The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-04 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Royal
Academy in Trafalgar square with a visit yesterday.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness arrived at three
o'clock, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the
Prince of Wales the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, and attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady
Caroline Somers Cocks, Hon. Matilda Paget, the Earl
of Fortescue, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Duke of
Norfolk, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl of Morley,
Captain the Hon. J. Denman, Captain Francis Seymour,
General Wemyss, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
Alexander Gordon.

The officers of the Royal Academy received the
Queen and Prince Albert, and conducted her Majesty
and his Royal Highness through the different schools.
The Queen and the Prince remained until a quarter
before five o'clock i❑ the Exhibition, and then returned
to Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess
Helena, and the Princess Louisa took airings yesterday
in the garden of the Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
Marchioness of Douro. Hon. Flora Macdonald, the Earl
of Morley, General Wemyss, and Lieutenant-Colonel
the Hon. Alexander Gordon, honoured her Majesty's
Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady
Augusta Bruce, also honoured the performance with

her presence.
The Hon. Miss Murray and the Hon. Mies Macdonald
have succeeded Lady Caroline Somers Cocks and the
lion. Matilda Paget as the Maids of Honour in waiting
on the Queen.
All the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Marquis of
Lansdowne on Wednesday evening, at Lansdowne Howe,
Berkeley- square.
A deputation, consisting of the Marquis of Westmin-
ster, Sir Philip de Grey Egerton, Mr. T. Tatton Egerton,
Mr. Tollemache, and Mr. Cornwall Legh, had a❑ inter-
view with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-
office, to present a memorial from the magistrates of the
county of Chester, on the subject of common lodging-
houses. _ _ _ _ _

Mr. 11. G. Ward had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street, and took leave of his Lordship, on his departure
for the lonian Islands. Mr. Ward had an interview with
Earl Grey, at the Colonial-office, on Wednesday.
A deputation on the subject of arterial drainage (Ire-
land) bad au interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street. The deputation consisted of the Marquis of Kil•
dare, Sir Percy Nugent, Mr, Burke, Kildare, Mr. Palmer,
and Mr. J. O'Farrell.
A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Manchester,
Sir ElAnah Armitage, and the Town Clerk of Man-
chester, with the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr.
Bright, M.P,, and Mr. E. Cardwell, M.P. (at the request
of the authorities of Liverpool), had an interview with
Sir G. Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
The School of Design had a meeting on Wednesday,
at the office of the Board of Trade.
Lord Belhaven had an interview yesterday with Sir
G. Grey.

CASE OF ALLEGED POISONING AT BATIL—The
greatest excitement prevailed in Bath curing the last
week, in consequence of a rumour that a man named
Merchant had been poisoned by his wife, who, imme-
diately after his death, had married a person named
Harris. The inquest was held on the body of Merchant
last week, which was adjourned until yesterday, in order
to afford an opportunity to Mr. Herapath, the celebrated
analytical chemist, to test the contents of the stomach of
the deceased. The wife of the deceased and her present
husband were arrested, and also a man named Shalor
and his wife. The wife of Shalor accompanied the wife
of the deceased man, Merchant, to Mr. Bright's shop,
near the Old-bridge, where she purchased some arsenic
a short time previous to her husband being fatally at-
tacked.; Mrs. Harris, or, as she was then, Mrs. Merchant,
first of all went to Mr. Bright's shop for the arsenic by
herself ; he refused to supply her with it ; she subse-
quently returned with the femele prisoner Shalor, and
unfortunately succeeded in getting it. Mrs. Harris and
Mrs. Shalor have been very intimate for a long time. It
is said that a quantity of arsenic has been found in the
house of the man Harris, which has been placed in the
custody of the chief officer of police. The inquest was
resumed on Monday, when Mr. Herapath deposed that
he had chemically examined the viscera of the deceased,
and found white arsenic in the contents of the stomach,
in the solid matter of the stomach, in the contents of the
intestines, the intestines themselves, and in the liver.
Several jars of powder have been found in the houses of
Harris and Shalor. Mr. Herapath undertook to analyse
their contents, and the inquiry was adjourned.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETT.—On Wed-
nesday the anniversary of this institution was held at
Exeter-hall, the Marquis of Cholmondeley presiding.
The chairman, in opening the proceedings, congratulated
the meeting on the fact that recent events had removed
many barriers to the circulation of the Scriptures on the
continent, and observed that the: exemption of this
country from the troubles which afflicted other nations
appeared to have been ordained of God with a view to
the ultimate evangelisation of the world. The Rev. A.
Brandram read the report, from which it appeared that
the entire receipts of the year ending March 31, 1849,
amounted to 95,9331. Id. The amount applicable to
the general purposes of the society was 52,5741. 14s. 3d.,
including 7,6361. 16s. 31 special contributions in aid of
the extended circulation of the Scriptures on the Con-
tinent, and 31,9931. 15s. sd. free contributions from
auxiliary societies showed an increase in that item of
6951. 1 ls. ld. The receipts for Bibles and Testaments
amounted to 43,3581. I ls. The issues of the society for
the year amounted to 1,107,518, viz., from the depot at
home, 802,133; from the depots abroad, 305,385. The
total issues of the society now amounted to 21,973,355.
The expenditure during the past year had been 88,8311.
Is. 2d., and the society was under engagements to the
extent of 67,6941. Os. 11d. The Bishop of Norwich
moved the adoption of the report, and expressed his
continued confidence in the management of the society,
one of whose chief holds upon his affection was its
thorough catholicity.—Mr. Plumptre, M.P., seconded
the resolution, which was carried nern. dis.—The second
resolution, expressing satisfaction at the proceedings of
the past year, was moved by the Rev. H. Stowell, and
seconded by the Rev. R. Kennedy.—Other resolutions
in accordance with the object were proposed and carried
without opposition.
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