The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-07 00:00:00

THE MAYOR OF CORK.

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The Mayor of Cork seems to have made a pauSe in 0
performance of his many numerous ficaks. By this tilth,
he has learnt what estimate the Government and i,
country at large have of his proceedings. It is said
Le went to Dublin to get the I.ord-Lieuttni-ait to rei'''n
so
his brother mogistratts. he now finds himself about
be removed by Act of Parliament. The special the
sentger sent to apprise him of the action taken bY

Ministry has delivered his packet. at•
In Cork the news has created the greatest exciteinei!,
The Cork Herald says : " The parliamentary
gence of Tuesday in connection with the mayor's e"0,
has already given rise to great excitement and consterlicie
tion throughout the city. . Arrangements have been r
f
for a thorough organisation of the wards, ot
to a public meeting, for petitioning against the hi'
the removal of the mayor. It is also, we understil;
in contemplation to organise a popular subscriptie°
ne
order to secure the professional services of Mr. i3utntr''
counsel in Parliament against the removal of the 101'
The following is the text of the Bill of Renievalitp e
"Whereas Daniel O'Sullivan, Esq., has been for some,
past and now is mayor of the city of Cork, and by s't-•co
of his said office of mayor is during his year ei e't-be
a justice of the peace of the said city; and whereas 8
said Daniel O'Sullivan, being such mayor and ittetlcl
of the peace, has, while sitting as such justice in the: ;ft:o,
city, so miscondacted himself as to bring the adillit°- 'le
tion of the law into disrepute and contempt, end fi
' .v
age
lie was such mayor, has, in the said city, uttered la",;iip
of a seditious and scandalous character, and has j 1 is
to public approbation the conduct of one O'F3rrit t
e; of
firing at the Prince his Royal Highness the Pi-
Edinburgh in Australia ; and whereas it will teedC%iei
better administration of justice that the said •112:, of
O'Sullivan should no longer hold or exercise the e'P-tlet
mayor or justice of the peace in the said city, or ell/191e it
office or place of magistracy elsewhere in Ireland; 1,00
therefore enacted, &c.: 1. The said Daniel astfor
shall be, and he is hereby, from and immediatel9 70 to
the passing of this Act, disabled, and made ineel/2110'; of
have, hold, exercise, or enjoy the said office a re3l,-eiS,
the said city of Cork, or of justice of the peace tile-00
and the said Daniel O'Sullivan shall be and he is feria-00f
hereafter disabled and rendered incapable to have' the
or enjoy any office or place of magistracY e•
said city of Cork, or elsewhere in Ireland. 2.
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diately after the passing of this Act, a new rear f tfr
be chosen for the said city of Cork, in the rooiliii°o-
- Daniel O'Sullivan, in the same manner as if the
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Daniel O'Sullivan was naturally dead."
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The mayor may probably present himself at tL ttai:'
the House of Commons. This proceeding does o°iior
placed very frequently, and the Telegraph, fora
e
rous precedents which it adduce*, gives the Plalineo
ceeding in the examination of witnesses, &C., 311",e-dilt
ment on delinquents. " The regular mode of Pr°:l,-fit
is, in all cases, for the House to determine, first, Pet'
inquiry shall be instituted before any member COn beoter
mitted to produce witnesses to be examined to tit°
relative to that inquiry. When a witness is called 'looo6'
to be examined, the constant practice, both in tl/t;;cloilf:
and at committees of the whole House, is that the hgr-I,ee
Whenever any person, already a prisoner, Whet" 1200
custody of the Serjeant or of any other person, is of 014.
to the bar as a witness or to attend the hearing a
cause, he must be brought in by the Serjeant, age a
Serjeant must stand by him at the bar, with tbeor
during the time he continues there. A prisoner
brought to the bar to be examined, or to be Pre4e- 131
Mr. Wilkes was on the hearing of the charge °VI-.
petition against Lord Mansfield), without the nec-,
„sschlie
the Serjeant's standing by him with the Mace' were'
in supposition of law, Mr. Wilkes and the others of
tie
during the time they were at the bar, in the 0001 °,,011
Serjeant. 'When a witness, not in custody, or illi.cti;o
without the Mace to stand by him, is at the bl,'-h•al
examined, the House supposes the Speaker to n5.1'.. y tb"
the necessary questions ; and these questions Tr'3Y.'il° ihe tli
rules of the House, be proposed, at the time " t tliv
witness is standing at the bar, by the members vitlies4'
chair, and the Speaker is to put them to the 'of co
This is the rule ; but the practice, for the sake e 000
venience, often is that the members themselves
hi
the witness without the intervention of the chair.
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practice, however, is irregular, and seldom. 1-3105c,0
produce disorder. When Mr. Horne was br;;ea/
in custody in 1714, notwithstanding the ci" to
inconvenience that attends what was fit t
be the invariable rule of the If°usp, pape
i
strictly observed ; the members putting clown 1111), 00'"
such questions as they thought necessary to be •s;eier sv11;
delivering them to the Speaker before the !T.)
, efore
brought in. So, on the 14th January, I°''' iron ",
Duke of J3ucking,ham was admitted, it apPears bv tl
journal that several questions were agreed to
_he sao°
House to be proposed to him by Mr. Speaker. load'
hi of Js'i lo°
proceeding was taken the next day, the 15t to
with respect to Lord Arlington. The questdiTreed to
asked him were all proposed and debated an
j)y the House before his lordship w CallVd