The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-28 00:00:00

-Elbe Quin

LONDON.
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1830.

SUN NEWSPAPER EXPRESS.

We have again to record an instance of ex-
traordinary and successful exertion in the early
communication of important news. The la-
mented death of his Majesty GEORGE IV. was
but imperfectly known in London on Saturday
morning. The frequent and probable rumours
which had been hitherto spread of such an
expected event tended to excite great mistrust,
even when the melancholy fact was realised.
The news reached London at seven o'clock,
but up to ten all was uncertainty. The
Morning Papers then published a Second
Edition, merely announcing the death of his
MAJESTY, but without authentic particulars.
Shortly afterwards Mr. SMITH, of 192,
Strand,_ with his usual and most praise-
worthy promptitude, proceeded, by express,
to Birmingham with second editions of the
Morning Papers, and was the first to carry the
intelligence to that populous district, and other
r•
places in the immediate line of route. The Sun
Newspaper waited for the publication of the
official account. About half-past twelve o'clock
we published the Extraordinary Gazette, and
immediately afterwards forwarded expresses to all
parts of the United Kingdom with the official
account. Our Express to the North did not
leave town till past one o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, but it reached Liverpool, Manchester,
and other great towns by Sunday morning—
a circumstance hitherto unprecedented in the
history of Newspaper exertions. We expect to
hear by return of post that the Express Edition
of The Sun arrived in Edinburgh and Glasgow
by Monday morning early, thereby conveying
the first and authentic intelligence all over Eng-
land, Scotland, and Ireland, in thirty hours after,
leaving The Sun Office.

But as every triumph has its alloy, we re-
gret to understand that some of our Sub-
scribers were disappointed in receiving copies
of the Paper, owing to the excessive demand
and our anxiety to give the latest news up to
the hour of post. We published three
Editions on Saturday, and having expended
our stock of Stamps, were compelled to
print on blank paper, for which due acknow-
ledgment will be made to the Stamp-office. From
the unavoidable delay thus occasioned, a few
missed poit, but were forwarded on Sunday
morning. In this instance the newsmen are en-
tirely blameless.

The Proclamation of his present Majesty
King WILLIAM the FOURTH—the fullest par-
ticulars of which will be found in The Sun o.
to-day—took place this morning. The splen-
dour of the procession, which was imposing,
without being in the least degree either gorgeous
or extravagant, and the unusual brilliancy of the
day, attracted an immense multitude, who, at an
early hour, thronged the streets through which
the cavalcade was expected to pass. Indeed, we
do not remember on any former occasion to have
seen such an immense mass of people collected
together. The Strand was literally a sea of
heads from Charing-Cross to Temple-Bar. At
Every spot where the Proclamation was read, the
acclamations of the people were deafening ; and
when the Herald proclaimed aloud " GOD save
King WILLIAM," they responded to the senti-
ment with a heartiness, a sincerity—we might
almost say enthusiasm—which augur well for the
popularity of his MAJESTY. May his reign
be long and prosperous, and resemble his la-
mented predecessor's in its pacific, tolerant, and
enlightened character ! May he add new lustre
to the Royal name of WILLIAM, and when in
the fullness of years he descends to the tomb of
his ancestors, may he leave behind him a reputa-
tion as great and glorious as that of GEORGE
the Fourth ! His MAJESTY enters upon
his reign at a period which demands both,
on the part of the Monarch and his Mi-'
nisters the most consummate sagacity. The
commercial and financial resources of the coun-
try ; the position that it holds with regard to
Foreign Powers, and the threatening appear-
ances which are.daily and hourly more fully de-
veloping themselves in France, and which can-
not, fail, directly or indirectly, to influence the
destinies of England ; the state of Portugal, of
Greece, of Turkey ;—these are points which
demand, we repeat, from the British Governmen

',the promptest, .the most consummate sagacity.
Play his MAJESTY, by the formation of that
,Government, afford a pledge to his subjects
that the great points at issue will be canvassed,
in a spirit worthy of the age !

His MAJESTY held a Privy Council this
day at One o'clock at St. James's Palace.

Rumour is already busy as to the changesl
likely to take place in,
the Cabinet and the Royal'
Household. It is stated with considerable con-1
fidence that the Marquis of CONYNGHAM and
Sir WILLIAM KNIGHTON retire, and that theirl
places are to be supplied by the Duke of,
GORDON and Sir HERBERT TAYLOR. Lord'
MELVILLE, it is also stated, leaves the Admi-
ralty, and Admiral Sir BYAM MARTIN—the
KING'S particular friend—is likely to be his
successor.

It is not exactly known when the House of
Commons will proceed to regular business ; it
must, however, be within a few days, as the pre-
sent Sugar Duties Bill expires on the sth of
July, and no new regulation has yet been passed
on the subject.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

At the sitting of the Court this morning, the Judges
and King's Counsel took the oaths of allegiance to his
Majesty King William the Fourth.
Mr. Brougham and Mr. Denman had not the oaths ad-
ministered to them, as they were raised to the dignity of a
silk gown by a patent of precedence, which expires on the
demise of the Sovereign. Those Learned Gentlemen,
therefore, took their seats behind the bar.

.MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.-(TIIIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The House met to-day shortly after twelve o'clock, pur-
suant to adjournment, for the purpose of administering
I the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy to such Peers as
,were not sworn on Saturday.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Wool-
sack as Deputy Speaker, in the absence of the Lord
Chancellor.

The oaths were then administered to his Grace the
Duke of Wellington, and the Earl of Roslyn separately.
The Earl of Roslyn appeared in a General's full Court
'dress. Earl Bathurst, to whom the oaths were also admi,
nistered, appeared in full Windsor uniform. The oaths were
then administered to the following Peers :—Lord Arden,
Viscount Lorton, Earl Beauchamp, Lord Colville,
Lord Doneraile, the Duke of Gs. lon, Lord Hill,
the Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry, Lord Ellenborough,
the Duke of St. Albans, the Archbishop of Canterbury,
Lord Napier, the Duke of Argyle, Lord Montague, the
Bishop of London, Lord Farnborough, Lord Willoughby,
D'Eresby, the Earl of Jersey, Lord Chohnondeley, Lord
Glenlyon, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Bishop of Win-
chester, the Marquis of Stafford, the Earl of Darnley,
Lord Morton, the Bishop of Lincoln, Viscount Melbourne.
(LIFT SITTING.)