The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-03-26
The Irish University Bill.

British, Parliament it attracted no par
ticular attention in this country. Blu
since it has ended in a political crisi
and disruption of the British Minis
try, there is general desire to kno,
what the measure is. We propose t
enil@hten our readers. 1t is a mrasur
to remove what the Roman Catholic
Of lreland-fonl ffths of the whole pop
nlatlon-regard as great grievance
This grievance is that the religious ed
ncation which they desire and deem
necessary for their children cannot b.
obtained along with the Universit,
training. They have great thirst 70
learning; but they believe that learn
ing without religion is pernicions, ant
by religion they mean their religion
Professionals in Ireland DO not have THU
grievance. The great Trinity College
Dublin, which Mr.. Gladstone described
as "the wealthiest college in t ht
world" the University which this col
lege, in truly Irish reversal of rules
controls, and the Queens Colleges &,
Galway, Belfast and Cork, all institu.
ti"ns chartered by the State and sup
ported Ivy public money, are all Prot
estant institutions, and the Irish Prot
estants have a supply sof University
education for greater than the demand.
The Catholics some years ago founded
Il college of their own in Dublin, and
endowed it ont oftheir own slender re-
sources; but the Government refused
to chatter it, and it consequently conld
grant no degrees. In word, no Irish
Catholic could receive a university de-
gree without doing violence to his
conscience and disobeying the rules If
his religion. Mr.. Glads,one's measure
for removing this grievance may be
thus briefly described: Dublin Uni-
verSitg is to be severed from the Trim
ity College and made into national
University for Ireland, With govern
ing body consisting OF twenty eight
members, chosen in the first instance
hy Parliament, and composed of men
of all parties and religious opinions. 1t
is not to come into actual existenre un-
til the list January, 1875, and it Will
not reach tie full development of its
independence until 1855. The Chan
ctlIor is to he the Lord Lieutenant, ana
the Vice Chancellor IS to he chosen by
the governing body. Out of the rev.
ennes OF Trinity College, el2,0 0O a
year is to be taken towards the main
iainance of the new university; slO,
300 more will come ont of the Consoli-
dated Fund, and if more is required it
will be taken from the surplus prop l.
Fy of the disestablished church. Trim
ty College is to he secularized. All
;ests are to be abolished, and the the
'Iogieal faculty is to removed outside
he College aud put under the ,lirec
ION of the governing body of the dis
established Church. Then Trinity
'ollese, thus secularized, the Queens
colleges except that at Galway, which
to be wound up,) the Roman Catho.
'c University. and the Magee College.
t Belfast, arc to be affiliated to the
ew university, together with sucl,
ther colleges as may be determined in
he first instance by Parliament, am!
subsequently, by tie governing body.
'ut in the new national university
here will not only be TO chair of the
l"gy, but neither moral philosophy or
,odern history will be taught: nor will
ne student be examined in these two ,
liter subjects against his will, nor can
lere De any examinations upon them
the case of students competing for
noluments. The expenses of the new
University will be s50,OoO, viz: f25.-
~ tor the encouragement of learnipr
nus divided-ten fellowships annually
GOO a year, tenable for five years:
'enty. five exhibitions annually of ..