The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-16 00:00:00

MURDER AT CARDIFF.

On Sunday morning last the town of Cardiff, in
Glamorganshire, South Wales, was thrown into a
state of great excitement by-the death of a Welsh-
man, named Thomas Lewis, who was murdered in a
most brutal manner by an Irishman, bearing the
name of John Conners. A feeling of jealousy has
existed for a long time past between the Welsh
labourers upon the docks and the line of the South
Wales Railway against the Irish, who have engaged
to work at less rate of wages than the natives, and
have consequently deprived many of employment and
driven them to the union workhouse. On every oc-
casion that an opportunity is afforded this feeling
breaks out with great violence, and demands the in-
terference of the civil authorities to quell it. It ap •
pears that on Saturday evening, about twelve o'clock,
Lewis, accompanied by two friends and his wife,
was proceeding along Mary Ann-street towards his
home, when, hearing a noise at the bottom of the
street; he ran to see what was the matter, followed
by the the two men who were with him. On reaching
Whitmore-lane, which passes the lower end of Mary
Ann-street, he met with the man Conners, of whom he
inquired what was the matter. Conners angrily
answered, " What's that to you ? Go on ; " and
Lewis replied, "Don't be so saucy; you had better
make the best of your way home.' Upon which the
Irishman said he should not go until he liked, as he
could stand there as long as he pleased. Lewis then
walked on with his party to the corner of David-
street, where he lived, and while standing talking to
his friends, Conners threw a stone at him, which hit
him upon the leg. He then ran up Stanley-street,
followed by Lewis, and when about twenty yards
from the bottom, Conners, overtaken, made several
thrusts at Lewis with a knife. He then ran away,
and Lewis staggered, but was caught by a sailor
named Stewart, who took hold of him by the arm,
and asked him if he was hurt. lie made no reply,
but fell with his face to the ground. At this time
his two friends came up, and conveyed him home.
A medical gentleman, named Evans, was called in,
but he pronounced life to have been extinct
some time. On examining the body, four wounds
were discovered upon it, one extending from the ear
on the left side down to the chin, another upon the
front part of the left shoulder, one upon the left
breast, and one upon the right breast, which pene-
trated to the principal artery of the chest, and by
causing the blood to flow into its cavities from the
heart produced almost instantaneous death. Oa
Monday morning, about twelve o'clock, the district
coroner, Mr. It. L. Reece, opened an inquest upon
the body at the Town-hall, which after sitting fur six
hours was adjourned until Thursday evening to give
time for the apprehen,ion of the murderer. Five
witnesses were examined, but their evidence only
went to substantiate the above facts. On Monday
evening the excited and exasperated populace attacked
the dwellings of the Irish, broke their windows, burst
open their doors, and burnt some of their furniture,
and had it not been for the interference of thepolice,
a serious riot would have been the consequence.
They also attacked the Catholic chapel, demolished
the windows, and did considerable damage to the
priest's house.

WRECK OF TWO EMIGRANT

SHIPS.

NORTII FORELAND, TUESDAY NIGHT.-With con-
siderable regret we announce two deplorable ship-
wrecks of German emigrant vessels, with between
300 and 400 passengers on board, which took place in
the course of last night and this morning, on the
Long and Goodwin Sands. The unfortunate vessels
were both from Bremen : one the American-built
ship Burgundy, Mr. Hunt master, 500 tons burden,
with 300 emigrants, for New Orleans ; the other the
bark Atlantic, Mr. Foster, belonging to Bremen,
bound for New York, also with passengers (the num-
ber not exactly known). The greater part of yester-
day the weather was exceedingly boisterous, the wind
blowing N.N.W., the evening setting in with a hazy
atmosphere. Nothing is known of the passage from
Bremen, until the discovery of the vessel on the
above-named sands. It appears that between ten and
eleven last night the report of signal guns of distress
was heard in the direction of the bong Sands, a
shoal some miles in length, extending nearly north
and south between the Kentish Knock and the
sunk sands, and about thirty-five miles distant from
this point, northward. Several smacks, as well as
her Majesty's revenue cutter Desmond, bore down in
the direction to ascertain the cause. On nearing the
centre bank of the sands in question, a large vessel
was discovered completely on the shoal, almost en-
gulfed in heavy breakers. She proved to be the Bur-
gundy, having, it was reported, been carried on by
the rapidity of the currents about ten o'clock. It
was impracticable to get her off, and her destruction
seemed inevitable. The crews of the surrounding
vessels, on ascertaining the great number of human
beings on board, lost no time in arranging a plan for
their rescue, which was providentially successful, for
the whole of the poor creatures, numbering between
200 and 300, including the crew, were safely taken
off the wreck. Their condition, as may readily
be imagined, was truly deplorable, most of them,
says our informant, being reduced to a state
of complete destitution. Some were landed
by her Majesty's revenue cutter at Harwich.
and others at different places along the coast. A.
large number have been taken by a French schooner,
it is conjectured, to the French coast. The Long
Sands have two light-ships, one at each extremity of
them, sufficient to warn the mariner of danger ; pro-
bably, however, the hazy state of the atmosphere
obscured the lights.
The wreck of the Atlantic was discovered yester-
day morning on the Goodwin. She had got on the
outside of the sands, and was fast settling down, when
several Ramsgate and Deal luggers came to her
succour. Although the weather was fine, a tremen-
dous sea raged on the sands, sweeping over the
fated vessel every instant. Four lives had already
been lost—the master, two passengers, and a boy,
who, it is stated, were swept overboard and not seen
afterwards. With very great difficulty the Deal
boatmen succeeded in saving the crew and some of
the passengers, while the remainder of the latter were
taken off by several Ramsgate vessels, and conveyed
to that port and those adjacent.

ACCIDENT TO VISCOUNT AIXORD.—We regret to
have to inform our readers of an accident which has hap-
pened to the above-named nobleman, whilst out with the
hounds in the neighbourhood of Castle Ashby, North-
amptonshire, the residence of Lord Alford's father-in-
14w, the Marquis of Northampton. His Lordship was
thrown from his horse and broke his collar-bone. We
are glad to say the bone has been set, but, preferring to
be attended by the family doctor in London, he at once
left for his town residence, and, under the care of Mr.
Bacot, his Lordship is rapidly recovering.—Lincoln Times.
CHOLERA.—A case which has been represented to
us as one of decided Asiatic cholera has just occurred
at Coltishall. A child was attacked with the disease on
Sunday, abd died after fourteen hours' suffering, and it
was considered advisable to order the burial of the body
on the following day. The mother also lies dangerously
ill. Great attention is desirable at Coltishall to the re-
moval of nuisances.—Norfolk Chronicle.

EDITORIAL TROUBLES.—The Victoria (Texas)
Advocate, of July 27, apologizes for a lack of matter in
its columns, by saying that the senior editor was shot
and badly wounded, the junior editor had the chills and
fever, and there had been no mails there for two weeks.
—American paper•l