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Agricultural Education. 



their last school was situated, their homes being, in some cases, 

 unknown. 



The county from which the greatest number of candidates 

 came is Devonshire, their number being 30, 23 of whom entered 

 for the Cambridge Junior Examination, that is, were under 

 16 years of age ; 6 for the Cambridge Senior Examination, that 

 is, were under 18 years old ; and the remaining one is entered for 

 the extra prizes (List III.). Of these 30 candidates, 10 were from 

 the Mansion-house School, Exeter ; and 9 (including the one 

 entered in Prize-list III.) from the Devon County School. 

 Northamptonshire sent the next largest number, viz., 16, all of 

 whom came from one school, Abington House, Messrs. Kingstone 

 and Phillips. Of these 16 candidates, 12 were under 16, and 4 

 under 18. Gloucestershire sent 11 candidates ; of these, the 

 greater number, as may be supposed, came from the Royal 

 Agricultural College at Cirencester, and entered for the extra 

 prizes offered by the Society in mechanics and chemistry applied 

 to agriculture. Norfolk and Staffordshire send 10 candidates 

 each, and in both cases 7 are under 16, 3 under 18. 



The examination commenced at the various towns appointed 

 by the Cambridge authorities on Monday, the 11th December, 

 and continued during the greater part of the week. The exami- 

 nation of the candidates in the extra subjects (Prize-list III.) 

 took place as simultaneously as could conveniently be arranged 

 at the different towns where the candidates had specified their 

 intentions of being examined. The greater number, however, 

 were examined at Bristol. 



