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ken a course which hai caused him much
ed him from men with whom

ich 'old beim

he bad acted in public life, and whom he was boned to
say he continued to regard with unaltered senti-
ments of public regard and private attachment. T: e
cussion of an increased grant to Maynnoth was colatected
with exciteable topic+ in this count/ y ;

but he was not

preparrd to tail

part in any re

gious warfare against Sir

R. Peel's measure—such ss he ant'cipated it might be—
nor to draw distinctions between the Roman Catholics of
Ireland and others of his fellow-countrymen, so far as
regarded their religinus creed
Sir R. PEEL
to the se

commenced his observations by referring
of Mr. Glidstone, for whose talents he felt

which could only be equalled by the at-
tachment be felt for his private character. His right hon.
friend had mentioned his ohjection to their measures some
time ago, and it he had tint pressed his resignation, it was

an admir,

ng to lose
It was

his kSir. It Peel's) fault, as he was en vill
his splendid services as a Minister of the Crown

not on amount of any difference on the commercial pOi

of the cnuntry• that his right hon. friend had re,igned his
office—on such points there was, and always had been,

the nio•t complete unanimity-between them—but it was
one of such a subject. which he might be permitted to
mention to the House, though his right hon. friend had
declined On the tete ion of Mr. Wyse last year, he, as
the organ of the G..vernment, had declared that it was
their ietention during the tecess to apply themselves to
the question of academical education in Ireland. He had
then admitted that there were not the same facilities for
acadernicaleducation in that country that there were n Great
Britain; and he was now prepared at an early period of
the session to propose an increase of facilities fur acade-
mical education in Ireland, open to all classes of her
Majesty's suhj etc. Among other institutions which
would be ber.efitted by that increased vote, the College of
Maynooth would be one. The Government intended to
propose e liberal increase in the grant to that college, un-
accompanied by any restrictions or regulations as to reli-
gious doctrines which would diminish its grace and favour.
The sincerity with which the Government was acting on,
this subj-•cr was evident from the fact that it had perse-
vered in its let mien wilt a full knowledge that it would
lead to the reAgrietion of so valtHble a colleague as Mr,
Gladstone ; and yet the noble lord had taken a party ad-
vantage of the liberal policy adopted by the Government,
and had condescended to make a little insinuation avainst
it in order to persuade the people of Ireland to reject the
proposal, because the Government were the authors of it.
He then proceeded to defend the conduct of hi r Majesty's
Government in respect to the Charitable Bequests Bill,
which they had proposed as a matter of justice to Ire-
land. The noble lord had thought it decorous to neutra-
lize the benefit of that measure by agein ripping up
phrases which had been used in the heat of party contest ;
but who could wonder that the agitators used them, when
the noble lord forgot his dignity and followed their bad
example? The words which the noble lord had quoted
were not used by him or by his friends, and he denied that
he had ever used words of insult to the people of Ireland.
He considered the speech of the noble lord as a bitter
party spet and thought that his equanimity had been
disturbed by the contrast which existed between the
speech from the throne this year and these speeches which
had been made when he was Minister. Then there was
great distress—now there was great prosperity ;—then
there was a deficiency,—now there was a surplus of re-
venue.

" Viz tenet lacrymas onia nil lacrymare necesse est."
He then proceeded to justify the proceedings of the Go-
vernment in the late negotiations with France on the sub.
ject of the treatment of Mr. Pritchard. He had never
asked more of the French Government than that which he
ultimately got—a fair and reasonable reparation. He
should have felt that he was pursuinc, a course inconsist-
ent with good policy if he had asked for a reparation hu-
miliating to France. He denied that Government had
complimented itself at the close of last session on ac-
count of its wisdom. All that had been stated was, that
the differences had been adjusted by the justice and mo.