The Sun. — 1847-09-28 (London, England)

CATHOLIC DEMONSTRATION IN  FAVOUR OF POPE PIUS. Last night a densely crowded meeting of the Catholic inhabitants of the borough of Marylebone was held at the Literary Institution, Edward-street, Portman-square, for the purpose of expressing their sympathy with his Holiness Pope Pius IX., and to protest against the aggressions of the Austrian Government on the Roman States. Shortly before eight o'clocl, the chair was taken by the Right Rev. Dr. Morris Bishop of Troy, who addressed the meeting in it speech of considerable length, and supported the claims of Pope Pius on the confidence and admiration of the Catholic community. The Right Rev. Prelate eulogised the career of the Sovereign Pontiff, and called upon the meeting to express, in language which could not be misunderstood, their feelings with regard to the iniquitous, tyrannical, and unjust attack which had been made by the Austrian power on the rights and privileges of Rome. The Rev. Mr. M'Neil proposed, and Mr. E. W. O'Mahoney, an Irish barrister, seconded the first resolution, which declared that whilst they, as Catholics, acknowledge their unbounded spiritual allegiance to his Holiness Pope Pius IX., who so ably filled the papal chair, they at the same time proclaimed their confidence and admiration of his wisdom as a temporal ruler, and sincere protector of religious and political liberty and independence. The Rev. Mr. O'Neil and Mr. Ward, author of "The Ideal of a Spiritual Church," and formerly of Oxford University, were the mover and seconder of the next resolution, "That the efforts now being made by the Austrian powers on the dominions of his Holiness, to check the progress of rational liberty promoted by Pope Pius IX.. and the occupation of the town of Ferrara by Austrian troops, merited their unmitigated condemnation and hostility." The Rev. Mr. Ivers proposed, and Mr. F. Lucas seconded, the adoption of a resolu Lion declaring the necessity for entering into a subscription to aid the Pope in the further progress of reform. It was also agreed that an address of sympathy, founded on the resolutions, should be presented to the Sovereign Pontiff. The fourth resolution, laudatory of the conduct of the King of Sardinia and Prince Leopold, Duke of Tuscany, in volunteering their assistance to second the Pope's exertions, was moved by T. P. Healey, Esq., and seconded by Bernard Duffy, Esq. All the resolutions passed unanimously. A vote of thanks having been awarded to the Chairman, the meeting separated.  DETERMINED SUICIDE THROUGH EXCESSIVE mDeßrinchedantilsenclreyrk?eorge committeda DnixxiNci.—On Sunday evening, about six o'clock, a young formerly man, aHackett, w desperateho waset of suicide while labouring under intoxication. The deceased was the sou of a gentleman of fortune, residing at N. o. 24, Beaumont street, Mile-end, and had for some time given much uneasiness to his family and friends in consequence of his dissipated habits. kahort time ago his parents made him a present of a considerable sum of money to enable him to make a country tour and to get rid of his old associations, but .instead of quitting London he commenced a course of intoxication. For continually days preceding has he had been lmc_•st continuadilly intoxicated. On Sunday afternoon he frequently his father's servant to fetch some brandy, and no rected sooner was the bottle emptied than it was replenished. About six o'clock in the evening the deceased ordered the servant to fetch more brandy, but his mother forbade her doing so, and told the girl to say that she was engaged, On communicating the message to the deceased, he said, " I'll soon settle that," and immediately threw up the window of his room, on the third story fronting the street, and precipated himself out. Ile fell upon the pavement, and when he was raised from the ground his body was in a mutilated condition. He lingered for a few hours, and expired from the injuries he had received. The unfortunate man was only 24 years of age.