III.-TABLE showing the progressive Increase in the NATIONAL SCHOOLS and the NUMBER OF CHILDREN in attendance upon them, from the date of the First Report of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, to the 31st December, 1847.

IV.--TABLE Showing the Increase in the NATIONAL SCHOOLS, and the NUMBER

OF CHILDREN in attendance upon them, during the year 1847, as compared

with the preceding year.

Expected attendance in the
Actual attendance upon the
Actual attendance upon the

Total Number of Schools,

53,778

No. of Children on the Rolls, as
returned by the Managers,
for half-year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1847,
Additional

397,259

attendance upon

Schools to which Salaries
have been granted since 30th
September, 1847,

289 Building cases,
3,825 Schools in operation,
14 Suspended Schools,

4,128 Total attendance, actual and expected, * Total Number of Schools taken into connexion during the year 1847, Deduct Schools struck off during the year 1847, Net increase during the year, as above

5,373

402,632

V.--TABLE showing in what Provinces the 224 New Schools, taken into connexion during the Year 1847, are situated, and the nature of the Grants awarded to them.

VI. TABLE showing the number of National Schools in each Province, whether in Operation, in progress of Building, or Suspended, with their actual and expected Attendances.

In operation, with their
attendance as returned In progress of Building,

on the Rolls for the

Suspended.

Total Number of Schools in connexion,

31st

Dec., 1847.

with their expected

Building.

* There is, in addition to this number, an attendance of 5,373 Children upon Schools to which Salaries have been granted since September, 1846, making the total attendance of 402,632. See Table No. IV.

VII. TABLE showing the number of WORKHOUSE SCHOOLS in connexion with the Board, on the 31st December, 1847, and the Provinces in which they are situated (included in Table VI. of Schools in Operation).

VIII. TABLE showing the number of TEACHERS trained during the year 1847, for National Schools, and for Schools not National, distinguishing the Religious Denominations of each.

IX.-TABLES showing the Amount and Nature of GRANTS paid and GRANTS awarded to National Schools during the year 1847.

4,015 12 0 4,090 4,124 13 8 1,718 5,532 15 9 4,383 50,391 19 5

X.-CHARTER OF INCORPORATION granted by HER MAJESTY to the Board of National Education in Ireland.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, and soforth, To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. WHEREAS, in order to promote the welfare, by providing for the Education of the Poor of Ireland, it is expedient that the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, should be invested with the powers and privileges hereinafter contained. KNOW YE THEREFORE, that We, of our special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, by and with the advice and consent of our right trusty and well-beloved Councillor, WILLIAM LORD HEYTESBURY, Knight Grand Cross of the most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, our Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland, and according to the tenor of our letter, under our Privy Signet and Royal Sign Manual, bearing date at our Court at Saint James's the Seventh day of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Five, in the Ninth Year of our Reign, and now enrolled in the Rolls of our High Court of Chancery in Ireland, have granted, constituted, and declared, and by these Presents for Us, our Heirs, and Successors, We do grant, constitute, and declare, that the Most Reverend Father in God, our right trusty and right entirely beloved Cousin and Councillor, RICHARD, ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN, Primate of Ireland, our trusty and well-beloved the Most Reverend Archbishop DANIEL MURRAY, our trusty and well-beloved FRANC SADLEIR, Doctor in Divinity, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, our right trusty and well-beloved Councillor, ANTHONY RICHARD BLAKE, our trusty and well-beloved ROBERT HOLMES, Esquire, Barrister-at-law, our right trusty and well-beloved Councillor Sir PATRICK BELLEW, Baronet, our trusty and well-beloved RICHARD WILSON GREENE, Esquire, our Solicitor-General in that part of our said United Kingdom called Ireland, our trusty and well-beloved PoOLEY SHOULDHAM HENRY, Doctor in Divinity, our trusty and well-beloved JOHN RICHARD CORBALLIS, Esquire, one of our Counsel at Law, our trusty and well-beloved ALEXANDER MACDONNELL, Esquire, and our trusty and well-beloved CHARLES WILLIAM FITZGERALD, commonly called the MARQUESS OF KILDARE, Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, and all and every other person and persons who shall from time to time be appointed Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the time being (the said Commissioners, and all and every other person and persons so appointed by the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Gover.