II. The subjects for the essays will be set, and the papers of questions will be prepared and the answers examined in strict accordance with the scholarship rules, by the gentlemen whose names are appended to each: ENGLISH SCHOLARSHIPS. Calcutta Mudrissa, Senior and Junior,......Capt. F. F. C. Hayes, M. A. Hooghly Mudrissa, Senior and Junior,......Capt. F. F. C. Hayes, M. A. SANSCRIT COLLEGE. Senior and Junior, Standard for 1851, The undermentioned subjects were selected for the Senior and Junior English Scholarship Standard of 1851. Senior Scholarships. FIRST CLASS. LITERATURE. Prose.-Bacon's Novum Organum, 1st Part. Poetry.-Shakespeare's Hamlet. History.-Arnold's Lectures on Modern History, except the 2nd and the Appendix to the Inaugural Lecture. Mental Philosophy,—Stewart's Philosophy of the Human Mind. Introduction and first five Chapters of Part II. MATHEMATICS. Differential and Integral Calculus. Optics, (as in Potter.) Astronomy, (as in Brinkley.) SECOND CLASS. LITERATURE. (Same as 1st Class.) MATHEMATICS. Newton's Principia, (as in Goodwyn or Evans.) Doctrine of Limits and Elements of Differential and Integral Calculus. Hydrostatics, (as in Webster.) THIRD CLASS. LITERATURE. (Same as 1st Class.) MATHEMATICS. Conic Sections, (as in Goodwyn.) Theory of Algebraical Equations. Mechanics, (as in Potter and Snowball.) FOURTH CLASS. LITERATURE. Prose.-Johnson's Rasselas. Poetry.—Richardson's Selections from Gray and Collins. History.-Elphinstone's India, Vol. I. except Chapter IV., Book I. and Chapters IV., V., Book II. "Of the use Mental Philosophy.—Abercrombie's Intellectual Powers, as far as the end of the first Division of the fourth Section of Part III.; of Reason in the investigation of truth," (Calcutta Edition, page 161.) MATHEMATICS. Euclid. Algebra. Plane Trigonometry. Junior Scholarships. LITERATURE. Prose.--Watts on the Improvement of the Mind, (Encyclopædia Ben galensis.) Poetry.-Goldsmith's Traveller and Deserted Village. Grammar.-Crombie's Etymology and Syntax, Part II. History.-Stewart's History of Bengal. Geography and Map Drawing. MATHEMATICS. Euclid, Books VI. and XI. Algebra, to the end of Simple Equations. Arithmetic and Elements of the Theory of Numbers. BENGALI. Eshwar Chunder Shurma's Betal Punchabinsatee, 2nd Edition. The junior scholarship standard has been fixed for the first time, and considerably raised, as the former scale of study was too low, a very much larger number of pupils in many Colleges and Schools attaining the number of marks necessary to gain scholarships than there were vacancies for. During the past session the Council received the following donations. Three hundred and fifty rupees from Donations. the Maharajah of Burdwan, as a contribution to the local subscription at Bancoorah for repairing the old Free School house for the accommodation of the Government School. A prize for the Sanscrit College from the Rev. Mr. Long, and two prizes of books for the same Institution from Pundit Eshwar Chunder Shurma. The offer of a junior scholarship of eight rupees monthly from the Maharajah of Burdwan to be bestowed on the Government School at Burdwan. This has not been accepted at present, in consequence of certain other questions respecting that Institution being under the consideration of the Council, which render it expedient to defer adopting any permanent measures regarding it. A munificent present of three hundred rupees from the native Abkaree Officers on which this handsome donation was made * “ At the last distribution of prizes and scholarships in the Dacca diviin the Dacca College, I offered on the part of the officers of the Abkaree department a prize of 100 sion. The terms rupees, under the name of the 'Donnelly prize,' to be awarded at the close of the present session to the first student in any of the subjects of the senior scholarship examinations which the Principal might determine upon. With a view to this object I now have the honor to send, through the Principal of the College, the sum of rupees (300) three hundred, being the amount of the subscriptions made to do honor to the memory of the lamented Mr. A. F. Donnelly, realized up to this date. "But, since there is still hope that an equal amount may be collected within the next Academical year, my brother officers have requested me to suggest, for the consideration and orders of the Council, that the value of the promised prize for the present year may be reduced to rupees 50, converted to a silver medal to be called the Donnelly medal,' with a view to the application of the balance to the purchase of a Government promissory note in case the expected contributions shall have been realized, before another year passes away. A permanent annual prize of the value of not less than rupees 25 may then, it is expected, be founded, to perpetuate the name of one who was so devoted a friend in the cause of Native education. Should these hopes be frustrated, the balance of rupees (250) two hundred and fifty may, after the expiry of the year in question, be subjected to annual deductions, not exceeding rupees 50, for the value of a silver medal, till the whole is expended. 'Don "I am further requested to suggest that the " nelly prize' or medal may be awarded to the best Native student in History or Bengali (of the senior or junior scholarship examinations according as the value of the prize may be rupees 50 or 25) the award being withheld should the candidate fail to obtain 80 or at least 75 per cent. of the number of marks attached to the subject of examination." are recorded in the letter from Baboo Isserchunder Mittre noted in the margin,* and, were considered so creditable to the parties concerned, as to have been brought to the special notice of the Govern-` tre and the Native officers of the Abkaree department that His Honor had perused with interest the account of the liberality and public spirit manifested by them on the occasion. The prize will be awarded in accordance with the wishes of the donors. ca College. Mr. Pogose, an ex-student of the institution, presented a gold medal of the value of one hundred rupees, to be awarded to the best mathematical student of the year. Babu Duckhinarunjun Mookerjee, whose name is so favorably associated with the cause of Female education in Calcutta, presented a gold medal to the best scholar of the year in the Hindu College. Mr. David Money's gold and silver medals for the best English and Bengali Essays, in the Hooghly College, were again placed at the disposal of the Council. For all the prizes and donations above mentioned, the best thanks of the Council were returned. They exhibit an interest in the cause of education on the part of many influential and liberal individuals, which cannot fail to be beneficial. In July last, Mr. James Cargill, Professor of Mathematics, and Head Master of the Dacca College, was appointed, by the Hon'ble the Lieutenant Governor of Agra, to the office Messrs. Cargill and Foggo. of Principal of the Delhi College. The Council communicated to Mr. Cargill their regret at parting with him, as he had proved an able and zealous D |