The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-13 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

DELICI/E CATHOLICE, or Beauties of Wit, Intelli-
gence, and Eloquence, selected from the various Speeches,
chiefly of Mr. O'CoNNELL, delivered at the Meetings of
the Catholic Association in Dublin and throughout the
Kingdom.

A Catholic Bishop described, in which is modestly introduced
the Orator's account of his tact at discrimination of character.
" Of all the intellects he ever encountered, (and the nature
of his profession, while it gave him some insight into the cha-
racter of the human mind, also enabled him to judge pretty
correctly of the powers of individuals), that of Dr. Doyle was
the most mighty and stupendous he had ever witnessed, while
his manly, gentle, bland, and amiable manners formed a fine
contrast to the towering s rength of his intellect, and illustrated
the idea of the thunderbolts of Jove in the hands of a child,
by their soft and soothing influence."—Extract from Mr.
O'Connell's Speech at the Catholic Association Meeting in
Dublin, Nov. 19.—(From the Dublin Evening Post, N0v.12.)
Affection for one's Countrymen expressed in a manner distin-
guished for its simplicity.

" Whilst I love my Catholic countrymen, (0 ! how I do
love them), I feel," &c.—Lord Cloncur:ry's Letter to the Asso-
tion.—( Ibid. )

Bold and novel figure of speech, in which Ireland is compared
to a lighted candle, and Castlereagh is represented in the act
of clapping an extinguisher upon it.
" Me said that that Statesman had extinguished his country."
—(O'Connell's Speech, ibid.)

The ability of keeping an Audience in a roar of laughter for
an hour or two, no difficult thing for an Orator who has a
knowledge of the human character, as may be seen by the

indifferent manner in which he mentions the qualification.

" When they had done (alluding to the Orators at the Cork
Bible Meeting), he said, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am on the
other side if you please ; and after making them laugh for an
hour at the Englishman, he said, now, if you please, we will
laugh a little at the Scotchman."—(ld. et ibid.)
Lively and gallant description of an unmarried Lady.

" He saw several ladies enter (to the Meeting at Cork),
whose beauty was on the wane--prim and starched."—(ld. et
ibid.)

The Scotch Captain introduced with a very amiable intent—
that of making the English more attached to the Scotch than

they are.

•` Here (at Cork) he listened for some time to the Scotch
Captain, praising Scotland and abusing England," &c.—(ld.
it ibid.).

Most novel description of a concourse of People, composed
chiefly of what are called on the other side of the water
" Blackthorn-Stickmen."

Alluding to the Kilkenny dinner, Mr. O'Connell says—
" The thousands in Kilkenny, exulting in an honest enthu-
siasm, were mild as the meekest—while at the same time they
were important in their strength. In the assertion of their poli-
tical principles, they were as quiet and as kind as the society of
the gentlest of the gentle sea."—( Id. et ibid.)
Mr. or Captain Bryan introduced with a hint, that although
not possessing the discrimination necessary for a Counsellor,
yet eulogized in a manner that strikingly demonstrates the
sincerity of the Orator.
" George Bryan was the purest Irishman he. ever knew.=

(Cheers.)—His understanding, to be sure, might be mistaken,
for he was human, but his heart was full of honour and of
kindnss ; and he was free from all touch of aught that was
sordid, selfish, or mean."—(Cheers.)—(ld. et ibid. )
Another very ingenious figure of Rhetoric, by which Mr. Rose
Lambert Price is compared to a bottle of old wine.

Talking of Mr. P., the Orator observes, that " there was
something luscious about the flavour of English patriotism,
which he relished and envied. It smacked of good old wine."
—(Laughter.)—(/d. et ibid.)
A complimentary notice of Mr. Price, distinguished for its
boldness and sincerity—as a compliment so ardently ex-
pressed and introduced, so much in the style of the follow-
ing, must indicate.
" After havirg read the letter of as good an Irishman as
Ireland affbrds, he would now read the letter of the best of
Englishmen, without any exception."—(Cheers.)—(ld. et ibid.)
An Apostrophe, in which the Orator calls on those gentle crea-
tures he has described to go to Westminster Abbey, and
there fulfil a very magnanimous and. Christianlike purpose.
" Oh ! they ought to stamp on his (Castlereagh's) grave,
who had buried his country in oblivion."—(Dublin Week.'y
Register, Nov. 13, 1824.)
An Observation made by the Orator at the Cork. Bible Meet-
ing, which must render him very estimable in the eyes of
that sex which he eulogizes.
" He (Mr. O'Connell) said, it was a notorious fact that.most
of the English females were mothers before they were mar-
ried "—" The marriage baked-meats did scarcely furnish
forth the christening tables." *—(Report of the Bible Meeting
at Cork.)