3. What is superstition, and is it always a moral fault?

4. How far does Butler's psychology agree with Plato's ?

5. Criticise the relation of prudence to virtue in Butler's system. 6. What great ethical inquiries has he avoided in his Sermons? 7. To what objections against religion is our ignorance an answer, and why can the answer not be retorted?

8. Explain the Stoic paradoxes, and defend them by other systems.

9. What modern systems does A. Smith class with the Stoic system, and why?

10. Describe and criticise Aristotle's μeyaλóyuxos.

II. In what virtues is the mean not arithmetical, and towards which extreme does it approach?

12. How does Aristotle compare cowardice and intemperance?

13. What theory does he refute which stands in curious contrast to modern ultra-Protestantism?

14. Write a note on the various terms used by Aristotle for will and desire.

Experimental Physics.

MR. LESLIE.

1. Describe the different methods of finding the velocity of sound. 2. How would you illustrate the theory of loops and nodes in an organ pipe?

3. Show how to find the nodes in a string from theory, and give a method of verifying the result experimentally.

4. Describe a double syren, and show how to use it to account for musical beats.

5. Give an account of the method of using Lissagou's forks.

6. State the methods of finding the velocity of light.

7. How with an optical bank would you adjust an experiment to show Fresnel's fringes? Give the theory of the experiment.

8. Describe an optical grating, and its use.

9. State the different methods of obtaining a beam of plane polarized light.

10. What experiments would you make with polarized light to illustrate interference?

MR. M'CAY.

1. Describe the chemical method of determining the tension of aqueous vapour in the air.

2. Prove that the external work done by the evaporation of a kilogram of water at t° C. is 47 (273+t). What is the whole work?

3. Determine the vapour density of chloride of carbon from the following results of an experiment by Gay Lussac's method :

:

H=6°42 in., t = 188° F., w=5'6 gr., v=5'1 cub. in., h=30°16.

4. How is the specific heat of a gas found?

5. How would you use Wheatstone's bridge to find battery resistance? 6. Describe the Telephone.

7. A telegraph post is blown down, making a partial "earth." How is the position of such a fault found?

8. Give the chemical reactions in the Leclanche and Grove cells.

9. Describe Wheatstone's method of finding the duration of the electric spark, and the velocity of the electric current.

10. Give Roget's construction for the magnetic curves, and state how a verification of the law of the inverse square is hence obtained.

II. Describe the mercury contact-breaker used in large induction coils.

12. Show how to calculate the diminution of current in a galvanometer, of resistance G, on the introduction of a shunt, of resistance S.

1. How is metallic aluminum commonly prepared upon the large scale? Explain the different steps of the process, with the aid of symbols.

2. Explain the constitution of the potassium alum, assuming it to be an atomic rather than a molecular compound. Why is the only known oxide of aluminum regarded as a sesquioxide?

3. How would you proceed to demonstrate experimentally (a) that ammonia gas consists of N and H only; (8) that 17 grammes of the gas contain 14 grammes of N and 3 grammes of H; and (7) that two unit volumes of ammonia result from the union of one u. v. of N and three u. v.s of H. ?

4. In what sense does Deville use the term "dissociation"? Mention some cases in which dissociation is supposed to occur.

5. Explain the theory of the Bessemer process for making steel, and compare it with the puddling process.

6. Explain by means of symbols the change which takes place when Sb2O3 dissolves in "cream of tartar" solution.

7. Describe the process for the determination of the "hardness' total and permanent-of a sample of well water.

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8. Describe and explain a volumetric process for the estimation of the available oxygen in an ore of manganese.

9. How many litres of oxygen at 0°C and 760 mm. can be procured from 100 grammes of potassic anhydrochromate by heating the salt with H2SO4? (Cr = 52.2).

10. Sodic nitrate may be regarded as the nitrogen analogue of a sodic phosphate? Give the formula of some salts which may be viewed as ortho-nitrates.

Natural Science.

DR. HAUGHTON.

1. Describe the osteological peculiarities of the Dinosaur reptiles. 2. What are the characters that distinguish the Enaliosaurs from other reptiles?

3. Name the most remarkable genera of the Devonian Fishes.

4. Describe the structure of the Brachiopods; and give characteristic examples from the following strata :

(a). Silurian.

(b). Carboniferous.
(c). Chalk.

*5. How does it appear, from observation, that Mars is older, and Venus younger, than the Earth?

6. Name the chief localities of Tin Ore.

* This question counts double.

Modern History and Political Science.

MODERN HISTORY.

PROFESSOR BARLOW.

A.

1. What account does Hallam give of (a) the sources of wealth of the early and mediæval clergy, (b) of the hindrances that thwarted them in their acquisition of opulence, (c) of the origin of parishes?

2. Write a short history of the Mendicant Orders.

3. What was the Concordat of Aschaffenburg?

ME. MCAY.

1. Describe the chemical method of determining the tension of a DUS TIGO the air.

2. Prove that the external work done by the evaporation of a kilog. of water of C. ise 3-4. What is the whole work?

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3. Determine the vapour density of chloride of carbon from the . Irwing results of an experiment by Gay Lussac's method :5=vpiz, t=1$$`F., _w=56gr., #=5*1 cub. in., k = 30'1 How is the specif: best of a gas

found?

5. How would you use Wheatstone's bridge to find battery resistan 6. Describe the Telephone.

A telegraph post is blown down, making a partial "earth.” I as the position of such a fault found?

8. Give the chemical reactions in the Leclanche and Grove cells. a. Describe Weststone's method of finding the duration of electric spark, and the velocity of the electric current.

12. Give Roget's construction for the magnetic curves, and state i a verdeation of the law of the inverse square is hence obtained.

11. Destbe the mercury contact-breaker used in large induct

12. Show how to calculate the diminution of current in a gal nometer, of resistance G, on the introduction of a shunt, of resistance

CHEMISTRY.

DR. REYNOLDS.

1. How is metallic aluminum commonly prepared upon the large sca Explain the different steps of the process, with the aid of symbols.

1. Explain the constitution of the potassium alum, assuming it to an atomic rather than a molecular compound. Why is the only know exde of aluminum regarded as a sesquioxide ?

3. How would you proceed to demonstrate experimentally (a) th Ammonia gas consists of N and H only; (8) that 17 grammes of the g Woman 14 grammes of N and 3 grammes of H; and (y) that two un volumes of ammonia result from the union of one u. v. of N and thr

4. In what sense does Deville use the term "dissociation"? Mentio some cases in which dissociation is supposed to occur.

5. Explain the theory of the Bessemer process for making steel, an compare it with the puddling process.

Explain by means of symbols the change which takes place wher So solves in "cream of tartar" solution.

Describe the process for the determination of the "hardness".

total and permanent-of a sample of well water.