A society in Ireland styling itself the "Catholic Association" .--entirely
unconnected with the "Catholic Association" of England—has recently rendered itself conspicuous by advo- cating the boycotting of Protestants. As the result of a meeting of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Ireland on Tuesday week, Dr. Walsh, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, has addressed a strong letter to the clergy of his diocese, which was read from the altar of all the parish churches in Dublin last Sunday. Dr. Walsh states that "enormous injury" is being done to the interests of his Church by the mischievous proceedings of this Association, rendered doubly mischievous by the use of the name " Catholic " in its title, and wishes to record his protest against their action in the strongest and most public manner. This action had led to Protestant reprisals, from which Roman Catholics and Roman Catholic charities have suffered substantial loss. It remains to be seen whether the other Roman Catholic Bishops will follow the excellent example set them by Dr. Walsh. In this context we may note that a violent attack on the Jews in Limerick by one of the local Redemptorist Fathers has elicited a vehement and well-merited rebuke from Mr. Michael Davitt, who protests, "as an Irishman and a Catholic, against this spirit of barbarous malignity being introduced into Ireland under the pretended form of a material regard for the welfare of our workers."
The result of the poll in the by-election at Norwich was declared early in the morning of last Saturday, the figures
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