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And he shall he as the nett of the Writing, when fi
riseth, oven a own. ~ ill t without eloaila; es the tesolerk
winces, out ul the earth by clear shining slier rain."
Tim Preacher prrl;u Ina tbseouri,e by rental
rig that these words are recorded as the last
of a fortAer venerable Monarch, beloved by his
plr, iii she fear and service of the God of Israel,
reworded by the approbation of hint who was
and Israel's rock. He then drew a comparisots
tweets the Royal Psalmist and our late beloved ,
:i-vered ti,irierrigo ; be alluded to the love that I
beets throtighout Ito long reign universally felt.
tutu by all dosses of his subjects—his justice as
Monarch and a man—his uniform and consist,
piety—the eloseiierra with which he was identil
with his people by Ins affability, kindness,
affectiotiate conduct to all about him, which a,
tacked them to him as a father and a friend.
!tidy remarked how closely the second verse of It;
test applied, •' And he shall be as the light of
morni,,g," tie. and dwelt very forcibly on
benefits arising to the country from such is virtu,
example ; that its this care it was truly " a mm
tog without clouds," and the effects had been, 's
the tender gram springing out of the earth by eh
shining; after rain." National prosperity, he
teitded, WIIII its proportion to national virtue.
+Auld be impossible to give even a sketch of II
remainder of the Off MOO : his allusions to the mai
recent losses sustained by the Royal floe
nu. irresistibly affecting. and there was scarce
a dry eye in the chapel, and not one
1 heart was not deeply affected. Ile
I chided by en allusion to the zeal his late al,
liesty always evinced for the education of tl
children of the poor. and stated that a sabscriptir
was to be made, sot, of the money collected to
given to the parochial achookt of St. Andrew'
Holborn, and the remainder to the fiends of ,
Society for the establishment of National School,
mod lie conjured his c ,,regation to evince
veneration for their departed Monarch, by folk
ing, as far as they could, his example of chant
piety, universal benevolence. and love for the risir
generation. %Ye are liapry to say that the preach
did not preach in vain, as the cuitgregation slier
they were touched with his discourse by the li
nility of their subscriptions. 'Fite chapel was li
rally CfON ded almost to suffocation.
In addition to the charity children of St..
drew's there were also present the children licloori
in to the mitablisliment of the Society of Anew,
Britons, who went in processtion from the
himisrLin Gray's-inn-lute. to evince the sentime,
I al' love and veneration felt by the friends and '
motor of this institution for their late beloved
reign, Mid of gratitude, loyalty, and attachment
their reseed King, who for upwards of fifty ye,
has bees their patron sod liberal benefactor. It ,
deemed proper that some of the olficets of the
siltation should accompany the children.
The procession coromeuced with a bridle,
carried the batmen, covered with crape . • then ,
towed R. Ecnooda, Esq. the venerable Treasure
accompanied by the Vice.Tressurets, sad twelve
the House Committee and Goversors, with
Secretary, followed by the children—the boys wit
crape tumid their arms, and the girls with bias
ribloont roared their bonnets—the whole cotschidi
with the servants of the establishineett in del
mourning. Altogether it was an Interesting r
affecting spectacle.
TUB FOUNDLING HONTITAL was testefolly r
rated, in various parts of it, with black cloth, iind
most interesting sermon respecting the character t
tits late Majesty was delivered by the Rev. M
Howlett.
ST. Cr Les In vas Figure—This church
rietstrated with black, and the Rev. Mr. AP(
i,:livered a sermon from an appropriate text.
MANY-LE-BONE CHURCH, NEW ROAD-
..!..goetit structure was 'twig with black, and
Amt. Mr. Chapman delivered a very Bunn.
s• anon from the first chapter of the Epistle of Si
Peter, and the 17th verse. The preacher de
alibi great force on the numerous virtues of his It
Majesty, particularly his devotional habits.
TIRE CHAPEL. ROYAL 111 TOE TOWER OF Lo:
DON.—This Chapel had a particular air of sole,
nity about it. The wardens of the Tower '
black cloth robes, trimmed with black crape.
flee. Mr. Wilkitions preached a sermou from
.) Ist Pralm. and verse' I, 11, 3.

The Rev. itowhindll's Chapel, in 13hickL
'odd, was crowded to exce.s.
Cita CMUittif , SVitaKV.—At this church
ss,)t eloquent and able sermon ws- preucl.ed by
It ?r. Stales finny Mapleton, Hector, on Jeremiah,
ciri). 6, T. 3.
4 Thou hest 'stricken them, hut they hsse not grieved; thsie
haat conocard them, but they have refuerd to receive ror..
'crown; they bare made art'. facts* harder than a ruck;
aLet lute refused to return."

7"• e Iteverend tiesttlemait opened hi• discourse
by observing the warnings given tip the Jews, and
levy disregard of them. Ile then procreated to say
that we bad warning, given to u., though they are
,sot vsi palpable ; that many occurring often ate not
strongly frit, or, if they are felt for a moment,,
our attention to the world soon effaces the mi.
uression made by them; bat that at a noir like the
arosetst.. where a whole station is Culled torwsber by

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arcutudnowes like 11w prestos. we are particularly
•re 1111 l idea of nor mortality. Within three
'what ravages had hero made in oar Royal F .L
acrd how many warrantee had beets given us, that
wily old age, but youth moil beauty, soil
,st*trgth. are equally liable to he snatched is'
Ivy the hand of death. She to whom we all fir
!diked, was unexpectedly called away, loving
warning to youth that they may lw siummuned hl
'We do not are the ildoroyilig angel war
to commit its ravages, and thererfalt
eta are less vitsceptible of fear. Within
. week he had carried off the father and the ,
latter of whom was in the vigour of health, at
of a constitution which seemed to
a loug life, We might hope that upon
tiny world they would lie transferred to a
, mid change a tenipiwol fin an eternal crown.
Divine Service was yesterday performed in
random), at Millhatik. The chapel was Iv
oh black and lighted with wax tapers.
was preached by the Rev. J. S. BIN N I
had a weal effect, patticulatly on the rein;
of the congregation. The coup trail
sod affectiug.
Upon a review of the whole of the churches it
most grateful sight to wituess yesterday
persons all in the act of devotion
God, and proffering their prayers for
happitiess of their Ismented Sovereign.

5T00E1231.1 CHURCH.—The following is
re of a ►ermon preached on Sunday .
the late melancholy °cries ttttt , by the H
Wodswo►th, Minister of South Lambeth,
carer of St. John's. Westminster.
36th chap. 2 Citron. 24th ver.—" And they brought
and hr died, sad was buried he awe of
bis fathers, and all Judah stall J.

we diligently " search the Scriptures."
iy those of the Qld Testament, we shall
those sacred registers of God's dealing wii
ind, how often lie evinces his favour or
his displeasure toward+ " the children
' by constitutiog and setting over them
bid Princes.
The history not only of the Jewish nation.
rim' the word* refer, hut of the different
the civilized world, from that period to
day, do fully illustrate the truth of
.tion ; witness the prosperous reigns of a
Josiah—the calamities which overwhelmed
dion under a Jerehoam, a Mauasseh.
The preacher then proceeds to spew hot
rdicial way, the profligacy or piety of the .
made to affect the subject, and the imports'
• moral point of view, of a good ',timid-
ler of the people. " A pious Prince
' to be a kind of public censor, and
tor by which the actions of his subjects
ietted :" fur if they (who from the circus_
their birth are placed iii situations roust
/mai, when toes,//'( and power combined
is temptations an-ing therel doubly
le) rasist the allurementa of prole, the grin
inns of sense, and 8' hold fist their lot,
Nt excuse can those placed in humid-
shut out from such temptations, have,
fee themselves to hr deluded by the wort
t things of the would ?'' •
But besides the influence of good eximi
-nice is the dispenser of honours and reivi
encouragenient of " well doers." I-le
sword of vengeance for the punish!
evil doers." IS'llen therefore be lets " ,
shine before men." that in him the pion
may coutemplaute a porno, r protect
wicked sod profane, a terror and a scow
when sitting on the throne of judgment.
.tereth away all evil with lois eyes,"
le good Josiah, " does that which is , it
sight of the Lord, decliniug neither
hand or to the heft"—then if sorroi
man that is born of woman" be jr
imible, it must surely be so when
.ice of the Alueghty permits the disroli
heir earthly taberii.icle„ and rends Ilse
rolls their bands. Such an upright ruler
r:iitliirs deprived of when the mortal rem'
virtuous Josiah "were gathered to
"dire of his fathers ;'"and this empire .
. determinate counsel of Gal, sustained
livationtif a similar nature, iii the hiss of
light indeed be justly styled "the Fat
is People!" lie who, by the destiny
!mighty," was appointed for a longer
in has yet occurred in the tamale of
-7y, to reign over a free people, to gist
is, and manners of his age the starm
railing example, is lion guile before tt.
the reward of " patient et:durance.
,t a son snatched away iu the bloom-
and vigour of health ; and by a
itch sounds from one end of this might:
to, the oilier; to proclaim, that man
, wale is altogether vacit"—" that the
thicworld pushed) away, and that they
1, mast die like men !" In turning
iese general reflections to the sudden
•cli has °very/Mined every feeling and re'
eject with profound and heartfelt grit
uxt the preacher's wish to excite in the
hearers such " godly sorrow," as from the awl,
' may " work repentance to salvation, not
repented. of, and lead to newness of
for," continues, the divine, " when the
yes of the earth are paying their full coot
the general tribute levied on humanity,'
hey are called upon to hear and obey the
it, '‘' return ye children of men"—when
to palace the cry is heard, " how ate the
'Hen ! and the sorrowing Prince and
mother (with the pious Monarch of Jerusal
claim over all that now remains of the vet
[Sire mid affectionate son) " they were
!and pleasant in their lives, and in their der
were not divided"—when• from the vestibul
throne itself, we are thus admonished not
the precariousness of human life, but also
!frail tenure of every social and domestic.
lthe sad and awful spectacle produce in
!more edifying effect, than if it were mewl:
nuns tale, as soon forgotten as told—let
frelings waste themselves in the loud accents
Iprofitable lameipatioo. still !eh to the
geutuatry of an ostentatious solemnity, but
'wisiiiceiely and fervently grieve for the illustrious
fired, I.t our grief be the of Christiana—mad while

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the ton, rt►ti
us rodravon► to suggest
011101 lessons
to oar religious improvement
(diet), hereafter !
preacher then proceeds
not term. ■nd eapremions
display the instaltilit
life, under the
steep"—r vapour—the
in the morning (iii
of youth) is green and
eveuit►g" (in the cold,
I, alas! how often bet
and withered ! and
is never at nest—lt cow
the hied streak which
II " the greater light,"
rule the day, hides 41
1. In like milliner we

silent tomb—" the sceptre
iu this respect than the -
greater distance from the
ttw grave;" in the last
and the peasant maP
return go their prime+
voice which formerly
Moneich. 4. thy kingdom
the former. the '
te, 4. Dust thou art,
return :" from which

oar trust in I'nui'ts, ass
'r to preserve the sent
visissatiun. W
. 6. sashes to ashes, dust
pronounced over the

red dead are sounding
Iprtniosie produced by
" be like the morning 4
t are further reminded
worldliiiiet confidence-1

in* us to the silent tom
King can be saved .
"—that "Title*" cannot
ch—and as to " Beauty,'
" we shall say to eon
and to the worm, than
119

Further, from the sudden
who was the orplisii's
ty, we are exhorted by the
insgiuled sod our lights but
I. u■ it) the unlooked-for
Ist the " time" is not orel)
tiii—deetti oftentimes lying
it.iurithes, in the very el,
ly, whilst we ri li-et u pot

ence, we are admonished ,
griaefril sense of all the
bestow. " The days of oui
Me) are threescore years a
of our late venerated Suvi
Lly reouitided ua of the I
ire me which the lovalt,
p.m Ise* founded. N".
day—the inevitable di'
u ether sensations shouli
fiat creation, when the
ing—when the evening
,Jay—/bey commenced
do iiiese times now appear.
Imighty fiat, are commanded
ame not of darkness—anotl,
throne—although, therefore,
.ire' for a night, yet joy
The Preacher then ;
Ante to the good qualities
which chow, placed
so well appreciate—poll
iptatimis arising from weal,
all well-disposed
the Ruler of

evil

exclaim with the -king of
bath loved his people,
Ing over them." The toll
sermon—" While, as
sepulchre of his fathers
.atiou a "good Josiah"—
our hearts the elevated pirt
es and purity of manners,

ich took away from the f'
age even an apology for •.
2ltristiun ■nd upright mind
twin nnty be ino.t ilmocep'
• to Almighty God, that
.1 engraved on our heal
at to his present graciour
, piety, and love—that
. virtue may flourish
tough a pospasaus reigi
shall be gathered to the stnt'
.red remains. like t
and lamented Brother,
..prayers. and live einbal
'al and affectionate people,

The lion. Mr. Rive, sou
Aril, will start fur the
that one of the sitting
voliciting the freehohle
Mr.. SHOJIS is mentioned
itself for the University
election, a• Lord I
a Peer. 'flip SPICA!
a candidate.
General MANNERS and
lembera fur Cambridge,
1-quarterti loaves to be t,
:ants of Cauibridge, whir
.hem on Monday.
a plentiful dinner
Gaol and (louse of
uuwhet) on the day of
t MAJESTY.
have authority to state
article glitch appeared it
t.) that there was no to
led io the will of the lat.
MAIM to inll/1 141 any maiiirvcrik
er aftei the death of his ,
,er PreAtig,g Paper,
There was a good supply
Norwich utattet ou Sat
Much the 11111.111 e rice
.ter advanced Le. pei
.ile *how of lean Cattle,
the price is too high to rrontise
titer. Tile ShrPip. Iwo.

sq., u imai her. we
b
Res. Dr.• *road to r
td IStiok heart* are I
id' short week I
npserit op- ,
the how
of
sissanisect
raiseboog
li▪
th black ;P. ,s4s
festooned ; jug tiny
irc. and elm
lists of the •‘
were all Divine Sr
gal as • Priritcriaisry
"ern,' . with block
lep • sermon wait
'ruble and P. it haul
ov
rawer '23,
part of the
solemn and
pane to me.
a the fear a Upon a 0
most grist
when theate• 600,000 pe
teroleerass to their God
rain."
ternal 'Hipp
y remark-
last wont.
iy his pen. STOCIIIII3
Israel, and substance o
ho was his on the late
orison be- C. Wodswol
loved and Lecturer of
e this, had 36th chap. 7
y felt. for *Jerusalem,
oepvlehres of
'slice as a mourned r
consistent if we diiii
identified chilly those
urns, and front those
which at- inankind, At
cud. lie soya his di.
rse 4)f"11$ men." by cc
:hi of the or bid Print
Iv on the The Warta*
a virtuous whomiithe ‘„„
" a morn- f the civil,'
seen, ‘4
ent cloy, do
hby clear oervatio„ ; w
, his coo.. a Josiah-41'
itt"e• it nation under
eh of the The preac
the ma"Y indicial way,
11 11"4...i. re made to
seatedy in a moral
me whose. ruler of the
lie tam" said to be a
Lie mirror by wl
n of the, reflected :"
bscripti (((( of their bins
:led to be „tons, whei
Andrew'., the template
146 oh the WO Mist 0
Schools;nce
thei
wheat tints
et ,:
a
by follow. awl shut out
if charity, „orer theme
the rising the things 01
e preacher But hesid
onilheiwed `• Prince is the
the "Im• the cocoons;
was 17 the sword
•' evil doers.
if St. An- so shiue beta
m belong- learned may
f• Ancient the wicked •
he 14C118401. 41 when silt
lemime"t° scattered' as
8 and l'r°- the good J 4
rated SOVe. the fright m
dun" to•. right hand
fifty years man that
at:* It Was silniissible, •
of the Its. vidence of tl
their earthly
sidle, who front their
then fol- istodioes de
Ireasnrer. ' the virtuous
I twelve oh pulchre of
with the'
:,. the determis
boys with it privatioisoTi
ith black ? might inder
aliclwding his People!
t its deep''': Almighty,
eating and than has ye,
country, to
folly deco. morals , and
oth, and a prevailing el
isracter of receive the
Rev. Mr. • meet a son
hood and v
hunch was • which sound
M'Carthy r: dom to, the
ext. • best estate is
lAD—This of thicwork
, and t . a gods, ma
animated these genera
istle of St. •i which hats os
her dwelt subject wit'
of his late - next the pia
s. his hearers si
tOF Lots- event may
of ociletu-
he repented
'ower wore " rim*" con
ape. The ones or the
hum the to the getirc
5" they are call
fiat, "' resit
lackfriars.
the palace tl
Niko ! and
church a -
lied by the
brother (will

particularly 4" we hear the
three years 7 let us endeavou
ryal F truly I. offlictiog event
us, that um'. useful to our r
, and mahly :. eternal feliciy I,
tched away,. The preach,
~
e .11 r„,ti "...' significant tern
y, g:ving itt which display t
mooned like human life, t
igel walking , " steed'—r vs
Iserefore our; which in the m
Within one :, lion of youth) i
and the son, • " evening" (in
health, and / age—and„ alms!
mad to pro.. down and with,
t upon leers . which is never a
ed to a bet- . from the first
it crown. till " the great
lowed in the: to rule the du
I was hung -- %Vest. lo like
torn. The •• the silent tomb-
S. BEN !6I ET• loge iu this retie
the frinale no greater thrtal
s d'seil was f the grave;
• Prince and the
irehes it was and return to
.rday „early • same voice whit.
devotion to dean 111otaelc14,
yen for the addresses the 6
ereigui. mandate, I' 1)u
shalt return :" I
ring is the
put oor trust in
, miner to preset
;sislaY las" ' solemn %Orman,'
the Her. ,
words •' ashes ti
imbeth, and
he pronounced
r brought kW . honoured dead i
re „, of the . impression, pre
ell Jerusalem • moo. " be like 1
Wt are forth
trees" Palle- .. the worldling'*
shall find 73 follow us to the
leafing with ..• no King can
your or 4600 • host"—that 66 1
children of wrath—and as tI
' them good • when " we shall
titer, and to th
I nation, to sister."
ent nations Further, from
to the pre- one w„ th,
or this "It- *troy, we are exhi
of a ()avid,
.. loner girded end 4
timed their ' pose us iii the r,
• that the " lime
r how, in a .:./ trio--death of*
' the Prince ' that nourishes, ii
importance, • lastly, whilst we
mple in the widener, we are s
ice may he •- a grateful 'emu
id his life a to bestow. "TI
"cis may he .•
divine) are three
rcurnstances age of our late
i most den..' foiciLly retuned.
uined make - tenure ow wine
1Y formida• ruhjecis we* fro
IC gratifies' lie slay—the i
ittlegrltY,”
when oilier semi
'kr 'There'. the find creation
Bee, if they nothing—when
world, "Of the day—they c,
o do these time
simple, the Almighty fiat,
rewards, for to art e out of d
tle beareth 7 the throne—alf
irliment of ..dare: for a „i 4
" his light 10,..t.,. The Irre
pious and ' tribute to the g'
protector— reivi which air
- can .o well 11111
i scourge—
Igmeett, he emptatimis oriel
" li"ti like d—caution all
is right in . peak evil of the
Cher to the. to exclaim with
sorrow for Lord bath trivet
just and King over them,
vi the pre- the sermon—H
ssolution of . the sepulchre of
ie kingdom • merriatio„, "go
ef were the it, our heart, th
remains 9f , t„„ and Aunty
to time le" splendour of a c
ire has, by .
which took away
tined a de- he age even an I
of one who • the CI . •-m ant
Father of ' station may be I
My of the pray to Ahnight
iger period
of our dear odelibly engrov,
grant to his pri
give to the wisdom, piety, a
"milt of his racial virtue ini
re them to i
torough a I.rosl
"sect" to '' shall be gatliei
)111-of marl' his honoured rat
a warning Sire and lament
ghty king. the.preyews, and
sit
the "fash fashion •
ry who rule The Hon. N-Ir.
truing hots is reported, will 1
!II occasion ltd that one of
d reflecting gait' soliciting I
grief,
it is Mr:Siw-ag ii
lie hearts o imself for the
in the awful filming election
lion, not to. created a Peer.
lof life"— as n candidate.
the great General MA!
contingent Members for Cr
iity," when - half-quarterti lot
hr universal hitunts of eau
,when from ()opt them i
the mighty • 100 gave a pito'
d afflicted • Towo Gaol and
usalem, ex-' in ouinhei) on i
e venerable , present 'ls.te:sT
were -lovely • . We have Nutt
r death they f, tin article which
thole of the inst.) that there
hot only of tallied in the wit
also of the any person to pi
-tic tie—let tither after' the t
in us rotor other tinic.—f a'*
!rely a heti- 'Flue was a i
-let not our `at Norwich ma
cents of usi-t tinned much th
lie vain pu- la-ter advanced
, bUt wt.:Pet/001,k show of le
e illustrious. the price is too ,
...I ...hila si... Th. ,41%,..•