"James

"Nature

Macaulay.-1. History of England, vol. ii., page 1. was now...... the royal ear." 2. Ditto, vol. ii., p. 161. had largely endowed...... tranquillity." 3. Ditto, vol. iv., p. 1. "The sea fog...... uneasiness.' 4. Review of Hallam's Constitutional History. "In such a state of society......a petition is got up now." 5. Ditto. "Man, however, is always the same. more settled times." 6. Ditto. "No men occupy so splendid a place. . . . . . swell their triumph."

Grote.-History of Greece, vol. ii., p. 186, part 1, cap. xxi. Among the number of rhapsodies..

success.

Johnson.-Rasselas, cap. ix. "When at first I entered. . . . . the inland country."

1. Chap. xx. "After we

Goldsmith.-Vicar of Wakefield. had supped......could not depress me.' 2. Chap. xx. "In this manner I proceeded to Paris...... Pietro Perugino." 3. Chap. xxvi. "The next morning early......for our support." 4. Chap. xxx. "Ah, Mr. Burchell... ... entreated his help." 5. Chap. xxxii. "The next morning, as soon as I awoke...... hesitation."

Scott.-Life of Napoleon. Conclusion.

ance. . . . . . effects of age."

"The external appear

Parliamentary Paper.-Correspondence relating to Central America, Let. No. 4. Ditto, Let. No. 8.

Other passages were given from Hume, Arnold, Carr, Markham, and others.

GREEK AND ROMAN LITERATURE.

Prepared for an Examination of candidates for the Colonial Office. 1. State briefly the arguments for and against the opinion that the Homeric poems are the work of one man.

2. Sketch the history of the Greek drama.

3. Draw a parallel between Thucydides and any historian, ancient or modern, to whom you consider that he bears resemblance.

4. What do you consider to be the chief merits and defects, as philosophers, of Plato and of Aristotle respectively?

5. Describe the daily life of a citizen-(1) of Athens in the time of Pericles (2) of Rome in the time of Augustus.

6. Distinguish the different grades of political right enjoyed by various classes at Rome; and trace historically the progressive extension of the franchise.

7. What were the distinctive opinions of the Old, Middle, and New Academies? Who were the founders of each? Which philosophical sect found the greatest number of adherents at Rome? Can you account for this?

8. Enumerate, with brief notices of their lives and writings, the Latin dramatic poets who devoted themselves to the adaptation of Greek models. Can you cite any passages of Horace in Illustration? 9. Write a short review, or criticism, of any one Latin poet?

FRENCH LITERATURE.

Prepared for an Examination of candidates for the Colonial Office.

1. What are the chief periods of French Literature? Name some of the most celebrated authors in each period.

2. Who are the chief tragic poets of France? Name some of their greatest works. What are the chief characteristics of the French drama as compared with the English?

3. Mention the most important works of the following authors, and the period at which they flourished :-Montesquieu, Voltaire, Madame de Staël, Lamartine, Rousseau, Molière.

4. Who were the chief "Encyclopædist" writers? What was their influence on their age?

5. Name the chief masters of pulpit oratory in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the chief political orators who flourished at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century.

6. Who was the author of the Provincial Letters? For what purpose were they written?

7. Trace the influence of the "

French literature.

English School" on modern

8. What are the distinguishing characteristics of the Classical and Romantic Schools? What writers belong to each?

LAW.

ELEMENTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.

1. What checks on the royal authority existed at the accession of Henry VII., and how far were they effective?

2. Give the best account you can of the Petition of Right, and the Act of Union between England and Scotland, the Act of Settlement.

3. What is the Mutiny Bill, and what characteristics distinguish it from other Bills?

4. In what reign and under what circumstances did the principal struggle take place in the English Parliament on the question whether public functionaries should have seats in the House of Commons?

5. In what particular do the rules of evidence observed in cases of high treason differ from those ordinarily observed in criminal procedure?

6. What were the illegal methods resorted to by Charles I. to raise money?

7. What were the questions of Parliamentary Privilege involved in the cases of (1) John Wilkes, (2) Sir F. Burdett, respectively? Give some account of the proceedings in each case.

8. What were the Statute Fines, the Peerage Bill, the Grenville Act?

9. What were the charges brought against Sir T. More, Lord Clarendon, Sir J. Fenwick, Doctor Sacheverell?

10. By what class of persons was the electoral franchise in ancient boroughs originally possessed?

ELEMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

1. How is the title created to property seized at sea as hostile or contraband?

2. How is a title by first discovery to a new country completed, and how may it be forfeited?

3. Under what circumstances was the convention of Closter-Seven concluded, and why was it repudiated?

4. What is the rule of International Law as to the liability to confiscation in war of obligations contracted on the public faith of the state? When may the rule be considered to have been settled?

5. When a state is conquered and afterward recovers its independence, in what position are purchasers who have bought parts of the public domain during the foreign occupation?

6. What are droits of Admiralty?

7. What is meant by saying that judgments of a court of prize are in Rem?

8. What laws govern the form of the will made by a person domiciled abroad who possesses personalty at home?

9. In what respects was it attempted by the American government, after the recognition of its independence by Great Britain, to vary the law of nations by treaties with European powers? 10. What were the alleged breaches of the Treaty of Amiens which caused it to be set aside?

11. In what cases does the proximity of neutral territory or water have the effect of invalidating a capture made on the high sea?

ELEMENTS OF THE LAW OF EVIDENCE.

1. What is meant by the expression "res gesta" in relation to evidence?

2. Explain the rule as to discrediting your own witness.

3. State generally the nature of the questions which may be asked in re-examination.

4. In what degree is the liberty allowed to "expert" witnesses greater than that allowed to ordinary witnesses?

5. State the alterations which have been effected by statute in the competence of parties to give evidence, and explain how the change affects the proceedings of Committees of the House of Commons.

6. What peculiarities apply to the proof of pedigree?

7. How is the judgment of a Court of Record proved, and how that of a Court not of Record?

8. Distinguish between legal presumptions and presumptions of fact, and between disputable and conclusive presumptions. Give examples of each.

9. Enumerate some of the subjects of which judicial notice can be

taken.

10. How is a will proved?

11. What is the Roll of Parliament, in what custody is it kept, and on what conditions may it be inspected?

CRIMINAL LAW.

PART I.

1. What do you understand by a "criminal act"? And what tests are applicable for determining whether an act is criminal or not?

2. What is "felony"? And what is "misdemeanour"? Distinguish between them.

3. Specify some ordinary offences (1) against the person, and (2) against property.

4. How is a person who has committed a criminal act usually brought to justice?

5. State shortly in what cases the Coroner has jurisdiction, and the nature of proceedings before him.

6. Which of the three superior courts of Common Law has jurisdiction in criminal cases?

7. What is the ordinary course of criminal procedure before a Justice of the Peace?

8. Suppose that a criminal, against whom a Justice for county A has issued his warrant, passes into county B before the warrant has been executed; what course is to be adopted?

9. What are the functions of a Grand Jury?

10. What is an indictment? Write down the form of an indictment for murder and for manslaughter.

PART II.

1. Define the offence of larceny.

2. Is there, at common law, any period of limitation in criminal procedure?

3. Suppose that A assaults B on the King's highway, no police constable being within sight; in what manner may B proceed criminally against A?