The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-08 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived
at Osborne at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, on a
visit to the Queen, from her residence, Frogmore
House, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness was
attended by her Lady in Waiting and Sir George
Couper, Bart.
The Royal Duchess crossed from Gosport in the
Fairy.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort walked early
yesterday in the vicinity of Osborne House.
The Royal Children took an airing yesterday in a
carriage.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
visited the Princess Sophia yesterday, at her residence
at Kensington.
A deputation from the iron trade of Monmouth-
shire, consisting of Mr. Thomas Brown, Ebbw Vale
Iron-works ; Mr. Routh, New British Iron-works ;
and Mr. James Brown, a deputation from the coal
trade of Monmouthshire, consisting of Mr. W. S.
Cartwright and Mr. Martin Morrison ; Mr. W.
Secretan Woodhouse, solicitor to the above, and Mr.
Coates, agent, had an interview with the Right lion.
Edward Strutt, on Monday, at the office of the Com-
missioners of Railways in the Board of Trade.
Lord John Russell was better yesterday.
The Bishop of Cape Town had an interview with
Earl Grey on Monday, at the Colonial-office.
Captain A. Macdonald had an interview with the
Right Hon. H. Labonchere yesterday, at the office
of the Board of Trade.

Sir Robert A. Ferguson, Bait, M.P., and a depu-
tation of Irish Members of Parliament, had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Beresford, M.P., and Mr. Charles Locock
Webb had an interview yesterday with the Right
Hon. Edward Strutt.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday, and resumed the appeal, " Logan v. Le
Mesurier, from Canada." The case was adjourned for
further hearing until to-morrow (Thursday).

DESTITUTION AND SICKNESS TN THE METRO-
POLIS.-At a meeting of the committee of management
of King's College Hospital, held at the Board-room,
Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, a return was made
of the number of patients received since the commencea-
ment of the present year. From s
ince slalom it p
pears the number of individuals who participated in the
benefits of the out-door treatment amounted to beatotwfieetnehntes
15,000, and 16,000, while during the same period the
resident patients numbered 1,150, being a very consider-
able excess over any year since the easntdabltihsheminen_pt
Y ee sdt
occupyingeays e l forenoon
o rb
apart-
ments
cut-
ting uro
ttn..
institution. The number of out patients registered last
year somewhat exceeded 16,500,
1,200.
SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN.
arakegt,endtelesmtro%n•
inMertitFs Frederick
Neroic.k7,lntoaw:lne,
ting his throat under the following CircUm.stances:
from his h
unfortunate gentleman had been occupying —The
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gentlemanbo u t am o n
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independent
as
s property,
ftuPsin,,gs , a
at
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-
rang for his boots, inteneltbinegs,eas
morning, about nine o'clock,
was supposed, to go
as his usual custom, he
out. Shortly after, on
the floor with his head n was found l
boots, the unfortunate gentlemanservant going up with the
was fastened lying upon
slip. Mr. White, surgeon, In his right hand was firmlyearly severed from his body.
grasped a razor, the handle
of which
in Eaten' with tape, so that it should not
the deceased, in his
of half au hour. Ai '
attendance,
of the Haymarket, was im-
mediatelyt ould render uo assistance,
opinion,having ndead upwards
inquest will be held this day.