Star.
London, England, 1824-06-15 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

Yesterday the General Quarter Sessions for. this
County commenced, before Lord EASTNOR and a full
Bench of Magistrates.
THE KING V. LUKE CORNELIUS O'CALLAGHAN.

Mr. Tit ESSIGER stated that the prosecutor in this case
was the Rev. Mr. Saurin, a Beneficed Clergyman, and
son of the Bishop of Dremore, and the defendant was a
Gentleman, who, he understood, had been in the army.
The Rev. Mr. Saurin had found himself compelled to
institute these proceedings against the defendant, in con-
sequence of having assaulted him, under circumstances
which imperiously called on him to seek the interven-
tion of a Court of Justice. The Learned Counsel then
fully detailed the particulars of the assault, and after-
wards supported his case by producing the follow-
ing evidence:
The Rev. James Saurin, of No. 26, Gloucester-place,
Portman-square, stated, that on the 29th of April last,
he, accompanied by his friend, Mr. Bland, went tol
Deptford on horseback, for the purpose of visiting the
Discovery Ships. In the afternoon, while he was wait-
ing at the door of the Lord Duncan public-house, to
have his horse brought out, he saw a carriage pass by,
in which were some Ladies, and the defendant in the
dickey. Captain O'Callaghan, as he passed, stared at
him, and continued to do so until the carriage had
passed out of sight. He afterwards overtook the car-
riage on the road, and looked into it, supposing that he
might possibly know some of the Ladies, from the
stedfast manner in which the defendant had previously
looked at him. In the carriage there were four Ladies;
but not knowing either of them, he proceeded forward
at a smart pace. The carriage, however, overtook
them, and, as it passed, the defendant, who was in the
dickey with another Gentleman, stood up and said,—
" Are you satisfied?" To this observation no reply was
made; but as Captain O'Callaghan 's manners were so
very singular, it occurred to the witness that he had been
taking too much refreshment, and, for that reason, he
was about to put spurs to his horse, when the defendant
called out, " Sir, you are no Gentleman; you are a
scoundrel," and at the same moment demanded the
witness's card. Witness and his friend paid no atten-
tion to the remarks of the defendant, but kept a-head of
Ithe carriage until it arrived at Camberwell-green. At
I this time the prosecutor expected the carriage had gone
another road, but, on looking round, he saw it fast ap-
proaching, and on overtaking them defendant dropped
from the dickey, seized the bridle of the prosecutor's
horse, and used very opprobrious language. The de-
fendant was cautioned on the extreme impropriety of Lis
behaviour, and that he was committing a breach of the
peace; but, in the violence of the moment, he seized
the stick from the prosecutor's hand, and struck him
with it across the shoulders. After which the defendant
again demanded prosecutor's card, making an observa-
tion that he was a disgrace to his country. Belo: ehe
gave his card he tore off the " Reverend," and sub-
stituted " Mr." before his name; but this card the de-
fendant and his friends refused to accept, and demanded
a perfect one, which, to avoid further dispute, he gave,
and immediately rode off.
Cross-examined by Mr. Pnruars.—l am a beneficed
Clergyman, and my living is in the North of Ireland.
Mr. PHILLIPS on the part of the defendant, animad-
verted in severe terms on the conduct of the prosecutor
in this transaction.—The Learned Counsel then com-
nieuteil on the conduct of the plaintiff, and put it to the
Jury to say whether any of them would not have pur-
sued the same course as he had done, bad they been
placed in the same situation?
Mrs. Thelwall examined.—She first saw the prosecu-
tor standing at the door of an inn in Deptford; she af-
terwards saw two Gentlemen on horseback pass by the
carriage, and look in at the window. They soon after
dropped behind the carriage, and again came to the
window, and looked in, in a manner which appeared to
her to be very mat ked and rude. It was so much so
that she was compelled to turn her head aside. The
prosecutor rode up to the carriage a second and third
time, but, considering an offence was offered to her, she
did not look at him.

Mr. Boyle, a bookseller, also saw the prosecutor behave
in an insulting manner to the Ladies along the road.
The Chairman (Lord EASTNOR) said, it w as clear that
an assault had been committed, without there being
anything, as appeared to bim, to justify it.
The Jury found the defendant Guilty, but strongly
recommended him to mercy, on account of the previous
provocation he had received.—The Couit then sen-
tenced the defendant to be imprisoned for one month,
and to pay a fine of 201." to the King.

Yesterday being Trinity Monday, the Corporation of
the Trinity House held their Anniversary Meeting, and
proceeded in barges to their Hall at Deptford, where
the Right Honourable the Earl of LIVERPOOL was
unanimously re-elected Master for the ensuing year;
and after attending Divine Service at the Church of St.
Nicholas, where an excellent Sermon was preached by
the Rev. CHARLES SUMNER, M.A. they returned to dine
at the City of London Tavern, where were present many
of the Nobility, Admirals, and persons of distinction.
Thomas Mullins, lately residing with a person of the
came of Jones, at Exbury, near Baulien, in the New
Forest, signifying his intention of changing his residence,
was asked by his landlady to settle her demand of nine
shillings previous to quitting her house, when with great
vehemence he exclaimed--,, Mrs. Jones, May GOD strike
me dead if I owe you more than one shilling E' The words
were scarcely uttered before the man dropped down
and instantly expired.