The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-08-14
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utations took place; the Duke of Wellink
ton kissed his Maesty's hand, who, on
the occasion made a short address TO his
Ministers. The paper that announced
the event, was in full mourning. II is
not supposed that there. will be any
change Of Ministry: A new coinage Is
not at present to be made. William ~.
was born 2lst AugGst, 1855. d.
The body Of George Nv. was opened
by the physicians, and the examination
satisfied them, that their previous opinions
OF his, disease had been well founded.-
Ossiication near the heart had taken
place. The hands remained warm for
three hours after death. It was his or.
der that no operation. should be perform
ed on his body Until after the expiration
Of d certain number of hours, and it was
perfectly ascertained that he had ceased
to exist. ~. ..
From The London Gpzetie Extraordinary.
DEATH OF KING GEORGE THE
FOURTH.
WHITEHALL, June 26.
A Bulletin, Of which the following is d
copy, has been this morning. received by
Secretary Sir Robert Peel, one of his
Majesty's principal Secretaries of State /:
T" Windsor Castle, June 2S. 1t has
pleased Almighty God to take from this.
worla the Kings Most Excellent Majes-
ty. .l,i.d
His Majesty expired at 4 1 Quarter
past 3 o'clock this morning without pain
(Signed) UH HAIEORD
"M. j. TIERNEY.n
In the course of Friday evening, be-
fore nine o'clock, the physicians in.ima.
ted to their royal patient their inability to
give him further relief, and their .epiniodl
that his last moments were rapidly ap-
preaching To this communication his
Majesty replied, " Gods will be done 7"
and in a few moments after, be asked
6 Where is Chichester ~ The Bishop
Of Chichester was instantly summon
cd to the royal chamber, and a. his
hands the dying sovereign received the
sacrament, During the administration of
this rite, his fhajesty was much less troub
led by the cough than he had been prev
iously, and afterwards It gradually subsi-
dtd, aid towards: midnight he sunk into !
state Of apparently. quiet repose,, which
continued nhtil about three o'clock, when
he became rather restless, and feobly ex-
pressed wish 70 have his head placed in
a more elevated position. Previous to
this all the attendants had RETIRED. except
Sir Matthew Tierncy and Sir Wattben
Waller, and they instantly attempted to
ifqra lis Majesty The. relief he had re-.
quested but they had scarcely commencS
cd the attempt when his Majesty sudden.
ly motioned them to desist, and placing
both his hands upon his breast, he eiac1e
lated, ooh! this IS not right! this is de&tf!
oh, God 4 am dying % These were
the last and the only distinct words he Ut
tered after having received the. holy ss-
crament and from his dissolution came
on SO quietly and 50 gradually that tf.G
phyaicians had some difficulty in ascef-
taihing precisely at what moment he ceas
ed to exist. In the mean time the Bish-
op Of Chichester, and all the principal
members ofthe royal household, WITH tRe
pages in Immediate attendance, were caIl-
ed in, and in their presence, without the
indication of ofsuffering, his Males
ty calmly expired. The. principal per.
sens present were the Bishop Of ClfcRes-
ter, the physicians, the Marquis Conyng-
ham, Sir Andrew Barnard Sir William
Keppel, Sir William Knighton, Sir Wat
hen Waller, Lord Straihaven, and Col.
Thornton and when The physicians had
announced that his Majesty had ceased
to exist they retired leaving the pages in
to perform the. necessary at
tentions TO the royal corpse, under the su-
pcrintcndence Of the physicians
The body was removed from the bed to
the couch on which his Majesty usually
reposed throughout his illness, and cover
cd with. a fine, linen shcet----turned down
SO IA to expose a part Of the bust and ini
this state it was submitted to the view not
only oftbe whole ofthe domestics Of the
Royal Eoushold, but to the outdoor SER.
wants from the stables, their families und'
and the royal trade shenT
resident here. They were freely admit
ted from about FIVE o'clock in the morning
until after eight, by, which time several,
hundred Persons had availcd themselves Of
the opportunity of not only seeing their
deceased sovereign, but of taking him
the hand ; and according to the concurf