The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-26 00:00:00

DEATH OP THE QUEEN OF OUDE.

We regret to state that the Queen Dowager of
Oude died 3eiterday at Paris. The unfortunate
lady left England a few days ago, in very bad
health, intending to proceed to Egypt, and even-
tually, we believe, to M..cca. She rallied slightly
after h-r arrival at Paris, and hopes were confi
dently expressed that she would be able to proceed
with her journey. But those good sympt.ms were
delusive, and s'ie brew het her last yesterday, we
believe, in her ti-ith year.
We take the following account of the movements
of her sable Majesty arid suite, after her arrival in
the French capital, from the Courier of Paris of
yesterday. The writer at the time was, of course,
ignorant of the sad event which had just happened
" The Queen of Oude, whose arrival on Friday
the Courier of Paris has duly announced, came to
this city with the object of endeavouring to
re-establish her health, which hid been seriously
affected by the climate of London. Her Majesty
was exiled in a twofold degree iu England. Not
only was she far away from her own country, but
she was residing in a climate which is frequently
so foggy that the sun is altogether obscured. This
is the first time that the Queen of Oude has
visited Paris. She had been for some time pre-
viously expected here, but those anticipations
amounted to naught. Some members of her family
only bad passed some days in France.
" The Queen of Oude inhabits the apartment on
the first floor of the hotel Lafitte. Some days pre-
vious to her arrival that apartment had been pre-
pared for her—that is to say, they had taken away
from it all its ordinary furniture. The entire of
the family and all the suite of the Queen lay upon
the carpet, where they passed the night.
"The ladies of the Queen remained the whole of
the day seated upon the same carpet which had also
served them for their bed. They talked together,
worked, ate, and prayed alternately.
" Yesterday the carpet of the common salle was
covered with heads, talismans, and amulets, scat-
tered about for their devotions, and before which
all- the Indians prostrated themselves while pray-
ing for the re-establishment of their (411,3!.n.
"Two of the young princes of the suite of the
Queen of Oude alone reposed upon a bed, which
they found excelent ; but instead of placing them-
selves side by side, they by down in opposite
positions, the one with la?s head alongside the
other's feet.

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"The Queen has also a bed, but no person can
see it, not even the domestics of the hotel. At the
least, noise her Majesty conceals herself behilid a
veil and hastily draws the curtains of her palanquin,
in which she passes the greater part of the day.
"Some Eaglitih families of distinction accompany
the Queen of Oude. These distinguished strangers
occasion a lively curiosity. A numerous crowd were
stationed all thedayat the corner of the Rue ',tau°
andof the Rue de Provence, for the purpose of ad-
miring the rich costumes rid the characteristic
figures of the Indianiprinces, who frequently showed
themselves in the
balcony.
Some of those princes
even promenaded the
boulevards yesterday, where
their presence created
a great sensation."

SIR COLIN CANTERLL.—The Scot.swian, after quoting
an article by one of our weekly'a connection is not with Islay,
contemporaries tiers in
London. says :—Sir Colin
nor is he even a Campbell.
and still
do belong to the Island of Mull, and his 'lid
M`Liver— the name of Campbell having; real (opted,
ais
we believe, from a maternal uncle, who bad assisted
in his youth. The gallant general's father
very aged man—is still alive in Mull, in an humblir bsoat
comfortable position."
INDIAN AND AUSTRALIAN NEWS.—A. telegram will be
due in England, from Malta, on Friday next, with
Bombay news up to the 9th inst. ; and a telegram will
be due in England, from Malta, on Saturday next, with
Australian news, from Sydney up to the 11th ult., and
from Melbourne to the 15th ult.

TEMOUTWAIID MAILS.—The Postmaster-General gave
notice, yesterday, that a mail for the Capeof Good Hope
e
will be made up in the General Post-office on the
even-
ing
of the 26th instant, to be conveyed by her
steamer Lynx; that mails fcr Southampton,viaaGeneralwill be made np in the General Poet.,ffiee' to be
forwarded by the non-contract packets, which Conan
running on the 11th proximo ; that ,the next mare
for
Calcutta direct, Penang, Singapore, and China,' via
Marseilles, will he due in London on the 27th inst and'
that the nett mailfrom India, via Bombay awl Marseilles,
wili be due in London on the 31 prox:no,
OPZ:ITICG OF THE KENC _HATLWAY,—The first
portion of this line, that between Chatham and Fever-
eh Irn, Was 1;118811y opened for geuerel traffic yesterday.
This railway, when completed, will be one of the most
important in the kingdom, as it will open up a shorter
and much more convenient communication
the first
Dover and the Continent. The opering of
section of the line will be celeb a n
t to the Faversh
of anon
on
Friday, ;1y a public banquet, to be rated'e ch
(Lord Sonde9 and the direcfori by the ioayor ar.d
,
corporation of that borough. The line between
i''')6(l
and Canterbury will be opened throughout early in the
eioatiiing summer.