(8) Every candidate must produce a certificate of birth, or declaration before a magistrate; also of good conduct from his former school, or from his tutor or clergyman. (9) Every candidate will be required-- Marks. (_a_) To read a passage from a modern English author with intelligence 100 (_b_) To write English correctly from dictation 100 (_c_) To read, translate, and parse a passage from some French author 100 (_d_) To be acquainted with the first four rules in arithmetic, and vulgar and decimal fractions 150 (_e_) To have a fair knowledge of Scripture history 100 No candidate will be allowed to compete unless he obtain four-tenths of the maximum marks in each subject, or 250 marks in the aggregate. (10) Candidates so qualified will be examined in the following subjects, as they may select:-- Marks. (_f_) Arithmetic: miscellaneous examples 100 (_g_) Algebra: first four rules, and fractions 100 (_h_) Euclid, to Book I., proposition xxii. 100 (_i_) Translate English into French 100 (_k_) Latin: to translate a passage from Cæsar or Virgil, and a passage of English into Latin 100 (_l_) English history: James I. to the present day 100 (_m_) Outlines of modern geography 100 (_n_) Any living language except French 100 (_o_) Elementary drawing 100 No marks amounting to less than one-sixth in voluntary subjects will be counted towards the total. (11) Candidates obtaining the necessary number of marks for passing, but who are not successful, will be allowed a second trial without a fresh nomination. (12) Candidates who are rejected for the first time in August, 1869, will be allowed a second trial, but they must compete with the others on the same terms, and will be allowed no further trial. (13) Candidates who fail to appear at the next examination after nomination must obtain a fresh nomination, unless they are certified as unfit to appear by a doctor, in which case non-appearance will be considered equivalent to one failure, and they will be allowed a second trial.