The Sun. — 1849-09-06 (London, England)

MAGISTRATE—Knew Mrs. Manning went into the bed-room, because she used to push up the window and water the flowers.  Mr. William Massey, the medical student who lodged in Manning's house, was then called and sworn. He repeated his evidence as to the conversation with Manning, when he asked him what drug' would produce stupefaction or partial intoxication, in order to induce a person to put his hand to a promissory note for 5001., and also as to other conversations both with the male and female prisoner. His (witness's) reply to the question whether laudanum or chloroform would produce stupefaction was, that he believed those drugs had been used for bad purposes. On another occasion Manning asked which was the most dangerous part of the head to bit? and he replied, under the ear; and also when he was talking about Rush, whether he thought a murderer would go to heaven ? Manning observed, at the same time, that he thought he would go to Madame Tassaud's and see the figure of that murderer. Another question was asked about the noise made by an airgun. Witness thought that these questions were asked with the view of getting him to become a party to their acts.  Cross-examined by Mr. Binns—l wrote two or three letters to O'Connor, by the direction of the Mannings, inviting him to dinner. I do not know , when the first letter was written ; the second, I think, was written in the middle of July. Mr. O'Connor came to Manning's house after the second or third letter was written. I cannot swear whether he was there three times, but I think he was there three times. I don't believe I saw him after the last letter. I went into the country on Monday, the sth August, and I wrote the last letter to O' Connor very nearly a fortnight before then. To the best of my recollection, it might be a week or more before the sth. I put my name to that letter. The male prisoner and I were not on bad terms before I left London. There was some dispute about money; he claimed 131. and I found that he afterwards sent a bill into the country for 151. Re-examined—l once had a quarrel with him in the presence of some medical. students about a bet. We left on telerable terms. I lodged with the prisoners altogether nine or ten weeks. Mr. Coleman, the owner of 3, Minver-place, gave a repetition of his former evidence. At the conclusion of his examination, Mr. Bodkin said he understood it was the intention of one of the legal advisers of the prisoners to apply for the postponement of their trial at the Old Bailey until the session after next, and if such were the case, he trusted that both of those gentlemen would concur in making an application to the magistrate, so as to avoid the enormous and needless expense of keeping the witnesses in attendance next session upon the grand jury.  lie (Mr.Bodhin) would be prepared to state to-morrow morning whether he could consent to the application on the part of the Crown. Mr. Solomons said his client (Mrs. Manning) desired him to state that she wished thu fullest and most ample inquiry into the matter concerning the death of the deceased, and he had no objection to the course proposed by Mr. Bodkin. It was understood that Mr. Binns coincided in the suggestion, and at a quarter past four the magistrate adjourned the further hearing of the evidence until twelve o'clock to-morrow, when Mr. Bodkin will give a reply. The court was nearly cleared bcfore the prisoners were removed from the dock. Manning did not once move from the position he first took on the side of the dock, and he only spoke once to his solicitor during the examination, to which he gave great attention. He looked pale, but appeared quite at his ease. Mrs. Manning, on the contrary, several  times turned round in the course of the evidence, and consulted with Mr. Solomons.  Towards the close of the proceedings she looked very fatigued. More than once she was noticed to turn slightly round and give a searching glance into her husband's face, but when he observed her, he hung down his head.