The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-04 00:00:00

THE MAYOR OF CORK.

The scene in the Cork Police-court on SaturdaY, itl
which the Mayor was the prominent figure, is descril'el
is unprecedented. The ayor, it appears, complained of
the conduct of a brother magistrate, Mr. Starkie, in
reflecting on his worship's conduct in discharging soma
prisoners on his own responsibility. The Mayor now old
he would bring the matter .before the Corporation an
apply to have all the magistrates superseded. Upon t
the following dialogue ensued :
Mr. Pollock : Ah ! go on with the business ; 0311 the
first case.
The Mayor : The magistrates of this bench, I OW;
are—
Mr. Pollock : Silence, Sir ! Silence, Sir ! Call the
case.

The Mayor : I will express my opinion, Sir.
Mr. Pollock : Silence, Sir ; conduct yourself.
Mr, 11I'Leod: This is very unseemly. Go oa with the
business.

Mr. Pollock : Silence, Mr. Mayor.
The Mayor: I will try this with you. I will seek to
nave an impartial barrister placed on the bench.
Mr. Pollock : Gail the case of Daniel O'Leary.
The Mayor (laying his hand on the sheet, which iv°
..n the possession of Mr. Pollock): I am entitled to that
sheet.
Mr. Pollock (also laying his hand on it) : I won't giv°

to you. .
The Mayor: I am entitled to the list., I say, as chair.'
man of the court. (Cries of "Order, order !")

Mr. Pollock : I won't acknowledge you as such.
This exchange of civilities continued for smile Lime, iTt
eventually the business was proceeded with. l'u°
magistrates—exclusive of the Mayor—met subsequently
to consider the Mayor's speech at the recent banquet.
meeting was strictly private.
As we have stated, the Mayor attended the police-cooo
at half-past nine o'clock on Monday.morning, eleven l e:l3`':
the usual hour, and, in the absence of the police, who
the prosecutors, discharged the prisoners who were 1"
custody for drunkenness. A charge of robbery and one
of assault were held over, and a fine imposed on a woroilli
for using obscene language, though the offence was Dot
proved.
Subsequently at a meeting of the Council, the gilior
presiding, it was proposed to ask the Lord Chancellor to
hold an inquiry relative to the conduct of the Wt.
magistrates. A few Conservative members were presellv.
A suggestion for the postponement of the motion s“:(15
agreed to. The Mayor denounced the Orangemen, ",
said the magistrates were serfs and slaves of the 13131.*;
He suggested a vote of censure on the magistrates, b -
the matter dropped.
Alderman Thomas Lyons, who brought the INDAVr':
conduct under the notice cf the municipal
received a letter through the post, informing him that
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Opposition to the Mayor has brought upon him a decrll ee
that he will be shot in the public streets before the °
this month. He is warned in it of the fate of bradshi`l'6
who disregarled the notice sent him.

WHEAT FROM RUSSIA.—Yearly the quantity
wheat brought into this country from l! uzsia increasl
For instance, in February 1869, wheat to the value °
469,09) was imp3rted. against 368,960 in the correspaciiils
period in 1867. Of course it is well known that our suv.
plies of wheat from Dus.sia is much in excees of other
countries, even the Untied States.—Chamber of Atgicit:
ture Journal.

TELEGRAPHIC STAmrs. —The North Gerll2- f
Correspondent says that the bill for the introductic'n
telegraphic stamps is:considered a good practical measll,,ri;
and there is no doubt that it will pass. It will ensw,
the public to deliver their despatches without del%'
and thus greatly facilitate the use of the telegra";
Besides this, much time and labour will be saved at the
great stations ; thus it is hoped that the profits "P
increase.
A stabbing affray is reported from Prcstou.
night or two ago, about half-past 11 o'clock a soldier and
militiaman began to quarrel about some tripe, and ofe ,0
tually the soldier took the tripe out of the militiamo%
hand. The militiaman then gave him a push, 1‘,11b6
the soldier drew his bayonet and stabbed• hint io
hand. Ile attempted to stab him in different parts of tme
body, but tho militiaman secured hire, so as to prevent %
further injury being done to him. The soldier has beed
taken 1-efore the magistrates, who ordered him to be hailde
over to the military authorities to be de:tit with.
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THE MOUNTED CURATE.—A correspondent io
writes to the. Church Review on matters before the
bl
now, which, though not apparently connected with eee'
siastical affairs, still may have some effect on the Churl
says: " Absurd though it may seem at first sight, e.
should not wonder if the velocipede mania may have be,,"-j
ficial effects in process of time by saving the countrY
mission clergy the cost of keeping horses—now a very he
tax on small incomes. If a mission priest or a e°ll/110
curate is forced to keep a pony on his small incolne -10
some £lOO a year, anything that saves this expenditure-a
important. What now seems a folly for the vain ft
frivolous may become a useful means of rapid commune'-'
tion."
STRIKE OF THE MASONS IN WOLVERHAXx-"-
—On Monday most of the masons in WolverhanWt°46
joined the agitation of their brethren elsewhere who Po
turned out against payment by the hour, the settleta
of disputes by arbitration, and the using up of w°,r,4,0 e
stone. Two or three men, however, refuse to s'f':o
although they belong to the union. As a result they I' ei
been fined by the union. In return they have exPrlbe
their willingness to work overtime for their masters. re
labourers in the building trades in the same town ll'es
given notice of a demand for a rise in wages to 4id• Per,
hour. Their present rate is 4d. per hour. The raitcl)
refuse to grant their request, but offer arbitration, 'iv
the labourers have accepted. its
A NEW VELOCIPEDE.—The velocipedomarua thl
still spreading. Last winter an ice velocipede, run't;jr.
on steel slides, and propelled by means of a wheel
nished with sharp points, was brought out at StuttP•it;
but it was much objected to by skaters on account cies
spoiling the ice. We now hear that a party Of Fr' -to
Napoleon's aide-de-camp have made a trip from Nicei9s
Villafranca on water velocipedes. These machines c°ll- f
rt
of two miniature parallel canoes, which support a s°'
chair ; the paddle-wheel, placed between the canoe,i
c,
propelled by the feet only, and is covered like the 101 it
wheel of a steamer to protect the driver from the lOte-os9
throws up. Their speed is said to be very great. It ;loci.
remains for the Aeronautical Society to adopt the

pede to travelling through the fir. -
LOST ON ' IE MOUNTAINS NEAR DOWLAIB.----,io.
THE MOUNTAINS NEAIt powLAJS ,
few days ago a strange occurrence took place at floOf
From one of the isolated neighbourhoods at the
Dowlaiset
a boy, 6 years of age, strayed, and, wandering otot r
de
the mountain, finally lost his way. Every search Nvas°3,,i!j,
for him as the night came on, but without success. -);
next day the searchers tried the mountain, but still ni'7o,
came and found them without the boy. On the not c'ty
amore vigorous search was made, and this time a rith
of
men came on the little wanderer lying in a hollow, 1,11
his head resting on a heap of rushes. He was
lac °f
conveyed home, and medical aid sent for ; but the 'io
his having been two days exposed on the black mounit:te,
left little hope of his recovery. Yet, singular to.,J,De
remedies proved effectual, and he is now doing we self
self
little adventurer states that he pulled the rushes
to place under his head.—Star of Gwent.