The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-15 00:00:00

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THE NgGRO TOIL
Ma. Euvrolt,—Tite letter your Patter Orthe
9th inst.. (rota Mr. II tWLEDD, ",chief perforaler
of the African Theatre, New York," to tittrfac-
tious. Actor' (or rather many actors in, mie),
MATltews, certainly, does the writer much ctie-
dit, midis much beyond what might have beeriOa-
petted from a " Tailor, and. Coatscourer,'! trosi
'
indeed, is worthy of whet he seems to style his*
self, the friend of Mr. CANNING." But
sorry to see . one detraction from this crone,
ch is, his construc,tiuis of Otkellu's
swfateiirla d of perhaps), whiult indicates an ignorance
oity (ins
lrnaPlr
of our language. that might be prejudicial to the
fame of our. admire Me SllAKsPirAttg, in Ameria,
where he certainly has a rigltt to the seine Lit:gra.
of it that he enjoys in his native country. We
must not, therefore, allow. this, mistake to pass
unnoticed, but must leave Mr. IlewLerr to &Kg
other reasons (which certainly are not wanting)
for asserting the rights (equal as they are) of
the black part of our species• to the same
regard as is paid to their fellow-creatures
the Whites. This being door, Mr. HEWLEtT
will remain in full possession of all the honours
(which are now generally on the increase) that
the former can enjoy, whether they are slaves In
any part of the (Christian, at least) world,
" Tailors, Coat-scourers„ and Actors, at New
York," or Sovereigos in Harr', Ovvisvise,,atc.,
am„ Sir, yours, &s.
Album utrurnve licct, hullo discrimize babebo.
July 12, MX

DEATH OF THE KING OF THE SANDlrrai
ISLANDS.

[EU ItTUEA PAM= (MARS]
On Tuesday morning his Majesty was Conti-
tiered somewhat better, and he passed a tranquil
night, but in the afternoon he became worse,
and at night it si us found necessary to send for
Dr. Ley, from his house in Mount street. On
the arrival of that gentleman, he found that the
King was in a very low state, and death up--
peared to be approaching lust. The King,
on seeing Dr. Ley, caught him by the hand,
and said In his own language, " I am dying, I
know I am dying." He continued very sensible,
and knew all around him., Madame Poki, the Go-
vernor's Lady, was particularly attentive to him ;
she supported his head from one o'clock till
(the time the vital spark had fled ; Poki the

Governor and the rest of the suite were support-
ing their royal master's legs at the foot of the
bed. At two o'clock he became alarmingly
worse, and he seemed not to know any ',emu.:
the Admiral was brought into the room, and wits
taucted•to tears. The King took no notice of
him, nor any other person about him. From thnt
time till four o'clock he kept continually saying,
"' I shall lose my. tongue, I shall lose my
tongue •;" and 'just before he breathed his
last, he. faintly. said, " Farewell to you all,
lam dead, lam happy." After uttering these
words, he expired in the arms of Madame Pokl.
is impossible to describe the sensation the distres-
sing event has caused throughout the whole of the
King's suite. Madame roki, the moment the
breath left,her Royal Master's body, was carried
to her chamber in a very desponding state ; and
Reeves, the King's interpreter, keeps his room.
Thephysiciananoticed a gradual increase in. the
King's disorder since the lamented death of his
Royal Consort ; and on the afternoon of Monday
last, after the Queen's remains had been deposit-
ed in St. Martin's Church, he made anxious in-
quiries of his atteada tits if they had seen her safely
entombed ; on being answered in the affirrna-
tive, he said lie was happy, and that he hoped
he should soon be with her. The King, im-
mediately after the death of the Queen, reqnest-
ed, should he fall a victim to his disorder, that his
body, and that of his wife, should be conveyed.
with as watch speed as possible to his dominions.
Alton half-past one o'clock Sir Matthew Tierney
arrived at the Caledonian Motel, and was intro-
duced to the Hon. Mr. Byng, who was• all the
morning in attendance. Sir Matthew was shown
the body of the Kiug, and be declared that
his death occurred through the formation of a
large abscess on the lungs. Reeves, the inter-
preter and secretary, says, that the King.was..for
many days sensible of his approaching death; avid
frequently adverted to the death• of his Queen,
whenever he has had any conversation wish biol-
-The body will lie its state. precisely in the same
manner as that of the Queen.- Madame Petri
still remains in a very 1)4 state, and many, of the
.suite appear very. ottivell..,,The, following bul-
w
letiu as issued in the course of If t,
, • July
" The King of thrn Sandiv,A 'lshatid!‘ tleparted tint hfe. s?t;
four
Hoford hniiiitg been obliged to leave
length I"1"ur"
idortatsl74;p_kli:•
" MAW LEV."
LoSnidrol,l,,elyir Matthew Tierney was called in
yesterday.
We understand his Majesty was years of
age. Ile is succeeded in his kingly othee by
his brother, who is a very young matt.

The Leeds Petition► in favour or the acknow-
ledgtuent of the independence of the South A.me-
rim States by the British Government, signed
by one hundred mercantile houses, of whom
about one-half were firms, was dispatched last
Tuesday evening to Mr. Secretary Prim, tip be
presented to the li:trter in Cotteeill--(Lettle
Mercur,9.)