The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-29 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

. WINDSOR, DEC. 28.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party
yesterday.
Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred, skated in the Home Park this morning. Her
Majesty was present.
The gentlemen in waiting skated with his Royal
Highness.
The Earl and Countess Granville, and Lord and Lady
John Russell have been invited, and are expected at the
Castle to-day.
Lord John Russell left his residence, in Richmond
Park, yesterday for Windsor Castle.

HER MAJESTY'S NEW-YEAR'S GIFTS.—The Ist of
January falling on a Sunday, her Majesty's customary
New-year's gifts to the poor inhabitants of New Wind-
sor and Olewers will be distributed on Monday next, in
the riding-house, Windsor Castle. The gifts consist of
beef and plum-pudding, varying in quantity according
to the families of the recipients, and 25 per cent. added
to the subscriptions of the poor in the purchase of
articles of clothing. The expense is defrayed by a grant
of 1501. from the Lord Steward's department, and a
grant of 1001. from the Lord Chamberlain. The distri-
bution takes place in the presence of her Majesty and
the Royal family, and is under the management of the
Hon. and Rev. Gerald W ellesley, chaplain to the
Queen, and a committee, consisting principally of the
parochial clergy.
The Earl de Grey, who has been suffering lately from
rather indifferent health, is keeping the holidays in St.
James's-square.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton, and a few select
friends, are passing the holidays at Egerton Lodge,
Melton Mowbray, where the sports of the field have
been interrupted during the last fortnight by the incle-
mency of the weather. The Hon. Captain and the, Lady
Elizabeth de Ros are expected to join the party after the
expiration of the gallant officer's " wait " on Prince
Albert, at 'Windsor Castle.
The Viscount and Viscountess Canning have left
Grosvenor-square to join the party assembled at the
Marquis of Lansdowne's, Bowood Park, Wilts, where
his lordship is entertaining a large circle of v!Wsitors...

The Earl of Derby, who has lately suffered from his
old complaint, the gout, at Knowsley Hall, is, we are
glad to hear, convalescent. The noble ex-Premier, we
hear, intends to be in his place in the House of Lords
the first day of the session of Parliament. The
precise day of the re-assembling of the Legislature, it is
understood, will be fixed at the Privy Council to be held
by her Majesty to-day, at Windsor Castle.
The Earl of Jersey continues to improve in health, at
Middleton Park, where his lordship and the countess
are staying in retirement. Viscount and Viscountess
Villiers are staying with the noble earl.
Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor and the Hon.
Miss Grosvenor, who are staying on a visit to the
Marquis of Salisbury, at Hatfield House, are expected
to leave that seat to-morrow, for Moor Park, Herts.
A large circle of relations and friends are assembled
at Blenheim to celebrate the anniversary of the birth-
day of the Duke of Marlborough. The Duke yesterday
completed his 60th year. The festivities are to be kept
up during the whole week. The Marchioness of
Blandford does the honours.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MARCHIONESS WELLESLEY.—•
The funeral of the late Marchioness Wellesley was by
her own expressed desire strictly private. Her remains
were conveyed from the palace, Hampton-court, to
Cossey-hall, the seat of Lord Staford, for interment in
the vault of the domestic chapel, adjoining the hall.
They were received at the chapel on Friday, the 23d
inst., and conducted to a space before the altar ; and
after the chanting of the Miserere psalm and the pre-
scribed prayers, ware deposited in the chapel for the
night. The funeral obsequies began at half-past eight
on Saturday morning. The service, consisting of the
Office for the Dead, the Mass of Requiem with solemn
music, and the final absolution or burial service, was per-
formed by the Very Rev. Dr. Husenbeth, many years
chaplain to the noble family at Cossey Hall. The
funeral was attended by Lord Stafford, Messrs. Alex.
MaCtavish, Alfred Montgomery, John T. Down, and
the Rev. Dr. Smith. There were also present her Grace
the Duchess of Leeds and the Dowager Lady Stafford,
sisters of the departed Marchioness. The funeral being
private, the attendance of several noble relatives was
respectfully declined. In accordance with the good old
charitable practice, a dole of bread was given to the
poor of Cossey on the occasion of the funeral. The
deceased was most benevolent and kind, and her loss
will be deeply lamented.

FUNERAL OF THE COUNTESS OF MAR.—The funeral
of Lady Mar took plaoe on Thursday, at one o'clock, and
was conducted in the most private manner. The com-
pany, numbering about 12, assembled in Alloa Park
mansion, where devotional exercises were conducted by
the Rev. Mr. Brotherston, minister of the parish. The
remains of the deceased were then borne on the shoul-
ders of six men to the mausoleum in Alloa Churchyard.
Here the episcopal funeral service was read by the Rev.
Mr. Franklin, incumbent of St. John's Church, of
which the late Countess was a member. The body of
the deceased was then consigned to its last resting-
place, enclosed within three coffins the second
being a leaden one. The exterior coffin was
covered with the richest cloth, and the mountings
were of the handsomest description. Engravers on the
coffin-plate were the words—" The Right Hon. the
Countess of Mar and Kellie. Died 15th Dec., 1853.."
There were present the Rev. Francis Stuart Menteath
and Alex. Stuart Menteath, Esq., brothers of the de-
ceased ; Edward Wilmot Chetwode, Esq., Lord Mar's
brother-in-law ; the Rev. Charles Erskine, incumbent of
the Episcopal Church at Stonehaven, cousin to the earl ;
James Johnstone, Esq., of Alva, M.P. ; Robert Robert-
son, Esq., of West Grange ; James Moire, Esq., J.P. ;
W. Bennet Clarke, Esq., sheriff-substitute ; Andrew
Jameson, Esq., the Rev. Mr. Franklin, the Rev. Mr.
Brotherston, the Rev. Mr. M'Call, James Syme, Esq.,
surgeon. The earl himself remained at home from in-
disposition.—Alloa Advertiser. _ _ _

VISCOUNT MELVILLE.—It will be noticed from our
Indian news that this nobleman has been appointed to
the command of the troops in Burmah, vacant by the
death of General Godwin. Lord Melville has already
seen good service in the field, and his present appoint-
ment may be looked on as an acknowledgment by the
Indian authorities of his thorough qualification for this
important command.
MORE DEATHS FROM BURNING.—Last night Mr.
payne held three inquests at St. Bartholomew's Hos-
pital on persons who had been accidentally burnt,
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a woman named Virtue Gold, who lived at Ingal-place,
Hornsey-road. It seemed that last Thursday week,
between nine and ten in the morning, a lodger in the
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same house heard cries coming from the deceased's
room, and she ran to render assistance. Finding the
room door fastened she burst it open, and then saw the
deceased lying on the floor, with her clothes all in lames.
She was unable to remain in the room from smoke, but
she called a policeman and another man to her as-
sistance. The poor woman was dragged out, and subse-
quently conveyed to this hospital. She was subject to
fits, and it was supposed that whilst in one of them
she had fallen against the bars. She died on Tuesday
last. The next case was nearly identical in its main
features. It was that of Eliza Lloyd, who lived at No.
55, Little Sutton-street, Clerkenwell. A person in the
house heard her screams on Tuesday night, burst open
her room door, and found the deceased on her knees on
the floor, all in flames. She was subject to fits, and
once before had fallen into the fire. She got assistance,
and the people threw water over her. She was after-
wards taken to the hospital, where she expired on Wed-
nesday morning. The third case was that of Joseph
Tiller, a boy eight years of age, living with his parents
at Chatham-gardens, City-road. On Monday week he
was left in bed with two younger children, and during
the temporary absence of the mother from the room, the
deceased went to the fire-place, where his night-clothes
caught fire. He died on Tuesday morning. The jury,
in each case, returned a verdict of "Accidental death."