THE ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume VII, Issue 374, 18 June 1880, Page 19

THE ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND.

The Times Dublin Correspondent writes :—: — "The change of Government has involved the necessity of leaving many public measures in an unfinished state, but one work which will be a permanent memorial of successful legislation will not be among the number. This work is the new University. The task of constructing the Royal University of Ireland upon the ruins of the Queen's University has been one of considerable difficulty, calling for great discrimination, patience, and care, so as to realise as Jr} as possible its intended purpose. It is now complete — the edifice jj crowned by Royal Charter, which for some time has been in readiness and only awaited the sign-manual of the Queen to establish it among the institutions of the country. The following are the names of the Chancellor and Senate : — His Grace the Duke of Abercorn, X.8., Chancellor ; the Most Rev. P. Chenevix Trench, D.D., Archbishop of Dublin ; the Most Rev. Archbishop Edward M'Cabe, D.D., the Right Hon. John Thomas Ball (Lord Chancellor of Ireland), the Earl of Granard, K.P., the Earl of Rosse, the Most Rev. Lord Plunket, Right Rev. Bishop Woodlock. D.D., Right Hon. Lord O'Hagan, Right Hon. Lord Emly, Right Hon. Lord Chief Justice Morris, Right Hon. Mr. Justice Barry, Sir Robert Kane, Very Rev. H. F. Neville, D.D., Very Rev. James B. Kavanagh, D.D., Rev. J. L. Porter, D.D., W. K. Sullivan, Ph.D., and Thomas William Moffett, LL.D., presidents of the Queen's Colleges, Belfast, Cork, and Galway ; Rev. Robinson Scott, D.D., Rev. Gerard Molloy, D.D., George J. Allman, LL.D., John T. Banks, M.D. (Physician in Ordinary to the Queen in Ireland), F. R. Cruise, M.D., Thomas Hayden, F.R.Q.C.P., R. D. Lyons. F.K.Q.C.P., A. Macalister, M.D., W. A. M'Keown, M.D., Peter Redfera, M.D., Rev. W. S. Stevenson, Mr. Edmund Dease, Mr. Arthur Kavanagh, Mr. Christopher, T. Redington, Mr. Robert Scott, Mr. Edward D. J. Wilson, and Mr. John Young. It is evident from the above list that the object of the Government has been to make the Senate so thoroughly representative as regards religious denominations and the various professional and other educational interests as to give general confidence to the public as to its impartiality and efficacy in the Governing Body of the new University."

The Times Correspondent telegraphed subsequently :—: —

" The Queen signed the charter of the new Royal Irish University to-day. It is expected that the secretaries "will be appointed tomorrow."