The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-11 00:00:00

PROCESSIONS IN CORK.

Mr. C. FORTESCUE, in reply to Col. Forde, said ho
had not received the report he had sent for from Ireland
with respect to the reports of party procession with
banners having taken place in Cork.

O'SULLIVAN'S DISABILITY BILL.
On the order of the day being road for the second read-
ing of this bill.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, iu accordance with
the directions received, he had taken care to provide wit-
nesses to support the preamble of the bill, and that they
were row in attendance to be called in. Ho had also ap-
pointed the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Mr. Sergeant
Ballantine, and Mr. Barry to represent the crown, and he
begged to move that the witnesses be called in.
Mr. MAGUIRE rose to meet the motion with a direct
negative, but before doing so he would read a letter from
the person most deeply interested in the proceedings. The
hon. member then read a letter he had received from Mr.'
O'Sullivan in which he stated that the language he had
used did not represent correctly what he meant to
convoy, that ho would be the first to aid the saving of
human life, that under the peculiar circumstance he would
retira from and resign the office of mayor of Cork, and he
had taken the necessary steps to carry out that intention.
Under such circumstances he hoped it would not be
thought necessary to go on with the bill.
The O'DONOGHUE said Mr. O'Sullivan had under-
taken that night to write to the proper officers at Cork
placing his rsignation of the office of mayor in their hands,
and he felt quite sure that Government might rest certain
that the purpose of Mr. O'Sullivan, guaranteed as it
would be by himself, and the hon. member for Cork (Mr.
Maguire) would be fully and honourably carried oat.
(Hear, hoar.)
Mr. GLADSTONE said he felt it right to say that
until that moment he was totally unacquainted with the
contents of the letter just read, but as he understood it was
to be clearly taken that Mr. O'Sullivan had absolutely,
though not technically, resigned the office of Mayo: of
Cork. He could not distrust the statements of Mr. O'Sul-

livan, even had it not been supported by the unimpeach-
able guarantee of the two hen. gentlemen who
had just spoken; and under such circumstances
he did not think it would be desirable to proscute the
measure against the gentleman who had volun-
arily divested himself of the office of Mayor of
Cork. But it would be wise to consider the bill with
respect to future Mayors of Cork, and, if on the
resignation of Mr. O'Sullivan he should again be re-
elected, they would then be again in the position in which
they then stood. Under such circumstances he should pro-
pose to postpone any further consideratiod of the bill until
a successor to Mr. O'Sullivan as Mayor of Cork had been
elected. (Hear, hear.) The object of the Government
had been fully attained, and as that was so, he would
move the postponement of the consideration of the bill.
((lota, hear.)
Mr. NEWDEGATE said had the bill he had submitted
to the house some time ago been passed, the state of things
that then existed would have been fully provided

for. Under the present circumstances it seems to him
highly advisible that some general measure should
now be passed, in order that in the event of motions like
the present were arising there might be a means of ade-
quately meeting them without bringing out the full ma-
jesty of the State and giving importance to motions that
ought to be treated in a very different way.
In answer to a question from Colonel WrtsoN PATTON,

Mr. GLADSTONE said he meant to have said that on
Mr. O'Sullivan ceabing to be the Mayor of Cork the Go-
voinment would abandon the bill of pain and penalties.
The measure was not introduced against Mr. O'Sullivan
as a private individual, but as a public functionary, and
in order to secure a propez administration of justice.
Mr. MAGUIRE said he could assure the house
that the resignation that had been tendered Mr. O'Sul-

livan was a full and entire one ; and he felt quite
certain that the gentlemen had no intention of again
coming forward to seek a re-election ; he might further
say that in the event of his being re-elected he would
most positively refuse to fulfil the office.

Mr. DOWNING said there neod be no fear that Mr.
O'Sullivan would ever again be Mayor of Cork after the
course he bad pursued that day. (Loud Laughter.)
Sir P. BURRELL wished to know who was to pay the
expenses that had been incurred in providing counsel, and
for the attendance of witnesses.

Mr. GLADSTONE, amidst some laughter, said the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had the means to pay
with.

The bill was then ordered to be read that day four
weeks.

REVENUE BILL.
This bill was then read a second time.

SUPPLY.
The report on supply was brought up and received.
The sitting of the house was then suspended until nine
o'clock.