On February 23, 1860, it was determined by Grace of the Senate, that all undergraduate students who shall pass with credit the examination for the Moral Sciences Tripos be entitled to the degree of Bachelor of Arts; and that, excepting candidates for degrees jure natalium, no undergraduate student be admitted to the examination, who has not passed in the additional mathematical subjects of the Previous Examination.

It is also provided, that-(1) A student who has obtained honours in the Mathematical or Classical Tripos of any year may be admitted to the examination in the following Michaelmas Term; (2) A student who has obtained honours in the examination for the degree of LL.B. in any year may be admitted to the examination in the following Michaelmas Term ; provided that not more than ten terms passed after his first term of residence before he was admitted to the examination for the degree of LL.B.; (3) Any Bachelor designate in Arts or Law may be admitted to the examination in any year, if at the time of such examination he shall have entered upon his eighth term at least, having previously kept seven terms; provided that not more than nine terms shall have passed after the first of the said seven terms; and, excepting candidates for degrees jure natalium, no student of a different standing be admitted to the examination, unless he shall have obtained permission from the Syndicate appointed to consider the cases of persons who have degraded ; (4) Any student who has been admitted to the degree of B.A.jure natalium, or is a candidate for such degree, may, without passing the Previous Examination, be admitted to the examination in any year, if at the time of such examination he shall have entered upon his sixth term at least, having previously kept five terms; provided that not more than seven terms shall have passed after the first of the said five terms.

The examination commences on the last Monday in November, and is continued during six days, the hours of attendance being from nine to twelve in the morning, and from one to four o'clock in the afternoon.

The subjects of examination are considered to form two groups.

I. (1) Moral Philosophy; (2) Mental Philosophy; (3) Logic. II-(4) History and Political Philosophy; (5) Political Economy; (6) Jurisprudence.

It is directed that eleven out of the twelve papers shall contain an equal number of questions from either group, and that the twelfth paper shall contain questions in the history of Philosophy. The questions are required to be in part of a special kind, having reference to books on the subjects; and in part of a general kind, having reference to the subjects themselves. These latter questions may take the form of theses or essays. Each paper is required to be set by two of the examiners, and approved by their colleagues; and the answers to the papers are to be examined by two at least of the examiners.

If a candidate wish to confine his attention to two subjects, he is not thereby to be precluded from obtaining a place in the first class.

The names of the students who pass the examination with credit are placed according to merit in three classes,

THE NATURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS.

The Natural ciences Tripos was instituted, by Grace of the Senate, on the same day as the Moral Sciences Tripos.

By Grace of the Senate, on February 23, 1860, it is provided that all students who shall pass with credit the examination of the Natural Sciences Tripos, shall be entitled to admission to the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

That, excepting candidates for degrees jure natalium, no student be admitted to the examination who has not passed in the additional mathematical subjects of the Previous Examination.

That any undergraduate, or Bachelor designate in Arts or Law, may be admitted to the examination in any year, if at the time of such examination he shall have entered upon his eighth term at least, having previously kept seven terms; and, excepting candidates for degrees jure natalium, no student of a different standing be admitted to the examination,

unless he shall have obtained permission from the Syndicate appointed to consider the cases of persons who have degraded.

That any student who has been admitted to the degree of B.A. jure natalium, or is a candidate for such degree, may, without passing the Previous Examination, be admitted to the examination in any year, if at the time of such examination he shall have entered upon his sixth term at least, having previously kept five terms; provided that not more than seven terms shall have passed after the first of the said five terms.

That a student who has obtained honours in the Mathematical or Classical Tripos of any year may be admitted to the examination in the following Michaelmas Term.

That a student who has obtained honours in the examination for the degree of LL.B. in any year, may be admitted to the examination in the following Michaelmas Term; provided that not more than ten terms passed after his first term of residence before he was admitted to the examination for the degree of LL.B.

The examination in every year shall commence on the first Monday in December, and continue for six days, the hours of attendance being from nine to twelve in the morning, and from one to four o'clock in the afternoon.

The subjects of examination shall be (1) Chemistry; (2) Mineralogy; (3) Geology; (4) Botany; (5) Zoology, with Comparative Anatomy, and Comparative Physiology.

The questions of examination shall be comprised in twelve papers, and be so distributed that eleven of the papers shall each contain one or more questions in each of several sub

jects; and one paper shall consist of questions relating to the History and Philosophy of these sciences. Some of the questions shall refer to objects exhibited at the examination. The questions proposed by each examiner, as well as the distribution of the questions in the several papers, shall be submitted to and approved by the examiners collectively; and the answers to each question shall be examined by two, at least, of the examiners. The candidates who may be thought worthy of honours shall be arranged in three classes, the names of each class being placed in order of merit; but no candi

date shall be placed in the first class who has not shown considerable proficiency in some one, at least, of the subjects numbered 1, 2, 3, 4; or in two, at least, of the three divisions of number 5.

ADMISSION TO THE DEGREE OF B.A. DESIGNATE.

All students who have resided nine terms, and have passed the prescribed examinations, may offer themselves to be admitted to the degree of Bachelor designate in Arts; except candidates for the degree of B.A. jure natalium, who are required to have kept seven terms.

There are three days in every year for the general admission of Bachelors designate in Arts; namely-on the last Saturday in January, the first day of the Easter Term, and the Saturday before the Magna Comitia.

On the last Saturday in January, no students are admitted to the title of B.A. designate who have not obtained an honour in the Mathematical Tripos of that year, or an honour in the Moral Sciences Tripos, or the Natural Sciences Tripos.

On the first day of the Easter Term, no students are admitted to the title of B.A. designate who have not obtained an honour in the Mathematical or Classical Tripos of that year, or an honour in the Natural Sciences Tripos, or Moral Sciences Tripos.

On the Saturday before the Magna Comitia, no students are admitted who have not passed the examination for the ordinary B.A. degree immediately preceding.

All students before admission to the degree of B.A., at the three times appointed for general admission, pay a fee of £7; but if admitted at any other time, a fee of £10 10s. to the University Chest.

Students who have obtained honours in the Classical Tripos, if admitted between the time of publication of the classes and the first day of the following Easter Term, are required to pay the same fee as that required to be paid at a time of general admission.

Also, students who have obtained honours in the Moral

Sciences Tripos, or the Natural Sciences Tripos, if admitted between the time of publication of the classes of the Tripos, in which they have obtained honours, and the last Saturday in the following January, are required to pay only the same fee as if admitted at one of the times of general admission.

INAUGURATION OF THE DEGREE OF B.A.

It was determined, by Grace of the Senate, on October 28, 1858, that the inauguration of Bachelors of Arts, and perfecting of their degree, in every year, should be on the second day of the Easter Term.

At the inauguration of Bachelors of Arts, in every year, the names are arranged in the following order of seniority

1. Wranglers.

2. The First Class of the Classical Tripos.

3. Senior Optimes.

4. The Second Class of the Classical Tripos. 5. Junior Optimes.

6. The Third Class of the Classical Tripos.

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7. The First Class of the Moral Sciences and Natural Sciences Tripos.

8. The Second Class of the Moral Sciences and Natural Sciences Tripos.

9. The Third Class of the Moral Sciences and Natural Sciences Tripos.

10. The First Class for ordinary degrees in June.

11. The Second Class ditto.

12. The Third Class ditto.

13. The Fourth Class ditto.

14. Students admitted at other times, the names being arranged alphabetically in one list.

THE DEGREE OF M.A.

All Bachelors of Arts may be admitted ad incipiendum in Artibus at any congregation in any term after the expiration of three years from the completion of their Bachelor of Arts' degree.