28. The treaty of Roskilde (March, 1658) was brought about by an extraordinary military enterprise?

29. Date of the death of Maria Theresa ?

30. Date of the death of Olden-Barneveldt ?

PROFESSOR DOWDEN.

A.

1. (a) What causes explain the fact that the German crown came to be elective?

(b). Origin and constitution of the electoral college?

(c). Provisions of the Golden Bull of Charles IV.?

2. Describe and account for the attitude of the representatives of the Revival of learning to the Empire.

3. Give an account of (a) the conquest of Crete by the Arabs, A. D. 823 (6) of Sicily, A. D. 827-878; (c) invasion of Rome, and the pontificate of Leo IV.

4. Write a notice of each of the following: (a) Musa, the Saracen; (b) Scanderbeg; (c) Arnold of Brescia.

5. Burnet gives an account of the state of parties in Scotland in 1706 with reference to the Union, the debates in the parliament of Scotland, and the objections to the Union raised in England.

6. What was the Bill against Occasional Conformity, and its history in the reign of Queen Anne ?

7. What, according to Bacon, was the case against Sir W. Stanley what caused him to fall away from the King, and what were the King's motives for condemning him?

8. What were the terms of the truce agreed upon between the Kings of France and England in 1475? During the negotiations Louis XI. had a singular interview with messengers from the Constable? Describe the place appointed for interview between the two Kings, and the incidents of the interview.

9. What was the object of Commines' mission to Calais in 1470? Commercial importance of Calais to England? What were the relations of the Duke of Burgundy to English parties at this time?

10. Mr. Bryce points out in medieval metaphysics a basis of the doctrine of a universal monarchy. What were the coronation ceremonies? How were the rights of the Emperor proved from Scripture ? Two paintings, one at Rome, the other at Florence, set forth the theory of the medieval empire?

B.

1. In 1250 St. Louis heard news at Acre which made him think of returning to France? How was he advised in this matter? How was Joinville insulted and maligned by the lords? About this time an

embassy came from the Old Man of the Mountain,—give an account of this embassy.

2. (a) The history of the death of Cynewulf, A.D. 784, illustrates two great features of the Anglo-Saxon character ?

(b) Two treaties between Alfred and Gothrun are extant?

(c) Lingard tells a romantic story about Athelstan's mother?

(d) To what is the peaceful character of Edgar's reign to be ascribed ?

3. (a) How was the aula regia composed ?

(b) "The writ which is called præcipe." Explain.

(c) Meaning of "a writ de odio et atiâ.

(d) In what sense, different from its ordinary sense, is the word appeal used in Magna Charta ?

(e) There are instances, before A.D. 1215, of election of individuals from each county for purposes connected with the administration of government?

4. Colonel Hutchinson presented a petition to the King in 1642? Relate his conference with Lord Newark.

C.

1. Memorials still exist in Rome of (a) Otto II., (b) Otto III., (c) Frederick II. ?

2. "So ended the first great effort for German unity" (Bryce). When? What was the nature of this effort?

3. What was the significance intended in the assumption by Henry VIII. of the title "King of Ireland"?

4. State briefly the views put forward in the treatise of Hippolytus a Lapide? What was the writer's real name ?

5. Object of the Fürsten Congress, 1863? Why did it fail?

6. Gibbon writes-"The judges of the 17th century might have been confounded and instructed by the wisdom of Rotharis." "The same spirit of a legislator, superior to his age and country, may be ascribed to Luitprand." Explain.

7. What titles were used by the Greeks in addressing (a) Charlemagne, (b) his son Lewis, (c) the second Lewis ?

8. Gregory VII. devoted his life to the execution of two projects ?

9. How do the Shiites differ from the Sonnites ?

10. Gibbon doubts the story of the vast destruction of the volumes of the Alexandrian library-on what grounds?

II. A. D. 1695. In the Bill concerning trials for treason, the Lords insisted on a clause which the Commons would not agree to, and so the Bill dropped?

12. "He was in all respects the greatest riddle of his age" (Burnet). Who ?

13. The deficiency of 14,000,000 in King William's reign arose in two ways?

14. To what was the death of Louvois popularly attributed ?

15. Trace Edgar Atheling and William the Conqueror to a common ancestor.

16. Numbers engaged, and losses on William's side, in the battle of Senlac?

17. Cause of the quarrel of Egfrid with Bishop Wilfred ?

18. Creasy speaks of a "virtual though indirect system of representation" as existing among the Anglo-Saxons?

19. "Feudalism favoured and to some extent involved Representation." In what way?

20. Through some neglect or manoeuvre, certain important words found in the " Articuli Magna Carta" were omitted when the Charter was formally drawn up?

21. Bacon says "It was a strange thing to observe the variety and inequality of the King's (Henry's) executions and pardons." What instance does he give? He attempts to explain the fact?

22. How did Christopher Columbus fail of obtaining employment under Henry VII.?

23. Mrs. Hutchinson relates the generous conduct of her husband to Goodhall, a Presbyterian minister?

24. After Colonel Thornhagh's death, the regiment desired Hutchinson as his successor. Cromwell's conduct? How is it accounted for

by Mrs. Hutchinson ?

25. Joinville makes mention of "two chas-chateils," and of "la perriere." Explain.

26. Some Knights Hospitallers fought with and wounded Joinville's Knights. What was the punishment for this offence, according to the customs of the Holy Land?

27. In what year did Commines pass into the service of the King of France?

28. Commines dates the commencement of the Duke of Burgundy's ill fortune from an act of extreme injustice and treachery?

29. What was the occasion of the Duke's fatal war with the Swiss? 30. What is noteworthy about the confinement of Cardinal Balue by Louis XI.? When was he released?

INTERNATIONAL LAW.

THE REGIUS PROFESSOR OF LAWS.

1. Give an account of the affair of the Caroline, and state the principles of International Law involved.

2. Two questions were involved in the affair of the Trent? Give the views of Mr. Seward on the first of these questions, and discuss the considerations on which he insists.

3. Give an account of the Right of Search, and some of the disputes in which Great Britain has been involved by its assertion.

4. State the difference between the Consular and Diplomatic Services, and your views as to the policy of their amalgamation.

JURISPRUDENCE.

DR. RICHEY.

1. What were the rules of the English Common Law as to the reciprocal rights of husband and wife in their respective properties?

2. Write a short sketch of the doctrine of Equity as to a woman's separate estate" down to A. D. 1785 (Pybus v. Smith, I Ves. jun. 194). Explain the principle of the doctrine as to "restraint on alienation,' and the decision in Tullett v. Armstrong, I Beav. 1.

3. State the doctrines of Equity as the acts by which "inter vivos" a married woman may alien or affect her separate estate (Owens v. Dickenson, Craig & Philips, 48; Bolden v. Nicolay, 3 Jur. (N. S.) 884).

4. State the doctrine of Equity as to a married woman's power of disposing of her separate estate by a testamentary appointment, and as to the devolution of her separate estate undisposed of at the time of her death.

5. State the origin of the jurisdiction and procedure of Courts of Equity as to "Injunctions," and the classes of cases in which this power of the Court of Chancery is usually exercised. Explain what is an "equitable defence" to an action in a Common Law Court.

6. State what are the doctrines of Courts of Equity as to "Election" (Gretton v. Haword, I Swans. 423).

7. State the general doctrine of Courts of Equity as to "Conversion" (Fletcher v. Ashburner, I Br. Ch. C. 499).

A devises his real estate to trustees upon trust to sell, and out of the proceeds thereof to pay to B the sum of £10,000; his will contains no disposition of his residuary real estate; his real estate is sold by trustees for £15,000. Who in such case is entitled to the surplus, after providing for the £10,000 payable to B, and why? (Ackroyd v. Smithson, 1 Br. Chy. C. 502).

8. Explain what is meant by the doctrine of "reconversion."

POLITICAL ECONOMY.

FROFESSOR DONNELL.

1. How, in the progress of society, are values, rents, wages, and profits respectively affected?

2. Sketch the effects of agricultural improvements on rent, wages, and profits respectively.

3. How does the introduction of machinery affect the rate of wages?

4. What are the chief causes of fluctuations in the foreign exchanges? 5. On whom do poor-rates ultimately fall?

6. "The State should purchase and manage the railways, for the same reasons which suggested the purchase of the telegraphs." Examine this statement.

7. Mr. Cliffe Leslie says:-"A proceeding which benefits the labouring class, considered as producers, may injure them as consumers." Explain and discuss this statement.

8. Discuss Mr. Cliffe Leslie's criticisms of the doctrines of the "aggregate wages fund" and the "average rate of wages."

9. What evils was the Bank Charter Act intended to provide against ? Has it succeeded?

10. Under what circumstances may depreciation of the currency take place? What are the safeguards existing in this country against it?

II. Discuss the question whether a country can by legislative enactments, and of what character, engross more than its natural share of the advantages of foreign trade.

12. Mr. Butt says ("Protection to Home Industry"):-" Protective duties, first, may bring into action and play sources and powers of production in a country, which but for their existence would lie utterly waste and unproductive. Second, they may act the part of the most wise and wholesome poor-law, setting the poor to work at the cost of some little self-denial to the rich." Discuss these views.

Moderatorships in Modern Literature.

THOMAS STACK, M. A.

Examiners.

JAMES W. BARLOW, M. A., Professor of Modern History.
EDWARD DOWDEN, M. A., Professor of English Literature.
ROBERT ANKINSON, LL. D., Professor of the Romance Languages.
ALBERT M. SELLS, Professor of German.

MR. STACK.

Subjects for English Composition.

[Candidates are required to discuss two of the following subjects.] 1. The guarantees for permanence and progress offered by modern as compared with ancient civilisation.

2. The differences in form and extent of the political and social results which have followed from the cultivation of literature in the principal States of modern Europe.

3. Rightly to know our own literature, we must be acquainted with at least one other.