The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-03
The Late King OF Prussia.


We read in the PIussian Gaatc.' 1t will be consoa
ton my people in their just sorrow account Of the
decease OF the King my beloved brother to know the
gcod thoughts and desires which be wrote with his own
hand, in contemplation Of death Accordingly, desire
that these last wishes, dated the 9th Of August 1854
should be Immediately made public. WILLIAM"
The royal document which is refe rred to in the pre-
ceoiDg note is as iollows:-
of our lord Jesus Christ, Aug q, 1854. J
How wish to be Inferred
If God the Lord decree that terminate my terrestrial
career peaceaby in my country, and If which erventy
entreat Of him on my knees, my tender ana beloved
Elise shall survive me- this paper is TO be delivered 10
ner Immediately after my death Whatever she shall
chapg shall be executed as if that were written here
her order shall be mine Moreover, wish one day to
repose by her sde in the same tomb as near to her as
AS soon as my 6ecease shall have been certified by the
physicians, wish my body to be washed and opened
Ny heart deposited in large heart formed of granite
from country Of Marche, and placed at The entrance
Of the vault in the mausoleum OF Charlotenburg nd
consequently at the feet Of my royal parens shall be
enclosed in the ground and covered by it, My resting
place shall be the Church of Peace, before the steps
which lead to the holy table between the marble pulpit
and the Of the seats the left ION the
right Of the altar Of the line Of the middle of the body
of the church, in such manner that one day the Queen
may repose my right The space Indicated in all its
breadth from church seat far those opposite
as well as the intervals between the public seats
up the pillars Of the choir, shall be paved aresh in
marble from the funds Of which shall leave the sim
pest manner but in harmony with the floor and with
The holy table, Immediately above my tomb shall be
placed an obong slab Of white marble, fiat level with
OF the mauscleum of Charottenburg There shall be en-
craven upon it the monogram of Christ, with the follow
ing inscription
Here lies in God his Saviour with the hope Of bliss
full resurrection and Of mercful Judgment, depending
solely on the merits Of Jesus Christ our Divine Re-
deemer, the late, &c.
At my intermcnt there shall be observed the same
ceremony as that used for the King my deceased father
The funeral shall take place at the cathedral OF Berlin
die in the neghborh0od OF Berlin but if die in the vi
entity of Potsdam it shall be soemniZed in thechurch of
Peace, near Sans Souci
As the termination 'of my life shall have been
ascertaned by my physicians, there shall be sent $50
haes OF gold to the poor of the cathedral in accordance
with my custom every time that receive the holy
sacrament at Faster. The sum shall also be placed
at the disposal OF the other churches where have com
municatcd for their poor that is to say the Church OF
Peace the parish church Of Erdmansdor the cathedral
church Of Spandau the evangelical church of Fschbach
and the church of the Oratoire Of Paris
The Gazette OF Southern Germany says:-King Frederic
William has not left any private fortune He spent his
not only in acts of charity, but in
building and the purchase of works of art He leaves
behind him great number Of masterpieces Of different
schools and magnificent library All these pass to the
present King. The Queen Dowager will have ,00O
f1alaS gnar mum