Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-07
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PRiNUE ABbbhED .hio haoh MI
MENTs AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS De
CEAsE-HELLTH OF QUEEN VICTORIA, &c.
By the arrival Of the Asia from Liverpool at Halifax,
we have the following PARTICULARS Of the death Of Prince
Abert:.o
o Prom the London Tines, Dec. 10.
The news of the serious illness of the late Prince Con.
sort alarmed and amsz ID all England on Saturday To
the attentive readers of the Crt Circular IL was only
known that his Royal Highness slightly indsposed
and the bulletin which Saturday announced that his
illness had taken an Favorable turn spread dsmay ana
establishment throughout the cpuntsy Then all at once
the fearful slicton which threatened her Majesty was
seen and on every side information as to the state OF
bis ROYAL Hghnes health sought for with the most
| intense eagerness The announcement which we pup
shed in our third edition of Saturday thai change,
slightly for the better had taken place in the lusrous
patients condition. welcomed as aim Dat reei rom
the state Of everish anxiety urder whicha had waied
for news Unhsppily this slight improvement wnic9
raised such ardent hopes wherever it was known proved
10 be bu. precursor Of the fatal issue, ~ =.
During Saturday morning-at leas. in the early part
His ROYAL Highness undoubtedly seemed better and
Notwithstanding that his condition was In the hgnes'
degree precsous; the change, though sudden was
marked and almost justified the strong hopes which were
then entertained that he would recoverI This change
was but for short time and in fact bqt one OF those
expiring Efforts of nature which give de uve hopes TO
the mourners round 80 many death beds. Soon alter
wards His Royal Hghness again reapsed and before tne
evening Ii became evident that IL was only quesuon Oh
an hour, more or less The Prince sank with alarming
rapdity At four the physicians issued abuetil state
ing that their patient then in "a most critical cond
ton which was indeed ssd truth, for atithat time al
mos. every hope Of recovery had passed away;
Her Msesty and the Prince Of Wales, lWho had travel
ed through the previous night from Cambridge the Prn.
cess Alice and Helena and thePrincs and Princess of
Lsniucen we're with their ustrous relative curing al
this mournful aud most trying period The approach OF
death from exhaustion was so rapid that air stnuants
failed to check the progressive increase oil ana
the fatal termination SO ceayforeseen INA, even oe
fore nine o'clock on Saturday evening adspateh wss for
war1ed from Windsor to the city, stating that The Prince
Oonsort was then dying las Quietly and without SUI
ering he continued slowly TO siok So sloWly tna' TIE
wrists were pneess long before the last moment haa ar
rived when at few minutes before eleven, he ceased
| 10 breathe, and all WAS over. -.
An hour after and the solemn tones oil the great oei
of 81 Paus-a bell Of evil omeni-tod all citzsns how
rrer arabe has bseu the oss OF their beloved queen
how great the loss to the country.
During yesterday the intelligence was received every
where with feeling so painfuftha it. wcud really De
diff cult 10 exaggeratc the amsssment and grief man
tested The frs; fear-a wide, deep and general 'ear-
vas tina. the great and keen affection with which it hss
pleased Heaven in its wisdom visit the royal fanny
might prove too much for the strength Of her Alesy
aud that she herself might sink under her rreparabe De-
reaveneut +. NJ,
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stating that the Queen though Overwhelmed with srie
eore her loss with calnness and bad not then suffered
| in health was soon known everywhere-sAch vas the
eaverness with WHICH OF the Queen at such hea
w time was sought for.
! [Pson the LOnd,n Tms Dec. III
4 Yesterday evening Lord Sidney (she"Lord Chamber
\ ,aih ! Issued his Instructions for the funeral
Tie custom, which Remained in force up to the burial
of William " ofinterfing members OF the royal family
by orchght has for many years been discontinued and
win not be resumed On this melancholy ocpasion The
iunesI will take place on Monday next the 2$i ilstsn'
and Il abodt the same hour OF the day as uhen 'ne
Duchess Of Kent was buried, between II and o'clock
| In accordance With the custom usually followed OF
late yea,s the uleral will mot be state ope, nor VIII
The femains of his Royal Hghness eiin state All ines
| details however have been entrusted 10 hessrs Dap',
ipr who have for so many years conducted the roys
aud public funerals 10 this country Bltie" ana spe
a. are the rites which mark these solemn oceSsio'f,
great amount CT preparation s necessary oeloreuaHu
l s.. Georges Chapel WINDSOR, where the n'ermen' wnI
take pliee has to be drsp,d ana carp ed 10 oacx 'ne
rovl yaul to Do opened and time SlioEef Tor tue ar
5sAa e e To- attend % Jas cccSsn An these
r,pperin,s have been carefully considered, aud the
shortest possible time IN which they can DO eonPeed
i. by the dats we have mentioned Al inc ianfIa n
mourner sppported by tke Dpke Of Cambridge and by
| tho Grown Prince OF Prussia.
TIE t6mans will be laid in the royal vault. TSere are
two vaults beneath st. Georges Chapsi-the Gocester
and the royal vault The former was nnhy oat Up amer
The interment Of her Royal Hghness the D1che.s OF
Gocesler the last member Of that branch OF thq House
of Hanover The royal vault kept apart exclusively
for the cotins Of the immediate members OF the reignng
family Three gates close the entrance TO lh hnsi rest
ing Mace of departed royalty the keys OF which are Kept
by the goyereign the Lord ChanoeiiAn, shu ue
AZ the ;Cha.els Royal Except for the burial oil the
oleen Dlvsgei so was laid by the side OF her roy a.
husband this vault his Mt been opened since the DEAN
of William w. and the descrPhoa which were put form
by SOME OF our contemporaries "a 70 the liee ~ Wheh
the ccin of the Duchess OF Kent was temporarily de-
n,sodin this mausolcuh we're purely imaginary. The
roynl vault was never opened that occasion s and
The coffin onl, remaned the entrance 10 the hrst gate
ill the mausoeun ~ Frcgmore was completed.
j q. THE coYyis.
During Yesterday the inner shell and leades ct I'm
which will enclose the remains Of the Prince Consort
we're forwarded 10 Windsor. According TO custom, the
body yi be inferred IN four ctih - the inner one or
shd being OF polished mahogany cissfouiside with eac
then an outer plain tHTery massive coffin omshoSany
over all comes the Safe cO or case, Of crm,ol yeye
ADD With masiiva silver gilt ornameH.s 20 tue iaueu
cca isio 10 silver plate engraved Win Tue s'e Auo
ttesof ,ke deceased Prince. The outer mahogany col
fin will simply GeAT plate with his usms and the date
OF bis birth aud death Ga the State ctfl will be ths
customary silver gilt plate, bearing ~ inscription similar
1 TO that on the leaden CANA.
! rar RRoerEss or rHg plsEAsk AND YELLING OF raG
| rarscs-a,s CHILDREN MAR. ms,DEArHBkO AND THOSE
| wHo wERk ABSEkg.
II is said that the death Of the King Of Portugal had
an unfortunate iulence over hin during his lpbss and
possibly assisted the progress oi his ma sey.
Ca Wednesday he ia said to have expressed oeIsi
ma, be should no. recover No mlte}in change took
place on Thursday; and on Friday qS.h) the Green
ionk drive, with no idea OF danger When she re-
turned ths patients exremtes were already cold. and
! from that time he WAS in the greatest danger
Ca Fi1ay evening be not expeoied to survive the
night, s5d the Prince Of Wales was tsegrsPsed for
All nigh. the Paace continued very H. o. Saturday
forenoon there vas Ia! Uhch 20 often preoedes DIS
solution but it gave great bopss u tf physiciars A.
four p NJ a relapse took place, and fhe f1nee, vho,
from the previous Friday had been Sustained W stinl-
] lants began to sink gradually.
Congestion of tie lungs the result OF complete ex