The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-01 00:00:00

DAY OF FASTING AND HUMILTAITON.

( From a Supplement to the Gazette of Tuesday.)
PROCLAMATION FOR ENGLAND AND
IRELAND.
•• By the Queen. _
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A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF SOLEMN FIST,
HUMILIATION, AND PRAYER.
VTOTORIA: .R.—We, faking into our most serious
consideration the just and necessary war is which we
are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God
that he will graciously bless our arms both by sea
and land, have resolved, and de, by and with. the ad-
vice of our Privy Council, hereby command, that a public
day of solemn-last, humiliation, and prayer be observed
throughout those parts of our United Kingdom called
-England and Ireland, on Wednesday the twenty-41-st
day of Mardi next, that So both we and Our' peo-
ple array humble ourselves :before Almighty Gbd,
in order to obtain pardon of ow sins, and in the
Most' devout and solemn manner send up our pray-
' ens 'Aid supplications to the Divine 'Aftesty, •i-or
imploring The blessing and assistance ona ourrms for

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reverently and tdeTetitly observed ail7oTr: 174;7
subjects in England and Ireland, as they tender the,
favour' of Almighty. God,. atid -would avoid 'lfis,
wrath and indignation iknd, for the --better and more,
orderly solemnizing the same, we have given direc-
tions to the' lkidSt Reverend the -Archbighdps, the ,RevFretxl the .Bishops of.. England: and Irelsktd,
to compose a form of prayer suitable to this occasion tot
li be livid -in all churches, chapels, "alit! ' plaCes of `public
worship; and to take care the same be timely dispersed
throughout the respqptive,dioceses.j
' Given at our- COurelt Biickinghani-Pala.ce, ibis
obwenty-eighth day, of February, in. the year of.iouir
Lord one
,t)aousand eight hundred and filty-fivexami
in'the eiglikieentti year of our reign..
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-WO save the. QUEEN.' • - •

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PROCLAMATION FOR. SCOTLA.Nai •.• .„‘,
By the Queen.
Pnd6LAmhlqox Fell A 'Di? oi' SOLEMN UIT~
-,aIUMILIATIgN, -"AND PRAYER IPF BeOTVAND.- T

:VicTpnLt. 'taking into . our most serious
.eqnsideration the just and necessary war in which ,
we ire engaged, and putting our trust in AlMiglty".
Giod tt)atile,will graciously bless our arms, both by-sea
and land, have resolved, and do, by and with the advice
of our Privy 'Council, hereby command, that a public jai
of .solemn fast,. humiliation, and prayer be. observed
throughout that part of our Kingdom
.of great Britain
called Scotland; on-Wednesday,-the tWenty=first day of
March next, that so both we and our people may humble -
ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain
pard-on- of 'our sins; and in the -Most derout and
solemn manner send up our prayers and supplicationato
the Divine Majesty for imploring His blessing and as-
sistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to UP
and our dominions : and we do strictly charge and corn:-
mud, that the said day be reverent!y and devoutly ob-
served by all our loving subjects in Scotland, as they
tender the favour of Almighty God, and Would avoid His
wrathand indignation : our will is, therefore, and we
charge, that, this our proclamation seen, ye forthwith
roceed to the Market Cross of Edinburgh, and all other
:places needful, and there, in our name and authority,
make publication hereof, that none pretend ignorance
And our will and pleasure is, that our sOliCitor do cause
priuted_copies -hereof to. he sent to the sheriffs of the se-
veral shires, stewarts of stewartries, and bailiffs of rega-
litiesfind their clerkti, Whom we ordain to-See the same
`published ; stud we do-appoint them to send copies hereof
to the several parish -churches within their boun4, that,
upon the Lord's day immediately preceding the diy above •
'mentioned, the same may be published and read him
the pplpits immediately after Divine service, _
Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this
twenty-eigbth day of February; in the year of otir
'Lori, one thousand eight, hundred and- ititpfives,
and in the eighteenth year of our reign.
GOD save the QUEEN.
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At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day ef
February, 1855, present—the Queen's Most "Eitti4l-ent.
Majesty in Council. • , ,r,
This day the Right Honourable Sir George Corns-
wall Lewis, Baronet, was by her Majesty's command
swrotn- of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council,
and took his .placoat the Board accordingly. . • -
(tier 14ajestz in Council was this day pleased to declare
the Right Honourable George William Fredeiiok„ tangy
of Carlisle, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Gu.rJ
ter,
,Lieutenant-General and General Governor of that
part of the Unitecl Kingdom, called Ireland. •
ll„,majesty having been pleased to appoint the Righ
Honourable Montagu, Earl of Abingdon, to Lord
Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county`
Berke, ,his idtdehip. this day took the -oaths appointed to
be taken thereupon, instead of the 9tths ?f allegiance
and suprethacy.

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taPrnra,allitsuckingham Palace, the` day' of
February, pr eat—the Queen's Most. Dbellerst
Majesty in Council.
Her Majesty in Obuncil wail this day pleats teuPPo'll4
the Right Hon. the Lord President of the Cceuncil for
e time being ; the Most Noble the Dolce Lordl
Reetiet of the Privy field the Most Hon. the Marquis of
Lausdottris the Right Honourable John Russell (cora,
monly called Lord John Russell), One of ber Majesty'.
Piineipal Secretaries of Stow the Right Honourable
Viscotnt Palmerston, First Lord Commissioner of her
f Majesty's Trea36fy ; the _Right Efonourable Viscount
Canning, hers Majesty's totitnaster-General ; the Right
lif,onourabil ir George Gl:en J4f4romst, one of her
14;460,$'0,p,iincipal Secretaries of State ; and the Right
Hop. "Sit 04010 Citnewall Lewis, Baronet; • Chsincialot.
Majesty'k gitchequer; to be
odIT rider Tetsteutof d her'
A Committee of Council to superintend the application of
Any
.sums of money voted by Parliament for the purpose
of promoting public education.
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At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th dar
February, 1855, present—the Queen's Most Excel
ent
Majesty in Council.
Her Majesty ,in Council was this day pleased to •
make the following amendment on the Roll of sheriffsof
:
-2191erionethsliire—Charles Poneonby Tottenham,
Carrogissa, Esquire, made Charles John Tottenham, of
13PWYnXuse, near Llangollen, in the County of Den,
hip Esq,
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