federates been able to follow up an advantage, they could hardly have failed to destroy their enemies outright. But the power to do this has throughout the war been signally wanting to both sides.

Grammatical Questions.

1. Decline ein reicher Mann.

2. Conjugate the imperfect subjunctive of the verbs dürfen, schlagen, jagen, and stechen.

3. Name the masculine nouns which are declined in the same way as das Haus.

4. Translate into German:-half past five o'clock-a quarter past six-a quarter to seventwo feet high-three inches wide.

EXAMINATION PAPERS

USED AT THE

Examination of Candidates for

APPOINTMENT TO THE

Commissariat,

HELD

IN MAY, 1863.

London:

HARRISON, 59, PALL MALL,

Bookseller to the Queen.

EXAMINATION PAPERS.

MAY 1863.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION.

W. STEBBING, Esq., M.A.

1. Why are some arts called useful, and others fine arts? Have not the fine arts any utility?

2. State the circumstances under which a nation is best prepared for war; and assign reasons.

3. Should education consist exclusively in the study of books? What other means of education are there besides the latter?