§ MR. BRADLAUGHI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that at the recent examination of candidates' for Engineer officers, a candidate who was informed that he had failed by 100 marks short of the minimum has since been accepted; and whether he will state if this acceptance arises from an insufficiency of qualified men amongst the competitors, or from what other cause?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord G. HAMILTON,) Middlesex, EalingThe standard fixed at the examination this year was higher than that of last year. As the number who passed the higher standard was insufficient, six of the candidates who came up to last year's standard were entered in addition.