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Orders were issued by the General Board of Health, on Thursday, for the closing of the grave-yard of St. Ann's, Blackfriars, and that of St. An- drew's, Holborn, and of Christchurch, Westminster, on the reports of their Inspector, Dr. Gavin Milroy; and for the closing of the Cross-bones Burial- ground, St. Saviour's, Southwark, on the report of Mr. Grainger.

The office of Surgeon to Guy's Hospital, vacant by the death of Mr. Aston Key, has been filled up by the appointment of Mr. John Hilton.

At a meeting of the City Committee of Health, held on Monday, the Reverend W. Marshall, Vicar of St. Bride, appeared with a petition from the principal parochial authorities of that district, representing that the in- habitants were dying of cholera, and praying that the Board would assist in checking the progress of the malady, by granting them the cooperation of three medical men, with authority and means to dispense medicine and day by day to visit. He thought it necessary to state that not one case in which the premonitory symptoms were attended to had ended fatally. The prayer of the petition was instantly granted. Mr. Bunning, the City architect, was instructed to seek a site and pre- pare plans for a temporary hospital for the reception of cholera patients.

At the Wednesday's sitting of the Board, Mr. Bunning reported his search through the City for a hospital-site, and his determination that the vacant space lately occupied by the Fleet Prison was the most eligible. It was agreed that the temporary cholera hospital should be erected there.

A letter was read from the Central Board of Health, recommending visitation from house to house. Mr. Simon, the Public Health Officer, re- ported his plans for carrying out this suggestion—

Ile would place the City in three districts under medical supervision at 011C8, and appoint as many medical assistants as, in the progress of the malady, might be considered necessary; and a medical superintendent to receive reports, to at- tend at his own house in the City at certain hours, and attend the Committee daily. With respect to a hospital for cholera patients, he recommended a light well-ventilated building, capable of containing from sixty to one hundred beds, with four nurses to each division, and having accommodation as a dead house. It was agreed to carry out these plans. On the suggestion of the Lord Mayor, it was resolved to advertise for medical assistants; with preference to naval and military surgeons on half-pay, as they have seen cholera in all its varieties in those countries where it proved most disastrous. At the Thursday's sitting, a numerous deputation from the Ward of Faringdon-Without, headed by Alderman Sidney, waited on the Committee to remonstrate against the placing of a cholera hospital on the site of the Fleet Prison; declaring that it was a great hardship on the ward to have it made the point on which cholera patients from the whole city of London should be congregated; and urging that the site was itself a bad one, from its proximity to the Fleet ditch. After discussion, it was resolved that the original determination should be adhered to. The deputation threatened to resist the decision with all their might.

A special meeting of the Common Council was held yesterday, to con- sider the propriety of increasing the powers granted to the Committee of Health," 8sc. Alderman Sidney stated that there is superabundant ac- commodation still available in the great hospitals. In Bartholomew's Hos- pital there are beds for 70 cholera patients, and only 30 cases; in the West London Union Hospital, room for 18 more patients; the Greville Street Hospital has offered to receive 100 cholera patients from the City. These statements had much influence on the debate, and made the Lord Mayor alter his opinion and declare against the temporary hospital. Ulti- mately, therefore, an amendment on the report of the Committee was car- ried; and the prayer of the deputation, for the removal forthwith of the temporary tent in Farringdon Street, was complied with.

The Metropolitan Sewers Commission held a meeting on Monday. The Commission should have held its Court on Saturday, but a quorum of members to form a Court did not assemble that day: on Monday this state of things recurred, only five members assembled. But Monday was the last day on which appeals could be heard; so the five Commissioners who met resolved to go on with business without the sixth member neces- sary to make a quorum. An appeal was heard and decided on; the ap- Peal elimeisiellosepiadAtliane confirmed. The Court, or quasi-Court, then adjourned: the

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on Monday, the case of Mr. Charles Throsby, gain came before the Chief Commissioner. A vent had been ordered on the payment of 2501. forthcoming, and an unconditional discharge

was new asked. Mr. Cooke appeared for the insolvent. He said, application had been unsuccessfully made to Messrs. Young and Vallance for an advance of money on the instructions they had received from Mr. Throsby senior; but their instruc- tions were, to advance 3001. if a " clear discharge " could be obtained from an the creditors; and the adjudication pronounced was not such a " clear discharge." Mr. Young was willing to pay the 3001. if all the creditors would sign a release, thus making a " clear discharge." The debts were 7651.; 300/. would pay about seven shillings in the pound to most of the creditors, a few small debts being ali,_ charged in full. Nineteen creditors, representing some 5501., had consented to the composition; but a few had not, and among these was Mr. Randall. The matter now remained with the Court. Mr. Cooke prayed judgment; remarking that there was no extravagance alleged against Mr. Throsby.

The Chief Commissioner seemed to think that the words " a clear discharge" would apply to such a discharge as he had proposed: only future property would be liable, and that could be touched only by leave of the Court. Mr. Cooke still persisted that Mr. Young would not pay on such terms. The Chief Commissioner then asked what Mr. Randall had to say on the matter. Mr. Randall said, he placed himself in the hands of the Court. He had nods- sire to keep Mr. Throsby in prison. He was ready to let the case stand in the same position it was in before the insolvent went to prison; and he was willing to wait until an answer could be received from Australia, so that his judgment, debt and costs might stand over. Ile felt that it was due to himself to appear be- fore the Court and make this statement, because he had, as an honest man, done nothing he need blush to own. He had no ill-will or unkind disposition towards the insolvent: his reason for not answering the letter sent to him by Mr. Nicholls, offering the composition, was because Mr. Throsby'e father was a very wealthy man, and he-wished to be paid his debt at some time or other. All the debts con- tracted at Oxford only amounted to 4501. in four years, averaging less than 1201. a year: there had been no undue solicitation by the Oxford tradesmen; and they felt—at least he did—that they had a claim upon any future earnings of bk. Throsby, that they might be paid in fall.

The Chief Commissioner asked Mr Randall, if it would not be best to concur in Mr. Young's proposition? Mr. Young here interposed, and said if Mr. Randall took the seven shillings in the pound he would be more likely to be paid the re- mainder than if he now refused. Mr. Randall replied, be would take the seven shillings now, and wait ten years for the remainder, if necessary; but he could not consent to give up his hold on the future property of the insolvent.

The Chief Commissioner regretted that the creditors were not unanimous in accepting the insolvent's offer. If the creditors would take his advice, they would take the offer and sign the release, and leave it to the honour of the insol- vent and the feeling of the family at some future period to pay their debts in full. The insolvent could then maintain an erect front. If this advice was not acted upon, he mast give a judgment which he hoped to be spared: he did not think that the young man was entitled to go out of the court "graced" with an imme- diate discharge, unless it was accompanied by the satisfaction to the credit= which had been proposed.

After a pause' Mr. Randall was asked if he would give way to the feeling of the Court. He said he had others to consult, and could not at once reply. The case was therefore adjourned to the 18th.

Manning was brought up at the Southwark Police Court on Saturday, attended by Mr. Binns as his attorney. A few brief questions were put and answered; the charge of participating with his wife in the murder of Patrick O'Connor was formally entered, and the prisoner was remanded to Horsemonger Lane Gaol till Thursday; the day also of Mrs. Manning's remand. In answer to the charge, he simply said, "lam innocent of the murder." On Wednesday, Mr. Coleman, the landlord of Manning's house, appeared in the Southwark Court, and complained of newspaper reports that he had refused to allow the Police to make further searches in the house, and had let the house to a new tenant. He had not let it, and did not mean to let it at present. The flooring of several rooms had been taken up; and the whole lower part of the house pulled to pieces, at much inconvenience, and some expense to himself; and if further operations were necessary, he had required that the Police authorities should engage to put the place in proper order, or be at the expense of his doing so. Mr. Seeker, the Masistrate, observed that this proposal was reasonable, but he could not interfere. fhe Commissioners of Police have not pressed their re- quirements as to further search. Early in the week, Mrs. Manning applied successfully to Mr. Seeker for some of the money taken from her at Edinburgh; the restoration of which had been refused hy the Magistrate last week, on the ground that it was probably Mr. O'Connor s property. Twenty pounds was returned to her; and on receiving it she said, "Thank the worthy Magistrate for this favour; I am indeed obliged to him." Subsequently, the husband's attorney, Mr. Binns, applied to Mr. Seeker for a fair division of this sum; only a few pounds of it had been yielded. Mr. Seeker heard legal arguments on the point, but refused to interfere. On Thursday, the first joint examination of the prisoners took place. Great cariosity was exhibited by the public to be present at the proceedings, as it had been rumoured that scenes would occur between Mrs. Manning and her husband, and that an "extraordinary line of defence" would be adopted. Prince Richard Metternich and Baron Koller of the Austrian Embassy, Sir John Eustace, and several other persons of note, obtained seats near the bench. The general crowd was so numerous, and the struggle so earnest to obtain a view of the prisoners, that unseemly squabbles interrupted the proceedings.

Before being brought from the gaol, the prisoners were offered the opportunity of an interview; but Mrs. Manning said of her husband, "I don't wish to say anything to him"; and he, in his turn, said, "I don't want to say anything to her—not a word," and shook his head. They were placed in each other's com- pany "seven minutes altogether," but this was all that passed. In the Police Court, Mrs. Manning retained her legal adviser, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Manning his original adviser, Mr. Binns. Mr. Bodkin appeared against the prisoners, "at the instance of the Government." In his speech he said, there were "many new and important facts affecting both-the.prisoners"; but so far as Thursday's proceedings went, expectation was disappointed—the evidence was a repetition of the testimony given at the Coroner's inquest, with hardly any addition or variation. Mr. Odling deposed, that the fractured head of the deceased O'Connor bore the mark of burnt gunpowder. The cross-examination of the wit- nesses by Mr. Solomon seemed to suggest the existence of a criminal intimacy be- tween Mr. O'Connor and Mrs. Manning, which the previous evidence had not encou- raged. Mr. Massey, the medical student, deposed that, months since, the Manniegs told him they meant to leave their house in July; and afterwards they said they could not go till the 10th of August. [The murder is supposed to have been planned for the 8th, and it is supposed to have been done on the 9th.] In his evidence as to what Manning had said about persuading O'Connor to drink brandy, Mr. Massey added to his former statement—Manning expressly gave this reason, "and then I can get him to put his pen to paper." Manning had also stated that O'Connor once at the docks, when drunk, showed Mrs. Manning his will, leaving all his property to her.

The examination was adjourned at four o'clock. Mr. Bodkin said, he under- stood that the prisoners could not have their defence ready by the next sessions of the Criminal Court, on the 17th instant: if they still thought so at next ex- amination, he would then state what course he would take. Mr. Solomon said, his client wished the fullest investigation, and no postponement; but if the other prisoner desired time, he assented to the postponement. Yesterday, the examination was renewed. New evidence was given by Denby, a porter, who carried home an iron crow-bar purchased by Manning ; by Mr.Loek-

occl, surgeon; by Police-Sergeant Langley, Constable Lockyer, and Inspector mires, who spoke to conversations volunteered by Manning while he was in their custody; and by Mr. Bassett and Mr. Hammond, stockbroker's clerks, who iden- ed Manning as the man who personated Mr. O'Connor on Saturday the 11th of

/Ingot. Wiffiarn Denby, porter to Messrs. Evans, ironmonger, of King William Street,

stated that he sold Manning a ripping-chisel or crow-bar, on the 25th of July. mooning gave his address at No.3, Minver Place. Danby himself took the bar to this address. On London Bridge Manning overtook him, and said to him, "Paper wens to be scarce with you—it ought to have been papered up." Manning took him saes stationer's in To3ley Street, and bought a sheet of paper to wrap round the bar; and he directed the wrapper to his house. Denby took the instrument to the ad- dress, and delivered it to a stout woman; whom he now identified as the female prisoner. This witness produced a crow-bar seventeen inches long, and stated that the instrument was such a one as that, but twenty-two inches long. Mr. Lock- wood, the surgeon who first examined the body of the deceased, stated that the wounds on the head might have been inflicted by such an instrument. 'Very pliably the sharp part of the crow-bar would have inflicted the incised wounds; the other part would have inflicted the other wounds." The shovel which was bought by Mrs. Manning, and which was stated at the examination last week to have blood and hair on its edges, was shown to Mr. Lockwood: he said that he s could not say what it was that appeared on the shovel—it seemed to be some- thing like clay: he saw a single hair attached to it when he examined the shovel first, but he thought it too long to be that of a man."

Sergeant Langley gave the terms of what Manning said on his arrest in Jersey, which were reported on hearsay last week from the Jersey papers. I

Witness—" When seized, he cried out, 'Hotta! what are you all about here ? Are ra going to murder me ?' Then I made myself known to him; and he said, 'Oh, &meant, is that you ? I am glad you're come. I was coming to Loudon to explain it au. Is the wretch taken ?' supposing he meant his wife. I said, 'I don't know, but I believe so from what appears in the newspapers.' He said, suppose they found a great deal of money upon her—L3001. or 1,4001.?' I said, 'I do not know ; but you must consider yourself in custody on the shocking affair which took place at your house in London.' 'Oh.' he said, 'I can explain it all when I get there.' In going to the gaol, Manning said, 'I'm perfectly Innocent ; she committed the murder.'"

Mr. Solomon objected to the receipt of this statement, on the principle that a man cannot make a statement against his wife. Mr. Seeker said that the evi- dence must be received as against Manning himself—showing a guilty know- ledge: it would not be received against the wife.

Witness resumed—. He said she Invited O'Connor to dine ; that he came there when the cloth was laid. She asked him down stairs to wash his hands, and when at the bottom of the stairs, she put one hand on his shoulder, and shot him at the back of the head with the other. Captain Chevalier asked what became of the body. I nudged Mr. Chevalier not to ask questions. Prisoner said, she had a grave dug for it. He gave the answer not quite immediately. There was a pause of about two seconds. I went with Mr. Chevalier next morning to the gaol. The prisoner asked how long he should be kept there, as he was anxious to get to London to explain it all. I said, You had better be cautious as to what you say, for I shall have to repeat what you say.' Manning said, he was perfectly innocent, and would explain the matter in a few minutes. While I was on board the Dispatch, coming over from Jersey, Manning asked use whether, if his wife were to confess, I thought he would be free ? I said, he mast excuse me, as an oMeer, from answering the question. He said again, She must confess as soon as she sees me. I am sure she will, particularly if there is a clergyman present.' I made no answer."

The witness found about a charge of gunpowder loose in the pocket of one of Manning's coats. Henry Lockyer, a Police Constable who accompanied Langley to Jersey, stated that he heard Manning say, she would never be hung for it: she did it, but the Datchess of Sutherland would intercede for her and get her off. In coming up by the train from Southampton he said, "Mrs. Manning killed him; and she said she could not die happy unless she did do it, for he had deceived her twice." Inspector Haynes was at Southampton when the prisoner arrived from Jersey.

Wituess—" As he was travelling, Manning asked witness if he had seen his wife. Witness said he had not. Witness said, This is a serious affair, Manning : I am an Officer; don't say anything to me that will prejudice yourself.' He said, 'I am per- fectly aware of all that : I was very foolish to go away ; I ought to have stopped and explained.' He then said, 'Do you think I shall see my wife tomorrow ? ' Witness told him he did not know, but thought not. He said, If I can see her in the presence of the Magistrate and a clergyman, she will confess all : it was she that shot O'Connor."

Manning went on to say, that she had invited him in to dinner, and laid the cloth, and shot him as she was walking behind him down stairs. He said that he had often been afraid of his own life from her violent conduct; that on one occa- sion she ran after him with a drawn knife; that she thought no more of killing a man than of killing a cat. He said it was O'Connor that induced them to take the house in Minver Place; that O'Connor had promised to come and lodge with them; that Manning had laid out 301. in furnishing the house; that he was out of town at the time; that on his return his wife said O'Connor had slept there only one night, and meant to break his agreement, and that she was determined to be revenged on him. When he said O'Connor had been shot, witness remarked, that from the statements in the papers, it appeared there were a great many other wounds on the head. Manning said nothing more but seemed very dispirited. Mr. John Bassett, clerk to Messrs. Killiek and Co., share-brokers, identified Manning as the person who called at their office on the 30th of July and the 2d and 11th of August; giving the name of "Patrick O'Connor," and Mr. O'Connor's address. Mr. Bassett stated, that he had been shown into a room containing twenty-six persons, and he immediately identified the prisoner among them. Mr. Hammond, the other clerk in the establishment, who paid the notes for the stock sold, [or deposited,] also identified Mr. Manning as the personator of O'Connor on the 11th of August; and proved the payment to him of a hundred-pound note, which was afterwards changed at the Bank of England for ten-pound notes. This note was produced: it was indorsed "Frederick Manning, 7, New Weston Street, Bermond- sey"; and Mr. Shillibeer, solicitor, swore that the indorsement was in the male Prisoner's handwriting. Byford, a cabman, identified Manning as the person he drove from Mr.-Bainbridge s, the pawnbroker, to the South-western Railway sta- tion, on Wednesday the 15th August. Pressed in cross-examination by the pri- soner's solicitor, the cabman said—" There was a great deal that attracted my attention: first, there was the way I went at his desire, up Bermondsey Street, along Tooley Street, and along Union Street, to the station—three quarters of a mile out of the way."

Mr. Bodkin proposed to remand the prisoners to Saturday the 15th. "If new evidence were then to be adduced, notice would be given to the solicitors for the prisoners; but if they did not receive such notice, they might consider that it was merely a formal remand." This proposal was acceded to, and the prisoners Were remanded accordingly.

At the Mansionhouse, on Wednesday, William M‘Creeth was charged with having forged checks on Smith, Payne, and Smith's bank, and with having blank checks in his possession knowing them to have been stolen. It would seem that the accused got a check-book some months back, on the pretence that it was for Mr. Kitchen ; a check for 1401. was afterwards resented, ned "R. B. Kitchen,"

and was paid: it was forged. A check for 12/. was by the accused upon C publican in the Strand: it was not paid, seethe signature was not that of any customer at the bank. At M`Creeth's lodging the blank check-book was found, with some leaves torn out: another check was discovered, signed " Bamfield Brothers"; names unknown to the bank. The prisoner was .remanded.. Jolla' Walters-, a journeyman baker, is in custody charged with forging and at- tempting to utter a check for 1571. 10a. The cheek purported to be drawn by Mr. Da Silva on Messrs. Barclay and Co.; Walters had been formerly in Mr. Da Silva's employment. He used a stratagem in the endeavour to get the check

cashed. He inquired of a City porter where the Bank was situated, and eventually employed him to take the check to Messrs. Barclay and Co.'s, telling him to bring the proceeds to "Mr. Sewell" at the Guildhall Coffeehouse. The cashier at the Bank detected the forgery. Walters was careful not to stop in the coffeehouse till the porter returned; but he was subsequently recognized in the street by a waiter, and arrested.

At Enfield Petty-Sessions, on Friday sennight, Sarah Jackson, a widow about forty years of age, Wei charged with attempting to murder her two children, girls of nine and five. The woman's husband died three years ago; she has since kept a general shop at Enfield. Early on the Tuesday morning, she assailed the child- ren with a table-knife, and gashed their throats and arms. The elder girl escaped into the street, and raised ion alarm. The wounds do not appear to have been serious. The woman's conduct when the neighbours went in was very strange. When asked by the Chairman if she had anything to say, she replied, that the evidence was correct. She then added, "I do not know anything about it, any further than that I am at times not of sound mind." The Chairman observed, that the melancholy state of her mind was very apparent; but from the evidence he must commit her on the capital charge.

Veal, the burglar who escaped from Middlesex Hospital, where he was under treatment for hurts received in attempting to escape over a house in Oxford Street, has been recaptured. He was pounced upon in Corbet Place, Brick Lane, while lying in teed playing at cards with a companion.

A man employed at Messrs. Cubitt's saw-mills, at Thamesbank, was putting a strap round the shaft of a steam.engine while the machine was in motion; he slipped, his arm was caught by some of the gear and torn from the socket, while his leg was fractured by a fall. He was removed to the Westminster Hospital, and died there.

John Smith, a sporting man, has been accidentally killed in a foot-race. When drunk, which was often the case, be was fond of challenging people to run or jump for a wager. On Wednesday sennight, he thus challenged a youth to run with him for two hundred yards; and the other assented. When near the goal, in a court at Soho, the shoulders of the runners accidentally came in contact, and Smith fell violently on the pavement, and fractured his skull. He died next day, in Middlesex Hospital. The verdict of the Coroner's Jury was "Accidental death."