The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-11
IRELAND'S TROUBLES.
THE REDRESS OF 4 NATIONAL GRLET-
ANCE PROMISED 1T LAST.

THE REDRESS OF 4 NATIONAL GRLET-
ANCE PROMISED 1T LAST.
Mr.. GIadstone's Scheme for Irish UNI
versity Education.
rCorrespondence OF the New York Wtrld.l
LONDON, February Is.
The night of Thursday, the 18th Of February,
1873, should be date long remembered. In
the annals of British political history. On
that night bills for two OF the most important
reforms of the age were introduced in Par
nament-one In the Lords and the other In
the Commons. In the Lords, in speech of
wonderful lucidIty, the new Lord Ohancel-
lor-he who was Sir Roundell Palmer and
now is Lord Sslbourne-brought forward hls
measure for the comp1ete reconstruction Of
the Judicial system of England and the aboli-
tion OF the right Of appeal TO the House Of
Lords. In another letter have explained the
features Of this projected reform, and have
only to say of IL here that If Lord Selbourne
succeeds In the great task ne has undertakens
be will win victory " here long list OF Illus
trlons Lord Chancellors, from Brougham down
TO Hatherly, have failed. In the Commons,
on this memorable nighr, Mr.. Gladstone intro
duced bis long-eXpecLed measure for univef-
sity education in 1reland-the measure which
is TO crown the work commenced by the dis
establishment Of the Irish Church, and ad-
vanoed by the Irish land bill, The measure
which is to remove Lhe last reasonable cause
ior Irish discomfort, the measure which La to-
lop off the last branch and cut up the last root
of the Upas tree which Mr.. Gladstone. I'VE
years ago. declared poisoned everything %.
meath iiB fatal shade.
The secret OF the government had been so
perfectly well kept that no one outside the
cabinet knew what the measure was TO oe.
The anxiety concerning 1t was universal, the
House was crowded and the galleries were
packed, and although Mr. Gladstone's speech
was exactly three hours long, and much Of is
was made up of dry details OF figures, he held
hls audience 80 closely that when he sat down
the benches were as full as when he COM
menced. saw the corpse-like tace OF Arch
bishop Manning In the speakers galery-and
hear that he is tolerably well satisfied with
the proposed measures. The Irish members,
at the conclusion of Mr.. Gladstone's speech,
were also generally we'll satisfied; but am
told today that as they examine the details OF
the measure they find 1t less satisfactory than
they supposed. But what is IL?
It is measure TO remove what the Roman
Catholics of Ireland-four-fltEs Of the whole
population-regard as great grievance. This
grievance is that tie religious educauon
Which they desire and deem necessary for
their children cannot be obtained along with
university training. They have great thirst
for learning; but they believe that learning
without religion is perniclous, and by religion
they mean their religion. Protestants 10
Ireland do not have this grievance. The great
Trinity College, Dublin, which Mr.. Gladstone
described as ''the weallhiest college In the
world;" the university which this college. In
truly Irish reversal OF rules, controls. and the
Queens Colleges at Galway. Belfast ana
Cork, all institutions chartered by the State
and supported by public money, are all FRO
testant institutions, and the Irish Prolesta1ts
have supply of university education far
greater than the demand. The Catholics
some years ago founded q college Of their own
In Dublin, aud endowed 1t out OF their own
slender resources; but the government refused
to charter 1t, and 1t consequently could grant
no degrees. In q word, no Irish Catholic
doing violence to hls conscience and dlsobey-
Ing the rules of his religion. Mr.. Gladstone's
measure for removing this grievance moy b0
thus briefly described: Dublin University is 10
be severed from Trinity College and made Into
q national university for Ireland, With gov
erning body consistiDg Of twenty. eight MEM
bers, chosen In the frst instance Dy Parlla-
ment, and composed of men OF all parties and
religious opinions. It is not to come into act.
ual existence until the lst January, 1875. and
it will not reach the full development OF lie In
dependence until 1885. The chancellor is TO
be the lord-leutenant, and the vice-chanceIlor
is TO be chosen by the governing body. Out
of the revenues OF Trinity College; fl3,00O
year Ia to be taken towards the main.
tensnce of the new university; 10000 more
will come out Of the consolidated fund, and II
more is required 1t will be taken from the
surplus property of the dlsestablished church.
Trinity College is to be secularlzed. All tests
are 10 be abolished. and the theological faculty
Is to be removed outside the college and put
under the direction OF the governing body OF
the disestaLlIshed church. Then Trinity Col
lege, thus secuarlzed, the Queens colleges
Except that at Galway, which ie to be wound
up,) the Roman Catholic University, and the
Hagee College, at Belfast, are TO be affiliated
10 the new university, together with euch
other colleges as may be determined In the
first Instance by Parliament, and subsequently
tional university there will not only be no
chair of theology, but neither moral philoao-
ply nor modern history will be taught;
nor will any student be examined In
these two latter subjects against bis
will, nor can there be any examina-
tions upon them In the case of students COM
peting for emoluments. The expenses Of the
new universally will be ESQ, 900. viz f26, 900 for
the encouragement of learning, thus divided
ten fellowships annually Of f200 8 year, ten
able for Eve years; twenty-five exhibitions an
nuslly of ESQ q year, and one hundred bursa-
rIes annually OF f25 q year, tenable Tor four
years; 100000 year for the staff OF proieg-
sors, and 35000 year for examinations, build
ings, and general expenses. This Is more than
liberal-it is almost lavish; and II the govern
Ing body of the new university is composed OF
men satisfactory to the Catholics, and II they
do not find an insurmountable objection In
the exclusion of the three prohibited subjects,
1t seems probable that the scheme wAl work.
The Catholics can send their boys to the Cath
ole college as now; there they can receive .
perfect education In all branches; when they
60 up to pass their examinations for degrees,
Tor honors, and for emoluments, they simply
will not be examined In three Of the branches
10 which they have studied. That will be all
and think this will do. PIcCADrILf. J.,
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