The Sun.
London, England, 1818-11-18 00:00:00

thus, upon the death of Frederick, the succession
devolved upon his nephew, Adolphlls Frederick
the Fourth, brother to her present Majesty.
respect of her Majesty's union with our beloved
and afflicted Sovereign, it seems necessary to ob-
serve, that this event was not a matter of mere
state policy, hut ot pretence and 'diet ion . His
Majesty had not long filled the thrame before.,be-
acquainted his Council, in a meeting convened for
the express purpose,
" That having. nothing so much at heart as the welfare
and happiness of his peOple, and „that to render the same
stable and permanent to posterity being the first object of his
reign, he had, ever since Isis accession to the throne, turned
Isis thoughts to the choice of a Princess, with whom he Might
find the solace of matrimony, and the comforts of domestic
life : Ile hail to announce to them, therefore, with great sa-
tisfaction, that, after the most mature reflection and fullest
information, he had come to a resolution to demand in mar-
riage the Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, a
Princess distinguished by every amiable virtue and elegant
endowment, whose illustrious line had constantly shewn the
firtnest zeal in the Protestant religion, and a particular at-
tachment to his Majtsty's family.''
Such were the terms in which his Majesty an-
nounced his Royal intention to his Council on
the Stir July, 1761. The negociation commenced
at Streli!a, and the Earl of Harcourt, his Ma-
jesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plettipo-
tentiary, concluded the treaty of marriage on the
15th of Angnst following. Pi eparations were
immediately made for the receptiou of the Royal
Bride in England., She left Meeklenhurgh on the
22(1 of Augusto and arrived, after a tedious voyage
of ten days, at Harwich, on the 6th of the fol-
lowing month. Her Majesty rested one night, that
of her arrival, upon her jotaney, at the hoUse
of the Earl of Abercorn, at Witham in Es-
sex, trout whence she set out early next
morning, and arrived at • the Palace of St.
Janus, where she was received by his Majesty
and the rest of the Royal Family. Ar !line upon
the same evening the marriage ceremony was so-
-I,thnitt-d h' the Archbishop ot Canterbury, in the
Royal Chapel, under circumstances of appropriate
splendour and respect. The usual congratulatory
addresses were presented to their Majesties from
hot h Houses of Parliament, the two Universities,
and all counties, cities, and corporations in the
kingdom. The Grand Assembly of the Nation
prepared likewise a testimony of their ditty and
munificence. On being formally acquainted with
the marriage. of the King, they provided t6r the
support of her Majesty, agreeably to the Sove-
reign's wishes, a jointure of 100,0001. per annum,
which was settled upon her by an Act of the Le-:
gislature, together with the Palace of Richmond
and Buckingham House.

In the following year the joy of the nation was
increased by the birth of an heir to the throne.
The hope of continuing the Protestant succession
in his Majesty's family was now changed to a kind
of certainty, and the birth of an heir was of itself
sufficient to have established the popularity of a
Queen of England, even had she wanted those
many virtues which her Majesty was so well
known to possess.

At a late hour last night we received the fol-
lowing further particulars of the much-lamented
event :

" The first change of a serious nature in the
state of the Queen was on Monday afternoon,
which was of such a nature as to cause Sir Henry
Halford to write to the Prince Regent, and the
language of the letter was such as to induce the
Regent to send for the I)uke of York, to ac-
company hint to Kew Palace. Their Royal
Highnesses remained at Kew till near one
o'clock, when her Majesty having recovered from
her serious attack, their Royal Highnesses
left their afflicted Parent for the night. Her
Majesty, however, passed a disturbed night, but
only similar to what she had frequently done
for some time past, and the Physicians sent off an
account to the Regent, a little before S o'clock,
to that effect. In two hours afterwards a serious
chan;4e took place in her Majesty, and Sirs Henry
IlaHord sent off an express to the Regent, which
arrived soon after 11 o'clock at Carlton House,
and the statement was so alarming, that the Prince
sent for the Duke of York to attend him instant-
ly, to accompany him to Kew. Their Royal High-
nesses arrived at Kew Palace before halt-past
twelve, and instantly resorted to the Chamber of
their expiring Parent, who, we are happy to say,
was perfectly sensible. The scene was most truly
distressing with the Prince Regent, who had the
trying task of supporting her in her last breathings,
awl who has been so incessant in his attendance
day and night, contriving and ordering every
thing that could possibly be devised for her relief,
in her long; and afflicting illnesS of six months.
His RoyalP'llighness was assisted by the Duke of
York and their Royal Sisters. The expiring scene
of the venerM)le and amiable Queen, the heart-
rending feelings of the Regent and all present, it
is impossible-to describe. They were supported
with much (4ifficulty to a private !nom, %I-here the
Regent continued several hours, supporting and
affording every possible 'comfort to his jointly af-
flicted RoyaiSisters, and then left Kew for town.

" The first cotnmunication which arrived in
town of the melancholy tidings, was about
halt-
past two o'clock, at Carlton House, sealed with
black, addressed to Viscount Sidmouth, as Secre-
tary of State fur the -Home Department ; also to
.Sir Henry 'l'orrens, from the Duke of York, to
postpone his Royal Highness's Levee. The me-
lancholy tidings were soon circulated, and inquiries
were made very numerously at Carlton House ;
and at three o'clock the following Notification was
issued to the Nubility and others who were
anxiously inquiring :
CARLTON HOUSE, Nov. 17.
Her MAJESTY expired at one o'clock this day, without
pain.'

" It was written on paper with wide black
edges.
The Bulletin of the morning continued to be
shown at the Queen's Palace till past four o'clock,
no official account of the decease of her Majesty
having been received there till it was sent from
Carlton I-louse, when the Palace was closed, and
Colonel Stephenson, who had been in attend-
ance during the morning, left town for Kew with
all possible speed. Letters were sent off by the
Govetnment bags (it being post night prevented
the necessity of sending messengers) to all the
Royal Dikes, the Prince and Princess of Hesse-
Homlsourg, and to the Duke of Gloucester,' by
his travelling private name.'
" Mr. Vick, the King's Messenger, was the