§ MR. HENNESSYsaid, that he rose to move for a copy of a letter addressed from Dublin Castle in the month of October, 452 1861, by the Secretary of the Queen's University to the Registrar of Queen's College, Galway, referring to certain additional exhibitions or scholarships placed by the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant at the disposal exclusively of students attending the second year's course of the faculty of arts; likewise, for a return of the number of students of the second year's course of the faculty of arts in Queen's College, Galway, in each session separately, since the opening of the College to the present session (1862); with a statement of the actual number of the scholarships already provided by the Parliamentary grant and placed in each session at the disposal of the students of the second year's course of the faculty of arts in the said College, such return and statement to be furnished as follows:—Sessions 1850–1, and 1851–2; number of students, second year's course, faculty of arts; number of scholarships, second year's course, faculty of arts.
SIR-ROBERT PEELsaid, the Government would offer no objection to the Motion if the hon. Member would consent to append to his Motion returns of the number of students who entered each of the Queen's Colleges in the sessions 1859–60, 1860–1, and 1861–2; of the number and values of the scholarships provided for each class, regarding the scholarships of the second, third, and fourth years as continuations of those of the first year; and of the total number of students attending the Queen's Colleges in each of the aforesaid sessions, distinguishing their religious denominations.
§ MR. HENNESSYassented, and said that his Motion was in no wise dictated by any feeling of hostility to the Queen's Colleges. He merely asked for information.
§ Motion agreed to.