The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-06 00:00:00

ROYAL 21AVAL COLLEGE.

The following is the result of the competitive
examination of candidates for direct commissions in the
1 Royal Marines, held at the Royal Naval College, Ports-
mouth, on the 20th of November, and six following days,
promulgated at the Royal Naval College yesterday :
FLORENCE, Dec. 5. Order of

..111;r1t7 Names (qualleed). Mots.
1. Hamilton De la Poer Bamford ... 7,334
2. John Edward Thomas 6,019
d 3. Alexander Leslie Soon Barret/ea . ... 5,378

c 4. William. Thompson Adair ... 5,088
a 5. Edward Ernest pyre . 4,894
a 6. Henry Octavian Percival Wright ... 4,789
d 7. Howard Stanley Thompson ... ... 4,773
ail James William Walker . ... 4,068
69. Arthur Montgomery Edward Hayes ... ... 4,000
10. Henry Feminism Hart 3,901
11. Alfred Oliver de Blaquire Nepsan ... 3,868
dl2. Bustase Edward Godfrey Bird ... 3,606
al3. Henry Daniel Robinson . . . . ... 3,562
614. Temple Knollys Byam . . 3,467
15. Frederick Augustus Shur Haycock 3,376
16. Richard Denny ... 3,275
17. Frederick_ Edward Power . . 3,1931

18. Andrew Nugent Savage 3,146
19. William Stewart Papillon . . ... 3,110
d2O. Montague Barnsby Mathias 3,0331
21. Benjamin Arthur Milne ... ... 2,907
22. Francis Augustus Hellman 2,656
23. John Temple Charles Reilly ... 2,629
24. Ralph Hawtry Hicks . ... 2,613
25. Neville Williams ... ... 2,372
Thirty-three oandidatea went up for examination; 2,000
marks was the minimum number for qualification.
Passed from :
aßumey's Royal Academy, Gosport
bStabbington Rouse, Fareham.
cEastman s Royal Naval Academy, South's&
dNorth Grow* House, Southsea.

CAPTURE OF ♦ SUPPOSED " HEAD FENIAN
CENTRE" IN BIRMINGHAM.—BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY
NIGHT.-BbOrtly after 12 o'clock to-day detective Inspec-
tor Manton, of the Birmingham police force, in company
with two other officers—one from London and one from

Manchester—apprehended William Hogan, 38, residing at
19, Bradford-street, secretary to the United St. Patrick's
Insurance Society, on a charge of conspiring against the
government of her Majesty, and also with purchasing a
number of pistols for the attack upon the prison van at
Manchester on the 18th of September. The prisoner
was taken before Mr. C. B. Cope. Mr. Glossop, chief
of police, said—The prisoner, in company with • man
named Pherson, who is now in custody in Manchester,
went to Mr. Hdla, in St. Mary's-row, and bought a number
of pistols, for which the prisoner paid. Those pistols
were sent to Manchester. He asked that the prisoner
might be remanded to Manchester. The prisoner said the
man told him that he was a hawker, and wanted the
pistols to sell to sailors in Liverpool who were going to
Abyssinia. He considered it very hard that he should be
detained. The prisoner wee remanded, and conveyed in
the afternoon to Manchester is charge of the officers. I
PROPOSED FENIAN DEMONSTRATION IN DUBLIN.
—An advertisement, signed by John Martin, Dr. Waters,
and others, has appeared in Dublin, calling a funeral pro-
cession on Sunday, in honour of Allen, Larkin, end Gould.
Irishmen ►re called on to assemble in thousands, to show
their sympathy with the executed patriots, and Irish-
women are requested to lend the dignity of their presence
to this important national demonstration.

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