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Colonel VERNER asserted that there never was in any
country—certainly not in England—an institution supported
out of the public funds against which such strong charges
had been brought, and which charges bad been so weakly
replied to, as the college of Maynooth. Those charges were
founded upon certain doctrines which were taught in books
that were acknowledged to be class-books in Maynooth.
He would say that the institution which allowed such charges
to go forth, and which took no steps either to explain;ror
contradict them, acted a most dishonourable part. With
respect to this grant, he should read an extract from a work,
entitled " The State in Relation to the Church." by NV. E.
Gladstone, Esq., Student of Christ Church, and M.P. for
Newark. The right hon. gentleman said, "In amount the
grant is niggardly ; in principle, it is wholly vicious ; and
it will be a thorn in the side of these countries so long as it
is continued. (" Go on," from Mr. Shell). If, indeed, our
faith be pledged to the college, let us acquit ourselves of the
obligation." He, (Col. Verner,) however, denied that the
faith of parliament was pledged to this grant. When the
College of Maynooth was first established, the idea was
that permission should be given to erect the college, and
that those persons for whose benefit it was intended
should support it. In 1808, when Sir Arthur Wellesley
was Chief Secretary for Ireland, he expressed himself
to this effect, in the House of Commons, when the grant
for Maynooth was under consideration :—" The fact was,
that when the Maynooth institution was first established, it
was not intended that it should be maintained by the public
purse." He afterwards said, in reply to Mr. Pousonby—
" Whatever might have been the understanding between the
Roman Catholics and the government of which the right
hon. gentleman was a member, parliament did not stand
committed by any pledge." (Hear, hear.) It appeared,
from a return of the amount of subscriptions raised by the
Roma❑ Catholics for the support of Maynooth, up to the
year 1822, that the sum did not exceed £4,436; and he
thought when the Roman Catholics themselves did not con-
tribute, they came forward with a bad grace to call on the
public for assistance. In a letter addressed to the Earl of
Shrewsbury by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, lie spoke of the
Roman Catholic priests of Ireland in these terms :—Alluding
to the dioceses of Westmeath and Armagh, be said there
was not a single clergyman in those extensive dioceses who
had not sent in his contribution to the Repeal Association.
He believed that four-fifths of the priesthood were in favour
of repeal.

Lord JOCELYN supported the vote, conceiving there was
an implied pledge to the people of Ireland that it should be
continued.

Lord ELIOT regretted that this subject should have been
revived, and said he had heard no sufficient reason alleged to
warrant its withdrawal. He should regret that the amend-
ment should be carried, for such an event would indeed be a
strong argument for a repeal of the union, and would indeed
show a disposition on the part of England to repeal the
union.

Mr. O'CONNEL then indulged in some of the grossest
language against the opponents of the grant, when
Mr. BA TESON said the right hon. member for Cork had
used the word " miscreant" with reference to an hon. relative
lately a member of that house. He should not take the
trouble to contradict the imputation against his relative, as
he believed his conduct and character were sufficiently well
understood by the house. The right hon. member had also
alluded to the manner in which he (Mr. Bateson) had'been
brought up. He would tell him how he had not been brought
up. He had not been brought up to become a cowardly
blusterer. He bad not been brought up to be a mendicant
hypocrite—he had not been brought up to be one whose only
arguments were appeals to the worst passions of a mob, and
he had not been brought up to be one whose abuse was the
strongest praise—(cheees).
Mr. CAMPBELL opposed the vote as contrary to principle.
The House divided, and the vote was carried by a majority
of 95 to 48.

Some other votes were agreed to ; after which the house
resumed and the chrirman reported progress.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
house adjourned.