The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-01 00:00:00

Death of the Princess of Coorg.

Her Highness the Princess Victoria Grouramma
of Coorg, god-daughter of the Queen, died prema-
turely on Wednesday at the house of her husband,
Colonel John Campbell, in George-street, Portman-
square. Most people who remember the circueni,
stances under which the Princess of Coorg was
taken under the protection of her Majesty a dczen
years r-go will feel their interest renewed by the
announcement of the early death of the daughter of
the last of the Haleri Rajahs.
The father of the Princess of Coorg, Veer Rajun-
der, was the namesake of his famous uncle. Veer
Rajunder Waddeer, who tie succeeded in 1819, when
a boy of 15. The uncle was one of the few friends
of British sovereignty in India. The English people
first heard of the Coorgs in connection;with the
Mysore wars against Hy'ter Ali and Tippoo Sultan,
extending over 12 years-1782-1798. Hydsr Ali
might have exterminated the British but that Veer
Rijunder refused to allow him to pass through his
territories, and all his efforts against Coorg were
unavailing until the treachery of Sing Rijunder
put the Rajah and his family within his power.
The Rajah allowed our Bombay army, under Gen.
Abercromby, to pass through his territories and
join the army of Cornwallis, a liberty which indi•
rectly led to the success of the British at Seringv
patarz. In 179,) (October 26), Veer Rajunder con-
cluded a treaty with the East India Company-5
treaty of friendship with the company " as long as
the sun and moon endured " against Tippoo Sultan,
who was thereby ensured an "eternity of punish-

meat,"

In 1834 the late IN lb, who is described by tra-
vellers as a fine, hos;,i:able, sportsmanlike man, got
into trouble with " John Company," and was sent
off to Benares ; the company, according to his own
statement, sacking his palace and confiscating a
vast deal of his property. Ultimately he was pen-.
sioned off on £6,000.
In 1852 the R4jah came to England on the under-
standing that his pension was to be continued for
the year of his absence. His avowed object was to
bring over his daughter to be adopted by the
Christian Queen of this country, to whom, remain-
ing himself a strict Brahmin of the Sudra caste,
he wrote a letter, begging her Majesty to educate

the princess like an Engtish nobleman's daughter.
" for the Almighty had given tier the knowledge of
all things concerning Indian matters, and bad
placed her over a great nation." In the meantime,
the Rajah was one of the lions of the London sea-
son ; he appeared at levees and State balls, " wear-
ing an Oriental costume of great magnificence, en-
riched with gold bullion and embroidery, the body
of the dress being wholly formed of a gold fabric."
The East India Company and the aristocracy gene-
rally entertained him besides. On the 30th June
the princess was baptised in the private chapel of
Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty, Viscountess
fiardinge, and Mrs. Robert Drummond (wife of
M,jor Drummond, of the 3d Bengal Light Cavalry,
who was in attendance on the prince), were the
godmothers, and Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart.,M.P.•
chairman of the East India Company, was god-
father, the ceremony being performed by the Lord
Primate (to whom the Rajah had written a touch-
ing appeal on behalf of his daughter's Christian
education)), Lord Wriothesley Russel!, as Deputy
Clerk of the Closet, and the Dean of Windsor (the
Hod. Mr. Wellesley), as Private Chaplain to the
Queen. Her Mijesty confided the education of the
princess to Mrs. Robert Drummond, under a special
agreement between the Rajah on one band, and
the Board of Control and the East India Compaq

on the other.
Unluckily the Rajah fell into misfortune, and
being, as ho thought, ill-treated by the compaill
by Lord Dalhousie, and by all the Indian authori-
ties, contrived to become the hero of various Pare
liamentary debates, the memory of which it is no"
necessary to revive, further than to say that the
origin of them was the withdrawal of his highness
pension (which, however, was eventually restored)'
and that the champions of his cause were the Mar'
quis of Cianricarde in the Upper, and Mr. Milner
Gibson in the Lower, House of Parliament. Tb°
Princess Gouramma was confirmed and admitted as
a communicant, under the auspices of the Queeili
and a few years ago she married Colonel Jolla
Campbell.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, and the infant Prince Albert Victor of
Wales, leave Marlborough House shortly after noon
to-day to proceed to Sandringham, Norfolk. It 5$
eepected that their royal highnesses will remain in
comparative retirement until the third week in this
month.
The Earl of Listowel has arrived at Doi:nide
Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Kimbolton Castle.
Lord Brougham is still at Cannes, and in the
best of health. The noble and learned lord is er
pected to arrive in Paris the week after next, ant
after a brief stay there, the venerable peer
arrive in London at the close of the month.
Baroness de Clifford has arrived at her residence
on Carlton-house-terrace, for the season, from bet
seat in Leicestershire.
Count Sandoz has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley
square, for Vienna.
Sir Thomas Sebright and family have arrived et
the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.
The Right Hon. the Caanceilor of the Esc";
quer and Mrs. Gladstone have arrived in town C°ll
the season. Mrs. Gladstone's first aseemblY wi
take place on Wednesday next.
Colonel Farquharson has returned to Thetnas6
Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Scotland. have
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough for
arrived at, their residence in Si. Jamess-square
cua
the season, from Blenheim Palace, near Wceidst°,ot
Teo Earl end Countess Spencer, by their `ro,
letters, had arrived at Constantino le from Ct'„,`
e.nd intend to visit Athens before they return. 10Jvia0
auble earl and countess are not expected 11
until the first week in the ensuing month.
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The United Kingdom Railway Officers'
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got
el, Association held its half-yearly
last Wednesday, at the London Bridge lion
soe! r.
Cave, Esq., Sheriff of London and Middlesex, in th
red
Mr. T. Alfred Burr, secretary, read the report, which
la
Pension and Accident Fund, and nearly 4,000 in the 1)
I nn t 10."
that upwards of 2,000 members had been enrolled i.ll,:_htile
Fund. £586 had been paid for deaths. A special don
of 45 sa, from the chairman was announced.