Litchfield enquirer., 1830-08-12
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
DEATH OF THE KING.

DEATH Ot InE hAGNR'
BY the arrival ut New-YOrk on Friday last
Of the packet ship Manchester. Capt. Sketch
ley, from Liverpool, London papers to the
SOth June, and Liverpool to the LIST July are
received. The following sketch and extracts
are from the Daily Advertiser:
By this ship we have received the long ex-
pected intelligence of the death of George Nv.
King of Great Britain. He died early in the
morning on the 26th Of June. BY this event
the crown devOlves upon the Duke of Clar-
ence, who was in due form proclaimed King,
by the name and title Of William w.
Some very interesting political measures
have occurred in the course ofthe King reign
which will render the period memorable in
the history Of the nation. We allude more
particularly TO the repeal Of the Test Act,
with its provisions, prohibiting dissenters
from the Established Church from a partici
patton in the honors and emoluments of Office,
and the Emancipation Ofthe Catholics. All
the credit which the government may receive,
or be entitled to, for these liberal measures,
will be due to the reign Of the late King
George iii. always rejected every advance
towards Catholic Emancipation, on the
ground Of the obligations of his Coronation
oath. George Nv. gave more liberal con-
structiOn to that oath, and under his sanction,
the object which had been SO long sought
for, and with such extreme sOlicitude and
perseverance, was accomplished.
The London Courier Of the 29th remarks {:
-" We see that some Of our contemporaries
are INDUCING in rumors OF expected changes
in the government. Such rumors cannot too
soon be put to rest and we therefore state
upon the best authority, that his Majesty
took the earliest opportunity Of expressing
his unlimited confidence in the Duke Of We'll
lingtOn, and is determined to give'the gov
eminent his warmest and most cordial sup
port"
1t was expected that the remains of the late
King will lie in State on Friday and Satur-
day. the 9th and 10th July, at the Palace at
Windsor, and il is also expected that the day
Of interment will be Monday, the 18th July.
In the course Of Friday evening, before 8
o'clock, the physicians minated to their roy
al patient their inability ia. give him further
relief, and their opinion that his last moments
were rapidly approaching. 70 this commu.
nication his Majesty replied, Goods will he
done ~ and in few moments after, he ask
ed, "Where is Chichester :" The Bisi7op of
Chichester was instantly summoned to the
roya! chamber. and at his hands the dying
sovereign received the Sacrament. During
the administration of this rite his majesty
was much less troubled by the cough, than
gradually subsidized, and towards midnight he
sunk into state Of apparently quiet rspose,
which continued until about three O'Clock,
when he became rather restless, aud feebly
wished to have-his head placed in n'ure ell
evatcd position. Previous to this, all the at
PENDANTS had retired, except Sir M. j. Tier
ney and Sir Wathen Waller; they instantly
attempted to afford his Majesty the relief he
requested but they had scarcely commence
ed the attempt when his Majesty suddenly
motioned them to desist, and, placing both
his hands upon his breast, he calculated,
"Oh this IL not right this is death oh,
God ~ am dying ~ These were the last,
and the only distinct words lie uttered after
having received the Holy Sacrament and
from this time his dissolution came on SO qui-
city and SO gradually that the physicians had
some difficulty in ascertaining precisely at
what moment he ceased to exist. In the
mean time the Bishop of Chichester, and all
the principal members Of the royal house,
hold, with the pages In immediate tendance,
were called in, and, in their presence, without
the slightest indication of suffering, his Ma
jesty calmly expired. The principal persons
present were the Bishop Of Chichester, the
Physicians, the Marquis Conyngham, Sir An
drew Barnard, Sir William Keppel, Sir will
lam Knighton, Sir Wathen Waller, Lord
Strathaven, and Colonel Thornton, and when
the physicians had announced that his Males.
~ had ceased 10 exist, they retired-leavng
the pages in attendance to perform the neces-
sary attentions to the Royal corpse, under
the snperintendence Of the physicians.
On Saturday the body of the King was o.
pened by Sir Ashley Cooper for the purpose
Of ascertaining bis late disease. The opera
lion occupied two hours, and the result fully
justified in every particular the expectations
Of the late Kings physicians both as to the
complaint, which has proved fatal to the King,
and its melancholy result. The heart was
considerably enlarged, and adhered TO the
neighboring parts. Some Of the valves were
Ossited, and some water remained in the
chest. The immediate cause of the sudden
demise was accustomed by the rupture of q
vessel near the stomach. This organ con-
tanned some ounces Of blood, and more was
found in the bowels.
The accession cfWilliam ".
HIS Majesty William w. arrived at St.
James Palace few moments before twels e
o'clock on Saturday, and appeared to be in
excellent health. The King entered the State
room, in which the throne is placed, about
o'clock. dis Majesty was habited in an Ad-
miral's uniform, and took his station at the
throne. The whole Of the members of the