The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-21 00:00:00

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

The Times quotes the debate laat night on Uni-
versity Education in Ireland as proof of that increase of
tolerance and decay of religions passion which mark the
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primal day. Bat, though the catholice, in the opinion of
the Timer, undoubtedly show s substantial grievance, our
oontemporary would regret to see it remedied by the Moor-
poration of the so-oalled Catholic Uoimesity, with the right
of giving degreee. There are many objections to such •
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cootie. "Ic the first place it is sought to set up au ex .
elusively catholic place of education. The university would
be for catholic students, and no others whatever. Now,

there in no analagons institution in the milted kingdom.
Oxford and Cambridge are not exclusively Anglican ; Dublin
is very far from being so. Even the most zedoluTaifindeis
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of the church in Loudon will probably be content with
maintaining its supremacy in the colleges, and will make no
objection to admitting catholic& and dissenters to university
degrees. So that in establishing • catholic university we
should be giving the national sanction to • system the like
of which does not now exist either in England or Ireland,
and we should be following a path directly oo•kasy to that
in which reoout legislation on this subject has advanced.
Nor would the cause of learning gain by such • step.

Nothing eau be more prejudicial to the university system
them an inmates in the number of universities and

the consequent cheapening of the boom= they
bestow. Scotland has suffered by
_posseerailiat!
each independent institutione instead of ooe, which

would hays been enough far its wants. In England the
university of Durham Ism been a failure, although it bad
the definite object of supplying the north of England with
higher instruction. At present Ireland has two universities
—that of Dublin and that recently founded, which bears
the named the Queen's University. Why should a third
be founded? Surely the number of students sod the large-
ness of their acquirements are not such as to require such
an extension. It may fairly be presumed that if there be
any disadvantage under which more than another the Irish

students suffer, it Ii the deficiency of healthy competition.
We doubt not that the Roman catholics would find duly

oompetent teachers of elsesice or mathematics for their nni•

versifier, but we cannot suppose that the student. would be
Tossed to extraordinary exectioa by such incentives as the
competition of their own community would afford. Foe
these and other reasons we mast rejoice that there was so
ready an acquiescence by the Roman c►tholic members last
night in the proposal, of Sir George Grey. Undoubtedly
the best coarse would be to affiliate the Roman catholic
College to the Queen's University in Dublin. The catholic"
have the right to demand a recognition for the seminary
in which their students are educated in their ewe waste,
and which they deliberately prefer to Belfast, Cork, or Gal-
way. This claim would be recognised by such an arrangement
as Sir G. Grey recommends, and under it the religious
ethic ,tion of the students would be left entirely in the
hands of catholic*. The ex►mimation for degrees in arts,

or law, or medicine would be oonduoted by the authorities

of the National University, sad the gain to the
students would be great for this reason, that the
value of the degree would be tenfold that of the
degree given by a mere sectarian institution, unpopular
among the people, and looked down upon by the
I Armed. There are no degrees which have a higher value as
te its of acquired knowledge than those conferred by the
London University in this country, and a simil►r institution
m.ght canter equal benefits on edneatios in Ireland."

The Morning Post and Morning Herald comment upon
the facts revealed is the evidence taken before the coroner's
jury in the cue of the late accident at Staplehurst. The
Post doubt. it negligence more culpable than that which
occasioned the slaughter and mutilation of the victims of
this accident has ever been manifested on any previous cc-
cssion. The Herald says :—" The viaduct where this acci-
dent occurred bad been under repair for ten weeks. During
the whole of that time the signal rules were
persistently disregarded, nor does this omission
appear to have been any novelty. The fact sumo
to be that while the company made one set of
rules their servants made another, and the traditions
of the rail were allowed to override the positive
commandment. It was the duty of the district inspector
to correct this state of things, and Mr. Gallimore's apparent
failure to do so in the present theta -lee is the obvious canoe
of the verdict which lies against him. His responsibility
was clearly expressed by Mr. Ashcroft, who said ' it was his
(Gallimore's) duty to see that the regulations of the com-
pany were carried out, and that the fog and other signals
were used.' And further, 'if there had been an habitual
disregard of the company's regulations, and Mr. Gallimore
did not find it out, I scarcely think he weld be said Whim
done his duty.' Mr. Gallium:* was himself exa-
mined as • witneen, and gave the court to understand
that he thought all the rules as to signalling were being duly
observed by Bongs. But it dor not appear that this 'soil&
man, in his capacity as inspector, took any pains to sow-
tain whether his impression was really correct. In fact, the
whole of his evidence is painfully studded with acknow-
ledgments of things which he ` did not know' and his
position was not improved by the statement—' I ob-
ject to say whether I have any other business beside
that of district inspector.' Too much seems to have
been taken for granted, and there warn • presumption
that all was right when nearly everything was wrong.
His confidence in Beep may have thrown the inspector
off his guard, while with other men he may have been more
strict; but the jury were clearly justified in giving the
same verdict against the inspector as against the ganger.
The cue now stands remitted to another court, though we
scarcely expect that this will amount to much. Public
opinion will have to administer the chief corrective, and
we hope that other companies will profit by this lenient-
able disaster and see th►t inspectors and others really use
their eyes. These men are the 'stewards' of the line, and
unless the► are faithful to • punctilio is the performance
of their responsible duties all the mechanism and regale.
Bons in the world will not suffice to make • railway roma-
ably oafs"

The Morning Advertiser °maiden it worth while to obesity
some of the leading members of Mr. Gladatone's committee
according to their religious opinious, as follows :—Tractarian
—The Rev. Dr. Pussy, the Rev. J. Reeble. High church
—The Her. Dr. Hook, the Von. Archdeacon Grant. Low
church—The Rey. Dr. Miller, rector of St. Martin's, Bk.
mines= ; the Rev. G. H. NOW, incumbent of Chris.
Church, Watneyetreet. Neologian—The Her. Dr. Temple,
Rugby; the Rev. B. Jowett. Radioal—Goldwin Smith,
ILA.; the Rey. Professor J. T. Roger.. German—Max
Muller, LA.; the Rev. B. G. do Maseru Revivalist and
Lay preacher—Lord &detach."

THE COMMISSIONAIRES IN THE ClTY.—Since the
recant jewel robberies in the City, 15 of the pun "psi firms
to Ocrabill, including jewellers and watchmakers, haws
joined together in availing themselves of the bermes of
members of the Corps of Commimionsires for the protection
of their shops and homes at nights and cm Sundays and a
number of picked MAD have been aseigned to that pgirtander
duty. Two go upon duty at 7 every evening, and
remain until midnight, when they are relieved by two fresh
nom who keep watch and ward meta 6in the morning. At
unoertala times is the night a superior officer goes the
round sniped to the men to see that they are wide awake
and as as additional guara.ntee for 'leases tell-tele clocks
similar to those in um the lobbies of the home of
perliusent are about to be adopted to show that the owe-
missioashis appointed to this
.duty petrol their beat &gloss
ameba of times daring the sight, cc any bigs in that re.
'poet. The district as yet under their superrlios =Made
cal front Birchinlane to Orsceekirch•dreet, but it com-
pre inimeam sad varied ISM of movable peoperty
st peat rah*.