The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-14 00:00:00

GREEK LOANS.

TO THE EDITOR OF inf., TIMES.
Sir--I beg the favour of your, allowing me to make
your widely-extended journal the medium of explaining
the statement of Mr. Luriottis, contained in yotir. Mier of
this day, respecting the 7,500 t. The facts with regard to
this sum are, that Mr. Orlando brought me an circler,
signed by himself and Mr. biriottisolesiring me to 'sct..rl
by the bearer 7,500/., and charge it to the account of the
Greek Government. Ml'. Orlando, upon-presenting: this
order, instead of taking the money, desired me to pli4ce it
to his account, which was accordingly done. Soon after
this transaction Messrs. Orlando and Luriottis called at

my counting-house and had a conversation between them-
selves tis to the appropriation of this money, Mr. Luriottii,
insisting that Mr. Zaimis should have 1,2001., from which
Mr. Orlando dissented ; but there was no discussion as to
Mr. Orlando's right to the 7,5004, except as far as
regarded 1,2001. of the sum. I head nothing more upon
the subject, and paid monks from this fund upon Mr.
Orlando's account, and gave him letters of credit upon the
correspondents of any house on the Continent.
The 1,2001. still remains in my hands, subject to the
question whether it is the property of Mr, aimis or Mr.
Orlando. I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Finobury-circus, Nov. 13. P. RAW.

General LaDemand has published the following contra-
diction of the statement made by the Greek Committee in
London, that he received the 4iltu of 12,000/.:

It having been published in several of the Joiirnals of this city
that a sum of 12,000/. has been allowed to Geiwral Lineman(' by

the Greek Committie, General LaHeliumd takes this opportunity
to declare that the said statement is false. General Lalletitand

will not answer the personal reflections, and injurious remarks
which, in some Journals; have accompanied the statements. : He
hives to the delicacy of his situation, and to his character, to wait
for the publications on the subject of the Greek ships, which have
been promised to the American public. He will then make such
remarks as may be requisite ; and the truth, which different
documents shall dieelose, will be a full answer to alt calumnies.
New York, Oct. IS. CHAS. LALLEMAND.

IRELAND.

BANK DIRECTORS.

It is generally known thtt St question has been.ilebatell
whether Catholics were,, tinder the 'existing laws, eligible
as Bank Directors, o.'iul that the question' had been laid
before the law oitters for their opinion.
The questitA ios at issue were, Ist, whether Catholics
were eligib;,e, as Bank Directors? 2d, what oaths 'they
are required to take ?"

Opinions have been given upon this case by the law
oFicers, all agreeing that Catholics were in themselves
eligible, but a difference has appeared as to the oath naces-
sary to qualify, and upon this difference rests, the prac-
tical eligibility of the Catholics to the situation, whether
the oath be one they can or cannot take,
The Attorney-General and Mr. Sergeant Lloyd agree,
that in order to qualify, it is not necessary to take the oath
which operates as a virtual exclusion. The Solicitor-Ge-
neral, Sergeants Lefroy and _Goold, being of opinion that
1" le is; •
' The Bank Charter in 1783 says,' that taking the oath
shall be necessary in order to 'qualify. h 1793, the 7th
section of the Catholic Relief Bill provides, that a Catholic
may, hold any Mike of trust in tiny corporation except Tri-
nity College, without taking the oaths, " any law statute
by-law notwithstanding."
These expressions are taken by the Attorney-General as
more strongly declaratory of the, intention of the Legisla-
ture not to render it imperative for the Catholics, in order
to qualify as Bank Directors, to take oaths which are con-
trary to their belief,- while the other law authorities al-
hided to think otherwise.

We are not versed in legal quibbling, but it appearm to
ns a matter of plain common liense . that in the Act of
1793 the LetiWature intended to hiapense with the dis.
• ?untying milli', in reference in ail Corporation 4 txrept
Priniell College. and that the words of the Act, lire folly
expressive of that intention.
The words, " any law, statute, or by-law, notwithstand-
ing," which appears to the Attorney-General and Sergeant
Lloyd to have been intended to remove the impediment to
the. Directorship of the Baqk for Catholics, is the very
sentence_to which_ the other lLaw Officers refer, as con-

firming the 'necessity of taking the oaths which operates as
a real disqualification. They rely upon the original clause
in" the Charter of 1783, as if the King, who granted the
Charter, had not power, as one estate of the realm, to
Concur with the legislature in abrogating a particular
clause in it, and as if the Hank would not have been ex-
cepted as well as Trinity College, if it was intended to
make it at exception, —.Dublin Patriot.