Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-13 00:00:00

ARREST OF A TIPPERARY ASSASSIN.

On the 3rd inst., a desperate attempt was made near
Clonmel to murder Captain Inman, who was on his way
to pay some pensioners. The details of this case were
published two or three days ago. The victim of the attack
still lies in a serious state. The object of the assassin
was to possess himself of the money which it was known
the Captain had about him at the time. The attack was
made at seven o'clock in tho morning, and the account of
it must be quite fresh in the reader's recollection. From
the description of the ruffian, a sergeant of police, named
Murphy, proceeded from Clonmel to Huddersfield, where,
by a great deal of skill, he succeeded in arresting a fellow
named James Neal, aged about 22. who was the terror of
Tipperary far the last two years. It is said thereis no doubt
that he is the man who made the deadly attack on Captain
Inman. When taken into custody, the ruffian proceeded
to make some discoveries to the officer, who at once
stopped him, by saying if he told him anything he would
use it hereafter against him, and cautioned him to say
nothing. Notwithstanding this, the prisoner ma 'e a con-
fession, which clearly shows that he was the person
who committed the outrage, and said he was sent for by
another person to Huddersfield, where he had previously
been, to commit the offence. He was about being married
when taken into custody. The officer showed great tact
in his movements in arresting the prisoner. Yesterday,
the prisoner was brought from Huddersfield to Liverpool,
in custody of the officer and Head• Constable Halal°, of
the Irish force, and lodged in the main bridewell. He was
sent to Ireland last night, and will be transmitted to Clon-
mel to abide his trial for this daring and murderous out-
rage.

ROYAL MASONIC lINTITUTION.—On Tuesday morning
there was an imposing gathering of Freemasons at the
R,-,yal Masonic lostitutioa, Lardshic-lane, between
1-Torn,ey and To'tenham, the occasion being an inaugura-
tion fete, under the presidency of the Earl of Zetland, the
grand master. A special grand lodge was held at the in-
stittrion at twelve o'clock, alter which the brethren in
costume procfreded to the parish church, where a sermon
was preached l:y the Rev. J. E. Cox, M.A., Rector of St.
He!e72s Bishopsgate, the grand chaplain of the order. Oa
the return from church there was a collation, and at four
o'clock the general public were admitted to the grounds of
the institut,on.

SINGULAII AND FATAL EXPLOSION.-0a Saturday last
Mr. J. Poole, coroner, held an irquest at the Bridgewa cr
Infirmary, on the body of Thomas Powell, a foundryman
in the employ of Messrs. Hennett and Co , c,ntractors,
who was killed by the explosion of an iron tube on the
previous Thursday aftcruoon. It appeared that several
werkmer. were engaged in repairing a large shaft or tube
used in boring rocks, at' the works of the Brendon-hill
Iron Company, and a piece having been welded to one end
of the shaft, it was again put ir.to the fire, and almost
immediately a plug (ot the existence of which, up to that
time, the teen were entirely ignorant) was forced out by
the gas which the heat generated in the bore. The plug,
a heavy piece of iron, struck Powell in the abdomen, and
'
inflicted stab injuries that, notwithstanding every assist-
ance was rendered, he died in less than an hour. Another
man was much hurt, but not seriously. The above facts
having been given in evidence, the jury returned a verdict
of "Accidental death."