... ... 160 Brought forward ... ... tatic Machines... Making Working Drawings of Machinery, and Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Buildings Framing of Estimates and Specifications from given plans and data... ... ... 260 120 ... 80 ... 140 Projects for Bridges, Locks, Dams, Roads, and other ... ... Trigonometrical Surveying, comprising Plane Trigonometry and traversing with the Theodolite Land Surveying with Compass and Chain, and Plotting from a Field Book No Candidate will be passed over who shall not obtain 600 marks, of which at least 140 must be awarded for mathematics, but the candidates who may obtain the prescribed number of marks will be ranked by the Examiners in the order of the numbers they may severally obtain, and as many of them as may be required at the time for the public service will be appointed "Probationers of the first class," the appointments being given to those who stand highest on the Examiner's list. Each probationer must, within a month of his nomination, sign a covenant, describing the terms and conditions of his appointment, and must embark for India when required to do so by the Secretary of State in Council, who will provide for the expenses of his passage. Any nominee not embarking when required will forfeit his appointment. He will be allowed pay at the rate of 170 rupees a month, which is about equivalent to £17 in English money, from the date of his embarcation. On arriving in India he will be placed in a Civil Engineering College, or in such other educational institution as the Local Government may appoint, in order to acquire a colloquial knowledge of one of the native languages, and to receive further instruction in his profession. While thus studying he will be allowed free quarters, in addition to his monthly pay. When pronounced sufficiently qualified by the President of the College or institution he will be transferred to the effective establishment of the Public Works Department, with the rank to which his attainments may entitle him, and with all the rights and privileges appertaining to that rank in respect of pay, promotion, furlough, retiring pension, &c., particulars of which will be furnished from this office on application. Candidates for appointment to the Upper Subordinate Establishment must produce certificates of having passed not less than three years under civil or mechanical engineers, or in some trade connected with engineering, together with certificates of being not more than 23 years of age, and of moral character and conduct, and of constitutional fitness for service in India, corresponding with those required from candidates for the Engineer Establishment. On applying with these documents at the Department of Public Works in this house, during the month of May next year, their names will be registered, and they will be authorized to appear, on an appointed day, before the Board of Examiners. The Subjects of Examination, and the maximum number of marks assigned to each, will be the following :: Writing English correctly and legibly from dictation ... 25 Arithmetic ... ... ... Mensuration of Planes and Solids ... Drawing Plans, and Elevations of Buildings of simple construction, and Diagrams of ordinary Mechanical Appliances Levelling with the Y level ... ... ... ... 50 90 80 ... 75 90 Land Surveying with Compass and Chain, and Plot 500 No Candidate will be passed who shall not obtain 300 marks, but those who may obtain that number will be ranked by the Examiners in the order of their proficiency, and of these, as many as may be required for the service will be appointed "Probationers of the Second Class," the appointments being given to those who stand highest on the Examiner's list. Probationers of this class, likewise, must execute covenants within a month of their nomination, and embark for India when required to do so by the Secretary of State in Council, who will provide for the expense of their passage, and, in default of embarking when required, will forfeit their appointments. They will be granted pay at the rate of 85 rupees a month, which is about equal to £8 10s. in English money, from the date of their embarcation. On arriving in India they will be placed in a Civil Engineering College, or other educational institution, in order to receive further instruction, and will be allowed free quarters while remaining at College. When reported qualified for active employment, they will be reported to the effective establishment, with the rank to which their attainments may entitle them, and with all the rights and privileges appertaining to that rank, particulars of which will be furnished from this office on application. T. G. BARING. HAILEYBURY. In consequence of the Civil Appointments being thrown open to competition, the College of Haileybury has ceased to exist. Army. Horse Guards, 1st October, 1859. MEMORANDUM. The following Regulations, in regard to the Examination of Gentlemen preparatory to their receiving Commissions in the Army, will take effect from this date in lieu of those issued on the 2nd August, 1858, and previous dates. I. The examinations of Candidates for direct Commissions will be held Quarterly, or oftener if necessary, in London, and conducted under the direction of the Council of Military Education by Examiners appointed for the purpose. II. The age of Candidates examined for direct appointments will be, until further notice, not under 17 years; the latest limit for the Infantry being 23, and for the Cavalry 25 years. III. The Candidate will be examined by a Medical Board, to ascertain that he is in every point of view, as regards his physical constitution, fit for Military Service. The Candidate will be required to produce the following Certificates, which must be forwarded to the Council of Military Education, 1, Whitehall Yard, as soon as possible after the receipt of the Military Secretary's order to attend for examination. a. A Certificate of Baptism, or other satisfactory proof of his age. b. A Certificate from a Minister of the Church or of the denomination to which he belongs, that he has been duly instructed in the principles of Religion. c. A Certificate of good moral character, signed by a Clergyman of the parish to which he belongs, or by the tutor or head of the school or college at which he has received his education for at least two years; or such other proof of good moral character as will be satisfactory to the Commander-in-Chief. d. A statement of the subjects in which he wishes to be examined. IV. The following will be the subjects of Examination and the number of Marks allotted to each, viz. : Mathematics, pure and mixed English Language 1,200 ... ... ... ... French, or any other Modern Language, including 1,200 Hindustani History, Ancient and Modern, with Geography... ... 1,200 1,200 Experimental Sciences, i.e. Chemistry, Heat, Elec-1,200 tricity, including Magnetism Drawing ... ... V. Of the foregoing subjects, the elementary branches of Mathematics and the English Language, to the extent stated in the following paragraphs will be considered obligatory : 1. In Mathematics, 1,200 marks will be given to the following obligatory portions, viz., Arithmetic, including Vulgar and Decimal Fractions-Proportion-Extraction of the Square Root-and Simple Interest. Algebra, including Fractions, Simple Equations, and the questions producing them; Euclid, the first 3 Books. Of the 1,200 marks allotted to the foregoing portions of Mathematics 400 will be required for qualification, and of these at least 200 must be obtained in Arithmetic. 2. In the English Language the Candidate will be required to write correctly and in a good legible hand from dictation, and to compose grammatically. He will be required to obtain at least 200 marks in this subject. And out of the remaining subjects or portions of subjects which are left to the option of the Candidate, it will be required that such a number of marks shall be obtained as shall raise the total number necessary for qualification to 1,800. IV. In respect to the subjects left, voluntary candidates will not be allowed to count the marks gained in any one subject unless amounting to one-sixth of the whole number of marks allotted to that subject. With regard to the Classics it will no longer be necessary for the Candidate to forward the names of the authors in |