The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

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PINIIIOII, Avner 17.—Two ROYAL BQVADION.-0a
Thursday the Sphyma, st.eL, 6, Commander Boyle; one of
the royal evokes, pat in through stress of weather, and
for coals, ea return from accompanying her Melody
bs' to Soot.
She was 'applied front the depot at Hob Point,
end the ple haying abated, she proceeded on her voyage to
Devomport the same evening. Today the royal steam-
yacht, Fairy put in for coals on her return also, and
Wag* quickly furnished with a supply left after but • few
hours' detention. This evening the Arstbusa, new frigate,
was undocked and taken to her moorings. The Getaria, 60,
fr., was launched to-day.
AVOLYST 20.—Arronerunters.—To Exesi.
feat—Midshipman, J. Moresby. Flying Fish-41 Lats: E.
B. Sophism. Midshipman: F. Temple.

MILITARY.
Tutors row Irrnta.—The freightship Marlborough,
having on board troops for the Bast Indies, is detained at
Portsmouth in ormsequenee of cholera having broken ono,
and, in usysni eases, having proved fatal.
Burn lizoisenser.—The ship Essex, from Gravesend to
Calcutta., having on board the head-quarters diedion of this
corps, was spoken with on the Bth or June Let, in latitude
26 deg. 68m. 8., longitude 22 deg. 26 m. 8., when all were
well.
Till NSW BALSAMS AT Bunton, GALWAY, are to SSW
10,0001. for building.
NATAL bitstsAns Onsets', SAtensuatts.—The follow-
ing new regulations relating to the students at the Senior
Department, have just been published:-
1. A candidate for admission to the Senior Department of
the College, must be a sonamisiened officer in the army, and
Must have ssmpleted the twenty best year of his age. Ile
must have actually served as a commissioned officer with his
mimosa three years abroad, or four years at home : unless
he should have been reduced to half pay before the eomple- '
ties emelt period, when his claim will be considered.
2. His application (addressed to the G,vernor of the
Collage) must be supported by satisfactory teatimlnials of
character and conduct; as likewise of his being well
grounded in the dad( s of the particular breach of service to
which he belongs.
3. These teatimes:dale must be from the (film, command-
ing the regiment in which he is nerving ; or, if on half pry,
from en officer of tank in the service.
4. Every officer on joining the senior department will be
subjected to an examination is the following subjects; if de-
ficient therein he cannot be received into the institution: In
arithmetic, he must be acquainted with the first four raise,
simple and compound, proportion, fractions, and the use of
logsrdlims. In languages, he must have some knowledo of
Lana, or French, or German, sou to be acqusinted with
the oonstraction of one of them. He must be prepared to
answer some simple questions in history and geography. In
fortilieatioss, he must have read some easy elem,ntary work
on the subject, and have received instructicn in the nor of
mathematical drawing instruments.
6. The time prcseribed for the totem of education at the
Senior Department is two years from the date of the admis-
eke of ea* caw, tulle's he has been annealed at the Janke

Department, in whit& case the period allowed!, eras year and
a half only.
ft At the eiteseCf every half year of residence the student Is
required be undergo an examination in progressive portions
of the course of instructioe, when, if he Is friend net to have
made the advancement required in the six months, he will
be recommended to join his regiment, without waiting for
the period clawed for the completion of the course.
2. Melee perforsolag the requiredemires of ere at
the close el their residence, presented with outificates of their
qualiftmelent from the comailselonen of the college, accord-
ing:thlb
= of proiledency sad talent evinced at the pub-
8. Tise member of students in the senior department is at
resent Ileibed to fifteen.
9. East student pays into the hued. of the college such
sum annually
.as has been previously determined by the
board of cemmissioners.
10. The annual subscription at present is thirty guineas.
11. Every cfficer, on becoming a student,
_is required to
subscribe two pounds to the College Library Fund.
12. Quarters are provided at the college for the officers of
the senior departritene, and forage money for on. horse
(under the authority of the Collegiate Board) is allowed to
such as have made sufficient progress in their studies to
qualify them for sketching in the field. Officers of cavalry
do not receive forage money ; but, under the authority of the
Bseretary-at-War, dated 213 iii January, 1843, draw forage for
one home from the contractor, in the same manner as with
their
13. Thregiments.ere are only three married officers' quarters, and
above that number will Lave to provide lodgings at their
own expense.
14. Every officer studying at the senior department h re.
quitted to wear his uniform, with the same strictness as if on
duty with his regiment.
15. In was any officer belonging to the senior department
conducts himulf in such manner as may appear to be at all
detrimental to the institution, or to bold out a bad example
to the young gentlemen of the junior department, either by
want of application or in other respects, a report upon hie
conduct will be transmitted b 7 the governor to the adju-
tant-general, with a view to his being withdrawn from the
institution.
16. Regimental officers on fall pay, who obtain permission
I. become students at the senior department of the Royal
Mi:itary College, ars allowed to retain their regimental ser-
vants, and are to be reported in the regimental rehires in the
column of " Officers absent on Duty," for the period during
which they remain at the college.
17. Officers, on leaving the senior department of the Royal
Military College, are to rejoin their regiments within one
month after quitting the institution.