The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-19 00:00:00

IRELAND.

ANOTHER HORRIBLE MURDER IN TIPPERARY.
CLONNEL, DEC. 16, 1845.—The south riding of this
unfortunate county has become the scene of a blood-
stained and cruel murder. The victim in this instance
is Mr. Charles Acheson, formerly a respectable and ex-
tensive trader in this town ; but who, being unfortunate
in business, was obliged to take a situation as clerk in
the employment of Messrs. J. Stein and Co., the eminent
distillers, at Marfield, near this town. He came into
town on yesterday evening, about some business, and
delayed some tititt at the house of Mr. M‘Glissan town-
clerk, which he left about nine o'clock, and was accom-
by Mr. Glissan as far as the union workhouse,
where he bid him good night, and the unfortunate
man proceed on his way alone. He was waylaid in a
lonesome part of the road near Birdhill, and within
forty perches of his own house, and beaten with stones in
the head and breast in a most frightful manner; the
eye-balls were dislodged from their sockets, and his
brains dashed about the road! The lifeless body was
found tbis morning in thr horrible manner above de-
scribed, on which an inquest will be held at four o'clock
this evening.
The only cause that can be assigned for this hcrrible
murder is, that Mr. Acheson discharged three men from
the distillery last week, for misconduct.—Dublin Even-
ing Mail, Dec. 17.

CHIEF JUSTICE PENNEFATHER AND ALPHABET
SMITH.—It was reported in the Four Courts yesterday
that Chief Justice Pennefather had forwarded his
resignation to London, accompanied by the mo-
dest request that Alphabet Smith should get the
vacated office ! What is almost as extraordinaryo this
piece of cool impudence, if true, was credited by the
majority. All we can say is, that it would not be be-
lieved of auy other man out of a straight waistcoat.
The Government which would appoint Alphabet Smith
to stch trust would be as mad as the man who would
recommenu him. But we cannot believe either the one
or the other.—Dublin Pilot of Wednesday.
RAILWAY COMMITTEES IN DUBLIN.--The Limerick
Repo ter contains a requisition, signed by the Catholic
Bishop, the Mayor, High Sheriff, and many of the leading
gentlemen of the city and county, calling a meeting for
this day (Wednesday) to memorial Government to grant
that the Committees on Irish Railways should hold
their sittings in Dublin. The example of Limerick should
be at once generally imitated. All parties are interested
in the matter, and the Conservative as well as the
Liberal press agree in its justice, and appreciate the
benefit it would confer on this impoverished city, as well
as upon the shareholders, by facilitating the settlement
of their business. We are disappointed at not seeing
Dublin in the van of this movement.
Major 8., late of the Life Guards, and who gallantly
fought with his troop at Waterloo, has been so reduced
to the lowest ebb of misery, by the pernicious effects of
gambling, that he is now employed as a porter in a house
of business in the city, having been previously in the
workhouse. For months he has he has been in rags.—
Cork Southern Reporter of Tuesday.

SUBSTITUTE FOR POTATOES.—Perhaps the best sub-
stitute for potatoes is the Swedish turnip; the best method
1 of preparing which, though well understood by agriculturists
and cowkeepers, is not generally known to housekeepers in
town, who are apt to complain of the intolerable length of
time the root takes in boiling. This is really the case only
when the Swede is cut into lumps or slices; the proper way
being to boil the root entire, afterwards divesting it of its
outer integument. In this way the smaller-sized roots are
reduced to a fine pulp; and the flavour is so much improved
as to be preferred by many to the white globe. Those who
wish to keep a stock of Swedes for family use should choose
the middle-sized, cut off the collar straight with the bulb
lay this end downwards in a cool but dry situation. Do not
place them in heaps.—Brighton Gazette.

Some of the coal proprietors in Lancashire have
raised the price of coals one shilling per ton.
WORTHING.—The herring fishery is brought to a
don, with less success than it promised at its commence-