The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-15 00:00:00

OXFORD.

1. W. B. Woodgate, ............ 11 7
2. 0. S. Wynne, Christ Church.......... 11 7
3. W. B. R. Jacobson, Christ Church .... 12 9
4. R. E. L. Burton, Christ Church ...... 12 6
5. 8,. Morrison, 13alliol .................. 13 0
G. A. R. Poole, '.trinity ................ 12 7
7. C. A. Garnett, Trinity ......
8, C. It. Carr, Wadhatu •................ 11 S
7 6
F. E. Hopwood, Christ Church. (cos)
CAMBRIDGE.

st.
10 11
11 8
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4. a H.
Collings, Trinity .............. 11
5. B. F. Gregson, Trinity .............. 12 13
6. P. Fitz Gerald, Triu ............ 11 8
7. J, C. Buchanan, Trinity......
8. G. H. Richards, Trinity lO 10
H. Archer, Corr,us (Pox)

The ItaWatt feeling at Trieste runs extremely
high at the present moment. The Austrian officers are
altogether excluded from the houses of the townspeople.

4 i 14 iii b PAPE R
cl-17.a SERVICE EXAM' "z‘f" '-.: '6*4
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The report which has just be,:.,13.5it,0ttt,*•7.34.3. ~...3.
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year 1861 by the Cis irService Curate . . • kaa• ,
'd
gal.&
how the extent of their jurisdiction .13 IN, t .7: s
being enlarged. Last year they had to 'lea.
.a.„,_,a,
retire than 4,000 nominations for the home 711 1
'
Service. Certificates are now granted for Aia
rally artificers and artificers employed under' iL le
War-office ; and the Admiralty have opened te'
general competition the situations of engineer boy
is their factories, and of apprentices ifi the dock-•
yards. The boys at some of the dockyards have ac-
agatitted themselves very satisfactorily. The Com-
missioners in June last examined candidates for
student interpreterships in China and Japan, at the
request of the Foreign Secretary, and are now
about, in consequence of a communication from the,
Colenial-office, to examine candidates for interpre
terships at Hong Kong, In April last arrangemerts
were completed :or estab!ishing a prcl!minary tcsh
Examination for: the departments under t:_le control
of the Treasury, and a large number of candidates
presented themselves. Out of 594 who tried,. 302
felled. The examination is not confined to the rndi-
eacras of education, but extends to subjects a know-
icdge of which i 3 necessary to the particular depart-
ment. The' appendix to the report gives a table re•
lating to 266 situations conipeted for in the year,.
and for which 715 eligible nominees presented
themselves and were examined ; 266 were euccess-
ful. 141 persons were geminated in the year to
clerkships or similar positions, without competition.
Of the unsuccessful competitors 41 obtained places
sufficiently high to bring them within the number
of situations competed for, and would have ,received
appointments but that they failed in particular
subjects, which were, except in 15 cases, of imoe-
diate practical utility for the discharge of the off: -
vial duties. These failures are of course now very
diminished in number by the institution of preli-
minary test examinations.. In non-competitive
examinations there were 2,922 certificates given
and 444 rejections. Out of the total of 2,733 re-
jections (to 10,362 certificates granted), frQm 1855
to the present time, all but 145 have failed* arith-
metic,letter—i n spelling,a est
t o or
which in
carenaddidinagtest t Id"
on
et
osus:e
tati
:aerie
of letter carrier and rural messenger are subjected,
133 were rejected on the health, and
ground-of-moral, health or charapataft Thusfanirnot!
aho home Civil Service ; in that OTIMII4 8011iop
ments were offered for open couipotitiJn iuneach of
the last two years, and there will be at least as
many this year. The number of candidates in
1860 was only 154, last year 171; 49 of these last
were sons of clergymen or ministers ' • 36 of the can-
didates came from Oxford, 34 from Cambridge, 27
from Trinity College, Dublin, 7 from the Queen's
University in Ireland (3 from Belfast and 4 from
Cork), and 20 from the Scotch Universities. Of
the five who stood first, four were Scotch by birth
or education. The highest mark for Latin and foi
English competition were obtained by Oxford
candidates ; one previously educated obtained the
highest marks for natural science ; the
highest for Sanskrit and for Arabic were ob-
tained by Irish candidates. The number offering
_themselves for examination in Sanskrit, only sir
out of an aggregate of 295 candidates in 1855 and
the three fallowing years, was 36 last year onf of
171—a very satisfactory change. The examination
show some tendency in candidates to diffuse their , ,
reading over a considerable number of subjects,
instead of confining themselves to a few, and ob-
taining a thorough:knowledge of them. Marks not
aati!
exceeding a tenth of the maximum have hirtherto
not been allowed to count; the Commissioners by ill
consider whether it may not be better to require in
some at least 'of the subjects a proportion large,:
than a tenth. They have to state, with regard 'to
the further examination at which the selected can-
didates have to present themselves after their year
of study, that for 16 of those who attended last year
they were unable to grant certificates ; and they add,
while admitting the importance of general study
before examination, that they think it most impor-
tant that, when a place on the selected list has been
obtained, the year which follows should be entirely
devoted to preparation for official duty.

EXECU2 lON AT READING.

Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the sentence of death
passed by Mr. Baron Channell at the late assizes for
the county of Berks upon the man John Gould, for
the brutal murder of his daughter at Windsor, on
the 30th of December last, was carried into effect at
the County House of Correction at Reading.
The circumstances connected with the commission
of the crime were published in this paper at the
time of the trial, and they must be fresh in the re-
collection of our readers. .

A memorial, praying for• the reprieve of the crimi-
nal was prepared by several persons at Reading,
and having received the signatures of 300 or 400 of
the inhabitants of that town during last, week, was
forwarded to the Home Secretary, Sir George Grey.
Another memorial for a commutation of Gould's
sentence was also drawn up and signed by the
Mayor and magistrates Of Reading and others. No
memorial was forwarded from Windser on the pri-
soner's behalf. _ _

Late on Thursday night the Mayor of Reading
(Mr. Hewitt), with several other gentlemen, tra-
velled to town for the purpose of obtaining an inter-
view with the Home Secretary, at the House of
Commons ; but it proved unsuccessful.
The culprit acknowledged his guilt from the first, .
and expressed great contrition for the dreadful act.
He awaited his trial with coolness, and appeared
prepared for the worst. He listened to ,the sen-
tence of death apparently unmoved ; but on his
removal to the prison he seemed to feel the awful
situation he was placed in, and shed tears.
The chaplain of the prison (the Rev. Mr. Colville)
was very attentive to the wretched man, who passed
the greater portion of his time in perusing religious
books provided for him, and in writing a large
number of letters to his wife and other relatives
and friends, which were couched in the most affec-
tionate and serious language. In these letters he
sought forgiveness for the trouble he had caused,
admitted that the sentence was a just one, and
quoted numerous passages from Holy Writ relating
to mercy on high. He also stated that drink was
the cause of the foul deed. His wife visited him on
Tuesday last in company with her own daughter, a
girl about thirteen years of age, who presented
Gould with a Bible on his committal, which he re-
turned to her on Tuesday with some written advice.
The interview lasted for three hours, and it was of
a very touching nature. On the preceding day
(Monday) the culprit was visited by his sister.
The criminal was a native of Eton, Bucks, and in
the course of his dissipated life had been several
times imprisoned for assaults and other offences.
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netveu twoingo
rG
tohurl de e rtei
int i re
se d
dtuor
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ha te
night he he awoke and offered prayer. Yesterday
' morning he arose early, and from eight until a few
before
(Mr. twelve
Ferry), otchl o'clock,
chaplainall the
oiffin
cdeervso devotional ntahl
e exercises.estab
gaolomfinthuetesdwerhesnhetriiiffe, and governorot her
rlshmHenett,
officers, entered his cell, was engaged with the
underwent the process of pinioning by Calcraft,
the executioner. The unfortunate man took
took
kd
l eav e
quietly of
in his hand. the Bible which he intended should
be returned to his step-daughter, and the
mournful procession then passed from the
room to the scaffold. The .wretched man.
walked with a firm step, and stood quietly
under the beam while the cap was drawn and the
rope adjusted, uttering words of prayer. Then.
turning round to the chaplain ho gave to him
the sacred volume, and after saying a few
parting words, 1
'n which he hoped the
'
chaplain would be blessed bby the Lord for the
' attention and kindness e had shown him, the
bolt was drawn and he was launched into eternity.
' His struggles were momentary. The body hung for
' an hour, but was soon hid from view by a coverinc,
to
in front of the scaffold, placed there by order of
the under sheriff, principally to prevent the as-
sengera on the three railways beingwitnessesr to
the horrifying spectacle.
A great crowd assembled in the
meadow beloW
the road running in front of the prison ; but there
was no disturbance, order b 'ei
town police. ng preserved by the

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STOPPAGE OF CIIANCERY-LANE.—Yatonlay, by
order d
of the dogf Works of the Holborn union, steps
leaar
in
were taken to repair the roadway of the aboVe important
thoroughfare,
into Holborn, within the district of
the board, the effect of which will be for some time to come
to stop the thoron;hfares by this route into Holborn, and
vehicles will have to pass through Southampton-buildings.
The board has contracted to have the carriage way repaired
for the sum of £1,207 103. During the last few days new
gas pipes have been placed on the line of road.
INQUEST ON THE JOCKEY KILLED AT THE LIVER-
POOL STEEPLECHASE.—Yesterday an inquest was held at
the Sefton Arms, near Liverpool, before Mr. Driflick!, ono
of the county coroners, on the body of Joseph Wynne, a
jockey, who was thrown at the Liverpool Steoplechase on
Wednesday, and subsequently died. From the evidence
of various witnesses it appcaral that the horse Wynne. rode
questruck its forefeet against the top of a hur‘Tdvleher,ceiniburc;oknesne
n c e
stateo f the
of deceased, who
notw hbeerna;
strong
woanhdgoesCeloi
n.nt
enoughoinsia. and
wto very
las ai
flin, de-
licateoistt.
The horse fell upon the deceased,
of accidentalworenlehu tigermileloyno
rrdhobapgee:ydnennte has
o to
la,
flattened, though strange
that the racing fraternity will sac that
death resulting
re-
turned a verdict of internal
death. Wynne
wife and family, who
they yita se
tpor provided clheodi) for.ed .