The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DreLIN, March 3.
A horrible murder was committed on Saturday
evening at Carrick-on- Suir, the victim being a ma-
gistrate connected with some of the first families in
Munster. We extract the particulars from an account
furnished by a correspondent to the Daily Express.
Mr. Lorenzo H. Jephson, of Carrick-house, a gen-
tleman eminently respected and extremely popular
with all classes, was unanimously re-elected on Sa-
turday, for the 20th time, as chairman of the Board
of Guardians, having been also chosen chairman
of the Town Commissioners. The proceedings of
the Board had not concluded till 6 o'clock p.m.,
when Mr. Jephson left the workhouse, and was
walking homeward by a dead wall, when he was
met by a pauper named Buckley, who suddenly at- '
stone
him, striking him on the right temple with a
n
which weighed over 31b. Mr. Jephson fell
from the violence of the blow, bleeding profusely
from the mouth, ears, nose, and eyes, but not from
the wounded part. The Hon. Col. V. Stuart came
up immediately and found the murderer standing,
as if in triumph, over his victim, and making no
attempt to escape. Mr. Richardson, sub-agent to
the Earl of Bessborough, next arrived on the spa,
and Buckley attacked him with great violence. He
was then quickly secured by the officers of the Union,
who were attracted to the si4ol44he
pollee
also
came and took him in custody.. In:the meantime
Col. Stuart had been attending to Mr. Jephson, and
had him conveyed in his carriage to his own house.
He rallied a little at first, but about 8 o'clock he
was seized with convulsions, and died in less than
half an hour afterwards. By his death the noble
houses of Dunally and Waterford, with several of
the first families in the counties of Tipperary and
Waterford, will be placed in mourning.
The 12 persons found working at the new build-
ing in Upper .Rathmines where the police dis-
covered two buried boxes of rifles and bayonets
were brought up yesterday, at the head office, before
Mr. Allen and Mr. Wyse. The police having no
evidence to produce to show that they had any
knowledge of the arms in question, which were
found in a place that had been a long time open
night and day, Mr. Allen said that, as far as he
could see, these men were only attending to their
ordinary avocations, and he was disposed to allow
them all to go out on their own bail. They were
accordingly discharged, having given their own re-
cognizances.

At the same office Robert Cooke, a private of the
Military Train, stationed at Portobello, charged a
man named Brien with having endeavoured to se-
duce him from his allegiance. About 9 o'clock on the
previous night the witness was walking along Fran-
cis-street, with his pocket handkerchief in his hand,
when the prisoner snatched it from him and ran into
Burke's rpublichouse. Witness followed him, and
was invited to drink, when the prisoner said " Take
off your coat and become a Fenian. To hell with
the Queen, and up with the green flag !" Witness
then went for a constable and gave the prisoner into
custody. He was remanded for a week.

At the Curragh Camp on Saturday the district
court-martial resumed its sitting in the case of
Lance-Corporal Cochrane. The charge against the
prisoner was for conduct to the prejudice of good
order and military discipline, in having, on the
Newbridge-road, on or about the 14th day of March,
sang the following traitorous and seditious words :
—" Hurrah for Old Ireland," " Ireland will be
free," "Up with the flag," or to that effect. Evi-
dence was given in support of the charge, and also
some for the defence, after which the Court was ad-
j ourned.

A terribly destructive fire occurred at Belfast on
Sunday night, causing a loss of property estimated
at from £120,000 to £150,000, in the provision
stores of Messrs. Thomas Sinclair and Sons, said to
be by far the largest in Ireland. The lVhig states
that no such terrific fire has happened in Belfast
since the burning of a store stocked with similar
goods, the property of Mr. Duffield, some 20 years
ago ; and the only fire that at all approached it in
extent was the burning.of the Albert-buildings, at
the corner of Victoria-street, about five years ago,
when the whole of that splendid block of buildings
was consumed. The fire commenced in the second
floor, which was filled with provender for horses,
which were in stables on the ground floor below,
and were with difficulty removed without injury.
The flames in a short time broke through two lofts,
extending to the cooperage department, which was
also speedily one mass of flames. The flames roared
upwards, lighting the whole country around with
the brilliancy of noonday, while by their intensity
they almost took the sight from on-lookers. While

the flames were at their highest the lower part of
High-street presented a very singular appearance.
As seen from Castle-place, the Custom-house and
quay, with the spars and rigging of the vessels,
were thrown out in the most brilliant relief against
the dark sky behind. The Custom-house steps and
the open space of Queen-square were paved with
human faces, lighted up with the glare of the flames.
The whole sky was filled with rolling showers of
fireflakes, which fell as thickly on the streets as a
snow storm. The distance to which these sparks
and pieces of red-hot wood were carried by the
wind was remarkable. At one time Arthur-square
was almost covered with dropping fire and bits of in-

candescent charcoal an inch -and upwards in length,
and sparks were seen falling even so far away as
Donegal-pass. Had it not been for the heavy rain
that fell and wetted all the roofs there would, no
doubt, have been the greatest possible risk of the fire
being thus carried into other districts of the town.
The fire brigade, foiled in their exertions to an ex-
tent we have never seen before, turned their atten-
tion to the saving of the adjoining property—on
one side the large provision stores of Sir E. Coey, and
' on the other side flax stores and the bonded stores,
stack C, belonging to Mr. Grogan ; and in the rear
the large shipping offices on Donegal-quay, belong-
ing to Messrs. Henderson, Messrs. M'Tear, and
others. The streets were now ankle deep, in some
parts, with water, and in other parts with gravy, the
latter being itself a fair index to the immense
quantity of bacon and hams which had been con-
sumed. The property was fully insured.

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