Essex, twenty-nine; Middlesex, thirty; Kent, thirty-one, Surrey, thirty-two: Sussex, thirty-three; Hampshire, thirty-four; Berkshire, thirty-five; Wiltshire, thirty-six ; Dorsetshire, thirty-seven; Somersetshire, thirty-eight; Devonshire, thirty-nine; Cornwall, forty.

Q. What is the capital town of Northumberland? A. Newcastle

Q. Of Durham? A. Durham.
Q. Of Cumberland? A. Carlisle
Q. Of Westmorland? A. Appleby.
Q. Of Yorkshire? A. York.

Q. Of Lancashire? A. Lancaster.

Q. Of Rutlandshire? A Oakham.

Q. Of Northamptonshire? A, Northampton.
Q. Of Leicestershire? A. Leicester.

Q. Of Staffordshire? A. Stafford.
Q. Of Shropshire? A Shrewsbury.
Q. Of Herefordshire? A, Hereford.
Q. Of Monmouthshire? A Monmouth.
Q. Of Worcestershire? A. Worcester.
Q. Of Warwickshire? A. Warwick.
Q. Of Gloucestershire? A. Gloucester.
Q. Of Oxfordshire? A. Oxford.

Q. Of Buckinghamshire? A. Buckingham.
Q. Of Hertfordshire? A. Hertford
Q. Of Bedfordshire? A Bedford.
Q. Of Huntingdonshire? A. Huntingdon.
Q. Of Cambridgeshire? A. Cambridge.
Q. Of Norfolk? A, Norwich.
Q. Of Suffolk? A. Ipswich.
Q. Of Essex? A, Chelmsford.
Q. Of Middlesex? A. LONDON.

Q. Of Kent? A. Maidstone.

Q. Of Surrey? A. Guildford.
Q. Of Sussex? A. Chichester.
Q. Of Hampshire? A. Winchester.
Q. Of Berkshire? A. Reading.
Q. Of Wiltshire? A. Salisbury.
Q. Of Dorsetshire? A. Dorchester.
Q. Of Somersetshire? A. Wells.
Q. Of Devonshire? A. Exeter.
Q. Of Cornwall? A. Launceston.

Q. What is the chief town of all England? A. LONDON. Q. What are the principal rivers of England? A. The Tyne, the Trent, the Thames, the Medway, and the Severn.

Q. Are the hills of England very high? A. No; not so high as those of other parts of Europe, Asia, and America. Q. Into how many counties is Wales divided? A. Into twelve counties.

Q. How many North? A. Six.

Q. How many South? A. Six.

Q. Name them. A. Flintshire, one; Denbighshire, two; Caernarvonshire, three; Anglesea, four; Merionethshire, five; Montgomeryshire, six; Cardiganshire, seven; Radnorshire, eight; Pembrokeshire, nine; Caermathenshire, ten; Brecknockshire, eleven; Glamorganshire, twelve.

Q. What is the chief town of Flintshire?
Q. Of Denbighshire? A. Denbigh.
Q. Of Caernarvonshire? A. Caernarvon.
Q. Of Anglesea? A. Beaumaris.

A. Flint.

Q. Of Merionethshire? A. Harlech.
Q. Of Montgomeryshire? A. Montgomery.
Q. Of Cardiganshire? A. Cardigan.

Q. Of Radnorshire? A. Radnor.
Q. Of Pembrokshire? A. Pembroke.
Q. Of Caermarthenshire? A. Caermarthen.
Q. Of Brecknockshire? A. Brecknock.

Q. Of Glamorganshire? A Cardir

Q. What are the islands round England and Wales named? A. The Isle of Man, the Isle of Anglesea, the Isle of Wight, and the Isle of Sheppy.

Q. How is Ireland divided? A, Into four large provinces.

Q. Which is to the North? A. Ulster.
Q. Which is to the East? A. Leinster.

Q. Which to the South? A. Munster.

Q. And which to the West? A. Connaught.

Q. How many counties does the province of Ulster contain? A. Nine.

Q. Name them. A. Down, one; Armagh, two ; Mona ghan, thrcc; Cavan, four; Antrim, five; Londonderry, six; Tyrone, seven; Fermanagh, eight; Donegal, nine.

Q. What is the name of the chief town of the county of Down? A Downpatrick.

Q. Of Armagh? A. Armagh.

Q. Of Monaghan? A. Monaghan.

Q. Of Cavan? A. Cavan.

Q. Of Antrim ? A. Carrickfergus.
Q. Of Londonderry? A. Derry.
Q Of Tyrone? A. Omagh.

Q. Of Fermanagh? A. Enniskillen.

Q. Of Donegal? A Lifford.

Q. How many counties does the province of Leinster contain? A. Twelve,

Q. Name them. A. Dublin, one; Louth, two; Wicklow, three; Wexford, four; Longford, five; East Meath, six; West Meath, seven; King's county, eight; Queen's county, nine; Kilkenny, ten; Carlow, eleven; Kildare, twelve.

Q. What is the chief town of the county of Dublin? A. Dublin.

Q. Of Louth? A. Drogheda

Q. Of Wicklow? A Wicklow.

Q. Of Wexford? A. Wexford.

Q. Of Longford? A. Longford.

Q. Of East Meath? A. Trim and Navan.
Q. Of Westmeath? A. Mullingar.
Q. Of King's county? A. Philipstown.
Q. Of Queen's county? A. Maryborough.
Q. Of Kilkenny? A. Kilkenny.

Q. Of Carlow? A. Carlow.

Q. Of Kildare? A. Naas and Athy.

Q. How many counties does the province of Munster contain? A. Six.

Q. Name them. A. Clare, one; Cork, two; Kerry, three; Limerick, four; Tipperary, five; and Waterford, six.

Q. What is the chief town of the county of Clare? A. Ennis.

Q. How many counties does the province of Connaught contain? A. Five.

Q. Name them. A. Leitrim, one; Roscommon, two; Mayo, three; Sligo, four; Galway, five.

Q. What is the name of the chief town of Leitrim? A. Leitrim.

Q. Of Roscommon? A. Roscommon.

Q. Of Mayo? A. Newport.

Q. Of Sligo? A. Sligo.

Q. And of Galway? A. Galway.

Q. What are the names of the principal rivers in Ireland? A. The Shannon, the Barron, the Sure, the Nore, and the Boyne.

Q. Are there many lakes? A. Yes; and that called Lough Neigh is the largest in Great Britain.

Q Are there many mountains ?

high ones.

A Yes; some very

Q. What kind of countries are Great Britain and Ireland? A. Very pleasant to live in.

Q. Are there any savage animals in them, such as the Lion and Tiger? A. No; the only wild animals are a few gentle dccr in the mountains of Scotland and Ireland, and such sinall ones as the rabbit, fox, badger, &c.

Q. Are there many different kinds of mines in the British Isles? A. Yes; a good many.

Q. What are mines? A Mines are large holes or pits dug in the ground to procure many useful substances

Q. How are they formed? A They are narrow at the top, but they are much wider at the bottom,

Q. Where is coal got? A It is dug out of mincs

Q. What are the places where it is found called? A. Collieries.

Q. Is it found in Scotland? A. Yes; in Glasgow.

Q. Is it found in England? A. Yes; in Birmingham, Newcastle, Whitehaven, and many other parts of England,

Q. Is it found in Wales? A. Yes; in Cardiff and other parts,

Q. Is it found in Ireland? A. Yes; in the counties of Kilkenny, Tipperary, and other places

Q. Where is salt got? A. It is dug out of mines.

Q. Where are there salt mines in England? A. In Cheshire,

Q. Where are metals got? A. They are also dug from the carth.

Q. What are metals? A They are hard substances something like stones. Stones can be broken and ground but cannot be melted in the fire. Now metals can be melted in a very large strong fire.

Q. What more ean be done with them? A They are