The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-19 00:00:00

EXAMINATION OF CADETS AND REVIEW OF
TROOPS AT WOOLWICH.
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Hie Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge sr-
rived at Woolwich yesterday foe the purpose of awarding
commissions and prises accordance with a report of the
council to cadets at the Royal Military Academy, and to
review the troops is garrison. The whole of the gentlemen
cadets ware drawn up in review order on the lawn fronting
the institution, and, after inspection by his royal highness
and staff, went through a eeriest of manual and platoon ex-
ercise and bethilion drill ne•aanner which elicited the
marked approval of the damn present After visiting the
library, dam-rooms, Mad other' depirtmente of the institm
tin. his royal highness and skiff proceeded to the
pair:tad ball, where tba eaveral climes of cadets
bad assembled to Ihtssese the distribution of
wises. Some very satisfeetory reports having been read,
in the course of winch it wee slated 'that of the first slam.
comprising 29 cadets, may 5 had been found somewhat
deficient ; 24 were to receive commiesioss, 2 in the Corps of
Royal Engineers and 21 in the Royal Artillery. The
umber of marks gained by ma madidate having been
read over, the following prises were awarded :—Mr. J.
Saunders, for exemplary endued, a regimental sword, and
for fortifioetione a &ate belmeepe I Mr. IL Smith, army
sad field works, pi aneroid barometer ; Mr. Firelnace,
geometry, a pocket dampen; Mr, Irwin, plain drewing,
doable asieemme. Prises cones/time of microecopie and
vakeeht• beg. 11P109Wu awarded ter4l2/0- it god
German : Alstoom for chemistry ; Castle, for gemorgy ;
Nixon, for philosophy ; Loraioe, for French and draw-
ing; Townsend, for fortiffestMes ; Foot, for artillery ; and
Hill and Humans, for mathematics. His royal highness,
is the course of his interesting addrem to the cadets present,
observed that be wee perfectly satisfied with the report
which bad been preeentsd as to the state of the institution,
and also with the exertions made by the governor and
officers of the establishment to promote the complete edo.
onion of the cadets. His royal Ingham and staff left the
establishment amidst a salute of 21 gguuas from the small
Said-pieces of the cadets, and pr x eeedal to the Commom
where the troops in garrison, consisting of the Horse and
Foot Artillery, and field batteries, were assembled in review
cedar. His royal highness inspected the farm, and sub-
sequently proceeded to the Royal Artillery barracks, lesv.
hie for town at half-past 3 °block, the Green Hill battery
firing a royal salute.

The examination of candidates for the Royal
Military College, Sandhurst, before Major Gaul Burnley
and the members of the Council of Military Education,
commenced yesterday at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, the
examination on Monday being confined to the medical exa-
mination. There were about Oft candidates.
The examination of can tee for *di:Weldon to
the Commissariat, before the Comical of Military Educa-
tion, took place yesterday at the Royal Collage, Chelsea.
There were upwards of twenty candidates.
Tat Cototrar.me Gtr&zre.—An interrsting cere-
mony took place yesterday in Hyde-park. The two hat.
tedious of the Coldstream Gnarl, assembled to witness the
ppeewwnotation of a loaf service medal to Mr. Godfrey, the
bandmaster of the regiment. The regiment having formed
ream Colonel Lord Frederick Paulet, C.R, called Mr.
Godfrey forward, and addressing the regiment, observed
that that gentleman joined it from the militia In 1813,
that be bad earned the &clock and knapsack like the
youngest soldier presoak and raised himself by his per-
severing assiduity and good conduct from that rank to the
position be now held as bandmaster of the regiment. But
Mr. Godfrey's admirable conduct in other respect., Lord
Paulet remarked, was also an example worthy at imitation.
He had not only raised himself to his present poetise. but
by his care.and exertions in the education of his family his
eldest sun had become bandmaster of the Grenadier Guards,
his second son sergeant of their own bend, and his This
son bandmaster of the Scotch Fusilier Guards. This he
mentioned as • cireenurenee unprecedented in the is.
reds of the army. Alighting from his horse,
Lord Paulet then plead the medal on the breast
of Mr. Godfrey, who briefly returned thanks.
Upon remounting, Lord Paulet stated that this was pro-
bably the last official duty, se commander of the regiment,
he should have to perform, and it was one that interested
him very much. He then referred to the services in which
he bad been concerned with the regiment, and said he
should always feel the same Interest in its welfare which
he bad rig done, and should be ready to forward their in-
terests, colleetively and tedlvidually, r far as ley in his
power. At the conclusion of Lord Paalet'a tiddler the
regiment responded in a round of loud and hearty cheers.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 18.
WRBOK or H.M.S. Patoosvaßaigoa.—A court-
martial assembled on board her Majesty's ship Victory,
Portsmouth Harbour, today, to try the officers and crew,
late of her Majesty's ship Perseverance, touching the lee:
of that ship The court comprised Rear Admiral J. E.
Erskine (President), Cwtains Fanshaws, O'Callaghan,
Wilton,Ha Hancock, Cooke, and Eaton, together
with J. HWyer, Seq., deputy judge advocate.
After the usual form of charge had been Nude, the court
dosed, sad after a deliberation of about an boar acquitted
all, with the exception of Commander R. Power, Mr.
McFarlane, master ; Additional Boatswain Palmer, W.
Williams. A. 8., and Frederick Maher, OR, who were
concerned In the management of the ship at the time she
wee lost, on the 2lst of October, off Caps Mayo. 21 officers
sad 132 men were acquittal.
Several witnesses having been examined, the court ad-
journed till nine o'clock ou Wednvalay morning.

CHATFLW.Pfc 1.8-

Preparations have bum oornlllaliafti at this dock-
yard for the launch of tie large frigate Uatlaunted, 51,
aOO hone power, which tam place on the lot of January
Sect, te order to accommodate the numerous spectAtton

who will be pretest cm the comstoe a oommodimia gallery
has hem erestssl 4 the bawd of the slip, from which a lame
ember sea view the iaisseating ceremony.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Dtc. 18.
Form. MATantATMAL SCHOOL. —The osmium

in the Final Mathematical School, Messrs. B. Prim, T. H. R.
Shand, and J. C. Faulkner, have this evening published the
following award of classes :
CLASS I.—Henry Deane, fellow, St. John's College ;
Charles William Penny, Corpus Christi College; Charles
' James Coverly Price, scholar, Balliol College.
CLAM 2.—Walter Marsham Adams, fellow, New Col-
lege ; Charles Adams Houghton, Bible clerk, Exeter College ;
TWeima Williams Openshaw, Smarmed° College ; Theodore
Mensal Talbot, Christ Church ; William Edward Murray
Tomlinson, Christ Church ; Henry Warn, scholar, Braes.
nose College.
CLAM 3.—Arthur Philip Arnott, Trinity College.
Chase 4.—William Bakis,', scholar, Brasenose College;
Arthur Richard Jell, student, Christ Church ; William
West Jones, fellow, St. John's College ; Francis Law
Latham, scholar, Bresenoso College ; John Richard
3fsgrsth, scholar, Oriel College ; Arthur Cyril Pearson,
Balliol College ; John Abdiel Seam, Trinity College ; John
Sharp, tabertlar, Queen's College.
VLSERIAX LAW SCROLADAHIP.—The electors to the
Vinerian law Scholarships have notified to the Vice-Chan-
cellor that they hare this day elected Mr. William Holding,
8.A., Fellow of St. John's College, to a scholarship.