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

DEATH ON THE QUEEN OF DUDE,

e regret to state that the Queen Dowager of
Oude died yesterday 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 Mecca. She rallied slightly
after her arrival at Paris, and hopes were confi-
dently expressed that she would be able to proceed
with her journey. But these good symptoms were
delusive, and she breathed her last yesterday, we
believe, in her 54th year.
We take the following account of the movements
of her sable Majesty and 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 had been seriously
affected by the climate of London. Her Majesty
was exlled in a twofold degree in England. Not
only was she far away from her own country, but
' she was residing in a climate which is frequently
foggy that the sun is altogether obscured, This
is the first time that the Queen of Chide 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 had 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 beads, 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 Queen.
" Two of the young princes of the suite of the
Queen of Oude alone reposed upon a bed, which
they found excellent ; but instead of placing them-
selves side by side, they lay down in opposite
positions, the one with his head alongside the
other's feet.

"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 behind a
veil and hastily draws the curtains of her palanquin,
in which she passes the greater part of the day.
" So►ne English families of distinction accompany
the Queen of Oude. These distinguished strangers
occasion a lively curiosity. A numerous crowd were
stationed all the dayat the corner of the Rue Lafatte
and of the Rue de Provence, for the purpose of ad-
miring the rich costumes and the characteristic
figures of the Indian prince•, who frequently showed
themselves in the balcony. Some of those princes
even promenaded the boulevards yesterday, where
their presence creared a great sensation."

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AND AUSTRALIAN NEWS.—A telegram will be
due iu 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 tip to the 11th ult., And
from Melbourne to the 15th ult.
THE OUTWARD MAILS.—The Postmaster-General gave
notice, yesterday, that a mail for the Cape of Good Hope
will be made up in the General Post-office on the even-
ing of the 260 i instant, to be conveyed by her Majesty's
steamer Lynx; that mails for India, via Southampton,
will be made up in the General Post-office, to be
forwarded by the non-contract packets, which commence
running on the 11th proximo; that the next mail for
Calcutta direct, Penang, Singapore, and China, via
Marseilles, will be due in London on the 27th inst., and
that the next mailfromlndia, via Bombay and Marseilles.
will be due in London on the 3d proximo.
OPENING OF THE EAST KEIT RAILWAY.—The first
portion of this line, that between Chatham and Aver.
sham, was formally opened for general 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 between
Dover and the Continent. The opening of the first
section of the line will be celebrated at Faversham, on
Friday, by a public banquet, to be given to the, chairrnanat
(Lord Sondes) and the directors by the map
out
corporation of that borough. The line bet weep Sur
and Canterbury will be opened through
ensuing summer.