1.

TUESDAY, July 5, 1870. 9 to 11.

Arithmetic.

(The whole working of the sums is to be sent up.)

WHAT will be the total cost of 13 tons of coal at 18s. 3d. per ton, 9 tons at 19s. per ton, and 14 tons at £1. 2s. 9d. per ton? Find the average cost per ton.

2. Define division, and shew that it may be performed by repeated subtractions.

Divide 22481 by 5726 by the usual method and by repeated subtractions.

3.

Find the greatest common measure of 904 and 2373.

4. Define a fraction, and prove that the value of a fraction is not altered if both the terms be multiplied by the same number. Apply your reasoning to shew the equality of the fractions

Two sums, one of £4 the other of £5, are each divided into the same number of equal parts; shew that 5 parts of the first will be equal to 4 parts of the second.

8 24 16

(2) (4+31

1

48*

26

% of (4 + 3 - 5 ) - 1 of 2 of 6 - 413).

6. A number of persons present themselves for examination in one or both of two subjects, French and Mathematics. It is

matics. What fraction of the whole take both the subjects?

7. Why is the removal of the decimal point one place to the right equivalent to multiplication by 10? Illustrate your answer by comparing the two numbers

23015 and 230-15.

Divide 18.2 by 91 and 00012 by 0192.

8. Simplify the expression

Reduce 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 7 lbs. to the decimal of 11⁄2 tons.

9. Extract the square root of 7327849.

10. Find the simple interest of £887. 18s. 4d. for 6 41 per cent. per annum.

years at

215 yards of cloth are offered for £220 with two years' credit, or 172 yards for £160 ready money. Which is the more advantageous offer to the purchaser, 5 per cent. per annum compound interest being the estimated value of money?

TUESDAY, July 5, 1870. 11 to 2.

[In numbers 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15 only one of the questions is to be answered.]

English History.

1. WHAT was the nature of the Roman government in Britain? What effect had the Roman occupation on the Arts and Civilization?

2. Give an account of the mission of S. Augustine to England.

Write a life of S. Dunstan.

or

3. What are the chief authorities for the history of England for the two centuries preceding the Norman conquest?

Write a life of Godwine.

or

4. Draw a map of England, marking the divisions of the Earldoms as they were at the death of Edward the Confessor.

5. Mention the circumstances under which Harold II. succeeded to the throne. Give an account of the character of Harold and of one (only) of the battles of Stamford Bridge and Hastings.

6. By what means did Stephen become king? What was the condition of the country during his reign?

or

Give a sketch of the character of Henry II. and state accurately the extent of his dominions.

7. Give the history of the Interdict in the reign of John.

or

Give an account of the establishment of the Franciscans in England, and the work they set themselves to do.

8. What were the Provisions of Oxford?

Give an account with dates of the Barons' war, pointing out especially the parts taken by P. Edward, Gilbert de Clare, and Simon de Montfort.

Mention the subsequent history of the sons of Simon de Montfort.

9. Point out the blunders in the following statement:

In the year 1270 Edward Prince of Wales and his brother Edmund Earl of Cornwall on their way to the crusade met King Lewis's son, the Dauphin, at Lyons in France.

10. What were the circumstances of the interference of Edward I, in the affairs of Scotland? Who were the rival claimants

to the crown of Scotland, and what was the effect of Edward's decision?

or

Give an account of the Black Death in the reign of Edward III. and of its effect on the agriculture and social condition of the country.

11. Give an account of the deposition of Richard II. What was the claim of Henry IV. to the crown?

or

Mention the chief battles in the wars of the Roses in chronological order, with their results.

Give some of the historical errors in Shakespeare's play on this period of history.

12. At what period was the Papal authority at its greatest height in this country? What circumstances led, remotely or immediately, to its downfall in England?

or

Write a life of Cardinal Pole.

13. Give the dates of the various Parliaments in the reign of Charles I. What were the most important measures passed by the long Parliament previously to the breaking out of the war? What was the history of the long Parliament subsequently to the murder of the king?

14. Mention the successive steps by which from the conquest to the revolution of 1688 the civil liberty of Englishmen was secured, with the date of each measure.

15. What attempts were made to prevent James II. from succeeding to the throne? Give a brief account of the events of the revolution of 1688.

or

What were the prospects of the return of the Stuarts at the death of Queen Anne? Give an account of the last attempts for their restoration.

WEDNESDAY, July 6, 1870. 4 to 6.

English Composition.

[You are requested to write an essay on one of the following subjects.]

1. THE political position of Greece, with a review of its history from the beginning of the century.

2. A comparison of French and English tragedy, illustrated by a special comparison of Racine with Shakespeare.

3. The question of compulsory emigration as a means of relief to national destitution.

4. The question of opening to women professional careers, especially that of medicine.

5. Systematic directions for furnishing a family residence of moderate size and requirements.

GROUP B.

FRIDAY, July 8, 1870. 4 to 61⁄2.

Titi Libi ab urbe condita liber xxíí.

[You are recommended to answer questions 11 and 12 first; 2 and 3 last; of the first nine questions only four to be attempted.]

1. (a) Or how many books did Livy's history originally consist, and what period did it embrace? (b) How many books and what periods does the extant portion comprise? (c) How do we know the contents of the lost books? (d) What are the other main authorities for the same times?

2. Write a brief character of Livy's history in respect of research, honesty and style.

3. Cite from this book examples of the political importance of ritual at Rome.