The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, MAY 30.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Hellenlobe,
drove to Ryde yesterday afternoon.
Prince Albert embarked in the royal yacht Fairy, and
went to see the new works constructing at Sconce Point.
Capt. the Hon. J. Denman had the honour of dining
with her Majesty yesterday.

The Duke and Duchess of Athol have arrived at the
St. George's Hotel, from Brighton.

The Marquis of Bath has returned to Berkeley-square,
from Longleaf, Wilts.

The M;rquis and Marchioness of Downshire and the
youthful Ladies Hill have arrived in Hanover-square,
from Hillsborough Castle, en route to East Hempsted
Castle, Berks.

Lord Monteagle has returned to town from Castle
Ashby, the seat of the Marquis of Northampton. The
interment of the late Lord Spencer Compton, of the
15th Hussars, took place at the church of Castle Ashby,
on Tuesday.
The Bombay papers report the death of Lieutenant
Ensor, of the 10th Regiment of Foot, which occurred
at Bombay on the 23d of April.
DEATH OF VISCOUNT STRANGFORD.—WO are sorry to
announce the demise of this venerable nobleman, who,
notwithstanding his advanced age, had retained his
' strength and active habits up to a recent period.
Lord Strangford died on Tuesday, at his residence in
Harley-street, after an illness of some weeks' duration.
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1801, in the Irish peerage,
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earnest request of the Government of the day, he under-
took a special mission to the Brazils, with which his
diplomatic career closed. His lordship graduated at
Trinity College, Dublin, and obtained the gold medal
there in 1800. He was the author of several literary
productions, and was generally esteemed a man of very
fine taste. The title and estates devolve upon his eldest
son, the Hon. George Sydney Smithe, who was born at
Stockholm during his father's embassy in that city, and
whose promising early Parliamentary career will be
fresh in the recollection of our readers.
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM—A public meeting of the
inhabitants of Marylebone was held last night, at the
Vestry-ball of St. Pancras, for the purpose of aiding the
movement in favour of Administrative Reform. Mr.
Henry Farrer, churchwarden, presided, and many of the
principal members of the Liberal party were present.
Several resolutions bearing upon the subject of the
meeting were put and carried. As the proceedings
drew towards a close, Mr. Ernest Jones rose, and in a
vehement speech charged the City Administrative Re-
form Association with political fraud and felony in ex-
cluding the Chartists. This was embodied in the form
of a motion and seconded, and the chairman having put
the amendment to the meeting, and declared that the
division,
a were so nearly balanced as to require a
a terrific uproar ensued, which was greatly increasedthe
upon ascertaining that the division had gone against
Chartists. The meeting was a very turbulent one, and
is not likely to advance in any material degree the cause
of Administrative Reform.