New Brooms--Radical Changes--The Academy Closed--Wanted, a Professor-- James Inman--An Enthusiastic Scholar--His Love of Fair Play--Senior Wrangler--Antarctic Astronomer--Appointed Professor--"Inman's Tables"--The College Opens--A Master's Untimely Optimism--A Poser for Their Lordships--The New Course of Studies--John Irving, Silver Medallist--A Mathematician's Device--The Rod and the "Black Hole"--New Regulations--Commissioned Officers Admitted--Elastic Hours of Study--The End Approaches--The "late" Royal Naval College--Inman's Pension--Sir H. Keppel's Recollections--The Box Seat--A Retaliatory Cascade--Sir W. R. Mends--Alleged Toadying--Sir G. R. Mundy's Letters--Keeping a "Mess"--The "Black Hole" in Being--"A Blow-out," and After--Sir B. J. Sulivan--Bullying Studious Juniors--A Discouraging Experience--The Captain Converted--The College and the _Excellent_--Professor Main--The "Pitchfork" System Again--A Slender Equipment--Naval Cadets--Haphazard Methods--A Little More Detail. The Naval Academy saw out the century, and went on without interruption for six years more. Then there came some "new brooms," apparently, in office, who thought that the time had arrived for extending and remodelling it; and by way of making a fresh start, and leaving old traditions behind, they resolved to change even the title. The reason set forth, in a memorial presented by the Lords of the Admiralty, for these alterations was to "render the Academy effectual for the increased naval force"; their suggestions were adopted in their entirety, and embodied in an Order in Council, dated 1st February, 1806, as follows:-- "1st. That the title of the building be altered to Royal Naval College. "2nd. That the present building be enlarged, at a cost of £4,886 2s. 6d. "3rd. That the establishment of Officers be as follows: A Governor, a Lieutenant Governor and Inspector, a Professor, a Preceptor, a Housekeeper, a Writing Master, a Drawing Master, a French Master, a Fencing Master, a Dancing Master, and a Surgeon. The Master Attendant of the Yard and the Master Shipwright to instruct in Seamanship and Ship Construction, and a Gunner of the Royal Marine Artillery in Small Arm Exercise, etc. "4th. That the First Lord of the Admiralty for the time being be Governor. [Illustration: WEST FRONT OF THE NAVAL COLLEGE IN PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD. _Photo: Cassell & Co., Ltd._] "5th. That a Post-Captain be appointed as Lieutenant-Governor, with net salary of £500 per annum. "6th. That an able Mathematician from Cambridge be appointed as Professor, at £8 per head per annum, on a basis of probably seventy Scholars under the new system. To have apartments, and to have nothing to do with boarding, &c., nor attention out of College hours. "7th. The Preceptor to receive £300 per annum.