The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-05 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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DUBLIN, DEC. 3.—The first of a series of projected
meetings condemnatory of the Catholic Charitabie Be-
quests Bill, was held ,his day, in the Linen hall Ward,
pursuant to public notification. Town-councillor Sheri-
dan presided, and Mr. O'Connell was present during the
entire proceedings.
After several spirited and manly resolutions, expres-
sive of disgust with the insidious Catholic Charitable Be-
quests Bill, and declaratory of the fixed and unalterable
determination of the people, by every legal and consti-
tutional means within their grasp, to give the measure
the most unbending and fierce opposition, were adopted,
Mr. O'CoNNELL came forward to address the meeting,
and delivered an eloquent speech. He denounced the
B. quests Act as an insidious attempt to cause disunion
between the Irish laity and their clergy, the Government
being jealous of that well-deserved and most natural in-
fluence which the Roman CatholiC pastors possessed
over their flocks. The Bill, if carried into opera-
tion, would not render the people anything better
than they were before. It was nothing short of a
delusion, a mockery, and a snare, to assert that this
legislative enactment was calculated, from the beneficial
tendency of its provisions, to ameliorate their
condition. The measure he looked upon as an insult to
the Catholic Church, an injustice to the Catholic clergy,
an impudent and wicked attempt to meddle with matters
of a purely clerical character, and by that means sap the
foundation of the true faith itself. Nothing could be
'more manifest than the desire of the Government to
render the Catholic clergy less powerful, less influential,
and less beloved, than they undoubtedly were in Ireland.
But the Catholic people of Ireland were not the willing
serfs, or the submissive slaves of foreign despotism, to
suffer the degradation of their clergy.—(Hear, hear.)
He repeated, that the Catholic Charitable Bequests
Bill could not be looked upon in any other light than as
an insult to the clergy of the Catholic Church. But the
Government should not be permitted to drive their
bantling on Irish ground without finding, at all events,
that the Course was not as clear or unimpeded as might
be desired. There should be well organised, well com-
bined, well directed, but nevertheless most constitutional
agitation, against the measure. They should meet in
wards, in parishes, in districts, all over Ireland, and-pro-
claim that that they considered the offensive and in-
sulting character of the Bill quite sufficient reason for
pledging themselves to impede its working, if the Go-
vernment persevered in driving them to adopt that course.
Mr. O'Connell then stated, at great length, his objec-
tions to the Bill—the objections of the entire Irish people;
and concluded by stating that if no other person were to
be found, he would himself, at the next meeting con-
vened to protest against the!Bequests Bill, propose a re-
solution, as one of the. Archbishop's subjects, calling on
the Most Rev. Dr. Murray to decline affording the Go-
vernment any assistance in working out the details of
the measure, and to refuse accepting the Commissioner-
ship, which either had been offered or was about to be
offered to his Grace.—(This expression of Mr. O'Con-
nell's determination was loudly applauded.)
The meeting separated at four o'clock.
COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. 3.

STRIKING A SOLICITOR OFF THE ROLL FOR FRADULENTLY
PREPARING AND FABRICATING CERTAIN DEEDS,.--IN
RE ANDREW CHRISTOPHER PALLOS, ONE OF THE

SOLICITORS.
Mr. PIGOT, Q.C., at the sitting of the Court, read the
affidavit filed by Mr. Pallos, solicitor, in obedience to
the orders of the Chancellor, explanatory of the part
taken by him in the execution and preparation slf cer-
tain deeds referred to in the cause of " Foster v. Goold
and others," which were declared in the course of pro-
ceedings before the Court of Chancery on Monday week
to have been fabricated for the purpose of imposition and
dishonesty, and with the intent of conveying, granting,
aliening, and releasing unto Pallos and J. J. Hardy cer-
tain lands and heredttaments, forming portion of the
Goold estate, in the county of Tipperary, and to their
heirs and assigns. When the Chancellor discovered,
that the deeds in question were impeached by
counsel for the defendants in the cause, he
ordered them to be collected and impounded,
and directed Mr. Pallos to be called upon to answer
to the Court fur his apparently fraudulent,
most improper, and exceedingly dishonest conduct.
The Learned Counsel addressed the Court at consider-
able length on behalf of Mr. Pallos, and commented for-
cibly on those portions of the affidavit in which the depo-
nent swore that all the deeds were prepared in the office
of hardy, and amended in his own handwriting ; that he
did not know by whom the alterations in the deed of
1834 were made ; that they were not done by him, or
with his knowledge, assent, privity, or consent, or by any
of his acquaintances, and that he was ignorant of the
object of such alterations. That he was willing to sub-
mit to the inspection of the several parties interested in
the case, all documents, deeds, and mortgages in his pos.
session, and that he never was a party to, or cognisant
of, any plan for raising money, and that he never con-
templated the raising of money by any dealing under the
deed of 1834, which purported to make him and J. J.
Hardy trustees,
The Lord CHANCELLOR stated that the explanation
stated to be given by Mr. Pallos did not at all relieve
that person from the serious charges appearing against
him, and that, therefore, for the sake of the respectable
profession to which he belonged, for the safety of the
suitors of that Court, as well as of the public generally,
it was his painful duty to direct that Mr. Pallor's name
should be removed from the roll of solicitors. As re-
garded the part which Mr. Hardy had taken in the
transaction, explanation should be offered for it before
thy Benchers of the Queen's Inns.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

The following are the results of "A Table of Mortality
in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from
all Causes registered in Se Week ending Saturday, tilt.
30th of November, 1844." The Table is issued from the Office
of the Registrar-General :
Weekly
CAUSES OF DEATH. Total. Average of
Five Years
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 220 178
Diseases of variable or uncertain seat 123 111
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses l4B 157
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 39 21
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other
Organs of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c l3 5
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. l2 10
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 4 6

Diseases of the Skin, 34c ..
Old Age, or. Natural Decay 72 71
By Violence, Privation, or Intemperance
specified e Causs
.. __ 1074 942

Deaths fiora all Causes . 1075 946
IDEATH6 FROM THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES IXCLUDIiD UNDER

THE ABOVE HEADS.

Weekly Average
Total. of Five Years.
Consumption
Scarlatina 56 34
Pneumonia .. l2O 79

Dropsy . . .
Hooping Cough ... ........ ..
Typhus
Small Pox 46 15
Disease of the Heart
Measles 3O 28
Apoplexy
Diseases of the Brain .14 9
Diarrhsea
Sudden Deaths ....... —....—.. 26 15
DISTRICTS.
West 147 138
North 174 171
Central
East 258 207
South 295 242

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Total .... . 946

COUNTY OF ELGIN.—THE BANKING SYSTEM. 'A
special general meeting of Deputy-Lieutenants, Com"-
m;ssioners of Supply, Justices of the Peace, heritois,
farmers, manufacturers, and other inhabitants of this
county, was held in the Court-house, on Friday week,
for the purpose of considering the threatened alteration
of the present currency, of Scotland. -On the motion of
John Lawson, Esq., of Chapelton, the Hon. Sir Archi-
bald Dunbar, of Northfield, Bart., was unanimously
called to preside. Sir Archibald Dunbar having accord-
ingly taken the chair, briefly stated the object of the
meeting, and read a letter he had received that morning
from the Right Hon. the Earl of Moray, Lord-Lieute-
nant of the county, expressing his regret that, owing to
his present state of health, he could not be present at
the meeting ; but stating his cordial concurrence in the
purpose of it. Peter Brown, Esq., of Dunkinty, then
rose and moved a series of resolutions, deprecating any
change whatever in the currency of Scotland, and
pledging themselves to oppose such a measure, which
having been seconded by George M'William, Esq., were
unanimouslyagreed to, and the meeting separated.