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London Ga.ete Extraordinary.
WHITEHALL. June 26.
A bn,.,in. of which the following is copy.
las hseo dis morning received by Secretary Sir
Robert Peel, one If IS Majesty principal Sec
getares of state
"H1u Tor Casiic, Jj.as >G--It has pleased
Almighty God to. take from this world she King
Most Excellent Majesty.
His Majesty expired at quarter past three
o'clock this morning, without pain.
sSigpedl III. RALFORD.
IN. J. TIERNEY."
In the course of Z iday evening, before nine
o'clock. the physicians Intimated 10 their royal
patient their inability "a give him further relief.
sni their opinion that his last moments were rap
IDLY approaching To this communication his
Majesty replied. =. Gods will be done" and in
a few moments after, he asked - Where l. Chi
chester" The bishop Chichester was instant
y summoned to the royal chamber. and az ms
hands the dying Sovereign received the Sacra-
ment. During the administration of this rite,
his Majesty was mech les, troubled by the cough
'hsh he had been previously, aud afterwards ii
gradually subsidized, and towards mdnight,he sunk
into state Of appasent quiet repose, which con-
;inued until about three o'clock, when he became
rather restless, ard feebly expressed wish to
have his head placed in a more elevated position.
Previous 20 this, all the attendants had retired,
except Sir Mathew Iierney and Sir Watham
Waller; and they instantly attempted to afford
al, Majesty he relief he had requested; but they
had scarcely commenced the attempt when his
Majesty suddenly mo,ioned them to desist, and
a. -. l.. - L..
lated, :. Oh. this is not right.-this is death -
o.. God II am d{i1g i' These were the last,
and ONLY distinct words he uttered after having
received the Holy Sacrament; and from this time
Lis dissolution came on 50 quietly and so gradu-
ally that the physicians had some difficulty in
a,sertsipine precisely al what time he ceased to
exist. ia the mean time, tie Bishop Of Cmches-
Ter, and al the principal members Of the ROYAL
Household. with the pages in immediate attend
ance. were called in. and. in their presence. al
most without the slightest Indication u suffer
inu.his Majesty calmly expired. The principal
persons present were the Bishop of Chi,hester
tie Physicians, the Marquis of Ceuyugham, Sir
Aadrew Barnard. SIR William keppel. Sir vii
liam Kni !hton. Sir Wathan Waller. Lord STRAIT
haven, and Colonel Thornton: and when H.,
physicians had announced that his Majesty had
ceased to exist. they reured-learing the pages
tna,tcndAnce TO perform the necessary attention,
70 the ROYAL corpse. under the superintcndence
NJ the Physicians.
The body was removed from the bed to the
couch on which his Majesty usually reposed
throughout his illness. and covered with fine
linen sheet--turned down so as to expose parJ
Of the bust; and in this state 1t submitted
70 the view, not only of the whole of the domes-
:ics of the Royal Household. but to the ont door
servants from the stables, their families and ac-
nuaintance. aud the Royal tradesmen residing
here They were freely admitted from about
FIVE O'Clock in the morning until after eight. bv
= hich time several hundreds of persons had
availsd themselves of the opportunity of not on
" seeing their deceased Sovereign. but of tax
iag him by the hand; and, according 10 the con-
current account of many IF them; that hand was
warm and pliaBt three hours after DEATH 1t is
said this exhibition Of the royal remains was
strictly in accordance with wish expressed by
his late Majesty on the evening preceding his
dissolution.
Immediately after the deoease Of the King,
the servants of the COnyugham family were
sent OF TO the seat Of Mr.. Denison the brother
of the Warehouses; near Dorking, in Surrey;
and the ladies' OF the family between IL and IL
O'Clock In the forenoon followed in the same di-
rection-lea,ing the castle bv the private en-
trance, and going. around by the long walk and
90 away into the great road through Bishopsgate.
Sir Henry Halford, as soon as the ROYAL corpse
had been properly attended to, left the Castle.
and proceeded direct 20 Bushy
About noon Lord Mountcharles came down
from London. and by virtue of some of the Off
ces he holds took possession OF the keys of his
late Majesty's valuable wardrobe. &c.
In the evening about s O'Clock, his ROYAL
Highness the Duke Of Cumberland arrived at
the Castle. and accompanied BY some oil the
members Of the Household, visited the remains
IF MS Majesty. After which, his ROYAL Highness
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