The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-18 00:00:00

Recorder, either by Mr. H. soy, Q.C., one of the
candidates for Trinity College at the last election,
or by Mr. Lowry, of the North-West Circuit ; and
that Mr. Moody retires from the chairmanship of
the West Riding of Cork, and that his successor is
to be Mr. C. Shaw, a younger brother of the Re-
corder.

THE QUEEN'S COUNTY MURDER.

The local coffespondent of the Express writes
as follows :

_
" It is now certa'n that the murder of I.Mr. Ely
did not come by surprise on many persons in the
locality, and that, though the act of one man, the
villanous intention was no secret. No stronger
proof of the existence of ribandism can be evinced
than that occurrences of a similar nature have often
been reported in anticipation, v.s, in the present
instance, the discharge of that murderous weapon
was known to be for the death of Mr. Ely. It is
a strange fact that none of the persons in the em-
ployment of either of the Messrs. Ely heard the
shot. although a watchman on the branch line of
the Roscrea and Parsonstown Railway, though sta-
tioned at some distance, was attracted to the spot,
and it was by him, with the assistance of his lamp,
that the hat was found, the police being at the time
in search of Delany. The watchman was formerly in
the constabulary. That Jas. Delany is the mur-
derer, and that he is still in the district, no one
attempts to deny, but there the matter for the pre-
sent ends. It is a matter of surprise that, though
a week has clap,ed, the Government have neither
offered any reward nor taken any active step to
put down with the strong arm of the law a conspi-
racy that is fast taking deep root in the country.
The local magistrates have not been equally in-
active. Three gentlemen, Messrs. H. White, R.
Palmer, and J. Lystcr, have formed a provisional
committee to raise subscriptions to a reward fund.
Large sums arc being contributed. Almost all the
landed proprietors of the district now carry fire-
arms, and the position of some who have already
been, to use a well-known expression, ' marked
men' is very trying. It may be some consolation
to them that, when mischief is really intended, the
victim, as in the last case, receives no notice, as it
is certain that Mr. Ely never had an idea that he
had an enemy."
REMITTANCES FROM AUSTRALIA.

It is said that the last Australian mail, which
was delivered in Dublin on Sunday last, contained
the almost incredible number of 1,400 registered
money letters transmitted by emigrants to relatives
and friends in the old country. Even without this
rate in aid, whatever it may amount to, money is
just now reported to be tolerably abundant among
farmers of the smallest class, notwithstanding the
comparatively high standard of agricultural wages
this year.

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
The following are the latest reports receivedhore
from Valentia :
" VALENTIA, Nov. 13.—The steam-tug Robert
Bruce arrived here on the 9th inst., at. about, 10
a.m. The day was beautifully fine, but nothing
was done to the cable. The Stag has been hero
since the Dith ult., and finer weather could not be
wbeeaetnhe freshening,rwiu.cil asatnedd
than has prevailed since that time. Since the
thatloth mostinstant f
a favourable
abwl
iendcahlmas
for about three weeks has vanished for
the pre-
sent. Without attributing to the parties concerned
any blame save for want of judgment it is ob-
vious to all observers here that
much more could be
done. Nov. 12.—1 t is now blowing a stiff breeze at
S.E., which would render
it rather difficult to pur-
sue underrunning the cable, although last year,
Bright was here, scores of miles of the
first cable were underrun in at least as rough wea-
ther. It is
as gratifying as it is true that two or
three miles of the cable (Agamemnon's) undcrrun
from the Lough
Kay entrance of the harbour appear
to the eye perfectly sound. From some cause or
other the Agamemnon, when near the Blasquets
and approaching Valentia, paid out too much slack,'
which would tend to form coils,
and hence perhaps
kinks,' and a fault or faults in the cable there-
abouts would be probable. It is to be regretted that
the cable has not been for some 15 or 18 miles un-
derrun and tested (when it was so feasible as lately)
and the rexata qnestio so far determined. Possibly,
when the weather permits, more energetic measures
will be pursued. No director or person with execu-
tive authority (excepting those mentioned in my
last) has been hereon the part of the company since
the 'shore end' was sent from England. Messages
(if any) that might be coming from America must
remain unnoticed, as the Atlantic office is closed up
and the staff disbanded. Up to a certain point it is,
perhaps, not wonderful to expect that personswhen
left to their own resources in such an important
work, sbQuld act with over-caution. The attempt
to resuscitate a work of such world-wide import.
ance and interest would, however, demand the ut-
most energy and perseverance, and sympathy fo:
the spirited shareholders warrants the anxiety of
the public when they consider that favourable
opportunities are not availed of."