The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-06 00:00:00

SOCIETY OP ARTS EXAMINATIONS.

The Society of Arta have published their list of
subjects for examination in 1861. The pnmary object of
these eugniurctiom, it will be remembered, if, to moms"
test, attest, and reward efforts made for self-improvement
by adult members and student.. of the mechanics institu-
tions, athetzenms, people's colleges, village classes, mid
other bodies of the like character that are in union with the
Society of Arts. Such members and students are coin-
wooly mechanics, animus, labourers, clerks, trudemeen and
fanners not in a large way of business, apprentices,
sons and daughters of tradninien and farmers, assis-
tants in slops, sad others, of various occupations, who
are not graduates or undergraduates of any univer-
sity, nor follinnng, nor intending to follow, a learned pro.
feasion. To all such, male and female (not being under six-
teen years of age), the examinations are open on certain
cooditiou.. Persons also of a higher grade in society than
those mentioned in the openiug paragraph are found to be
desirous of having their knowledge tested by the society's
examiners ; sad it has been decided to admit them to *ge-
mination me payment of a fee of 10a. 6d. for each candithinn
Such ponions, however, and also certificated teachers, and
pupil teaches, though they may be examined and receive
certificates, are precluded from competing fur the prizes
offered by the Society of Arts.
The following is a list of the prizes for 1861 offered to the
candidates, viz. :—One Ant prize of fif., and cue meow'
prize of X., in sash of the twenty-nine subjects of exami-
nation.

Ikici prise in soy subject will be awarded to a candidate
who dos not obtain a certificate of the first clean therein.
The prize will Le given in money or in Look; at the option
of the candidate.

The followisg prises are offered to the institutions, viz. :- -
To the institution whom candidate obtains the above-men-
toiled first FIRM of 5/. in any of the twenty-nine subjects,
one prise of si. An institution can take ZOOM than one arch
prize ; hut no such prise can be taken by an institution
unless the Comma of the Society of Arta is satisfied that
the candidate in respect of whom the prize is claimed has
received in a class at the institution systematic. hutruction in
the subject for a period of not leas than three months.
The following prizes are offered to the local boards, viz.:
—To the local board where the total number of certili-
tets awarded to the candidates at the final examination
Obese candidates "ueing not fewer than twenty), bean the
largest proportion (Dot her than three-fenrtbs) to the total
number .4 anbects in which they woo ezembsed—one
prise of 10/. To the local board where the total number of
certificates awarded to the caodidates at the final •,Zlltlliallo-
tion (them candidates being not fewer than enter) beers
the largest (tiot len than thnoiourths) to the
total number mitsjosse in which they weee scrambed—
cue prim (4 Si. To the load board where the total sober
of certificates awarded to the candidates at the Ma
exanduatha Obese imodidatee • oat fewer than
twelve) bean the largest p (not Ism than
three-fourthe) to the total number of subjects in
which they were examined—one prim al 6/. To
the local board where the total number of certificates
awarded to the mmlidistes at the final examination (them
candidates being not fewer than eight) bears the largest
proportion (not less than thne•fotuths) to the total sorbet
of nbjeeta in which they an examined—one prise of 4/.
No local board in. realm more than one of Uwe prim.
These sums may be applipd by the loaf lamb to the pay-
ment of the expenses d the examination, ce otherwise, as
the board may deem beet fur the promotion at the objects
for which it wax instituted.