The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-15 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC FAST.

His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a
form of prayer " to be used in all Churches and Chapels
throut!hout the United Kingdom of England and Ire-
land. on Wednesday, the 24th inst., being the day ap-
pointed by.proclamation for a General Fast and Humi-
liation before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon
of our sins, and that we may,
in the most devout an
solemn manner, send up our prayers and supplications
to the Divine Majesty for the removal of tim.e heavy
judgments which our manifold sins and provocatio:,s
have most justly deserved, and with which Almighty
God is pleased to visit the iniquities of this land, by a.
grievous scarcity and dearth of divers at tieles of suste-
nance and necessaries of life."
The service appointed to be used commences with
certain sentences adapted to the occasion; then follow
the usual prayers for holydays; after which, instead cf.
the " Veuite exultemus,' a form peculiarly appropriate
to the occasion is substituted. The proper psalms are
the 32d, 39th, and 86th; the first lesson is the Bth
chapter of the Ist Book of Kings, verse 22 to 24. Then
follows the "To Deutn ;" the second lesson is St. Ma-
thew vi. to verse 22, after which " The Benedictus;"
and, instead of the first collect, will be said the two
collects expressly set forth. Then sill follow the collect
for Ash Wednesday, and the second and third collects

at morning prayer, and the Litany. After the Litany
will be said one of the prayers appointed to be used in
the time of dearth and famine, which prayers may he
said continually at morning and evening prayer during
the time of the present visitation. Then wilt follow the
three collects next appointed; then the prayer for the
Parliament, and the general thank!giving, &c., to the
end of the morning prayer, as usual.
In the communion service, after the prayer for the
Queen, instead of the collect for the day, shall bo es,ed
that which is set forth. The epistle is Joel ii., 12; the
Gospel of St. Luke xiii , 1; then will follow the Nicene
Creed, and after the sermon. In the offertory there
are special sentences; and after the prayer for the whole
Church of Christ there are six final prayers appointed
to be'said.
The order for evening prayer is then appointed, which
contains all the prayers adapted to the morning service.
The proper psalm-, are the lxxxviii., xc., cxxx.; the first
lesson Jonah iii.; the second 2 Cor. ix.
The above form of prayer, print.. d by her Majesty's
command, may be obtained at all booksellers and other
shop for three•halfpence.
A form of prayer will shortly be issued by the Kirk
of Scotland.

DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION.—LIMERICK,THURS..
DAY.—This morning Askeaton corn-mills were accidentally
burned down; the chapel next to the mills was also con-
sumed. One man killed. The mills were insured only for
4,0001. They were most extensive, and their worthy pro-
prietors, N. N. Russell and Sons, afforded by them vast em-
ployment to the neighbourhood.
EFFECT OF A MANDAMUS.—FauIkner, ho was
committed at the Macclesfield County Police-office, on a
capital charge of cutting and maiming the gamekeepers at
Astle, he having been engaged with others in night poach-
ing-, and who was hailed out some weeks ago, on a mandamus
from the Court of Queen's Bench, has just set out for America.
His family intend to fo,low him in the course of a week.
Macclesfield Courier.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —The Lords of the
Admiralty have at length directed the extension of the South-
Western Railway subterranean electric telegraph to the Ad-
miralty at Whitehall. It will branch off in the Strand near
the company's present daces.