The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-01 00:00:00

MARSHAL PELISSIER'S DESCENT.

The Nation of Saturday publishes a letter from a
Mr. Alexander Pelissier, of Mastfield, Clonmel, the
object of which is to prove that there can be no
mistake with regard to the Irish descent of tho
conqueror of Sebastopol. The family, he says, is
originally Huguenot. Alexander Pelissier, Peter,
and John, with two sisters, escaping from the per-
secution, settled in Dublin.
"Alexander (adds the writer) and, I think, Peter,
carried on the wine business in the house afterwards oc-
cupied by Andrew Callage, woollendraper, in Dame-
street, which house, one on City-quay, and three in
Townsend street, Alexander built. This Alexander had
one son, Francis, who was married to Elizabeth Hon-
mor, of the Queen's County, by whom he had three
sons and two daughters. Robert, the eldest, was my
father, and Alexander, the next, I have good reason to
MarshalPelissier.
tento ld m e litihsat sister,she
to mention Alexander's name, as he
believe, was fatherony to
au,
when young, and was never seen but for a
went away
jfdolaudngehntoit'e lagainstskieer the English, was a United Irishman
short interview on board a vessel by my father. His
grandfather left the houses on Lazor's-hill (now Town-
send-street), to Robert, Alexander, and Jane ; and, in
consequence of my father, Robert, and Jane, not being
able to ascertain his death, it was only when I came of
age that any rent could be recovered out of the one left
to Alexander, who never made any claim. If Marshal
Pelissier's father was from Dublin, he must be descended
frena either Alexander or Peter. The latter bad a son,
also called Alexander, and, I think, was a doctor ; but
I never heard that any of the family went abroad. They
all spelt their names Pelissier, and were the only family
of the name in the United Kingdom that I ever heard
of. Tnere is a family of the Pallisers of this county
(Tipperary), but in no way !elated, although coming
from France, I believe, from the same cause."
Of the Celtic origin of General M'Mahon there
can be no dispute, but even this does not satisfy
the Irish journals, and it is now more than hinted
that General Niel derives his name and blood from
the same stock as the lords of Shane's Castle.

THE CITY OF LONDON AND ITS OFFICER OF HEALTH.
—The following are the qualifications of the nine candi-
dates as represented in the Medical Directory :—Three
licentiateso f
theseg o
the Royal College en.
—Dr. Bristowe, Dr. Goolden, and Dr. Hassall—possess
the highest medical qualifications, having university de.
wesd;ictinhee latter and
grees, and being doctors fyosiei
Physicians
tlemen having contributed extensively to medicine and
hygiene. Three—Dr. Challice, Dr. Greenhow, and Dr.
Richardson—hold Scotch diplomas, and are licentiates of
the Apothecaries' Company ; the former of these gentle-
men has written on cholera, and Dr. Richardson has
contributed much to pathology. One —Dr. Letheby—
holds neither a physician's nor surgeon's diploma, but is
a licentiate of the Apothecaries' Company, and Bachelor
of Medicine of London ; he has contributed papers on
chemistry and jurisprudence. And, lastly, two are
surgeons of high respectability—Mr. Childs and Mr.
trre—both being Fellows of the Royal College of Sur-
geons ; the former is surgeon to the Metropolitan Free
Hospital, and holding several other appointments, and is
a contributor of many surgical and medical papers ; and,
the latter is surgeon and lecturer at St. Mary's Hospit
consulting surgeon to Westminster Dispensary,vadnodt;er
thor of a " Compendium of Materia
papers.