The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-12 00:00:00

DEATH OF SIR JAMES OUTRAM.

We learn by telegram that the death of Sir James
Outram, K.C.8., took place in Paris at one o'clock
yesterday morning. This distinguished officer, who
acquired so great and deserved a reputation by his
military and political services in India, was born in
1806, at Butterley-hill, Derbyshire. His father was
a civil engineer of some celebrity, and he himselt

was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen,
whence be went out as a cadet to India in 1819,
and was afterwards appointed adjutant to the 23d
Regiment of Native Infantry, being for some time
previously in command of a body of irregular
troops. From 1828 to 1835 he served in Candeish,
and in the latter year he was employed in organising
a regular farce in Guzerat. In 1838 he was aide-de-
camp to Lord Kt ane, and took an active part in the
capture of Guznee. He subst quently performed, in
succession, the functions of political agent at Goo
jerat, and those of commissary in the Upper Scinde,
besides undertaking the duties o British Rcsident
at Hydrabad, at Sattara, and at Lucknow. In all
these capacities he especially recommended himself
to the esteem of his superior officers as well by his
military vigour as by his administrative qualities.

In 1842 he was appointed commissioner to nego-
tiate with the Ameer of Scinde, in which positio❑
he adopted views at variance with those of Gen.
Sir Charles Napier, a difference which found very
decided expression, after he quitted Scinde,
in the publication of a work in two volumes, in
which he severely criticised the conduct of Sir
Charles relative to the conquest of that country.
Nevertheless, the views he entertained on the policy
of Sir Charles Napier afterwards received the
approbation of the directors of the East India
Company. He visited England on furlough in
1843, and in the following year he was appointed
to a command in the Mahratta country. In 1847
he was appointed Resident at Baroda, and also at
Bombay, where he unflinchingly expos, d the official
venality then prevalent, and which he was largely
instrumental in suppressing. In 1856 he was
nominated by Lord Dalhousie successor to Sir John
Lawrence as Chief Commissioner of Oude. Iu the
military operations in Persia, in 1857, he took the
most active and prominent part, and was raised to
the rank of lieutenant-general in that year. As Sir
Henry Lawrence's buccessor at Lucknow, the noble
part he played during the mutiny in India, and
more especially in connection with the advance of
Sir Henry Havelock's force, are yet fresh in the
recollection of the public. In 1856, while in the
chief command of the Persian expedition, he was
made C. 8., and in 1856 he was rewarded with a
baronetcy. He was afterwards made fa G.C.8., and
was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general.
He returned to England in 1860, greatly shattered
in health, and on several public occasions has been
received with the honour justly due to his eminent
public ser% ices and his high personal character.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 11.
Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and

Princess of Prussia, attended by Countess Bruhl
and Captain Lucadon, went to Claremont, and
visited the Queen Marie Amelia.

His Royal Highness the Count of Flanders,
attended by Major Burnell, left the Castle this
morning for London.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Christian of Denmark, Prince Frederick, Prince
William, Princess Dagmar, Prince Waldemar, and
Princess Thyra, took leave of her Majesty at three
o'clock to-day, and left the Castle for London, at-
tended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of their suite,
and Colonel F. Suymour, Groom in Waiting to the

Queen.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Coburg, at-
(ended by Baron von Wangenheitn, Baron Gru'otn,
and Baron Schleinitz, also took leave of her Majesty,
and left the Castle. Lit ut.-Col. the Hon. D. de
Ros attends the Duke to Dover.
Lad) Churchill has succeeded the Countess of
Caledon ca Lady in Waiting ; and the Hon. Morti-
mer West has succeeded Colonel F. Seymour as
Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
Immediately after the marriage ceremony on Tues-
day, her M ajt sty returned privately to the Castle by
the north terrace, to be in time to receive the Prince
and Princess of Wales at the grand entrance, where
her Majesty cordially embraced them, and accom
panied them to the Princess of Wales's apartments.

Evening Parties at, St. James's Palace.
We are authorised to state that invitations will
be issued by the Lord Ct.arnberlain, by command of
the Queen, for an evening party at St. James's
Palace, on Friday, the 20th of March, in honour of
the Prince and Princess Wales, and at which their
royal highnesses will be present.
A second evening party will take place after
Easter.