B.-Senior Mathematics 1846,............................. D.-No. 261, From the Abkaree Commissioner, Dacca Division, to the Secretary to the Council of Education, Fort William,....................... E. No. 1, Annual Return of Diseases treated in the Male and Female Hospitals of the Me- No. 2, Table of Admissions and Deaths in the Medical College, Male Hospital, for the No. 3, Annual Return of Surgical Operations performed by Professor R. O'Shaugh- nessy, at the Medical College, from the 1st January to 31st December 1847,... No. 4, Annual Return of Diseases treated in the Out-Door Dispensary of the Medi- cal College, from 1st January to 31st No. 5, Return of Minor Surgical Operations performed at the Out-Door Dispensa- E-No. 10, Report of the conduct and character of Ceylon Sub-Assistants, educated in the No. 11, General Orders by the Hon'ble the President of the Council of India in Council, Fort William, 25th June 1847, No. 12, Regulations for the Pupils of the Euro- pean Subordinate Medical Department, No. 13, Scheme of the Annual Final and General Examinations of the English and Mili- No. 14, Replies of Final Students, ............... No. 15, Prizes and Certificates of Honour,...... No. 16, Return of Morbid and other preparations added to the Medical College Museum, during the years 1846-47 and 1847-48, ccxxxii to celvi F.-No. 17, List of Masters, &c., who have obtained Certificates of Qualification, ..... celvii to celix No. 1, Circulars issued from the Education Department, from 30th April 1847 to 30th April 1848,......... No. 2, Statement showing the Receipts and Disburse- ments of the Government Book Agency, from 1st January to 31st December 1847, No. 3, Abstract Statement of the Receipts and Disburse- ments of the Government Book Agency, from 1st January to 31st December 1847, ..... No. 5, Statement of Number, Caste, &c., of the Students of the Colleges and Schools, in the Lower Pro- vinces, on the 30th April 1848, ....... xviii & rix No. 6, Statement shewing the total number of Scholarships founded in the several Institutions in the Lower xxii to xxiv GENERAL REPORT, ETC. ETC. THE condition of the larger institutions placed under the control of the Council of Education will be best seen in the clear and elaborate Reports forwarded by that body, in the same manner as the progress of the Zillah schools, and their various local changes are fully described in the extracts from Reports submitted by the Government Inspector relative to such as he had actually visited. No additional grants have been sanctioned by the Supreme Government for educational purposes during the past year, with the exception of an item of 100 Rs. for the establishment of an English class in the Arabic Department of the Calcutta Madrussa. The establishment of a Musical class at the Hindu College, under the teaching of Mr. Harraden, was sanctioned by the Deputy Governor, on the understanding that the students forming it should remunerate Mr. Harraden by the payment of additional fees for that purpose. Thirteen students now attend this class regularly. But the most remarkable event connected with the progress of education in this country is the return of two more of the medical students who proceeded to England under the charge of Dr. Goodeve. With the view of carrying out the wishes of the Court of Directors relative to their employment, Dr. Gopaulchunder Seal has been appointed to take charge of the Hospital and Dispensary of the Medical College, and Dr. Bholanauth Bose of the Dispensary, established in a populous and suitable part of Calcutta. B H 2 EXTENSION OF EDUCATION. Mr. Sutcliffe has been appointed as Professor of Natural Philosophy and Civil Engineering in the Hindu College on a salary of 400 Rs. a month. The arrival of Mr. Harrison, a gentleman selected for the Education Service, and a graduate of the University of Cambridge, was expected, and the Council of Education have been requested to report in what manner they would desire that he should be at first employed. The roll of qualified Candidates for the Public Service having inadvertently been omitted in its proper place in the last year's Report, it is submitted here: That for the present year finds a prominent place in the Report of the Council. The Council of Education, on the 30th of April 1848, consisted of the following gentlemen: Acting President J. W. COLVILE, ESQ. H. M. ELLIOT, ESQ. C. BEADON, ESQ. J. GRANT, ESQ. Members........ J. FORSYTH, Esq. PROSUNNOCOOMAR TAGORE, ESQ. Member and Secretary-FRED. J. MOUAT, ESQ., M. D. The Hon'ble Mr. Bethune has since been nominated to the situation of President, vacant by the Hon'ble Mr. Cameron's departure for Europe. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE, K. T. Governor of Bengal. MY LORD, Our last report was devoted to the occurrences of the year 1846-47. The present return embraces the educational proceedings of the past year so far as we have been connected with them, and consists of a preliminary abstract of the more important matters which have engaged our attention, as well as the special reports of the various Colleges and Schools under our charge. 2. During the Changes in the Council. past year the Council have had to regret the loss of the valuable services of the Hon'ble C. H. Cameron, their President, and of Mr. E. A. Samuells, both these gentlemen having proceeded to Europe. Upon the retirement of Mr. Cameron, the Council passed the following resolution, of which copies were furnished to Government and to their late President: "This being the last ordinary meeting of the Council of Education at which the Hon'ble Charles Hay Cameron will preside, the Council embrace the opportunity of recording their sense of the important and lasting services rendered by Mr. Cameron to the cause of education in India, consisting no less in the liberality with which he has encouraged individual merit, than in the cheerful devotion of his time, his energies, and his talents to the discharge of his office. "The Council while they cordially congratulate their President on his approaching return to his native country in the possession of health and unimpaired vigor both of mind and body, deeply regret the loss of a colleague who has so ably guided their deliberations, and directed their efforts for the advancement of native instruction. "To the affectionate regard and admiration which has been testified by the native community, and the deserved encomium pronounced this day in the Town Hall by the Governor General of India, the Council desire to add the assurance of their high respect and esteem for Mr. Cameron, and their sincere wishes for his future welfare in a long and useful life. "The Council venture to hope that the cause of education in India may continue to enjoy the benefit of Mr. Cameron's advocacy and assistance in England." Messrs. H. M. Elliot and C. Beadon, of the Civil Service, have been added to the Council, and the duties of President have been temporarily performed by Mr. J. W. Colvile, pending the appointment of a successor to Mr. Cameron. |