Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1862-10-08 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DRRADFUL MURDER AT KIRKIIAM.—On Thursday Mr. T. L. Ilkley and Mr. R. C. Richards, magistrates at Kirkham-iii-the-Fylde (about eight miles from Preston), were occupied for several hours inquiring into a most horrible murder, perpetrated on the previous Sunday night during an Irish row, the victim being Mr. Raweliffe, landlord of the Swan Inn. Two men were in custody—viz., Patrick Cain, the alleged pi ineipal, and Michael Kilburn, an accessory. The facts of the case are briefly these :—On Sunday night a number of Irish harvesters were drinking at Mr. Itawcliffe's , house. At 11 o'clock (closing time) he desired them to leave, aad one of them refusing, a policeman was sent for. The officer turned the man out, and took him te , the police-station in consequence of his violent conduct. A ferment immediately arose among the mob of Irish in the neighbourhood of Rawcliffe's house, and threats against the (Incased were freely indulged in. Rawcliffe was standing at the window of one of his rooms looking at the crowd outside, when he was struck upon the right eye with a poker, thrown through the glass with such fearful force that it penetrated the skull in an upward diagonal direction, burying itself to the extent of four inches in the brain. The unfortunate man fell instantly, and in less than an hour was a corpse. Some idea of the savage fury with which the poker (a crooked, sharppointed one) was thrown may be obtained from the fact that it required four men to pull at it with all their strength in order to extract it. The evidence against the prisoner Cain having been heard, Mr. Leary, superintendent of police, asked for a remand till Monday. He stated he had further evidence against Cain, and he required time to connect Kilburn with the murder as an accessory. The application was granted. The prisoner did not ask the witnesses any questions. The remains of Rawcliffe were interred on Wednesday, in the absence of an itnMense ocmcourse of spectators.  IRISH SYMPATHY WITH TIIE 1 ANCASHIRE OPERATIVES —Belfast has come to the distressed operatives in Lanes hire with characteristic spirit. On Tuesday a public meeting, called by the Mayor, was held in the Town-hall, his worship presiding, and nearly all the manufacturers and merchants of the town being present. Sir litigh Cairns, M.P. for the borough, who was wisely absent front the late demonstration to which he had been invited, was in his proper place at this meeting and made an eloquent speech in moving the first resolution, which expressed " sympathy with the cotton operatives of England in their present distressed condition, and admiration of their quiet and peacable demeanour notwithstanding the hardships to which they are now subject.- A committee Was formed, with Mr. Grimshaw as treasurer; a subscription list was immediately opened, and nearly 1,200/ was subscribed in the room. The Rev. Dr. M'Neile' in seconding a vote of thanks to the Mayor, suggested that the working classes should have an opportunity of contributing. Belfast has special reasons for sympathy with the Lancashire sufferers; and as the linen trade flourishes and the town is prosperous a large sum will no doubt be raised.