APPENDIX.

HORSE GUARDS, 5th May, 1862.

REGULATIONS for the Admission of Gentlemen Cadets to the Royal Military 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 superintendence of the Council of Military Education.

The Candidates must be between 16 and 19 years of age.

II. The admissions will be determined by the result of the examination, the subjects of which will be as follows, viz.:-

3. History of England, its Dependencies and Colonies 1,000

The examination in French, German, and Hindustani will include writing from Dictation.

9. Experimental Sciences, i.e., Chemistry, Heat,

Electricity, including Magnetism...

1,000

10. Natural Sciences, i.e.. Mineralogy and Geology 1,000

Elementary Geometrical Drawing,

including the use of Drawing In-
struments...

11. Drawing Free-hand Drawing of Machinery,

Architectural,

Topographical,

Landscape, or Figure subjects

500

III. No Candidate will be allowed to be examined in more than five subjects, of which one must be Mathematics, and no one who does not obtain at least 700 marks in Section I. of Pure Mathematics, will be eligible for an appointment.

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 all subjects except Mathematics one sixth of the marks allotted to each must be gained before they can be allowed to count.

In the Classics and in 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 either French, German, or Hindustani, and in Geometrical Drawing, every Candidate will be required to obtain onesixth of the maximum of marks for qualification, whether he 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 knowledge to pass a satisfactory examination, and they will then receive commissions in the Royal Artillery or Royal Engineers. If, however, they should be found unable to qualify themselves within three years in their professional studies, or to acquire a sufficient proficiency in Military Exercises, or if at any time by failure at the Halfyearly Examinations, it should appear improbable that they will ultimately succeed in qualifying for a Commission, they will be removed. Further, every Cadet will be liable to be removed temporarily or permanently on the commission of any of those offences to which such penalty is awarded by the Regulations of the Royal Military Academy.

VII. Each Cadet on joining will be required to pay a sum of 251. to cover the expense of Uniform, Books, &c., and to bring with him the Articles of Clothing of which he will receive notice, and which must afterwards be kept up at his own expense. He will also be required to pay a contribution of 627. 10s., payable in advance, for each half year of the time during which he remains under instruction. The annual contributions, however, for sons and orphans of Naval and Military Officers will be regulated at the following rates as heretofore:

For sons of Admirals and of Generals having Regi

ments ..

£80

70

For sons of Generals without Regiments
For sons of Captains and Commanders of the Navy,
and of Colonels and Regimental Field Officers of
the Army

..

60

40

For sons of all Officers of the Army and Navy under
the above ranks
For sons of Officers of the Army and Navy who have
died in the service, and whose families are proved
to be left in pecuniary distress

20

E

The sons of General Officers who are paid only on their Commissions as Field Officers will pay the same contribution as the sons of Field Officers.

Officers who have sold their commissions are in this classification reckoned as private gentlemen.

The cases of Officers who have retired voluntarily upon HalfPay previous to having served 25 years on Full Pay will be specially considered.

Officers who retire on Half-Pay after 25 years' service on Full Pay will be entitled to be classified for payment with the rank they last served in.

The sons of Officers of the Civil Departments of the Army and Navy, of Officers of the permanent Militia Staff, and of Adjutants of the Volunteer Force, are admissible to the Academy upon the same terms as those prescribed for Naval and Military Officers.

The sons of Indian Naval and Military Officers will be admitted on the same terms as the sons of Officers of the Queen's Service.

The sons of Professors at the Staff and Royal Military
Colleges, at the Royal Military Academy, and at
the Royal Military College, Addiscombe

The sons of Masters at the above Institutions

£60

40

VIII. Any Gentleman who wishes to present himself at one of the Half-yearly Examinations must send in his name to the Military Secretary at the Horse Guards one month before the time of Examination, forwarding with his application to be noted the following papers :

1st. An extract from the Register of his baptism,* or, in
default of that, a declaration before a Magistrate, taken
by one of his parents, giving his exact age.
2nd. A Certificate of good moral character, signed by a
Clergyman of the parish to which he belongs, and by
the Tutor or Head of the School or College at which
he has received his education for at least the two pre-
ceding years, or such other proof of good moral
character as will be satisfactory to the Commander-in-
Chief.

3rd. A statement of the Subjects of Examination in which
(in addition to Mathematics) he may desire to be
examined.

* When the register of baptism does not contain the date of birth it should be accompanied by a memorandum, signed by one of his parents or guardians, stating the day on which the candidate was born.

A Candidate who has been examined before, when he applies for leave to present himself again, will only be required to forward the List of subjects he selects, and a certificate from his Tutor or the Head of his School, &c., for the interval between the two examinations.

IX. The Candidates will be inspected by Military Surgeons on the first day of the examination, in order that it may be ascertained that they are free from any bodily defect or ailments calculated to interfere with the performance of Military duties.

Extreme short-sight, or any serious defect of vision, is regarded as a disqualification.

The responsible Parent or Guardian of every successful Candidate, and the Candidate himself, before he can be admitted as a Cadet, will be required to sign respectively the following Declarations::

I

Declaration by Cadet.

do hereby declare that I have attentively considered Article VI. above quoted, of the Regulations for admission to the Royal Military Academy, and I consent to abide by the same in every particular, as well as to observe and follow all such orders and directions as I shall from time to time receive from the Lieutenant Governor or other officer or authorities of the Royal Military Academy. And I further hold myself bound to conform in every respect to Her Majesty's Regulations, and to the Rules and Discipline of the Service.

Signature

Declaration by the Parent or Guardian.

I hereby declare that I consent to the admission of my (Son or Ward) to the Royal Military Academy on the foregoing conditions.

Signature

(Signed)

W. F. FOSTER,

Military Secretary.