Star.
London, England, 1817-05-27 00:00:00

NIBLRN lAN SOCIETY'.

It gives us much pleasure to state the event to
which this incomparable Institution benefited, by the
glowing and overpowering eloquence of Dr Cnac-
stens, on Sunday last, in advocating it. CAUSe, in the
Scots Church. London-wall. The collection after
sermon, including donation!, exceeded relfao. After
the opportunities which the public have had by the
tour sermons which this distinguished Divine hath
preached in this metropolis, of judging of his won-
derful powers as a pulpit orator, of his comprehensive
views as a theologian, of his acquirements as a man
of taste and literature, and of the originality of his
genius for description of character and luminous illus-
tration of divine troth, vie believe, there is but one
s:iniiiient of admiration in all who have heard him;
and never had a cause, so worthy of patronage and
• aid, nhee justice done to it—never was an auditory
• so arrested, as we witnessed by Dr. Citarlarns's ser-
mon in aid of the Hibernian Society, in the Scots
Church. on Sunday last. It was gratifying to ob-
serve so many Nobility and personages of rank, the
Chief Magistrate of the City, and some of the Alder-
men preseiat on slicir an interesting occasion, and it
is lund'y hoped that the Society, bioa,tht before the
notice of such, will liencrtorth acqaire additional
support, and be able to emend its salutary operations.
The ground-work of the discourse was Matt- 7, v.
The spirit of Popery and Protestantism, and the
errors winch adhere to the principles of the former,
contrasted with those which often obtain in the prac-
tical judgments and conduct of thole who profess the
latter, were delineated with admirable force and pre-
cision. The object of the Society was next adverted
to, and an argument drawn from its principles, the
stale of Ireland, and the national character of the
Irish was illustrated with singnlir ability and effect.
The sermon was closed with a warm and animated
appeal to the conAreg.ition, to lend their aid by their
munificence to arle.ince the grand cruse of educa-
tion, and the dissemination of the racrd of Gou.

At the Anniversary Meeting, a few days since, 4
the " British and Foreign School Seciety," it app e sr-
eci in the conrw of a most interesting report which
WAS read, on the progress which vie system is making
in all countries, that. the 1 ite Phil inthropist, Mr.
REYNOLDS had transmitted to the y the noble
donation of A:n.)0(2; and that the pot Mr. 0 weN
of Lanark, had also given XlOOO, to forward the
'ex:rtions of the S.:ciety for the lien tit of a
gvneratton

The Anniversary Dinner of the Society for the
Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Coin.
merce, took place yesterday, at the Freemasons' Ta.
vein; and considering that so many public festivals
have preceded it, and its being tbe recess week, it
was very niimeroosly attended. His Royal Highness
the Duke of Sussex presided.
A Gentleman who has been examining the diffe-
rent Meteuraigical Instruments in various parts of
England, with a view to ascertain the cause of the
apparent errors in the Meteorological Journals, has
bound one cause was, the wind is often so erroneously
pet down—The Cardinal points on the Wither
cocks are in general put according to the CO:11pAll%
instead of tf,e Sun, consequeraly the North point i
is above 2(i" west of the due north, and all the
others are consequently wrong. A Gentleman at
Walthamstow has recently constructed a weather
vane, which rings a bell at every turn of the vane,
by the most gentle change 01 wind. It is also con-
', stiected with a spherical caunister of oil at the top,
which can drop continually into the hinge, and will
not be exhausted for many yeats.
Trade, we understand, has improved very much
of late. There are many buyers of English goods
from America at present in town.
The merchants of Liverpool, interested in the im-
portation ut flour from Antetica, send out travellers
generally every spring. to ascettain as precisely as
possible the prospect ut the wheat and other crops in
Englond. Last season ten travellers were engaged'l
in this particular service, and it afterwards appeared
that the report they made on the occasion was gene-
rally correct. The came means have been resorted
to this season, to ascertain the prospects of the ensu•
ing harvest ; and we are happy to learn that the
parties employed have given it as their united opinion
that the country at large never stood in a more pro.
mising situation for rich and abundant crops of
wheat, and ut ail other sorts of grain.
On the 24th ultimo, a servant girl of Mr. ROUSE,
of Benonden, having placed a little child on the edge
of a copper, containing boiling water, she incau-
tiously left it to go across the kitchen, when dreadful
to relate, the little innocent fell into the liquid, and
was so dreadfully scalded, that it died shortly after
being taken out.
The Duke of Nottromc is expected so visit Arun-
del Castle in the course of this week. His Grace also
intends to admit the Nobility and Gentry to view the
magnificent interior of that aacient and noble struc-
ture, as soon as the painted window is fixed iu the
Baron's Hall. 'The extensive improvements and al-

terations at Arundel Castle, which the late Duke
carried on with more than princely expenditure, are
ordered to be entirely suspended. The present Duke
has been diminishing the fine stock of deer in the
Parks, in order to convert 4 great part of these noble
domains into small farms. Farther discoveries of
Roman antiquities, in a beautiful state of perfection,
have been lately made at the villa of Bignor, within
four miles of Arundel, which excite the curiosity of
a great number of travellers.
Dustin, Max 22.—Several Catholic Gentlemen
assembled at the Globe Tavern, in Essex-street, yes:
terday, for the purpose of consulting upon the best
means of effecting a complete onion of the Body. and
engaging the co-operation of all its Members in the
constitutional pursuit of their common freedom.—
No chair was taken, or regular speeches made, but
a considerable time was occupied in conversation, and
the result of the Meeting plomices favourable to the
Catholic cause. The attendance was very nomerouc
and highly 'rupee