Item 21 - Irish College, Rome, 22 May, 1820. Regarding the

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reception of Lay Sisters in the Presentation Order. They may be solemnly professed, with the leave of the local Ordinary. Dr. B. mentions a request by the English Vicars Apostolic fer the retrenchment of certain holydays, and fer the abolition of the abstinence gass on Saturdays. 4 Patriarch has been appointed for the Catholic Armenians in Constantinople. More news about the bishop of New York and his intention of collecting funds to build a hospital, to house sick Irish emigrants. (pr. Slattery adds a note to this letter, saying that he has given the docu- ment relating to the Presentation Order, into the keeping of Mrs. Power, then Superieress of the Presentation Convent, Thurles.) 22. bublin, 4 April 1323. From br. Murray to Dr. L. telling him that he has done well in only acting as Vicar Capitular until the arrival of the official Roman Brief, appointing him archbishop of Cashel. Dr. M. recommends him to forget all abeut the opposition he met with from a portion of the clergy during the pre-election period. Says that he has his predecessor's Crozier, but the Matre, Dalmatics & Cincture etc have gone to Maynooth. The Ring was left with br. wright.