Archbishop Whately has publicly announced the resignation of his seat
at the Board of National Education in Ireland ; on account of a letter which he could not but regard as equivalent to his dis- missal by the Government. The Archbishop is supported in the position that he had taken, and accompanied in his withdrawal, by the two eminent lftwyers Mr. Blackburno and Baron Greene. Thus, the untoward conclusion that we apprehended has come to pass. Notwithstanding the strong expression of Sir John Young's desire that a system of combined moral and religious education should be maintained—notwithstanding the fact that Government has had it all its own way—the Board is crippled if not broken up by the withdrawal of three of its most distinguished members ; and the greatest fears are entertained for the practical consequences, in leaving the field vacant for the hostile operations of the extreme parties. If anything can counteract the mischief, it will be the indignation awakened in all truly moderate but not indifferent men at the culpable weakness of the Irish Government.
