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but valuable mementoes intended for her relatives in 

 England, 



But the tale of the last six months of her residence in 

 that important portion of our Indian possessions has been 

 circumstantially related (with all that she, with others of 

 her sex, suffered) by two civilians resident during the 

 siege — nevertheless, I may perhaps be permitted to add, 

 that after passing, unhurt, from the fire of the rebels, who 

 lined the road for the first three miles — although one of 

 her companions was shot in the arm, and afterwards died 

 from the effects of the wound — she, with much fatigue 

 and suffering, got safe to Cawnpore, and thence floated 

 down the Ganges to Calcutta, Avhence she sailed in the 

 steamer to Southampton, where I met her Avith a degree 

 of satisfaction it is impossible to express. 



Tt will scarcely be believed, except by those whom it 

 immediately concerns, that no compensation has yet been 

 awarded to the sufierers in that critical and destructive 

 sieo'e, althouo^h £1,000,000 sterlinor has been sent out to 

 the Indian Government for that purpose. 



My time now became Avholly devoted to the coach. 

 From eioht in the mornino; till seven in the evenino- I was 

 on the box, and, it may reasonably be supposed, en- 

 countered a variety of character, and increased my 

 acquaintance Avith all classes. Masters of colleges, 

 Professors, Tutors, Fellows, frequently sat beside me ; 

 Church dignitaries — nay, even a Bishop I have had on 

 the box. Indeed, were I to enumerate all the men of 

 distinction who honoured me with their company, I 

 should include every degree of rank in the nobility — 

 Cabinet Ministers of both |)^i'ties, as the Treasury 



