The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-07 00:00:00

IRISH CATHOLIC MEEI`ING.

A meeting took place at the Great Rbowt in the eO,l
Exchange, Dublin, on We last, at which Ili,
O'Connell as much as in the report fills two colte.,.u.
and a half. Further description of the proceeding is
cessare ' • but, perhaps, our readers may be amused to
how the New Association is annoyed by the Act passed ,u
the last Session, and the awkward and exhausting eflurts
by which they attempt to defeat it:—
" That act, (says Mr. O'Connell), renders it impossible .for tit
to meet With that order and organisation which we ccsold desire;
bqt it does not take from us those energies which it is our duty
exert lestill leaves us the duty of strainifig all our faculties t,
procure opr redress; nay, it renders it doubly incumbent am
us to exert all the means which are still open to us, of obtain.
kg full and effectual relief. It is on account of that statute the:
we net dow tact in the manner in which we are at present a,„
sembled. There is, perhaps, a deficiency in the organisation. err,
of a daily meeting, but that is a matter in which a little praetce
will make us perfect. (Laughter.) •liefore the winter is over, at
shill knew 'how to meet in seperatedulli &aline Asealtbitlxt7fer
they shall he separate and distinct, bat they- shall lie reperes
eithoirt violating the law, with all the opportunities and facilities
which practice product.. My opittion as to the result of this
statute is, that whereas heretofore we have ttad bat one mettle.
in the week, we shall for the l'uture hare tire. (Laughter eva
applause.) The New Association is entitled by law to a con,
sinuous existence, sad its growth shall be sherisbed in spite er
the threats of our enemies and the taunts of our fa!ite frieuds.
The New Association shall meet on Saturday, and continue its
meetings from Saturday to Saturday, to do all the businesswhicli
may be necessary, unconnected with seeking foe relief, and the
continuance of our disabilities. For these 01a:tacit,. meetings ;hail
be held which shall be unconnected with each other; and :hey
mistake very much, if they imagine that they cad allow our grit,.
ances to increase and commutate, and at the same dine to deprive
us of the remedy which is opera to us by law,"

Yesterday Mr. Alexander Cockburn was appointed
Minister to. Colombia, with an income of CROW. and other
emoluments.—Glehe cf Saturday.
The first meeting under Mr. S. Williams's commission
was held on Saturday at Guildhall, when several creditors
attended to prove their debts. We are happy in being able
to state, from good authority, that this failure, which has
excited so much astonishment and alarm in the commercial
world, is not likely to be attended with the disastrous ef-
fects at first apprehended from it, but, on the mount,
that a very large and speedy division is expected to be nude
' among the creditors, and that a very slight deficit will
mately be experienced.
THE COMET STEAM PACICET.—The preparations is
raise the Comet proceed as quickly as the stormy and t:.
settled state of the atmosphere will allow. Chains attached
to hudys have been drawn under the keel of die vessel, and
were the weather only to moderate for any length of time,
the object' in view would, it is expected, he speedily mem.
plished. The bodies which were last found were, many of
them, severely injured. The eyes of several of them were
eaten out with shell fish, some of which were found stick-
ing on various other parts of the bodies.
The Cork Southern Reporter says, in reference to the
loss of the boat going to Skibbereen, " we have received
a letter, from which the following is an extract :—A morn-
ing paper states the loss of lives on the occasion a between
forty and fifty ; but we have every reason to confide in the
accuracy of our correspondent's accounts, Which !et down
the number at seven.

" Skibbereen, Monday, Oct. 31.
" On Saturday moming last, as a-brat, having an board met
persons, was proceeding lions - Cape Clear to this place, she
osertaken by a sudden gust of wind, which unfortunately upset
bar, when all seven perished% I understand the poor people ern
coming here in order to effect nn erchange of old for new ilia
c Mt, agreeably to the proclamation."

THE GALE.—On Thursday we were visited with a gal:
of wind from the Westward, its which the Mina, of and
from llamburgia, bound to Pernambuco, drove, with two
anchors a-head, foul of the West Indianian Charles Forbes,
carried away her mainmast, and did herself other
ceasi-
-derable damage. The Borodino transport, drove, parted
from her anchor, and upset and broke. her windlasa. sill the
ships at Spithead drove, but no further damage was sus-
tained by any of them—.HarnprhireTrlegraeh.
NEW PACLIAMENT•RY MEWS.—The enclosed goal
behind Great George-street, Westminster, will he arcs.
pied with an entirely new mews, destined for the secomiric.
dation of the Members of both Houses of Parliament during
the Snsion. Such a receptacle for their horses and car-
riages has long been wanted. Hitherto, the Members of
Parliament have been under the necessity either of exiosing,
their horses and server ti to the inclemencies of the weather,
whatever it might
to *turd home. The intended mews will cover two
be, of Of ordering their carriages at ono
hundred feet of ground, and will be fronted with stone,
so as to constitute an ornament to Westminster, where to
many great improvements have latterly been accomplished.
A most important discovery bas recently been made in
London, its the production of a compositioe metal, er
alloy, which equals gold In the richness of its colowr, Rain
its a plicahility to articles of plate and ornamental purpose; ;
it also resists the action of the atmosphere, not tarnishin;
or oxidising even when exposed out of doors, to the so.
Some specimens of this metal, which is termed Nlosai:
gold, Live b,:en banded about in the higher circles, and we
understand that orders to an immense amount have boa
already received.

A new Medical Establishment has been formed at es
of our Indian Presidencies for. the better care of the Led
of the King's troops.—Dr. Burke, for the Mauritius ism
pointed Inspector at Calcutta, and Dr. Strachan Impel
at Bombay ; the latter takes his passage in the Exwouil
free trader.7-11ampshire Telegraph.
AWFUL AND EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.—On
turd!), last, a man named Patrick Connell, who was irg,

attached to the Rev. Mr. Ryan, P.P. of knocklong,
died .on.Thuraday preceding, in whose service lie halto
for some years, was aesiating is removing the corpse toll
Chapel, in a paroxyam of grief, upbraided the dean
" for going wishout him."
.11. e suddenly fell and exams
" I have got my answer;' and instantly expired. lliic
maim accompanied these of Mr. Ryan to the grave.va-'•
Knocklong, but were not interred until the foll.mingLL:
Dublin ltiorniig Courier.
ENORMOUS PIS:E.—A.(4h of this specks. w
pounds, was recently presented to the Maui
tank, at Portumna Castlo. Captain Shewin
1./oulan, Esq. walking one, evening ou the fank.s
Shannon, were surprised by a noisy aplashift; of the IT.'
its a little creek, anti found a large slumber of p.:rch
ashore by an enemy, whose pursuit had beet) so sigma`
that he was in shallow sutra, with most of hit Loly,'
posed. An oar being at hand, they killed him with tor
when borne across the oar, by the two .gentlemen,
nu
were rather tall, both the head and the tail touchol
ground.—Chester ('hronicle.
Cardigan was last week visited by so dreadful sh,:l
storm, that every window exposest to the north trss 'irrj
fishy(' ; there was not enough gltuis In the town to K 2:
' the damage.
MERMAIDSI—A letter from Mauritius, dated
Contains the following passage
nit, fTrohme as Pniaiegbale; alBnd, Caourptanienwws'erattylem. Rennitreacit :ii'lcrW;ib°anssi(te
r,vr4l„.
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eight days ?tom the latter place). Lieutenant Emery.
tlfe establishment at Mombasa were in good health. lir
Phillips, 'collector of the customs had died of frill. wh'.u..!
caught,t)tct.l oattfhPweenshiiichitripo,haapornetiaabnlaletieltd,,,wtaeakern3:lotm:ai
rim:emir It voi,lei 41c,or,Cte:Ii.;
anmadndlainguisednto
thefor teureatthinheftehlteatte:tdheletersi ;)arr:ets;sa,l7entin:ol.;sl,C;43:.;r:::,..
which runs off the island, lost her anchors and iiistsitusi
jury. IVhen she left Lieutenant Dowry (the Grvrtrot).pc.7;
a reitatrence of any accidOnt, went off' with a and -3,,
clear of all the reel ; his rcalous y' a' t Vcrs 1".• •
commendable."

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