COMPARATIVE ANATOMY AND ZOOLOGY
1. Give the characters of all the genera of Plants and Animals peculiar to the Carboniferous System of
Rocks.
2, Give fully the reasons for and against grouping the Permian formations with the Mesozoic or Palaeo- zoic groups; defining any genera you may have occasion to refer to.
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3. Write down in due order of superposition all the English and German subdivisions of the Oolitic series, with the characteristic palaeontology of each.
4. Describe all the subdivisions of the Miocene Tertiary,' and give the reasons for and against classing the Coralline Crag in that period.
5. Give the chemical constitution of as many of the minerals forming the Igneous and the Metamor- phic Rocks as you can.
ANCIENT HISTORY.
Professor H e a m .
1. What are the reasons for supposing that the Servian organization was purely military ?
2. Describe the changes effected in the Roman mili- tary system by Marius.
3. What historical inference does Dr. Mommsen draw from the word "ergastulum" ?
4. What does Dr. Mommsen regard as the true nature of the position of the King of Rome, and what are the grounds for his opinion ?
5. How did Caesar connect himself with the early Kings ?
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•" 6. What acts of Caesar does Dr. Mommsen regard as attempts to avert a military despotism ?
7. ,What was the cause of the schism between the popular party and its leaders respecting the ex- tension of the Roman franchise to the Italians ? 8. When was the distinction between " Italy and
the Provinces " formally established ? What was its principle, and how was it carried into into effect ?
9. What was the origin of the Imperial Appellate Jurisdiction ?
10. Mention some of the changes made by Augustus in his capacity of Pontifex Maximus.
11. Explain the meaning and origin of the jurisdiction of the Comitia Calata in the case of testame'nts.
12. How do you account for the absence of capital punishment in the Roman law during the later Republic ?
HISTORY OF THE BRITISH E M P I R E . Professor Hearn.
1. What were the three periods of the Danish inva- sion, and what were their respective parallels in the history of the Saxon conquest ?
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2. A t what time does the name " E n g l a n d " first appear ? By what name was the country pre- viously known ?
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3. How does Tacitus describe the political system of the ancient Germans ? Is this description ap- plicable to England ?
4. What relics of the old Teutonic Constitution still remain ? What was the principal agency in its extinction ?
5. Describe the political divisions of Scotland in the tenth century.
6. What points of resemblance does Mr. Freeman indicate between the political history of Scotland and of Switzerland ?
7. State and discuss the explanations that have been proposed respecting the use of Imperial titles by English Kings ? At what period did this practice commence, and when and why was it discon- tinued ?
8. What is the earliest instance of the contrast be- tween Normans and Saxons ? How was the
1 distinction expressed by writers contemporary
•" with the Conquest ?
9. By what surnames was William the First known among his contemporaries ? What is the true meaning of his title " t h e Conqueror" ?
10. " A mistaken parallel has sometimes been drawn between the condition of England under Edward
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11. What was the original distinction between a city t- and a borough ?
12. Trace briefly the history of the law relating to
" benefit of Clergy."
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CONSTITUTIONAL. AND LEGAL HISTORY.
Professor H e a r n .
"Protectio trahit subjectionem, et subjectio pro- . tectionem." With.what limitation must this axiom be understood ?
" Vasalli tanquara vasalli et ceteri omnes tanquam subditi debent jurare fidelitatem principi." Ex- 1/
plain the distinction here indicated, and trace its 3. How far is the status, as a British subject, of a person resident in a colony determinable by English and how far by Colonial law ?
4. During the Crimean war, Ionian merchants—the Ionian Isles being then under the protectorate of the Queen—traded with Russia. State your opinion as to the legality or the illegality of such an act.
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5. What was the precise point decided in Campbell v. Hall,and what propositions did Lord Mansfield v^ lay down in that case as to the position of a
conquered country'!
6. What is the maxim upon which the title to newly
• discovered countries depends ?
7. " England is too pure an air for a slave to breathe in." On what occasion was this dictum first used, and what is its precise meaning ?
i 8. What was the case of Dred Scott, and upon what
^ grounds did the judgment in it rest ?
9. What is Lord Bacon's explanation of Bracton's ' maxim, " Lex facit quod ipse sit Rex " '{
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j . 10. What was Strode'? Act, and what is its history ? 11. What is the form of the Preamble to a Money
Bill, and what is its history '{
12. At what time did the office of Premier, as it is . now understood, become distinct? State briefly iY the relations of the Premier to the Sovereign
\ v ' and to his colleagues.
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SURVEYING.
Mr. Kernot.
1. The area of a square block of land is 10 acres. I t has a frontage on one side only. Divide it into
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four equal parts with a one-chain road to give access to the two back allotments.
The shaft of a mine is vertical, and 400 feet deep.
From the shaft a horizontal drive extends 1000 feet to the north; this is succeeded by a second drive 100 feet long bearing north 45° east and inclining downward at an angle of 30° to the horizon.
Calculate the position and depth of a vertical shaft to strike the termination of" the workings.
Two straight lines include at their intersection an angle of 120°. I t is required to connect them by a circular curve of 5 chains radius. Make all requisite computations and describe the opera- tions in the field.
4. In the annexed figure the length of the line AB is known, and also the angles^ACB, BCD, BDA, ADC. How would you compute the length of C D ?
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5. Make a series of sketches showing clearly the con- struction of the telescope and vertical limb of a transit theodolite.