The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-22 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, THURSDAY.
The Queen, the Prince, and the Royal liatnily
walked and rode as usual in the grounds of Osborne
yesterday.
Sir Hemilton and Lady Seymour have left for London.
The Berl of Liverpool, the Hon. Colonel and Mrs.
Phippe, Mr. Sebnur, and Mr. Becker, had the honour of
being included in the Royal dinner party.

Mr. Dronet, who has been absent from town for son.
ral months, arrived in town last week, as Belgian Charge
d'Affaires, during the absence of his Excellency M. via
de Weyer.
M. Drouct bad an interview, yesterday, at the Board
of Trade, with the Right lion. Henry Labouchere.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•
office from the Governors of the West India Mande.
Dispatches were also received from the Governor of
Gibraltar.

MILITARY EXAMINATIONSOSANDHURST
To meet the wishes of candidates and parents, we
mare= a memora-,dum of an examination which took
place recently.
It is to be observed that the examination is now ex-
tended to Algebra. Went to the College about ten
o'clock. Measured by the sergeant major. Examined
by the dr.ctor, coftt and waistcoat off: asked if ruptured.
Ushered into the Board-room, where nll the examiners
and Cul,ml Prosser were employed with their candi-
dates. Gaye Colonel Prosser a certificate of con-

firmation.
Mathematics—A paper, with one sum in compound
addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division; also,
one sum in rule of three—very easy,
Latin—Tranal,stal pars, viva voce, and wrote out part
of the 12th chap. VII h Bock eraser; also parsed a few
lines. The examiner appeared very particular.
...
English (by the same examiner)—Read a few sen.
tens es from a book,
and wrote a few lines from din.
tation.

Fortification and Plan Drawing (by Col. Prosser)—
Showed up a " Vauban" and a " Cormontaigne;" asked
the principal difference between the two methods? The
construction of Cormontaigne's ravelin and redoubt of
ravelin? The construction of the re-entering places of
arras in Cormontaigne? Pointed out bastion head,
cavalier, coupouse, traverses, ramps. What is the use of
traverses? Why do the ravelins, which are more salient
in the modern system, make it better fortified?
Geography (by Mr. ChePmeli)— Viva voce. Where is
Spitzbergen? Capital of Denmark? Continental pos-
sessions of Denmark? What disturbances had the
Dant 3 lately, and with whom? What are the Euphrates
and Tigris?
History (viva voce), Mr. Chrpmell—Date of accession
of Edward III.? Battle of Crecy ? Battle of Poietiers?
Battle of Navarete? Why and between whom was the
battle of Navarete fought? What peace was there in
Edward lll.'s reign? Date of fall of Western and Ens.
tern Empire? Date and history of Mahomet? What
book did he write? What country in Europe did his
followers overrun? Date and life of Alexander the
Great? What battles did be fight with Persia? In
what battle did Pontius defeat the Romans? Under
what Emperor was the Roman empire first divided, and
when? Who was the last Roman Emperor?
French—Translated (viva voce) a chapter in Charles
MIL, and parsed it.—Limerick Chronicle.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.
FIRST EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF MEDICINE, 1851.
EXAMINATION roR HONOURS.
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.

Thomas Hillier (exhibition and gold medal), Uni•
versity College.
J. W. de Tut zelmann (gold medal), University College.
William Roberts, University College.
James Ekin, University College.
William Edward Hobbs, King's College.
Josiah Ramskill, Guy's Hospital.
Henry Vandyke Carter, St. George's Hospital.
John Newnham Winter, Guy's Hospital.