§ VISCOUNT CRICHTONasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, How many Methodists are now in the Senate of the Royal University of Ireland; whether Dr. Scott, the Principal of the Methodist College in Belfast, was an original Member of the Senate, and continued a Member until his death; why a Methodist gentleman was not appointed in his place; and, whether there are in Ireland many Methodist gentlemen eminently qualified for that position?
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, there is one Wesleyan Methodist on the Senate of the Royal University now. THE late Dr. Scott was, as slated, a member of the Senate, and continued a member until his death. No doubt, there are many Wesleyan gentleman qualified to occupy the position; but in tilling the vacancy the Government did not feel bound to appoint a gentleman of the same denomination. In making the appointment, the Irish Government paid careful regard to the proportion of the several denominations of the population of Ireland.
§ VISCOUNT CRICHTONI be to give Notice that I will call attention to this matter.