Number in Order of Merit. Number in Examina tion. Name. Obligatory. Optional. TABLE showing the MARKS obtained by the CANDIDATES for ADMISSION to the ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY at WOOLWICH, and for FIRST APPOINTMENTS in the ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY, who were examined under the directions of the Civil Service Commissioners, on 5th March 1878, and subsequent days. * A deduction of 250 has been made from the marks obtained in each subject except Mathematics, Geometrical Drawing, and English Composition. Total. English. * These marks were gained in English Composition in the preliminary examination. Geo Freehand. Geometrical. Total. March 1878. ARTILLERY. MARINE AND ROYAL WOOLWICH, ACADEMY, MILITARY ROYAL Geometrical. TABLE showing the MARKS obtained by the CANDIDATES for ADMISSION to the ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY and for FIRST APPOINTMENTS in the ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.-SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES-continued. Mathematics, Drawing. 300 Total. 510 265 4,532 20 130 50 200 4,077 160 360 210 3,734 1,000 320 1,522 664 1,165 406 Hodder; William Morgan 1,264 169 1,433 806 913 326 713 14 18 Boyd; Mossom Archibald purqoour | ནྟུ། ཨཻ རྩེ ཎྜ ༅ | རྩེ | མཻ ༅ ཎྜ ༔ རྞ ༅ 24 Neish; Colin Graham 1,178 1,275 2,448 487 262 0 231 * These marks were gained in English Composition in the preliminary examination. March 1878. ARTILLERY. MARINE AND ROYAL WOOLWICH, ACADEMY, MILITARY Number in Order Merit. Number in Examina tion. Name. Obligatory. Optional. TABLE showing the MARKS obtained by the CANDIDATES for ADMISSION to the ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY and for FIRST APPOINTMENTS in the ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.-SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES-continued. Mathematics. Geo Drawing. Total. English. Latin. These marks were gained in English Composition in the preliminary examination. Greek. French. German. Experimental ences. Geology and graphy. Freehand. Sci Geometrical. Total. March 1878. ARTILLERY. MARINE AND ROYAL WOOLWICH, ACADEMY, MILITARY ROYAL TABLE showing the MARKS obtained by the CANDIDATES for ADMISSION to the ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY and for FIRST APPOINTMENTS in the ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY--continued. UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. Mathematics. Drawing. * These marks were gained in English Composition in the preliminary examination. Note. In addition to the above, 47 candidates presented themselves, but failed to pass the preliminary examination. Total. English. Latin. Greek. Maxima 2,000 4,000 6,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 $1,000 300 French. German. Experimental ences. Geology and graphy. Freehand. Sci Geo Geometrical. Total. ROYAL 2. EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICH, MARINE ARTILLERY. TO THE ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOL- JULY 1878. Extract from the General Regulations for the Government of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. [Issued with G.O. 89 of 1876.] REGULATIONS FOR ADMISSION, &c. 2. Admission to the Royal Military Academy as cadets will be granted to the successful candidates at an open competitive examination. The examinations will be conducted by the Civil Service Commissioners, and will be held twice a year, namely, in December and July. 3. Notice will be given from time to time of the day and place of the examinations, and of the vacancies to be competed for at each examination. 4. The limits of age will be from 16 to 18, the candidates being required to be within those limits on the first day of the January next following for the winter examination, and on the 1st of July for the summer examination. 5. Candidates for admission to the December or July examination must send to the Military Secretary, not later than the 15th October or 15th May respectively, an application to be examined, accompanied by the following papers: (a.) An extract from the register of his birth, or, in default, a declaration made by one of his parents or guardians before a magistrate, giving his exact age. (b.) A certificate of good moral character, signed by the tutors or heads of the schools or colleges at which he has received his education from his twelfth year to the date of application, or some other satisfactory proof of good moral character. 6. When a candidate who has once been examined applies to be examined again, he will only be required to forward a certificate as to his moral character for the interval between the two examinations. 7. The number of trials allowed will not exceed three. 8. All candidates will be inspected by a medical board; and no candidate will be allowed to proceed to examination by the Civil Service Commissioners, unless certified by the board to be free from bodily defects or ailments, and in all respects, as to height and physical qualities, fit for Her Majesty's Service. Cases of exceptional shortness of stature will be referred to the War Office for special consideration. 9. A candidate will be required to satisfy the Civil Service Commissioners in the following subjects: (1.) Mathematics, viz., (a) arithmetic, and the use of common logarithms; (b) algebra, including equations progressions per |