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London, England, 1814-04-03 00:00:00

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THE lIEBD(Pill A DAHL

APRIL.

trli;le great ile.igns OW 'kat...men would ''fl et,
Nor rimy, nor night, nor season now neglect ;
! teeming Flora wakes !Kg 'opening buds,
With sweetest odours 111 the groves and woods.
With flowers of richest dyes prepares the way,
For rosy Pleasure and the genial May !

S. Porn gooday.—Morning lessons arc Iron. Exodus 9, and Matthew
; and the Evening lesson, Irons Exodus 10, and Hebrew 5. Palm
Swidev is so tallvd in memory of Christ's triumphant entry Into Jeru-
salem, ehere the multitude (having come up to the feast of site pass-
over) tool: broil. hes of palm-trees, and went forth from the city to
Meet him, ci ying floontrialt, &c. faints are borne in all Catholic
countries, upon this day, and are still respected even in our own.
iiisisop of East Anglia, informs us that this solemnity was Ce-
lebrated in Erighlid so curly as the year 809; and, from what follows,
it appears tiro the observance, of it was not then considered as novel.
The obligation of bearing palms in England, however, has been dis-
continued ever sluice the second year. "uf Edward VI. •
Stun rises at lialf-paat bin the morning, and sets at half-past six in
the evening.
4 Mrsilday.—St. Ambrose. Ile became Bishop of Milan, in Italy,
fi •orislied un Aer the Emperors Gratian and Theodosius, and died in
3',lt. Milan is now an archbishopric, and its cathedral may be looked
upon as the eighth wonder of the world. St. Ambrose had the happi-
ness of composing that well known hymn called the Te Dem ; and
MA works ere published by the Benedictines, in two volumes, folio size.
Full moon, this day, at 32 in. after 8 o'clock in the evening.
Tuesday.—Day-break at 21 in. atter 3 o'clock.—Dividends are
flow payable.
O. IgefliseSday.—Old Lady day... Gloucester assizes.
7. Thurstlay.—Mauaday Thursday. Being the day on which our
Lord end Saviour Jests. Christ washed she feet of his own Disciples and
commanded them to wash one aoother's feet, it is esteemed as Dies
fitaidasi, the day of command, or, as we corruptly have' it, Maun,lay
Thursday, which is always the one immediately preceding the festival
of Easter. Rich and great men, kings and priests, once conceived it
on honourable distinction in imitation of the humility of Christ, thus to
wash the feet of the poor, and likewise to distribute ohm Maunday mo-
ney, indeed, is still" annually distributed at Whitehall, and the donations
made the same day, at St. Joints's, is an acknowledgement of the an-
eie.it practice. It was formerly customary for the Monarchs of England
to va,li the feet of a number of poor persona answering to the years•
they had reigned. - Maund of itself implies alms, of donations ; and
basket that held the bread and silver was, within ho distant pet Tod of
history, called the Maundy-basket.--Warwick assizes.
8. Cood-Friday.—oConsecrated as it ever should be to the cern-
metnorinion of the Ctuciliction of the Saviour of mankind, for the sins of
the world, this day demands an exemplary observance on the part of
rill true Christians. It is that day, in a most emphatical sense,. for
whidi all other days were made; it is the only day, which,
frtail the commencement to the consummation of time will deserve
t... be distinguished in the annals of the world, and which will
be celebrated w-.en time itself shall be •no more ! " The name
of Good-Friday," says Mr. Shepherd, " is peculiar to the English
thumb. Poly-Friday, or the Friday in holy Week, was its more
ancient and general appellation. We call it Good-Friday, probably,
locause on this day our redemption' was accomplished," and also in
Allnsinti to the glad-tidings of great joy which characterised the birth of
Christ, as the I.ainb of God that was speedily to take away sin ! Bishop
truly observes, that " every day sliouid he the Good Friday of a
thristian." Buns continue to he made for this day, with a cross, its po-
pular coianiemoration of the:tenni cross. •
9. Satuday.--Twilight Inds at 49 in. after 8 in the evening.

'APRIL 3.

Bulbous roots, sti I remaining out of the ground, should forthwith be
planted. Finish planting, et the same time, most kinds of flowering
shrub• ; and clarions ti( es, 1 oth evergreens and deciduous. The arbutus,
or strawberry-tree,i very Leantiful evergreen and flowering shrub, my
now be planted.

HIGH-WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE.
APP If .
Dar.
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Morning.
h. 8 in. ••• • • •

4.
• 6 s t h. 39 m.
3 h. 13 tn.
7.
4h. gm.
9.

Afternem
1 h. Si in.
2 h. 17
h. 56 m.
3 h. t 7 in.
3 h. 55 in.
4 h. 39..
11, Bm.

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