Star.
London, England, 1824-12-27 00:00:00

t'APHOLIC ASSOCIATION.

Thursday, before three o'clock, the doors of the Corn
.change, Dublin, were crowded. The entrance do r
having been thrown open, the Association Room was
soon occupied. Mr. CLiNCH in the Chair.
Mr..O'Corom.r. shortly after arrived, and was re-
ceived with shouts of applause waving r f hats, &c.
Mr. O'CONNELL WA's anxious Tat nothing connected
pith himself should injure the sacred cause in which
they were embarked. He.hod undertaken the mission
to England with pleasure, as be was anxious to show
the English people that they were watchful to guard
against any domestic calamity, and preserve tranquil-1
lily at home, and sectnity. abroad. He argued, it I
would be a saving to John Bull to do justice to Ireiaild,
without which her peace would never be secured ; that
by conceding that measure he opposcd, he should have
an opportunity of explaining, that they offered a bonus
of twenty-three millions a year. He had riven, be said,
for the purpose of alluding to the disappointrnent that
had taken place reg.-riding
.that mission; he was pre-'
vented from going,. and:his friends Mr. Shiel and
Mr. Bric declined going, as he was unable to accom-
pany them. The. mite of the disappointment was
known to all ; on that subject he would be silent,'
and he ousted every individual there would concur in
following the same line of conduct: if lie had any
claim on the gratitude di the people, he hoped they
would indulge him. This was not the place for de-
fence, or for any discussion; good feeling and under-
standing ran together, and be entreated them to com-
ply. He would not exhibit any anger at what had oc-
curred, or airy indecent triumph at what he anticipated
—a victory. They did not deserve the benefits of law
if they did not respect it, and he conjured everybody
to pursue the advice he gave. He would, on the next
day of meeting, bring up the address to the Catholic
Associations in England, intimating the abandonment
of the mission,. The routine business of the Association
was then resumed. • _ _

A letter from Jeremy Bentham, enclosing SI. as his
subscription, was eulogised by Mr. O'Connell.
Mr. O'Contizu. then alluded. to a transaction • that
had occurred at Derry. . Two Catholic tradesmen in
that town chose to marry two Presbyterian females, for
which purpose they were proceeding to a Couple-beggar
in the neighhourhood. • Mr. O'llagan, the Catholic
Clergyman of that place, heard" of the circumstance,
and prevented them from doing so, and solemnized
the marriage himself. For six weeks these persons
lived together in pextect harmony, until a Bench of
Magistrates .summoned them before them for the
purpose of giving evidence against the Priest.
They refused doing so,• in consequence of which they
were sent, urifler an escort of dragoons, a distance
of tout teen miles. . to a prison, there to remain for
three years, without bail being taken for them.—
The males and females were separated, in eonsequence•
of which, and to gain their freedom, they were induced
ro lodge informations against the-Priest, who, in the
meantime, flew to France, until the question should be
settled. 1-1 e (Mr, O'Connell) thought it prudent (al-
t..ough his own opinion was, that the Magistrates acted
illegally) to get Mr. Perrin to consult. with him on the
subject, and the result of their deliberation was, that
tl;e act was' totally illegal. - He admitted that the
Penal Code made it death for a Catholic Priests to
roarrpa Catholic and. a Protestant; but here the wo-
men were • Presbyterians., Now, although the Penal
Code made it death, yet the law of 1793 tirade the
offence only subject to .five hundred pounds-penalty.
Genetal Committee of the Association have
thought it their duty 40 try the law by an action for
false imprisonment, and. recommended that that action
should be-brought at' the expense of the Association.
He moved that the Committee be insti ueted to bring
the action. This was put front the Chair, and passed.
Mr. O'CoNs EL t. then brought up a Report relative to
an alleged libel in an English newspaper on the College
of Nlaynootli, and concluded by moving that the Re-
port be refer red to a Committee. Toe motion was carried.
Mr. 8/ICIL defended the College of Maynooth at great leagth.
Twenty pounds was granted for the Society of Raigious Liberty
in London. . .

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Mr. S►t;lL gave notice of a motion, relative to instituting a pro
ecuilun against the Honourable and Rev. A. „Cavendish, who, he
aid, Nad ordt•ted gunpowder to be deposited in the house of a man
named John Cahill, of Monte% He submitted that some pro-
ceeding should be instituted.
Mr. Dwyer 's salary was rated at £2.06 per year. The amount of
rent this week is £4Ol 173. sd.
Mr. M`Louniseini was then called to the Chair, anti the Meeting
adjourned, shortly after six o'clock, to Thursday next.

At this perioJ, when the stream of public opinion has
set so strongly towards mining enterprises, to which the
union of capital 'undoubtedly offers peculiar facilities,
by rendering accessible undertakings, the magnitude of
sdrich must necessarily deter private adventurers, it is
without any surprise we learn, that the wants of the
public have called forth a comprehensive Association
for Mining Purposes, as well domestic as foreign,
which is now in progress, and may be expected to be
finally arranged in a few days, under such auspices as
to secure the confidence of the public.
CATHOLIC .JUBILEE.—The Pope LEO XII. has issued
o Bull of Indiction," appointing the year 1825 a year
of jubilee for the whole of the Catholic Church, and
inviting the faithful sons of the Church to make a pil-
grimage to Rome. The following is an extract t—" We
proclauta and publish the Universal and Great Jubilee
to commence in this Holy City, from the first yellers
cf the next eve of the Nativity of our most Holy Saviour,
Jesus CHRIST, and to continue through the whole of
year 1825. During this year of Jubilee, we merci-
laly in the LORD grant and impart the most plenary
and complete indulgence, remission, and pardon of all
their sins, to all the faithful in CHRIST, of both sexes,
Alto are truly penitent and have confessed, and who
have likewise refreshed themselves with the Holy Com-
munion ; provided (if Romaos or inhabitants of the city)
tt,ey shall have devoutly visited these churches of the
city—;hat of the blessed Peter and Paul, of St. John
Lateran, and that of Sr. Mary Major, at least once a
day for 30 days, whether successive or (interpolatos)
interrupted, natural, or even ecclesiastical, to be coin-
'eines! from the first vespers one day, to the complete
evening twilight of the succeeding day ; but, if they be
foreigners, or in any respect strangers, they must have
visited these churches at least 15 days as already de-
scribed ; provided also, that they shall have poured
forth pious prayers to Goo for the exaltation of the
lloly Church, the extirpation of Heresies, and the con-
cord of Catholic Princes, and the salvation and trail-
. Christiani popli) of Christendom.
Lest night, soon after six o'clock, a fire broke out in
the premises of Mr. Powatu.,/rocer, Graceehurch-stteet. A good
of water, and the speedy arrival of an engine, enabled the
emen soon to extinguish the tones, but not before they bad done
touch damage to, the interior.