The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-27 00:00:00

MRS. SCANNELL.

VERY few, we imagine, have forgotten the
eccentricit its of the latePATinei SHEEHAN, of Cork,
If his name did not make the " tour of the world,"
it must have been familiar wherever an
English journal penetrated. His absurdi-
ties were relished far away from the
meetings of the Town Council and the popular
assemblies that took place in his native town.
Occasionally the British public is amused by the
freaks of Mr. Joule Ras, of Belfast, and the
mantle of PAT SHEEHAN was supposed to have
fallen on his northern countryman. But Cork is
determined not to yield the sceptre. For some
time past a Mrs. &AXYELL has been making her-
self :famous there in a local way. It re-
quired the wider interest of a contested
election to extend her notoriety. At the county
nomination on Tuesday last this intrepid lady took
up a position on the witness table of the Court-
house. During the time that Mr. BAGWELL should
have been addressing the electors, the following
scene occurred :

ficazortu.t.—No cheers ; all for the Faynian pri-
soners. They are confined in prison. Three cheers for
the Taynian prieoners. (Cheers.)
Mr. Mn'Canrr O'Lnanr came forward to propose Mr.
Boyle.

Mrs Searmr.ir.,—No Saxon need apply.
A Voles (s supporter of Mr. Boyle'.)—For justice sake
let us be beard. (flimeg.)

Mr. POWLLI.— Mr. O'Leary coned to be hoard at any
rate.

Mrs. Scsrirrxxx—lle is no O'Leary ; he is a Mason, bud
luck to him! (And she stood up in an awful fit of rage,
attempting to get closer to Mr. O'Leary. As she could
not do this, she gratified herself by applying her thumb
gracefully to the top of her nose, and outstretch-
ing her lingers in the form of • fan, making very expres-
sive gestures all the time. This little amiumgeat was
oecospooled by a coo* of " Hali." as a i aloe
lungs would allow, sad which she atioamplished with
the greeted mos. The spaded"' was schemed by loud
cries to Mr. Boyle to withfitsw, and Mears for Yr.
M•Carthy Downing.)

Yr. tilsattv wu going on to fay that the chard is
Ireland could never have been called a national we, w►as
he wan again iation'apted.

Mrs. lisanwsw—li is Moen hundred years too l&U.—to
bell with the Barone.
The shouting and yelling still continued, and after Mr.
O'Leary had made several attempts to addrem the electors,
be retired amidst the most awful uproar.
Mr. Nocuous Dungeons' came forward to second the
nomination of Mr. Doyle. Mrs. Scannell, who nimbi be
called indeed the heratae of the day, begs jammed hone
the ',combing position she occupied on the table, to her
feet, and in a peremptory tone told Mr. Donsoombe to
Abut up. Prong the continued uproar he addressed
himself exclusively to the widen, who bad to get up
close to him to hear his vane, and Mn. itiminnell, see.
ing the unconcerned manner in which he heard her order
to hold his kelpie, west round the table, warping bide
indiscriminately to couvort into missiles to burl at Mr.
D■nsoombe.

Km. Scannell then made an mulaught on the re-
porters, who WWII taking Kr. Denioembris speech, and
attempted to ding them away from the ben*.
We do not know if Mr. 11trarne is a married
man, or if Mrs. Elosursnua. is • Widow; but it
strikes us that a pair morn of One miad could not
come together, if there be no esnoniesi or legal
{impediment-

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