The King And The Late Que...
On Saturday morraing the remains of the Queea of the Sandwiclh t'lands gafter h4ving been embalmbdlby Air. fii'Gr*or) were laid 6ut accoeding to the Englih'eustom; and plal in a leaden coffin, whith has been closely soldered. Theridaiveattendants, 'after performlng the funeral ser ices of the Sandwich people, proceeded to lagy the Queel in state, accordi4g to the mannet of tbeir island, which is tol tb]bwg:- The: corp;,e is covered witb'a teos pditl. of black (in the prs sent instance it is itfn), yef vrhichb Is p4e the cloik worm ythlie Queen on stAte Nccasinis; itis nu tured.of feathen of acrim. son aid gold colour. At the head of th 'joffin are.placed twalar*e plumes offeathers, knowri In tlic 8an'dWvich slifits by the densmi.. nation of kaw nzanis, and used by the atitsidants.of queos og chief lalies, fdr the purpbse of fa~ninj awray 1iesArinsects. On the lid of thd rofi-n ix also placod hler tippe't, nana sone large zing&-or crorrnlets made of feathers, which are callq4 by the interpretw ti rnnto, andnare woin by the Sandwfch"chiefi. an'kings, i .tbhe sgavc fashi .n as the cidn*s or corbnets Qf European kldng or nobles.- On each side of the colfit' are placed' ihe cloakas of some of. the 'Sandwich chiefs ; ind bouquets and wax.igh4s are placd in rarious parr4 of the room. The King is a little betteT, ind expresses him'self perfectly satis- fied with the plhysician who' attended' the Qaeen throughout hdr illness. Hesays, that as it hisPleased God ioiAe heraway, it wds dut of the'powerof humn'an la7 to preven t it. We understand the Qucen ' remains.are to be conveyed with all pnssible despatch to the Sandwich Islandsr; but the King.has rodt yet determined any thin'g'fnirtheru*iantli&this consort'szemainsshalI be-en.ombedin their ye r. ' THE KING ArD 'TIR ;1ATE QBTuy.g OP THE SAiVDW-ICH ISLd4J)S.