The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-12 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Ocr. U.
Tag }lows BunrAcrioNs.—Tate Council of the
senate having takes tato consideration the slants framed by
the Cambridge University Commhutment, under their com-
mon seal, on the 20th May teat, for maktag various changes
is the provisions of the will of the lets Roy. John Hulas, and
more for coeverting the °Hos of Christian Advocete
late • mitesurahip of Theology, and being of opinion that
tits said statute would advantageously be brought Into ope-
ration so soon as it has received the erection of the Quin is
Council, beg leave to reoummsad to the maws that applica-
tion be mede to the Cambridge University Comnsisaionsee to
anthories the auweimion tor twelve months of the election of
a Christlea !advocate, in the room of the late Academia
Hardwick.

Till 1118 R NATIONAL SCROOL 87871 k AND
ITS INSPECTOR.

Dr. Sullivan, who has from the commencement of
ths National System of Education in Ireland filled the office
of inspector and to whom the British public and the world
are indelned.for the authorship of a new school Merano, of
inestimable value, directly and indirectly. or recently deter-
mined to devote the mtiotficent sem of 2,0001. to the Mune-
dime wittiest and endowment of • national school at Holy-
wood, his native piece, In the north of Ireland, • saleable site
for which has beet given by the proprietor of the estate.
Captain Harrison. -,Dr. SullivanTdeSign wee communicated
its • letter doted "Education Moe, Dublin. Sept. 24,"
eddremod to Hr. Ote‘, • penman to whom is en-
frosted the carrying oat a this benevolent project. After
expreming Me moire that when completed the school may be
pawed odes the national beard, the doctor makes some
remarks which, at the present critical juncture es regards the
adecational qamtion will be read with Intense!. Ile aye
"Should the national system of edoostion be broken up or
disocatianed—which, for the sake of Ireland. I bops may
sever to the use—the principles of that system are, mew-
-1 thelese, to be always acted upon in this robool. These prim(-
' pies are wily understood. la Mot they. were explained in
two weeds by the Archbishop of Dublin, in his match on
the subject la the House of Lords, so early ea the year 11333
—neinaly, that the foundation of the meional spleen of
education in Ireland is this—. that woh regard to religious
biefructice there is to be no restriction, no comrades.
That a system of education founded upon ewe a prin-
ciple as leis should have met with so morn opposition
bas awe a been to WO a matter of wonder sad repel,
+as I knew, by the experience of every day for
the last t-and-twenty years, that it was producing the
most bens al mid the most important results in every part
of Ireland. In fief, lam firmly convinced that the general
and gratifying improvement which bail takes place in this
country of late years is, in no small measure, dm to the
operation and edema of the national system of education;
and should the British Home of Commons ever permit it to
be brakes up, and • aspirate and asetariaa system of educa-
tion to be eubstittned is Mt stead, I venture to predict that
the oceaswasame to this nowitry will be most dimetrow. la
sat, to do ex would be,' in the weeds of an eminent pall
I to divide Ireland into two hostile canape, with clerical
' seatinals pacing up and down to prevent the people Irma
holding any friendly communicatious • " Dr. Sullivan cony
abides his latter to Mr. Greg by remelting that his health le
too completely broken up that he has made up his mind
to resign his office under the board in a few menthe at
farthest.