<application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" 
        android:permission="android.permission.INTERNET">    // <-- ВОТ ЗДЕСЬ ПОСТАВИЛ
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.fbtest.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="17" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.fbtest2"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
    
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.fbtest2.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
    
    
</manifest>

[2013-08-07 13:23:03 - FBTest2] WARNING: Application does not specify an API level requirement!
[2013-08-07 13:23:03 - FBTest2] Device API version is 17 (Android 4.2.2)

Properties ParamConnection = new Properties();
ParamConnection.setProperty("user", "SYSDBA"); 
ParamConnection.setProperty("password", "masterkey"); 
// ParamConnection.setProperty("encoding", "WIN1251");

String sCon = "jdbc:firebirdsql:192.168.0.97/3050:TestDB";

//register Driver
Class.forName("org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBDriver");

//Get connection
Connection  con = DriverManager.getConnection(sCon, ParamConnection);

ParamConnection.setProperty("encoding", "WIN1251")

ParamConnection.setProperty("encoding", "WIN1251")

....
....
roleName	isc_dpb_sql_role_name		# Name of the SQL role
sqlRole		isc_dpb_sql_role_name		# Alias for roleName property

sqlDialect	isc_dpb_sql_dialect		# Dialect of the SQL

encoding	isc_dpb_lc_ctype 		# Client encoding for the database

....
....  more ....

08-20 05:50:41.151: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2502): Сейчас начнётся выполнение << aConnection = DriverManager.getConnection(sCon, ParamConnection); >>
08-20 05:50:41.821: W/dalvikvm(2502): dvmFindClassByName rejecting 'assets/driver_property_info_en_US'
08-20 05:50:41.821: W/dalvikvm(2502): dvmFindClassByName rejecting 'assets/driver_property_info_en'
08-20 05:50:41.841: W/dalvikvm(2502): dvmFindClassByName rejecting 'assets/driver_property_info'
08-20 05:50:42.352: D/dalvikvm(2502): GC_CONCURRENT freed 231K, 11% free 3055K/3428K, paused 94ms+89ms, total 322ms
08-20 05:50:42.352: D/dalvikvm(2502): WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 9ms
08-20 05:50:44.141: D/AndroidRuntime(2502): Shutting down VM
08-20 05:50:44.141: W/dalvikvm(2502): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x40a71930)
08-20 05:50:44.372: E/AndroidRuntime(2502): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
08-20 05:50:44.372: E/AndroidRuntime(2502): java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not execute method of the activity
08-20 05:50:44.372: E/AndroidRuntime(2502): 	at android.view.View$1.onClick(View.java:3599)

08-20 05:53:47.392: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2557): Сейчас начнётся выполнение << aConnection = DriverManager.getConnection(sCon, ParamConnection); >>
08-20 05:53:48.031: W/dalvikvm(2557): dvmFindClassByName rejecting 'assets/driver_property_info_en_US'
08-20 05:53:48.031: W/dalvikvm(2557): dvmFindClassByName rejecting 'assets/driver_property_info_en'
08-20 05:53:48.052: W/dalvikvm(2557): dvmFindClassByName rejecting 'assets/driver_property_info'
08-20 05:53:48.563: D/dalvikvm(2557): GC_CONCURRENT freed 231K, 11% free 3056K/3420K, paused 77ms+116ms, total 324ms
08-20 05:53:49.711: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2557): Statement
08-20 05:53:49.741: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2557): rs
08-20 05:53:49.992: D/dalvikvm(2557): GC_CONCURRENT freed 311K, 13% free 3159K/3616K, paused 75ms+90ms, total 383ms
08-20 05:53:49.992: D/dalvikvm(2557): WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 25ms
08-20 05:53:51.646: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2557): rs.last
08-20 05:53:51.646: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2557): rs.getRow
08-20 05:53:51.672: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2557): rs.first
08-20 05:53:51.692: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2557): String[rowsCount]
08-20 05:53:51.702: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2557): Заполняем
08-20 05:53:52.641: D/<<<<<   MyLog   >>>>>(2557): Заполнили !!!
08-20 05:53:52.672: D/dalvikvm(2557): GC_CONCURRENT freed 99K, 7% free 3518K/3760K, paused 96ms+97ms, total 347ms

		Properties ParamConnection = new Properties();

		sCon = "jdbc:firebirdsql:192.168.0.97/3050:TESTBASE";

		ParamConnection.setProperty("user", "SYSDBA"); 
		ParamConnection.setProperty("password", "masterkey"); 
//		ParamConnection.setProperty("encoding", "WIN1251");   

			Log.d(myTag, "Сейчас начнётся выполнение << aConnection = DriverManager.getConnection(sCon, ParamConnection); >>");
				
			aConnection = DriverManager.getConnection(sCon, ParamConnection);

			Log.d(myTag, "Statement");
            
			Statement stmt = aConnection.createStatement(ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);

			Log.d(myTag, "rs");

			java.sql.ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT NAME FROM PERSON");

			Log.d(myTag, "rs.last");
			rs.last();
			
			Log.d(myTag, "rs.getRow");
			int rowsCount = rs.getRow();

			Log.d(myTag, "rs.first");
			rs.first();
         
			Log.d(myTag, "String[rowsCount]");
			String[] names = new String[rowsCount];
	         
			Log.d(myTag, "Заполняем");
			for (int i = 0; i < rowsCount; i++) {
//				names[i] = rs.getString(1);			// Было так, как еслибы работал encoding
				names[i] = new String(rs.getBytes(1), "cp1251");	// Стало так
				rs.next();
			}
	         
			Log.d(myTag, "Заполнили !!!");
			rs.close();
			stmt.close();
            

			// находим список
			ListView lvMain = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.lvMain);

			// создаем адаптер

			ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
					R.layout.my_list_item, names);

			// присваиваем адаптер списку
			lvMain.setAdapter(adapter);