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Most Geacious Soveeeign,— We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the members of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Tasmania, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to approach your Majesty with feelings of the deepest loyalty and attachment. Whereas by letters patent made the 17th day of June, in the 43rd year of your Majesty's reign, and constituting the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Tasmania and its dependencies, your Majesty did constitute, order, and declare that there should be a Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over your Colony of Tasmania and its dependencies, comprising, among other islands and territories, " Macquarie Island, lying to the south-east of the said Island of Tasmania:" And whereas the said Macquarie Island still is a dependency of the Colony of Tasmania : And whereas it is deemed expedient that the said Macquarie Island should no longer be a dependency of the said colony, but that the same should be annexed to and form portion of the Colony of New Zealand : Now, therefore, we, the members of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Tasmania, in Parliament assembled, do humbly pray that your Majesty will be pleased to take such steps as to your Majesty shall seem meet in order that the said Macquarie Island may be annexed to and be made to form portion of the said Colony of New Zealand. And on the same being agreed to, to move, That the foregoing address be transmitted to the House of Assembly for its concurrence.

English. — For Senior Civil Service. Time allowed: 3 hours. Papeb No. 2.—Liteeatube and Books. 1. Discuss the supernatural machinery introduced into "The Tempest," and say how far you think it essential to the real objects of the play. 2. What differences may be observed in Shakespeare's representation of real madness in the person of Lear, and of feigned madness in Edgar ? 3. What purposes does the fool serve in the play of " King Lear "? Can you suggest any reason for his non-appearance in the later scenes ? 4. Explain the following passages. By whom and on what occasions were they uttered ? — (a.) And pat he comes like the catastrophe of the old comedy; my cue is villanous melancholy, with a sigh like Tom o' Bedlam. 0, these eclipses do portend these divisions. (b.) Eenege, affirm, and turn their halcyon beaks With every gale and vary of their masters, Knowing of nought, like dogs, but following. A plague upon your epileptic visage ! Smile you my speeches, as I were a fool ? Goose, if I had you upon Sarum Plain, I'd drive ye cackling home to Gamelot. (c.) Here lies your brother, No better than the earth he lies upon, If he were that which now he's like ; whom I With this obedient steel, three inches of it, Can lay to bed for ever; whiles you, doing this, To the perpetual wink for aye might put This ancient morsel, this Sir Prudence. (d.) Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday-fool there but would give me a piece of silver; there would this monster make a man. (c.) Which now we find Each putter-out on five for one will bring us Good warrant of. 5. " During the Commonwealth and Protectorate, theology was cultivated with general alacrity." Name some eminent theological writers who lived during this time, with some mention of their principal works. 6. What was " Eikon Basilike " ? What controversies followed its publication ? 7. What are the chief characteristics of Milton's prose style ? W 7 hich of his poetical works were published before the Eestoration ? Are any references observable in them to the state of public affairs ? 8. Who w 7 ere the authors of the following works? State briefly the purport of each : "Leviathan," " Defensio pro Populo Anglicano," " Hydriotaphia," " The Worthies of England," "Thoughts in a Garden," " Oceana." 9. Can you identify any of the following passages ? If so, say from what work they are taken and by whom written :— (a.) He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right; But bowed his comely head Down as upon a bed.