The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-05 00:00:00

EAST.

Mr. SADLEIR wished to ask the hon. gentleman the
Secretary to the Admiralty a question relating to the at-
tempted fraud in the supply of hay to the army of the
Eiist. He wished to know if it was true that there was
no ground for holding Sturgeon and Sons, of Grays,
Essex, responsible for the consequences of this attempted
lraud.
Mr. B. OSBORNE said there was a notice in the
paper to-night for a motion on this subject, and it would
perhaps simplify the matter if he stated at once that the
Admiralty had no objection to produce all the corres-
pondence that had taken place about it. As regarded
the particular case of Sturgeon and Son, in looking over
the reports made to the Admiralty, he found that there
was no ground for charging that firm with deliberate
fraud. The truss of hay containing the lamb was not in
any of those supplied by Sturgeon and Son.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.
Mr. FAGAN rose to move for leave to bring in a
bill to make provision for the better government of the
University of Dublin ; for the establishment and m ain-
tenance of a second college therein, with co-ordin ate
authority, and, as near as may be, equivalent income,
with Trinity College, to be called, in pursuance to the
act 14 and 15 Charles 2, c. 2, the Queen's College ; and
further for the extension, in pursuance to the act 33
Geo. 3, c. 21, to students of all religious denominations,
of the honours, degrees, benefits, emoluments, and
offices, in the Queen's College. The honourable
member said he regretted to have to state that while
the Dublin University was the most richly en-
dowed educational establishment in the world, it gave
less contributions to literature or science. The Dublin
University was endowed with the enormous property of
200,000 acres of land, which was valued at 93,0001. a-
year ; and though in point of fact that land at
present did not produce above 64,0001. a-year,
the University was still as it would be seen
by what he had just stated, most richly endowed.
The Provost of that hUniversity received an annual
stipend of 3,5001,, while the heads of houses in Oxford
and Cambridge had not quite 800/. ; the seven Senior
Fellows in Trinity College, Dublin, had 1,8001. a-year
on an average. The first class of Junior Fellows in
the Dublin University, six in number, had 9001. a-year.
The second class Fellows, also six in number, had 6001.
a-year ; the third class Fellows, five in number, had
4001. a-year ; while the Junior Fellows of Oxford and
Cambridge had not upon the average above 2501. a-year.
The ill success of the Dublin University as a national
establishment he attributed to the strictly exclusive
character of the system, by which the scholarships, and
all the prizes of the University, are confined to persons
of the Protestant religion, and the systematic exclusion
of Roman Catholics, by which the great body of
the people of Ireland avoided that University
altogether as a seat of learning. (Hear, hear.) The
present Provost of Trinity College to his great honour
had expressed his opinion that the scholarships at
least should be open to persons of all religious.
.per-
suasions ; and he (Mr. Fagan) was of opinion
that the time was now come when not only tne
scholarships, but the fellowships also, should be
thrown open to persons of every religious denomination.
It was clear that the charter of the University should be
and
till Miller
stated separated from Trinity College, which he maintained was
theteodbjtehcattotfhe the statutes
tuatecsoloi
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of
college
ets shouldfoundation,be
maintained
another university was founded—the college and the
university being originally distinct. He had every re-
spect for the provincial colleges of Ireland, but every
one must admit they had not the prestige of a university;
and besides the Roman Catholics and the Dissenters of
Dublin had not, as they ought to have their own
separate provincial colleges. The honourable member
after giving a brief outline of the plan of the measure
he intended to bring forward for reforming the constitu-
tion of the Dublin University, moved for leave to bring
in the bill.
Mr. G. a AMORE seconded the motion.
Mr G. A. HAMILTON rose to give the motion of
the hon. member for Cork his most decided opposition.
This was the first time in his life that he had ever
heard that the Dublin " •
University had been established
for the benefit of Roman Catholics. (Hear, hear.)
Was it reasonable, was it natural to suppose, that at