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like to have to undergo the examination to which
his young friends were now subjected. (Laughter
and hear, hear.) Whilst the standard of education
bad been thus raised, it was impossible not to see
that a great stimulus had been given to its exten-
sion and to those who were engaged in the work of
learning. He believed that both masters and scho-
ars had been much benefited by these examina-
The stimulus given by these examinations
was not the most useful part of the system. It
was most important that there should be a direct-
ness of action given to studies which might otherwise
be vague and desultory. Desultory reading was only
indulging in an idle pastime, which might make per-
sons knowing without making them wise. (Hear,
hear.) They ought to read with a certain degree
of accuracy, and it was an important part of these
examinations to give a directness to their studies
and render the course of reading useful. They must
not only swallow but digest in literary matters as
well as others- if they would study to any good pur-
pose. (Cheers.) Dr. Arnold, in a letter to Sir John
Coleridge, speaking of a reader, says :—" He wants
the examination not only to interest and excite him,
but to dispel what is very apt to grew around a
lonely reader not constantly questioned—a haze of
indistinctness as to a consciousness of his own know-
ledge or ignorance ; he takes a vague impression for
a definite one; an imperfect notion for one that is
full and complete, and in this way he is continually
deceiving himself." That opinion of Dr. Arnold's
would be re-echoed by every ono who had been en-
gaged in the work of education. (Hear, hear.) Ou
looking over the account of the examinations, lie was
sorry to notice one thing with regard to the town of
Southampton, and that was that the knowledge of
history appeared to be defective. Now it was very
important that great attention should be paid to that
subject. This was a town where it would not do to
be careless with such a matter. When more power
was being given to the great body of the people, if
they were not versed in history they would not be
fit to perform the duties which devolved upon them
as citizens of this country. It was impossible to
overrate the importance of paying attention to that
subject, of becoming well versed in the history of
their own country, in the history of ancient and of
modern countries, in-order to be able to form clear
and definite views of the policy to which they ought
to give their support in future times. (Hear.) There
was another point to which he wished to direct the
attention of the inhabitants of Southampton, and
that was, that the examinations were confined to
the male sex only. In the Cambridge report it was
stated that there was no difficulty in carrying on
female examinations where there was a good ladies'
committee ; and from his own knowledge of
what took place in Loudon he could bear testi-
mony to that fact. (Cheers.) Dr. Arnold pointed
out the disadvantages under which girls were labour-
ing for the want of those examinations, and he con-
sidered it most desirable that some remedy should
be applied to that state of things. (Hear.) In one
instance, where an examination took place in arith-
metic, 90 per cent. were unsuccessful in the first
year, but in the next examination only three failed.
(Hear, hear.) Perhaps he might be permitted in the
name of the assembly to congratulate his young
friends who had been successful in the competition
in which they had been engaged. (Cheers.) But in
the moment of triumph he wished to give them one
single warning, and that was, not to rest on the
triumphs of to-day--not to mistake the means for
the end—but to consider that they had given a pledge
to the community, and that it would be their own
fault if they did not exercise. it. (Hear.) The object
of their obtaining knowledge was not merely the
possession of the knowledge itself, but the acquiring
wisdom. On this point he would call the attention
of his young friends to the appropriate and excellent
remarks of Sir Joshua Reynolds :—" Have no de-
pendence on your own genius. If you have great
talents, industry will improve them. If you have
but moderate abilities, industry will supply the defi-
ciency. Nothing is denied to well-directed labour.
Nothing is to be obtained without." (Hear.) To his
young friends who had not been successful he would
say, be not discouraged ; if you have but moderate
abilities, industry will supply the deficiency. With
renewed exertion they might hope for success on a
future occasion, and he wished to remind them that
that great artist Turner attributed all his success to
hard work. (Cheers.) Much might be said on this
subject, but he would conclude by saying to each
and all

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or anything which might not have occurred to those
present, it was impossible for him not to comply
with the request which had been made. When he ad-
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It was impossible for any one who had received
the benefit of a university education, and had there
spent some of the happiest hours of his life, not to
take the deepest interest in all that related to their
reputation and glory ; and he must congratulate
himself on seeing that they had pursued a course
by which their usefulness would be extended and
diffused. (Hear, hear.) That these universities
had done a good work for this England of ours
in former times he could not entertain a doubt,

° GUNM AK ERS and Others.
The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
t
Zetving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
e"..,011-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
fu4--,lng which may replace the present Service Rifles in
ure
Manufacture.

and he believed that the benefits they were confer•

ring upon the country in the present day were equally
great. But it was impossible to shut our eyes to the
fact that the number of university students were
no•w very small when compared with the number to
whom it was desirable to extend the benefits of the
best education ; and when we contrasted former
times with the present, and recollected the immense
increase which had taken place both in the popula-

iniTbe fol
nlowon- ing
repeatin are the
Rifles conditions considered essential in
g
ltary :
A. WEIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
rp B. LENGTH.
ho' '43 be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
ow of the butt-plate to muzzle.
~e. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE UP.
se ce.
-must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
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tion and wealth of the country, we were still more
struck with the smallness of the numbers who could
have recourse to our universities. This was not so
in ancient days. One was surprised to hear of the
number of students who crowded the streets of Ox-

D. CARTRIDGES.
dust their own ignition.
E. SIGHTS.
fired accordingg to the present system.
r. STOCK.
ISfust be such as to carry a light metal cleaning-rod, and
allow a sling to be used.
G. RECOIL.
iolpefursteLot
.exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
t

ford in the early days of its history, and with our
present notions of accommodation it was very diffi-
cult to say where they were able to find accommo-
dation. No doubt they were crowded into the halls,
and that a hospitable reception was given to many
in the monasteries then existing in that city ; but

H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.
usb be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing,
rb°rngli usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
also, on the Snider system. To be as capable,
416°, a being used without accident by imperfectly trained
fne,„n, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
quality.

with our present notions it would be difficult to find
room for such large numbers. The habits of the
people had completely changed, and iu consequence
of that change tine university- students were for the
most part, except where provided for by ancient

THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
niAlust be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
lSpi,"Pusure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
lees converted Enfield rifle —also as little liable to Red-
,.
intal
m explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable &*
r'f.; manufactured in large quantities, and of unifor"
K. CALIBRE.
Optional.
L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.
Optional

endowments, confined to the richer classes of the
community. Well indeed did these endowments do
their work in many cases by giving a noble educa-
tion to many who could not otherwise have obtained
it. To show a remarkable instance of the benefits
thus conferred, he might mention that a short time
ago he heard a gentleman who had acquired high
distinction in the profession to which he had the
honour to belong state that he was the son of a
country clergyman with no large means, who could
not-afford to give his son the full benefit of a uni-
versity education, but who said to him—" I can
provide for you for one year, and I expect you at
the end of that year to do a good deal for yourself."
The son went to Oxford, and during the first year
distinguished himself considerably, obtaining scho-
larships and such other assistance that he was after-
wards able to find means to complete his own edu-
cation. (Cheers.) That gentleman told him that
afterwards—and he now mentioned this circum-
stance to his young friends to show them it was im-
possible to know what might be the result of a single
piece of industry—that gentleman told him that on
being called to the bar he had no important connec-
tions, and did not know how he was to get on. Soon
after his call there was a great suit pending in Chan-
cery in which one of the colleges was concerned. The
solicitor called on the head of that college and in-
quired if there was any particular person whom he
wished to be engaged in the suit. The head of the
college said he did not know any one, but observed
that a gentleman who had recently been called had
made a translation with which he had been very much
struck, and he should like him to have a brief. The
brief was given, and the young lawyer so distin-
guished himself in the suit that he was never after-
wards at a loss for a brief. (Cheers.) He had men-
tioned this circumstance for the purpose of showing
his young friends that there was no one good work,
no one decided proof of industry and talenton which
future fruits might not hang. (Hear.) Another
change had occurred which rendered it more difficult
for many persons to obtain a university education,
and that was the change in the age at which young
men were sent up. In the instance to which he had
referred his friend went up at the age of 15, and at
19 took his degree. It was not an uncommon thing,
some time back, for boys to go up at 14. But now
the age of 19 was much more common. In the uni-
versal race for wealth and position young men
thought they could not start too early. Whether
it might not be better to start a little later in years
he would not pretend to say, but the fact was that
were
the great mass of those who started early in life
unable to have recourse to the universities ; a. they
would be idlefor lads of 14, however intelligent,
• h those he ho
might be, to engage in a struggle wit_ear,
hear.)
were four or five years their seniors. (Bear,
those
The consequence was that nou,eowiunen,
Ls Or
who were provided for by
richere classes of
those who belonged to
way in which it was
of a university education in
the community, were able. the
obtain the benefit
inno w
such c on n
ad u ct e
case.d
(Ilear.)
Were the universities, endowed
with great wealth Now, what was to be done
• lth and enjnyini,
a vast reputation,
powerless and do nothing ?
vaevse been a becoming course for
flow then, was the difficulty to
That
dateelwaoreuldtheninotselh
them ;to pursue.
gow, were our youthful population scat-
he country to be brought under
scat-
tered
the influence of thesemet? venerable bodies situated in
distant places? The mode of solving the ughout t
two
dif-
ficulty was as old as the days of Mahoinet. If the
mountain could not go to Mahomet, Mahomet must
go to the mountain. If young people were unable
to go to-the universities, it was well for the univer-
sities to go to them, and this was what had been
done by the institution of these local examinations.
(Hear, hear.) If they could not give these young
people the ',benefit of a university education, they
could send examiners to ascertain the amount of
their knowledge, and, what was equally important,
the amount of their ignorance. They sent exa-
miners into the great towns where large numbers of
youths were gathered together, and were able to fix
and to raise the standard of education, and by
means of certificates and prizes to afford a stimulus

" Pitch thy behaviour low, thy projects high ;
So shalt thou humble and magnanimous be.
Sink not in spirit. Who aimetli at the sky
Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
A grain of glory mixed with humbleness
Cures both a fever and letharginess."
The right hon. gentleman resumed his seat amidst
loud and prolonged cheering.
Votes of thanks were then given to the examiners
of Oxford and Cambridge, to the committee of
management, and to the chairman.