The Press.
London, England, 1858-01-02 00:00:00

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THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.
THE following notice and memorandum have
been issued by the military authorities :1—

Horse Guards, S.W., Dec. 29.

Notice is herby given that the competitive exami-
nations of candidates for the admission into the
junior department of the Royal Military College,
referred to in Article 6 of the subjoined memo-
randum, will be held at Burlington-licuse, Picca-
dilly, on the 28th, 29th, and 30th of January :

Horse Guards, Dec. 3.
Her Majesty having been pleased to approve that the
education of gentlemen of all arms of the service who do
not obtain commissions by direct appointment shall be
given at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, the fol-
lowing will be the regulations for the future admission of
candidates into that college:-
1. The age of admission to be from sixteen to eighteen
years.
2. The candidate must apply through his parent or guar-
dian to the General Commanding-in-Chief for permission
to have his name entered on the list of competitors fur the
college. On receiving that permission it will be open to
the candidate to compete at any one of the half-yearly En-
trance Examinations which may occur while he is within
the prescribed limits of age. If unsuccessful, be will be
allowed a second trial ; but if again unsuccessful, he will be
debarred from further competition for entrance into the
)llege.
3. The unsuccessful candidate, however, will still be
eligible to enter the army by passing the examination for
direct commissions. _ .

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4. The period of study will be two years. It will be
terminated by a competitive examination, the most suc-
cessful candidates in which will be permitted to select the
Corps of Royal Engineers or Royal Artillery, according to
the number of vacancies in those corps, or will receive
commissions without purchase in the Cavalry, Guards, or
Line. Those who select the Ordnance Corps will be re-
moved to the Sci.ool of Application at Woolwich.
A. The payments by cadets at the Royal Military Colege
will be on the following scale, viz. :
Per annum.
F sons of private gentlemen £lOO
For sons of admirals and general officers having
regiments ..
For sons of general officers not having regiments .. 70
For sons of captains and commanders of the Royal
Navy and field officers of the Army having sub-

stantive rank .. .. .. .. - .. f.to
For sons of all officers of the Royal Navy and Army
under the above ranks .. .. .. .. 40
For the sons of officers of the Navy and Army who
have died in the service, and whose families are
proved to be left in pecuniary distress .. .. 20
Twenty " Queen's Cadets," being sons of officers iu
the Navy and Army who have tallen in action, or
have died from the effects of active service, and
have left their families in reduced circumstances Free.

In ad lition to the above payments, there will be re-
quired to be deposited on entrance such sums as shall be
fund necessary for supplying clothing, books, and instru-
ments.

6. The first competitive examination for the Royal
Military College will take place in the month of January,
I MS, at which twenty-four of the most successful
candi-
dates, if duly qualified, will be admitted.
7. Each candidate will be reluired to produce a certifi-
cite of baptism, or other satislactory proof of his age, a
certificate from a minister of the church or denomination
to which he belongs that be has been duly instructe I in
the principles of religion, and a certificate from the master
or tutor under whom he has been educated of his general
moral conduct for at least tae two preceding years.