The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented, praying for the re.
peal Or the attorneys' certificate duty.
Sir JOHN YOUNG presented a petition from Scar-
borough against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. KEOGH presented two petitions against the
Militia Bill.

Mr. SPOONER presented several petitions front
Warwickshire against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. NEINDEGATE presented a similar petition front
the Metropolitan Protestant Association.
IkIAYNOOTH COLLEGE ADJOURNED DE'
BATE.
On the order of the day for the resumption of the ad"
journed debate,
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY rose for the purpose of or
posing the motion of the Hun. Member for North we'
wickshire, but it must not be supposed that be se%
opposed to inquiry, for he was of opinppion that the row,:
of the most stringent inquiry would redound to the credo,
of the Maynooth College.--(Hear.) The conclusion e;
such inquiry, he believed, would satisfy every impartial person Wilt Meyneoth College was an institution wh,,a had answered the purpose for which it was intended'
and in which the soundest moral doctrines and the
i,";
strictest loyalty were taught.--(Rear, hear.) Wert
then, he might be asked, do you oppose the motion?'
(Hear, hear.) lie would tell them. The inquiry tell
proposed in a mean spirit of retaliation upon the WWI
Catholic body, and it was not brought forward in get
faith.—(Hear, hear.) At first the motion wr
absolirely against the grant to Maynoothosed so the
notice of motion remained on the votes down to
the end of February, when au aditieiotial notice of roc'
tion for an inquiry was placed Ilion the paper, and the
previous nodes was still allowed to remain standing.-- •
(Hear, hear.) But shortly after this period her Mee
jesty's present advisers came into office, and as, no doubt, .
the original motion was discovered to be a difficulty in
their way, the notice of motion for the absolute discon-
tinuance of the grant to Maynooth was expunged from
the votes.—(Hear, hear.) So far, then, for the
first. Now for the second. What necessity
was there for it? He insisted that there we'
none, because some few years ago a commission was afo:
pointed by the Crown to examine into the doctrinet
taught in Maynootb, and that investigation ended, 05 ells
others would do, in establishing not only the soundilet2
but the validity and scrupulous morality of the Prip"
pies taught and inculcated in the minds of the student-
at at Maynooth.—(Hear, hear) All the charges whitehad previously been made against tho college were
thoroughly refuted, and the insinuation that ultrar°°n
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tane views were entertained by its professtbe
was denied in the report prepared by
"be
Commissioners.—(Hear, hear.) Where, then, would
the benefit of instituting a second inquiry? If the —re
tion was intended to put the House in possession of rause°
information upon the subject he could assure the o°,,e,
that no more information could be obtained than the
port contained, and all, therefore, that they should dol.
that was the object of the motion was to order the List
port to be reptinted.—(Elear, hear.) But, admittieg L
another inquiry was necessary, the inquiry could be rd,
without any motion of the sort 14
, for. the '.
Lieutenant not only possessed the power of appeinii re.
0;
an annual visitation, but also, if he so thought fit, (0
new the Commission, which could sift the subject
0
more efficiently than a Committee of this House.—(ha!
hear.) The visitation had taken place every year .stess
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the existence of the grant, and if any of these abuses
di
exist in the college which had been charged against
they would long ago have been brought to light.—(fietr,
hear.) He complained of the spirit and manner
which this motion was made. A Commission tans
sitting and examining into the abuses of the English
Universities, but in the appointment of that Commlae.,'0
00,
there had been no desire to prejudge the Veto
as was manifested in this instance.—(Hear.)
a
could the Hon. Member for North Warwickshire,
strong and conscientious Protestant, conduct an iarner:io
inquiry into the doctrines and religious Finis,
taught in Maynooth? But setting that objecuon reo is
could this inquiry be proposed in good taith, we 4 s
was clear that they had almost attained the end vibe
moribund Parliament?—(Hear, hear.) ApPOIIIt bpi
Committee, end what could it do? Why, nothing,
tio
simply meet once tied adjourn, and then the dies°4:so
would suddenly bring their labours to a close.---(aao
Permit him, however, to ask the question, what WI all.
had teen urged in favour of the inquiry ? None a
west
fEvery argument which had been brought forward 1187,b8
in favour of inquiry, but against the grant, hernial, ibe
Roman Catholic religion was the ruling principle °,ltest
college.—(;fear, hear.) It should be remembered ;to
the object of the Legislature in assisting the college,
tee
to promote the domestic religion of the people of
land, and he was prepared to prove that the e°`;„vil
authorities had in no way departed from the origc`-oe,
purposes of the institution.--(Hear, hoar.) ,ale toss
tended that Maynooth had nothing to do with the
.d tiaef
montane teaching now prevalent in Ireland.
ed. to
suppose that if Sir Robert Peel, when he prnet the
increase the grant to Maynooth had found that
ay
teaching practised at the college, was such as it
described to be, he would not have asked a CO
of inquiry, and been guided by the result? Sir be did
Peel was slow in approaching reform, but when be
effect any reform, it was always of the most Be'neo,be
and comprehensive character ;yet, with all his itr:of
had never seen anything to condemn or eetePlthe clo-
the system of education pursued at Maynoeth• and
.tbst
riculum at Maynooth extended over eight yea"' entered
period elapsed from the time the young m,'lnsd eriest»
until he went forth to the world an etch' did
Now the permanent grant was made in 1.84,5' vbeuet:istbad
not come into operation until 1846, so that tlx ,•oyed
elapsed since the benefits of the grant
at Maynooth. Therefore, he 'would undertake to ‘t
that not a single Rutaan Catholic priest, educated
bad been e
sto,
Maynooth since the grant was made, had participioti7
in any public demonstration in Ireland.
cal conclusion, then, to say that such
education pursued at Maynootti,
and
was absolute!'
arising from it,
thought tan he was bound to tarok,:
dhsuwohastht heaemesviYiLlsateffeine:o
necessary? He if it WAS proved before the inquiry whether,
altered and was free
never been that
the Committee that the systfermomotfhe eodbineccattiioontis
bfoard whobeaenrwuiregkesdb,irtosweuuidb
suuppporretpeadretd to
heeloupp, hio
illbet
When insurrection was rite in Ireland who w. 9
tie .
it that stood between the people and bloodshed but the
Roman Catholic priests? He met with a positive dent'
l_
the assertion that the education at Maynooth encourage;
immorality, and shook the allegiance of those enter
h
grant?
its influence. One of the most illogical reasons
phroobvuisntagi d
was t the e
now College
comparatively
doing away with the grant, was advanced by the ills
Soßneuectreeatfaternyre,ei
mrw,
making them almost tha efecuoenudt! twi oenr
ao ft
btahye
tpur or feeds
us ou rail;
beeel
Ma3ll°th
to a state of poverty again? The Home Secretary had
also stated that the college was intended for dea3e6;oo
stead of being
purposes, and that the funds voted by Parliamealt is
employed for the education of priest'to
home, were used for the education of foreign pries O.
but if that Right lion. Gentlemen had instituted
..ere
most meagre inquiry he would have ascertained tier
was no foundation whatever for that' o
assertion,
o's, which _
so often repeated by the great champions of Pr
intiem.