The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-17 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS of the next EXAMINATION
for ADMISSION to the ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY at
WOOLWICH.
An Examination for the Admission of Cadets to the Royal Mili-
tary Academy at Woolwich, will be held in London, in the month
of July, 1858.
Provided a sufficient number of the Candidates are found compe-
tent, thirty admissions will be made to that Institution. Candidates
gnat be between the ages of seventeen and twenty years. The suc-
cessful candidates will remain under instruction at the Academy
for about two years, or until they are sufficiently advanced in scien-
tific knowledge satisfactorily to pass a final examination, and they
will then receive Commissions in the Royal Artillery and Royal En-
gineers. Payment at the rate of 1251. ~er annum will be required
during this period of gentlemen not being sons of officers of the Army
or Navy, and of sons of officers, upon a scale according to rank. A
deposit of 221. 10s. will be required of each.
The subjects of examination wll be as follows, (Mathematics
being obligatory, and the number of other subjects permitted to be
taken up being limited to four) :
{ Pure .. . • .. .. 2,000
1. Mathematic., Mixed. i.e. Statics, Dynamics,
and " ydrostati es .. .. 1.500 3,510
2. English Language, Literature, Composition, History,
and Geography ... .. .. .. .. .. 1,250
.t
Language, Literature, Geography, and His-
3. Classics tory of Ancient Rome .. .. I,ooo}- 1,750
Ditto of Ancient Greece .. .. 750
4. Language, Literature, Geography, and History of France 1,000
5. Ditto ditto ditto of Germany 750
The examination In French and German will be Loth written and
YiVit 'race.
6. Experimental Sciences, i.e , Chemistry, Heat, Electri-
city, including Magnetism .. .. • •
7. Natural Sciences, Mineralogy, and Geology ..
8. Drawing, i.e., Elementary Geometrical Drawing, in-
cluding the use of Drs. ing Instruments, and either
Machinery, Architectural, Engineering, or Land-
scape Drawing .. ..

Marks.

1,000
.. 750

.. 1,001

No Candidate who does not obtain at least 1,000 marks in Mathe-
matics, 7ro of which must be in Pure Mathem dice, and 300 in
Mixed Mathematics, will be eligible for an appointment ; and any
candidate who shall not select French and Drawing amongst the
subjects of examination, will be required to pass a qualifying exami-
nation in those subjects.
Further information may be obtained on reference to the War
Office, Pall-Mall, S.W.
Gentlemen deqlrous of becoming candidates should send in their
names to the War Office on or before 21st June, accompanied
I. By a Certificate of Baptism.
2. By a Certificate of Moral Character.
3. By a statement of the subjects in which they desire to be exa-
Notice will be given a month prey ously in the public papers, of the
place and days appointed for holding the Examination.
War-office, 15th May, 1858. H. R. DREWRY.

CRIB BITING.—A. "preventive head collar" has been
invented and patented by Mr. Cook, which is said toy
place an effectual stop on crib-biting. The "preventive"
it attached to the throat-band of the head-collar. In
attempting to crib-bite, the muscles of the throat swell,
and press down the upper plate of the preventive against
the spikes fixed in the lower. The lower plate being
unyielding, and the upper pierced with holes, some
blunt spikes are brought into contact with the animal's
throat, and he is soon led to connect cause with effect, and
to abandon the trick. The "preventive" cantles no discom-
fort to the horse, is no obstruction to his feeding—he can
eat, drink, giaze, and sleep in it at perfect ease. All that
is requisite in its use is to be careful that the head-collar
is taken up at the same length on both aides of the
cheeks and throat-band, to ensure the preventive's fall-
ing exactly in the centre of the throat ; also to keep it
clean, and occasionally to oil the springs and screws.
NEW ROUTE TO "THE DERBY."—The opening of the
Pimlico terminu" of the London and Brighton Railway
will this year greatly facilitate the traffic to and from
Epsom Races. There will be a special service of cheap
trains from Pimlico on Tuesday and Thursday, at 8.30
a.m., .9 30 a.m., and 10.30 a.ns., and fast trains will also
]cavet;
D theer
h samey and Oaksterminus
days from
th
fromn Forth the
from 9.30 a.m. to 1
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mtoenitsp
a.m., and 9.30 a.m., and fast trains
e Pimlico at
Pimlico terminus will be cheap trains at 7.30 830
e
pm. A special express train will also leahv
arrangements
races. This
1 30 p.m., arriving at Epsom in time for t
interfere with the
Lon-
don and Epsom will not in any way
will
ru
traffic from London•bridge, whence trains
large addition to the means of locomotion beetween.
Oak days, at 1 45
sp cial express on the Derby aid •
which the river
frequent intervals, between 9.15 a.m. and 1 p.m., `has
p.m. With the great accommodation
Charing
there can be little doubt residents west of 9
as
boats will afford, calling at Pimlico-pier every six minutes
will very generally patronise the Pimlico terminu
most certain to afford a quiet and speedyl journey.
on
Another novelty of the present season is the aying
half-past 7 o'clock, by h of
which the great ills . passengers
will be considerably
of a number of cheap return trains, to leave Epsom after
sometimes occurring at the terminus
mitigated.
and cures
Food saves fifty times its cost in other remedies,
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