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 ego 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
Raj under Waddeer, who he succeeded in 1819, when
a boy of 1.5. The uncle was one of the few friends
of British sovereignty in India. The English people
first heord of the Coorgs in connection 'with the
Mysore wars against Hyder Ali and Tippoo Sultan,
extending over 12 years-1782-1798. Hyder Ali
might have exterminated the British but that Veer
Raj under refused to allow him to pass through his
territories, and all his efforts against Coorg were
unavailing until the treachery of Sing R tjunder
put the Rijah and his family within his power.
The Rajah allowed our Bombay army, under Gen.
Abereromby, to pass through his territories and
join the :limy oteCornwallis, a liberty which indi.
rectly led to the success of the British at Seringa-
patam. In 179 i) (October 26), Veer Rajuuder con-
cluded a treaty with the East India Company—a
treaty of friendship with the company " as long as
the sun and moon endured " against Tippoo Sattan,
who was thereby ensured an " eternity of punish.
ment."

In 1834 the late Rajah, who is described by tra-
vellers as a fine, hospitable, 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 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 English ❑obleman's daughter.
" for the Almighty lied given her 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-
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
Hardinge, and Mrs. Robert Drummond (wife of
Major 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 Russell, 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.

Unluckily the Rajah fell into misfortune, and
being, as ha 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 nis highness's
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. 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 Victor of
Wales, leave Marlborough House 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, Berkeley-square, from Kimbolton Castle.
Lord Brougham is still at Cannes, and in the
best of health. The noble and learned lord is ex-
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-
square, for Vienna.
Sir Thomas Sebright and family have arrived at
the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exche-
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's
Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Scotland.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough have
arrived at their residence in St. James's-square for
the season, from Blenheim Palace, neac Woodstock.
The EArl and Countess Spencer, by their last
letters, had arrived, at Constantinople from Cairo,
and intend to visit Athens before they return. The
noble earl and countess are not expected home
until the first week in the ensuing month.
The United Kingdom Railway Officers' and
Servants' Association held its half-yearly meeting
lastMednesday, at the London Bridge House motel,
Cave, Esq., Sheriff of London and Middlesex, in the chair.
Mr. T, Allred Burr, secretary, read the report, which stated
rhat upwards of 2,000 members had been enrolled in the
Pension and Accident Fund, and nearly 4,000 in the Des!
Fund. £586 had been paid for deaths. A special donation
of £5 6s, from the chairman was Announced.