-unless there be very special reasons for an exception, which shall be judged of by the Senatus. The reader shall pay all expenses connected with the transmission of the books he may procure.

VI. Commentaries and Dictionaries shall be returned at the third opening of the Library after that at which they were given out, and works which are much in request, within a week of their being given out, under the penalty of forfeiting Twopence for each night that any volume has been kept beyond the time prescribed.

VII. On the expiry of the time specified in the preceding Regulations for returning a book, any Reader may apply for a renewal of the time, and his application may be complied with, provided no previous demand has been made for it by any other

person.

VIII. If any Reader keep a book a month beyond the time prescribed, he shall incur a fine of 2s. 6d. in addition to the ordinary fine of 2d. per night; and the Librarian shall immediately take steps for procuring the restoration of the book.

IX. In the event of any book being lost, the Reader who has borrowed it shall replace the book, or pay the full value of it; and when unnecessary delay takes place, he shall besides be subject to the same fine as if the book had been so long in his possession beyond the time prescribed.

X. It is earnestly recommended to the Readers that they take the utmost care of every volume they receive; but if any Reader shall mark, write upon, or tear a volume, or injure it in any other way, he shall replace the book, or be liable to a fine proportioned to the degree of the offence, as may be determined by the Senatus.

XI. When there are more copies of a book than one, a single copy of it shall always be kept in the Library for consultation.

§ V.-MUSEUM.

The Museum was begun by Dr. Fleming, but was mainly indebted to the late Mrs. Macfie, of Langhouse. At its commencement Mrs. Macfie enriched it with a large number of valuable specimens, and led many of her friends to take a lively interest in its formation. The Geological Department, on the same floor with the class-room, contains a large number of fossils. Many of these are valuable. In the upper Museum is a valuable and varied collection of Minerals, the gift of the late Dr. Johnston, of Durham. In the same room are numerous

specimens in zoology and comparative anatomy. There is also a good Herbarium, chiefly of British plants. Many additions have recently been made to the Museum by Professor Duns, and by friends of different denominations who take a great interest in the relations between science and Christian thought.

Connected with the Natural Science Chair, and for the use of the Students, there is a separate valuable collection of books.

VI.-ENDOWMENTS.

The following are the names of the principal benefactors of the New College, arranged in alphabetical order :

Friend, A.
John Fulton, Esq.
Duchess of Gordon.
M. D.

William Macfie, Esq.
John Macfie, Esq.
John Maitland, Esq.
David Meldrum, Esq.
Henry Millar, Esq.
George Rainy, Esq.
Lord Rutherfurd.
Mrs Henry Sibbald.
Nath. Stevenson, Esq.
P. Don Swan, Esq.
John Symington, Esq.
Lady Hannah Tharpe.
Dr. Webster.
James White, Esq.
Dr. Whyte.

§ VII.-ATTENDANCE FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS.

§ VIII.-BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, &c.

The whole scheme of Scholarships in Edinburgh College originated with the late James M. Hog, Esq. of Newliston, who, in 1845, by his personal exertions, raised a sum of between £600 and £700 for this object, and continued to do the like for eight years afterwards. The sum was provided partly by private subscriptions for a limited number of years, and partly from other sources. At first the Bursaries were allocated to both Literary and Theological Students, and were given partly from a consideration of the circumstances of the Students, on the representation of friends, and partly on the ground of merit ascertained by examination. Donations and legacies at length accumulated a fund which rendered annual subscriptions no longer necessary. The Scholarships thus instituted are principally for Theological Students, but there are also some for Students connected with the Free Church who are passing through their Literary Course. Date of Examination.-The next Examination will be held within the New College, Edinburgh, on Monday, 30th October, at 2 P.M.; and on the following day at 10 A.M. Writing materials and books are supplied by the Senatus.

The following notice comprises the Bursaries, Scholarships, and Fellowships, with the arrangements and subjects of Examination for 1882-83 :

I. The Ordinary College Scholarships, tenable for two years --including the Rankin, Gray, Hog, and Macfie Scholarships— are adjudged by comparative trial to Students of the First and Third Years of their Theological Course. One at least for each year is awarded on the ground of proficiency in Gaelic, if the Student is otherwise eligible.

The sum available for these Scholarships is above £600. The half of that sum is therefore available annually. It is distributed equally, as far as possible, between Students of the First and the Third Years, in sums varying from £19 to £35. (1.) For Students of the First Year in Theology.-MATHEMATICS -Euclid, Book III. Plane Trigonometry; nature and use of Logarithms. Conic Sections the Ellipse. Instead of the Paper in Higher Mathematics, Competitors may choose the following in English Literature, to which an equal value is attached. ENGLISH LITERATURE-Style and Composition-Campbell's Rhetoric, Book III. History of English Literature, 1660-1727; Shakespeare's Hamlet. CLASSICS-Latin and Greek Composition; Cicero de Finibus; Thucydides, Book II. LOGIC AND METAPHYSICS - Jevons' Elementary Lessons in Logic, and

Hamilton's Metaphysics. HEBREW-Prof. Davidson's Grammar, Sections 1-30, with all the Exercises; the whole of Ruth for translation, and chaps. i., ii. for analysis. For GAELIC BURSARY 1. Buchanan's Là à Bhreitheanais; 2. Shorter Catechism in Gaelic; 3. Grammar.

Every Candidate must lodge with Professor Duns, D.D., 14 Greenhill Place, Edinburgh, on or before the 2nd of October next-1. A Certificate from his Minister; 2. His own declaration that he means to study for the Ministry in the Free Church. He must also state his age, and whether he knows Gaelic or not.

(2.) For Students of the Second Year in Theology.-The Forsyth Scholarship consists of the interest of £1000 (about £40 per annum), bequeathed by the late Miss Catherine Forsyth, Institution Road, Elgin, "for a Scholarship in the New College, in memory of the late Mr. Isaac Forsyth, her father, and Mr. Joseph Forsyth, her uncle." This Scholarship, which is tenable for three successive years, will not be open for competition in November, 1882.

(3.) For Students of the Third Year in Theology.—APOLOGETICS-Theism; Pantheism; and Materialism. SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY-Scriptural doctrine of the Atonement. SCRIPTURE HISTORY-From the reign of David to that of Hezekiah, both inclusive. EXEGETICAL THEOLOGY—The Epistle to the Galatians, with Introduction; Principles of Hermeneutics. HEBREW -Joel, Micah, Zephaniah, and Nahum; Müller's Syntax, p. 73 to end; Translation into Hebrew. NATURAL SCIENCE-Bell on the Hand (Shaw's edition, with his Introduction). For GAELIC BURSARY—I. Second Duan of Fingal; 2. Grammar; 3. Maclauchlan's Early Scottish Church, chap. iv.

Every Candidate must lodge with Professor Duns, D.D., 14 Greenhill Place, on or before the 2nd of October next―1. A Certificate from his Minister; 2. His own declaration that he means to study for the Ministry in the Free Church. He must also state his age, and whether he knows Gaelic or not.

II. The Two Hamilton Scholarships, founded by the late James Hamilton, Esq., and Lady Mary Hamilton-the one £50, for Students in the First Year of their Theological Course, and the other £100, for Students in their Third Year-will be adjudged at the same time and in the same manner to those who stand highest in the Examination for the Ordinary Scholarships.

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III. In addition to the preceding Theological Endowments, there are two Literary Scholarships, the Examination for which takes place as above.

The Miller Scholarships, of the annual value of £40 each, and tenable for two years, are open to all Students of limited means, whether proposing to study for the Church or not, who have attended only one year at any of the Universities, have not previously competed, and are about to enter on the second year of an Academical Curriculum. The competition will take place, as above advertised, on the following Subjects and Books:-I. BIBLICAL KNOWLEDGE-The Gospel of Matthew; Shorter Catechism, with explanations. II. GENERAL LITERATURE and HISTORY-Students' Hume, Book I.; Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature, English Poets of the sixth period; Milton's Paradise Lost, Books III. and IV. III. CLASSICAL LITERATURE-Latin-Prose Composition; Cicero pro Archia; Livy, Book XXI. Greek-Prose Composition; Demosthenes on the Crown; Plato's Phædo. IV. ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS-Euclid's Elements, Books I. and II. Algebra -As far as Simple Equations. Arithmetic-Decimal and Vulgar Fractions; Square and Cube Roots.

Candidates are required to lodge with Professor Duns, D.D., 14 Greenhill Place, Edinburgh, on or before the 2nd of October next, their Names, Addresses, and Certificates (copies) of having completed the first year of an Academical Curriculum. The successful competitors are required to attend the Classes in Edinburgh University.

IV. Bursaries for Gaelic-speaking Undergraduates.-These Bursaries, two in number, and of the yearly value of £10 each, will be awarded, after competition, to Students beginning the first or third year of their University_course. The subjects for (a) First year Students are-Henry's First Latin Book; Bryce's First Greek Reader; Gaelic, as for first year Theological Students (see page 33). (b) For third year Students-Dr. W. Smith's Principia Latina, Part IV., pages 1-82; Arnold's First Greek Book, Lessons 1-46; Gaelic, as for third year Theological Students (see page 33).

Candidates are required to give in their names to Professor Duns, D.D., 14 Greenhill Place, Edinburgh, on or before the 2nd of October next, with a certificate from their minister.

V. Towards the close of the Session, the Chalmers Book Bursaries, value £5 each, are awarded to three or more Students, of the Fourth Year, by the votes of those attending the Third and Fourth Years' Classes (see page 41).