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tion, -was quite satisfactory. It had sometimes happened that the examinations 
indicated a great disparity in the proficiency of the students, the highest 
honours being awarded to those who were enabled greatly to outstrip their com¬ 
petitors ; but it is perhaps more to be desired that there should be evidence of 
general good progress than that a star of great magnitude should lessen the ap¬ 
parent merits of less favoured luminaries. On the present occasion, of the seven 
competitors for distinction in the class, he could not say that any one was dis¬ 
credited by the position he had taken, and the one who stood first had taken a 
very good position, having obtained 87 marks out of 100. He had great satis¬ 
faction in announcing the following as the awards made by the Council to the- 
successful competitors:— 
Council Medal .John James Thorn. 
Certificate of Honour... Walter Henry Smith. 
^ T\/r C James Deane. 
CEETinCATES OF MeEIT ^ 
The following were the Questions for Examination in Chemistry and Phar¬ 
macy :— 
1. What is the specific gravity of a liquid a fluid ounce of which weighs 510 grains ? 
2. Describe the theories of heat that have been generally received, and especially that 
which is known as the dynamical theory. 
3. What is the latent heat of water, and of steam at 212° Fahr. ? 
4. Describe sulphur, its sources, methods of purification, properties, allotropic conditions, 
and some of its principal combinations. 
5. From what source is Bromine generally derived, and how is it obtained ? 
G. Describe marsh gas and olefiant gas, processes by which they may be produced, their 
properties, and some of their combinations. 
BOTANY AND MATEEIA MEDICA. 
Professor Bentlea' said that his report on the general good conduct and at¬ 
tention of the students in the Class of Materia Medicaand Botany was, as usual, 
a most satisfactory one ; indeed, he might say his was a model class, and, if any 
one doubted this, he would ask him to come some morning to the lecture and 
judge for himself, for he felt sure that so quiet and attentive would the students 
be found, that no sound would be heard, except the voice of the lecturer. 
Professor Bentley stated that he could not only speak favourably of the conduct, 
but also of the progress of the students. Every one also who took an interest in 
the education of Pharmaceutical students, would be glad to know that the num¬ 
ber of students in attendance showed a steady progressive increase during the 
last three years; thus, in the Class of Botany and Materia hledica, in the Session 
of 1863-64, there were 65 students ; in 1864-65, 73 ; and in the last year, 85- 
This was a striking fact, and showed in a remarkable manner the desire that now 
existed throughout the country amongst apprentices and assistants for a scien¬ 
tific training. At the Terminal Prize Examination three of the candidates had 
much distinguished themselves, not only in the written examination, but also 
by their practical acquaintance with medical and other plants in the viva voce 
examination. Such men he (Professor Bentley) felt sure would in future years 
reflect honour on the school in which they had been educated. 
The questions for the written examinations were as follows.— 
1. Describe the general properties and structure of the cell-membrane or cell-wall. 
2. Describe the internal structure and external appearance of an acotyledonous or acro- 
genous stem. 
