1808. ] at Maynooth, 
ing any farther dependence’ on the cle- 
rical house, 
While on the subject of this lay col- 
leze, we cannot but advert to the reasons 
for such an establishment, as stated by 
Dr Milner), fio speak the plain 
truth, (says he) we wish our youth in Ber 
néral to be educated apart, precisely tor 
the opposite reason to. that which makes 
you wish them to oe educated at the 
universities. You desire them to be sent 
there, that, by associating with other 
youths, whom you call more hberal, we, 
more lax, they may lose their religion. 
Wie wish: to keep them ata distance trom 
such suciety, for fear of the same conse- 
quence. We are full as anxious about 
the morals as the faith of the rising géne- 
ration. Now we have been taught by 
the writers of the day, who have the 
best means of gaining accurate informa- 
tion concerning the state’ of morality in 
the universities, to form a very unfavour- 
abie opinion of it.” 
If Catholics be impressed with such 
ideas, need we wonder at the preference 
they give to Catholic houses of educa- 
tion, And would.it be consonant to the 
liberality of the times, to refuse them 
their choice? Coercive laws to that effect 
should always be deprecated, as of the 
most mischievous tendency. Dr. Milner 
may, perhaps, be not quite so correct, 
when he says, ‘ that-it is required of stu- 
dente the Protestant universiti 25 to re- 
quent theestablished service.” ‘That such 
may be their statutes, we admit; but in 
Dublin, attendance is never expected 
from students professing themsel\es Ca- 
tholics; and, on two Gays in the week, 
fish is ile ays provided for chose who do 
noteatmeat; nay, Trinity College shew- 
ed itself hostile to any illiberal measures, 
when, on a late occasion, solicited, tn- 
couraged, and even threatened by a very 
great personage. Yo this university we 
believe Catholics have free access as stu- 
dents, and may, perhaps, have the ho- 
nour of getting scraps of that one dinner 
per day, which Dr, Duigenan tells us 
with revret is all that an “orthodox Pro- 
testant can procure. From the fellow- 
ships and all the dignities of emolument 
in this college, Catholics are for ever de- 
barred*: Procul O/ procul este profani / 
And in the late most vracious acts passed » 
* Enquiry into vulgar opinions, &c. con- 
cerning Ireland. Lett. iv. p. 25 
¢ The junior lectureis of Maynooth would 
tremble at the three days examination of a 
junior fellow for Trinity College, The latter 
rear Dublin. 437 
in their favour, they are admissible as 
fellows, provosts, &c. in all Colleges in 
Treland, with the-exception of the college 
of the Holy and Undivided Lrinity, the 
only one in the island; and also with ex# 
cepiion ot any college exclusively appro- 
priated for persons of their own persua- 
sion! ‘Mnatis, we grant you every thing 
excepting —ail things. 
While such is the encouragement held 
out to Ruman Catholics to trequent our 
universities, while such an example of 
liberality is given by the legislature ; need 
we woider that, as Dr. Muiner gays, 
* Catholic parenzs will judge tor them- 
selves in, these matters, and that the 
school in question being supported at 
their expence, they are not cbliged to 
give account to any one of the mioiives of 
their choice.p’ ‘ 
So much for the >lay-college, aineh Dye M. 
assures us has now no farther connection. 
with the Ecclesiastical Seminary, but that 
its members frequent the same church, 
and attend the saine philosophical lectures; 
but we are not informed whether these 
lectures are given gratis to the young 
lay-gentlemen? 
In the year 1801, the entrance money 
amounted to one thousand one hundred 
-and thirty-six pounds, yet by the tables 
iC appears that not more than thirty-two 
students were admitted. If there be no 
typographical error in dates Or money, we 
should suppose the terins of admission “4 
have been raised this year. In 186 
twenty-six Is tne nuinber Cae ca 
their entrancc-money amounts to two hun- 
dred and eighteen pounds. ‘The three 
years followmy, the number of students 
gradually increased till 1806, when we 
find sixty-seven were adinitted on the 
foundation, and paid six hundred and 
twenty-eigat pounds entrance, 
Lhe total amount of 
entrance money for the 
last nine ey 1s stated” 
ab = ela ss 635 16 12 
Leeamiest and Donations 8, 012 13 9 
£8,618 9 13 
must be thoroughly versed in the whole circle 
of science, astronomy, mathematics, ethics, 
physics, logic, chronology, history, Hebrew, 
Gieek, Latin, &c. &c. &c. 
* in the criginal act, there is an evident 
intention of educating-both clergy and laity 3 
why then the lay-house should: be laid rae 
or separated, we know not. 
* The princigal lesacy ever bequeathed to 
this house, was that of the ex-catholis bishop 
or 
