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ISTo candidate presenting for tlie Senior Scliolarsliip, a second Junior was 
awarded to 
Alexander Pedler. 
The questions were as follows :— 
ARITHMETIC. 
1. Eednce f of a penny to the fraction of a pound. 
2. Multiply 561-2 by -0654. 
3. Eednce f of a pound (avoirdupois) to the fraction of a hundredweight (cwt.). 
4. Multiply 3f by 4f. 
5. Express the following vulgar fractions in decimal:—-i, -pi, is. 
LATIN. 
1. Decline the following:— mistiira, folium, cochleare, quercus, niger, bonus, qui. 
2. What are the superlath-es of malus, parvus, dives ? 
3. Give the perfect tense of Jio, p)ossum, volo, edo. 
4. Translate the following passage from Cscsar, liber i., paragraph 50 : 
“ Proximo die, institute suo, Csesar e castris utrisque copias suas eduxit; paul- 
lumque a majoribus progressus aciem instruxit, hostibusque pugnandi potestatem 
fecit. Ubi ne turn quidem eos prodire intellexit, circiter meridiem exercitum in 
castra reduxit. Turn demum Ariovistus partem suarum copiarum, quse castra mi¬ 
nora oppugnaret, misit. Acriter utrinque, usque ad vesperuin, pugnatum est. 
Solis occasu suas copias Ariovistus, multis et illatis et acceptis vulneribus, in castra 
reduxit.” 
ENGLISH COIvirOSITION. 
Write some remarks upon one of the following subjects :— 
A. “ The Advantages of the Study of the Natural Sciences,” 
B. “Industry.” 
CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY, 
1. What is the composition of Cream of Tartar, and how is it obtained? 
2. In what respects do Ferri Sulphas, Fend Sulphas Fxsiccata, and Ferri Sidphas Granii- 
lata, of the British Pharmacopoeia, differ from each other ? 
3. What is the extent of the solubility of sugar in water ? 
4. Describe the reaction which occurs when zinc is dissolved in diluted sulphuric acid. 
5. What is the proportion of opium in Dover’s Pow^der? 
BOTANY AND MATERIA MEDICA. 
1. Describe the structure and grow-th of the bark of a dicotyledonous stem. 
2. Define the following :— hair, gland, spine, prickle, ejjiphyte, and parasite. 
3. What are the essential characters of the three great classes of plants, namely, aco- 
tyledons, monocotyledons, and dicotyledons ? 
4. How would you distinguish aconite from horse-radish root ? What are the proper¬ 
ties of the two respectively, and to what are they due ? 
5. What are the officinal kinds of senna ? From what plant or plants are they derived ? 
Describe generally the officinal sennas, and mention their ordinary adulterations 
and the means of detecting them. 
6. Enumerate the officinal plants of the natural orders Cruciferse, Umbelliferse, and 
Melanthacese. _ 
The distribution of rewards to the students being concluded, the Chairman 
called upon Mr. George Ed-nyards, who said he was desirous of making a few 
remarks. 
Mr. Ed-wards said : Gentlemen, you are about to commence the duties and 
engagements of another Session—one that bids fair to be more numerously at¬ 
tended than any former one, for many j^ars. I rejoice at this, for your sakes, 
for healthy emulation and companionship in study contribute very much to suc¬ 
cess. But I must, at the same time, remind you that the very fact that ^eater 
numbers are entering this Session, is a proof of a growing conviction in the 
public mind that higher attainments will be expected of a chemist than hereto- 
