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London, England, 1840-06-26 00:00:00

but, remember, a tremendous responsibility will rest
somewhere if these are not granted. A seeming
fixedness (to obtain the suffrage) seemed to pervade
every soul at the meeting, and recollect this is but a
true picture of the whole of the labouring population,
with a great and an increasing number of shop-
keepers and others, in the West Riding of Yorkshire,
and nearly the whole of the North of England, and
many parts of Scotland.

THE LATE-KING OF PRUSSIA'S

WILL.

OFFICIAL.
TO THE MINISTER OF STATE.
BERLIN, JUNE 19.—1 order two precious docu-
ments to be published, which, according to the will of
my late Royal father and Sovereign, were put into
my hands on the day of his death, one of which is
healed " My last Will," and the other begins with the
words " On you, my dear Frederick," both of which
are in his own hand-writing, and dated Dec. 1, 1837.
The heroic King of our great per',od has departed, and
gene to his rest, and lies by the side of the bitterly-
lamented and never-to-be-forgotten --.# I pray to
God, the ruler of hearts, that he will cause the love of
the people, which supported Frederick William 111. in
the hour of danger, which cheered him in old age, and
allayed the bitterness of death, to pass to one, his son
and successor, who has resolved, with the help of G
to walk in his father's ways. Let my people pray
with me for the preservation of the blessings
of peace, that procious jewel which he gained
for us with the sweat of his brow, and che-
rished with truly paternal care. This I know—
Should that jewel ever be in danger, which God for-
eid,--iny people will rise up like one man at nip call, as
his people did at his call.
Such a people is worthy and qualified to hear royal
words like Ciese which are here subjoined, and will
perceive that I cannot mark the commencement of my
reign by any more worthy act than the publication' of
these. (Signed) FREDERICK WILLIAM.
Sanszonci, 17th June, 1840.
MY LAST WILL.
My time in trouble ; my hope in God.
"On thy blessing, Lord, all depends. Grant it me
now also, for this work.
When this my last will shall come to the sight of
my ardently beloved children, of my dear Augusta, and
my other hyloved relations, I shall no more be among
dean, but he in the number of the departed. May
they, when they see the well-known inscription, Re-
member the departed,' eee., remember me too in love.
" May God be a merciful and gracious Judge to me, and
receive my spirit, which I commend to his hands. Yes,
Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. In another
world thou wilt unite us all again ; may thou in thy
mercy find us worthy of it, for the sake of thy dear Son,
Christ our Saviour. By the same decree of God I
have had to undergo heavy and hard trials, as well as
in what personally concerned tne (especially), when
17 years ago he deprived me of that which was the
dearest to me, as by the events which so heavily
afflicted my dear country. But, on the other hand,
Go'l (eternal thanks to him for it) has permitted me
to live to witness glorious and happy events. Among
the first I reckon above all the struggles gloriously
endured in 1813, 1814, and 1815, to which the coun-
try owes its restoration. Among the latter, the happy
and consolatory, I especially reckon the cordial love
end attachment and the prosperity of my children, as
well as the especially unlooked-for providence of God in
having given me in my fifth decenniuni a com-
panion for life whom I feel myself bound publicly to
acknowledge as a model of faithful and tender attach-
ment. My true, sincere, last thanks to all who have
ved.the state and me with judgment and fidelity.
My true, sincere, and best thanks to all who were
devoted to me with affection and fidelity, and
by their personal attachment. I forgive all my
enemies, even those who by malicious language and
writings, or by deliberate misrepresentations, have en-
deavoured to deprive me of the confidence of my
people, which is my greatest treasure, but God be
thanked, very seldom with success.
(Signed) " FREDERICK WILLIAM.
" Berlin, Dec. 1, 1837.
"To you, my
,dear Frederick, the burden of the
Government now comes with the whole weight of its
responsibility. By the position in which I have now
placed you in respect to this charge you are better
prepared for it than many other successors Ito thrones.
It , is now your part to fulfil my just hopes and
the expectations of the country, at least to en-
devour to do so. Your principle and feelings
arc a security to me that you will be a father
to your subjects. Beware, however, of the love of in-
novation, now so general : beware of impracticable
theories, so many of which are now in vogue ; but, at
the same time, beware of an equally fatal obstinate
predilection for what is old ; for it is only by avoiding
these two schools, that really useful changes proceed.
" The army is now. in a remarkably good condition
since its reorganization. It has fulfilled my expecta-
tions in war, so also in peace. May it never lose
sight of its high destination, but may the country
likewise never forget what it owes to it.
" Da not neglect to provide for, as far as lies in
your power, concord among all the European powers ;
but, above, all, may. Prussia, Russia, and Austria, never
separate from each other. Their union is to be re-
garded as the keystone of the great European alliance.
" My dearly beloved children all give me reason to
expect that they will distinguish themselves by a useful,
active, moral, pure, and godly life, for that alone brings
down blessings, and in my last hours this shall give
me comfort.
" May God guard and protect my dear country.
" May God guard and protect our homes now and
forever.
" May he bless you, my dear son, and your govern-
ment ; may he grant you strength and judgment to
carry it on, and give you conscientious councillors and
servants and loyal subjects. Amen !
(Signed) .4
183.47”
The FREDERICK WILLIAM.
Berlin,
( D
Queen Louisa is meant, but no substantive is
mentioned in the German. The adjective being in the
feminine sufficienty points out who is meant.