The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-16 00:00:00

EAST INDIA COLLEGE, lIAILEYI3URY.

Yesterday the half-yearly examination of the stu-
dents of this college took piece before the directors of the
East India Company. Mr. the chairman of
the company, presided. There were present—Sir J. W.
Hogg, Bart. M.P., deputy-chairman, and the following
directors: dr. William Wigram, Lieutenant-Geueral Sir
James L. Lushington, (LC 8., Sir Henry Willock,
Mr. W. 11. C. Plowdcn, M.P., Mr. E. Macnaghten, Mr.
W. J. Eastwick, Major-General Caulfeild, C. 11., Mr. Wil-
liam Dent, Mr. J. 11. Astell, Sir Richard Jenkins, Major
J. A. Moore. Visitors—Sir John Herschel. Bart., Lieutc-
naut-tienerel Barr, Right Huu. Dr. Lushingtou, Rev. ChM.
Lane, Mr. George l'almer, Rev. Moore Brabazon, Mr. T.
N. Waterilcld, Mr. J. ACrawford, Colonel Sim. Major
Chase, Lieutenant-Colonel Abbott, C. 8., Rev. W. Lock-
wood, Rev. William Baxter, Peer Ibraheem Khan, Syed
Abdoollah, Lieutenant Cook, ILA.. Senior Professor of
Fortification, Addiscombe, and Mr. T. It. Clarke, of the
cadet department, East India House, who was warmly con-
gratulated by his numerous friends upon the distinguished
position achieved by his son, Mr. H. It. Clarke; Sir John
Herschel also received many congratulations upon the bril-
liant success attained by his son, now in his second term at
the college.
The following civilians at Rome were also present : Mr.
N. Cust, Mr. C. T. Le WC Mr. A. J. Bellaeis, Mr. George
Cooper, and Mr. Bransby Cooper.
On arriving at the college the directors were received by
the Hie. Henry Melvin, the principal, whose report is sub-
joined :
" The principal has much satisfaction in being able to
report to the hon. the Finance and Home Committer, that
all the 20 students constituting the fourth term have been
found duly qualified for quitting the college. 19 of these
have displayed an amount of proficiency exceeding that
which is demanded by the statutes, and many of the num-
ber deserve very high commendation far the attainments
shown in various departments. At an early stage of the
examination two students, being detected iu unfairness,
were immediately punished with loss of term, so that only
61 are to be considered as having gone through the exami-
nation ; of these only two base failed to present the amount
of proficiency required for keeping the term. The remain-
ing 62 have peeved with various degrees of merit, but a
very large proportion have displayed a greater than the ne-
cessary proheieuey, 43 being returned as highly distinguished,
audit as having passed with great credit. It is satisfactory to
observe that, though some students have laden themselves
with prizes, there has been a great amount of competition
for these rewards, no fewer than 11l having obtained the
honourable distinction of prizemen. The important subject
of English composition continues to receive a very marked
attention •, aS essays were sent in by competitors for the
prize, so that more than two thirds of the students volun-
tarily undertook a great additional labour. Many of these
exercises were highly creditable to the authors, and evince
both ability and industry. With regard more particularly
to the Oriental classes, the visitor remarks that they do not
call fur any special notice ou the present occasion. The two
senior terms have maintained the character which they
have hitherto deserved ; and the two junior, although not
distinguished by many instance a of more than usual ability,
have exhibited a very creditable amiunt of steady applica-
tion. !The fourth term offers, in all the languages studied,
a few cases of great proficiency ; and it may be observed
that, of the five students who have that mark in Sanscrit,
four have the same mark in two other languages also; one
has the medal awarded to him fur Sanscrit and Tilougo,
another for Hindustani. In the third term there is a
similar accumulation of honours. Of the live students
who stand first in Sanscrit, four have also the mark
of great proficiency in Persian and Hindustani. All
the senior students of this term have distinguished
themselves by the very great amount of their extra
reading voluntarily added to the amount required fur pass-
ing the statutory examination. Two have also added to their
studies very respectable proficiency in Ilindi ; and one of
these has further added to his acquirements a creditable
knowledge of Bengali. At the same time it cannot be
dented that both the senior terms have a considerable pro-1
portion of students whose attainments only just secure them'
against absolute failure. With at most two exceptions, the
students of the second term have not displayed auy great
aptitude fur the acquirement of languages, time being but
one instance of great proficiency in Sauserit, and two in ,
Persian. The student who is at the head of both these '
classes has added to his attainments a knowledge of a third
language, Arabic, very respectable for the time during
which lie has been able to prosecute the study. The stu-
dents of the first term have all mode considerable progress
in the elements of Sar,scrit, their only subject of Oriental
study. The principal has great satishiction in being able to
report to the committee that the term lies, on the whole,
been passed in remarkable quietness and good order. The
great body of the students have conformed themselves, in a
most praiseworthy manner, to the rules and regulations of
the place; and no occasion has arisen which has caller. for
any severe exercise of authority. (Signed) Itemise MEL.
VILL. P.C.-I)ce. . _

Alter teceiving the above report, and the reports of the
professors, the directors proceeded to the hall of the college,
where the visitors and students had previously as-
sembled.

Mr. HOPE read his English prize essay on the ques-
tion, " How far is it dtoirable for governments to leave
works of national utility to private enterprise ?"
Mr. lionmas then read translations iuto Teloogoo and
Sanserit.

Mr. OuFELET read a translation into Persian, and Mr.
Moore into liindustani.

Mr. HOOPER, of the College Department, read the follow-
ing hat of—

MEDALS, PRIZES, AND OTHER HONOURABLE DISTINC-
TIONS OP STUDENTS LEAP/NO COLLEGE, DECEM-
BER, 1851.
Norman, highly distinguished with medals in classics ;
ditto Sanscrit ; ditto Teloogoo. Moore, highly distinguished
with medal in Political Economy and History ; ditto, Hin-
dustani ; prize, Sanscrit ; ditto, Hindi. Lane, highly dis-
tinguished with medal in law. Master, highly distin-
guished with prize in Teloogoo. Johnston, highly distin-
guished with medal in Mathematics. Lawrence, highly
distinguished with prize in Classics ; ditto, Persian.
Ouseley, highly distinguished with medal in Persian.
Duff, highly distinguished with prize in Hindustani.
Stack, Clarke, IVeeding, Lindsay, 11. E. Cockerell,
Sandwith, Davidson, Warden, Chase, highly distin-
guished.
Hon. A. Eden, Sherwood—passed with great credit.
PRIZES AND OTHER HONOURABLE DISTINCTIONS OP
STUDENTS ItERAININO IN COLLEGE.

.....
Third Term.—Lushington, highly distinguished with
prize in Law; ditto, Sanscrit. Waterfield, highly distin-
guished, with prize in ChilohiCY ; ditto, Mathematics • ditto,
Bengali. Hope, highly distinguished with prize in Classics ;
ditto, Political Economy and History; ditto, Mohmtta ;
ditto, for the best English E.say. Chapman, highly distin-
guished with prize in Persian, Jenkins, highly distin•
guished with prize in Mathematics. CunlitTe, highly dis-
tinguished with prize in Hindustani.
Grant, Plowden, Ravenshaw, Simeon, Tod, Thornhill,
Macnaghten—highly distinguished.
Sim, Money, Hinny, Melvide, Pasley—passed with great
credit.

Second Tenn.—Herschel, highly distinguished with priac
in Mathematics ; ditto, l'olitical Economy and History ;
ditto, Law ; ditto, Sanscrit ; ditto, Persian ; ditto, Arabic.
Doyle, highly distinguished with prize in Classics.
Grey, lirskia, R. L. Mangles, Wigram, l'Amer—highly
distinguished.
Hay, H. A. Cockerell, White, Tayler—passed with great
credit.

Fist Term.—Barr, highly distinguished with prize in
Law. H. A. Mangles, highly iLstinguished with prize in
Classics; ditto, Mathematics. Hardingc, highly distin-
guished with prize in &merit. Molony, Malcolmson, Gold-
Ingham, highly distinguished. Macnabb, Daniell, Clifford,
passed with great credit.
BANE OP STUDENTS LEAVING COLLEGE, LICENSEE, 1851.

BENGAL.

First Class.-I.William Richard Moore ; 2. Thomu Bruce
Lane; 3. William Johnston; 4. George Henry Lawrence;
6. Joseph David Ousrley.
Second Class.-6. Henry Edmund Cockerel'; 7. Henry
Robert Clarke; 8. Henry Minchin Chase; 9. William
Christopher Sherwood ; 10. The lion Ashley Eden.
No third class.

MADRAS.

First Class.-1. Martin Norman; 2. John Henry Master.
Second Clau.-3. Robert Davidson; 4. George Vans
Algow.
o third class.

BONBAT._

Fint Class.—l. John William Stack; 2. Thomas Weed-
ing; 3. Ilugh B.rlow Lindsay; 4. James Adam Gordon
Duff.

Second Class.-5. John Lodwick Warden ; 6. William
Sandwith.

No third class.

The CHAIRMAN then addressed the students as follows :
Gentlemen Students—lt is very gratifying to me that on
this, the last occasion of m addressing you, I am enabled to
congratulate you, and all interested in this college, on the
satisfactory termination of the present term. I sea glad to
find that the whole number of the fourth term have been
found duly qualified to quit college ; that out of 20 (the
number of the term) no fewer than 17 are returned " highly
distinguished," and that two oat of the remaining three
have passed with great credit. I find also the same fa-
vourable proportion of merit both in the third and first
terms, and only • slight diminution of that proportion in
the second. Were it not therefore for the circumstance of
four students having lost their terms, my duty this day
would have been one of unalloyed pleasure. The forfeiture
of the term on the part of two, I understand, to have been
caused by their using unfair means for endeavouring to pass
the prescribed examinations. I must say I can feel no
sympathy for those individuals. Such conduct—such
a want of that proper self respect and high mindedness
which ought to characterise students at this college richly
deserves the exposure and punishment which it has met
with. But, gentlemen, I will not dwell on this untoward
i event. The report upon the whole is highly satisfactory. 43
students out of 61 have been returned as highly distinguished,
and 14 of the remaining number have passed with great
credit. Moreover, we are assured that the term has passed
1 in remarkable quietness and good order ; that the great
body of the stud= s have conformed themselves in a
most praiseworthy manlier to the rules and regulations of
1 the college; and that r.o occasion has arisen which has
called for any severe exercise of authority. Such a report,
I repeat, ts highly satisfactory to all interested in
our success, and creditable to this institution; and I beg to
tender the best thanks of the Court of Directors to
the reverend principal, the dean, and professors, for their
zealous and successful labours in furtherance of the
great objects we have in view. When I speak of those
interested in this college, it is impossible to limit or confine
our thoughts to those of our friends in this country. In-
teresting as the occasion hoc been to us al—thrioe interest-