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From the year 1801, the Seminary has 
seen some of its own plants rising to 
goodly trees: there are no Jess than 
seven among the superiors or lecturers, 
*who owe their education to the esia- 
“blishment. And it is no doubt with a 
view to encourage thein aid their suc- 
cessors, that the trustees have tied up 
their own hands from employing in the 
principal departments any but such as 
aré lecturers on the foundation. 
Among the number isa professor of 
Trish, established in 1804. 
Ebe college sustained a great loss by 
the death of ['r. Flood, its second pre- 
sident, in 1803, and is now under the 
d:réction of Dr. Byrne, formerly superior 
of the Irish colleze in Naniz;—Dr. 
of Cork, ex-protestant peer Lord Dunboyne, 
who having reached an advanced peiiod of 
life without ever coming to years of discretion, 
succeeded to an estate and peerage, and wish- 
‘ing to leave a representative of the illustrious 
house of Butler, de sa propre facon, claimed in 
vain of the Pope the princely privilege, since 
granted to Talleyrand. Finding Rome inex- 
orable, Dr. Butler took upon himself his own 
dispensation : still hoping to rest in the lap 
of mother-church, as well as on the bosom of 
his fair lady. The terrors of excommunica- 
tion a’ last frightened him out of his wits, I 
mean the little that remained of them; for 
dreading to be driven from the church, he 
ran out of his own accord; read his recanta- 
tion of errors which he believed to be truths, 
and continued to live a catholic, although 
legally aprotestant. Disap pointed in his hope 
of transmitting a coronet to his p:sterity, the 
Reverend Peer bethought himsel/, though 
late, of recovering a crewn of heavenly glory. 
To redeem his iniquities with alms deeds, 
and to make due repsration to the church for 
‘the scandal he had given, he consented, after 
providing amply for the partner of his bed, to 
leave the greater part of his property to the 
college of Mayrooth. This was more effec- 
tual than the most public penance could be! 
‘To this, what would be a separation a mensa 
et thoro? Jt carried conviction along with it. 
His relatives, however, though Catholits, 
~did not cuncelve it so need‘ul that his trans- 
gressions should be redeemed at their ex- 
pence. Ehey~ -eontested the wil, and the 
‘trustees of the college have consented, when 
impowered by parliament, to compromise the 
matter, and to acerpt of the one half. Thus. 
the cause commenced at the Trim assizes has 
been finished by the parties. There is no 
clue leit to trace the other benetactions to 
their source ; we could have wished the ac- 
counts of the college had enzvled us to do 
honour to the eye es) of its pect e ie 
factors, 3 
Account of the Royal Colleze of St. Patrick, 
least. 
[July 1, 
Dunn*, bisimmediate predecessor, liaving 
resumed his first situation as secrétary to 
the trustees, librarian, and treasurer. The 
only lute acquisition from the Continent 
is tut of Abbé Anglade, a Parisian pre- 
fessor of divinity, who has accepred of 
the chair of logic, never before filied. 
On reviewing the whole establishment 
as it now stands, we cannot but consider 
it as economical and well-organized. 
The president, Dr. Byrae, enjoys the 
moderate allowance’ of one hundred 
pounds a year; with nearly so much more 
to enable him to meet casual expences, 
such as travelling charges to Dublin, and 
postage, besi des etitertamment to the 
trustees and other strangers who may 
visit the house. He is the only one in 
the house furnished with tea, sugar, and 
other groceries, at the expence of the 
college. He has also a servant, whose - 
wages ave paid by the house. The pro- 
fessors have bed and board, fire and can+ 
dle, besides their respective salaries. 
The vice- president, who is also pro- 
fessor of French; and the two first pro- 
fessors of divinity, have each one hundred 
and five pounds a year, The dean, 
procurator, two professors of philosophy, . 
aud one of belles-lettres, have eighty- 
five pounds; the lecturers seventy-five 
pounds. * 
Heaven forbid that we should presume 
to make comparisons between the ortho- 
dox Trinity College, destined to* train 
clergy for one seventh of the island, and 
another fitted out for six-sevenths at 
But yet, as a matter of cutosity, 
we copied from Sir John Carr, that’ the 
provost of Trinity college has one thou- 
_sand five hundred pounds a year; ;—senlor 
fellows eight hundred pounds a year ; 
jumors one hundred’ pounds, which, 
with well-paid tuitions, makes them opu- 
* Though strangers, we can gather enough 
from the appointments of this Reverand 
gentleman, to consider him as One of the 
main supports o: this establishment, 
His first appointment as secretary, bears: 
the same date with that of Dr. Hussey, the 
first president: by his local knowledge, he 
must have been extremely useful to the 
board. in five years we find him librérian— 
and treasurer: hence, we cannot bot suppose 
that the liorary was collected by him and the 
greater part of the donations procured by his 
exertions. We see him president in 1803; 
and voiuntarily resigning in 1807, after 
having planned the enlarged buildings, and 
hav.ng obtained the additional eae of ‘Ave 
thousand pounds. 
“Tent 
