The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-03

both grades were to be filled by the provost
and seven fellows. The king was to make
the laws, except in such cases as the
charter did not provide for, when the
provost and seniors might act, their
enactments being legal if approved of by
the board of visitors. The latter was also
reconstructed. the lord mayor of Dublin
being dropped from its personnel, q course
which was considered very ungrateful on
the part of the crown, considering that
the very lands on which the college stood
had been donated by. the Dublin corpora
ton.
During the time of Cromwell Archbishop
Mosher was forced for political causes to
flee from Ireland, and his splendid library
of II, 900 volumes was added to the college
collection. After the restoration Charles
III deposed the Puritan nominees of the
Commonwealth whom the lord protector,
Cromwell, had placed on the university
board and their places were filled by men
from Oxford and Cambridge. DR.. Steele,
famous Dublin sayant, became provost.
The good, humane and progressive Duke
of Ormond was now lord lieutenant OF
Ireland, and he carried out his consistent
policy of Ireland for the Irish by appoint
ing Jeremy Taylor vice chancellor of the
university 1t was of him that Bishop
Heber said that his first sermon before the
college was the finest he had ever heard.
Dark days fell upon Trinity college when
James IL. came to the throne. The pig
oted nature of the king made him regard
the university with distrust, for 1t always
was and is today strong Protestant in
stitution. Lord Tyrconnel was viceroy
and he made every effort TO overthrow
the university. He first withheld the pay
ment of the grant, following this up by
driving out the provost and fellows and
confiscating their property. The build
ings were turned into barracks and IN
the wear 1858 the chapel was used as n
powder magazine. So great was the
prevailing spirit of vandalism that
1t was even proposed TO burn
the library. as Omar destroyed that
of Alexandria. This calamity was averted
by the efforts of two Catholic priests.
named respectively Moore and Mccarthy.
who also induced the king To refrain from
accedng to the request preferred 10 HIM
bv Lord Petre, that he confer the library
on the Jesuits as gift Moore was after
ward provost and the only Catholic who
has ever held that office.
The manner in which Trinity college
escaped the provisions OF the famous Dill
of attainder of James Ii. is interesting. A
Mr.. Coghlan, one of the parliamentary
representatives of the college, was ordered
to prepare list of the members in order
that they be prescribed under the act OF
attaInder He replied that he could not
do so without first consulting the butter
books" The butler was formally sum
moned to produce the books, but having
been previously warned by Coghlan, ne
conveniently disappeared, books and all.
The exciting event which soon followed
caused the matter TO be overlooked.
When King James was retreatlng on
Dublin after his defeat At the Boyne ny
the Prince of Orange, the city was IN
state of uproar and anarchy, and Captain
Robert Fitzgerald, one OF the Duke OF
, Leinster's family, was confined As prls-
oner in ,he improvised fortress of TRINITY
| college. With nifty adherents he forced
his way cat, sword in hand, captured Dub
| lin castle. and was the means OF saving
the city. including the college Itself, from
/ being set on fire by the mob.
January - i693, witnessed the hrst CEN
! ;ennial OF Trinity college. The lords JUS
/ tices the privy council and the lord mayor
! and aldermen were present. There were
/ various ceremonies, religious ana otner,
! wise. Bishop Ashe of C.ogher, preached
/ eulogy on Queen Elizabeth, taxing ior
| his text: Verify. | say unto you, wheTe-
| eve. the gospel shall be preached IN inc
! whole world, there shall also what TINS
| woman hath done be told for her memo
! nal" The scholors gave Latin ora
! tons ''in honor of the queen
and an ode by Poet Laureate ate,
| a graduate al Trinity, was performed ps IN Inc
| leading swelis of the kingdom. Inc
| Terre Fillus. a sort OF king lester, fhaue
| humorous speech, and AT night tue UNI
| yer>itv, - we'll rs Dublin city anu Inc
| leading towns of the country, We're IL
! Illuminated.
| Owing 10 the disputes which arose be-
! tween the students and the corporation OF
| the city in regard 10 the privilege oil VOC
| ing for parliamentary representatives IN
| the year I-.S. the matter was referred 10
the Dublin parliament, which decided