The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-13 00:00:00

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

BY THE QUEEN.-A PROCLAMATION FOR A
GENERAL FAST.

VicromA, R.—We, taking into our most serious consi-
deration the heavy judgments with which Almighty God is
pleased to visit the iniquities of this land, by a grievous scar-
city and dearth of divers articles of sustenance and necessaries
of life ; and, trusting in the mercy of Almighty God, that
notwithstanding the sore punishment which He hath
laid upon us, and upon our people, He will, if we turn to
Him in due contrition and penitence of heart, withdraw
His afflicting hand ; have, therefore, resolved, and do, by
and with the advice of our Privy Council, hereby command,
that a public Fast and Humiliation be observed through-
out those parts el our United Kingdom called England and
Ireland, on Wednesday, the 24th day of March instant, that
so both We and our people may humble ourselves before
Almighty God. in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and
may, in the most devout and solemn manner, send up our
prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty, for
the removal of those heavy judgments which our
manifold sins and provocations have most justly
deserved, and under which we at this present time labour;
and We do strictly charge and command, that the said
public Fast be reverently and devoutly observed by all our
loving subjects is England and Ireland, as they tender the
favour of Almighty God, and would avoid his wrath
and indignation ; and upon pain of such punishment
as may be justly inflicted on all such as con-
temn and neglect the performance of so religious and
necessary a duty. And, for the better and more orderly so-
lemnizing of the same, We have given directions to the
Most Reverend the Archbishops, and the Right Reverend
the Bishops of England and Ireland, to compose a Form of
Prayer, suitable to this occasion, to be used in all churches,
chapels, and places of public worship; and to take care the
same he timely dispersed through their respective dioceses.
Given at our Court, at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, this
9th day of March, in the year of Oar Lord, 1847, and
in the 10th year of our reign.
God save the Queen.
BY THE QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION FOR A
GENERAL FAST IN SCOTLAND.
VICTORIA, R.—We, taking into our most serious con-
sideration the heavy judgments with which Almighty God
is pleased to visit the iniquities of this land, by a grievous
scarcity and dearth of divers articles of sustenance and
necessaries of life, and, trusting in the mercy of Almighty
God, that, notwithstanding the sore punishment which
He hath laid upon us, and upon our people, He will, if
we turn to Him in due contrition and penitence of heart,
withdraw his afflicting hand; have, therefore, resolved,
and do, by and with the advice of our Privy Council,
hereby command, that a public Fast and Humiliation be
observed throughout that part of our kingdom called
Scotland, on Wednesday the twenty-fourth day of March
instant, that so both We and our people may humble our-
selves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our
sins, and may, in the most devout and solemn manner, send
up our prayers and supplications to the Divine
Majesty, for the removal of those heavy judgments which
our manifold sins and provocations have most
justly deserved, and under which we at this present
time labour • and We do strictly charge and command, that
the said public Fast be reverently and devoutly observed by
all Our loving subjects in Scotland, as they ten-
der the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid
His wrath and indignation; and upon pain of such punish-
ment as may be justly inflicted on all such as contemn
and neglect the performance of so religious and necessary a
duty. 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 publi-
cation 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 several shires. stewarts
of stewartries, and bailiffs of regalities, 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
puleits, immediately after Divine service.
()riven at our Court, at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, this
9th day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1847,
and in the 10th year of our reign.
God save the Queen.
DOWNING-STREET, MAacri 12.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Viscount Torring-
ton to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
the Island of Ceylon, and its dependencies.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Robert James
Her St. Christopher.
Majesty
Mackintosh, Esq. to be Lieutenant-Governor] of the Island
of
has further been pleased to appoint Johan
G. Aspeling, Esq., to be Civil Commissioner and Resident
Magistrate for the district of George, in the settlement of
the Cape of Good Hope.
ADMIRALTY, Mancii 8.
The following promotions have this day taken place, con-
sequent upon the death of Vice-Admiral of the White Nicho-
las Tomlinson :
. _

Vice-Admiral of the Blue Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie,
to
be
Vice-A:olfntihirmalitoefathßeolbierrhtit
jea.
ckson to be Vice-Admiral
of the Blue.
Rear- Admiral of the White Brian Hodgson to be Rear
Rear-Admiral
-Ad-
miral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue William Bowles, C.B. to be Rear-
Admiral of the White.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Devonshire.
East Devon Regiment of Militia—Shilston Calmady Ilam-
lyn, Esq., to be Captain, vice Fulford, Aug. 20, 1846 ; Ed-
ward Herman Marsh, Gent., to be Lieutenant, May 21,
1846 ; Frederick Granby Farrant, Gent., to be Surgeon, Sept.
7, 1846.
North Devon Regiment of Militia.—Augustus Saltren
Willett, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. 'rice Bruton, deceased ;
George Stucley Buck, Esq., to be Major, vice Sir James
Hamlyn Williams, Bart.. June 29, 1846; Logan Downes,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, May 8, 1846.
North Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—William
Binford, Esq., to be Captain, vice Mallet, resigned ; John
Colville Roe, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Binford ; Thomas
Goldie Harding. to be Lieutenant, vice, Scott, resigned; Ad-
derley Wren, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Roe; Wm. Anthon46y
Deane, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Grant, resigned, Aug. 25,1.
The Poor-law Commissioners have appointed Charles
Sharman Crawford, of No. 23, Lower Gardiner-street, Dublin,
Esq., barrister at law, to be an Assistant Commissioner to act
in Ireland.
The Poor-law Commissioners have also appointed -
Denis
Phelan, Esq., of Dublin, surgeon, to be an Assistant-Com
missioner to act in Ireland.
WHITEHALL, MARCH 1.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Entnund Butler Ed-
wards, of Pontypool, in the county of Monmouth, Gent., to be
a blaster extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.