are a brave and warlike, but savage and cruel nation. They are governed by a king, who, however, exerts but little power over his people.

Afghanistan is remarkable as having been the scene of the dreadful war which took place in the winter of 1841. The British army had conquered and taken possession of Cabool, the capital city; but the inhabitants suddenly rose in arms, and compelled the troops to leave the city, and begin a retreat through the mountain passes in the depth of winter. The snow was thick on the ground, and the retreating army endured the most dreadful sufferings from cold and hardships of every kind. Numbers were slain by the Afghans, who pursued them closely, and still greater numbers perished in the snow; and of the whole army only a few survived to relate their sad history.

LESSON 34.

THE first course was laid out in a great number of saucers of painted porcelain, and consisted of various relishes in a cold state, as salted earthworms, prepared and dried, but so cut up that fortunately I did not know what they were until I had swallowed them; salted and smoked fish, and ham, both of them cut into extremely small slices; besides which there was what they called Japan leather, a sort of a darkish skin, hard and tough, with a strong and far from agreeable taste, and which seemed to have been macerated some time in water. All the dishes, without exception, swam in soup. On one side figured pigeons' eggs, cooked in gravy, together with ducks and fowls cut very small, and immersed in a dark-coloured sauce; on the other, little balls made of sharks' fins, eggs, of which both the smell and taste seemed to us equally repulsive, immense grubs, a peculiar kind of sea-fish, crabs, and pounded shrimps.

ARITHMETIC.

STANDARD V.-PRACTICE, AND BILLS OF PARCELS. PRACTICE.

8. d.

1. 1. Find the value of 18 articles at 1 10 0

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3 10 6

10. Find the value of 3 cwt. 1 qr. 19 lbs. at £2 10s.

1 cwt. 1 qr. 9 lbs. at £6 15s. 4d.
13 cwt. 14 lbs. at £2 16s. 44d.
2 cwt. 16 lbs. at £15 1s. 6d.
3 cwt. 21 lbs. at £9 9s. 8d.
9 cwt. 21 lbs. at £3 3s. 4d.

3 cwt. 1 qr. 6 lbs. at £2 14s. 6d.
2 cwt. 19 lbs. at £6 9s. 6d.

13 cwt. 1 qr. 6 lbs. at £5 6s. 3d.
3 qrs. 15 lbs. 9 oz. at 19s. 6d.
2 qrs. 10 oz. at £2 7s. 3d.

3

per dr.

qrs. 3 lbs. 6 oz. at £1 9s. 4d.
2 qrs. 7 oz. 9 drs. at 17s. 11⁄2d.
1 qr. 1 oz. 1 dr. at 9ąd.
2 qrs. 13 oz. 1 dr. at 10d.
1 qr.
1 oz. at 16s. 5d. per oz.
2 qrs. 14 oz. at 14s. 24d.
3 qrs. 15 oz. at 8s. 9d.
2 qrs. 13 oz. at 6s. 54d.
1 qr. 12 oz. at 7s. 9d. per qr.
3 qrs. 12 drs. at 2s. 94d. per
15 oz. 6 drs. at 9s. 74d.

dr.

6 oz. 18 dwts. 6 grs. at £1 3s. 2d.
2 oz. 12 dwts. 3 grs. at 9s. 7d.

dwt.

3 oz. 3 dwts. 3 grs. at 3s. 6d.
2 oz. 15 grs. at 16s. 9d. per gr.
33 acres 1 r. 2 per. at £2 12s. 9d. per acre.
22 acres 3 per. at £20 6s. 1d.

4. 1. Find the value of 18 cwt. 1 qr. 4 lbs. at £6 19s. 11d. per cwt.

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15 cwt. 2 qrs. 22 lbs. at £2 13s. 1d. per qr.
12 cwt. 2 qrs. 22 lbs. at £2 17s. 9d. per cwt.
3 cwt. 3 qrs. 5 lbs. at £2 14s.

9 cwt. 21 lbs. at £2 15s. 6d.
2 cwt. 4 lbs. 12 oz. at £6 2s.
3 qrs. 5 lbs. 9 oz. at £1 7s. 3d.
qrs. 9 lbs. 13 oz. at 7s. 10d.
2 qrs. 7 oz. 9 drs. at 9s. 3d.

2

per lb.

4 cwt. 4 lbs. 2 oz. 12 drs. at £1 3s. 9d.
6 oz. 18 dwts. 20 grs. at 15s. 6d. per oz.
356 acres 3 rds. 39 per. at £2 13s. 4d.
per acre.

13. Find the rent of 9 acres 2 rds. 20 per. at £1 17s. 8d. per acre. 14. Find the rent for 3 mo. 3 wks. 5 days at £7 17s. per mo. 15. What is the value of 22 a. 24 per. at £3 15s. 8d. per acre? 17 a. 3 r. 19 per. at £2 19s. 3d. 37 a. 1 r. 28 per. at one guinea 14 a. 2 r. 12 per. at £2 15s. 10 a. 1 r. 9 per. at £3 11s. 6d. 12 a. 3 r. 16 per. at 17s. 6d. per rood? 1 r. 31 per. at 19s. 5 d.

17.

18.

6 a. 1 r. 17 per. at 11s. 6d. per perch?

23. What is the cost of 152 quarters at 9s. 6d. per yard?

12 yds. 1 ft. 13 in. at 9s. 2d. per foot? yds. 2 ft. 2 in. at 9s. 4d. per yard. 13 yds. 1 ft. 7 in. at 4s. 10d. per foot? yds. at 12s. 6d. per yard. 2 nls. 3 qrs. at 6d. per quarter. 2 qrs. 15 yds. at 102d. per yard. 31. What is the value of 160 qrs. of wheat at £2 1s. 3d. per quarter ?

32. Find the value of 144 acres of land at £10 19s. 7d. per acre?

33. What amount must be paid to 377 labourers at 3s. 4d. per day each?

34. What is the cost of 3046 tons of iron at the rate of £3 3s. 6d. per ton?

35. What is the rent of 134 acres 3 rds. 19 per., at the rate of £2 12s. 6d. per acre?

36. What will be the rent of 51 a. 2 r. 12 per. at the rate of £3 7s. 9d. per acre?