The Late King Of The Sand...
The Times, 1824-07-17T00:00:00

Ttle remauns o' Of tnel1ameta, tne late KIng of the Sandwicb slands, are now laid in state sn a large apsrttment on the ground. ssoor, at Osborn's Caledonian Hotel ober.-street, Adelphi. The central pesrt of the room is driidd trom thc other by frame.work, forming an area of about 14 reet square, cilelosed on three sides, the lower part, or that nearest thc entranec of the a1artment, being opm. The floor within *be area Is covered with a number of small do4ks or tippetc, worn by the csiefs in war; thse are made of feathers ot a scarlet and gold co1our, eaclh feather being nicely interwoven In a sort of net-work that hag the appearance of being made of linen thread. Around the space on the frame-work are placed war cloaks of very large dimensions, also made of featlhers and variously figured by the intermixture of scarlet, yellow, and black ieathers; some striped in curved stripes fiomn side to side, others yellow and red !:ipots; some va;dyke stripes, others with angul2r figures and cres. cents, apparentlY according to the taste of the owner, and without re. gardnse uniformity. These are sursetounted by a namsnberof caps ansshehnets of wrar, also wade of feathers, and of various forms. in the centre ia placed the coffin containing the body, which atjpresent is cover.a with a black silk pall, the outer coffin not vet being cowpIeted.. On thc coffin are placed the sword wom by the Kin,f (wh ch is elegantly embossed, and in a richl -chased gold xcab Sard), and his cocked military hat. At the hea of the ceffim the King's war-cloak is supported; this is made wholly of gold- coloured feathers, and is extremely rich in appearance, and said by his domestics to be of great value,' he feathers of which it is made being extremely rare. On the upper part of the cloak i5 placed a tippet or large cape, wbich is ornamented writh scarlet spots and stripes of feathers. Oa each side of the coffin are placed three stand6 covered with Viue linen, on which are placed wax-lights and bouquets of flowets in China beakers. Bctween these stands are placed other war-cloaks, bur of smaller dimensions. The whele bas a strange though irmV6sing effect, and formrs a singular contrast to the =ode adopted in this country on such occasions. About various parts of the room are placed aromatic woods and flowers. The Governor Boki, the Admniral Kapibe, Madame Boki, the Siccretary MIr. Rives, and two others of thie suite, are in constant at. trendanee, and bear their 10SH well-the natives are quite gay and cheerfuL. A gre.at number of applications were madc yesterday tmorning fior admis,eioa, which were aeneralLy complieo wlith. The followving despatcha to the Primne ASl mister of the Sansdwich Islands, announcing tbe demise of the King, was on Thuraday nig;Uht forwearded to vlelmouth : " Osbon's Hotel, London, July is, 1824. "Dear Friend,-It is very sorro-wful news tor you. but bding the *r.ll of Heaven we must submit. I tnentioned in .ny letter, dlated July 9, the death of our good Queen. The King, having lost his consort, was much agitated by thc fatal gltock, and. unable tO sun- Dort the weight his manly bosom experieniced, he died, my deir friend, and left us to lament the virtues we so often admired in him. You well kuow mny frelingst and the reason r have to de- plore the loss of such true fuendsltip. All the physicians could do, all we could say by way of consolation, availed nothing; lie cold me, more than once, that all the support the English nation couxld give him was in vain.The fetal bargain, my dear friend, was made, and he sunlt to rise no more. Their bodies will be re- mr.oved to she Sandwich lands, to gsve you and the whole of our nati.-- satisfction that every thing was done by the English Go- verntn'nt andprivate gentlemen to promote our comfort, and assist our unfortunate tonarch. E:ven the King of England sent his own physicians and the noble Duke of York his surgeon ; and everv thing that Fngland produced w;s at our command. You will much regret, wvrh myself, that circumstances prevented his having an in terview with the Ring of England wlio kindly expre=ed his hope (through his phy.iidans) that our king would console himself, and not sink under his affliction, and that his .'\ost Gracious 1liX'jestv wouldgiveour King an interview as soon as his health was restored. I lsope youare well; aod that we shall beabletocontinueto labour I for your welfare, is the wish of Yours truly, "To Ir. Pitt, Prime Minister at the "JOHN B. RIVES. Sandvvich IWlands, or Crimaku." The lenden coffln containing the Kiing's remainsc was olaced in the *plendid case that has been furnished by MUr. Jarvis, in Ifong- a cre, yesterday evening. Ir is of immense widthll and is lined wish rich w;hite satin, fluted very tastefully, a nd the outside is of crimnson velve, and studded wtith brass nalis and ornaments similar to that of the late Queen. On the plate is the following inscripiior KA1EISAME5TIA 2D - E?LI NO NASISNA-O. AWAVVI MtAE I POLIKAsI 28. .SfAEAXI XAIKU I XE MAHOE MtUA I XE31AKAIKE 1824. ALOKk* 5tO NO XO05MtOA ELII JOLASU. , ~4tixIeneadh is erHgraven- - X3MEHAMnIzA 2D, .I-G-OF T}1E 8ANnWrCr.iSLANDS, DIEiD) JULY 14,- 1824, IwszT utf'irs YFAlt OF aIS IGE. I *XAY, Ws MEElt OUR ZLOQVFP 1F6G I . '; 1'r . THE Ll TS KI)AG OF TIE SAMDWICH ISLANDS. _- cv