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"morn!" for the Valley and German Cap. His fortunate owner has evidently got a good thing ou,. and there aro nore unlikely things than his succeod. ing in "skinning the lab" ia both racos. The East Point griffins galloped at various distances, as did Mr. Gram- monts' team, one or two pouies in the last named string doing well. Lochiel and Whisper cantored six furlongs, and Glengarry and Soutor Johnny wore sent over the same course at a rather faster paco Phantom, evidently re- covered from the effects of the lameness received in showing, went amartly for a short distance in taking style.. The rest of the work was of an unimportant charnoter;

MACAO.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, 1881.

teach theory, than practice, and as his responsibility is circumscribed within the limits of his programme, nuil that programme appears to have been devised for the tonohor's comfort rather than the pupil's advantage, he considers his task as done when he has carried it out to the letter. Add to this the system of laxity that prevails in the Lyceum, the reported cases of malpractices at the examinations, the complicated variety of subjects the student has to learn, simultaneously with his untional language, the utter want of responsibility in the tenobers and the examinors, the extraordinary amount of red topoism required during the course and after it, the large per centage of failures in the yearly exa- ninations, and we may ask whether it would be a blessing to adopt auch n routine of tuition.

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comprising Gaya Bay from Gaya Head to Lutut Point, including Sapaugar Bay and Gaya Bay and Sapangar Is. land and Gaya Island, and all the other islands within the limits of the harbour and within three marine leagues of the coast, likewise the province and terri- tory of Pappar adjoining the province of Bodoni, for an annual contribution of $4,000. The territories belonging

to the Sultan of Branci, from the Sulaman River on the north-west coast to the River Paitan on the north-weat coast, containing twenty-one states, together with the island of Banguey aut all the other islands within thres marino leagues of the coast, for an annual contribution of $6,000. The territory in Brunei, comprising the States of Paitan, Sagut, Bangaya, Labak, Sandakan, Kina, Batangan, Mamiang, and all territories as far as Sibuco river, with all the islands within three leagnes of the coast, for a contribution of $2,000. The Sul- tan of Sooloo nasigns his tributary rights in the before-mentioned States for the sum of $5,000 per annuin. Furthermore, the Pangeran Tumong gon (Chief Minister) of Brunei assigne the provinces of Kimanis and Behonoi on the north-west coast of Borneo, with all islands thereto belonging, for an annual payment of $3,000. The Sultan of Brunei appoints Mr. Alfred Dent supreme ruler of the territories above named, with power of life and death over the inhabitants, and all rights of full and complete sovereignty, and bestows upon him the tities of Maharajah of Sabah (North Borneo) and Rajah of Gaya and San- dakan. The Sultan of Sooloo confers similar rights upon Mr. Deut, together with the titles of Datu Bandahara and Rajah of Sandakan.

The amount of territory acquired by the British North Borneo Provision- al Association is about 22,000 square miles, and as above stated. the an. nual contributions amoant in all to $20,000, but we believe that this bas since been reduced to $12,500 per annum. The amounts now paid are to the Sultan of Brunei $7,50), and to the Sultan of Sooloo $5,000. -London and China Express.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

MACAO, 26th December. When the project of establishing a In sciences, the Lyceum programme Lyceum at Macao was first mootod, is interesting, but the way it is carried towards the beginning of the presont out certainly is not. There is a vast year, it produced an agreeable surprise difference between the author of a pro- among the well-wishers of educational gramme and its executor. I have reform. Those who were acquainted heard it often asserted that philosophi- with the nature of the institution, as cal sciences in Portugal existed only well as those who knew it only by in programmes. The assertion may be hear-say, were louck in its praises. The a little exaggerated; but those who public shared in the general enthusiasm. have witnessed philosophical examina- Proprietors of private schools were tions at Lisbon are of opinion that eagerly consulted as to the advisability many teachers of philosophy are badly of placing their funds and their staff in want of a knowledge of that science. at the disposal of the reformers; a Tho very title of the first part of phi- general meeting of the shareholders of losophy, as stated in the Lyceum pro. the Commercial School was held, and

gramine is ridiculously absurd :-In- the scheme of amalgamating their insti- tuitive philosophy or Empirical Noso- tution with the Government Lyceum, logy." "Intuition belongs to the do. if not definitely accepted, was virtually partment of self-evident truthe; not to resolved upon. Fathers of families cast philosophy which is purely demon. upon their sons a proud smile of good strative. Intuitivo sciences are op. omen, as they foresaw in them futuro posed to ompirical sciences by the very doctors, divines, scientists, famous ora- etymology of the words; how can they tors, eminent lawyers, a literati of be coupled by the conjunction or ? which Macao would in days to come Nosology means classification, or rea- have reason to be proud. Commercial soning upon the classified objects; how students began to despair of ever ob. is a classification of the faculties of the taining a livelihood by practical pro. human mind to be made intuitive? fession; they would aim higher; they It would be interesting to know on would go to Coimbra, and either earn what basis stands the method of study. renown in Portugal, or return asing Psychology, before the

very radi. oracles of science and philosophy to their "orient gem." Every one thought the Lyceum was going to ef fect a turn of the tide in the general welfare of the city; but, wonderful to say, those whose sympathies were stronger, those who upheld the insti- tution with more persistency and ex-

THIS DAY, One P.M. pected from it a world of good, knew

A fair business was done in Banks yeater- How is he to detect very little about it; had never seen it; fallacies in arguments, before he has considerably over a couple of hundred shares day afternoon at 118 per cent. premium, were not cognisant of its statisticos, learned to discriminate a sound argu. changing hands for cash and the end of the could not understand a great portionment from a sophistical one?

month. This morning the stock is quiet at of its programme. They contented Philosophy is productive of much

the same quotation. China Fires have been thonsulves with a superficial kuow-good and much evil. Half the errors

made the medium of several transactions at 200 per share, and they are still on offer at lodge; they were dazzled by its of mankind may be traced to the sinis. that rate. After a good deal of flnessing grandioso scientific programme, they ter influence of that science. From the mium, and then the rate rose to 36, and Docks were invested in at 35 per cent. pre- measured only its surface, not its cubic Eleatic School of Greece to Hegel's further sales wore booked. There are now pantheistical reveries, from the Scho. buyers at 36, but holders refuse to close with lastic mon of the middle ages to the offers unless at an advance on these figures. inductive system inaugurated by Bacon, Sugars have been inquired after, buyers offer philosophy has been a fruitful mothering 158, but declining to deal at 160, a num- of orrors. The only way to avoid error

ber of shares being on the market at the in philosophical matters, is to adhere quiet at 23 per share premium, both buyers latter rate. Steamboats still remain very to a very strict process of demonstra and sellers holding aloof. Other stocks tion and analysis, to proceed from

remain at annexed quotations. sound, incontrovertible principles, and to expose them with a mathematical precision. The system of philosophy actually in vogue at the national Ly. coums is such, that a thousand wrong conclusions may be logically drawn from it. In a future article I will dwell at some length on this important matter.

contents.

Now, when I assert that the Lyceum as it is presently constituted has a seamy side, and that its seuny side is discreditable to its surface, I am not idealizing; I am appealing to the testi- mony of facts. The first thing that strikes one's notice on pernsing the grand programmo of the Lyceum, is the great number of things it teaches. How are these subjects taught? To begin with the national language, which is studied during three years. The first year is wholly devoted to grammar, in its dryest and most theo- retical form. The student has to pass in review all his elementary knowledge previously acquired in schools of "pri- mary instruction" he does not get a single glimpse at actual composition; if he can define what a substantive or a verb is, it he is able to conjugate verbs and decline pronouns, to deliver by heart the rules of syntax, and to point out in short examples, where those rules are.exemplified; if he can say which is the subject, which the verb and the attribute or predicate of a proposition, he is said to know the grammar of his language. In the Becond year, grammar is again: the prominent feature of the programme, with only a shadow of opistolary and narrativo composition written at school. In the third year, written exercises are completely discarded, and analysis in troduced. A dry grammatical and rhetorical analysis of the classics is considered to be the end of education in the national language, when it should be resorted to only as a meaps. The effects of such an absurd method are palpable; the students may be deep in. theory, but worthless in practice. It mattora very little to the Lyceum teacher whether his pupils can write or not; nay, it is far easier for him to

ments of logic are learned. Logic has been everywhere considered as the in. troduction to Metaphysics, but in the Lyceum this order is reversed. The reversiou is essentially anti-methodical, for how is any one to demonstrate a metaphysical proposition before he knows the laws of philosophical de- monstration?

THE BORNEO CONCESSIONS.

Regarding these Concessions, the following are some additional particu. lars:-The directors of the present Bri- tish North Borneo Provisional Associa. tion (Limited) have purchased a yacht for the use of the Governor of Sabah (the official title by which the Governor of the new North Borneo territory is known). The yacht is a screw steamer of 215 tons, yacht measurement. The Governor, the Hon. William Hood Treacher, is at present resident at La- baan, pending the constraction of a Government House. The chief seat will be in the north, we understand, at the new station opened by the Company at Kudat Harbour, in Murudu Bay. There will also be another residence for the Governor at Sandakan. The summary of the Concessions in Borneo, which appeared in our last issuo, was inadvertently given in an incomplete form. The following statement, which includes the details previonaly recorded will supply the omissions.

The territory belonging to the Sul- tan of Brunei, on the West Coast

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