II. .

Questions grammaticales.

1. Ecrivez l'infinitif et le participe présent, la première personne au singulier, du présent, de Î'imparfait, et du prétérit (passé défini) de l'indicatif, du futur présent, et du présent et de l'imparfait du subjonctif, des verbes suivants: s'est assisrenvoyer-veux-atteindre-accourus.

2. Quel est le pluriel de marchand, et quel en est le féminin au singulier et au pluriel? Le féminin de satisfaits, et le singulier aux deux genres? Le féminin de ceux, et le singulier aux deux genres? Le singulier de voisines aux deux

genres ?

3. "S'avise-t-il ?"-De quelle autre manière pourrait-on tourner cette phrase, en lui conservant le même sens? Expliquez la construction de la phrase interrogative.

4. Conjuguez "il s'est assis" aux trois personnes, au pluriel comme au singulier, au féminin comme au masculin.

5. C'est une mauvaise politique "-" Il est bon de les payer" (See above I, A.)-Pourquoi y-a-t-il c'est (ce est) dans la première phrase, et "il est " dans la seconde? Expliquez, par la règle grammaticale, la raison de cette différence.

III.

Translate into French

A.

1. You should have written to me, as you know my address.-2. I wish I had done my exercise well.-3. I must see your brother to-day.-4. At

what time is he likely to be at home?-5. How far is it from London to Paris by Dover and Calais ?— 6. How long has your friend been dead?-7. It is now half-past four; don't you think it is time to set out? 8. It is your turn to play; why don't you do so?-9. Are those your sisters? I did not know them.-10. I often think of you; why are you so long without writing to me?-11, When you arrive at Paris will you come and see me? Pray, do.

B.

Towards the end of the fifteenth, and during the greater part of the sixteenth century, Spain and Portugal were the two great naval powers upon the ocean; for though the commerce of Venice extended to every part of Europe, its fleet had scarce ever sailed beyond the Mediterranean. The Spaniards, in virtue of the first discovery, claimed all America as their own; and though they could not hinder so great a naval power as Portugal from settling in Brazil, such was at that time the terror of their name, that the greater part of the other nations of Europe were afraid to establish themselves in any other part of that great continent. The French who attempted to settle in Florida, were all murdered by the Spaniards.-SMITH'S Wealth of Nations.

GEOMETRICAL DRAWING.

CAPTAIN SCOTT, R.E.

[The work is to be carefully inked in, the constructive lines being shown in dots. A portion of the credit will be allowed to neatness and accuracy.]

1. Draw a line 2.88 inches long, and bisect it. 2. Draw two lines, AB, AC, making at the point A an angle of 28°. Describe a circle touching A B at a point 24 inches distant from A, and also touching A C.

3. Draw an ellipse, of which the major axis equals 2.9 inches; the minor 2.1 inches.

It will be sufficient to show 6 points of orequarter of the ellipse.

4. Draw a scale of paces corresponding to a scale of 7 inches to a mile.

The pace to equal 30 inches.

5. Draw on a scale of 45 yards to an inch a line AB 204 yards long. At its central point Cerect a perpendicular CD equal to 38 yards. Join AD and DB. On AD and DB take points E and F so that A E and B F are each equal to 58 yards. From E and F let fall perpendiculars EG and FH on AD and BD produced. Join GH.

Ink in AE, EG, GH, HF, and FB in a dark line and the remaining lines in dots.

6. Draw a perspective view of the figure represented by the dark line given in reply to Question 5, under the following conditions:

The line representing the plane of the picture to be 14 inches from AB, and parallel to it. The eye of the observer to be 2 inches above the horizontal plane on which the figure is traced, opposite to the point A, and 6 inches from it.

Or,

Give an isometric projection on the isometric scale of a cube of 2 inches side on the natural scale, the cube having a rectangular figure 1 inch inch inch, cut from one of its solid angles.

Or,

Draw the horizontal projection of the entire cube, one angle being on the plane of projection, the opposite angle of the base inch above it, and one of the remaining angles of the base inch above it.

EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES.

F. A. ABEL, F.R.S.

(Replies are only required to twelve Questions.)

1. A bar magnet and a similar bar of soft iron are placed upon a table side by side, a little distance apart. In what manner will the iron bar be affected by its proximity to the magnet?

2. Place a magnetised bar in an upright position, and lower gradually, by the side of the bar, a freely suspended magnetic needle. Describe what is observed as the needle passes from the top of the bar to the bottom.

3. In what manner ought you to proceed, to obtain, from a voltaic battery, a large quantity of electricity of low tension?

4. You wish to ascertain whether, and in what direction, an electric current is passing through a telegraph-wire. How would you proceed?

5. It is desired to precipitate some copper by voltaic agency. Give an account of the method of proceeding, and point out the principles involved in the operation.

6. A glass rod, electrically excited with silk, is approached to three small spheres, suspended from silk threads. One of them is repelled; the other two are attracted; but one much more powerfully so than the other. What is the electrical condition of each sphere?

7. What are the nature and principle of the most simple method of ascertaining the extent to which the conductor of an electric machine is charged?

8. Supposing it be required to make a bottle, half filled with quicksilver, answer the purposes of a Leyden jar; how would you accomplish this?

9. Give a short account of the manipulations and principles involved in obtaining a charge of electricity from an electrophorus.

10. An upright solid bar and a column of liquid are both heated at the bottom. Point out the difference between the manner in which heat is transmitted through each.

11. Account for the formation of hoar frost.

12. Some carbonic acid which has been liquified by great pressure is contained in a strong metal vessel, provided with a stop-cock. What would occur on opening the cock, and what explanation can you give of the results observed?

13. Mention some circumstances under which