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London, England, 1861-04-08 00:00:00

manence to the Volunteer movement by the offer of
prizes, and for the encouragement of rifle shooting
throughout the country. The meeting was a very
influential one, many of the leading gentry, clergy,
&c. of the town and county being present, The
Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons
presided. Among those present were Mr. Barrow,
M.P., the Hon. and Rev. G. H. Vernon, Col. Hol-
den, Capt. James Nilson, the Rev. J. M. Valpy, Mr.
W. F. Norton, and others. The Right Hon. the
Speaker said that they were met together for the
purpose of forming a rifle association for the county
and town of Nottingham, and he hoped that they
would be successful. It was not more than a year
and a half ago since they were holding meetings
in different parts of the country for the purpose of
establishing rifle corps. Now, in that short space
of time the stripling had grown into a giant, and at
the present time the Volunteer corps in this coun-
try numbered 150,000 men. (Cheers.) Who was
there that did not believe and feel that great
strength and security had been given to the coun-
try by these 150,000 men ? He felt so cordial a
sympathy with those who had given their impor-
tant services to the country that it had been a
source of very great pleasure for him to come there
and take such a part in the operations of the day.
(Loud cheers.) Resolutions in conformity with the
object of the meeting were agreed to.
A large company assembled at Belvoir Castle,
the seat of the Duke of Rutland, on Wednesday, on
the occasion of a bugle being presented to the 2nd
Leicestershire Company of Volunteers by the Lady
Adeliza Norman, on behalf of the Ladies Committee,
formed some time since for the purpose of doing
honour to this company. The Volunteers were put
through their drill in a meadow adjoining the
Castle, and his Grace then came oa the ground in
company with Lord John Manners, M.P., Lord
Ranelagh, and others. Dinner being over, the cere-
mony of presenting the bugle, &c., took place.
A number of prizes were shot for last week by
the members of the Bury St. Edmund's Corps. The
principal prize was a silver cup given by Mr. G.
P. Clay, the ex-Mayor, and for this 80
gentlemen competed, namely, 39 from the Ist
company and 41 from the 2d. The shooting was
at ranges of 200 and 300 yards, five rounds each ;
and the average number of points attained at the
first range was 4.77, and at the second 3.27, or as
nearly as possible an aggregate average of 8 points
per man, The 25 best shots made, however, an
average of 11.40 points each; and Sergeant Armourer
Norfolk and Private Scotcher made 15 points each.
This tie has still to be shot off. Several prizes have
been announced for competition among the members
of the Stowmarket Corps, varying in amount from
a cup of the value of £5 ss. to a consolation prize of
£1 ls. Officers have been elected for the Milden-
hall Corps, which will be enrolled as a subdivision
as speedily as possible.

There is to be a grand inspection or review of the
volunteer artillery corps of Bristol and the surround-
ing counties on the 17th of June. It will be held
on Durdham Down ; and on the following day
there will be a muster at the mouth of the river for
practice and competition with the great guns.
The Ist Yorkshire Artillery (Burlington), pre-
ceded by their band, mustered strong, according to
appointment, to join their comrades at head-quar-
ters, Flamborough, on Easter Monday. Major
Haworth, accompanied by Lieutenant-Colonel Pitts
and Captain White, took the command of the
united corps, which marched under triumphal
arches through the town, and thence proceeded to
the battery. A Royal salute of 21 guns inaugurated
the same, and afterwards, notwithstanding a violent
storm of rain, some very excellent practice with
shot and shell took place. The battery, which
commands the northern entrance to Burlington-bay,
is beautifnlly situated on the high cliff, and fully
300 feet below, at an estimated distance of 1,500
yards, was moored the target, which looked a mere
speck in the sea. At this long range good luck
attended the gunners, and the very first shot ever
fired from Flamborough fell in line, and within five
yards of the target. Loud cheers from a large
concourse of spectators greeted the volunteers on
their success. Ten rounds of shot were fired, and
the first shell burst with equal precision. Captain
White (Ist Lincolnshire Artillery), at the request
of Major Haworth, made the battery report of the
practice,

ROY AL MILITARY ACADEMY,

WOOLWICH.

The following are the revised regulations for the
admission of Gentlemen cadets to the Royal Mili-
tary Academy, Woolwich
N.B.—All candidates for commissions in the
Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers are required
to go through a course of instruction at the Royal
Military Academy.
I. Competitive examinations for admission are
held in London twice a-year, in January and July.
They are conducted by examiners appointed for the
purpose, in the presence and under the superintend-
ence of the Council of Military Education.
The candidates, until the examination in July,
1861, must be between 16 and 20 years of age; after
that date between 16 and 19 years of age.
11. The admissions will be determined by the
result of the examination, the subjects of which
will be as follows, viz.:—

1. Mathcmatics—Pure, including 500 for the
differential and integral calculus,* 2,500 marks;
Mixed, 1. e., statics, dynamics, hydrostatic 3, 1,000
marks.

and Composition, 1,000
ma2.English—Language
rks;li istoryand Geography of England and its
Dependencies, 1,000 marks.
3. Classics—Latin--Language, 1,000 marks ;
Geography and History of Ancient Rome, 500
marks. Greek—Language, 1000; Geography and
History of Ancient Greece, 500 marks.
4. French Language, 1,000 marks.
5. German Language, 1,000 marks.

6. 14industaniL-Hindustani Language, 1,000
Geography and History of India, 1,000
mniaarr'irs.;

--;The examination in French, German, and Hin-
dustani will include writing from dictation.
7. Experimental Sciences, i.e., Chemistry, Hcat,
Electricity, including Alagnetism, 1,000 marks.
8. Natural Sciences, i e., Mineralogy and Geo-
logy, 1,000 marks.
9. Drawing—Elementary Geometrical Drawing,
including the use of drawing instruments, 500
marks ; Free-hand drawing of machinery, architec-
tural, topographical, landscape, or figuro subjects,
501 marks.

111, No candidate will be allowed to be examined
in more than fire subjects, of which one must be
mathematics, and no one who does not obtain at
least 1,000 marks in mathematics, of which 700 at
least must be in pure mathematics, will be eligible
for an appointment.t
From the other subjects of examination each
candidate may select any, not exceeding four in
number, in which he desires to be examined ; the
rules for counting marks are as follows :
In French, German, Experimental and Natural
Sciences one-sixth of the marks allotted to each
subject must be gained before it can be allowed to
count.

In English, Hisdustani, and drawing the subject
is divided into two sections as above, either or both
of which the candidate may take up as one subject;
but he will not be allowed to count the marks
gained in either section unless they amount to one"-
sixth of the number allotted to it.
In classics, also divided into two sections (Latin
and Greek), the marks appropriated to the geo-
graphy and history of ancient Rome or Greece will
not bo allowed to count unless one-sixth of the
marks allotted to the corresponding language has
been gained, in which case, however.
any number
of marks gained in geography and
history will
count.

In either French, German, or Hindustani every
candidate will be required to obtain 100 marks for
qualification ; and in geometerical drawing 50
marks; whether ho takeS them up as subjects in
which he desires to compete or not.
It should be understood that, though only a
small qualifying test has been imposed in respect
to modern languages and geometrical drawing, a
knowledge of them on admission will contribute
greatly to a candidate's future success at the Royal
Military Academy.
IV. The candidates are allowed to answer as
many questions as the time allotted to the subject
will permit..
V. No candidate will be admitted unless he
obtain an aggregate of at least 2,500 marks.
VI. The successful candidates will remain under
instruction for about two years and a half, or until
they are sufficiently advanced in scientific know-
ledge to pass a satisfnetory examination, and they

' See Syllabus annexed.
t N.l3.—The examination in arithmetic, algebra, plane
geometry, logarithms, and plane trigonometry will be close
and searching.