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36 THE GOVEENMENT OF INDIA.
practise their profession among persons who are not
in the Company's service, and this—a very large
source of profit—makes an appointment to one of
the chief towns of the Presidencies an object of great
ambition.
The appointments to the India service, both civil
and military, are vested in the members of the Court
of East India Directors. Each director has a certain
number of writerships (as nominations to the civil de-
partment are called) and cadetships, or military com-
missions. But this patronage terminates at the end
of this year. Cadets, if intended for the artillery or
engineers, are required to proceed to Addiscombe
College. Their stay here is limited to four terms,
but they may pass through the seminary as rapidly
as their attainments and qualifications will enable
them to pass, after a year's residence, provided that
they are of the age of sixteen before the day of their
final examination. If they do not, after the four
terms, get through the examination required for the
artillery and engineers, they are appointed to the
cavalry and infantry. Direct, or infantry and cavalry,
cadetships do not involve the necessity for a residence
at the college. It is only requisite that the young
men should be examined in history, geography, fortifi-
cation, Latin, French (or Hindostanee), mathematics,
and writing from dictation. If they have received
the education of gentlemen they are considered fit
for cadets.
Assistant-surgeoncies are in like manner in the gift
of individual Directors. The candidate must pass an
examination in surgery by the Koyal College of Sur-
geons, unless he possesses a diploma from the Royal
College of Surgeons, or the Colleges of Dublin, Edin-
burgh, or Glasgow. He must also pass an examina-
tion by the East India Company's examining physi-
cian in the practice of physic.
practise their profession among persons who are not
in the Company's service, and this—a very large
source of profit—makes an appointment to one of
the chief towns of the Presidencies an object of great
ambition.
The appointments to the India service, both civil
and military, are vested in the members of the Court
of East India Directors. Each director has a certain
number of writerships (as nominations to the civil de-
partment are called) and cadetships, or military com-
missions. But this patronage terminates at the end
of this year. Cadets, if intended for the artillery or
engineers, are required to proceed to Addiscombe
College. Their stay here is limited to four terms,
but they may pass through the seminary as rapidly
as their attainments and qualifications will enable
them to pass, after a year's residence, provided that
they are of the age of sixteen before the day of their
final examination. If they do not, after the four
terms, get through the examination required for the
artillery and engineers, they are appointed to the
cavalry and infantry. Direct, or infantry and cavalry,
cadetships do not involve the necessity for a residence
at the college. It is only requisite that the young
men should be examined in history, geography, fortifi-
cation, Latin, French (or Hindostanee), mathematics,
and writing from dictation. If they have received
the education of gentlemen they are considered fit
for cadets.
Assistant-surgeoncies are in like manner in the gift
of individual Directors. The candidate must pass an
examination in surgery by the Koyal College of Sur-
geons, unless he possesses a diploma from the Royal
College of Surgeons, or the Colleges of Dublin, Edin-
burgh, or Glasgow. He must also pass an examina-
tion by the East India Company's examining physi-
cian in the practice of physic.