Star.
London, England, 1825-03-21 00:00:00

IRELAND:

FROM THS JOURNAL 0 Tj2114114411T.
CATHOLIC ASpociATloti. •
One of the most ctowded Meetings of the Catholic
Association which we have yet seen, was. held at the
Corn Exchange. Buildings, yestet day.—Gronos BATA.N,
Esq. of Jenkiastown, in the Chair.
Mr. Foamier read the minutes of the last day's proceedings.
Tin REST.—The Rent received during the week amounted to
.41,844 10s. 2d. _ _

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PARTING ADDRESS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Mr. CONWAY, having caught the eye of the Chair-
man, moved the suspension of the standing order, which
required a week's notice of every motion. As this was
to be the final meetiAg of the Association, he wished to
.submit for adoption an Address to the People, which a
Committee was appointed some time ago to prepare.
:Mr. Conway then read the Address, which was highly
approved of by the Meeting.

ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. FOGARTY Said, With Opt at all derogating from
the merits of this Address, which he was quite ready to
acknowledge, he thought some topics were omitted,
which might be advantageously introduced, and as it
was intended to be the last act of the Association,
he would advise that it be referred back to the Com-
mittee. He had received an official letter from Mr.
O'Gorman, the Secretary, intimating the wish of the
Deputation now in London, that the Association should
adjourn to Friday neat, the last day on which they could
meet, without incurring the penalties of the new Act of
Parliament, instead of terminating their sittings this day,
as had been intended.
Mr.Cosiway expressed his perfect readiness to allow the Address
to lie over until Friday, and
Mr. Mamma O'Costsect. moved, that the meeting, at its rising,
doadjourn until Friday seat, which was seconded and unanimously
agreed to.
Mr. Cormoza, pursuant to notice, moved a vote of Thanks to
the Friends of the Association in both Houses of Parliament, which
was unanimously carried.

Dust. PiavENTan.—lnformations having been sworn.
before H. C.SIRR, Esq. on Saturday, that two Gentle.
men, named ,F —D and J. J--s, Esq. were
about to fight a duel, and that H. H TT, Esq.
was to act as second to one of the party, Peace Offi-
cers, Manley and J. Hanagan, proceeded in search of
the party, and succeeded in taking Mr. J---N into
custody. The pursuit after Messrs. and-
H--TT being extremely close, they Nought it
prudent to deliver themselves up, which they did on
Saturday evening. The Magistrates bound the princi-
pals in 2001. each, and the second in lOW. for keep the
peace.—Dublin Paper.
The Bing of Naples, by an Ordinance dated the Bthl
of February, has pardoned all prisoners under sentence
for all crimes but that of robbery. He has also forgiven
all the latter, whose terms of confinement expire in the
year 1626. The principal object of this measure seems
to be to give liberty to the numerous persons suffering
for political offences.
- The new Swedish Tariff is generally favourable. to
the commercial intercourse between this country and
Sweden a Many articles of British manufacture, which
were before prohibited, are now admitted on payment
of a moderate duty.
MARGATE,MARCHIB.—Tuesday evening ourTheatre
was opened for the benefit of the Philanthropic Institu-
tion. The performance was the Drama of The Castk
Spectre, find the characters were sustained by Gentle-
men amateurs of this place, who gene' onsly volunteered
their services in aid of that Institution. The whole
went off exceedingly well, and answered the purpose
for which it was intended.—The farce was the Mogul
Tek, in which amateurs took the respective characters.
Friday, Major-General EGERTON and Mr. ABBOT,
were examined before the Lords' Committee on the
State of Ireland. The examination of Mr. O'Consrm.r.,
which lasted two days, is completed. The Lords' Com-
mittee adjourned to Monday. The LORD ADVOCATE
and the Souctron-GENERAL for SCOTLAND, were exa•
mined before the Lords Committer on Scotch Jurors, atc.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT. Saturday morning last,
about nine o'clock, a fine little boy, three years of age,
was burnt to death in Bidborough-street, Burton-cres-
cent. The mother it appears went out, leaving the de.
ceased, a child somewhat older, and an infant in. the
,cradle. On her departure, the two elder children began
playing with the fire, which at length communicated
with the dress of the deceased. The elder of the chil-
dren then ran into the street, crying out " Frederick's
on firer and a man who was passing ran into the
house, happily in time to rescue the infant from the
danger, the fire having already communicated to the
cradle. The little sufferer was instantly conveyed to a
surgeon's in the neighbourhood, but died in a few
minutes afterwards, part of the flesh being burnt lite-
rally off the bones.
Tuesday, an Inquisition was taken on the body of
Ann Fenton, found dead in a room in Garden-street,
Hull, where she bad been drinking. Verdict,--died of
a fit of apoplexy, in consequence of excessive drinking.
Isaac Reed, a man well knnwt in Nottingham, was
at tbe Eight Bells on Saturday se'nnight, when some
person present proposed to try his capacity for drink-
ing, and agreed to give him five full quarts of ale, if
he would drink them in fifteen minutes. The task be
nndertook, and accomplished it in twelve minutes ; but
he was so much affected thereby, that he was obliged
to be conveyed home in a cart, and has been so ill,
in consequence of his folly, that his life has been
despaired of.
- Friday evening the shop of Mr. Berdoe, tailor,
Nb. 18, Coppice-row, Clerkenwell, was robbed of a
superfine coat by two men, by first tying the shop-door
with a rope to the iron grating over the kitchen window,
and then forcibly breaking the window and snatching
the coat.out of the broken square: they are not taken.
There are three sorts of drinkers. One drinks to sa-
tisfy nature and to support his body, and requires it as
necessary to bis being. Another drinks a degree beyond
this, and takes a larger dose to exhilarate and cheer the
mind, and help him to sleep—these two are lawful
drinkers. A third drinks neither for the good of the
body nor the mind, but to stupify both. The Negro's
definition of such drinkers is pithy s "I drink for drinkyi
Massee' (kinky for drunky I"
Cranberry plants are an excellent substitute for white-
thorn, as a garden fence ; a hedge formed of them
presents an impenetrable barrier to cattle. They grow
very quickly, bear fruit the third year of planting, and
the crop of fruit becomes more abundant-and valuable
very succeeding year.
SIGNS IN Nam—The following curious inscriptions
re to be seen in the Rue de Rivoli in Paris, over the
door of a tailor, " Culottier de Madame,. is Duclissse
s Devonshire:" and over that of a hair-dresser, we
Ti the following witty couplet t—
“ La Nature dame bubo et &even,
Et mot je cups tousles dess.','

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