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Catholic Associatios, Bvo.

Audi alieram partem should be the motto of all con.
troversialists, whatever may be the subject on which
they differ. Truth is sure to be elicited by free..iscus.
sion, and whatever may be the sentitornts of indivi.
duals as to the Catholic religion, or the question of
Catholic Emancipation, they are bound in justice to
allow the defenders in both the right to be heatd. The
volume before us, which contains all the tracts ruh-
lished by the Society up to the present time, is not con.
fined to Catholic pamphlets, but includes also the
speeches of several' Protestant Gentlemen, (Avowable to
Catholic Emancipation. As records of tie opinions of
able men. on a highly important question, they are net
only interesting but valuable.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, DEMMER 29.

John Miles IVinnington, commonly called Sir John
Miles Winnington, was opposed by Mr. Pot.toce, for
David Gass, jeweller, and J.Sergenson, wine and spitit•
merchant; and by William Bamford, an attorney's
clerk, in person. He was supported by Mr. Coca'.
The insolvent, when before the Court on a former
day, stated that he was called Sir John,
in consequence
of having received the honour of Knighthood at Home,
from the late Pope. In his schedule !.e attributed his
insolvency to the extravagance of his wife, from whom,
it appeared, he has instituted proceedings in the Eccie.
siastical Courts to obtain a divorce. His debts were
stared to be 8,3611. of which 4001. weie contracted by
his wife before her marriage with, and 1,4001. sinceher
separation from, her husband; and 1,4441. more sera
incurred by her and her sister in the -prosecution of 4
commission of lunacy. Upwards of 5,0001. were On•
tracted by himself.
It appearing that the schedule required some further amendments,
the Insolvent was remanded until nest week, when he b°
brought up to receive the judgment of the Court.

The NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE has had an accession
sof new contributors of the most distinguished talent. The first
Number for 1826 will contain, among other Papers Of Pio
interest—An Essay on the Greek Drama by Mr. carnybea—b.
pillar Fallacies, by Eller—Sketches of Parisian Society aod Linn-
cure, by an eminent writer, No. I—On the Moral State of Pui*"
The Fiorendne Party : a dramatic scene, by Barry Csrnsva-•
Opinions for 11126—0 n Person; one would wish to have sere
Notes on the Bleath—..English Authors on the Continent, Ns. '—
Memoirs of the Margravine of Anspach, by iiersrlf—iiit-Cst
IShetches, No. and Oat of Love—On Coffee-houses ami
Smokers, by Harry Honeycomb--On the Writings of Job' Err.
lyn—The late Russian Autocrat—Account of Guatemala—an•
Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty.five—Poetry by F.
Sturm as the New Year, by I. E. J. Ste. Ste.
The fees taken at the Police Offices are collected ac.
cording to a table settled by the Quarter Sessions, ani
accounted for on oath to his MAJESTY'S Government,
in aid of the expense of the Police Est.blishment.
Monday,.the sth instant, a dreadful accident hap'
petted at one of the collieries belonging to Messrs. Who
LIAS4 CLARE and Co. of St. Helena, Liverpool. At
three of the men (two of them brothers, and the °tiler a
cousin), were descending, as usual,
down the coal.pil
work, about four o'clock in the morning, the pin whirs
fastens the chain to the basket, in which the Imo wesi44
unfortunately came out, by which means they Were
precipitated to the bottom, a distance of upward' -
ninety -yards ; and when found they were all dead.
A boy named *Gowan, belonging to Alloa, rha
rased to blow the steam.boat horn, went out with
Jean of Alloa, to Mirirnichi, and had to fly front
when consumed by fire ; he then got on board the l~
C'.thcart, of Alloa, and was shipwrecked on his I/1
home, at Prince Edward's Is:and; again lettl.V.uf
Mit amichi, and, Shen corning home with die Nan
Alloa, was ag.sin sLywrecked. ors tLC Isle of A,V4°'

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