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The Sun. — 1856-04-23 (London, England)

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 1856.  IRELAND.  DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. THE MURDER OF MRS. KELLY.  The -verdict of the coroner's jury not having been considered as conclusive respecting the parties in custody charged with participating in the murder of Mrs. Kelly, a magisterial investigation was commenced at Moate yesterday. There were on the bench Mr. Cronin (stipendiary of the district), Messrs. J. Fetherstone, Marcus Goodbody, William Fetherstone, Lundy Dickenson, J. Longworth, and F. Mooney. It was deemed prudent not to admit the reporters for the press, as certain parties are likely to be alluded to in the evidence expected to be given, who might thereby see the necessity of concealing themselves from the authorities. As there is now a large reward' offered for the apprehension of th parties concerned in the murder, the course determined upon by the magistrates is considered likely to prevent persons coming forward with false evidence, framed on what might be published in the newspapers. Mr. F. W. Brady, with Mr. Nesbitt, solicitor, attended to watch the proceedings on behalf of the representatives of the deceased lady. Mr. D. C. Heron, with Mr..Findlater, Solicitor, attended on behalf of Mr. George Strevens, who has been in custody since the time of the murder. The other persons in custody are Kinahan, a tenant on the Ballinderry estate, which, it is stated, becomes the property of Mr. Campion, a gentleman who was for  many years Mrs. Kelly's confidential solicitor;. and a man named B tenon, a nephew to Kinahan, and who was brought during the week to Mullingar Gaol, but was sent back to Moate yesterday morning. There is also in custody a man named Watters, who lived on the, lands.  -  We are informed.that Mr. Campion was under examination the greater part of the day? and that his evidence had reference chiefly to Mr. George Strevens and his dealings with Mrs. Kelly, for whom 'he managed the portion of the Ballinderry estate which she held in her own hands. There was another witness examined, after which the inquiry was adjourned to Thursday next. The magistrates were of opinion that. Mr. Strevens ought to be further remanded to that day, when they will decide upon the course they shall pursue towards him. The other persons also remain in custody.. Mr. Jullian, the Crown solicitor, was in attendance, and was engaged in reducing the evidence to writing in the form of depositions. Front all we could lsarn the murder seems to be still involved in considerable mystery, notwithstanding the exertions that have bee❑ made to discover information.  Dr. Baily, a gentleman related to the late Mrs. Kelly, and to whom she has, it is said, left the estate and mansion of Rookwood, in the county of Roscommon, and 100,0001., besides appointing him residuary legatee, has  , offered a reward of 5001. for such inf,rmation as will lead to the arrest of the murderers. The Lord-Lieute. cant has also offered a reward of 1001., making a total of 6001.  The earth around where the unfortunate lady met her dreadful death was examined again early yesterday morning by the police, and a second bullet was found.
The Sun. — 1856-03-07 (London, England)

IRELAND.  . - DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. THR MURDER OF MR. CALLAGHAN.  The fepowing outline of the proceedings of the coroner's inquest, held oh the body of this ill-fated gentleman, is supplied by the correspondent of the Evening Mail :  " Yesterday (Monday, the al of March)_ Mr. Edmond K. Lynch,' coroner, held an inquest on the body of deceased.- The jury found a verdict of Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown.' The main facts in the evidence were, that deceased came to the country from Dublin on Friday, the 29th of February ; drove with two of his tenants to a seneschal's office near Loughrea, to replevin some cattle of hie which were seized and impounded under a-decree ; that he got back to the parish pound about 11 o'clock p.m., Wok. out of the pmuud one cow, which he and one of his tenants drove towards where be lived, a place called Ballinamona ; that he met the herd near his residence, who took charge of the cow, and accompanied his master to within ten yards of his master's house, when they separated, and his master bade him good-taight. Deceased went home, called up his steward and housekeeper ; the latter he told to leave his house instanter, adding that it was her family sued him and impounded his cattle, and that he would turn her and them off the land ; it was then half-past 12 o'clock on Saturday morning, let of March. The housekeeper caught her clothes up and went out. Deceased went out also, and told the steward to boil the kettle in his absence, and that he would g for some milk for tea ; deceased and the woman left the house together, he scolding her until they came to the house of one Michael Quigley, a tenant to Mr. Callaghan. This house was little over 200 yards from deceased's. Here Mr. Callaghan stopped to get milk for his tea : the woman turned and stooped under the bedge,until Mr. Callaghan had called for the milk and told the woman of the house to bring it to hire. Mr. Callaghan then left to return home, when this woman, whom he had just discharged, emerged from the hedge and went into the house. Mr. Callaghan did not go more than 15 to 20 3ards from Quigley's house on his way back, when he was struck in the forehead, appareutly knocked flat back, his forehead beaten completely is, the frontal bone separated from the skull, the eyes driven out, and the whole skull shattered to piecei. The Weman of the house had just been up and was opening the door as the housekeeper was entering. They spoke a few words, the latter telling the former she was discharged, &c. Now, it would seem that when they. were thus speaking was the time Mr. Callaghan was being murdered within 15 or 20 yards of where they stood—yet both women swear they heard no noise or sound whatever. The steward, thinking his master a long time away, took a lantern and went in search of him. The night was dark, and he diccovered him on the pathway by observing his dog lapping up whati on looking at, be found to be his master's blood. Mr. Callaghan had turned out many tenants ; it appears he even turned out the parish priest. He was considered a very tyrannical landlord, and was greatly disliked."
The Sun. — 1856-03-22 (London, England)

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The Sun. — 1856-10-22 (London, England)

HULL-Ocr. 21. tween myself and the present board o iree .ors, as ea (Signed) " THOMAS -VAUGHAN, Chairman." current that blood had began to flow at Panama. Our I Dundas G.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red: The total number of deaths in London from zymotic it. .istant period with the first-class business centres of our conme to think that nothine but harm could arise from my V 'A d' i f the Blue Edmund H din 1 There was a very small show of wheat to-day, the the following reply:- information, which is derived from several trustworthy I . ice-- mire o arvey to be Vice- diseases is 227 ; the corrected average of correspon g Indian empire :presence at the annual meeting '' • this day. I have therefore To which Mr. P, -ATLIS returned k • niche weeks is 316, which, however, it should be stated, is in dition of which was fully as wretched as last wee , . resolved on this ground that I had better not attend. " Gentlemen,-I beg to acknowledge your letter of the sources, leads 7s to conclude that no reliance whatever Admiral of the Whit . " From the Kurrachee returns of trade for the et f the Red Sir John Gordon Sinclaiz' Pa-- was extremely bed to sell, and mil'ers found difficilltYtiu" I could not be present without coming into direct and 3d inst., and to say that I accept the terms therein con- can be placed either in the will or in the Power of the 1 Rear-Admiral o . , some degree raised by cholera, in 1854, which had not official year--viz , 1855-56, we learn that the iniperts by 'j' -no* the ' " ' d 'lee mselves evith useable wheats. A goo ,„ serionscollision with the directors, the resaltof whieh would tained, and shall at once resume my place at the board. Government of Panania, or of New Granada. Many of I Bart., to be Vice• Admiral of the Blue. quite subsided by the third week of October. Typhus sea amounted to 62,98,134 rs , and the exports to m suPnPlYlfor foreien at full rates Berle of fine quieutr fno benefit to the institution, but must give riee to Of course the whole transaction will be submitted to the the officers of Government live and discharge their lune- Rear-Admiral oi the Wbite George Frederick Rich to was more fatal this week than any other disease in this 60,44,403 rs., bein a• . . f f•a 't ' B . y 1.,* a 'ls' prove o n increaee in tlae ormer o scaice, and fully as dear. eaus ls dearer. insee infinite confusion and protracted proceedings. As the share- shareholders 'at the general meeting, for their opinion and tions in a state of abject terror of the negroese who are be Rear-Admiral of the Red. class ; the deaths from it were 52, and from ecarlatina, 5,46,167 rs. or 2 g per cent. over the previous year's good demand, at lull prices. Cakes unaltered. holders ere fully aware of the causes that led to my resig- approval.-I remain, gentlemen, your obedt. servant, e always ready with the threat that they will murder any Rear Admiral of the Blue the Hon. F. W. Grey, C. 8., which was almost as fatal, they were 49. Six deaths t• d and in the I t ra e, a-ter of 25,75,466, or 72 per cent. ;or 5 8 I E. PI natioa further reference to them is unnecessary. I will (Sigeed) "
The Sun. — 1856-10-22 (London, England)

THE STATE OF KANSAS.  Thomas H. Gladstone, Esq., of Stockwell-lodge, Surrey, has addressed a second letter to the editor of the Tines, of which the following is a copy : "Sir,—ln your i4sue of the 11 h of October, you did me the favour to insert. a narrative of personal experiences in Kansas, deigned to exhibit the lamentalde condition into which political strife had plunged that territory in the month of May last. "The publication cf that letter has occasioned me the necessity of replying to very many questions, of which friends have deired a solution, in, order the better to comprehend Ithel extraordinary anomalies which such a condition'of affairs implies. "In the belief that many of your readers may have felt equally at a loss for a sufficient explanation, I will endeavour, in the form of question and answer, to sum up as briefly as possible the sbbstance of one or two of these conversations, and thus anticipate probably some of those inquiries which may have suggested themselves to the minds of others. "The first and most natural question is—if such fearful outrages as every mail brings us intelligence of are being committed in Kansas, why are not the perpetrators of these enormities brought to justice ? Is there no judge, no jury, no law to which appeal can be made for protection ? "The answer is simple. First, the man is wanting who possesses boldness or rashness enough to bring the offending parties to justice. Murder and cold-blooded assassination were of almost daily occurrence at the time of my visit ; but whoever should report such a case would be at once a marked man, and in all probability, before the day expired, his life would be the penalty fur his imprudence in the cause of right. "But, yet more, supposing the offender to be brought to justice, what is the judge, of what character the jury, and what the law, by which he is to be tried ? "The judge would be such a man as Judge Lecompte —the Jeffreys of the territory. Or, if not the chief of the ' bloody assizes ' of Kansas, it would be some other minion of the slave power, panting after the extermination of every Free State advocate, and pledged by his oath of office to sustain the most offensive measures which the slave power has introduced. It cannot be otherwise, for every public office is occupied by the most resolute adherents of the pro-slavery cause ; and, lest one should creep in of a different stamp, a test is demanded, contrary to the constitution of the United States, of every candidate for office, according to which he is required to subscribe an oath, 6 solemnly swearing upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God ' that he will ' support and sustain the provisions of the act entitled 'An Act to Organise the Territories f Nebraska and Kansas,' and the provisions of the law of the United States, commonly known as the ' Fugitive Slave
The Sun. — 1856-03-29 (London, England)

RETIREMENT OF MR. HARDWICK.  Mr. Hardwick, one of the oldest metropolitan magis• trate', having been 35 years on the bench, yesterday re Unfinished his public duties, his resignation, it is understo having been reluctant!), accepted by the Hoeneoffice. Mr. Hardwick, in a ldition to his sound julicial qualifications, was an excellent3linguist, an advantage particularly serviceable in this court, where a consider. able portion of the business has referance to foreigners. ✓lr. Hardwick, as a magistrate, was honourably dieinguished by the inflexib'e uprightness of his judgments, in no instance allowing himself to be swayed in his (1,cisions by the rank or influence of the parties before him ; his decisions being also remarkable for a clear perception of the real merits of the case. The casual poor, whose c'aims more particularly came out in poli.:e courts, will lose a discriminating friend, the funds of the poor. box having been always freely resorted to in meritorious cases.  souniWAßK. TVilliana Chapman, a powerful looking young fellow, 20 years of age, was charged with committing a violent assault on his mother, an elderly woman.  Directly the complainant entered the witness-box the prisoner in a threatening tone, with his right hand extended towards her, exclaimed, " Remember you are my mother. You must not swear my life away, or vengeance be upon your head !" Mr. Combe 'asked the complainant what he son was, and whether he was in his proper sense She replied that he was a sailor, and bad not long been in London from the Crimea. He was quite right in his head, but he behaved badly towards her. On the previous evening he went into bad company, and, hearing where be was, she went after him to get him away, As soon as he saw her he knocked her down and swore he would murder her, and she believed that he would have done so had not a constable came up and taken him into custody. . . . . . . .  Mr. Coombe ;eked her whether he ba'l illused her before  She reluctantly replied that he had. Every time he came from sea he squandered his money away, and then found his way to her for more, which she always gave him as far as she could, and as soon as that was gone he illused her.  The prisoner, in a dogged manner, said he had no recollection of beating his mother. Same one must have drugged his ale, which took away his senses. Mr. Combo told him he was a cowardly ruffian, and he should not be doing his duty unless he committed him to the House of Correction for three months with hard labour.  The prisoner hera turned round to the aged woman and exclaimed, "Remember, mother, I'll have vengeance for this. I'll make you remember this." Mr. Combo told him he would have three months to cool his temper, and most likely the punishment would make him remember assaulting his mother. Ile was then removed from the dock, when the old lady actually tried to beg him off', but Mr. Combe was resolute is sending him for three months.
The Sun. — 1856-07-23 (London, England)

TURKEY.  CONSTANTINOPLE, July 14.—Another atrocious crime has been committed near the capital, on board the English barque the Globe. She had a mixed crew, the master, the mate, two sailors, and a boy being English, and the five other sailors Italians—namely, three Neapolitans, a Venetian, and a Triestine. These latter determined to assassinate all the English on board, take away whatever they could, and make their escape in the boat. The. vessel was coming in from the Black Sea to the Bosphorus when they resalved to carry out their design. They had carefully prepared everything, and went even so far as to secure all the table knives which could have served as arms, About 3 o'clock in the morning, on Monday last, the boy awoke, hearing a groan near him, and, looking up, he saw one of the Italians busy cutting the throat of one of the English sailors, who was asleep. The boy, frightened, rushed to the cabin where the master and the mate (his brother) were sleeping to give the alarm ; they had only just time to shut themselves up in the cabin when the murderers, having shot the other English sailor who was at the wheel, came up and tried to force the door. Seeing that they could not succeed, they lowered the boat, took with them whatever they could lay hands on, and pushed off for the Asiatic coast. When they were gone the master and mate brought in the vessel with great difficulty,'and gave information of what had happened to Admiral !Grey and the Turkish authorities of the port. The Admiral sent off immediately the Recruit, one of the Prussian gunboats, in pursuit of the fugitives, while the Turks gave a detachment of marine soldiers. After followinc, the coast .for about thirty miles, they got the first information at a place called Shivi, where three European sailors had been seen. A party of soldiers was landed, who attacked them, and two were captured and identified by the master. The third escaped. While this party was chasing these three the Recruit went on to the next place and caught another. There are indications that the fifth man has been murdered by his accomplices. The Recruit has brought back the three who were caught, and they will, I hear, be sent to Malta to be tried there. _ _  On Saturday, at 3 o'clock a.m., the town of Pera was put in commotion by the cries of " Fire," and before two hours had passed six wooden houses in one of the narrowest streets were burnt down, in spite of the speedy assistance which English, French, and Turkish engines rendered. The fire was only stopped by the storehouses on each side. While the fire lasted the plate of Major Brett, who lives in the same street, but was that day in the country, was stolen. The practice is on these occasions to remove as much as possible from the neighbouring houses. This was done in Major Brett's house, and when the things were taken back again the plate-chest had disappeared, together with that officer's Indian medals.