The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-13 00:00:00

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F' The„result of the inquiry was that Martin
Howe -was committed for trial at the assizes, bail
being declined. Managan and Coyne were -die-
charged on their "own recOgnisances to, appear if
again called for. Sullivan and Kavanagh were
diScharged unconditionally on the ground_a an
inSufficiency of 'evidence to support any charge
against them.
t' 'The inquiry did not conclude till between five
and six o'clock in the evening; soon after which
tithe four men discharged, with some of their friends,
drbve from the county gaol on cars, through
Patrick-street, on their return to Callan, shouting
loudly in celebration of their deliverance from dur-
ance.'"

The liberation of four of the Callan men created
great excitement in that village on their return
home ; and on Sunday the Rev. Mr. Salmon, the
palish priest, after mass, preached to his congrega-
ticln, referring to the discharge of these young men,
and expressing a hope that what had occurred would
be: a warning to them and all his hearers against
joining in any secret societies. He extolled in warm
language the impartial and above-board manner in
which the Earl of Desart had acted magisterially
in the matter, both as to the arrests and the inves-
tiation, which resulted in the discharge of those
men, and he recommended the noble earl to the
prayers of the congregation, as a good and upright
nobleman and conscientious magistrate.

LUCKY ESCAPE PRIM MURDER.
The following statement appears in Saunder's
Nipcs Letter .7
!` The brother of a Roman Catholic clergyman
wds fired at on his .way to Newport a short time
since. 'vile was ric4ig, when he was suddenly
attacked by three arffle4 ru„aanel—iine-of the ft
fired at him, fortunately withriAffect. sev
struggle eilisued ; but, in a mrin. rer which reflects
the highest credit upon him for bravery and pre-
sence of mind, he secured two of the ruffians ; the
third in the meantime fled. Having proceeded but
a short distance they were met by some country
pe,eple. The prisoners immediately dropped on
th4ir knees and imploied mercy, stating that they
' mistook their man'—the laud agent of a gentle-
man in the neighbourhood. They were imme-
diately_ allowed to depart, which extraordinary
conduct can only be accounted for by the dread
from intimidation which exists in the neighbour-
hood. The informations were sworn before the
resident magistrate and also lodged, as our infor-
mant believes, in Dublin Castle."

THE CAPTURE OF THOMAS BLACK.
The following account of the capture of Thomas
Black, the murderer of his wife, is taken from the
papers : •
‘ Thomas Black, the husband of the unfortunate
woman who was found murdered in Deane•street,
onlSunday morning, was yesterday morning ar-,
rested ; or, perhaps it may more properly be said
dehvered himself up. It appears that the remains
of the murdered woman were brought for interment
ye4terday morning to Glasnevin Cemetery, and
we •e followed by a numerous concourse. Among
thEl spectators. Black was observed, after the
funeral, by two men, one of whom first pointed him
out to his companion, and, going over to the wretched
man, laid his hand upon Ins -shoulder, and teld'him
thqt he was ' a Queen's prisoner,' and that there
was no use in offering any resistance. He then ac-
companied them quietly until.they came to police-
sergeant Delany, into whose custody he was deli-
vered. Another account of the transaction
represents that Black first called out the names of
the two men, whom he knew, being in the same
trade, and that they thereupon stopped the car on
which they were returning home, and that he then
gaie himself up to them, observing that he could
not rest. It is evident that he attended the-funeral
with the intention of surrendering himself to jus-
tice, being impelled probably by feelings of remorse.
He, was immediately brought to Chancery-lane sta-
tion-house, where his pockets were searched, and
on 'his person weilta found a pair of long, sharp-
pointed scissors a putty-knife, a sharp trowel, a
wide-bladed knife, and two newspapers, containing
the, account of the murder and the proceedings at
the inquest yesterday. It is conjectured that the
murder was perpetrated with the scissors. He
stated that he had read the newspapers, and knew
that he had no chance of escape, asserting at the
same time, however, that he knew nothing what-
ever of the crime he is charged with, as he was
quite drunk on Saturday night, and that he did
not know his wife was dead till he saw her in the
morning. A messenger having been. despatched for
Mr. Hyndman, city coroner, he soon attended at
the station-house, accompanied by Surgeon Porter.
Colonel Lake, chief of the police force, was also
present, and at his request Mr. Porter examined
the clothes worn by the prisoner, and found that
the back of his shirt and the flannel vest which he
wore were stained with blood. The form of
committal upon the coroner's warrant on a charge
of wilful murder, pursuant to the finding of the
coroner's jury, was then made out, and the prisoner
—who is a middle-sized, dogged, and dirty-looking
man, about 35 years of age—was conveyed away in
a covered car to Richmond Bridewell, amid the
execrations of a dense concourse of the lower, classes,
who soon got word of his arrest, and congregated
about the vicinity of the station-house. A large
crowd also assembled in front of the head police-
office, supposing that he would be brought up there,
eager to catch a glimpse of him before his removal
to the gaol. He will be tried at the next commis--
sion, which will open on the Bth February."

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Mr. Porter, the magistrate of the head police-
office, pronounced judgment to-day in the ca e of
John Francis Nugent, of almanac notoriety. The
magistrate refused an application for further post-
ponement, and directed that Mr. Nugent should
enter into his own recognizances in the sum of
£5OO and two sureties in £5O each, who were ob-
liged to swear themselves householders of the city
of Dublin, and worth each £lOO over their just
debts and liabilities. The recognizances bind Mr.
Nugent to keep the peace and be of good behaviour
for seven years, or in default two months' imprison-
ment.

THE BO3IBAY, AUSThALIAN, AND UNITED STATES
MAILS.--SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 12.—The screw steamship
Orissa, Capt. J. K. Joy, was despatched to-day by the
Peninsular and Oriental Company for Gibraltar, Malta,
and Alexandria, with the Bombay mails ; and the paddle
steamer Thames, Capt. 11. P. Lewis, by the Royal Mail
Company, for Malta and Alexandria, with the Australian
and New Zealand mails. The Thames has 72 passengers,
among whom are the Rev. T. V. Thompson, for Malta ;
Dr. Edward Young, for Alexandria; Lieut. Hollinworth,
Dr. George B. Beak, for Sydney, &c. ; also jewellery, value
£4,100, and a general cargo. The Orissa takes 30 first and
10 second class passengers, and 15 men of the Royal Artil-
lery, under command of Captain Govan ; a large cargo and
295 boxes for Bombay, containing £81,230 in bar silver
and five-franc pieces, and jewellery value £545 ss. Among
her pdssengers are Col. Gordon, Surgeon and Mni. Brown,
Dr. E. T. Downes, for Bombay, and Mr. Holton, the
Peninsular and Oriental Company's superintendent
Alexandria. The United States mail steamship Atago,
Captain D. Lines, left Havre and Cowes to-day for New
York., with the Preach and English mails, passengers, and
a fullreargo. The next American mails to arrive at this
port will be brought by the Fulton, Captain J. A. Wotton,
due off Cowes on the 20th inst., on her way from New
York to Havre. The Magdalena, Captain Abbott, is due
on the 16th inst., with the West India and Pacific mails ;
and the Indus Captain Weeks, on the 20th, with the East
India and China mails. The Atrato, Captain Woolley,
takes out the next West India and Pacific mails, on the
17th ; the Sultan, Captain Neil Cook, the Peninsular mails,
on the same day ; and the Pera, Captain Jamieson, the
India and China mails, on the 20th.
DREADFUL SUFFERINGS OF A SHIP'S CREW.—
The following narrative of the dreadful sufferings of the
crew of the brigantine Minnie Harley, of and for Cork,
from Archangel, with spars, tar, and pitch, and which was
abandoned on the 29th ult. near Butt of the Lewis, i 8
from the report of one of the survivors. She sailed from Arch-
angel on the 2d of October last, under the charge of Capt.
Lineghan, master, and had favourable weather until she
rounded the North Cape, in about seven days from the time
of starting. After a few days of unsettled weather, they
encountered a succession of gales, the vessel being driven
about by the cross currents in all directions and being hove
to. The gales continued 28 or 29 days : they workedthe ship
to the southward the best way they could, the sails were all
damaged, and were repaired over and over again ; the topsails
were shifted more than once. • The master and crew were
ignorant of where they were, having lost latitude. Some
days afterwards they sighted Flamborough Head, and put
into Middlesborough for provisions and fresh water; they got
provisions, but no water, and set sail again. For 35 days
they were knocking about the North Sea, during which the
master became seriously ill through drinking a great deal of
salt water. He gave charge to the mate, Daniel Leary, who
soon afterwards became disabled from want of food and
water. He took to his berth, after which the ship was ma-
naged by Henry Desmond, seaman, and the rest of the crew,
three in number. On Chris mas-day the mate died from
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starvation, and at noon on e 28th the ship wore to mar
the Butt of Lewis. The ca tainwas alive in his berth but
insensible. Ther hoisted afl 0- of distress, and in the course
of the day Mr. kenneth Muiray, a merchant of the port of
Ness, and a boat's crew, came along-side; the ship was strain-
ing
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int.; and making a great of water. Seeing their dreadful
conditionau d t
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cdreerwedohnisshmoeren, to talcs
him which
was accordingly done. -A.ll of them were in a shocking con-
dition, almost exhausted and helpless. The master could
not move, and the boat left without him, but afterwards re-
turned and brought him on shore ;;he, however, died on the
following day, the 29th. The mate was left dead in the
cabin. Henry Desmond and the other seamen drank a great
quantity of water on landing. Had they remained on the
vessel but a short time longer they must have shared the
same fate as the captain and mate; they were so eNhausted
as to be almost unconscious of what was occurring around.
The provisions were eaten up three weeks previously ; there
Was nothing whatever on board to subsist on excepting a
dog, which they killed four or five days before the vessel
was boarded by Mr. Murray, and which was the last food of
.which they partook. None of the ship's papers, orthe log-
book, were saved,

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