The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-07 00:00:00

layed 24 hours, every one else could, and did write.
Lord Stratford must indeed presume on the igno-
rance of us at home when he makes so boldly falla-
cious an excuse. If anything were necessary to con-
vince the world that what is alleged against him is
true, it would be that he has recourse to such a
mis-statement. We knew before that he was irri-
table and vindictive; we are now compelled to say
that he can show himself on a great occasion very
insufficieutly studious of accuracy.

IRELAND.

. - DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.
THR MURDER OF MR. CALLAGHAN.

The fepowing outline of the proceedings of the
coroner's inquest, held oh the body of this ill-fated
gentleman, is supplied by the correspondent of the
Evening Mail :

" Yesterday (Monday, the al of March)_ Mr. Edmond
K. Lynch,' coroner, held an inquest on the body of de-
ceased.- The jury found a verdict of Wilful murder
against some person or persons unknown.' The main
facts in the evidence were, that deceased came to the
country from Dublin on Friday, the 29th of February ;
drove with two of his tenants to a seneschal's office near
Loughrea, to replevin some cattle of hie which were
seized and impounded under a-decree ; that he got back
to the parish pound about 11 o'clock p.m., Wok. out of
the pmuud one cow, which he and one of his tenants drove
towards where be lived, a place called Ballinamona ;
that he met the herd near his residence, who took charge
of the cow, and accompanied his master to within
ten yards of his master's house, when they separated,
and his master bade him good-taight. Deceased went
home, called up his steward and housekeeper ; the latter
he told to leave his house instanter, adding that it was
her family sued him and impounded his cattle, and that
he would turn her and them off the land ; it was then
half-past 12 o'clock on Saturday morning, let of March.
The housekeeper caught her clothes up and went out.
Deceased went out also, and told the steward to boil the
kettle in his absence, and that he would g for some
milk for tea ; deceased and the woman left the house
together, he scolding her until they came to the house
of one Michael Quigley, a tenant to Mr. Callaghan. This
house was little over 200 yards from deceased's. Here
Mr. Callaghan stopped to get milk for his tea : the woman
turned and stooped under the bedge,until Mr. Callaghan
had called for the milk and told the woman of the house
to bring it to hire. Mr. Callaghan then left to return
home, when this woman, whom he had just discharged,
emerged from the hedge and went into the house. Mr.
Callaghan did not go more than 15 to 20 3ards from
Quigley's house on his way back, when he was struck in
the forehead, appareutly knocked flat back, his forehead
beaten completely is, the frontal bone separated from the
skull, the eyes driven out, and the whole skull shattered
to piecei. The Weman of the house had just been up
and was opening the door as the housekeeper was en-
tering. They spoke a few words, the latter telling the
former she was discharged, &c. Now, it would seem
that when they. were thus speaking was the time Mr.
Callaghan was being murdered within 15 or 20 yards of
where they stood—yet both women swear they heard no
noise or sound whatever. The steward, thinking his
master a long time away, took a lantern and went in
search of him. The night was dark, and he diccovered
him on the pathway by observing his dog lapping up
whati on looking at, be found to be his master's blood.
Mr. Callaghan had turned out many tenants ; it ap-
pears he even turned out the parish priest. He was
considered a very tyrannical landlord, and was greatly
disliked."