Observations on the Queen's colleges, Ireland

Abstract

The Queen's Colleges are, it seems, about to be opened immediately. Lord John has, in his place in the House of Commons, declared this as the resolution of the Government, and the declaration has been since confirmed by notices to that effect in the newspapers.

This determination has been come to, notwithstanding the alrnost unanimous opposition of the Irish Catholic Bishops to these institutions as at present constituted ; notwithstanding the all but universal disapprobation of them by the Irish Priesthood, and in utter contempt of the sentence of condemnation passed on them more than once by the holy successor of St. Peter. In the face of all this the British Government are determined to commence them-induced thereto, I presume, by the support which they expect from the Irish Catholic laity... [Excerpt]