. Memorandums made in Ireland in the autumn of 1852 . poch, what reason andthe common sense of men in general declare to bewrong; more especially if that which is believed tobe wrong is also felt to be injurious to mens mostpersonal and dearest interests. Queens College, Cork, was built from the designsand under the supervision of Sir Thomas Deane,architect, and was opened for public instruction inOctober, 18i9. It has ever since been dischargingits important functions in the completest manner,through the instrumentality of a body of professorswho, from their knowledge and activity and zeal,wo
. Memorandums made in Ireland in the autumn of 1852 . poch, what reason andthe common sense of men in general declare to bewrong; more especially if that which is believed tobe wrong is also felt to be injurious to mens mostpersonal and dearest interests. Queens College, Cork, was built from the designsand under the supervision of Sir Thomas Deane,architect, and was opened for public instruction inOctober, 18i9. It has ever since been dischargingits important functions in the completest manner,through the instrumentality of a body of professorswho, from their knowledge and activity and zeal,would do credit to any institution, however ancientor celebrated : and all this I may say, with equaltruth, of the other two colleges. The following is a return of the number of stu-dents who have been entered on its books since itfirst opened: Session1819-50. Session1850-51. Session1851-52. Matriculated Students ....Non-matriculated Students . Total .... 7045 11838 10420 115 156 124 The following is the distribution of the matricu- QUEEN S Queen s College, Cork. lated students, according to their religious denomi-nations : Session Session1850-51. Session1851-52. Other Communions ....Total .... 2638 1 4 1 42 65 2 8 1 37 54 2 6 5 70 118 104 No inquiry is made as to the religion of non-matriculated students, they not being subject to thesupervision of the Deans of Residences. 7<( RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS. In considering the numbers that have hithertoattended this College, its very recent establishmentmust not be overlooked. This of itself, to saynothing of other difficulties, seems sufficient to ac-count for the comparatively small number of is no easy matter to divert the courses of any ofthe old currents of human activity; and three yearsconstitute a very small fraction in the life of aNational Institution. One item in the preceding return is especiallygratifying, and fraught with rich hope for the future;I mean the greatly predominant number of stu
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