460 
This seems be the first money received 
by the college, exclusive of tue parlia- 
mentary grant; for, although the Catholics 
had petitioned for periussion to enduw 
their semimagy, and had-actually obtained 
leave to receive subscriptions, and even 
to purchase land to the amount of one 
thousand pouuds; It appears, that for 
the frst years, it received neither legacy 
nor donation, and, for five years, not one 
hundred pounds were bequeathed for so 
Becessary a purpose. If we consider 
the liberality of the Insb character, and 
the multitude of adherents to Catholicisin, 
we can account for this no other way, 
than by the decay of religious zeal, or an 
jmphicit reliance that parliament wouid 
provide sutficient funds, : 
In 1798, the college lost its first pre- 
sident,* Dr. Hussey, who was promuted 
to tne see of Waterford. Dr. Flood, a 
man of superior abilities, formerly pro- 
fessor of divinity in . Paris succeeded. 
"wo other appointments took place the 
same year, viz. that of Abbé De la Hogue, 
who had been twenty years professur an 
the Sorbonne, and had the reputation of be- 
ing one of the first divines 1m bis church. 
He accepted of the chair of moval divi- 
nity and theology, which, on the death 
of Dr. Aherne, he exchanged for that 
ef dogmatical theology; the place he 
now holds. The other appointment was 
that of Dr. Ferris, to be dean or magister 
-officiorum. This gentleman, by birth an 
Trishman, had filied much higher situa- 
tions abroad. He had been superior 
general of the congregation of the niussion 
in Paris, one of the most esteemed orders 
in the churchft. On the revolution in 
* Before the bill passed the House of Com- 
mons, there was a petition, probably from 
Dy. Hussey and Co. against the appointment 
of trustees, or their mode of interference 
in the education: this is stated to belong 
to the caput and professors. The petition 
was fruitless; the trustees remain empowered 
by the act to legislate under the controul of go- 
vernment. This board is formed of the four 
first judges, viz. the Lord Chancellor, &c. 
four Catholic archbishops, several bishops, 
lerds, and gentlemen. oe 
+ The Congregation of the Mission was one 
ofthose new religious families founded by St. 
Wincent They were aiso known by the 
mame of Lazarists. From their order were 
taken the presidents of seminaries for many of 
the dioceses in France. The clergy were in 
the habit of making what they termed their 
spiritual retreat in these houses, under 
the direction of the fathers of St. Lazare. Tney 
not only sent roissionaries to infidel nations, but 
also at home, they went about preaching; they 
had likewise the care of schools and hospitals. 
Account of ihe Royal College of St. Patrick, [June d, 
France, he had held the place of assis- 
tant-general of the same iustitution in 
Rome*, He now fills the chair of moral 
theology. Ihe same year a professor of 
English was added to the establisment: 
who is the only teacher notresiding in 
the house. 
The year 1799 is remarkable for the 
new ollice of ayent, whose labuur, if we 
may judge by the salary (three hundred 
pounds) far exceeds that of all others 
concerned about this institution. We 
are nat told by whom he’ is appoimted, 
hor what are his unportant functions, 
We should not have been surprised to 
have seen him, on a late occasion, at the 
bar of the House of Commons, pleading 
the cause of his college; did we uot re- 
member Dr. Milner’s remark on freland, 
“that of all countries that is the country 
Of jobs.” 
At lehyth, in 4800, the house began to 
assume a more respectable appearance. 
One hundred and two new, students were 
then admitted, and their contributions on 
admission are stated at one thousand 
three hundred and eighteen pounds, one 
shilling; to this, seventy-two pounds, tei 
shiilings, were added in donations; bence | 
the othce of a treasurer became neces- 
sary; that of librarian was annexed to it, 
and both were superadded to the post of 
secretary of the board of trustees, This 
plurality of offices, however, does notseem — 
to be accompanied with a plurality of sa- 
laries, at least there 1s none annexed to 
that of treasurer or hbrarian. 
Another addition was attempted tn 
1800, viz. that of a lay-house. A priest 
is appointed prefect over this departinent 
of the college, or the embryo of the lay- 
college. Vhe first prefect vacated ina 
few years, nor do we find any one ap-_ 
poimted from the college m his place. 
‘The only master in the lay-house, besides 
the preiect, was a professor of Greek 
and Latin, but he is also only mentioned 
once ; and when he vacated in two years, 
his place was not filled again, About 
this time, objections had been made to 
the education of Jay scholars; as if all the 
Catholics; except its priesthood, were 
doomed to eternal ignorance! The laity, 
however, spurned the idea and by sub- 
scription erected a lay-college, which 
had its own president, &c. without hay- 
r 
* Plus potuit fama virtutis apud alienos, 
quam sanguinis proximitas apud suos. 
+ We are given to understand that the 
agent ig a person nominated by Qovern- 
ment to act for the college, which he seems 
to do most passively. 
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