His arguments, in my opinion, are unanswerable, and I consider the radical superiority of the system he advocates to lie in their general applicability to all classes of schools.

I mention this as it is an apology with some masters that their boys not being of a high standard they could not appreciate his motives for brotherly coercing them; coercing it must be, or it degenerates into apathy, and the consequent loss of the master's influence.

Let a boy's manners and education be what it may, his perceptions are like his fellows.

Supervision is actually required in the playground as well as the schoolroom. As (need I repeat the truism) precepts inculcated in school are soon forgotten without they are backed by example and influence out of doors.

There are various errors that are liable to be fallen into in adopting the method of free association, but these arise more from the faults in the teacher's own character than from any failure in the principle. Extreme familiarity is a fault that no educator who values his self respect would fall into; the extreme, that is, reserve, must be carefully avoided or the boys will grow suspicious, fear and dislike will follow which entail a train of evils and which bring forth and foster faults that would require increasing care to eradicate.

The importance of the subject cannot be over-rated in this age of universal improvement when education occupies such a prominent position in social reform, and when educators are breaking through the conventional thraldom of days gone by. All will agree in thanking you, Sir, for inviting practical men to come forward and suggest remedies for the evils which, unhappily, are too prevalent in our scholastic system.

Townsend School, Kidderminster,
May 10th, 1858.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
HENRY W. CARTER.

PUZZLES.

SIR,

Allow me to ask the readers of your Paper if any of them will be kind enough to aid me in forming a good collection of ingenious Puzzles, (Arithmetical, Geometrical, or otherwise) calculated to interest, amuse and instruct boys out of schoolhours.

Many clever things I believe lie buried in old magazines, etc.; while other morceaux are to be met with scattered here and there as part of the "floating capital" of society; needing only collection and arrangement to form a highly entertaining and valuable little volume.

Any communication on the subject will be gratefully received and acknowledged by the Reverend J. SIDNEY BOUCHER.

Holly Bank School, Birkenhead,

April 20th, 1858.

MAY 8.-The following are the examiners under the middle classes examination, with their respective departments; the selection of them has rested with the delegates :

Rudiments of Faith and Religion.-Rev. W. Thomson, D.D., provost of Queen's College; Venerable Archdeacon Harrison, M.A., Christ Church.

Preliminary Examination.-F. R. Sandford, Esq., B.A., Balliol College, council office; T. Walrond, Esq., M.A., Balliol College, civil service commission.

English History and Literature.-Rev. S. Clark, M.A., Magdalen Hall, Principal of the Training College, Battersea; Rev. R. W. Church, M.A., Oriel College; M. Bernard, Esq., B.C.L., Trinity College,

Higher English Paper.-Rev. A. P. Stanley, M.A., Christ Church, Professor of Ecclesiastical History.

Latin.-Rev. T. F. Henney, M.A., Pembroke College; Rev. W. B. T. Jones, M.A., University College.

Greek.-The Very Rev. A. P. Saunders, D.D., Christ Church, Dean of Peterborough.

Higher Classical Paper.-The Very Rev. H. G. Liddell, D.D., Dean of Christ Church.

French.-M. Jules Bué, French Teacher in the Taylor Institution.
German.-M. Bertram.

Mathematics.-W. Spottiswoode, Esq., M.A., Balliol College; H. J. S. Smith, Esq., M.A., Balliol College.

Mechanics.-W. F. Donkin, Esq., University College, Savilian Professor of Astronomy.

Natural Philosophy.-Rev. H. Highton, M.A., Queen's College.

Chemistry.-B. C. Brodie, Esq., B.A., Balliol College, Professor of Chemistry,

Physiology.-T. K. Chambers Esq., D.M., Christ Church.

Drawing, including 1. Free Hand Drawing, 2. Perspective, 3. Design, 4. Architectural Drawing.-J. Ruskin, Esq., M.A., Christ Church; W. Dyce, Esq., R.A.; G. Richmond, Esq., R.A.; F. P. Cockerell, Esq.; S. Evans, Esq., Eton College.

Music.-Rev. Sir F. G. Ouseley, Bart., M.A., and D. Mus., Professor of Music, Christ Church; J. Hullah, Esq.

The examinations will take place at Oxford, London, Bath, Bedford, Birmingham, Cheltenham, Exeter, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Southampton.

The committee for communicating with the above-Dr. Scott, Master of Balliol; Dr. Jacobson, Regius Professor of Divinity; Rev. R. Walker, M.A., Wadham; Rev. B. Price, M.A., Pembroke; J. Phillips, Esq., M.A., Magdalen; Thomas D. Acland, Esq., M.A., All Souls.

May 21.-At Wadham College, Mr. Ridsdale, from Tonbridge School, was elected out of 19 candidates to the vacant open scholarship. Mr. Ridsdale at the recent election to five open scholarships at Corpus was one of the 10 candidates selected by the examiners out of the vast body, as being more eligible than the remainder.

NATURAL SCIENCE CLASS LIST.

CLASS 1.-Allen, John, Exeter College.

CLASS II.-Evans, Herbert Norman, Exeter College.

CLASS III-Roberts, Owen, Jesus College.

CLASS IV.-Adams-Reilly, Anthony M. W., Brascnose College. Mackey, Clement William, Worcester College.

CAMBRIDGE.

May 21.-SIR W. BROWNE'S MEDALS.

These have been adjudged as under :—

Greek Ode.-Arthur Holmes, St. John's College.
Greek Epigrams.-Henry Sidgwick, Trinity College.
Latin.-George Otto Trevelyan, Trinity College.

The Porson Prize has been adjudged to Arthur Holmes, of St. John's College.

THEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION.-Easter, 1858.

EXAMINERS.

J. A. Jeremie, D.D., Regius Professor of Divinity.

C. Hardwick, M.A., Christian Advocate.

Churchill Babington, B.D., St. John's College.
J. B. Lightfoot, M.A., Trinity College.

W. F. Witts, M.A., King's College.

E. H. Perowne, M.A., Corpus Christi College.

LIST OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED THE EXAMINATION SO AS

TO DESERVE HONORS.

The names in each class are arranged in alphabetical order.

One hundred and four names follow, alphabetically placed, in Class IV.

• Distinguished in Hebrew.

✦ Saholefield Prise for Biblical Greek.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS.-The following appointments were made at the last meeting of the council:-Lord Ebury and Sir Roderick Murchison were elected vice patrons, and Dr. Lyon Playfair moderator in science and art. The Rev. F. Temple, head master of Rugby, and the Rev. Dr. Major, head master of King's College School, were nominated as members of the council. The following gentlemen were added to the list of examiners of the college:-The Rev. W. Rogers, St. Thomas Charter House; Professors Miller, Tennant, and Stievenard, of King's College, London; and Professors Masson, Christmas, Hoppus, and Arrivabene, of University College. Dr. L. Loewe was appointed examiner for oriental languages; Dr. Lankester and Mr. Isbister for natural history; Dr. Rimbault for music and Dr. T. S. Baynes for moral and political philosophy.

GLOUCESTER CHURCH SCHOOL PRIZE SCHEME.-The Distribution of Prizes took place on the 15th of May. Mr. Curtis Hayward was in the chair who made some very apposite remarks on the sorts of Education fitted for the children, and especially on the merits of needlework. He wished they could have extended their own prize scheme through the county, but as this could not be they regarded the County Scheme under the auspices of the Lord Lieutenant with no unfriendly feeling. He called on the Rev. W. Smith, Principal of the Gloucester and Oxford Diocesan Training College at Bristol, to address the Meeting. Mr. Smith said that the children had read correctly on the whole, though not with expression and intelligence. They wrote very nicely. Their religious knowledge was defective: scarcely any could tell which commandment ordered us to succour our parents. He thought the paper set, however, did not sufficiently test their religious knowledge and intelligence. Out of the whole 130, only 32 could numerate, and only 7 answered this question rightly: -A woman goes to market with 11s. 6d. in money, and 27 eggs, which she sells at 1s. 2d. per dozen. She spends 5s. 44d. at a draper's shop, and pays for 7 loaves, at 6d. each. How much money would she carry home? The Newent lads alone did any grammar worth naming. Of local geography they evinced great deficiency. Mr. Smith observed how often he found this the case among young women fairly instructed in general geography, and he recommended the use of county maps, such parts of the Ordnance Map as might contain the village or town of the school and much of the surrounding part of the country. He found that those children who did best in religious knowledge excelled equally in secular subjects. The girls could scarcely answer the questions in household work. That of "How would you dust and sweep your schoolroom "" was answered simply thus "I would buy a broom and sweep it." They had spelled a sentence taken from one of the Irish Lesson Books, containing such words as bread, sugar, loaf, butter, &c. very correctly The religious papers were, however, badly spelled. Upon the whole Mr. Smith said there was a great deal of creditable work. Mr. Smith made several suggestions to the effect, 1. that there should be a preliminary examination, so as to sift the children, many having come who ought not. 2. That recitations of something learned beforehand be adopted instead of reading. 3. That the questions on Scripture should be confined to some portion of Holy Writ, such for example as the Sermon on the Mount. 4. That each child might be allowed to choose some one or two subjects only. The prizes were then given, consisting of very handsomely bound Bibles and Prayer books. The Reverend Mr. Barlow moved a vote of thanks to the Examiners for their conduct of the examination, and spoke highly of the gentle tone in which Mr. Smith's criticisms were given. He agreed in all he said, but especially commended the religious paper of questions. It was precisely what he approved of. The Reverend Mr. Knollys seconded this vote of thanks. The Reverend Mr. Bellairs made some sensible remarks on the practical character which education ought to take, and on the elementary subjects which the Committee of Council required as the basis of all instruction, and proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which the Rev. Mr. Clements seconded.

The Rev. E.W. Benson, one of the masters of Rugby School, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, has been appointed Master of Wellington College.

THE COMING ECLIPSE -SirJ.Pakington, with prompt and sagacious liberality has offered to place vessels at the disposal of science for observation of the great eclipse of September next--the points for seeing which to astronomical advantage lie in South America, and particularly about Lima. An astronomical expedition may perhaps be organized; and, if so, foreign astronomers are invited to join the expedition.

THE WORKING-MEN'S COLLEGE.-The report of the council of this praiseworthy institution for the present year is, we are glad to say, encouraging. The classes have increased, and the privileges of the college are now beginning to be understood. The study of French and Latin continues to be very popular, and the Greek class has considerably increased Much proficiency seems to have been obtained in mathematics. It is stated that, from the inquiries made as to the condition of the students on entering the college, any doubts which may have been entertained of the students being really working-men are quite cleared up. Strenuous efforts are being made to procure the recognition of this and other working-men's colleges by the University of Oxford. At present there is a debt of 10007. on the building in Great Ormond street, but the council entertain strong hopes that, after that is cleared off by subscription, the establishment will become self-supporting.

TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. DR. BURGESS, EDITOR OF THE "CLERICAL JOURNAL" AND THE "JOURNAL OF SACRED LITERATURE."-A circular signed by the following gentlemen-R. C. Coxe, M.A., Archdeacon of Lindisfarne; R. L. Freer, B.D., Archdeacon of Hereford; O. T. Dobbin, B.D., Trinity College, Dublin; J. W. Bosanquet, Claysmore; E. M. Golburn, D.D., Rugby; E. H. Gifford, M.A., King Edward's School, Birmingham; Edward Hincks, D.D., Killileagh; T. W. Peile, D.D., the Vicarage, Luton; H. Philips, M.A., Cheltenham; Thomas Robinson, D.D., Canon of Rochester; W. Selwyn, B.D., Margaret Professor of Divinity, Cambridge; J. R. Major, D.D., King's College, London-was addressed to the subscribers of the above named publications in December last, and it was answered in contributions varying from 5s. to 57. by nearly 400 clergymen and laymen, including several bishops and noblemen. The sum thus raised has been applied in the following manner : A handsome silver tea and coffee service, a silver cup, and a gold watch, have been presented to Dr. Burgess. All these were manufactured by Mr. Benson, of Ludgate-hill. The balance of the fund has been presented to Dr. Burgess in cash, to be appropriated in any way he may think proper.

HOME IN THE EAST, OLD FORD, Bow.-The fifth annual meeting of this institution, established for the reformation of juvenile criminals, was held on Friday last, at which the Earl of Shaftesbury presided. The honorary secretary read the report and treasurer's statement, showing that during the year 36 boys had been admitted, of whom 3 had lost both parents, 10 had step parents, and 15 each 1 parent, 5 were admitted free, and for 7 from 2s. 6d. to 5s. per week was paid, while 24 were received under the Act 17th and 18th Vict. Of the above 36, 12 could neither read nor write, and 16 imperfectly. The boys were severally engaged as tailors, shoemakers &c. During the year, 31 had been discharged, 3 sent to situations in England, 12 restored to friends, 2 left at their own request, 1 discharged by warrant from the Home Secretary, 2 were discharged and re-admitted, and 1 was removed to another reformatory: 7 had been sent as emigrants to Canada, and 8 more would be sent out this spring. Including the previous balance of £27. 2s. 5d., the total receipts from donations and subscriptions were £719. 13s. 6d., and a balance of £391. 15s. 3d. due to the treasurer. There had been a grant from the committee of Privy Council, and £104 78. had been paid by government for the keep of the boys up to March 31. The Rev. J. Kennedy, Mr. R. N. Fowler, the Rev. H. Parnell, the Rev. W. Wilson, and Mr. Joseph Payne, spoke in support of the respective resolutions, comprising the adoption of the report, appointment of officers, thanks to those of the past year, and to the noble chairman, which concluded the proceedings. A very liberal collection in aid of the home was made at the doors.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.-The council have made the following arrangements for examinations for matriculation and degrees for the present year:-Master of arts, June 7; bachelor of laws, June 29; doctor of laws, July 13; matriculation, July 5; bachelor of medicine, August 2; bachelor of arts, October 25; bachelor of medicine (second examination), November 1; doctor of medicine, November 22. The following gentlemen have been appointed examiners for the year:-Classics, the Rev. Dr. J. W. Donaldson, of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Dr. William Smith; mathematics, the Rev. Professor Heaviside and Mr. G. B. Jerrard, B.A.; logic and philosophy, Mr. Alex. Bain, M.A., and Mr. T. S. Baynes, LL.B.; political economy, Professor Waley; chemistry, Dr. R. D. Thomson; botany, Professor Henslow; French, M. C. J. Delille; German, Rev. Adolphus Walbaum; laws, Mr. Nassau Senior, M.A.; medicine (various branches), Sir J. L. Hammick, Dr. Billing, Dr. Tweedie, Dr. Alfred Swayne Taylor, Dr. Rigby, Professor Sharpey, Professor Kierman, and Mr. Huxley.