The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-20 00:00:00

REPORT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE

COMMISSIONERS.

This morning was issued the tenth annual re
port of her Majesty's Civil Service Commininers. Ike
total camber of nominations sodded to the cosi
dews (exclusive of lionisation for preliminary led es
anneation), since the commencement of their proceediap is
May, 1855, amounts to 29,763. The annual aversions
bees 3.185 ; those received 'Ai 1864 were 4,151. loam*
the aomfastions for preliminary test eternisation 6e
total number has been 32,3'20 ; the annual amp
3,468 ; and the number received daring the last year 4,541.
Of 2,094 nominations disposed of ander Clase L d
superior situations, c'erksbipe, kr., 122 were either en
celled, or, for other reasons, not proceeded with. The
remaining 1,972 may be classified as follows :—Nomiesties
for preliminary teat examizatios, 370; nomination is
compete, 812; absolute nominations, 790. Of the cent
dates nominated for preliminary test examinants, MI
paned the test and 160 failed. The number of eneystilise
examinations has ben 131, in which 784 candidates We
competed for 251 places, making as avenge of 3.1 ear
petiter for each vacancy. Out of then 784 aiodidest
290 who contended for 98 situation, had already pared I
preliminary test examination ; the remaining 494 coop*
tore for 153 *tutting bad Dadergoas no previous test, di
this latter group 231 failed to show a qualifying kande*
of the prescribed subjects ; so that in reality not new
than 283 qualified candidates contended for 153 vaceacie4
or, es an average, L 7 qualified competitors for ear
vacancy. In an oases the commissioners ware compiled ,
to withhold their eel tificete from candidates who had bola
soonesful in the literary competition, 1 Meng While
satisfy them that he was eligible is respect of IP I ,;
ia respect of health, 3 in tense; of chewier. l' •.
regard to unsuccessful eoropeti. ors full inquiries sear
made on then points. The number of situations bekaiW
to this class offered for competition during the yar 1811
having been, as before stated, 251, the number Ina V
absolute umninatics has been 517. The whole sub.! .
such nomination dealt with (excluding 36 e hich reread
proceeded with) was 790. Deducting from Wee lie
517 came in which the penes thus nominated sle
wised appointments, there remain 273 in Oki
they failed so to do. In 241 of these cases the on
didates fell below the &toadied of competence ;19 ladle
satisfy the comminiosers in respect of age, 5 ire mod/
health, and S in respect of character.
In Clans IL, in inferior lineation, such as that el eel'
door daces, letterterriera, warder, ko., 1,031 ontidegn
were granted, mad 309 refused during 1864. The teed
camber of cases is which candidates of both elm& him
failed to show competent "knowledge and ability " chili
the year 1864 has been 589, including 160 usehmtel
preliminary test examination, 419 examined as decide
nominations, and 10 enopetitors who, beiog otherwise
serial, would have received appoint mean bet
iw
sash failure. If the subjects of examination
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ed divid iota two classes, °as including BOO&
arithmetic, handwriting, and, in the cue of la*
department, the subjects specially connected with to
practical work of that office, the other etln
those which are only pr scribed as tests of geoid Mil
Nina end cultivation, the number of failures is this Ms
canoes of subjects has been respectively 583 sod 6. 064
771 person who on differs.; muds hare been Po'
nomad disqualified during the year recently ens&
Ban be said to owe their rejection to requirements' e
`•scholastio or educational character.
With regard to the examinations for the civil eerrlesj
India, the whole number of persons who have ben swim*
fal in Use open competition dating the ten y frill°
to 1864 'admire has bees 458. Of these 1011 a bas
educated at Oxford ; 80 at Cambridge ; 37 at the Uinta
of London : 27 at that of Edinburgh ; 76 at Trig!, OdIA
Dublin ; 58 at other universities, and 79 at venous
institutions, or under private tutors. Having thee 11
their plans by the freest ownpetition, wifely thorwri:
of knowledge and ability shown tuner ea5010WL,_,,,,..g
widened ca
selected bees subjected, after as --,
of a year, to a further examiestioa in tbe history men Or
papby of Win, Iv the elements of political entellf.
*mental languages, and is law.

The numbers polled by the two esedidato
Dasabertoeshire, *ease a liberal, the other a cosserrellsa
beim wilily equal, " both," says the TIIIIIII. " sot W
setenesd, the House of Commas, whim it meets, 110411
privtlap of ealoetios."
At the Winchester Races, on TuesdaY, 10
number of thieves were prawn; who node a nab bs 01l
Numbers of memos bad their watches stole,. Yoillt
Ileathempton was orewdod with thieves on seseust
mesa The pollee superintendent there receive: WNW.
iatinsailai that quite an army of professionals wee In'
veiling flee western race circuit, and !motet* bat Mb°
a atron staff of polies is atisedeasa es Mar

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