allowed to proceed to India, unless he shall comply with the regulations in force at the time, and shall be of sound bodily health and good moral character. The Civil Service Commissioners will require such evidence on these points as they may deem proper, before granting their certificate, which, under Section 32 of the recent Act, will be necessary in order to enable the candidates to be admitted to the Civil Service of India.

2. Having thus reported the result of the recent examination, the Civil Service Commissioners proceed to add certain details, which they think may afford some assistance in the preparation of the Regulations required by the Section just referred to. They have inserted, as far as the papers in their possession enable them to do so, the same details with regard to the three examinations previously held.

The total number of candidates who actually presented themselves for examination in each year, and the number of appointments offered, have been as follows:

The ages their admissibility have been

of the successful candidates at the time fixed for regulating

1855.

1856.

1857.

1858.

Four Years.

It thus appears that, on the whole, 45 per cent. of the successful candidates have been upwards of 22 years of age at the time of examination. In some cases the age of the candidates at the time of examination

has, in fact, exceeded 23, the requirements of the regulations in each year having been that the candidate's age should be under 23 years on the first of May preceding the examination, which has in no case commenced until the month of July. Four of the selected candidates of this year had attained 23 before the examination commenced.

With regard to the education of the candidates, the following particulars can be given :

The profession, &c. of the fathers of the candidates at the recent examination are stated as follows:

The number of candidates who have been examined in the several subjects specified in the Regulations is shown by the following Table :

The following gentlemen undertook the duty of examining in the subjects set opposite to their names :—

Dr. Dasent and

English Language and Literature -{Professor Craik.

Rev. Dr. Donaldson and
Rev. W. E. Buckley.

M. Dupont.

Max Müller, Esq.
Professor Arrivabene.
- Monier Williams, Esq.
Col. Ouseley.

Rev. Dr. Graves and

Rev. J. W. L. Heaviside.

G. D. Liveing, Esq.

A. Bain, Esq.

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IOSURE.

G. L. Craik, Esq., Professor of History and a Queen's College, Belfast.

in English for the Indian Civil Service, the xaminations, though laborious to the examiners, essarily consume, are highly advantageous, since adiness of the candidate be so fairly tested, or cted; while, at the same time, an opportunity is any error which he may have made, through he examination. They have no hesitation, thereal examinations, as supplementary and ancilliary ritten answers to printed questions, form a most stem, and ought on no account to be abandoned. oral examinations should be made as public as publicity will best secure the efficiency of the he candidate.

the above.

(Signed) G. W. DASENT, D.C.L.

London, 6th August 1858. e of my duty to indicate those who appear to me nents in India about to be bestowed as the prizes of osed three papers which I found to be adequate tests bjected the candidates to a searching oral examinaupplement to all work on paper (for when employed cramming useless, exposes plausible ignorance, and advantage gained by lucky anticipations)-I may at the Commissioners will find among these young ell qualified to enter upon the Indian Civil Service to the public."

itted to publish the following statement from the Rev. In the University of Dublin.

redistributed as the rewards of those who are most it becomes a matter of general interest to determine this was a question only for those who were engaged in the present day it concerns the public at large. In the the examinations is carried on by means of papers. orted to, and I have been informed that there is ng disposition to adopt this method.

voce examination is regarded as an essential part fellows and professors hold that no examination, hout some viva voce.

ought advisable in a college examination, it might which is to test the fitness of the candidates to ral, does a man fail to answer a question proposed cases, for the very simple and sufficient reason are other reasons. He may have known the mental digestion, he has not assimilated the If as to respond instantly to the demand of him, he may be acquainted with certain of deduction, he might derive the answer. of head that would enable him to make of a vivá voce examination. Give him and he might work out the proposed

the utmost value in the ordinary hey have not been paying sufficient correct attempts made by others, iner occasionally lets fall. Now, mind, and a sagacity in taking ons who possess them, what efects of sluggish inattention,

ich is well defined, are, and will be subjected to a long of hurried cramming. I etween these two classes of uination.

ing out proofs of leading manner almost mechanical, ledge. It may be only

by a candidate who Ion what principles enumerate the chief