Star.
London, England, 1829-09-05 00:00:00

CORK, August 20.

CORRIIIIKOIDZIII OF 11111 11.0114M10 =RAM
The Munster Bar, to the number of sixty, met here
yesterday, to consider an indignity offered to thjltroarofession. is
the person of one of their brotherhood, a Mr. The cir-
cumstances were these :—A toll.case came on for examination at
the Petit Sessions of Bruff, before two Magistrates--ooe of deem,
Mr. O'Grady, brother to the Chief Baron ; with the name of the
other Mr. Croak was not acquainted. Doting the inquiry.
Mr. Croak, attempting to address the Court, was immediately
ordered to desist. He asserted his right to be heard; the
Court denied it ; he still insisted ; and the Magistrates threatened
him with confinement Uhe persisted aay further. Mr. Croak said
that no magisterial threat should tempt him to swerve from his
duty to his client, and still continued, when the Magistrates or-
dered him to be taken into custody, in which be was detained for
upwards of 40 minutes. His release was offered, provided be apo-
logised to the Bench for the contempt of their authority. This he
indignantly refused, and was ultimately enlarged without any cone
cessions. The mistake (for se, it seeing, it was) au the part of the
Magistrates, was owing to the power they possess of refusing to
bear a lawyer in cases of examination previous to prosecution,
with which set of cases they confounded the toll-case out of which
the circumstances which caused yesterday's meeting arose.—
That was a cue of right, involving a good deal of legal subtlety,
and surrounded. as sub cases usually are, with many legal diScul-
ties. It was to be decided in that Court on its merits, and, there-
fore, Mr. Croak claimed the right of being beard as to the law of
the case. The Bar was very indignant, and to a man were unani.
mous in laying a strong statement of the case before the Lord
Chancellor. Should that not be satisfactorily attended to, they
mean to institute an inquiry into the conduct of the Magistrates
before the Court of King's Bench.
I sent you an account of the adjustment of the ease of Byng
against Callaghan, which took place in our County Record Court
on Friday last. Before it was brought into Court, a proposition
was made to Mr. Callaghan, stating that if he paid a hundred
pounds to one of the public charities, apologised to the complain-
ing parties and paid aU the expenses which had hitherto been in-
curred, the suit would be abandoned. To this Mr. Callaghan re-
turned a decided negative. It was then proposed to him to pay the
expenses alone, but he was adamant. It was evident that Mr.
O'Connell was not privy to the conciliating course about to be
adopted by the Solicitor-General, and the first intimation of it
came upon him like a thunder-clap. He was highly, and by no
means silently indignant, characterising the proceedings for the
plaintiff in the following distich
The King of France, with twenty thousand men,
Went up the hill and then—came down again.

The most spiteful of Mr. Callaghan's political opponents do not
scruple to say that the agents of Byng betrayed the cause of their
employers—but this petty ebullition of party rancour meets the
contempt it merits. Silly as was the rumour, it was not slow to
gain credence even amongst men otherwise sinsiblo—so blind it
prejudice and political spite. The real cause of the sudden adju.t-
raent was in some informality in the mode of proceeding, which
would render it necessary to go over the whole ground again.
The Catholic Question being settled, we were at a great loss for
some topic on which to found a Public Meeting to bring out Mr.
O'Connell, until Corporate Monopolies presented themselves. A
requisition founded upon these was laid on the table of the Chamber
of Commerce ; but men are becoming so tired of agitation now,
that, though it lay for five or six days, only about the same number
of names were attached to it. In consequence of this, an advertise.
ment.without the names of the requisitionists, appeared in the Cork
papers, and the meeting is left to accident. Mr. O'C. will be enter-
tained to-morrow at a public dinner, which was originated at
the Cork City and County (formerly Liberal Club) Reading
Room. The cheapness of the ticket-7s. 6d.—and the meanness
of the place frotrl which it originated, rendered the Catholic Aris-
tocracy of the Chamber of Commerce averse from joining In it ;
but a notice being placed on the Chamber door, stating that no-
thing could be more agreeable to Mr. O'Connell than to meet the
citizens of Cork under circumstances which allowed the people to
assemble around bins, decided the wavering, and the Chamber
Aristocrates were compelled to yield to the Democrats of the Li-
beral Club Room.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

PONTEFRACT RACES.-Sm. 3.

Sweepstakes of SO soy.. earl, for 2-yr old colts, ea. Sib; fillies Sgt.
21b. seven furlongs.
Mr. Petre's br. c. Reginald—W. Scott ....
Lord Sligo's els. es Canker ..
_ . . _

.... 1
.... 9

Mrs Jackson's br. c. Don Giovanni ....

.... 3

Nine drawn—an excellent race, won by a length.

Sweepstakes of 21) sots. each, with 30 added, for 3-yr. old fillies,
est. 511).—last mile and quarter.
Lord Scarborough's ch. by Pilgarlick
Lord Normanbury's cb. Florence .... .... 2
Lord Fitswillam's b. by Cervantes 3
The Ledstone Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft. for S yr. old colts,
Bst. 51b. ; fillies, est. 21b.—One mile and a quarter.
Mr. Walker's b. c. by Tramp
Colonel King's ch. c. Madcap 2
Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Durham
Lord Scarborough's D 6 f. by Smolensk°
Seventy Pounds, given by T. Hooldswortb, Req for horses, etc. of
all ages, weights, &c' the same as for Tuesday's Plate, and the
winner of that Plate to carry Sib. eztra—Rests, two miles and
seven furlongs.
Lord Scarborough's be. c. Ciaterdan, 5 yrs
Sir J. Beresfnrd's bl. f. by Reveller, 4 yrs
Mr. Mills's ch. f. Tramping, 4 yrs 0 2
WARWICK RACKS, Sart. 3.

Sweepstakes of 25 sows. each, for two yr old colts. list. gib. and
fillies, Set. Two-yr. old Course.
Mr. Beardsworth's br. c. Birmingham, by Pao 1
Mr. Yates's ch. c. Jonathan, by Tared's.
Mr. Sadler's ch. f. sitter to Demise. 3
Mr. Day's f. sister to Panic, by Spectre. 4
Two drawn.

The Avon Stakes of SO sovs. each, k. ft. for foals of 1826. Two-
nsile Course.

Mr. Yates's br. c. Douglas. by Filbo, &t• Sib 1
Lord Gromener's c. Fag, by Master Henry, •st lt
...—.......---- L Ambuscade, 7st. 1 llb
Six drawn.

The Warwick Cup of 100 says. value, and 10 *ma. in specie.
Four mile beats.
Mr. Granville's b. g. Liston, aged, 9st. 51b. 1
Mr. Dugdale's b. e. Holston, 4 yrs. Sat. Sib 2
Mr. G'dfard's eh. g. Chester Billy, 4 yrs. list. lib.. 3
Lord Warwick's ch. h. bro. to Paul Jones, 4 yrs. Ild. Sib 4
Sizteeu drawn.
Borough Member's Plate of 501. Two mile boats.
Mr. Richards's b. c. Allerdale, 5 yrs. 7st. Sib... 1 1
Mr. Beardswortb's b. e. by Master Henry, 4 yrs
Mr. Whitehead's br. e. St. Nicholas, S yrs. 7st 2 1
Hunters' Sweepstakes of 10 save. each. Two mile beats.
Mr. Savin's be. g. Warrior, 4 yrs. lOst. 51b.. 1 1
Mr. Sumner's g. m. by Duplicate, 5 yrs. llst. 51b 3 2
Mr. Holyoake's b. f. Daylight, 3 yrs. ltst. 81b
Two drawn.

CRICKET.

Tuesday but a match of Cricket was played by eleven Gentle-
Gentlemen of Beckenham, and eleven Gentlemen of the Elthant
Union Club. at the cricket ground, Beckenham. The Union woo
the match in one innings, which redound. much to their credit, the
Beckenham Gentlemen being considered some of the finest players
in the county of Kent.

All reasonable fears as to the harvest, it is to be hoped,
may be now at an end, and sunshine and plenty be allowed to dis-
sipate the grumbling. of the most inveterate croakers.

Yesterday evening an inquest was held by THOMAS
Snainio, Esq. at the Middlesex Hospital, to ioquke into the death
of David Woollen, aged 45 years, a caner in the employ of Messrs.
Penny and Brooks, the coal-merchants of Northomberbed-wharf,
Strand. Mr. C. Waite, house-surgeon of Middkeex Hospital, de-
posed that the deceased was brought to the hospital on Wednesday
last in a hackney-coach. When taken out of the coach be was
quite dead. He bad an extensive bruise on the right side of ibis ab-
domen, and from its appearance, it was evident the deceased bad
suffered great internal injury. lin examining his body more minutely,
it was discovered that several of his ribs were broken, and ehs•ab-
domeo was filled with extravasated blood. These injuries were the
cause of his death. Mr. S. J. Salter. Alpha Cottages, New-road,
swots—The deceased was employed on Wednesday evening last
in delivering coals at my house, and on turning Ms bones to go
home, the erupt,. from the .road being round, overpowered the
horses. and the shaft came in contact with his right side and crushed
him against the wall. I heard Min green, and. with one of his
fellow workmen, instantly went to his ambiance. The deceased
was lying on the groond.sezeloiming. " He's killed sue! be's killed
me !" I sent for Mr. Holten, a surgeon. and the deceased was
conveyed to a-poldleiouse, the Nightingale, and from thence to
ebie hospital. The daasiseslatprated sabot at she aims, and was a
very powerful man. * a uror—l• suppose die deceased's ex-
pression " He's killed m. !" applied to his bane. His death was
quite accidental. The Jury remises" • verdict of " Accidental
Death."