6. What were the principal features of the government of the American colonies during the 18th century, and how was the self-government of those colonies controlled ?

7. Write a short note on the constitutional position of the House of Commons at the present time.

8. What is the relation of the courts of law to privilege of Parliament ?

9. Consider critically the nature of the services rendered to the study of the British Constitution by any two of the following writers :-Stubbs, Hallam, Hearn, Bagehot, and Professor Dicey.

BIOLOGY.

FIRST PAPER.

The Board of Examiners.

1. Discuss the relationships of the so-called Hemichordata.

2. Describe the development of the blood vessels (omitting the heart) in the chick.

3. Write an Essay on the "Coelom," dealing with its structure, development, functions, and modifications.

4. Describe in detail the anatomy of Ctenaria, and discuss its zoological position.

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BIOLOGY.

SECOND PAPER.

The Board of Examiners.

1. Describe and compare the various shells belonging to the group Cephalopoda.

2. Give an account of polymorphism in the Coelen

terata.

3. Trace the evolution of the respiratory organs in vertebrates.

4. Describe the development of a type of each of the three great groups of mammals up to the time of the formation of the head-fold.

BIOLOGY.

THIRD PAPER.

The Board of Examiners.

1. Describe carefully the rôle played by bacteria in

nature.

2. Describe the reproduction of Pteridophyta, indicating the various modifications of structure and arrangement, occurring in the reproductive organs of the various groups.

3. What are the conditions of life at the bottom of the deep sea? Describe some of the characteristics of the fauna.

4. What is the character of the fauna of an oceanic island as compared with that of a continent? Illustrate your answer as far as possible by definite examples.

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