The Sun. — 1842-01-20 (London, England)

IRELAND. CITY OF DUBLIN ELECTION. DUBLIN, JAN. 17.—1 n consequence of the circumstances which have been disclosed regarding one of the Sheriffs still retained in office, the Committee of the Reformers have forwarded another memorial to Lord Eliot, representing to his Lordship the extreme injustice practised towards the Reformers at the list election, in the premature closing of the poll, the obstruction of voters, and various other ways, and urging upon him the absolute necessity, if anything like fair play be intended, of having Sir Ldward Borough, the new Sheriff appointed by the Government, sworn into office, in order that he should preside as returning-officer at the coming election.  THE PHILIPSTOWN MURDER(?) (From the Dublin Mail of Monday.) We give the proceedings on the inquest at Philips_ town, and. in doing so, shall not offer one single observation. If any man can read them, and not be satisfied that the death of the unfortunate Flanagan was purely accidental, we pity his want of intellect, or want honesty. [We pass over the names of the Jury, and give the verdict and evidence.] We find that the deceased James Flanagan came by his death in consequence of injuries received (accidentally) from a burn, on the night of the 11th of December, and died on Saturday, the 18th instant, Dec. 1841. GEORGE PALMER, Coroner of the King's County. King's County, to wit.—John Keys, of Barna, sworn —States that on Saturday, the 11th December, saith that the deceased and two pipers were in Mr. Magan's parlour on said night ; Jamaa Flanagan went out of the parlour for the purpose of getting some tea ; deponent saith that when the deponent saw deceased lying on the table, deponent roused deceased. Deponent saith that deceased came about eight yards with deponent. Deponent went down stairs and saith in a few minutes he heard deceased shouting, on which deponent went up and found deceased on fire. Deponent states deceased's shirt was outside of deceased's smallelotheg, both before and behind. Smith that when deponent ran up stairs he saw the gentlemen flapping deceased with their pocket-handkerchiefs, striving to put out the fire. Deponent states deceased's shirt was on fire before and behind. Deponent states deceased's two arms were on the table, and his head leaning on them. Deponent states he asked the deceased the next morning how he caught fire, in presence of Doctor Glover. Deceased told deponent he could not tell, except that it was the candles where he lay on the table. Deponent states he never gave deponent any other account of this affair. Deponent states that he does not know any of the gentlemen's names but Mr. Megan's, who took off his coat and put out the fire : states deceased walked down stairs after the fire, and walked out to the garden house also. When deponent first saw deceased leaning on the table, deceased was without his coat, and his shirt outside his small-clothes. Deponent states that when be saw the deceased leaning on the table he was drunk. Deponent states deceased was not Well able to walk. his  John k Keys. - mark. William Henry Megan, Esq., sworn—States that deceased was in the parlour dancing. When deponent was done with deceased, he desired deceased to go down stairs. The piper left the room before the deceased. After deponent desired deceased to go down, he made bows to the gentlemen in the room. When he left it, deponent states that he heard the deceased shouting, which made deponent go out to see what was the matter. He also states he was the first who came up to the deceased. Deponent states that he put his coat on him and put out the fire. Deceased had no sign of fire on him while-leaving the parlour ; deponent states no person threw any spirits on deceased while in the parlour. States that no person came into the room, nor went out of the room from the period Flanagan left it until he heard the shouting of the deceased. Heard that on the following day the doctor had been with deceased. Deponent states the names of the persons in the room wtth him were Mr. M'Cartney, of the 9th Lancers ; Mr. Nicholson, of tho same regiment ; Mr. Clark, late of the 9th Lancers, and Mr. Wood. States no other person was in the room. W. H.