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ENGLISH. Passage for Dictation. In the midst of all this national glory an ignominious fall was preparing for that comparatively small band of men who still called themselves a Parliament. Cromwell, who now thought it high time to drive them from the station which he had suffered them to occupy, went, on April 20th, 1653, to the Parliament House, while the members were assembled, and, placing a file of soldiers at each door, entered the hall,'saying, in his hypocritical manner, "■ that he was come with a purpose of doing what grieved him to the very soul, and what he had earnestly besought the Lord not to impose upon him; but that there was a necessity for it." He sat down for a time, and heard the debates, and then, suddenly starting up, he exclaimed, "This is the time. I must do it." Turning to the members, he loaded them with every term of reproach, and called them tyrants, oppressors, and public robbers. He then stamped with his foot, on which signal the soldiers entering the hall, he ordered them to drive all the members out, first saying, " You are no longer a Parliament. The Lord has done with you. He has chosen other instruments for carrying on His work." AEITHMETIC. 1. Multiply 635,742 by 805, and express the product in words. 2. How many acres, &c, are there in ten million square inches? 3. Esduce 12of tons to ounces avoirdupois. 4. How much would this (Question 3) amount to at Is. 5-|d. per lb. ? 5. How much per cent, is IOJd. in the pound? 6. Simplify l£j&. _fj_ 7. Having three guineas in my pocket, I spent ■*■ of it at one shop, fy at another, and | of the remainder at another. How many articles at Is. 6d. a dozen can I buy with what I have left ? 8. Find the sum, difference, product, and two quotients of 40-04 and -0447; and also the sum of all the results. 9. Eeduce 12s. 5f d. to the decimal of £1; and find the value of -6358 tons. 10. Fifteen sheep cost £45 ; 55 such sheep are worth 6 cows ; 9 such cows are worth 4 horses. What are 11 such horses worth ? 11. The discount on a sum due a year hence at 6-|- per cent, per annum interest is £22 10s. 4d.: what is the sum ? HISTOBY. - 1. Where did the Normans come from immediately prior to their invasion of England? How did they acquire the country they came from, and what was their leader's claim to the throne of England ? 2. In what counties are the following places situated, and for what historical events are they respectively celebrated : Vale of White Horse, Pontefract Castle, Fotheringay Castle, Berkeley Castle, Evesham, St. Albans ? 3. What events took place between the death of Cromwell and the restoration of Charles 11. ? 4. Why were the seven bishops tried, and what was the result ? 5. Describe the cause, course, and consequences of the American War of Independence. 6. What were the principal events, and who were the leading administrators of public affairs, during the first twenty years of Her Majesty's reign ? GEOGEAPHY. 1. Define the terms "axis," "poles," "diurnal motion," "annual motion," "latitude," "longitude," and "meridian." 2. Name the principal mountains of Asia, capes of Africa, plains of Europe, lakes of North America, and rivers of South America. 3. In what oceans, and nearest to what continents, are the following islands: Azores, Mauritius, Otaheite, Sandwich, Spitzbergen, St. Helena, Vancouver? 4. Name the county or other territorial division in which the capital of each of the following countries is situated: England, Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand, United States, France, British India, Spain, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. 5. Fill up the accompanying map of New Zealand as fully as you can.

SEISTIOT4. ENGLISH. Having read the accompanying correspondence, 1. Make a short abstract, schedule, or docket of the several letters. 2. Draw up a memorandum or precis — i.e., a brief and clear statement of what passed, not letter by letter, but in the form of a narrative. Directions. 1. The object of the abstract, schedule, or docket is to serve as an index. It should contain the date of each letter, the names of the persons by whom and to whom it is written, and, in as few words as possible,jtfnQ subject of it. The merits of such an abstract are —(1) to give the really important point or points of each letter, omitting everything else ; (2) to do this briefly, (3) distinctly, and (4) in such a form as to readily catch the eye. 2. The object of the memorandum or precis, which should be in the form of a narrative, is that any one who had not time to read the original letters might, by reading the prScis, be put in posses-