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 circum.
stances under which the Princess of Coorg was
taken under the protection of her Majesty a dozen
years rgo will feel their interest renewed by the
announcement of the early death of the daughter of
the last of the Haleri Retj
The father of the Princess of Coorg, Veer Rajun-
der, was the namesake of his famous uncle. Veer
Rajunder Waddeer, who he succeeded in 1819, when
a boy of 15. The uncle was one of the few friends
of British sovereignty in India. The English people
drat heard of the Coorgs in connection 'with the
Mysore were against Hyder Aii and Tipp° Sultan,
extending over 12 years-17G2-1798. Hyder Ali
night have exterminated the British but that Veer
R junder refused to allow him to pass through his
territories, and all his efforts against Coorg were
unavailing until the treachery of Sing R *kinder
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 fumy of Cornwallis, a liberty which indi.
rectly led to toe success of the British at Seringa-
patarz. In 1794 (October 26), Veer Rajunder con-
cluded a treaty with the Elsi, India Company—a
treaty of friendship with the company " as lung as
the sun and moon endured" against Tippoo Sultan,
who was thereby ensured an "eternity of punish-
ment."

In 1834 the late BAjab, who is describ3d by tra-
vellers as a fine, hospi: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 Rajah came to Ligland 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 English nobleman's daughter.
" for the Almighty had given tier the knowledge of
all things concerning Indian matters, and had
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-
ricaed 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
tiardinge, and Mrs. Robert Drummond (wife of
M,joi- 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
Hon. Mr. Wellesley), as Private Chaplain to the
Queen. Her Majesty confided the education of the
princess to Mrs. Robert Drummond, under a special
agreement between the Rajah on one hand, and
the Board of Control and the East India Company
on the other.

liuluckily the Rijah fell into misfortune, and.
being, as he thought, ill-treated by the company,
by Lord Dalhousie, and by all the Indian authori-
ties, contrived to become the hero of various Par-
liamentary debates, the memory of which it is un-
necessary to revive, further than to say that the
origin of them was the withdrawal of his highness's
pension (which, however, was even cually restortd),
and that the champions of his cause were the Mar-
quis of Cianricarde in the Upper, and Mr. Miicer
Gibson in the Lower, House of Parliament. The
Princess Gouramma was confirmed and admitted as
a communicant, under the auspices of the Queen,
and a few years ago she married Colonel John
Campbell.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, and the infant Prince Albert VLctor of
Wales, leave Marlborough Roust shortly after noon
to-day to proceed to Sandringham, Norfolk. It is.
expected that their royal highnesses will remain in
comparative retirement until the third week in this
month.
The Earl of Listowel has arrived at Thomas's
Hotel, Bea',keley-sqaare, from Kimbolton Castle.
Lord Brougham is stall at Cannes, and in the
best of health. The noble and learned lord is ez.
pected to arrive in Paris the week after next, and,
after a brief stay there, the venerable peer will
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 her
seat in Leicestershire.
Count Sandoz has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley.
,quare, for Vienna.
Sir Thomas Sebright and family have arrived at
the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.
The Right Hon. the Cnaneallor of the Bleb°.
quer and Mrs. Gladstone have arrived in town for
the season. Mrs. Gladstone's first assembly will
take place on Wednesday next.
Colonel Farquharson has returned to Thomas et
Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Scotland.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough he"
arrived at their residence in Sc. James's-Equare for
the season, horn Blenheim Palace, neac Woodstocic;
The Earl and Countess Spencer, by their I.as
letters, had arrived at Constantinople from
And intend to visit Athens before they return. Th
noble earl and countess are not expected heine
until the first week in the ensuing month.
The United Kingdom Railway OfficersV ana
Servants' Association held its half-yearly wean?'
last Wednesday, at the London Bridge HOW? Hotel, T'
Esq., Sheriff of London and Middlesex, in
the chair't
Mr. T. Alfred Burr, secretary, read the report, which
tests c
that upwards oi 2,000 members had been enrolled in
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Death
Pension and Accident Fund, and nearly 4,000 in the De
Fund. £586 had been paid for deaths. A special douat
of £5 ss, from the chairman was announced.