CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.—AI a meeting of this body on Wednesday, allusions
were made to the prevalent rumour that the period of their emancipation was approaching. In reference to the " securities," Mr. Shiel said, that any measure which would throw the mitre of the Catholic bishops into the Treasury, or abridge the franchise of the forty-shilling freeholders, would be " roost obnoxious." Mr. O'Connell gave notice of a motion to dissolve the A,sociation the moment the Royal assent should be given to any bill for " total and unqualified emancipation." Nothing, he says, but full; free, and unqualified emancipation, can do, or ever shall do :—they would enter into no bargains —would make no base traffic.
The Dublin papers give a ludicrous description of the proposed arrangements of the Dublin Corporation to present a petition to Parliament against the Catholic claims. It was gravely recommended at the last assembly of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, that his Lordship should proceed to the House of Commons in the state-coach!
The Dublin Corporation have resolved to expend 500/. upon a public dinncr to the Duke of Northumberland, when he arrives. The motion for this, however, was only carried by the casting-vote of the Sheriff, the votes for and against it being equal.
A Dublin letter says, that in consequence of directions from Government, a party of military went on Wednesday week front Athlone to Shinrone, and disarmed the Orangemen of that place. This town is described as a " hot-bed of Orangeisin." The military brought away one hundred and sixty stand of arms.
Toaacco.—This plant is cultivated to a great extent in Ireland, in defiance of the law, and to the loss of the revenue, which is said to have suffered last year to the amount of 150,000/. A greatly-extended cultivation next year is anticipated ; and the agriculturists are urged to petition Parliament to legalize the growing of tobacco at home.
The mail from Dublin to Limerick was robbed on Tuesday night, near Monasteres, in the county of Kildare. A number of cars were placed on the road, and the coach coming against them was upset. The robbers took away all the mail-bags which the coach contained, amounting to a considerable number.
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