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

DAY OF FASTING AND HUMILIATION.

( From a Supplement to the Gazette of Tuesday.)
PROCLAMATION FOR ENGLAND AND
IRELAND.
By the Queen.
A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF SOLEMN FAST,
HUMILIATION, AND PRAYER.

VicrontA R.—We, taking into our most serious
consideration the just and necessary war in which we
are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God
that he will graciously bless our arms both by sea
ar.'d land, have resolved, and do, 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 anti lieland, on Wednesday the twenty-first
day of March next, that to both we and our peo-
Die 'nay humble ourselves before Almighty God,
in orthr to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the
ino,t- devout ,and • solemn manner send up our pray-
ers ard .supp!ications .to the Divine Majesty, for
imploting His blessing and assistance on our arms for
the restmation of peace to us and our dominions: and
we dv strictly charge and comnr;n I, that the said day he
revereot!y and devoutly obstrved by al; our loving
subjects id England and Ireland, as they- tender the
fai.our of Almighty God, and would avoid His
wrath and indignation : And, for the better and more
orderly solemnizing the tame, we have given direc-
tit.ns to the Most Reverend the Archbishops, and the
Right. Reverend the Bishops of England and Ireland,
to compose a form of urayer suitable to Viis occasit to
be used in all churches, chapels, and places of p blic
worship, and to take care the same be timely dispersed
throughout the respective dioceses.
Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this
twenty-eighth day cf Febi nary, in the year. of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and
in the eighteenth year of our reign.
GOD save the QUEEN.

PROCLAMATION FOR SCOTLA.Na.
By the Queen.

A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF SOLEMN FAST,
HUMILIATION, AND PRAYER IN SCOTLAND.

VICTORIA R.—We, taking into our most serious
consideration the just and necessary war in which
we are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty
God that lie 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 day
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
pardon of our sins, and in the most devout and
solemn manner send up our prayers and supplications to
the Divine Majesty for imploring His blessing and as-
sistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us
and our dominions : and we do strictly charge and com-
mand, that the said day be reverently and devoutly ob-
served by all our loving subjects in Scotland, as they
tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid His
wrath and indignation : our will is, therefore, and we
charge, that, this our proclamation seen, ye forthwith
proceed 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
printed copies hereof to be sent to the sheriffs of the se-
veral shires, stewarts of stewartries, and bailiffs of raga-
lities, and their clerks, whom we ordain to see the same
published ; and we do appoint them to send copies hereof
to the several parish churches within their bounds, that,
upon the Lord's day immediately preceding the day above
mentioned, the same may be published and read from
the pulpits immediately after Divine service.
Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this
twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five,
and in the eighteenth year of our reign.
GOD save the QUEEN.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day cf
February, 1855, present—the Queen's Most Excellent
Majesty in Council.

This- day the Right Honourable Sir George Corns-
wall Lewis, Baronet, was by her Majesty's command
sworn of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council,
and took his place at the Board accordingly.
Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to declare
the Right Honourable George William Frederick, Earl
of Carlisle, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Gar-
ter, Lieutenant-General and General Governor of that
part of the United Kingdom, called Ireland.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Righ t
Honourable Montagu, Earl of Abingdon, to be Lord
Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of
Berks, his lordship this day took the oaths Appointed to
be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance
and supremacy.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of
February, 1855, present—the Queen's Most Excellent
Majesty in Council.
Tier Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint
the Right Hon. the Lord President of the Ccooncil for
the time being ; the Most Noble the Doke of Argyll, Lord
Keeper of the Privy Seal ; the Most Hon. the Marquis of
Lansdowne ; the 'Right Honourable John Russell (com-
monly called Lord John Russell), one of her Majesty's
Principal Secretaries of State ; the Right Honourable
Viscount Palmerston,
tFirstrtiLghortdHCoonmoumriasbsiloenverisectoultheir
Majesty's Treasury .;he
Canning, her Majesty's Postmaster-General ; the Right
Honourable Sir George Grey, Baronet, one of her
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State ; and the Right
lion. Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Baronet, Chancellok
and Under Treasurer of her Majesty's Exchequer; to be
a Committee of Council to superintend the application of
any sums of money voted by Parliament for the purpose
of promoting public education.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of
February, 1555, present—the Queen's Most Excellent
Majesty in Council.
Her Majesty in Council was this day.-pleaii& to
make the following amendment on the Moll of Sheriffs :
—Merionethshire—Charles POLISOIIby Tottenham, of
Carrogissa, Esquire, made Charles John Tottenham,
_ of
Berwyn House, near Llangollen, in the County of Den.
bigh, Esq.