THE

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UNIVERSITY

1850

REPORT

ON

THE CONDITION AND PROGRESS

OF THE

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY IN IRELAND,

IN

FROM

DIEDET

IRELAND

1ST SEPTEMBER 1857, TO 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1858.

BY

THE RIGHT HON. MAZIERE BRADY,

VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY.

Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty.

1858.

DUBLIN:

PRINTED BY ALEX. THOM AND SONS, 87 AND 88, ABBEY-STREET,
FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE.

MON DROIT

REPORT,

APPENDIX:

I. Report of Public Meeting of the Queen's University in Ireland, held in St. Patrick's Hall, Dublin
Castle, on 3rd October, 1857,

II. Examination Papers for Degrees, Diplomas, and Honors, in the following order :

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF A.M.,

Page

AND HONORS.

36

36

36

Group I.
Latin: Morning-Afternoon,
Greek: Morning Afternoon,
English Composition,
Continental Languages,
Group II.

English Philology and Criticism:
Morning Afternoon,
Logic,
Metaphysics,
Jurisprudence (No. 1 and No. 2),
Political Economy,

Group III.

Pure Mathematics,

Mixed Mathematics: Morning-After

noon,

Group IV.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF A.B.
Group A. (Compulsory).

Group D. Zoology and Botany, Physical Geography,

Metaphysics, or Jurisprudence and Political Economy,

noon,

Physics: Morning Afternoon,
Chemistry: Morning,

Page
8
10
13

13

14

14

15

16

17

noon,

Mixed Mathematics: Morning-After

17

18

19 19

19

19

20

21

22

23

23

24

24

25

26

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33

35

III. Lists of Persons on whom Degrees and Diplomas have been conferred, and of those to whom

Honors have been distributed,

EXAMINATION FOR DIPLOMA IN CIVIL

ENGINEERING.

Engineering and Architecture,
Theory of Motive Powers,
Surveying and Mapping,
Drawing and Geometry,
Mathematics: Morning-Afternoon,
Natural Philosophy, .
Chemistry,

Mineralogy, Geology, and Physical
Geography,

Physics,
Chemistry,

Zoology, and Botany,

Mineralogy, Geology, and Physical
Geography,

4,5

IV. Ordinance regulating the Conditions, Forms, and Subjects of the Degree, Diploma, and Honor
Examinations, for the Year 1858,

V. Returns of Students attending Medical Schools and Hospitals during the Year,

VI. Estimate of the Sum that will probably be required to defray the Expenses of the Queen's University in Ireland for the Year ending 31st March, 1859,

VII. Cash Account of the Queen's University for the Year ending 20th June, 1858,

VIII. Examiners, elected 19th July, 1858,

IX. Meetings of the Senate for the period of this Report,

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52

52

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52

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54

55

56

EXAMINATION FOR DIPLOMA IN
AGRICULTURE.
Agriculture: Morning-Afternoon,

History and Diseases of Farm Animals, 58
Surveying and Mapping,
Arithmetic,

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56

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57

57

58

58

58

59

HONOR EXAMINATION FOR DIPLOMA IN

59

AGRICULTURE.
Agriculture: Morning Afternoon,

60

History and Diseases of Farm Animals, 60
Surveying and Mapping,

60

Mathematics,

59

59

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REPORT.

TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF EGLINTON AND WINTON, LORD
LIEUTENANT GENERAL, AND GENERAL GOVERNOR OF IRELAND.

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, DUBLIN CASTLE, September 1, 1858.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY,

In the absence of the Earl of Clarendon, Chancellor of the Queen's University in Ireland, it becomes my duty, as Vice-Chancellor, in compliance with the provisions of Her Majesty's Charter, to furnish to your Excellency the Report of its condition and progress since the 1st of September, 1857.

In accordance with the Ordinance of the 6th of November, 1856 (as printed in the Fourth Appendix to last year's Report), the Examinations of 1857 commenced on the 15th, and terminated on the 28th of September; they were principally conducted by printed App. II. papers, copies of which are hereunto annexed.

At the close of the Examinations, at which Seventy Candidates presented themselves, those named in the accompanying lists were duly passed by the Examiners, for the Degrees, Diplomas, and Honors, attached to their respective names, all of which were App.'III. accordingly conferred at a public meeting of the University, held in St. Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle, on the 3rd of October last.

His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle was graciously pleased to honour this meeting with his presence. An account of the proceedings on the occasion will be found appended to App. I. this Report, and will present to the notice of your Excellency the important fact, that the number of Queen's College Students who then appeared as Candidates for University Degrees, considerably exceeded those of the like classes, in each of the two preceding

years.

The following papers, relating to this University, are also annexed for your Excellency's information.

The Ordinance regulating the Examinations for the current year.

A return of the Medical Schools which have reported to the Senate.

The Estimate for the current year.

The Cash Account for the year ending 20th June, 1858.

List of Examiners elected 19th of July, 1858.

Return of the several meetings of the Senate since last Report.

I have the honour to be

Your Excellency's
Obedient and faithful Servant,

MAZIERE BRADY,

Vice-Chancellor.

App. IV.

App. V.

App. VI.

App. VII.

App. VIII.

App. IX.