New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-26

house Of landlords without belng altered colsuSI"p
Tor be worse and then there was the House Of Lords s
in ia way That venerable assembly might be relied upon
90 stop its progress for some 20 years. or else 70 eu
down leave j quite Worhless. as regarus lue
Education question however, something has been done
and in connection with one department. OF H. there - NJ
he date OF this writing considerable agitation ana e1-
citement in this city sha among educated Giles
of this question ineligible 10 every reader, y WIZ DC
necessary TO go back little into the pasti but few
words win bring us up agan TO me present time. vi me
hidden in Ireland under heavy penalties nothing need be
said subsequent 60 Their repeal such education was
merely perntted the educational establishment Of the
state was strictly Protestant and designed 10 effect the
conversion O that faith Of any Catholic pupils VINO could
be ndroed 70 enter them. To Catholic people this sys
TEN could not prove aeeePSDe ihey summed 'ne GOV,
themselves Throughout tie country there sprung up an
immense number Of "hodgo schools, called from the
fact that as long the weather permitted they were held
out of doors by the hedges he youngsters sitting on me
prlss or on humps Of turf stones, while the school
MASTER rod in hand sat or walked in the midst OF Them
The education impaired in these schools was by no means
of low ORDER Together with the rudiments OF learning
mathematics well taught here, and the classics aso
The peasantry largely awaited Of then But the bilsh
Government, naturally enough did not wish TO see 'he
education Of the people being conducted eniTey l1doehr
dent of the State and under circumstances ndlCaNto
a condition Of hostility between the STATE ana Ihc
people Theyherefore reformed and bealzel theI euu
cational system time after time, coming nearer
and nearer 10 an arrangement accePtapie 10
the people and their pastors, unill ~ ieHs'I
In lSi2. Lord Stanley got OH clIIl'u 'nivubu
Parliament for the establishment OF the National Eduea
ton system, which though not Without us duIi, %as
decided advance all previous attempts III he sahe c
and which nc present nOurshcs throughout me COUNT!
generally This system, however has 10 90 "th hier'or
education only. The Dublin University uet'lI AioNh rs
Trinity College, an exclusively fIoiestaht
continued TO be the only Government est4Dshnet IOl
The higher order of educaOn the sole source 81 academic
degrees Irish Catholics Of the upper classes stunned us
halls their humber nid stunned ne
Charer schools and sent their sons 20 be educated IN
the Continental Uniyersites IL was - that Daniel
OConnell Laior Shiel and all the leading Catholics OF
the last generation received theI educauon ms STATE
of things in the progressing enlightenment Of tho age
could not be allowed o last. Yet u was not MI the year
1916 that any steps taken for It's reformation In
that year the late SIR Robert Peel then Prime Minister
obtained grant from Parliament for the foundation OF
another University a more liberal basis in Ireland
The establishment 10 consist of three colleges, tn be
called the Queens Colleges; to be located IN Cork
one IN Away and in cast the three 10 be- goupedto
form he Queer niyCty As TO the rel gious question:
Sir Roberts an Vas 30 give 10 the go-Dy altogether.
actcr; the element Of religion VAS 10 De oAcuded rom
heir teaching. Their founder supposed that the lost
Irsh Catholics W0Id look Oh THIS as concession 10 il,
feelings and would swarm into the Institutions But
lu this he mistaken. The IDEA of dlvorclng secular
fon gCus education srcsuacd by fhe catholic clergy
a. daneerOus They warned their locks august
those colleges AID the rope CONDEMNED them as dan
gcrous 10 faith aud morals" lfo clergy and people OF
Ireland aided by liberal contributions Tom The Catholics
Of America and OF England, tcn founded aud endowed
tie institution known the lrish Catholic University
lie success of this institution has been maTd by tie
chhat II has not The legal rover "a confer degrees 70
remove which disability the Catholics have long been ask
ing the government 10 grfut u charter. Bur thcirapp
cations have bera refused. Is this flir OF a right
method Of dealing with Catholic people a Catholic
College in NcsNork Is chartered BY The proper auiho
ties Manhattan COLLEGE 10 wit; Catholic college ln W
tawa chartered also; yet the British Government stead
lastly refuse 10 grant charter 30 Catholic college IN
Ireland However enlightened members Of The GoreTn-
ment began TO 500 40 last that something should DO
done in the matter, and tho afe administration
triCd rs hand at compromise. Tie plan INT upon
TO modify The existing charter Of the queen
Unversity 90 as permit that body 90 confer degrees
on students passing tier prescnbcd examinations
irrespective Of their place u education. Catholics
Pedestrians Prcsbytcuans, rcgonsis Of All sorts would
by this cement b. placed on equality. But gov
ernmens any more than individuals, cannot when they
please undo She consequences Of past errors lie policy
Of the Brsh Government has bred in Ireland uerccly
autiC hoe pay that does not hheraze at all A.
RAPIDLY as the educated CLASSES Of England and the loud
est cutlery agan. concessions Of ihs I'D ~ nov sne 10
be raised in this country So il hos been 10 the present
case. 70 make the supplemental charter operative, ~
was Necessary that it Should be accepted by tie Senate "
the Queens University The question Of It's acceptance
rejection came before That body on LIST Saturday and
after animated discussion the motion Tor lie accept
hnce carried by majority two house OF twenty.
On Yesterday the c0nvOcaon Of the University met, and
motion cOldemuatory Of those proceedings vas carried
unanimously, the Catholic graduates having previously
seeded from the hall In body So much Of reference 70
the affair IL il desirable that should make, for not only
j. leading subject Of DISCUSSION here a. present. but
legal question touching the validity OF mo Supplemental
Charter likely 90 be brought before the Law courts, and
the whole subject certain TO De brought under review
n the House 81 Commons soon after s n"st assembling
pTepamtiOns for the banquet 10 John Bright which j.
come N this city the 10Th inst, are progressing
well. The tickets are issued ai - rhngs each and large
numbers have been sold Ireland VIII give an enthusiastic
welcome q that true friend Of human freedom. am In
position % mention some Of tho nrhngen"nts for bS
banquet The Chairman viii be- The q Don ghae, NJ. T..
The chef speaker will be the Cha nnsn; John Bright,
H. P John Stuart Mil, VI. T. Nj Fawceu, NJ. T..
MIR. BagWell, NJ T. for Clonmeil, County Gppcrary Sir
John Gray, NJ. L. for County Kilkenny; Mr. Andrew j..
TX Editor YIf IiffeT JtffTrfr and Alderman
McSpney OF the Dublin Corporation. There " chance
that the Earl of GranaTd, On behalf Of tho ouse Of
Lords Of which he II member may repOnd 20 the toast
Of the Houses Of Parliament or It may bo that the Earl
Of Charemont will do The banquet will take place in
tho ROunda. ~ promises 20 be highly interesting and
successful denomination Of the Liberal feeling Of this
country.
The Hon John Oshaurassy, ~ premier Of The Colony
Of Victoria Australia, was entertained AZ public dinner
on Monday last by his lelow-OsDsmen In the town Of
Tpperary local paper reports that crowd assembled
outside the building during the progress Of Tho festivities
for the purpose Of making demonstration hostile 20 the
guest 81 the evening their III will toward him having
been excited by the fact that previous 10 his leaving ANS
ralia for his European tour he had sad ubc
ion that the relations between The colony and the mother
country OF the endlest nature, aad that the
ncxiOn was beneficial 10 tao IOmor. The Udferf0rd
Mall which IL responsible for the story, says the incident
shows the Intensity Of popular feeling against England
among the Tpperary people.
Evidences Of aDuEDglish feeling are not rare IN any
part Of the country. Yesterday we had reminder OF
them here in the promulgaton and execution Of the
sentences passed on some OF hesOdes recently convicted
Of connection with the FeDian conspiracy. Part Of the
ceremony took place in the large square in front Of the
royal barracks IN the presence Of two regiments, the 9TH
Dragon Guards and the I'D Highander3. Three soldiers
brought before them Private Curry, Sth Royal
Insh Fusileers Private Prestly 6ls Regiment and Phi
yao Nuly Of the same corps. The sentence on the two
latter that they should undergo term Of six months
imprisonment IN military Jnson Of the pirson Of
which time they shonld be branded with the letters B
c. bad eharactet and dismissed the service. The
tence on Private Curry two years impnsoument and
frst foggng. He wac marched straight away from the
barack square 20 receive his scourgiug 10 ashes the
bare back. Gle stripped says of morning papers
with undismayod cOuntenance, and at tied
mp 10 q triangle. Two drummers oud ready with their
instruments Of torture, and soon tho revolving sight
witnessed Of the blood streaming from thousand wounds