The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-04 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A circular memorandum has been received at
Chatham garrison from the Horse Guards, announc-
ing that there will shortly be six vacancies to be
competed for by candidates desirous of entering the
normal school for the training of military school-
masters. Only non-commissioned officers will be
allowed to compete, and all candidates must be
unmarried, and under 25 years of age.
Yesterday, besides the scientific section of the
Japanese mission, several foreign officers of distinc-
tion visited the Royal Arsenal, accompanied by
General Sir Richard Dacres, Major Milward, Major
Shaw, and other officers of Woolwich garrison.
Among them were the Marquis d'Andigne, Military
Attach 6 to the French Embassy in London ; Gen.
Goyon, late commanding the army of occupation at
Rome; and several Russian, Swedish, and Swiss
officers of high rank.

PRINCE ALFRED AND THE CHANNEL

FLEET.

The Revenge, 90, bearing the flag of Rear-Ad-
miral Smart ; the Trafalgar, 90; the St. George,
90; the Emerald, 51; the Chanticleer, 17 ; and the
Porpoise gunboat still remained yesterday in Great
Yarmouth Roads, although the squadron is ex-
pected to quit the roadstead some time to-day.
Prince Alfred has remained as retired as possible,
although the townspeople have evinced every desire
to make a lion of him. On Monday it transpired
that two officers and a youth had left by train for
Norwich, and although they travelled with second-
class tickets, it was supposed that this was done
with a view to maintain a strict incognito. A
rumour, founded on these facts, that Prince Alfred
intended to visit old Norwich, reached that city
long before the train conveying the supposed dis-
tinguished passenger, and the municipal authorities
straightway bestirred themselves to make some
suitable demonstration in his honour. A hospitable
canon of the Cathedral, presuming that the Prince
would visit that venerable edifice, went to the
length of preparing a recherche lunch, but the
Mayor, more cautions, telegraphed to Yarmouth to
ascertain the truth of the reported visit. The reply
was that the Royal stranger was still in Yarmouth,
and of course the Mayor profited by his prudent
inquiries. It had come, however, to be generally
braited about in Norwich that the Prince had
actually visited the city, and hundreds went down
to the Cathedral in the delasivo hope of finding
him there. All the while the object of this eager
watchfulness was at Yarmouth, where he lunched
with Mr. Manners Sutton at 3, Kimberley-terrace,
afterwards visiting, at Trafalgar-house, Mrs. De
Carle, a relative of his tutor, Mr. Onslow. When-
ever his Royal Highness appeared in the streets he
was followed by an attendant crowd, and on more
than one occasion the enthusiasm found vent in
irrepressible cheering. Even up to half-past Bin
the evening, when he embarked from the Britannia-
pier for the St. George, his Royal Highness had to
endure those well-meant attentions. Yesterday
morning he remained perfectly retired. The Ad-
miral of the squadron and a numerous party of offi-
cers were present at a ball at the Town-hall on Mon-
day evening; but the Prince, in consideration of his
recent painful bereavement, abstained from joining
in the festivities, which were prolonged to about
three o'clock yesterday morning. About 160 ladies
and gentlemen attended the ball, which passed off
very agreeably. The cricket match played on the
Dunes on Monday between 11 officers from the fleet
and an eleven from the Yarmouth Club terminated,
as indeed it was expected it would, in favour of the
visitors, who made 50 runs in their first innings
and 86 in their second, while the Yarmouth side
scored 56 and 30 respectively. The ships, which
have taken in large quantities of fresh provisions,
vegetables, and water, were visited yesterday by
considerable numbers, but the attendance of strangers
would probably have been much larger if cheaper
transport facilities had been afforded by the Eastern
Counties Railway Company. It may be added with
regard to the armament of the ships composing the
squadron that it does not correspond with the
nominal numerical equipment. Thus the St. George,
although pierced for 90 guns, has only 86 on board;
the Revenge, although pierced for 90, only 70 ; the
Trafalgar, although pierced for 90, only 73; and
the Emerald, although pierced for 61, only 35.
These discrepancies are occasioned by the substitu-
tion of Armstrongs for ordinary guns.

NoTTINGHAMSIIIRE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.—The
second annual prize meeting of this association will be held
at the Mapperley Butts, Nottingham, on Monday, the 4th
of August, and several following days, when prizes to the
amount of fully £l5O will be competed for. The council of
the association has expressed its willingness to accept any
additional prize which may be offered.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEON3.—The following
gentlemen passed their primary examinations in anatomy
and physiology at a meeting of the Court of Examiners on
the 3d inst., and, when eligible, will be admitted to the pass
examination :---Messrs. Edward O'Sullivan, John Harkin,
Arthur K. Wallace' John B. Mulock, Thomas M. Mzddin,
and Anthony M. llawkes, Students of the Dublin School ;
John W. Taylor, John E. Eddison, and James S. Conyers,
of Edinburgh ; James ii. Wardle, Wm. Longbotham, and
John T. Caldwell, of Manchester ; John J. Saville and
Samuel 11. Cartwright,
of Ring's College ; Edward B. Ran-
d.4l and John Robinson, of St. Bartholomew's Hospital;
Charles Perks and
James Sos.pGitraelen, ew, omf.Bjiornmeisn,gohf
aGrala;sgVoiwn;
cent Richards, of Guy's n
George T. A, Staff; of St. George's Hospital; Robert G.
Oammage, of Newcastle; and Arthur Musses, of Belfast.