The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-21 00:00:00

DEATH AND FUNERAL OF A GIPSY

GIRL.

About six weeks since a party of gipsies, bearing
with them a very beautiful girl, named Lepronia
Lee, evidently in the last stage of consumption,
encamped on the grounds adjacent to the Grey-
hound public-house, at Kirton, about eight miles
from Ipswich. No sooner had they taken up their
quarters than the intelligence of the illness of one
who appeared to be a great favourite with the tribe
was sent to all parts, and in a few days Kirton was
the centre of an encampment, numbering some 50
or 60 men, women, and children, some arriving
from Norwich and other distant places. Medical
aid was immediately called in, and Mr. Taylor,
surgeon, of Bucklesham, was daily in attendance
upon the poor girl. Dr. Bartlett was also consulted,te
but from the first all hope was gone. Darr_
illness of the girl at Kirton,
six weeks, she was frequently visited by
ladies
Mr. Bartlett, which fxtentdhedgßoveevr.
his lady, and several other
re-
sidingwith
h that
er dail
daily,
reading neighbourhood,
portionswho . spent etnhtes om e
Scripture.hours
Indeed, so great was her desire for the consolations
of religion and her affection for those of her sex
who so kindly visited her, that she never appeared
satisfied but when they were present. On Sunday
afternoon, the 2d inst., the poor girl breathed her
last, having retained her consciousness until the last
moment, and with her last breath expressed her
hope in a glorious immortality. The greater portion
of the tribe were at Kirton Church at the time her
death took place, and when it became known
the moaning and lamentations of her people
are described as dreadful in the extreme. The
deceased was interred in Kirton churchyard on
Friday, the 7th inst., the procession being headed
by a hearse, after which followed the two sisters
and cousins of the deceased, dressed in white muslin
corded with white silk, their heads covered with
white veils reaching almost to the ground. The
men were dressed with black silk hat-bands tied
with white ribbon, and also wore white gloves and
neck-ties. The women of the tribe were in deep
mourning. Many hundred persons came from all
parts of the district to witness the procession. The
greatest decorum was preserved throughout, and
shortly after their return from Kesgrave the m em"
bers of the tribe started for their various
destina-
tions. The tribe appeared to be in a e
li
L
stances, and consisted of the families a
o the
ees,
nd Norwich
Youngs, Smiths, and Silcocks.—BurY
Post. tcircum

: ---A
WORD ABOUT OUR WRECKS.—Fishing-boats
and merchant shim with their crews, are the antecedents
of men-of-war and naval armaments, and ura the nursery
of those elements of our maritime defence. While we are
fortifying our arsenals, and strengthening our dockyards
anew in their structure and resources—while no ex-
anew
is spared in the strategic system which converts
our Southern seaboard into a line of military posts—and
while every precaution is taken against the possibility of an
enemy landing upon our shores—a
duty as solemn, .
prrsc-
ti nh
ga
i andof
affordingpati o patriotic o
shelteris
andneglectedprotection in a time ofto perfect peace,
our fishermen
and merchant seamen on the line of One of the greatest
highways of our commerce,
Impregnability re
all
but an impossibility; every front is
assault cannot be efficiently of approach or
is alike impolitic and guarded ; but it
entreaties of the very class t inhuman to resist the
our vessels of war if men o which we should look to man
lavish our expenditure aced by an enemy ; and while we
not to grudge •apon building batteries, we ought
what is
coasts from those risks at sea which make the yearly wreck-
reproach.—Once a Week.

The great sensation of the week with us has been
the arrival of several thousand rebel prisoners—a
part of the fruits of the victory at Fort Donnelson.
Camp Douglas—where the prisoners are confined—
is located on the United States Fair Grounds, at
Cottage Grove, about half a mile south of the city
limits. It occupies several hundred aaes, around
which is a high board fence. The buildings are of
wood, mostly one story high, in long ranges. Some
are of two stories. The accommodations, as bar-
racks, are probably as good as any in the country,
and as Uncle Sam provides liberal rations, our
Southern brethren will undoubtedly fare much
better than they did while in the Confederate
army. One reason for bringing them here was that
they could be subsisted much cheaper than at any
other point.
Those already arrived are principally Tennes-
seeans, Texans, Mississippians, and a few from Vir-
ginia. Their costumes are in every variety of style,
fashion, and material. They represent- to the"life
the poor white trash ' of the Smith,
as we have seen it described. The backwoodsmen,
with their jeans and butternut-coloured stuffe, pre-
dominate. All their head gear would come under
the appellation of a "shocking bad hat." Add to
this that they were worn and dirty, and!you can.
form some idea of the tout ensenzble of this portion
of the rebel army. Overcoats were scarce, and in
their places were blankets of every description,
worn as shawls, and of these, those made of carpet-
ing appeared to predominate. The men appeared
pinched and hungry, as if they had been upon short
commons for months. From the hardships they
have recently endured, the general appearance of
the men were wretched, and called forth an invo-
luntary feeling in the hearts of all who saw them.
They had all the outlines of poor, ignorant, and de-
luded men, who have been seduced into the rebel-
lion by their demagogue leaders.
In conversing with them in the camp, this idea
is more than confirmed. The Tennesseeans, espe-
cially, are heartily sick of the part they have acted,
and do not hesitate to declare that they were forced
or deluded into taking up arms. The most faise
and abominable representations were made to them,.
and being mainly unable to read, they were not able.
to detect the baseness of the men who led off in the
rebellion. I give below a few specimens of their
talk. The Mississippians are dogged, and their
voice is still for war. The Texans, most of them,
give up all as lost.
I come to a middle-aged man, who was evidently
a small farmer or backwoodsman, and accosted him:
" Well, my good fellow, how do you like your
Northern trip ?"
" Wall, I kinder like the looks of the country
round here. I'm seven hundred miles from my kin,
but if they were here I would never go back."
" When you get back to your homes, you must
speak a good word for us among your neighbours."
I will that, aee'n I've been treated perfectly
gentlemanly."
To another—a Virginian—l remarked, " How
about Floyd?"

~ He is good to take care of himself. I followed
him 180 miles on a retreat in Western Virginia.
much
some thought
fellows."
nl 0 down
ws.
escapes the Lincolns, I shouldn't our way. If he
Hhaerdaifnr't
m o I
asked another if he was not ashamed
government which has
to fight
”wonder if he fared
against the Union, and the
done so much for them. gove
He replied, " I never fought agin the Union, and
I never will."
" What were you doing at FortDonnelson ? Were
you forced into the army ?"
" Wall, no, not exactly forced ; I knew I would
be, so I j'ined. I thought I'd feel better to go my.
self!"
~ -what do you expect to gain by therrieebyellion ?"
"We find our leaders have lied to us. Our big
agin the old flag. All we want is men wanted to get rich and get into office, and so
lag
rights, according to the instrument
they have got ns Into this mess by thedierprliievse.
ufofreLfainthceorlus
wlivoeudld.
have
constitutionalriot
dheiwciehectoibouenrlieved them. But
had been made to believe
these,
ee
,rtba which
atnhdatGtehremyawnes,reanlidest.h"ey
were perfectly amazed when
was oompoWseedno°fwneigsnrOoefws
the national soldiers and find them
Another said that they
' that the Northern army
whites and mostly
gthiveiyageamuep tothseee
contest.—said
.
Americans.
eat_rin g
da I'
veryenn e sseean
energetically,talk of
I should saimoArroMwis:issippian__h-
has old NvAiIl will
ss neveriss ,,egyeetryoultoootr' htheereptro:
.go into the fight again. Jeff.
soners wouldP.
'‘DaGviivse it up, never. If I could
give up this contest so long as he
I have no
.I‘l4'l3' of thetn-arive• us no more trouble if liberattA.
they have beenremdif indignant at the manner in which
would enter the deluded
nod imposed Upon, and
Union army and do good service,
if nermitted. But as there are plenty of good men
and true, who are above suspicion, the experiment
will not probably be tried. There is a general dis-
position on the part of our citizens to make them as
comfortable as possible—looking upon the poor
doubt to backtB ouhti
ofm .
ignorant souls as so many victims of wiles and in-
trigues of the Confederate leaders, who are really
repentant of the folly and wrong of which they have
been guilty. There are many in the hospital:
Pneumonia is quite prevalent, and many deaths may
be expected. They were exposed,
to cold rough weather, without tents or fires. The
steamboats were so crowded that they had to ro
main on the outer decks unprotected during ---
a 350 mile journey to this •
, a severe
cold rain storm, which wet them through and
through. In this condition they were put
cars, to make
aggravated type,
City, Th©
result is much sickness of an

INDIA OFFICE, 21sT MARCH, 1862.
THE SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA in
council Hereby Gives Notice,—
Tint SEALED TENDERS will be received at the Chief
Cashier's Office at the Bank of England up to One o'clock on
the Ist day of April next, for Bills of Exchange, payable on
demand, to be drawn on the several Governments in India,
at Calcutta, Madras, or Bombay, for sums not to exceed Ru-
pees 40,00,000 in each month, of which not more than Rupees
10,00,000 will be drawn on the Government of Madras, and
the same sum on that of Bombay.
No 'render is to be for a sum less than Rupees 10,000, and
one-eighth of a penny per Rupee is to be the smallest fraction
tendered.
Each Tender must specify the rate of Exchange at which
the applicant is prepared to purchase a Bill, or any number
of Bills, and the lowest amount of any one Bill is tobe Rupees
.5,000.
The Secretary of State will not be bound to accept any
Tender, and reserves the right of accepting the whole or any
portion of a Tender.
In the event of two or more Tenders being equal, and the
amount remaining' to be allotted not being sufficient to sup-
ply both or all, the Bank will be instructed to allot rateably.
On the day following the receipt of the Tenders at the
Bank, the parties will be informed whether their Tenders
have or have not been accepted.
If accepted, the amount of payment must be lodged at the
Rank on or before the 15th day of the month of April.
Those applicants whose Tenders shall have been accepted,
will be furnished with a Form to be filled up with the parti-
culars of the Bills re piired, and the Bills themselves, drawn
in Duplicate, will be delivered on the day following the pay-
ment.

THOMAS GEORGE BARING.

R. and MRS. CHARLES KEAN will
k APPEAR at te Theatre-Ral Dru-iane,
EVENING (FRIDAY),h March 21, In O oyTFIELLryO. THIS
On Saturday, 22d (for the Benefit of Mr. E. T. Smith),
THE WONDER.

U YAL ENGLISH OPERA,
ri) COVENT GARDEN.
tinder the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.
Harrison.

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THIS EVENING, THE LILY OF KILLARNEY.
"Misses Louisa Pyne, Susan Pyne, and Jessie M`Lean • Mr.
Santley, Mr. H. Haigh, Mr. E. Dussek, Mr. Patey, Mr. C.
Lyall, Mr. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison.
Followed by THE MARRIAGE OF GEORGETTE.
Miss Thirlwall and Mr. A. Corri.
Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON.
Commence at Seven.

THEATRE-ROY AL, HAYMARKET,
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buokstone.
THIS EVENING, t I cewi commenth OUR AMERICAN
COUSIN. Lord Dundreary,
Mr. Sothern ; Asa Trenchard,
Mr. Bucketone.
After which (11th time) a Household Picture, under Two
'Lights, entitled THE WIFE'S PORTRAIT. Mr. Howe,
Mr. W. Farren, Mrs. C. Young, &c
To conclude with FAMILY JARS.