The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-14 00:00:00

LIGHT GOLF,

Ur. HUME inquired if it was the intention of the Govern_
went to appoint a place where the public could exchange
light gold ?

—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that
he was not prepared to adopt the suggestion of the Hon.
Me.rnber for Montrose.

ACADEMICAL INS TITUTIONS. -(IRELAND. )
On the question being put for the House going into Com-
mittee upon the ;rant for the Academical Institutions (Ireland),
Sir J. GRAHAM was understood to say that on Monday
neat he should take occasion to lay on the table of the House
certain propositions relative to the mode of effecting and appor-
tioning the funds necessary for the salmon of those colleges.
Sir R. IN GL IS, while intending to oppose every proposition
likely to further a measure he regarded with such distrust,
would not object to any arrangement conducive to the con•
veniencenf the House.
_ _

Mr. W. SMITH fo'BRIEN observed that he did not rise to
offer any opposition to the measure then before the House, but
wished to address a few words on a question regarded with such
interest by the Irish people, for he believed he was safe in un-
dertaking to represent the feelings and the wishes of the
people of Ireland on that subject. The Irish people consi-
dered the subject of academical education one well worthy the
attention of the Legislature, and they were unanimous in think.
ing that a portion of the Irish revenue—(such was the expres-
sion of the lion. Meinber)—should be applied to the endow-
ment of those institutions, but a difference of opinion existed
as to whether those institutions should be founded on a system
of united or of separate education. But at the same time he
Was justified in saying, though himself an advocate for mixed
education, that those favourable to separate education
would not be content with the Bill brought forward by the
_t Government, unless certain modifications were introduced in
1, containing the recommendations in the memorial of the
Catholic Bishops of Ireland. Upon one point the public opi-
nion of Ireland was unanimous—that some provision for the '
reli gionsnstruction of the students ought to be made in this
Bill. The clergy of all denominations in Ireland were agreed
Upon this head.—(H, hear.) By the course which the
Right Hon. Gentleman pursued—not letting the public know
wwlao..ultda,minentdhme eianttesiihme, idtended to introduce—the Irish people
have no opportunity of expressing their
opinion regarding them. Ho would venture to forewarn the
Government, avid tell them that if they did not introduce
amendments satisfactory to the Irish clergy, their Bill must
become 'g'tattdteshadletter," and its objects be entirely frustrated.
He thou
Government, should have consulted the Roman
Catholic clergy, and that,
so, they were guilty of
thought he disrespeet towards that vewymntotedtdrioindgy. He thou
ex-
pressed the opinion of the laitya Ireland
that
thteobpjreocfteesdsotres
the 10th clause of the Bill, viticohnoraeyelat
nt. He had not
:Could be appointed by the
to the clause as it
heard any one express an opinion faveeurrnaribleew
thet intention of
now stood. Many were of opinion that it
the Government, by engrossing the patronagase, ;tiomnakeethose
pe
enat ea-f
institutions a job. He need not tell the Right
linen that the Government did not possess the confi
the Irish people, who, after centuries of Government misrule,
were naturally .jealous of Government patronage, and
suspicious of those whom the Government appointed.
He should very seriously object to entrusting these powers to
the Government. And if he were to be asked why he
kouid object in this way, he would reply by pointing at the
way in which the members of the present Government had
acted towards the Government of the Marquis of Normanby.
The Government had not hesitated to use unscrupulously the
power which they then possessed of thwarting the measures
eefiich had been proposed by their predecessors, and the
powers which they had used he should claim for himself. This
measure was calculated to bear very largely on the intellect
of the country, sad he should therefore be very careful how he
Rave his assent to so important a principle. He had been
member of the Committee by which the revolutions were