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 Hon.
Edward Strutt, on Monday, at tho offlcc 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.
114"1"`"" had an interview with the
Right Hon. H. Labouchere yesterday, at the office
of the Board of Trade.

Sir Robert A. Ferguson, Bart., 111. 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 'at
yesterday, and resumed the appeal, " Logan V. Le
Alesurier, from Canada." The case was adjourned fur
further hearing until to-morrow (Thursday).

DESTITUTION AND SICKNESS IN TUE 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 commence-
ment of the present year. From this statement it ap
pears the number of individuals who participated in the
benefits of the out-door treatment amounted to between
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 establishment of the
institution. The number of out patients registered last
year somewhat exceeded 16,500, and the in-patients
1,200
SUICIDE
OF A GENTLEMAN.—Yester dayforenoon
gentlemann
gc;r c
a
occupying
Mr. Frederick
destroyed himselfochnopyinst_anc esbia—ypcTaurhtte
the ap at t
ments about a month, and, ro
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under) h
unfortunate gentleman hadfbm ieenii
sapbeitrsty, I‘,. Yesterday'as supposed
to
o be a gentleman of independent
prop
morning, about nine o'clock, as was his usual custom, be
m
rang for his boots, intending, as w
out. Shortly after, on the servant as supposed, to go
, the unfortunategentleman was found lying
tbtztsfloor
with
going up
his head nearlyl severed from
. i t body.
op: ohyne.
In his right hand was firmly grasped a razor, the handle
of which was fastened withri.tape, so that it should not
slip. Mr. White, surgeon, of the H tymarket, was im-
mediately in attendance,
but could render no assistance,
the dPcessed, in his
opinion, having been dead upwards
of half