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

(From the Observer.)

Messrs. France and Banting, of Pall-mall, are, at the
express desire of his Majesty, to hare the direction of the
Royal funeral, and it is understood it will resemble, in
every respect, that of George the Third, which, if we re-
', collect right, was also committed to the management of
the same highly respectable gentlemen. We are concerned
to hear that the body is in a very painful state of decay,
and that apprehensions were entertained of its bursting, in
the event of any sudden change of temperature. It was
therefore immediately placed in a shell, and will be forth-
" with deposited in the leaden covering. The coffin, pro-
perly so called, is to be of Spanish mahogany, an inch and
a half thick, and superbly covered with purple velvet, and
ornamented with silver-gilt farniture. The body is to be
deposited in the Royal Mausoleum, close to that of the late
venerable Sovereign, his Majesty's father. The time is
not yet stated—the nearest is reported to be ten days, but
custom would warrant a fortnight. The body is to lie in
stale for two days before the day of interment; but that
certainly will not take place in the private apartments
where his Majesty died ; they are much too small for the
purpose; and it is intended that one of the state apart-
ments shall be fitted up for the occasion. Mr. Mash, of
the Lord Chamberlain's office, and Mr. Marten, of the
house of France and Banting, were engaged during the
whole of yesterday in making the necessary preparations.
The coffin, it is supposed, will be ready on Tuesday, and
on Wednesday or Thursday taken to Windsor.
The expense of the funeral of George the Third was
about 7,000/., and it is supposed that the cost of the pre-
sent ceremonial will not exceed that sum. Some doubts
are entertained of the possibility of getting through the
process of embalming, as the body is found to be in a state
which renders the operation somewhat perilous.
The body will lie in state night and day. The room
in which it is to be placed is to be hung with purple
cloth ; the others are to be hung in the usual manner with
black.

It is intended that the procession shall pass through the
magnificent entrance erected by his Majesty, and called
" George the Fourth's Gate," and then wind round that
part cf the Castle to St. George's Chapel. His present
Majesty will be chief mourner, and on accouat of the
great inconvenience, and, indeed, loss of life, which arose
from the weight of the coffin on a former occasion, it is
ordered that the body be borne on a machine, to be con-
structed fur the purpose. The Yeomen of the Guard had
formerly the express privilege of carrying the body; but,
as we intimated, the weight proved fatal to several of the
number at the interment of the Duke of York, and that
part of the ceremonial is therefore also abandoned to the
lundertakere.

Changes, numerous and extensive, must take place in
the Government; but, as we stated some time ago, his
Majesty is anxious to retain the services of the Premier,
and it is believed the difficulties which stood in the way of
that arrangement are not insurmountable. The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, it is admitted on all hands, must
retire from sheer incompetency—Lords Melville, Bathurst,
and Ellenborough, might claim the same exemption; but
we believe the motive for their retirement is somewhat
[different. Mr. Huskisson will probably be the new Colo-
nial Secretary, Sir G. Murray going, by previous arrange-
ment, to the Horse Guards. Sir Henry Hardinge, it is
already known, will be the Secretary for Ireland. The
vacancies are to be filled up partly from the Whigs and
partly from the friends of the King. Lord Lansdowne
takes office again, and it is extremely probable that Lord
Palmerston, Mr. Grant, and the other friends of Mr.
Huskisson, will be provided for in the new arrangements.
The position of the Lord Chancellor seems to be more
doubtful than it was at first supposed. The difficulty will,
we believe, be to find a proper successor. Lord Goderich
is also mentioned among the new Ministers.

(From the Intelligence.)

THE KING AND THE ADMINISTRATION.

We have been informed, from a highly respectable
quarter, that the King declared in Council yesterday
morning that he had great pleasure in leaving the Go-
vernment of the country in the same hands, as he felt
that he could not do better than tread in the steps of his
illu►trious and lamented brother.

It is understood, however, that there will be some
changes in the Administration ; but these of course will
he totally unconnected with any conditions imposed upor,
the Premier.

His Majesty has made the Duke of Norfolk a Privy
Councillor.

The office of Ranger of Windsor Forest was conferred
upon the Earl of Mountcharles (or, as some state, Lord
Strathaven) two days before the death of his late Ma-
esty..

Sir George Cockburn will, it is said, be appointed to
:he command of the Cbannel fleet.

The death of his late Majesty took place under the fol-
'owing circumstances :—.Towards three o'clock yesterday
morning he felt a sudden attack of the bowels, and desired
to be moved from his couch to his chaise percee—a violent
diseharge of blood ensued; the King instantly placed his
hands upon his breast, and said, " I feel an odd sensation
here—can this be death?—call Halford." The King
was removed to his couch, and Sir Henry Halford was
called. Before he could arrive the glaze of death was
over the eyes of his Majesty, and in a few minutes he was
no more.

Since writing the above we have received an assurance,
from high authority, that the King, on having the re-
signation of the Ministers tendered to him, restored the
Seals, and behaved to the Duke of Wellington in the
most cordial manner.

(From the Sunday Times.)
We are assured that, is consequence of the demise of
the Crown, an immediate dissolution of Parliament may
be expected. Ministers have been exceedingly embar-
rassed by the apprehension so generally entertained, as the
Members of the Lower House, persuaded that the period
was near at hand when they must again appeal to their
constituents, were not quite so easily managed as in ordi-
nary times. This evil would not be likely to vanish if the,
present House of Commons were kept in existence for six
months after the lamented event, and it is, therefore, pro-
bable that a vote of credit will be proposed to carry on the
public service till a new Parliament can be chosen, and,
this disposed of, the dissolution takes place forthwith.—
That such will be the course pursued is not very generally
anticipated. What we have said accounts for the obstruc-
tion of business which Sir Robert Peel has more than

once thought it right to notice. The Members of the'
House of Commons have generally had credit for great
activity in their sixth session, and the present has been a
sort of sixth selsion with them.

(From the Weekly, Times.)

1-16 Majesty had repeated conversations with his sister.
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, in the
course of which the King gave instructions as to arrange-
ments after his derni,e, and repeatedly said, " Now mind)
what I say, do not forget my instructions." The Illustri-
ous Sufferer, however, never lost his equanimity, and con-
versed with others in the most cheerful way on ordinary
subjects. His Majesty said nothing to them implying a
consciousness of danger, or rather any apprehension ; but
of course, the wishes he had expressed with regard to ar.
rangements after his demise showed that the King was
perfectly aware of the precariousness of his state, and
that he might be very soon summoned to another scene
of existence. It is consolatory to state that the latter
days of our late excellent Monarch, were less painful than
those of the preceding weeks, and that, until the last,
his Majesty retained perfect mental consciousness, with a
mind in harmony with his state, and in peace with all
mankind.

(From the Windsor Express of Saturday evening.)

The King's disease appeared progressively to continue)
its course, notwithstanding the assiduity of the medical
officers, and the medicines employed to controul it. The
cough which lately made its appearance seems to have
been caused by a :diseased state of the lungs ; and the
copious expectoration to which it gave rise had for the last
few days been partially tinged with blood. Under these
symptoms his Majesty's diet was restricted chiefly to cool-
ing drinks, any thing of a solid or nutritious nature being
strictly prohibited. We need scarcely add that the debility
to which we so particularly alluded last week continued
to increase under this regimen ; and to such a state of
weakness was the Royal Sufferer latterly reduced, that,
although bleeding appeared to offer the only means of allay-
ing the irritation on the lungs, yet that operation was not
bad recourse to, from the fear lest the Royal Patient should
have instantly expired under the operation. Within the
last few days his Majesty's voice had greatly faltered, and
he frequently manifested a disinclination to speak. The
necessity for the King's verbal consent, in every instance,
before affixing the sign manual, appeared to cause to the
Royal Sufferer much inconvenience, and the voice on one
or two of these occasions latterly became almost inarticu-
late. It was now evident to the professional attendants
that even to stay the rapid progress of the disease was
hopeless ; all that remained for medical skill to achieve
was by carefully watching, and administering to the wants
and sufferings of the dying Monarch, in some measure to
break and weaken the approaching stroke of death.
The King's sufferings towards the last were consi-
derably alleviated, excepting during the fits of coughing.
which occasionally caused his Majesty to strain violently
and appeared to give him great pain; Notwithstanding
these appearances of debility, immediate dissolution was
not expected. Last night the King appeared tranquil,
and slept at intervals; the expectoration had ceased in
the early part of the evening. About three o'clock till.
morning his Majesty expressed a desire to be removed
from his bed to his night chair, which was immediately
omplied with. In this position partial relief was
afforded, when, in a few minutes, the King suddenly
exclaimed, " Oh, dear, dear, this is death !" and expired
almost instantly after.
In accordance with the previous expressed command.
of his Majesty, all the members of the Royal Household
were admitted into the apartment which contained the re-
mains of their late Sovereign and Master, from sere)•
until nine o'clock. The remains of the deceased Monarel.
were placed on a sofa, and covered with a sheet, leaving
the face only exposed. The stroke of death, it was ma
nifest, had fallen lightly on the sufferer. The features
were neither drawn nor contorted, but appeared in tha
serene and tranquil state which would have induced th.
belief that his Majesty still slept. His Majesty, it wa.
observed, looked remarkably well; the cheeks, however,
appeared rather sunk, and the abdomen much raised.
The shell which we have seen is furnished by Mr. Teb-
hot ; it was ordered this morning at eight o'clock, and
completed this afternoon. The dimensions are six feet
six inches, by two feet six inches. The materials used ar,
Spanish mahogany, filled and trimmed with rich whit,
gros de Naples; the winding-sheet of the same material.
The shell will be sent to the Castle to-night, in readines.
Ito receive his Majesty's remains, which will be deposited
in it to-morrow.

The persons present when his Majesty expired are men-
tioned in the Court Circular. The two Pages then
alluded to are Mr. Batcheler and Mr. Kinnaird.

A mournful silence reigns throughout the Castle•-.the
flag is lowered half-mast high, the windows are entire!)
shut, and the approaches to the Palace are closed against al•
excepting those who have the most urgent business, or s
right to admission.
Mr. Mash (representing the Lord Chamberlain, who i.
laid up with the gout) has been down this afternoon t,
wake the necessary arrangements. The Marquis of Co
nyngham's family have left the Castle, his Lordship am,
Lord Strathaven remaining in attendance. The twi
Physicians and Sir Wathan Waller have also left Windsor.
The Duke of Wellington has not been to the Castle this day.

The Yeomen of the Guard will arrive here to-morrow
to take stationary duty.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF KING

WILLIAM THE FOURTH.

William Henry, third son of King George 111. wax
horn August the 21st, 1765. He was baptized by th,
above names in the month of September, and from ai
.arty period of his childhood was destined for the sea.
The King, his father, is said to hake discovered something
in Prince William that struck him as peculiarly fittim
him for naval service. His brothers the Prince of Walcs
And Duke of York, were well formed strong !ads, but ii
corporeal strength and constitutional hardihood there wa.
from the first a striking distinction in favour of the younger
brother ; while he betrayed an early indifference to tilos.
refined studies of which they were fond, and in which the)
excelled him.