IRISH EDUCATION.
[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Srn,—Kindly allow me to point out that the difficulty as to isolated Protestant children attending Catholic schools where religious emblems might be exhibited during school hours, has been obviated long since by a declaration of Archbishop Walsh, speaking (if not on behalf of the Episcopacy, certainly in accordance with their views), " that in districts where there should be no Protestant school, no change in the present system should be sought for." The schools of the Christian Brothers are only to be found in towns, so that there is not any difficulty in their case, and even in country districts Pro- testant schools, whether in connection with the National Board or not, are very general, much more so than Mr. Balfour seems to think.—I am, Sir, &c., DAVID COLTHURST.
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