The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-11 00:00:00

At Youghal Sir Joseph Neale M'Kenna and Mr.
Weguelin are canvassing actively. The dead walls
of the borough are covered with " election liter-
ature " in all its diversified forma. The third ca
didate, Mr. Crowther, has not yet put in an al pear-
ance, nor has any sign been male by " any consi-
derable portion of the electors" that they arc
anxious for his presence among them.
Mr. M'Carthy Downing, who formerly con-
tested the county of Cork, has issued an address
offering his services to the electors of that con-
stituency. He refers them to his 30 yea's of pubic
life, and he thinks that "if he does not merit at
their hands favour and approval his best years have
been thrown away in devoting them to the service
of his country and her people, and at a sacrifice of
no small consideration. Re adds :—" If elected,
I will enter Parliament as a supporter of Mr.
Gladstone on the terms stated by Mr. Bright at
Limerick—namely, that reparation should be
made to Ireland for the many wrongs in-
flicted upon her by England, and that Ire-
land should give in return her forgiveness." But if
Mr. Gladstone, once he attains power, wavers or
falters in honestly carrying into effect the policy
which he has enunciated, then will I be found in
determined hostility to his Government."
A Liberal candidate for County Donegal is spoken
of in the person of Lord Francis Conyngham.
A meeting of those interested in the projected
Southern Railway—a line to connect Clonmel, Lis-
more,
and Dungarvan—was held on Tuesday at
Fethard, County Tipperary. The meeting was
convened for the purpose of deciding whether the
works, for which an act of Parliament was obtained
several years ago, should be proceeded with or
definitively abandoned. Two letters only had been
received from landholders declining to subscribe
towards the project, one being from Mr. William
Scully, of Ballycohey notoriety, who stated that
"he considered his lands would in no way be
benefited by the project, and under the circum-
stances he declined to contribute." From a state-
ment made to the meeting it appeared that about
one-third of the line has been completed, but that
since the occurrence of the monetary panic in 1866
it had been impossible to obtain funds to proceed
further with the work. After considerable discus-
sion £3,750 was subscribed by four of the gentle-
men present at the meeting.
Another incendiary fire is reported from Cork.
On Tuesday afternoon two ricks of straw, contain-
ing about 60 tons, were set fire to and consumed on
the farm of East Rathpeacon, owned and farmed
by Miss Wise, on whose farms there have been so
many similar outrages within the last few days.

The R. H. Tucker, which struck on a sandbank
at Blackwater on Monday evening, caught fire on
Tuesday afternoon, and was burnt to the water's
edge. The crew were taken off safe.

THE LATE ACCIDENT TO THE IRISH

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ABERGELE, Thursday.

The question as to the criminal negligence and
liability of the station-master was raised to-day be-
fore the county magistrates by an application for
his committal on behalf of the relatives of one of the
deceased persons. The evidence was in great part
formal, being directed to the identification of the
remains of the deceased Charles Cripps, and being
in other respects a repetition of the facts already
detailed. The inquiry was then adjourned in order
to enable the magistrates to visit Thompson, driver
of the Irish mail train, who lies in a dangerous con-
dition. He said he did not know the distance be-
tween the scene of the accident and the distance
danger signal at Llanddulas. He could not see the
latter signal at the place where the collision oc-
curred. He could have brought his engine to a
standstill, he said, within 70 yards in ordinary
days. If he and the guard had seen the distance
danger signal at Llanddulas, and had applied their
breaks—the rails on the day in question being,
however, very dry—he could have pulled up in 60
yards. The poor fellow told the magistrates that
he felt so ill last night that he really thought he
should have died.

Sara, the driver of the goods train, was examined.
He stated that, if so ordered, he could easily have
shunted the goods trucks before the Irish mail train
arrived.