Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-08-10

The London Courier of the 2eth remarks: eve
see that some OF our contemporaries indulging in
rumors OF expected changes in the government. Such
rumors cannot too be put to rest and we there
fore state upon the best authority, that his Majesty
took the earliest opportunity of expressing his unl-
mited confidence in the Duke of Wellington, and is
most cordial support"
The same paper says:
We understand that his Majesty has been please d
to express his intention of being the chief mourner
the funeral Of the late King. After the last duties
have been paid to the deceased Sovereign the King
will, probably, visit Scotland and perhaps Ireland
but nothing appears to have been positively fixed on
this subject.
DEATH OF KING GEORGE THE FOURTH.
London Ga=ette Extraordinary
WHITEHALL, June &c.
GA Bulletin, of which the following is copy, has
been this morning received by Secretary Sir Robert
Peel, one of his Majestys principal Secretaries OF
State:-
'sWindsor Castle, June 26-It has pleased Almiah-
ty God to take from this world the Kings Most Ex-
cellent Majesty.
''Hls Majesty expired quarter past 8 O'Clock
TINS mornung, without pain.
(signedl ''H. HALFoRD
an. J. TIERNEY."
In the course Of Friday evening" before nine o'clock
The physicians animated to their Royal patient their
inability to give him further relief and their opinion
that ms last moments were rapidly approaching. To
this communication his majesty replied Gods will
be done!" and in few moments after he asked,
t"Where is Chichester" The Bishop Of Chichester
was instantly summoned to the royal chamber and at
ms hands the dying sovereign received the Sacrament
During the administration of this rite mis- majesty was
much less troubled by the cough than he had been
previously, and afterwards it gradually subsidized and
towards midnight he sunk into state of apparently
quiet rePose, which continued until about 8 o'clock
when he became rather restless, and feeby expressed
wish to have his head placed in more elevated DO
son Previous to thrs, all the attendants had retr.
ed except Sir Matthew TIerney and Sir Wathen
waller and they instantly attempted to afford his
Majesty the relief he had requested but they had
scarcely commenced the attempt when his Majesty
suddenly motioned them to desist, and placing both
his hands upon his breast he CALCULATED ooh! this
not rght!-this is death!-Oh, God!-I an, dying,"
These were the last and the only distinct words he
uttered after having received the Holy Sacrament;
and from this time his dissolution came on so quietly
and SO gradually that the physicians had some diff
Guilty IN ascertalnlhg reclsely at what moment he
ceased to exist. In the time the Bishop of Chi
chester, and all the principal members of the ROYAL
household, with the pages in immediate attendance
were called in, and in their presence, without the
slightest indication of suffering, his Majesty calmly
expired. The principal persons present were the
Bishop of Chichester, the Physicians the MARQUIS Of
Conyngham, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir William Kep-
pei, Sir William Knighton, Sir Wathen Waller, Lord
Strathaven, and Colonel Thornton, and when the
physicians had announced that his Majesty had ceas
ed to exist they retired-eaving the pages in atten
dance to perform the necessary attentions to the Roy
al corpse, under the superintendance of the pbysj-
clans.
The body removed from the bed to the couch
on which his Majesty usually reposed throughout bis
illness, and covered with fine linen sheet-turned
down 30 as to expose part Of the BUST and in this
state was submitted to the view not only of the
whole of the domestics of the Royal Household but
to the out door servants from the stables their
lies and acquaintance, and the Royal tradesmen resi-
dent here. They were freely admitted from abou,
live o'clock In the morning until after eight by which
time several hundreds of persons had avaled them
o dnff limit,
ceased Sovereign, but of taking him bv the hand:
and according to the concurrent account of many of
them, that hand warm and plant three hours
after death 1t is said this exhibition of the Royal
remains was strictly in accordance with wish ex-
pressed by his late Majesty on the evening preceding
his dissolution.
Immediately after the decease of the King. tho ssr
wants of the Conyngham family were sent off to the
seat OF Mr. Denison 1.-THE brother of the Marchoness
near DorkDS. in Surry; and the ladies of that family
between eleven and twelve o'clock in the forenoon
followed in the same direction-leavinp the Castle
by the private entrance, and going round by the lone
walk and so way into the great road through Bish.
opsgate.
Sir Henry Halford, rs soon as the Royal CORPSE had
been properly attended to- left the Castle and nro,
ceeded direct to Bushy
About noon Lord Mountcharles came down from
London and, by virtue of some of the Offices no holds
took possession of the keys of his late Majesys val
liable wardrobe, &c.
In the evening about eight o'clock, his Roysl HIGH
ness, the Duke of Cumberland, arrived at the Castle
ard accompanied by some of the members of the
household, visited the remains of his majesty After
which, his Royal Hjgbness Immediately returned to
his residence at Krw
On Saturday evening, the Lord Chamberlain issued
snTnmonses TO Sir Henry Raford Sir Matthew Tier
ney Mr. Brodie, and Mr.. Nussey, TO attend at tho
opening of the body of bis late Majesty After the
performance of Divine Service Sunday morning,
those gentlemen all srrv&dat the Palace from town
a did also SIR Ashley Cooper, by whom the operation
wa> to oe performed Mr.. OReilly alec arrived at
the palace.