diligence to qualify himself for the service, would be acting unfairly alike to the Government of India and to the candidate who might have been selected in his place. Each candidate, in choosing his place of residence, should carefully consider what facilities will be afforded him for the prosecution of his studies: and in this respect it should be remembered that London offers advantages for the study of law, and also, perhaps, of some of the vernacular languages, which can be obtained in no other part of the United Kingdom.

The Regulations relating to the periodical Examinations to be undergone during the period of probation have already been communicated to every candidate. That there may be no misapprehension on the subject, a second copy of those Regulations is herewith enclosed. After each Examination, the half-yearly allowance* will be paid to those candidates who shall have passed to the satisfaction of the Commissioners. Deductions may be made from this allowance in the case of candidates whose examination is unsatisfactory, in proportion to the degree of their deficiency. After each examination prizes will be awarded.

The following instructions will suffice to indicate generally the course of study to be pursued in the several subjects, but special instructions with reference to the preparation required for each of the periodical Examinations will be given at the proper time.

I. LANGUAGES.

Every candidate will be required to pass to the satisfaction of the Commissioners in the languages prescribed for his presidency or division of presidency, viz. for—

N.W. Provinces, Oude, and the Punjab {

Hindi.
Hindustani.
Bengali.
Hindustani.

Tamil.

Telugu.

Hindustani.

Marathi.

The final test of qualification in each of these languages will be as nearly as possible that which was formerly imposed on Civil Servants in India before they were appointed to active duties. It will include a sound knowledge of the grammar, facility in trans

i.e., 50l. after the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and 150%. after the final Examination.

lating from and into the language, familiarity with the written character, and some proficiency in speaking the language.*

In addition to the two prescribed languages, candidates may take up any two of the following, viz. Sanskrit, Arabic, and Persian. Languages other than these can only be taken up by special permission of the Commissioners.† Proficiency in additional languages will not be accepted as compensating for deficiency in those which are prescribed; and no candidate who in any of the prescribed subjects shall fail to show satisfactory proficiency will receive marks in respect of an additional language.

II.-LAW.

Examinations will be held under the following heads :

1. General Jurisprudence.

2. Proceedings in English Courts of Justice, and English Law of Evidence.

3. Laws of India.

1. Under the head of "General Jurisprudence" candidates will be expected to have mastered the contents of the following books, or such portions of them as may be indicated by special instructions:

:

Blackstone's Commentaries, edited by R. M. Kerr, LL.D.,
Vol. I. (containing the "Introduction" and the “Rights of
Persons").

Austin's Jurisprudence, Vol. I.

The Institutes of Justinian, edited by Sandars.

Maine's "Ancient Law."

Studies in Roman Law, with comparative views of the Laws of
France, England, and Scotland. By Lord Mackenzie.
Bentham's Theory of Legislation. By Dumont.‡

2. Under the second head every candidate is required to send in, at least six weeks before each half-yearly examination, reports of a specified number of cases heard by himself in Courts of Justice,§ in accordance with the Regulations set forth below. Should, however,

* Extract from 13th Report of the Civil Service Commissioners, as to the necessity of acquiring a competent knowledge of the vernacular languages.-" We consider that at the Final Examinations' no amount of proficiency in other subjects should be accepted as compensating for deficiency in this essential qualification."

+ Candidates desiring this permission should make early application for it. An English translation is published by Trübner & Co., Paternoster Row.

The Commissioners will, if applied to, endeavour to facilitate the admission of candidates to those Courts of Justice in which any special arrangement for their accommodation can be made.

the set of reports sent in by a candidate in any half-year fall below a reasonable standard, either in the choice of subject-matter or in the manner of treating it, or should the vivâ voce examination show that no sufficient knowledge of the meaning and conduct of the proceedings reported has been gained, the candidate may be required to attend and report a further number of cases from such Courts as the Civil Service Commissioners may prescribe.

The object aimed at in this course of reporting is, that the candidate should acquire clear ideas as to the conduct of a judicial inquiry into such facts as form the ordinary staple of business in the civil and criminal Courts of this country, and some familiarity with the principles on which the rules of evidence and procedure enforced in those Courts are founded. Candidates will, therefore, do well to avoid (for the first year at least) cases involving abstruse legal questions or difficult technicalities.

The following points are to be attended to in the preparation, &c., of the reports :

(a.) Each report should contain the title of the Court, the names of the judge and the parties, the time and place of trial, and the matter of the charge, cause of action, &c. The reports should state, fully and methodically, the substance of the evidence given (reporting it in the first person, and marking whether it was elicited in chief, cross, or reexamination)—the objections made to evidence, whether oral or documentary—the points, if any, on which a conflict of evidence has arisen-the arguments of counselthe view taken by the judge-and the ultimate result; besides noting the course of procedure, and any other details which may appear worthy of observation.

(b.) The candidate is to underline in the body of his report such portions of the evidence as appear to him specially cogent and material, and to state in the margin opposite, in the shortest possible note, the reason why.

(c.) In addition to the more extended report, a very short analytical statement of each case is to be given, showing, in criminal cases, the facts necessary to constitute the offence charged, and, in civil cases, the exact points in issue, with the bearing of the evidence upon them. In working out this summary, clearness and precision should be steadily kept in view.

(d.) Each candidate is to append to his reports a declaration

that they have been obtained by his personal attendance in Court, and are bonâ fide his own composition, without revision or help given by another person or derived from another report.

(e.) Foolscap paper is to be used (on one side only) with a margin, and attention must be paid to handwriting, which should be clear and large.

Before commencing their attendance in Court, candidates are advised to read either in Blackstone's Commentaries, or in some other elementary work, an account of the proceedings in a civil action and a criminal trial. Mr. Pitt Taylor's Treatise on the Law of Evidence is the book recommended for reading and reference in connection with the entire course of reporting. At each periodical Examination a paper will be set, and vivâ voce questions asked, to test the practical knowledge acquired by the candidates through thus following the proceedings of the Courts of Justice, and the familiarity they have gained with the main principles and rules of the Law of Evidence, as laid down in Pitt Taylor's work.

3. The Examination in the Laws of India will include papers and vivâ voce examination in the following branches :

(a.) The Code of Civil Procedure.*

(b.) The Indian Penal Code.†

(c.) The Code of Criminal Procedure. ‡

(d.) The Intestate and Testamentary Succession (British India) Act, 1865. §

(e.) Hindu Law.

(f.) Mahommedan Law.

III.-HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA.

The following books may be studied with advantage :—

Elphinstone's History of India.'

Marshman's History of India.'

Mill's History of British India,' edited and continued by Professor Wilson.

The book recommended is the work by Wm. Macpherson, Esq., published by R. C. Lepage & Co., 1, Whitefriars Street, Fleet Street. By the favour of the author, candidates will be permitted to purchase this work at the trade price, on making direct application to the publishers.

+ Candidates are recommended to read the Indian Penal Code, illustrated by Mr. Mayne, or the work by Messrs Morgan and Macpherson; of which the former may be obtained from Mr. Bain, 1, Haymarket, and the latter on the terms mentioned in the preceding note, from Hay & Co., 31, Essex Street, Strand.

May be obtained from Messrs. Allen, 13, Waterloo Place, London.

Copies will be given to candidates, at the proper time. This Act has been published with a Commentary and Notes, by Mr. W, Stokes.

Kaye's' Afghan War.'

Kaye's 'Life of Lord Metcalf.'

Maine's 'Village Communities.'

Geography of India (Allen's series, or Duncan's).

Thornton's Gazetteer.

IV. POLITICAL ECONOMY.

The works recommended are:

M'Culloch's edition of Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations,' last edition (1863).

J. S. Mill's Principles of Political Economy.'

Ricardo's Political Economy.'

Northcote's Twenty Years of Financial Policy.'

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Goschen on Foreign Exchanges.'

Candidates are requested to acknowledge at once all communications from this Office, and to inform the Secretary of any change in their address.

INDIAN CIVIL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, COOPER'S HILL, SURREY.

Revised Prospectus for 1871.

THIS College has been established at Cooper's Hill, Surrey, under the orders of the Secretary of State for India in Council, in view to the education of Civil Engineers for the service of Government in the Indian Public Works Department. The College course will ordinarily extend over three years (subject to the exceptions stated in paragraphs 6 and 7), and all the students who pass through it successfully will be appointed to the Indian Public Works Department as Assistant Engineers, second grade, the salary of which grade is Rs. 4200 (about 420/.) per annum,-and will be provided with a free passage to India. The system which it is in contemplation to pursue is described in the following Regulations:

2. Admission to the College will be obtained by Competitive Examination, to which all British-born subjects between the ages of 17 and 21 years on the 1st day of the Autumn term,* and of sound constitution, who can produce satisfactory testimonials of good moral character, will be eligible. If this evidence should be primâ facie satisfactory, applicants will be allowed to compete; but further evidence will, if necessary, be required from the successful candidates. Intending competitors will be required to furnish satisfactory evidence on these points to the Civil Service Commissioners, not later than the 20th May.t

3. The Competitive Examination, which will also form the preliminary

* The Autumn term will commence this year on the 8th August.

The needful forms of application, with instructions for filling them up and as to the nature of the evidence required, may be obtained from the Secretary, Civil Service Commissioners, Cannon Row, Westminster, S.W.