The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-22 00:00:00

It is at length our duty to announce this melancho-
ly, though not unlooked-for, termination of a coarse.of
human suffering uncommonly protracted and severe.—
That Her Maiesty should nol. have sunk before, under
the complicated maladies which assailed her at so ad-
vanced an age, is, we are taught to believe, more sur-
prising to her medical attendants, than that she has
ultimately yielded to their violence. The Queen was
bore en the 19th of May, 17441; having hum nature
a sound and vigorous frame. Until within these two
years, Her Majesty enjoyed an almost uninterrupted
state of health ; and, as is sometimes the case with
those whose habits are regular, and whose. various bo-
dily powers, are thence exposed to a pretty equal prLs-
sure, the first very serious attack of disease was that
which indicated a general breaking up of het constitu-
tion. The water which accumulated in her limbs and
on her chest was an unequivocal symptom of the deadly
stage which Her Majesty's soarings had arrived at.—
This source of distress and immediate alarm was, how-
ever, acted upon, front time to time, both by medicines
and surgical operations, which were productive of par-
tial, though gradually diminishing, relict; until " the
potent poison quite o'crgrew” the antidotes applied to it
by professional science. Each interval of repose he •
came shorter than the preceding one—each sueceeding
paroxysm more acute—each struggle more nearly mor-
The Queen expired at Kew, about one o'clock on
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1818, in the 75th year of her age.
The bulletin issued on Tuesday morning was of a
more than usually alanuing tendency, and served to
prepare the public fir the event which was afterwards
announced. It was as follows:

" Kew Palace, Nov. 17.
4. The Queen's state hit night was one of great and imminent dan-
ger. Her Majesty continues vary ill this morning.
** F. Mll.l.M.laisio
" 11. ['ALFORD.'

It is asserted, that the first alarming change in the
state of the Queen wus on Monday afternoon, and was
of such a nature as to induce Sir Henry Halford to
write to the Prince Regent to hasten his departure
from London ; and the Regent immediately s,ait for
the Duke of York to accompany him to Kew Palace.—
Their Royal Highnesses remained at Kew till near one
o'clock, when Her Majesty having recovered from her
serious attack in Lhe afternoon, and there being no im-
mediate appearance of danger, they left their afflicted
parent flit- the night. The Queen passed a disturbed
night, bat only similar to what she bad frequently done
fir some tin:,, past : and the physicians had sent off an
commit to the Ite:,-ent a little bethrc eight o'clock to
ileac aft ct• In two hours afterwards a serious change
fie• the %verse took place, and Sir Henry Halfbrd sent
oil' an express, witieb arrived warn after eleven o'clock
at Carlton I louse. and the statement was so alarming,
that the Prince sent instautly for the Dake of York to
accompany hint to Kew. Their Royal Highnesses
arrived ut Kew Palace before half past twelve, and re-
paired to the chamber of their expiring parent, who,
we are happy to say, was perfectly sensible of their
presence. The scene was .truly distressing, and the
Prince Regent had the trying task of supporting his
mother in her last brca'hings—u lit though melancholy
close of his incessant attendance day and night, and of
hay anxious contrivance of every expedient that could
administer relief' and (martin to his parent, in her long
aid afflicting illness of six mouths. His Royal High-
ness was a,:sisteal by the Duke of York and their Royal
Sisters. The expiring acne—the heart-rending feel-
ings of the Regent, and all present, it will be equally
impossible and unbecoming to attempt to describe. The
brothers and sisters were supported with much difficul-
ty to a private room, where the,Regent continued se-
vend hour*, and then left for town.
The first communitiatien which arrived in town of