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xxx Essay thus, Man, considered in himself, is a very miserable being. When we consider him only in regard to his physical constitution, he seems to be in all respects inferior to all other denizens. He is beset with dangers of all kinds and casualties which he cannot foresee and cannot prevent even if he had foreseen them. When we take into consideration the absolute helplessness of his childhood, and the imbecility of his old age, we pronounce him to be the most miserable creature in existence, &c.' This is copied almost verbatim from Herschel's beautiful discourse on the study of Natural Philosophy."

Mr. Jones, the examiner in Mental Philosophy, reported as follows:

Scholarships Gained and Retained.

The following is a list of the scholarships gained and retained in the dilferent Institutions, placed in the order of seniority of the Colleges:

Sreenath Das, (2nd year,) 377·6

Mohendro Laul Shome, (1st year,) 365·7

Retain their senior cholarships of 40 Rs.

Mudhusudan Chatterjee, (1st year,) 290·8

Jadub Chunder Ghose, (1st year,) 258 Promoted to 40 Rs.

Radha Gobind Dass, (1st year,) 364 Retains his senior scholarship of 30 Rs.