The Express. — 1853-09-22 (London, England)

THE MURDER AT MANCHESTER.  John Finnigan, the deaf and dumb boy, charged with the murder ofJaniss Shanley. a child six years old, by throwing him into the Rochdale Canal, at Manchester, on Saturday, was again brought up for examination, yesterday, before the magistrates at the Manchester City Police Court.  B•ieiShanley, the mother of the deeeued, said her son left home between 6 and 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, and she never saw him alive afterwards.  Thomas Shanley, the father of deceased, said, I live at 13, Taylor's-court, Orford•street. I called at all the policestation, en Saturday night, and did not return home till put two o'clock on Sunday morning, and on Sunday I made the same round again, also calling at the workhouses I without obtaining any information whatever of my son. and another man found him in the canal on Sunday afternoon, between 2 and 3 o'clock. Angus Thorley, a little boy, ton years of age, who in giving his evidence, displayed considerable dullness of apprehension, said, I was going up Garrett-road for a walk on Sunday, with another boy, When two boys came behind us. One of them was going to throw MO into the canal, and the other got hold of the boy who was with me, by the clothes, and threw him into the water. I know it was Sunday. Alderman Walker—What day did you say it was when Iyou were here before ? Witness—l said it was Sunday. I don't know what time It was. We were going over the bridge. Igo sometimes to school on Sunday, but I could not go that day. There were no workmen or rifts about. I don t know when I told my mother about it. I had never before seen the boy who threw the deceased into the °anal, but I know the prisoner is the same. lam sure he did it on purpose, and then be ran away. Mr. Superintendent Taylor, of the Manchester police, said this boy (the last witness) came to the Police-office shortly after 10 on Monday morning with his mother and the deleamod's father, and stated that on Saturday [not Sunday] evening he was taking a walk up Garratt-road with another boy, when %ha prisoner came up and threw his companion into the water  Mrs. Thorley, the mother of the wituses Angus Thorley, said—M son came home on Saturday night about seven y o'clock, looking very downcast, and laid his head against the wall. He -has often been stoned and ill-used by other boys in the street, and I thought they had been molesting him as usual. On Sunday night, after the body bad been found, I was putting him to bed, when he laid his head on his breast, and said " Mamma, I have seen the little boy that was drowned," and afterwards started up and exclaimed " I saw him throw him in though." There being no further evidence, the prisoner wee remanded till I. riday. Mr. Pattison, master of the Deaf and Dumb School at Old Trafford, interpreted the evidence to the prisoner, who seemed, by signs and dcstures, indignantly to deny everything that appeared to criminate him. He is said to be a very intelligent boy, and can write very well. He is apprenticed to a joiner, and his father is a nail maker, residing in Chorlton-upon-Medlock. The prisoner was educated in the Deaf and Dumb Scheel, where he had tho character of a very headstrong and self •willed boy, but never manifested a disposition from which it could be inferred that he was likely to commit a serious crime like this. His appearance is mild, but rather sullen.  TRADERS IN UNlroult.—A letter from Hamburg, 10th, says :—" bap quantities of merchandise are bring sent from this city to the Ramo-American flattery, which has been for same years past established on the north of California, opposite Kamtschatks. It is • commercial undertaking by shams of which the Emperor of Rush holds the half. The president of the company is a Russian admiral at St. Petersburg. An officer of the Russian navy is on the motto direct the commercial operations, and at the end of six years he is to be promoted to the mak of admiral.'