The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-26 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE.

We regret to learn that otnimFeTrhideadyoonriginhitmaendioautietnarlya,gfleaneowdf
an unprecedented character, at least in this country, was
attempted to be perpetrated on the Great Southern and
Western Railway on the person of Mr. Matthew Lynch, a
respectable builder, of Camden-street, in this city. Mr.
Lynch, being engaged in the erection of some houses in
Clonmel for Mr. Malcolmson, of Portlaw, has been in the
habit of going down regularly every week to Clonmel to
superintend the progress of the work and pay the workmen.
The times and purpose of there journeys became, it would
appear, well known along the line, On Friday evening
Mr. Lynch 12ft Clonmel for the purpose of proceeding back
to Dublin. Having waited for the arrival of the up-train
from Cork at the Limerick Junction, he started at a quarter
past 12 o'clock in a second-class carriage for Dublin. He
was alone in the carriage, and was about composing himself
to sleep, when—the train being still in slow motion—a rail-
way porter came to the door, which was locked, at that
opposite aide from the platform, and putting his hand in a
the window, which was partially open, attempted to open
in.
the door. Mr. Lynch, well knowing the rules of the cl
or
porter, in reply, asked Mr. Lynch if he
dhda td'reacnteyd him
0.
tpoawnayr,
dasntdh
et hdaototrhaenus anh
askedad
himn o
whatbusiness
hothlevrane,
twede.nnato
nolveh e
Mr. Lynch said he had none for him, an
there;p porter
reb
rutth,
threw
es w the
to force open the door, Mr.
go out of that,
fellow persisted in his attempt
dit firm and closed. After a good deal of
Lynch held increasing its speed,
Mr.
as he had no bus
struggling,
observed that the ruffian had a largo stone in his
Lynch
hand, and his alarm was at once increased. Finding his
inessthe
havionng
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cteheunavailing
stone at Mr. Lynch's head, and the missile struck him the
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forcing him to let go his hold.
efforts to effectth
opened against him, and was thin
To this circumstance Mr. Lynch, g off to the ground.
i
his escape from more serious injury,n all probability, owed
cut. The wound on his forehead though he was severely
character, and the stone with was one of a very serious
w
in-
flicted it, and whim wasstill which the miscreant had in the carriage, was found to
weigh fully 21b. On arriving
at Thurles he reported the
outrage, and described the man. The matter was, of course,
placed without delabeing made for the y
in the hands of the police ; and search
own house, just as hsuespected offender, he was found in his
make his escape. It a was
preparing, as it is supposed, to
ppeeh,
are ffi
d that he had been very o-
cious in placing Mr. L
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leave luggageof
absence,in th e
whichcarria carriage;
; and
that having got two days' not
expired, he had no business to be at the station at all.
When arrested his head and face still bore the marks of
the injuries which he received in the fall from the carriage.
lie
remains in custody, pending a magisterial investigation.
—Dublin Express.

TUE MONARCHS OF ENGLAND.—Great additions
have recently been made to Aldine. Tussaud's exhibition in
Baker-street, and which the visitor cannot but feel great
interest therein. Models of the Kings of England from the
conquest now adorn the magnificent Hall of Kir gs, all
attired in the gorgeous and magnificent costumes of the
various periods, and which will be found highly interesting
to the historian.
COLONIAL PROFITS.—The wine manufacture
Alieola Itoe r oa
uth
Cathe-
dral, 1 I ,
been brought to a close this week at the vineyards of Mr.
T. Lumsden• The yield per acre was 650 gallons, which,
if calculated at Bs, per gallon, would give the very
taElslci"
remu-
nerativeThecroentugrnreosfs £o2foOtpheer acre.
h—mioriaoigigiactalitAa Dsscosepicatcl.loc.n
will be held in Leeds, at the beginning of October, under
dthrael,prFesoiundentaciynsof
ARb.bMey,MKilnirekss,
when
Abbey,
Wakefield, Pontefract, and other places will be visited,