The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-28 00:00:00

IRELAND•

DUBLINT, MAY 26,—The weekly meeting of the Repeal Asso-
ciation was held this day in the Conciliation Hall.
On the motion of Mr. O'CoNNELL, the chair was taken by Coun-
sellor Moriarty.

The SECRETARY read a letter from the late Lord Mayor, which
acknowledged, in suitable terms, the vote of thanks which had
been passed to him en the last day's meeting, for his patriotic
conduct during his year of office.
On the motion of Mr. O'CONNELL it was inserted on the
minutes.

Mr. S. o'i:trimly, having handed in his own subscription for the
current month, and several contributions, proceeded to address the
meeting. After a few preliminary observatio.is he commented se-
verely on the conduct of Mr. Hume in persevering in his inten-
tion to move a call of the House, arid accused him of ingratitude
towards the Irish people. The motion of Mr. Hume, however,
was useful in one respect, for it had been the means of deciding
that the law gave the British House of Commons no power
over the Irish Members. The Whigs were annoyed at the
Irish Members, because they would not !End themselves as
an appendage to an English faction, and he himself had been
taunted by the press of that party with aspiring to the crown of
martyrdom. He would tell the English press, that when he joined
the Repeal Association he had made up his mind to encounter any
extremities or danger that might arise when acting in the service
of his country. But he considered these taunts, like a great deal
that came frain the other side, as mere idle vapour. lie then pro-
ceeded to condemn the Academies Bill.

Mr. 0 CONNELL WOUld not remain silent any longer. He came
there to denounce the New Colleges Bill from end to end. He
spoke authoritatively in condemning this execrable Bill. They
were all united on the point; there was no dissension among
them. He admitted the value of education. The foulest part of
the penal code was that it prevented education; but he saw no
redeeming quality in the new Bill, except merely that it recognised
the importance of education. He s ,ught nothing for the Catholics
that he would not concede to the Protestants. He did not under-
stand mixed education. Education, if religious at all, must be
exclusive. A more atrocious Bill was never attempted. He
would not bid at all for it. A fouler attempt at public pro-
fligacy was never made. It was a Bill to bribe and corrupt.
It was replete with horrors and abominations. He pronounced
his emphatical denunciation of it. It was altogether a graft from
the French system of Louis Philippe. He read the resolutions
agreed to by the Roman Catholic Bishops at their synod held in
Dublin last week. He thanked the Catholic Bishops for the ex-
plicit manner in which they had condemned this abominable Bill
He heard a great deal of German education, and then pro-
ceeded to read a report on education in Prussia, to show the pre-
vailing ignorance of the people, particularly on the subject of re-
ligion. Education, he insisted, must be religious; any other might
corrupt, but could not enlighten. He would go te London, if ne-
cessary, to oppose the Bill. He objected to every part of it except
the money pact. As to Trinity College, he repeated his opinion
that the Protestants ought to have it to themselves. He wished
the Catholics to have one also for themselves. Under present cir. .
cutnstances, Trinity College proved a sort of snare to many Catho.
lice, who were tempted to recant by the good things which it had to
offer As to Lord J. Russell, his political hardihood—not to say
impudence—was unmatched. He was himself the first repealer;
for it was his unjust partial Reform Bills which had
first greatly excited the repeal agitation. No living statesman
had done such injustice to Ireland as Lord John Russell. They
were all agreed about the Bill. The Government refused to alter
the Bill; this he knew ; but they would all unite and rally—all
Ireland together—to defeat this atrocious measure.
Mr. GRATTAN next addressed the meeting is a long speech. He
denied thst they were hostile to British connexion ; they were
only hostile to British tyranny. They would be on their guard
against a desperate Minister, who wanted no more than to reduce
them to perfect captivity. The people of Ire'and were not agita-
tors. They were only too quiet. If they were agitators they
would be up in arms against their oppressors.—( Hear, hear.)—
They would not, at all events, be deluded by any insidious bribes
from Ministers. They rejected the colleges Bill—nay, they would
kick it over the bar of the House.— (Hear, hear.)
Mr. O'CONNELL deprecated the idea of turning out in arms; it
was quite contrary to his system. The people of Ireland would
continue peaceable.—(Hear.)
Mr. J. O'CONNELL spoke against the new colleges, and parti.
cularly was very hard against the system of mixed education.
German education he looked upon as equivalent to sheer infidelity,
and such was the system which he argued it was sought to intro.
duce here. He contended, with his learned sire, that Trinity Col-
lege should be left to the Protestants.
Mr. BARRY, a barrister, also denounced the Bill, but was favour-
able to mixed education, providing there was a sufficient guarantee
for the religion of all parties receiving it.
The rent at five o'clock amounted to 3001., and was not likely
much to exceed that sum.
ACADEMICAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.

The following is a copy of the memorial proposed by the Roman
Catholic Bishops of Ireland, in accordance with the resolution
agreed to at the late synodical meeting in Dublin :
"To • his Excellency Lord Heytesbury, Lord Lieutenant-General