The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-22 00:00:00

IRELAND.

[From the Malin Freettoan's Journal of wettnitiao.l
CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.
The business of the Association is now entirely tritisalreeted
the Association's House, Burgb.quay, its the Cons.Ekehartge
Tavern, where the Committee meet daily for the despatch of
business.
THE DEVON WHIG CLVII.
We have great pleasure in announcing, that the Devon Connti
Club. founded fur the propagation of the principles of the British
Constitution, and the maintenance of Civil and Religious Liberty,
and of which his (trace the Duke of Redford Is President,and many
of the most distinguished .patriots of Englund ate 3lembers, have
remitted to the Catholic Associations subscription of ten pounds to
the Catholic Rent.
The sanction thus given to the Catholic AssociCon is highly,
valuable, and most opportune. At any time it must prove gra.
tifying and useful ; but, coming so speedily after a reeetst Occur-
rence, it is impossible not to consider It to the light of an expert_
sion of sentiment on that event, u well as on the general conduct
of the Asiociation.
[From the Dublin Morning Regieler er Wednesday,l

KILLISHANI)RA TRIALS.
The result of the mission a Iltr. Brie and Mr. Cavenagh. tts
Killishandrs, is of a nature truly satisfactory. There were fou
cases heard, and in thtee there were Orange ennvictioakor Ca-
tholic acquittals. In the fourth case, in which the prosecutor was
Catholic, and the traverser an bmngenisn, there wai a Verdict et
acquittal t but this. ito far ream being considered as a decision i
which justice was defeated, was regarded by the Learned Counsii
as a perfectly fair and uright adjudication. The IMO Of th
entire preceetlings will, it a thought, render immeasurable bt
neat to the peace of a district heretofore convulsed by the wipe
excercs of faction.

JOINT STOCX-BANKING IN IREI A ND.—We have just
heard of a measure being in contemplation, of so extraor-
dinary a nature, that we wish to refrain from giving our sen-
timents upon it at present, namely—that the Bank of Ire-
land are (in, we must bay, anything but a manly and re-
spectable manner) about to form Branch Banks in the pro-
vincial towns, in opposition to the national and truly useful
establishments of Joint Stock Companies. We shall belt
merely observe, that the measure, as *ell as the manner;
are equally unworthy the Hank of Ireland. that body
has invariably r:fused the numerous applicatimi of the
provincial towns anti of Government, to interpose between
the commercial interests end the ephemeral country banks.,
which for years hack have been the bane of Iniblic credit in
the kingdom of Ireland ; and now, at a moment when
their aid is not wanting, and when the public voice and
public wants have forced into existence, created and or-
ganised, one of the wisest and most equitable modes of
assisting Ireland, by means of Joint Stock Banks, upon the
basis of an union, for the first time, between Irish and
English capitalists, they, attempt to interpose that', if pos-
sible, to distract or crush the rising energies of the nation.
We can tell the Bank, the time is gone by ; they have lost
the opportunity of doing a public service, alien they alone
could have effected it, and they can now only proceed with
a certainty of defeat and a loss of character, as the wisdom
of his Majesty's Government and the spirit of the times are
opporad to monopoly in every shape.,
Vu'e stated yesterday .bat hie. Flanigan, of Sligo, had
been ordered into the custody of the Sheriff, by the Magis-
trates assembled in Quarter Sessions at Dundalk, to be
committed to the county gaol for one month. Mr. Flan-
agan has since called at our office to state, that a numerous
crowd of people took him but of the hands of the Sheriff,
and gave him a Safi escort to ('ollon, on his route to Dub-
lin ! We understand that the conduct of the Magistracy
in refusing the license to M'Klttrick, and their treatment
of Mr. Flanagan for his remonstrance on that subject, will
undergo legal investigation.—Dublia Morning Poet.

NEWCOMEN'S BANE.
A notice, posted on the doors of the concern, declares,
that the suspension has taken place "in consequence of the
death of Lord Newcomer)," ■nd that it is to continue
"until atrangements can be Made fbr the recommencement
of business." Nevertheless, the docket, we understand,
was " lodged yesterday," and according to rumour (which,
however, should be received, in a case like this, with the
greatest caution,) there is only a sum of 50,0001. to meet
the claims of above five times that amount. The Messrs.
Coutts, of London, are said to be creditors to a large
amount. We have heard that Lord Newconwn was a
strict tenant for life, and that, of course, none of his estates
can be touched: It is said that his personal effects were
mortgaged to the London creditors. All these statement',
however, should be yet received as the mere gossip of the
day.
The principal accounts with this Bank were those kept
by absentees and clerical characters. The firm never
issued promissory notes, and it is thought that the amount
of post bills in circulation is insignificant. If, then, there
' should be no resumption of payments, it is satisfactory to
think that the trading part of the community cannot suffer
materially.
There was an apprehension of a run upon the other
Banks yesterday ; but irre are glad to understand that no
inconvenience of that nature was experienced in any
quarter.—DaLlin ill&rning Register of Wednesday.

An unfounded rumour has been current through town
for the last two days, relative to the death of the late Lord
Newcomen ;• it having been reported that by his own hand
he put a period to his existence. Mr. 111'Carthy, one of
the Coroners for the County, had been to view the body,
and seeing no mark of violence, or trace of pistol, or other
wound, be did not consider it necessary to bold an Inquest.
His Lordship was attended during his illness by Surgeon
Collis, who was at his Lordship s bed-side at the time of
his decease.—Dahlin iforning Post.