The Sun. — 1849-09-01 (London, England)

RICHARD MAYNE.  " Viscount Beresford, &c."  This letter being addressed to the Governor officially, was opened by the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir James Reynett, who immediately conferred with Sir Thomas Le Breton, Chief Justice of the island, on the subject, and he, after consulting with Mr. Dupri, the AttorneyGeneral, Mr. Hammond, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Lo Sueur, the chief constable, placed the letters in the hands of Mr. Chevalier, the chief centenier of the police, requesting that he would adopt the best measures to discover whether the suspected murderer really was upon the island, and if so to prevent his escape. Mr. Chevalier, on receipt of the letters from Mr. Evans, private secretary to Sir Thomas Le Breton, at once informed that gentleman that he had already received an intimation of the same kind from Sergeant Thornton, of the metropolitan police, dated Southampton, whither that officer had been dispatched to look for Manning. Mr. Chevalier at once took such steps as seemed to him best calculated to arrest the murnerer if in Jersey. On the following day he ascertained that two persons had engaged a small steam-boat to take them across to St. Malo's, one of whom bore a strong resemblance to the advertised description of Manning. Mr. Chevalier watched the parties down to the pier, and after questioning them, not feeling quite satisfied with a statement tiny made, to the effect that they were about to proceed to St. Male's to attend the funeral of a relative who had died of cholera, ho reested them to accompany him to the Mayor or chief constable, M. Le Sueur. Oae of the gentlemen observing a placard in the hands of Mr. Chevalier, offering a reward for the apprehension of the murderers of Mr. O'Connor, asked if he was mistaken for Manning ? Mr. Chevalier said it really was so, and ho must request them to accompany him to the Mayor. Although not at all pleased at the detention, the two gentlemen did return into the town and went before the Mayor, who, after hearing their explanation, advised Mr. Chevalier to allow them to depart. The same evening Mr. Chevalier received information that Manning had been seen in St. Helier's by a man named Trenchard, who had known him formerly at Taunton; and about eight o'clock ho was further assured of his presence on the island by ascertaining that the gentleman who had met him on the Sunday previous had again seen him walking in the streets of St. Helier's. On Saturday morning Inspector Langley and Sergeant Lockyer, two officers of the detective police, to the former of whom Manning's person was well known, arrived in Jersey by the Despatch mail steam-packet. Langley had so closely tracked Manning on his way down, that he felt perfectly assured if he had not escaped to the continent he must still be in Jersey. The captain and steward of the Despatch, from the description given of his person, felt satisfied that they had brought him over among their passengers on Wednesday, the 16th ult.; and their description of the man fully satisfied Langley that ho was on the right scent. On landing in the island, he proceeded at once to the police station, where he had an interview with Mr. Chevalier, and ascertained all that he had done. Through the information of Trenchard, in the course of Saturday it was discovered ,that Manning had dined on Wed, nesday at the Old Robin Hood Tavern, in St. Helier's. Mr. Burnham, the landlord of this tavern, on being applied to, gave such information as led to the discovery that Manning had been lodging during the week previous at the Navy Arms, which, by the way, it may be mentioned is immediately opposite Mr.