far into it when she found his stick on the path, and a little further on she observed his cap on the grass, the little dog 1.3 ing on it " crying"—she then ran about the wood calling him, and, not getting an answer, she ran into town, and reported the particulars to the police, who accompanied her to the wood, where they ultimately found her son dead. After the examination of the constables who assisted the unfortunate mother in her search for her son, the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some pFrson or persons unknown.— King's County Chronicle of Wednesday.
The Sun. — 1849-09-20 (London, England)

BERMONDSEY MURDER.  SOUTHWARK POLICE COURT.--(YESTERDAY.  The prisoners were then remanded to this day week, Thursday, September 27, at two o'clock. Mr. Binns stated that he had an application to make with reference to the expense which would be incurred in retaining counsel to defend his client. pie had applied to a person of the first rank at the bar, whose services it was thought right to secure. He might mention the sum which was necessary, but, as the Court seemed to indicate a wish that he should abstain from doing so, he should simply remind the Court that all the property found in the possession of Mrs. Manning which had not the marking upon it —and that he did not wish to take—was to be held as the property of his client, and he should add, that if the Court complied with his application he should be Prepared to hand over a share, shilling for shilling, to the other party under accusation, for the purposes of her defence. Mr. Solomons stated that he could not object to the proposal made by Mr. Binns, with whom he entirely agreed in thinking that they ought to have men of the highest eminence at the bar to conduct the defence. Certainly the sum which had been allowed was inadequate for the purpose of bringing counsel down special to the Old Bailey, or indeed to paying the expenses which must be incurred, without reference to the solicitor s personal remuneration ; for in such a case it was impossible that the remuneration could be commensurate with the labour that must be undergone. Mr. &WEER observed that he was not prepared to interfere further than he bad done with reference to property to which the title was at least questionable. But he had the consolation of thinking that his refusal to interfere could in no way prejudice the prisoners, because there were authorities to whom they might apply, and under whose directions the funds might be appropriated in the mode suggested in the proposition which had to-day been made. The proceedings terminated at five o'clock.: The next session of the Central Criminal Court, at which the two Mannings will be tried for the Bermondsey murder, will commence on Monday, the 22d of next month. The presiding judges will be Sir F. Pollock, the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Mr. Justice Maule, and Mr. Justice Cresswell ; and, in all probability, the trial will take place before the firstnamed judge. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Parry have been retained on behalf of Mrs. Manning, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Charnock, it is said, are or are to be engaged on behalf of the male prisoner. A retainer was sent to Mr. Clarkson, on behalf of Mrs. Manning, but that gentleman had -already been retained by the solicitor to the Treasury. The counsel for the prosecution will be Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Clerk. It is not yet known whether the Atbrney-General will lead the case on the part of the Crown.