If any persons treat us unkindly, we must not do the same to them; for Christ and his apostles have taught us not to return evil for evil. If we would obey Christ, we must do to others, not as they do to us, but as we would wish them to do to us.

Quarrelling with our neighbours and abusing them is not the way to convince them that we are in the right and they in the wrong. It is more likely to convince them that we have not a Christian spirit.

We ought to show ourselves followers of Christ, who, "when he was reviled, reviled not again," (1 Pet. ch. ii. v. 23), by behaving gently and kindly to every one.

7. The Commissioners regard the attendance of any of their Teachers at meetings held for political purposes, or their taking part in elections for Members of Parliament, except by voting, as incompatible with the performance of their duties, and as a violation of rule which will render them liable to dismissal.

8. Should the Commissioners consider any Teacher employed in a School under the Board unfit for his office, or otherwise objectionable, they require that he be dismissed, and another provided. Teachers are also liable to be fined or suspended, at all times, when the Commissioners shall deem it necessary, on sufficient cause being shown.

9. The Commissioners, by themselves or their Officers, are to be allowed to visit and examine the Schools whenever they think fit. Those who visit on the part of the Commissioners are furnished with credentials under their Seal.

IV-Inspection of Schools.

1. ADMISSION OF VISITORS.

1. The public generally must have free access to every National School, during the hours devoted to secular instruction-not to take part in the ordinary business, nor to interrupt it—but as Visitors, to observe how it is conducted.

2. Every Teacher of a National School is to receive courteously Visitors of all denominations, to afford them free access to the School-room, and full liberty to observe what books are in the hands of the Children, or upon the desks; what tablets are hung up on the walls, and what is the method of teaching; but they are by no means required to permit any person to interrupt the business of the School, by asking questions of Children, examining classes, calling for papers of any kind, or, in any other way, diverting the attention of either Teachers or Scholars from their usual business.

3. Should any Visitors wish for information which they cannot obtain by such an inspection, it is the duty of the Teachers to refer them to the Patrons or Managers of the School for it.

4. Every Teacher is required to have his Visitors' or Daily Report Book lying upon his desk, that Visitors may, if they choose, enter remarks in it. Such remarks as may be made, the Teachers are by no means to alter or erase; and the Inspector of the District is required to transmit to the Commissioners copies of such

remarks as he may deem of sufficient importance to be made known to them.

5. As the religious instruction of the children is under the control of the Clergyman or lay person communicating it with the approbation of their parents, the Commissioners can give no liberty to any other Visitor, whether Clergyman or layman, to interfere therewith.

2. INSPECTION BY THE COMMISSIONERS OR THEIR OFFICERS.

1. The Commissioners do not take the control or regulation of any School, except their own Model Schools, directly into their own hands, but leave all Schools aided by them under the authority of the Local Conductors. The Inspectors, therefore, are not to give direct orders, as on the part of the Board, respecting any necessary regulations, but to point out such regulations to the Conductors of the School, that they may give the requisite orders.

2. The Commissioners require that every National School be inspected by the Inspector of the District, at least three times in each year.

3. The District Inspector, on each inspection, is to communicate with the Patron or Correspondent, for the purpose of affording information concerning the general state of the School, and pointing out such violations of rule, or defects, if any, as he may have observed; and he is to make such suggestions as he may deem

necessary.

4. He is to examine the Visitors' Book, or Daily Report Book, and to transmit to the Commissioners copies of any observations made therein which he may consider to be of importance.

5. He is not to make any observation in the Book, except the date of his visit, the time occupied in the inspection of the School, showing the precise time at which it commenced, and the precise time at which it terminated; and also the number of Scholars present.

6. Upon ordinary occasions, he is not to give any intimation of his intended visit; but during the middle term of the year, from 1st of May to the 31st of August, when the inspection is to be public, he is to make such previous arrangements with the Local Managers, as will facilitate the attendance of the parents of the Children, and other persons interested in the welfare of the Schools.

7. He is to report to the Commissioners the result of each visit, and to use every means to obtain accurate information as to the discipline, management, and methods of instruction pursued in the School.

8. He is to examine all the classes in succession, in their different branches of study, so as to enable him to ascertain the degree and efficiency of the instruction imparted.

9. He is to examine the Class Rolls, Register, and Daily Report Book, and to report with accuracy what is the actual number of Children receiving instruction at the School, and what is the daily average attendance.

10. He is to receive a monthly Report from the Teacher of each School, and also to make one quarterly himself to the Commissioners, in addition to his ordinary Report upon the School after each visit.

11. He is also to supply the Commissioners with such local information as they may from time to time require from him, and to act as their agent in all matters in which they may employ him; but he is not invested with authority to decide upon any question affecting a National School, or the general business of the Commissioners, without their direction.

12. When applications for aid are referred to the District Inspector he is to communicate with the applicant so as to insure an interview, and also with the Clergymen of the different denominations in the neighbourhood, with a view of ascertaining their sentiments on the case, and whether they have any, and what, objection thereto. He is also to communicate personally, if necessary, with any other individuals in the neighbourhood.

13. The District Inspector is to avoid all discussions of a religious or political nature; he is to exhibit a courteous and conciliatory demeanour towards all persons with whom he is to communicate, and to pursue such a line of conduct as will tend to uphold the just influence and authority both of Managers and Teachers.

V.-As to Appointment, Conduct of Teachers, &c.

I. The appointment of Teachers rests with the Local Patrons and Committees of Schools. But the Commissioners are to be satisfied with the fitness of each, both as to character and general qualification. He should be a person of Christian sentiment, of calm temper, and discretion ; he should be imbued with a spirit of peace, of obedience to the law, and of loyalty to his sovereign; he should not only possess the art of communicating knowledge, but be capable of moulding the mind of youth, and of giving to the power which education confers a useful direction. These are the qualities for which Patrons of Schools, when making choice of Teachers, should anxiously look. They are those which the Commissioners are anxious to find, to encourage, and to reward.

2. The Commissioners have provided a Normal Establishment in Marlborough-street, Dublin, for training Teachers, and educating persons who are intended to undertake the charge of Schools; and they do not sanction the appointment of a Teacher to any School, unless he shall have been previously trained at the Normal Establishment, or shall have been pronounced duly qualified by the Inspector of the District in which the School is situated.

3. Teachers selected by the Commissioners for admission to the Normal Establishment, must produce a Certificate of good character from the officiating Clergyman of the communion to which they belong; and must pass through an examination in the Books published by the Commissioners. They are to be boarded and lodged at the establishment provided by the Board for the purpose, in Dublin, and at Glasnevin, in the

immediate neighbourhood of Dublin, to which latter an Agricultural department is attached. They are to receive religious instruction from their respective Pastors, who attend on Tuesdays at the Normal Establishment; and on Sundays they are required to attend their respective places of Worship; and a vigilant superintendence is at all times exercised over their moral conduct.

4. They are to attend upon five days in the week at the Training and Model Schools, where lectures are delivered on different branches of knowledge, and where they are practised in the art of teaching. They are to receive instruction in Agriculture daily; and they attend on Saturdays at the farm at Glasnevin, which is conducted under the direction of the Commissioners, and where they see theory reduced to practice. They undergo a final examination at the close of their course, and each will then receive a certificate according to his deserts. The course of training at present occupies a period of four months and a half, and for a considerable time previous to their being summoned, they are required to prepare themselves for the course.

5. Teachers of Schools unconnected with the National Board, if properly recommended, are also admitted to attend the Normal Establishment as day pupils, without any charge for tuition; but such persons maintain themselves at their own expense.

6. The Commissioners grant Salaries to Teachers of National Schools at the following rates, subject to the annexed regulations:

7. Masters of Agricultural Model Schools, with farms of eight or ten acres annexed, who are competent to conduct both the Literary and Agricultural departments, are to receive £10 per annum, in addition to the Salary of the Class in which they may be placed.

8. Masters of National Schools, with a small portion of land annexed consisting of from two to three acres, for the purpose of affording Agri-. cultural instruction, will receive £5 per annum, in addition to the SaIary of their Class, provided they are competent to conduct both the Literary and Agricultural departments, and that the Commissioners shall have previously approved of Agriculture being taught in the School.

9. All newly-appointed Teachers, who have not previously conducted National Schools, are considered as Probationers, and must remain as such for at least one year, at the expiration of which time

they will be eligible for classification, and may be promoted, even before being trained, to any Class, except the first; if placed in a higher Class, they will receive the full amount of Salary to which they may become entitled, from the commencement of the second year of their service under the Board.

10. All Teachers must remain at least one year in a lower division of any class before they are eligible for promotion to a higher division; and they must remain two years in a lower class before they are eligible for promotion to a higher class.

11. This regulation does not apply to Probationary Teachers, nor to Teachers who may be promoted on the recommendation of the Professors at the termination of the course of training.

12. None but Teachers trained at the Normal School of the Commissioners are eligible for promotion to any division of the First Class, and only upon the recommendation of the Professors, at the termination of the course of training, or of a Board of Inspectors. 13. Examinations are to be held, at specified times, by the Inspectors with the view of promoting meritorious Teachers, while those who may have conducted themselves improperly, or in whose Schools the attendance has considerably decreased, will be liable to be depressed.

14. The Commissioners will not grant Salary to an Assistant Teacher, or to a Teacher of Needlework, unless they are satisfied that the appointment is necessary; and such Teachers, even though they may be classed, will not be paid any higher rate of Salary than the amount awarded to them as Assistant Teachers, or Teachers of Needlework, until promoted to the rank of Principal Teacher, with the sanction of the Commissioners.

15. The Commissioners have determined upon a course of study for each class, in which the Teachers are to be examined as a test of their fitness for promotion; but their general conduct, the condition of their respective schools, their method of conducting them, and the daily average attendance of pupils, will also be taken into consideration.

16. The Commissioners require that a further income be secured to the Teacher, either by local Subscription or School-fees, to such amount in each case as they may direct; and the Commissioners also require that the payments made by the Children shall not be diminished in consequence of any increase of Salary which may be awarded to the Teacher.

17. In Schools consisting of Male and Female Children, occupying the same room, under the care of one Male Teacher, the Commissioners grant a Salary not exceeding £6 per annum to a Teacher of Needlework, provided the average daily attendance of Children be sufficiently large to warrant the Commissioners in so doing.

18. In Schools attended by Female Children only, under the care of a Female Teacher, such Teacher must be competent to conduct the Needlework, as well as the literary Department.