7. Give the theory of the magnetometer method of determining H.

8. Obtain from first principles the formula of the Ballistic Galvanometer.

9. Three wires a, b, c, are joined in parallel arc; the resistance of the pair left when c is cut is 0.25, when b is cut 0.20, when a is cut 0·16. Find the resistances of the separate wires and that of the combination.

10. Find the relative position of the conjugate foci of a concave mirror in terms of their distances from the centre of curvature and the radius of the mirror.

11. Calculate the difference between the vibration numbers of the true and equally tempered major thirds of the C giving 512 vibrations.

12. Give an account of some good method of determining absolute pitch.

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.-PART II.

PRACTICAL EXAMINATION.

The Board of Examiners.

Only THREE experiments to be attempted.

1. Determine by the micrometer microscope the relation between the foot and the metre.

2. Determine the coefficient of friction between the given surfaces.

3. Find the value of g by experiments on the oscillations of spring.

4. Determine the refractive index of the given liquid.

5. Find the magnifying power of the given telescope for objects at distances varying from 7 feet to infinity.

6. Find the candle power of the given lamp.

7. Find the boiling point of the given liquid under standard pressure.

8. Determine the velocity of sound in air.

9. Determine the magnetic dip.

10. Investigate the magnetic distribution on the given bar magnet.

11. Find the specific resistance of the given material.

12. Determine the electro-chemical equivalent of hydrogen.

13. Arrange the colour top so as to demonstrate the nature of complementary colours.

14. Compare the e.m.f.s. of the given cells by the aid of a condenser and high resistance galvanometer.

ANCIENT HISTORY.

Professor Elkington.

Answer fully and clearly TEN, and only Ten, of the following questions.

1. Explain the "Custom of the Three Descents."

2. What do you understand by a "non-genealogic clan"?

3. What was the connecting link between the Homeric and the republican schemes of government in Greece?

4. Contrast Roman and Athenian legislation as to the relation of debtor and creditor.

5. In what sense, if in any, is it true that "the history of past centuries ought to be the instructress of the present"?

6. Give an account of the social and political condition of the Thetes in the heroic period, and at Athens in historical times.

7. Give some account of the economical and social regulations ascribed to Lykurgus.

8. What was Medism, and what prominent Greeks were guilty of it?

9. Compare the military system of Carthage with that of Rome at the opening of the war between

them. Point out their respective advantages or disadvantages for resisting invasion of their territories and attacks upon their capitals.

10. Trace the results of the war with Hannibal (a) out of Italy; (b) in Italy.

11. Describe the duties of the Censors.

When and for what reasons was the office of censor instituted?

12. Shew that the imperial authority at Rome represented a combination of the prerogatives of several republican offices.

13. Shew how "the nice balance which Constantine instituted between the civil and the military powers was productive of beneficial and pernicious consequences."

HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.-PArt I. Professor Elkington.

Answer fully and clearly TEN, and only Ten, of the following questions.

1. Trace the history of the beginnings of English Christianity.

2. Trace the history of the reign of Alfred, and shew how it helped to promote the unity of England.

3. What changes in the system of land occupancy in England have been ascribed to William the Conqueror ?

4. Give a brief history of the connection between Normandy and England from the Conquest to the reign of John.

5. What are the provisions of Magna Carta with regard to (a) the Church, (b) law and justice, (c) taxation?

6. In what did the misgovernment of Henry the Third consist?

7. What powers did Parliament undoubtedly possess at the end of the reign of Edward the Third? 8. How do you explain the loss of Henry the Fifth's conquests in France under his successor ?

9. What were the qualifications for the parliamentary franchise in English counties and boroughs in the fifteenth century?

10. Shew how the Reformation in England increased the power of the Crown. Had it a similar effect in Scotland?

11. How far did (a) the previous experience and (b) the political theories of James the First unfit him for the position of King of England ?

12. Give an account of the proceedings of the third Parliament of Charles the First.

13. Explain what is meant by the Self Denying Ordinance, the Root and Branch Bill, the New Model, the Exclusion Bill.

14. What were the leading features of the ministry of Clarendon? What events led to his fall?