not conformed-Witness replied that he was as good a Protestant now as when he promised his vote, and that he had got to all intents and purposes a Protestant education, but that by all means it was necessary that he should perform his promise—.....

(d) The petitioner next proceeded to disqualify No. 80, Hely, for popery.

John Magrath, examined by Mr. Burrowes.

Has known Hely about thirteen years—...Witness is a Roman Catholic, and was repeatedly at Mass with Hely and his parents-Witness knew Hely since he came to College-...Hely's family and himself were always reputed Roman Catholics, but witness supposes that Hely read his recantation when he came to College.

Counsel for the sitting member here offered to the Committee a copy of a certificate of conformity of Hely....

Counsel for the petitioner offered Laurence Cronin, who was present at the alleged conformity of Hely, to prove that he had obtained the certificate without having taken the oaths of supremacy, allegiance, and abjuration, as required by the act of Parliament.

Counsel for the sitting member... contended that the certificate was conclusive evidence of conformity.....

It was contended for on part of the petitioner that....this doctrine would confer the advantage of conformity on every Papist in Ireland...

The Committee resolved That Hely, No. 80 on the poll book, had a right to vote at last election for the representative in Parliament for the University.

A.D. 1792.

79.-Education Clauses in the Relief Act of 1792.

[Irish Statutes, 32 Geo. III. c. 21.]

An Act to remove certain Restraints and Disabilities therein mentioned, to which His Majesty's Subjects professing the Popish Religion are now subject.

4. And be it further enacted, that so much of an act passed in the tenth year of the reign of King William the third, entitled, An act to prevent papists being solicitors, as enacts that no person shall act as solicitor, agent, or manager of any suit, who shall not educate his children

in the protestant religion, shall not extend to such persons professing the popish religion who shall be admitted to act as solicitor agent or notary, under this act.

15. And whereas by an act passed in the twenty-first and twentysecond years of his present Majesty's reign, entitled, An Act to allow persons professing the popish religion to teach school in this kingdom, and for regulating the education of papists ;....it is required, that any person of the popish religion who shall teach or keep school, shall first obtain the license of the ordinary of the diocese, and it is not expedient any longer to make such license necessary; be it enacted, that...it shall not...be necessary that the license of the ordinary be obtained, in order to authorise any person of the Roman Catholic religion to keep or teach school, provided always, that such person shall in all other respects... conform himself to the said act.

A.D. 1793.

80.-Education Clauses in the Relief Act of 1793.

[Irish Statutes, 33 Geo. III. c. 21.]

An Act for the Relief of His Majesty's Popish or Roman Catholic Subjects of Ireland.

I... Be it enacted... that His Majesty's subjects, being papists, or persons professing the popish or Roman Catholick religion,...or educating any of their children in that religion...shall not be liable to any penalties....save such as..subjects of the protestant religion are liable to....and that such parts of all oaths as are required to be taken...to qualify for voting at elections of members to serve in parliament, as import to deny that the person taking the same...educates his children in the popish religion, shall not hereafter be required to be taken.....

7. It shall be lawful for papists....to hold or take degrees, or any professorship in, or be masters or fellows of any college to be hereafter founded in this kingdom, provided that such college shall be a member of the university of Dublin, and shall not be founded exclusively for the education of papists,....and to be a member of any lay-body corporate, except the college of the holy and undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth, near Dublin, without taking...the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration....

81.-Act to establish and endow Maynooth College.

[Irish Statutes, 35 Geo. III. c. 21.]

An Act for the better education of Persons professing the Popish or Roman Catholick Religion.

Whereas by the laws now in force in this kingdom, it is not lawful to endow any college or seminary for the education exclusively of persons professing the Roman Catholic religion, and it is now become expedient that a seminary should be established for that purpose....[names and empowers trustees] for the purpose of establishing endowing and maintaining one academy, for the education only of persons professing the Roman Catholic religion....

9. Provided always that it shall not be lawful to receive into, or educate or instruct in the said academy, any person professing the protestant religion, or whose father professed the protestant religion....

10. Be it enacted that any sum...not exceeding eight thousand pounds... may be issued and paid by ....his Majesty's Treasury.... towards establishing the said academy.

A.D. 1796-1815.

82.-Catholic Poor Schools of Cork: Organisation, and transition to 'Mr. Lancaster's plan.'

["Charitable Society Committee Book, 1793: " being Minutes and Documents relative to the Catholic Poor Schools of Cork City, 1793-1851. 127 pp. folio. Now preserved at Greenmount, Cork.]

(a) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCHOOLS.

Copy of a letter forwarded to Denis Nagle, Esqr., at Bath, from Cork, 15 March 1799.

...' These schools, which are nine in number, were originally established by Miss Nanno Nagle (whose blessed memory will be held in everlasting remembrance in this City) and the means of supporting them were an annual subscription which she solicited from the principal R. Catholics of this City...'

(b) INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS.

22nd May 1796. Agreed on by the Committee: that the Secretary and Inspectorship shall be blended in one, and to be directed by the Committee and the Bishop.

Resolved, the same day, that any schoolmaster not complying with

Mr. Kenna's commands in regard to the Schools; if any of them should neglect, he or they shall be fined five shillings for ye first offence, at least.

(c) CLASSIFICATION BY SUBJECTS; AND ORGANISATION.

At a general meeting of the Committee of the Charitable Society for the R. C. Poor Schools, held at Carey's Lane, Nov. 13, 1805, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Moylan in the Chair.

Resolved that the Schools be divided into three Classes; the First for Spelling and Reading, the Second for Writing and Arithmetic, the Third for Book-keeping and Navigation.

Resolved that the State of the Schools be annually drawn up on the 25th of March, and a Copy of the same be generally circulated through the City, to prepare the public for the Collection that is to follow.

Resolved that the Inspector be not a member of the Committee.

Nov. 18. 1805. Resolved that the Subcommittee observe that Mr. Connell, one of the Masters, has not sent in his Book of Remarks, and that the Secretary be directed to give him notice to account for his neglect in this respect.

20 Jan. 1806. Resolved that Mr. Charles Field be appointed to the Vacancy in the Sunday Schools.

5 Sept. 1806.

Resolved that One Hundred Pounds be given out of the funds of this institution to the Presentation Convent, towards the Building and Fitting up of a Schoolhouse for the poor Female Children that are there Educated and Instructed.

(d) TEACHING STAFF; NEW CLASSIFICATION.

At a meeting of the General Committee of the Poor Schools, held at Carey's Lane, Friday Evening January 10, 1806, the following report was submitted to their consideration and unanimously adopted :

REPORT OF SUB-COMMITTEE.

In the first place, we have made minute enquiry into the Character and Ability of Mr. Patrick Barrett, who has proposed himself for the New School; and the result of that Enquiry being highly favourable to that Teacher, we are of opinion that he ought to be appointed to the New School, with a Salary of Forty Pounds per annum, and a Gratuity at the end of the year, should his conduct meet the approbation of the Committee.

Secondly, we thought it advisable to examine the present Teachers; and having done so, are sorry to Remark that the deficiency of some of them is shamefully great. However, as we cannot expect Perfection

when the annual Salary cannot be said to be more than a Pittance, which no man of liberal Education would accept of, We do not think any of them should be removed for the present, except James Murphy and David Condon, whom we think totally unfit for any situation in the Schools. The Modest and respectfull Manners of John Connell seem to claim the favourable attention of the Committee, while we are decidedly of the opinion that the self-sufficiency and assuming conduct of Denis Callaghan should receive a severe Reprimand....

Fourthly, that the Teachers be ordered to class their respective Schools in the following order, vizt:

I Class Boys only learning their letters.

2 Class Boys of Ab Eb, etc.

3 Class Boys Spelling words of one Syllable.

And that the Teachers do give in such lists, within a fortnight after the opening of the Schools; and that the Boys be placed in the Schools and made to sit together in their respective Classes, that the Visitors may see at one view the situation of the Schools, and the improvement of the Scholars.

(e) LANCASTER'S MODE OF EDUCATION.

At a General Meeting of the Superintending Committee held at Carey's Lane, 16th January, 1806, Rt. Revd. Dr. Moylan in the Chair;

Resolved that the following Gentlemen be appointed a Sub-Committee to consider of Mr. Lancaster's mode of Education, and to report thereon on Thursday next at half-past Two O'Clock, vizt :

James Roche Esqr.; Robt. Burke Esqr.; Gerald Callaghan Esqr. ; M. J. Farrel Esqr.; Revd. M. T. Collins.

(f) ADOPTION OF LANCASTER'S Plan.

At the meetings of the Sub-committee appointed by the Superintending Committee of the Poor Schools of this City, for reporting on what steps may appear to them best calculated to carry into effect Joseph Lancaster's Improved Plan of Education upon the Principle of Oeconomy, held on the 18th and 21st of January 1806, James Roche Esqr. in the