2. Write a general description of the east coast of either Scotland or Ireland, enumerating the counties on the coast, and mentioning the most important places and the most remarkable features which it presents.

3. What are the chief colonial possessions of France?

4. Where are the following places? To whom do they belong? Mention any circumstances of interest attaching to them :Heidelberg, Prague, Pisa, Sinope, Nismes, Philadelphia, Liége, Valparaiso, Ciudad Rodrigo, Beyrout, Naseby, Kurrachée.

5. Mention the counties of England and Wales which lie on the west coast, describing the boundaries and the most striking features of each, and mentioning the most important places.

6. Where are the rivers Bidassoa, Suir, Nerbudda; the islands Achil, Zante, Ascension; the lakes Constance, Buttermere, and Baikal; the bays of Cambay and Chesapeake; the Hartz mountains, Mount Sinai, and Table Mountain.

7. Describe the course (1) of the Rhone, (2) of the Trent; mentioning any places of interest on their banks.

Along with question 8 of No. 24.

No. 26.

1. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief islands, bays, and headlands; trace the line of the chief mountain chains, and the course of the Scheldt, Ebro, Vistula, Wear, Seine, and Pruth; place Ostend, Spezia, Tralee, Strasburg, Navarino, Comorn, Belgrade, Carthagena, Breslau, Silistria, Sweaborg, Linz, Dundee, and Capua.

2. Mention the seaport towns on the south coast of England, describing their position, the trade they carry on, and the countries with which they principally trade.

3. What are the colonial possessions (1) of Spain, (2) of Holland? 4. What are the industrial occupations of the people in Worcestershire, Kent, Renfrewshire, Durham, Glamorganshire?

5. Where are the following places; to whom do they belong; for what are any of them remarkable ?-Dresden, Rochelle, Goa, Jaffa, St. Louis, Funchal, Toulon, Arcot, Worms, Port Mahon, Dunbar, Tarsus?

6. Which of the United States, what towns, and the mouths of what rivers would be passed in a coasting voyage from Newfoundland to New Orleans?

7. Where are the rivers Adour, Ottawa, and Murray; Cape Clear, Cape Cod, and Cape St. Angelo; the Straits of Yenikale and Malacca; the lakes Thun, Corrib, and Thirlmere; the islands Niphon, Walcheren, and St. Vincent; the Stelvio Pass, the Jura Mountains, Mount Etna ?

8. Mention any remarkable instances in which the geographical situation of any country has affected its history.

9. On what causes does climate depend? What other countries have nearly the same climate as England?

No. 27.

1. Mention the seaport towns on the east coast of England, describing their position, the trade they carry on, and the countries with which they principally trade.

2. Where are the following places; to whom do they belong; for what are any of them remarkable ?-Rochelle, Goa, St. Louis, Funchal, Toulon, Port Mahon, Kars, Falkirk, Ferney, Rosetta, Mt. Athos, Mantua.

3. Where are the rivers Bidassoa, Suir, Euphrates; the islands Achil, Zante, Ascension; the lakes Garda, Buttermere, and Baikal ; the bays of Cambay and Chesapeake; the Hartz mountains, Mount Sinai, and Table Mountain.

4. Describe the course (1) of the Danube, (2) of the Severn; mentioning any places of interest on their banks.

Along with questions 1, 3, 4 of No. 26, and 8 of No. 24.

No. 28.

1. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief islands, bays, and headlands; trace the course of the Rhone, Don, Meuse, Saone, Dnieper; and place Palermo, Tours, Ancona, Seville, Cracow, Ulm, Port Mahon, Preston, Civita Vecchia, Waterford, Talavera, Douglas.

2. Write a general description of the coast line of England from the Land's End to Margate, mentioning any striking features which it presents, and the most remarkable places upon it.

3. What are the chief foreign possessions (1) of France, (2) of Portugal? and when were they severally acquired?

4. Where are the following places; to whom do they belong; and for what are any of them remarkable ?-Jena, Toledo, Piacenza, Mosul, Jelalabad, Troyes, Kurrachee, Toulon, Antioch, Culloden. 5. Where are the rivers Suir, Potomac, Spey, Cauvery; the lakes Wetter, Thun, Van, Corrib, Awe; the islands St. Thomas, Ascension, Vancouver's Island, Somers' Islands.

6. From what countries do we chiefly import cotton, indigo, ivory, timber?

7. Describe or draw a map of the Baltic, with the islands in it, and the adjacent coast; and mention the trade carried on at the principal seaports in it.

No. 29.

1. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief bays, headlands, and islands; trace the course of the Tagus, Oder, Po, Danube, Volga; and place Oporto, Rheims, Revel, Palermo, Athens, Geneva, Toulon, Montenegro, Bucharest, Pampeluna.

2. Write a general description of the coast line of Britain from Leith to London, mentioning any striking features which it presents, and the most remarkable places upon it.

3. What are the chief foreign possessions (1) of France, (2) of Holland? and when were they severally acquired?

4. Where are the following places; to whom do they belong; and for what are any of them remarkable ?-Rhodes, Labuan, Beyrout, Heidelberg, Saratoga, Granada, Monte Video, Messina, Elsinore, Sattara.

5. Where are the rivers Jumna, Spree, Potomac ; the lakes Erie, Garda, Tay; the straits of Sunda, Magellan, Bonifacio; the Mourne Mountains, Cader Idris, the Balkan?

6. Name the chief rivers which run into the Mediterranean, the countries through which they flow, and the chief towns on their banks.

7. Describe any one route which a traveller might follow in going from Madrid to Berlin, mentioning the countries through which he would pass, and the most important places which he might naturally visit.

No. 30.

1. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief islands, bays, and headlands; trace the course of the Tagus, Po, Shannon, Oder, Danube; and place Copenhagen, Marsala, Lyons, Utrecht, Saragossa, Brest, Dantzic, Belgrade, Corinth, Florence, Chambery, Cadiz.

2. Write a general description of the coast line of Britain from the Clyde to the Land's End, mentioning any striking features which it presents, and the most remarkable places upon it.

3. What are the chief foreign possessions (1) of Holland, (2) of Spain; and when were they severally acquired?

4. Where are the following places; to whom do they belong; and for what are any of them remarkable ?-Palermo, Navarino, Monte Video, Leyden, Prague, Trent, Tunis, Aden, Simlah, Tetuan.

5. Where are the rivers La Plata, Tigris, Ravee; the lakes Ontario, Zurich, Ness; the Sea of Marmora, Sea of Aral, Yellow Sea; the Taurus, Andes, and Grampian mountains?

6. From what countries do we chiefly import tea, cotton, rice, leather, sugar?

7. Write a general geographical description either of Sicily or of Palestine.

QUESTIONS IN GEOGRAPHY.

Set to Candidates for the situation of Inspector of Schools (Ireland). 1. Define and explain fully the following terms:-Latitude, longitude, ecliptic, solstice, horizon, meridian, nadir, solstitial colure. 2. What is meant by the snow line, where is it highest, and on what does its height depend?

3. What are the causes of wind? Explain the terms trade winds, monsoons, sirocco, and the causes of all or any of them; and state when, where, and in what direction they blow respectively? 4. What are isothermal lines, and how is their direction determined? 5. Write a general geographical description of the west coast of England, or Scotland, or Ireland.

6. Where are the principal coal fields of Great Britain? Give a short account of them.

7. Where are the following places? To whom do they belong? Mention any circumstances of interest attaching to them. Damascus, Minden, St. Louis, Ava, Münster, Mons, Chicago, Port Mahon, Belize, Maida, Pondicherry.

8. Where are the rivers Mackenzie, Save, Godavery; the lakes Orta, Ness, Tchad; the mountains Tabor, and Cairngorm, the islands Lindisfarne, Cerigo, Bourbon; Cape Colonna, Cape Blanco, the Straits of Bellisle; the Gulfs of Sidra and Kutch.

9. Describe the course (1) of the Nile; (2) of the Ganges, mentioning any places of interest on their banks.

10. What provinces form the Austrian empire? Write a general description of it (as long as your time admits), stating its boundaries, the different states and races it comprises, and the most important places in it.

QUESTIONS IN GEOGRAPHY.

Set to Candidates for the situation of Unpaid Attaché, who are required to show a knowledge of "so much of McCulloch's Geographical Dictionary as relates to the country to which they are about to proceed."

GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS OF PRUSSIA.

1. How are East Prussia and Rhine Prussia respectively bounded? What is the extent of the whole kingdom, and what is its population?

2. Describe generally the appearance of the country, the nature of the soil, and the climate.

3. Enumerate the principal rivers of Prussia. Describe carefully the course of the Rhine so far as it flows through Prussian territory, naming the principal towns on its banks.

4. What is the state of agriculture in Prussia, and what are its chief animal and vegetable productions?

5. What are the principal exports of Prussia? Enumerate and describe the position of the leading ports.

6. Give an account of the various manufactures of Prussia, specifying the districts and towns in which they flourish.

7. Give some account of the regular army of Prussia. What regulations exist as to the "landwehr"?

8. What is the religion of the royal family of Prussia? In what proportion are the Protestants and Roman Catholics in the kingdom? How are the clergy supported? Explain carefully the system of education in Prussia.

9. Give an account of the rise of the Prussian monarchy; sketching slightly, if you can, the characters of Frederick the Great and of his father.

10. What is the constitution of Prussia as settled in 1850 ?

GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

1. Show by a sketch or describe the situation and boundaries of the republic of La Plata.

2. Into what provinces is the republic divided, and at what may its total population be estimated?

3. Write a general description of the country, mentioning the points most worthy of notice in regard to its physical features, climate; the manners and customs of its inhabitants; its vegetable and mineral products; the state of agriculture, manufactures, and

commerce.

4. From what books is the best information on the subject of the Argentine Republic to be obtained?

5. Describe the course and the most striking physical features of the Rio de la Plata and its affluents.

6. Explain the meaning of the following terms:-Gauchos, chicha, pamperos, chaco, repunte, quinquina.

7. Sketch the history of the Argentine Republic from the discovery of the country to the present time.