The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-31 00:00:00

THE 'SUN, LONDON, SA r URD N

that the police should not allowtprostitutes to con-
gregate in the streets.
Sir G. GREY said he had instructed Sir R. Mayne
to see that the law was put in force against these
women, but he could not order them to be appre-
hended unless there was some charge against them.
A member of the deputation thought a short bill
might be introduced which would remedy the evils
complained of.
Sir G. GREY said the bill might be a short one;
but he thought, considering the number of interests
which would be involved in any bill which at-
tempted to deal with the evil, it was likely to be a
long one. The licensing system of public-houses
would have b be considered, and therefore the
question might not be so simple as some persons
imagined.
After some further conversation, the deputation
thanked Sir G. Grey, and retired.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY.

The Report of the Queen's College, Galway, for
the session 1861-2 has been printed. It shows an
increase of nine students this session, which, added
to an increase of 26 in the previous session, gives
an increase of 35 for the last two years. The num-
ber of students who have entered since the opening
session in 1849-50 is 490 matriculated, and 69 non-
matriculated ; total, 559. Of these 196 were mem-
bers of the Church of England, 279 Roman Catholics,
70 Presbyterians, 8 Wesleyans, 4 Independents, and
2 " various." The first year does not offer a fair
ground of comparison as to the progress of the in-
stitution. Taking the second session, then, 1850-51,
for our starting point, and comparing entrances as
well as attendance upon the lectures, it will be seen
that the entrances have increased from 26 in the
former year to 40 in 1859.60; to 60, in 1860-61;
and to 62 in the present session ; while the number
of students attending lectures has increased from
63 to 118 in 1859-PO, to 144 in 1g80.61, and to 152
in the present session. Looking at the religious
denominations, we find that the Roman Catholic
students have increased from 28 to 91 ; the mem-
bers of the Church of England from 22 to 39.
The success of the Queen's Colleges may be esti-
mated by a comparison with the Dublin University.
In 1845 there was but one University in Ireland,
with a Roman Catholic population of 6,500,000;
yet in that year Lot more than 120 Roman Catholics
were entered on the rolls of the Dublin University,
of whom but a small portion were in attendance at
its lectures. The number of Roman Catholics is
now only 4,500,000, and yet there are 91 Roman
Catholic students attending the Galway College
alone—nearly as many as formerly attended the
University from the whole of Ireland, Since the
Queen's Colleges Commission made its inquiries the
number of entrances in the three Colleges has in-
creased from 169 to 309, and the number attending
lectures from 454 to 752. Of those 207 are of the
Established Church, 204 are Roman Catholics, 247
Presbyterians, and 94 of other persuasions. " How
far the Colleges have succeeded as seminaries of
united education," says the President,
" May be judged from the numbers of the differ-
ent persuasions united in their class-room, while
the fact that in no one of the colleges has a single
dissension on the score of religion ever marred the
harmony that exists among the students sufficiently
attests the possibility of uniting in the bonds of
mutual affection the youth of our people, and of thus
laying the groundwork of the future prosperity of
our country."
Mr. Berwick calculates, from admitted data, that
the numbers of Roman Catholics and Dissenters
that entered Trinity College in the last seven years
are 112 and 85. In the same year 430 Roman Ca-
tholics and 598 Dissenters have entered the Queen's
Colleges. He justly remarks that "no higher pa-
negyric on the wisdom of those who founded the
Queen's Colleges can be required than that which
these last statistics afford.
With reference to the " rich lures" which it has
been said attract students to these colleges,the Pre-
sident of Galway College remarks that there are 48
scholarships, averaging £22 each, tenable for only
one year, to be distributed between 309 who en-
tered this session for the first time ; that is, there is
one small prize fur about seven students. Again,
there are 135 scholarships of abOut the same average
value for students of the second and third years, and
tenable for the same period ; these are to be distri-
buted among more than 700 undergraduates attend-
ing the college lectures, giving prizes in something
like the same proportion.
The Protestant Dean of Residence reports favour-
ably of the attendance of the students on the reli-
gious instruction, but the President laments that he
" cannot yet announce the appointment of a Roman
Catholic Dean of Residence, but he is delighted to
bear testimony to the excellent conduct of the Ro-
man Catholic students. The report concludes with
another earnest appeal for salaries to the Dean of
Residence, who have neither station nor pay for
duties prescribed by Act of Parliament.
At the annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural
Society, which took place in this city yesterday,
the chairman, Mr. Naper, of Longhcrew, on his
being elected vice-president for Leinster, referred
to the appearance of Ribandism among the people.
He said it should be put down ; but at the same
time they should be kind to the poor, and above all
endeavour to improve their dwellings.
Mr. M'Farlane protested against allusions to the
state of the country from the chair. He reminded
them that on a former occasion the introduction of
political matter caused a disruption of the society,
the Marquis of DownLhire being one of those who
retired.
A Wharncliffe meeting of the Midland Great
Western Railway Company was hold yesterday to
take into consideration a bill now pending in Par-
liament to enable the Great Northern and Western
Railway Company to construct a lino to Ballina
The object of the bill, as defined by the chairman
(Mr. John Ennis, M.P.), is to compel the Midland
Company to enter into partnership with the Great
Northern and Western in carrying out this exten-
sion. The shareholders present were unanimously
of opinion that any such conpect!on would be pre-
judicial to their own interests, and a resolution dis-
approving the bill was adopted.

RAILWAY INTELLII

GRAND TItUNK OF CANADA.

It appears that a nieeting of the Board of Trade in Mon-
treal, on the 15th inst., was held for the purpose of oppoi•ing
any further aid to the Grand Trunk Company, and, after a
long discussion on the motion of Mr. H. Lyman, seconded
by Mr. W. Workman, it was resolved, "That the bill now
before Parliament, entitled 'An Act to amend the Acts
authorising the union of certain railway companies, as re-
spects the Grand Trunk Railway, the Great "Western Rail-
way, and the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway,' would
create a huge monopoly highly dangerous to the trade and
prosperity of the people of Canada ; that the mode proposed
to establish the amount or ratio of compensation for postal
service is extremely objectionable; and, inasmuch as in
said bill it is proposed to confiscate the property of various
classes of creditors of the several companies under certain
conditions, which, if carried into effect, would inflict seri-
ous injury upon innocent persons, and would damage the
teputation of the province generally—therefore this Board
prcitests against the passing of the said bill, or any other
act conferring greater privileges or immunities on the above
named railway companies, or any powers interfering with
the rights and property of the bondholders and other cre-
ditors. That the Council prepare petitions in accordance
with the above, for transmission to the branches of the
Provincial Parliament."