The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert left Osborne at
eight o'clock yesterday morning, attended by Dent.-
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, and embarked on board the
Royal yacht Fairy for Gosport, where a sppcisl train
was in readiness to convey his Royal Highness to
London.
His Royal Highness proceeded immediately to the
Great Exhibition Building in Hyde-park, and presided
at a meeting of the Royal Commission, which was as-
sembled there.

The Prince returned by special train to Southampton
at a quarter past Fix o'clock.
Her Majesty, their Royal Highnessess the Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfred, Princess Helena and Princess
Louisa, accompanied by the Earl of Liverpool, Sir Ha-
milton and Lady Seymour, and attended by the usual
suite, embarked at five Ex., in the Fairy, at Osborne
pier, and proceeded to Southamptum to meet his Royal
Highness on his return from London. The Roy al party
returned to Osborne at half-past seven o'clock.
The Earl of Liverpool, and Sir Hamilton and Lady
Seymour, were the only addition to the Royal dinner
party yesterday.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer ha 3 returned to
his seat, Hickletun Hull, near Doncuiter. trona Drumoor.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 19.—The examination of the
now-commissioned officers, &c., attending the Superior
District School, established in this garrison, took
place this day in Anglesey Barracks i❑ the presence
of the Major-General commanding the district (Lord
F. Fit zclarence) and other officers of note.
The subjects of examination were the following :
Arithmetic—Proportion, Vulgar and Decimal Frac-
tions, Interest, &c.
Algebra—Simultaneous and Quadratic Equations.
Field Fortifications—The construction and use of all
kind of Field Works.

Permanent ditto—Vauban's first system.
Descriptive Geography—Europe, Asia, Africa, and
America.

Mathematical ditto—Mpthod ;of uticprtaining the dimen-
sions of the Eqrth, latitude, longitude, &e.
Grammar—Syntax and Exercises in Parsing.
History—England to the reign of George IV.
Geometry—" Euclid's Elements," Books 1,2, 3, and 4.
Mensuration—Areas and Solidity of most of the Geo-
metrical Figures.
Trigonometry—Solution of Right and Oblique Angled
Triangles, with its application to the measurement of
heights and distances.
Surveying—Method of Surveying by Means of the
Prismatic Compass.
Modelling—Making Models of Sand for Field Works;
ditto, plaster—Vauban's and the Modern System of For-
tification. .

Mr. Frederick Scrivener was the examining prin-
cipal. Where all showed much intelligence and
proficiency it would be invidious to particularise the
superiority of individuals. After the examination,
which lasted about three hours, Lord Fitzclarence
addressed the soldiers in a becoming and appropriate
speech, expressing his approbation at the very grati-
fying exhibition made by them in their examination,
and enjoining them to persevere and apply their
minds to those studies which could not fail to increase
their importance as men and their value as British
soldiers.

Mijor•General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, K.C.8.,
Inspector-General of Fortifications, is on an official
visit to this garribon respecting the erection of new
military works.

RAILWAY Fit Ale IC RE URNS.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
Gross traffic receipts for passengers
and goods, week ending Aug. 16,
1851 ... 0 8
Ditto, Aug. 17, 1850 17,039 6 0

Increase in 1851 £3,516 14 8
London Terminus, Aug. 18, 1851.
LONDON AND 'OATH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of
Traffic for the week ending Aug. 17 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. XV,613 18 6
Merchandise 15,896 17 5
Cattle ... 1,187 9 2

Total £63,698 5 1
Corresponding week last year 52,021 9 8
Ncte.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic ot the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
Union, Presto❑ and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and ot the propor-
tio❑ of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the
week ending Aug. 17 ... £26,844 1 0
Corresponding week last year... 18,503 14 3

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAT.--AMOURt
Traffic for the week ending Aug. 17 :
Piassenaers £15,974 15 91
Goods 2,181 1 5

Total ..,E18,155 17 2i
Corresponding week last year... 13,396 9 0

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open,)—Traffic for week ending Aug. 17...£18,764 5 8
Corresponding week in last year, (254
miles open) ...£17,187 15 1

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open, 112.)—
Return of traffic for the week ending Ang. 10 :
Railway and canal £6,211 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 5,579 0 0
Note. The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY....TraffiO for the
week ending Aug. 17 :
DIADT LINK.

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Passengers •- •• ••• ••• £2,934 -3 o
Parcels, H. C. and D. ••• D. 76 3 3
Goods, cattle, &c. ••• ••• 501 4 7
Wails 575 0 0

Total £4,086 10 10
DIOLD.
Passengers ... £44 17 8
Parcels, H.C. and D. .•• ••• 12 3
Goods, cattle, &c. ... 83 8 9

Total ... ... ... £129 8 8
STEAM-BOATS.
Passengers ... ... ... £622 4 9
Parcels, H. C. and D. ... D. 25 12 6

Total ... £647 17 $
SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY.—(Open 29 miles.)—Traffic
for the week ending Aug. 17 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. £472 18 Si
Goods and lice stock .. 170 4 5

Total £643 3
Corresponding week last year ... 566 10 91
CALIDONIAN RAILWAY. - (160 miles opened.)—Return of
traffic for the week ending Aug. 1J :
Passengers, &c. £',803 13 3
Goods, &c. ... 4,315 19 8

Total .. ....£10.124 12 11
Corresponding week last year ... 8.815 18 2
Greenock and l3arrhead included in this return.

LORD Haines —His Excellency Lord Harris was
honoured with a public reception yesterday on visiting Bel-
mont, his paternal inheritance, after a long absence in Tri-
nidad. Several hundreds of persons assembled to greet him,
and the 11ayor of Faversham presented a congratulatory ad-
dress from the inhabitants of that town, agreed to at a public
meeting held in the