The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-07 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TIIE REPRESENTATION OF CORK.
The Cork Constitution announces that the Hon.
Col. Evans Freke, brother of Lord Carbery, is about
to come forward as a candidate for the representa-
tion of the county on Conservative principles. The

Morning .11rews cries out piteously for an indepen-

dent opposition—that is to sty, an ultramontane—
candidate, who may be enabled, by the influence of
the Romish Church dignitaries, to rescue the " pre-

mier country" of Ireland from the grasp of either
Whig or Tory. Major O'Seilly would answer this
purpose admirably, but although his name has been
mentioned as a probable candidate, he has not yet

spoken on the subject himself. The__nomination is
fixed for Saturday next.
THE AGRARIAN MURDER IN THE RING'S COUNTY.
A correspondent of Saunders' News Letter sup-
P.iies the following particulars in reference to this
barbarous murder :

"It appears that Shiels, the unfortunate man who
has been so brutally murdered, three years ago took
a farm of land containing about 14 acres, on the
townland of Ballinakill, adjoining the Welch
Islands, on the estate of a gentleman named Tut-
hill. The former occupier, named Hickey, had
been thrice beaten, and he was so intimidated that
he surrendered the land. The farm was originally
held by persons named Rourke, who were evicted.
It was stated that the deceased, before taking the
land, consulted one of these persons respecting it,
and that the reply he got was that no man should
ever take it with their goodwill; but, notwithstand-
ing this intimation of what he might expect, Shiels
took the farm, and soon after he received a notice
sayinc, that they would not be beating him as they
did Hickey, but that one finger would do the job
for him. The unfortunate man, although he had
been repeatedly apprised of the danger to which he
was exposed, retained possession of the land, and he
was heard to say to his wife that the Rourkes would
never beat him, but they might shoot him. On
Saturday evening last he had returned from Philips-
town about 6 o'clock, and in about two hours after
his return he was sitting with his wife, putting a
coal to his pipe. The wife says she heard a " noise
like a clap of thunder," and he fell over. She ex-
claimed, " Oh, Pat, jewel, you are not struck ?" He
sat up, and, as she describes the fearful scene, he
looked stern at her for a moment, and as she ran
over, throwing her arms round his neck, the blood
gushed out from between her fingers, and he was
a dead man. The panes of glass were shattered
through which the unfortunate man had been shot.
The wadding was found in the room, and the slugs
have since been taken from the man's head. The
unfortunate woman, after the death of her husband,
was refused assistance by all the neighbours for
nearly two hours, except by a servant girl, named
Liney, who lived with her, and comforted her, until
at last some friends of her husband's had arrived.
" The jury empannelled by the coroner returned
a verdict of Wilful murder against some person or
persons unknown."
" Two men named Rourke and three others who
have been arrested are in custody, and it is confi-
dently stated that the local authorities are in pos-
session of such evidence as will warrant the magi-
strates to commit at least two of them for trial."
THE SPIRIT DUTIES.

The same journal has the following communica-
tion on the subject of the spirit duties :
" It is rumoured that the duty on spirits will be
further augmented to 12s. per gallon, and that the
inquiries which have been made as to illicit distil
lation have been instituted for the purpose of guid-
ing the Government as to how far a duty may be
safely put on. It is the general belief that, as
regards Ireland, the last addition to the du
has taken place
and another increase
in the Irish distillery trade,
would reduce business ton very
in the whisky duty
low se. With a 6s. or Bs. duty a revival of the
tat
trade would, no doubt, take place."
CONSECRATION OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.
On Sunday last the Rev. Eugene O'Connell was
consecrated Roman Catholic Bishop of Maryville,
California, at the chapel of Drumcondra College,
by Dr. Cullen.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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ACCEPTANCES FOONSHIRER THESTAKES GREAT .
NORTHAMP-
T
Two miles. 129 subs., 69 of 'whom declared.
Yrs st lb '
Defender .. .. 5 8 12
Dulcibella .. 4 8 9
Schism .. 5 8 8
Moorcock 5 5 7
Lady Trespass 4 8 5
Horror .. .. 4 8 4
Ben Webster 4 8 3
Rattlebone.. 4 8 0
Avalanche 4 7 13
Simple Simon 4 7 13
Bevis 7 12
Cheesecake 4 7 10
The Rap 4 7 9
The King of Dia-
.. 4 7 9
monds
.. 4 7 9
Scent
Man at Arms 4 7 8
Moorhen .. .. 4 7 7
Plumper 4 7 7
Benbow • .. 5 7 7
Pitman .. .. 47 7
Bridegroom .. a 7 6
Donner and Blitz • 4 7 4
El Hakim .. .. a 7 4
Merrimac .. .. 4 7 4
Industrious .. 4 7 4
The Monk .. .. 4 7 4
Lawyer (h.-b.) .. 3 7 3
Sporting Life .. 8 7 2
raised to Bst. 121 b., and the others In
The highest weight accepting beim. g
roBs_t. 21. it has Wee

Yre st lb
Somersault • . 3 7 2
Ambush .. • • 5 7 0
Doefoot • • .. 3 7 0
King of Kent .. 3 7 0
Oliver • . .. 46 11
Vancouver .. 3 6 11
Barb Pigeon .. 36 11
Danae .. .. 46 9
Billy Dwindles .. 3 6 6
Filly, by King Tom,
out of Molly .. 3 6 6
Balham • • .. 36 6
Rapture .. .. 46 4
Jacintha .. .. 3 6 4
Pounce .. .. 36 3
Sycophant .. 3 6 3
Black Sultan .. 3 6 3
Belleisle .. 3 6 2
Nativity .. .. 36 2
Redpolo .. .. 3 6 1
Wombat .. .. 36 0
Sister to St. Albans 3 6 13
Promotion .. 3 6 13
3 5 13
Intimidation colt
5 11
Croagh Patrick .. 3
Falconer .. • • 6it
Robinson Crusoe .• 3 11
Rose .. •• 3 '