The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-29 00:00:00

THORITY OR GOVERNMENT AT THE DECEASE OF TIIE

LATE ICING, TO PROCEED IN THE EXECUTION OF THEIR

RESPECTIVE OFFICES.

WILLIAM, R.

Whereas, by an Act made in the Sixth Year of the'
reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled " Aui
Act for the security of her Majesty's Person and Govern
ment, and of the Succession to the Crown of Great
Britain in the Protestant Line," it was enacted that no
office, place, or employment, civil or military, within the
kingdoms of Great Britain or Ireland, dominion of Wales,
town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, isles of Jersey, Guernsey,
Alderney, and Sark, or any of his Majesty's plantations,
should become void by reason of the demise of her said late
Majesty, her heirs or successors, Kings or Queens of this
Realm, but that every person and persons in any of the
offices, places, and employments aforesaid, should continue
in their respective offices, places, and employments for the
space of six months next after such death or demise, unless
sooner removed and discharged by the next successor to
whom the Imperial Crown of this Realm was limited and
appointed to go, remain, and descend ; and whereas by
an Act made in the fifty-seventh year of the reign of his
late Majesty King George the Third, intituled, " An Act
for the continuation of all and every person or persons
in any and every office, place, or employment, civil or
military, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, dominion of Walo, town of Berwick-
upon-Tweed, isles of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney', Sark,
and Man, and also in all and every of his Majesty's foreign
possessions, colonies, or plantations, which be or she shall
hold, possess, or exercise, during the pleasure of the
Crown, at the time of the death or demise of his present
Majesty, until removed or discharged therefrom by the
succeeding King or Queen of this realm," it was enacted
that all and every person and persons who, upon the day •
of the demise of his said late Majesty, should held any
office, civil or military, under the Crown during pleasure,
should, under and'hy virtue of the said Act, and without •
say new or other patent, commission, warrant, or autho•
rity, continue and be entitled in all respects, notwith-
standing the demise of his said Majesay, to hold and enjoy
the same ; but, nevertheless, the same should be held or
enjoyed only during the pleasure of the King or Queen
who should succeed to the Crown upon the demise of his
said late Majesty, and the right and title to bold and
enjoy the same, under the authority of the said Act,
should be determinable in such and the like manner by

the King or Queen who, upon the demise of his said late
Majesty, should succeed to the Crown, as the right
or title to any office, place, or employment granted
by such succeeding King or Queen during pleasure,
would by law be determinable. We, therefore, with tb.
advice of our Privy Council, declare our Royal will and
pleasure to be, and do hereby direct and command, that all
and every person and persons who, at the time of the de-
mise of our late Royal Brother, of glorious memory, duly
sad lawfully held, or were duly and lawfully possessed of
or invested in any office, place, or employment, civil or
military, within our United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, dominion of Wales, town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, isles of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, or Man,
or any of our foreign possessions, colonies, or plantations,
do severally, according to their places, offices, or
charges, proceed in the performance and execution of all
duties belonging to their respective office, whilet they
1,611 hold the same respectively during our pleasure; and
we do hereby require and command all our loving subjects
Ito he aiding, helping, and assisting at the commandment
of the said Officers and Mini►ters, in the performance and
execution of their respective offices and places, as they and
every of them tender our utmost displeasure, and will an•
ewer the contrary at their peril.
Given at our Court at St. James's, this twenty-eighth
day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty,
and in the first year of our reign.
El OD SAVE THE UNCI.

At tie Court at St. James's, the 28th day of June, 1830,
present the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council,
His Grace Bernard Edward Duke of Norfolk was, by
his Majesty's command, sworn one of his Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council, and took his seat at the Board
Iccordingly.

At the Court at St. James's, the 28th4ay of June,lB3o,
present the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council,
His Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoin'
Sir Wm. Fowle Middleton, of Shrubland Park, Bart., to
')e Sheriff of the county of Suffolk, in the room of John
Gurdon, Esq., of Assington.

ENGLISH GENERAL MOURNING.

(From the Lady's Magazine for July, 1830.)
DINNIR DRESS.

Cap of white crape, fluted round the face en rapes.
Trimmed with bows of black gauze riband, of the pattern
of love riband. On the right side of the cap are placed
some black crape leaves. Chemisette of black crape, the
upper part trimmed with a ruche of black crape, whicl;l
crosses in front ; down the back, and in front of the
ehenzisette, are placed ►lanting stripes, or rays of folded
black crape. Robe dress of black pros de Naples ; the
scolloped robings trimmed with an edging of fluted black
crape. The skirt of the dress is closed in front ; two
'broad folds of black crape are trimmed on each side of the
'front seam, from the belt to the feet. Plain round upper
deeve, and straight demi-sleeve; a fluted fanlike cuff of
white crape finishes the sleeve at the wrist. Black kid
;loves and shoes. Black crape fan.