con discrecion y templanza del agravio hecho á sus embajadores y concluyó asegurándole que su tratamiento seria conforme á su persona; y en lo que tocaba á disponer de sí, viese lél o que le convenia, y cualquiera que fuese su resolucion, siempre le tendria por amigo.-Quintana. Cuán solitaria la nacion que un dia Poblara inmensa gente! ¡La nacion cuyo imperio se extendia Lágrimas viertes, infeliz ahora, Y nadie de tu faz encantadora Oscuridad y luto tenebroso Y en su furor el déspota sanoso No perdonó lo hermoso, patria mia, Cayó el jóven guerrero, Cayó el anciano, y la segur impía Manejó placentero. So la rabia cayó la vírgen pura Del déspota sombrío, Como eclipsa la rosa su hermosura Quintana :-Vidas de Espanoles Celebres. Pizarro (p. 138.) "La sorpresa......al suelo." El Gran Capitan (p. 132.) "Estaba ya......comenzaron á huir." Juan de Timoneda : PASSAGES TO BE TRANSLATED INTO RUSSIAN. Translation from Russian is prescribed to Candidates for the situation of PAID ATTACHE, who have served as UNPAID ATTACHES in Russia. It may be selected as a branch of Examination by Candidates for the Admiralty (Whitehall and Somerset | Department of Science and Art. House.) Charitable Trusts Commission. Ecclesiastical Commission. Factory Inspectors' Department. A passage from Ystrjaloff. A passage from a Russian newspaper. Board of Trade. Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Re- FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH, AND ITALIAN. Passages to be translated into French, GERMAN, SPANISH, OR Italian. Translation into these languages is not prescribed, except in the case of Candidates for the DIPLOMATIC and CONSULAR SERVICES, who are required to be able to "make an accurate and good translation of any English paper into French: but it is introduced in all competitive examinations of which these languages form a part, except in the case of Candidates for the Admiralty. In this manner we spent that evening: early the next morning, as the snow had fallen in great abundance in the night, my son was employed in clearing it away, and opening a passage before the door. He had not been thus engaged long, when he came running in, with looks all pale, to tell us that two strangers, whom he knew to be officers of justice, were making towards the house. Just as he spoke, they came in; and approaching the bed where I lay, after previously informing me of their employment and business, made me their prisoner, bidding me prepare to go with them to the county jail, which was eleven miles off. "My friends," said I, "this is severe weather in which you are come to take me to a prison; and it is particularly unfortunate at this time, as one of my arms has lately been burned in a terrible manner, and it has thrown me into a slight fever, and I want clothes to cover me, and I am now too weak and old to walk far in such deep snow: but if it must be 80 I then turned to my wife and children, and directed them to get together what few things were left us, and to prepare immediately for leaving this place.-Goldsmith. The king, in the heroic times of Greece, must be brave in the field, wise in the council, and eloquent in the agora: he must be endued with bodily strength and activity above other men, and must be an adept, not only in the use of his arms, but also in those athletic exercises which the crowd delight to witness. Even the more homely varieties of manual acquirements are an addition to his character, such as the craft of the carpenter or shipwright, the straight furrowing of the ploughman, or the indefatigable persistence of the mower without repose or refreshment throughout the longest day. The conditions of voluntary obedience, during the Grecian heroic times, are family descent with personal force and superiority, mental as well as bodily, in the chief, coupled with the favour of the gods: an old chief such as Peleus and Laertes cannot retain his position; but on the other hand, where these elements of force are present, a good deal of violence, caprice, and rapacity is tolerated: the ethical judgment is not exact in scrutinizing the conduct of individuals so pre-eminently endowed. As in the case of the gods, the general epithets of good, just, &c., are applied to them as euphemisms, arising from submission and fear, and are not only not suggested, but often pointedly belied by their particular acts-they signify the man of birth, wealth, influence, and daring, whose arm is strong to destroy or to protect, whatever may be the turn of his moral sentiments: while the opposite epithet bad designates the poor, lowly, and weak, from whose dispositions, be they ever so virtuous, society has little either to hope or to fear.-Grote. Macaulay: History of England, vol. ii. p. 1. "James was now......the royal ear." وو Ditto. "Man, however, is always the same.........more settled times." Grote: History of Greece, vol. ii. p. 186, pt. 1. cap. xxi. "Among the number of rhapsodies....... Johnson: .success." Rasselas, cap. x. "When at first I entered........the inland country." Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield: Cap. xx. "After we had supped............could not depress me." 66 “The next morning as soon as I awoke........hesitation." Scott:-Life of Napoleon. Conclusion. "The external appearance............effects of age." Parliamentary Paper : Correspondence relating to Central America, Let. No. 4. QUESTIONS OF GREEK & ROMAN LITERATURE. To Candidates for the COLONIAL OFFICE. State briefly the arguments for and against the opinion, that the Homeric poems are the work of one man. Sketch the history of the Greek drama. Draw a parallel between Thucydides and any historian, ancient or modern, to whom you consider that he bears resemblance. What do you consider to be the chief merits and defects, as philosophers, of Plato and of Aristotle respectively? Describe the daily life of a citizen (1) of Athens in the time of Pericles: (2) of Rome in the time of Augustus. Distinguish the different grades of political right enjoyed by various classes at Rome; and trace historically the progressive extension of the franchise. What were the distinctive opinions of the Old, Middle, and New Academies? Who were the founders of each? Which philosophical sect found the greatest number of adherents at Rome? Can you account for this? Enumerate, with brief notices of their lives and writings, the Latin dramatic poets who devoted themselves to the adaptation of Greek models. Can you cite any passages of Horace in illustration ? Write a short review, or criticism, of any one Latin poet. QUESTIONS ON FRENCH LITERATURE. To Candidates for the COLONIAL OFFICE. What are the chief periods of French literature? Name some of the most celebrated authors in each period. Who are the chief tragic poets of France? Name some of their greatest works: What are the chief characteristics of the French drama as compared with the English? Mention the most important works of the following authors, and the period at which they flourished:-Montesquieu, Voltaire, Madame de Stael, Lamartine, Rousseau, Molière. Who were the chief "Encyclopædist" writers? What was their influence on their age? Name the chief masters of pulpit oratory in the 17th and 18th centuries; and the chief political orators who flourished at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. Who was the author of the Provincial Letters? For what purpose were they written? Trace the influence of "the English School" on modern French literature. What are the distinguishing characteristics of the Classical and Romantic schools? What writers belong to each? CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA. REGULATIONS FOR THE EXAMINATIONS. 1. The Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India appoint the Civil Service Commissioners to be examiners for conducting the examinations hereinafter mentioned. The Civil Service Commissioners will report to the Commissioners for the Affairs of India upon the results, and also upon the eligibility of the candidates in respect of age, health, and character. 2. In July an examination of candidates is held in London. 3. Any natural-born subject of her Majesty, who shall be desirous of entering the Civil Service of the East India Company, will be entitled to be examined at such examination, provided he shall, on or before the 1st of June, have transmitted to the Civil Service Commissioners, Dean's Yard, Westminster (a) A certificate of his birth, showing that his age on the 1st May, 1858, will be above eighteen years and under twenty-three years. (b) A certificate, signed by a physician or surgeon, of his having no disease, constitutional affection, or bodily infirmity unfitting him for the Civil Service of the East India Company. (c) Satisfactory proof of good moral character. (d) A statement of those of the branches of knowledge hereinafter enumerated in which he desires to be examined. 4. In any case in which a doubt may arise as to the eligibility of a candidate in respect of age, health, or character, such inquiries as may be necessary will be instituted by the Civil Service Commissioners. 5. The examination will take place only in the following branches of knowledge: English Language and Literature— Composition English Literature and History, including that of the Laws Natural Science, that is, Chemistry, Electricity and Magnetism, Moral Sciences, that is, Logic, and Mental, Moral, and Political Sanskrit Language and Literature Arabic Language and Literature 500 - 1,000 [Candidates will be expected to understand the principal rules of the grammar, and to be able to read and translate an easy passage.] |