The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

THE GUARDS.
The brigaded companies of the different battalions of the Guards
were inspected, on tioturday last, in Hyde Park, by Colonel the
lion. H. Townshend, of the Grenadier Guania. They were after-
wards exercised, according to the improved system, by Captain and
Adjutant Simpson.
A Battalion or the Grenadier Guards will be inspected on the
17th. a Battalion of the Coldstream Guards will be inspected on
the 18th, and a Battalion of the 3d loot Guards on the 19th inst.,
in Ilvile Park.
The *2-Ith (Warwickshire) Regiment of Infantry his received or.
tiers to embark at Portsmouth tor Plymouth, to replace the 241
Battalion of the 3d Regiment of Guards, which is ordered to
Windsor to rclieve the 75th Regiment of Foot, that is under or.
dent fur Ireland.

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.
The Commissioners of the Royal Military College, who arrived
at the Governor's house at Sandltur.st on Thursday, proceeded next
morning to hear the Public Examination of the young Gentlemen
of the Junior Department of the Institution in the various branches
of their collegiate studies. The business of the day commenced
by the military inspection of the battalion of Gentlemen Cadets,
who have lately been carefully instructed in Sir Henry Terrens'
improved course of tactics ; and the precision and celerity
with which they went through various formations and de-
ployments of columns, echellon movements, kc. strikingly
di islayed the advantages of the amended system. The subsequent
examinations of the southful students in the Mathematics, Fortift- I
cation, History, Latin, and the Modern Languages, elicited proofs
of intelligence and sound information to a very satisfactory extent
and we !Wee felts stronger conviction of the value of this splendid
National Institution to the military service of the country, than
from the result of our observation on this day. The examination
wu attended by General Sir Harry Calvert, Lieutenant. General
the Hon. Sir Alexander Hope (the Governor), Illnjor-fienerals
Sir Willoughby Gordon and Sir Harry Terrell, (the Quarter. I
Master and Adjutant-General), Colonel Butler (the Lieutenant.
Governor), and other Members of the Board. Lord Prudhoe, Col.
Pesky of the Engineers. &c. &c. were also present. Several
classes of young Gentlemen were examined, and recommendations
for Commissions in the Line wereawarded to thereof the number
who had completed their qualifications.
Op Satn&ty the Commissioners resumed their sitting to hear
the public examination of the Officers studying at the Senior De-
parunent of the College. After inspecting the military plans and
sketches of the Officers, many of which were much admired for
their beauty and neatness of execution, Captain Ludlow Burnish,
of the 4th Dragoon Guards, was introduced to the Board, to under,
go his examination. The sequiremenut of this Officer in digerent
branches of professional science, in the Mathematics, Fortification,
Military Surveying. &c. met with the highest approbation of the
Coninsispionera, and were rewarded with a certificate expressive of
their satisfaction, and recommending him to the favourable notice
of his Royal Highness the Commandr.in•Chief.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S, Jrxr U.

The betting room to-day exhibited a gond show of sporting cha-
racters of the greatest respectability, ■nd a considerable deal of bit-
SIMI was done on the Oatlands, King's Guineas, and doll Cup,
at Ascot Death, which commences to-morrow (this day). Many
weighty engagements were also made on the Doncaster St. Leger,
and the state of the odds on all the different stakes stand preaaely
as below : _

OATLANDI (ASCOT, FIRST DAT).
7 to 4 agst 81,1111 T.
NINO'S GUINEAS (DITTO).
6 to 4 on Barefoot.
GOLD c t:e (ASCOT, THIRD DAY).
6 to 4 on Barefoot.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.

7 to 2 apt Brutenittril— --
9 to 1 apt Altleidora
9 to 1 apt Some
12 to 1 apt Canteen
11 to 1 agst Osmond
15 to 1 apt Caccia Piattl
2 to 1 apt Barefoot winning
Cup.
aping allowed, and looked grt

13 to 1 apt Mustachio
20 to 1 apt Gaacoigne's Black
colt
25 to 1 apt Young Cotton
30 to 1 apt Trulla

'both King's Guineas and Gold

ly improved in his appearance.