The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-18 00:00:00

THE OUTRAGE IN KING'S COUNTY.

Moro details aro to hand of the extraordinary and bruta,
outrage in King's County, Ireland. On Wednesday night,
whilst the family of Mr. Daniel Bailey, JX., of Moorock
House, Kling's County, was at tea, a man called to say
that the house of Mr. O'Connor, of Moorock Lodge,
had been attacked. Mr. Bailey and two of his
sons ran out, taking with them two revolvers and a
double barrelled gun. A third son ran across the
fields to the nearest police-station at Ballycumber.
Mr. Bailey first discovered two men, who had concealed
themselves in a ditch. One of the sons jumped on to the
lawn of Mr. O'Connor's house, when he found him-
self in the presence of seven men. He called out
to his father, "Here they are!" The men ran away,
and Mr. Bailey called on them to stand, and threatened
if they did not do so that he would fire. One
stood still, but the others continued to run. Mr.
Bailey and one of his sons rushed on the man who re-
mained, wrenched a pistol from him, and knocked
him down. They then took him to Moorock House, and
locked him in a cellar. They then went to the house of
Mr. O'Connor, and found that ho had been fearfully
mutilated, his nose having been cut off. It appears that
whilst Mr. O'Connor was sitting with his wife, a man knocked
at the door. Mrs. O'Connor asked who was there, when
the answer was given, "A letter from Mr. Bailey." When
the door was opened four men rushed into the
parlour, whilst two or three others compelled Mrs.
O'Connor to remain in the hall. They then went to one
of the bedrooms, and took from it two guns and a sword.
They then dragged Mr. O'Connor outside the hall-door,
and cut off his nose. The man arrested by Mr. Bailey
has been ithittificd by Mrs. O'Connor as one of the men
who detained her in the hall. Mr. O'Connor is a Roman
Catholic, and is wither a landlord nor an agent

THE ALLEGED JETVISII ABDUCTION

CASE.

In the Lords Justices' Court on Friday, before Lord Justice
lard, the appeal was heard in the matter of Esther Lyons,
from the decision of Vice-Chancellor James, with regard

to the appointment of a guardian to the young lady. It
\via be recollected that Miss Esther Lyons is the daughter
of a Jew residing at Cardiff, and that sho had become a
Christian, and left her father to reside with a
Mrs. Keith. The father brought an action against Mrs.
Keith, which was tried at Cardiff, and resulted in favour
of Mrs. Keith. Some subsequent appellate litigation
took place, when the matter came before Vice
Chancellor James, who made an injunction against the
father on an application for the appoinment of a guardian.
It was against this decision that this appeal was now
made.

Mr. Higgins, in support of the application, read a num-
ber of affidavits filed in the cause. That of the father of
the infant stated that, if she had really become a convert
to Christianity, ho would be willing for her to be
placed under the care of a Christian guardian as the
court might see fit to direct. Another affidavit stated
that during the time that Esther Lyons was in Cardiff, in
July last, repeated efforts were made by the father and
others to get possession of hor person, and that while the
trial was taking place, the offices of a magistrate were
obliged to be called in, in order to prevent her being so
taken. There was also an affidavit by Frederick Yates
Edwards, which stated that he was acquainted
with Mrs. Keith, who was proposed to be one
of the guardians of Esther Lyons. She was a lady of
great respectability and wealth, and in his opinion a fit
person to be Esther Lyons' guardian.
Mr. Bagshawo, for the young lady, said that there
was the affidavit of Mrs. Keith, in which she
Mated that Miss Lyons had become a Christian without
any persuasion or influence on her part, and that she had
not tried to induce her to leave her father's custody; that
an action had been brought against her at the last Cardiff
Assizes by Mr. Lyons to obtain compensation in damages
for the loss of the services of his daughter. The action
was tried, and the decision of the judge was in her favour.
His lordship's judgment stated that the young lady her-
self had asserted that she was a Christian, and had never
known any other religion, although she had kept the fasts.
Should he send her back to prison, for it would be doing
so if he sent her back to her father's house? He thought
he could not do se.

Mr. Higgins then proceeded to argue that it appearea
very hard thing to the parents of this young lady that she
hould be taken from them, because she.might enjoy abetter
position. The father ought to be the guardian of his
child. There were many cases which affirmed this doctrine.
as also the doctrine that children should bo brought up in
the father's faith.—Lord Justice Giffard said he could not
in this case, but express his opinion that the Vice-
Chancellor had exercised the most judicious dis-
cretion. It appeared that the young lady left
her father in 1863, at the age of 18 years, and would
be 20 in February next. She appeared to have a great
horror of her father, and was of an extremely nervous tem-
perament, and this would have very much increased if
placed with her father or uncle. What the Vice-
Chancellor had done was this. He had seen the
young lady and heard her statement, and then said
that he could not deprive the father of seeing
the child, but that he would bind Mrs. Keith to
produce the child to her father when he wanted to see
her in a proper and legal manner, but he would also
restrain the father from acting otherwise. He must con-
firm the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, and he was
glad that Mr. Bagshawe did not press for costs, or he must
have given them.

The Builder regrets to hear that the state of the
Marquis of Westminster's statue in Chester New Park has
led to a communication with Mr. Thornycroft from the
legal adviser of the corporation upon the subject.
The Earl of Crawford and Balearres died on Wed-
nesday night at the family residence, Dunecht, Aberdeen-
shire. The deceased lord was born in 1783, and was con-
sequently in his 80th year. lie is succeeded in the titles
aid estates by his eldest son, Lord Lindsay.
CRIMPING IN WITHOUT QUALIFICATION.—We
understand that some time ago a considerable number of
writers" obtained admission into the Admiralty without
having previously obtained a qualification from the Civil
Service Commissioners. This fact was recently brought
under the notice of Mr. Childers, who at once issued an
order that the officers in question were to forthwith sub-
mit to the usual examination. Some, sooner than pass
through this ordeal, have resigned.—Civilian.

A Cumous MEETING.—The Univers, of which M.
Veuillot is the editor, is the Ultramontane journal of
France. It has been abusing roundly the Bishop of Orleans
!or his views against the enunciation by the CEcumenical
Council of Papal Infallibility. The Vatican relates that
a curious meeting took place on Saturday, the 4th, in the
" Confession" of St. Peter. M. Louis Veuillot, who had
just arrived, was praying before the shrine, when the rustle
of a bishop's fario/a, as the prelate knelt down beside him,
made him look up. It was Monseigneur Dupanloup
paying his first visit ad liming Apoitolorum.
ANOTHER KIND OF WlNE.—There is much
waste in London, but we are not sure that the economies
of Paris are all to be praised. Here is something new.
Oranges, though dearer than in England, arc largely con-
• umed in the French capital. Of course many are bad,
;urn sour, and for other reasons being unfit for food,
are thrown into the streets. But though thus
condemned, they are not lost. The rag,pickers
pounce upon them and carry thorn home. They
wash the oranges and then place them in a tub of
water to be macerated. Fermentation soon begins, and
then the liquid is placed in a stone bottle, sugar is added,
and the whole is corked down. When the fermentation
has strength to blow the cork out, the liquid is dubbed
Champagne Mouffetard, and among the poor of tho Rue
Mouffetard neighbourhood it has a steady sale. It is the
\relive Cliquot of little nurses. We hope it rill not bo
•Inorted to England.

NAVAL AND AILLI7 ARY IN7 ELLIGENCE

During the forenoon of Thursday, and at the
time the wind was backing out to the southward
and increasing in its strength, her Majesty's line-
of-battle-ship Donegal, Capt ,in W. Hell itt, V.C.,
bound to China, and lying at -pithead in company
with the Monarch and United States' screw corvette
Ply mouth, was iguallel to prcceed to oea. The
order was obeyed, and the ship stearnel out to en-
counter the gale. Eight hours afterwards the
Donegal was off St. Alban's head. Storm :ails
were split, ports stove in, quarter gallery washed
out, and decks filled with water. The ship was
strained and leaked very much in her topsides, if
not below the water line.. After knocking about
in the Channel all Light St. Helen's Roads, beyond
which no sane person who saw her get under way
from Spithead on the previous day supposed she
had gone, was made, and the ship auchurA thane
in safety. IVe understand that the bill for making
good the total damages sustained by the Donegal
will not be much less than £l,OOO. Some one is
responsible for ordering the ship to sea in such
weather. Who is it
Iler Majesty's ship Monarch and the United
States screw corvette Plymouth still remained at
Spithead up to sunset last evening, and her Ma-
jesty's ship Donegal was anchored in the neighbour-
ing roadstead of St. llelen's, all three yet detained
by the violence of the weather. The gales which
have been prevalent in the Channel from S.W. to
W.N.W. culminated i 9 their strength on Thursday
afternoon, when the wind blew terrifically from
between south and west, with heavy falls of rain.
In the evening the wind veered in to W.N.W.
under the land in the vicini'y of the Isle of Wight,
and the atmosphere cleared ; but all the night and
the following (yesterday) morning the wind blew
fiercely from W. to W.N.W. Yesterday the wind
continued fierce about W.N.W., strong, but with
a clearing atmosphere and a steadily rising baro-
meter.

John Brown, a labourer on Chatham Dockyard
extension works, has died from an accident while
at work. He fell into a hole dug for collecting
water previously to pumping it into the river. The
accident was not thought to be vLry serious, and
the suffererer was taken to his house instead of to
the hospital, but next day his injuries proved to be
fatal.

Col. J. W. S. Smith, C. 8., commanding the Ist
Depot Battalion, is now in command of the
Chatham district, during the absence of the Com-
mandant, Major-Gen. Freeman Murray, who has
received leave till the 13th of February.
Mr. J. T. llawnsley, Deputy-Assista4t Super-
intendent of Stores, who has been some time sta
tioned at Chatham Gulwharf, has ceased to do
.luty there, and he is to embark to-day for Ber-
muda, at which island he is to be stationed for
duty.

The new Government Lock Hospital at Chatham
Itts been handed over by the contractor, Mr. Stiff,
of Dover, to the War Department. The staff of
nurses, &c., has been engaged by Dr. Baxter, visit-
ing surgeon for the district, and head of the hos-
pital. The work of furnithing, laying in stores of
drugs, &c., is going ou ; and the hospital will be
ready fur the reception of patients by the new year.
A few of the Martinillenry rifles are now be-
ing tested at Aldershot Camp, and after they have
been iu possession of one battalion for a mouth's
practice, will be handed over to the next for a
similar purpose, until they have ',used through the
whole of the infantry regiments. On Monday live
men of the 2d battalion 7th Royal Fusiliers, under
the direction of the instructors of inu detry, com-
menced their practice at the Cmsar's Camp ranges,
each man firing 25 rounds at distances from 150 to
GOO yards. Although the weather was very rough
they averaged 48 points—a result which they say
would be almost impossible with the Snider
rifle under similar circumstances. One man named
M‘Guinneks scored 63 points. On 'Wednesday
the same men fired 25 rounds each under circuit],

stances as unfavourable as on Monday, and with an
equally satisfactory re-ult. On Thurs'lay the
weather was more favourable, and they fired 30
rounds at ranges varying from GOO to 800 yards.
Allowing, that the extra► number of rounds counter-
balanced the excess in distance, the results may be
said to have been about equal to those obtained on
each of the preceding days. The soldiers are de-
lighted with the new weapon, which is a little
heavier than the Snider. It is sighted for 1,300
yards, and the men say it will carry a bullet that
distance with effect. It is a safe weapon to carry
on the march or through jungle, as by a contriv-
ance under the trigger the latter can be made fast,
preventing the possibility of the piece being and-
dentally discharged. It has no cock, and therefore
the infantry motion known as the " support" will
henceforth be dispensed with. Three sling swivels
enable the soldier to sling it loose or tight, accord-
ing to circumstances, and it is most likely that it
will be carried on sentry as the riflemen carry their
arms on that duty. In the heel plate is a cavity for
holding oil, sponge, rags, worm screw, and other
necessaries to clean the rifle and extract the bullet.
This cavity can be covered with the heel-plate by
means of a spring. The lock-plate and trigger are
varnished black, and only two screw heads are visi-
ble in the former. A sword-bayonet, which can
also be used as knife or saw, can be affixed to the
rifle, to which it is a formidable addition. The
men are confident that with this weapon a single
soldier will prove a match for two cavalrymen in
the open field.

Col. Glyn, C. 8., 23. Battalion Rifle Brigade, has
been granted leave of absence from the 15th of De-
cember, 1869, to the 30th of January, 1870. Col.
Dillon, C. 8., of the same battalion, has assumed
command of the 3d Infantry Brigade until the re-
turn of Major-General Sir A. Horsford, K.C.8.,
from leave of absence.

A hundred men of the 4th Dragoon Guards
arrived in Liverpool yesterday from Manchester.
They are to be stationed at the North Fort, Liver-
pool.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Commander Charles J. Carey to
the Pembroke ; and Navigating Lieut. John Phillips
to the Porte.