The Sun.
London, England, 1813-04-14 00:00:00

COLLEGE OF MAY!`.:OOTII.

Mt:RYDER moved that there should be laid lie- ,1
:fore the House a Copy of the Course of Lectures
and-111,.truction at, this College during 181'2.
Mr. l\T . FITZGERALD was sure that the Proles- •
,slas of that College were. not only willing, but
anxious to lay such copy before the rJouse.
Sir Sony NEw.nonTthought that a compliance
with the motion would only eanse the tahhe of
the HOUse to be. enctimbentl with an unwieldy
.volume and liS4 of 'theological lectares. Ile had
no _objection that the.private eitHositv of the lit
lion. Gentleman' should he tjatitied, although he
- thought that he migbt have had an opportunity to
(10 this while he had tilled the office of one of his..
Majesty's Secretaries of State ; but he supposed
Hthat then the Right /inn. Gent. was too much
ewrat-, hed in digesting the -.Nightly Viratch.llill. He
objected to the motion, because_ it wild make
the LlOnse travel out a its course..
Mr. VV. WYz.me thougilt that the Right lion.
Mover miglitas well have added, that copies should
.be required of all the sera ions preached by Roman
Catholic Priests. If however,. only one Member
wished for the papers., it was sufficient reason why
the motion:should be agreed to.
Mr. MIME said, he
_should .be happy to have
these docnments, to refer to, as. they. would pre--
.einde the necessity of having recourse to the an,-
swers of foreign universities, which had been
often resorted to in that House,
,in order to prose
What were, really the doctrines and tenets of the
Catholics, He
,was surprized at the condo& of
the Gentlemen on the other side on this occasion.
He should' have thought that they, who had al-
ways professed to be such strong 'advocates for
the Catlicilics;:would have been most anxious-to'
seize this opportunity of Aindicating the Catholics
front the unjust attacks which it was said were
made upon ,them. He did not think there was
any danger that the returns would be so volu-
minous as Gentlemen seemed to apprehend. Where
thelectures were founded upon books that could
be referred to, it would be. sufficient to name
them ; but, be thought that manuscript' lectures
ought to be produced.
Mr. BATHURST observed, that as the, College
was maintained by-the State, and was for the eau-
cation of yduth'in a religion which was not that
of the State, the House had surely a right to
know the nature of the doctrines taught in that
College. The Hon. Gentleman who had been
pleased to 'observe,. that it would be as well to
move for all sermons preached by Roman Catholic
-Priests, forwit•that there was not any analogy be-
tween the dortrines taught ill all ins'titution sup-
ported by government, awl the detached sermons
olindividnaj- preachers.
Mr. W. liTzt;EanLo and Mr. W. ‘VYNNE
tually explained.
Lord CASTLitt'EAGIT saida few words in a low
tone. We understood him to Say, that what was
wanted would trot be so voluminous as 'some per-
sons seemed to imagine ; but would be -merely a
summary. • • •
Mr. Wuttnay.An said, that if the- House was
told, that because the College of Alavnooth was
supported' by Government, therefore they had a
right to know what the Professors of the College
teach' and preach, it might as %veil he, said that be-.
cause Government paid for the support of the
Church of England, P 6 had a right to know all
that its Ministers teheb and preach. lie took the
motion' as-it was given, and supposed that it was
meant the whole lectures delivered in the College;
it was more ludicrous than irritating, tc) have a
motion made for the production. of a-masi so
use-
less rind so unwieldy. He wished the Right Hon,
Mover would alter his'mofion, as-to 'put" the
College' to less trouble, and the House to'` less
expense.

PEELE explained.
Mr. 4BERCROMBIB opitosed the motion, in the
shape' in` which` it th&t was.

Mr. WHITBREAD observed, that the motion was
also unjust, because it required professors to fur-
nish the House with matter which it be
their intention to give to the world in the shape
of a hook,
Mr. Ripra was inclined to alter the nature of
his motion and to specify particularly the Lec-
tures upon Divinity, dogmatical and mioral.
Lord DYsART supported the 'motion in its
origiiml shape.
Lord CASTL,EREAGH thought .that the, object in
view would •be best' accomplished by the motion
its originally worded ; and that the nature of the
1110ti011 was such that it should meet With the ap-
probation of all the friends of the Roman Catho-
lics. He objecterl to calling for particular 'lee--
owes ; the learned body would give the doctunents
to 'the House in the most acceptable shape.
After a few words from Sir H. Parnell.

Mr. WHITBIEAD proposed as an ainenchnent,
that the motion should be for 'the heads of the
course of Lectures.

Colonel BARRY could' not agree to this amend-
ment, because the House aid not want the Leads
of the lectures, but their substance.
Mr. FITZGERALD then moved, that the sub-
stance of the lectures be hid before the House.

General MATHEW spoke at sole. length against
the Administration. He was called to order by
Mr. Robinson.

•
Mr. FITZGERALD explained.
Mr. MANNERS SUTTON thought no:information
could be collected from laying the mere heads' o
the lectures before the House.
Mr. WHITBREAD then withdrew his amendment,
and the original motion was carried.

Mr. TAUSHINcrrobr brought up the Report of the
Caintraftee: of Supply.---" 1 Resolutions were read
4 second nixie, and.agreed to.