Star.
London, England, 1820-02-23 00:00:00

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

BY THE KING.

♦ PROCLAMATION, for the Encouragement of Piety and
Virtue, and for the Preventing and Punishiag of Vice, Pro-
faneness, and Immorality.
GEORGE, R.

We, most seriously and religiously considering that it is an in-
dispensable duty on us to be careful, above all other things, to
preserve and advance the honour and service of ALstsoulv Gon
and to discourage and suppress all Vice, Profaneness, Debauch-
ery, and Immorality, which are so highly displeasing to Con, so
groat a reproach to our Religion and Government, and (by
means of the frequent ill examples of the practices thereof) have
so fatal a tendency to the corruption of many of our loving sub-
jects, otherwise religiously and virtuously disposed, and which,
if not timely remedied, may justly draw down the DIVINZ ven-
geance on us and our kingdoms : we also humbly acknowledge,
that we cannot expect the blessing and goodness of ALMIGHTY
Goo, by whom Kings reign, and on which we entirely rely, to
make our reign happy and prosperous to ourself and our people,
without a religious observance of GOD'S holy laws : to the in-
tent, therefore, that religion, piety, and good manners may, ac-
cording to our most hearty desire, flourish and increase under
our Administration and Government, we have thought fit, by
the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this our Royal Procla-
mation' and do hereby declare our Royal purpose and resolu-
tion to discountenance and punish all manner of Vice, Profane-
ness, and Immorality, in all persons, of whatsoever degree or
quality, within this our realm, and particularly in loch as are
employed near our Royal Pelson ; and that, for the encourage-
ment of religion and morality, we will, upon all occasions, dis-
tinguish persons of piety and virtue, by marks of our Royal
favour; and we do expect and require, that all persons of ho-
nour, or in place of authorit7, will give good example, by their
own virtue and piety, and to .heir utmost contribute to the dis-
countenancing of persons of dissolute and debauched lives, that
they being reduced by that means to shame and contempt for
their 10..5e and evil actions and behaviour, may be thereby also en-
furce7.l the soinct to reform their ill habit, and practices, and that
the visible displeasure of good men towards them may, as far as
it is posolisie, supply what the laws (probably) cannot altogether
prevent f and we do hereby strictly enjoin and prohibit all our
loving subjects' of what degree or quality soever, from playing
on the Lord's Day, at dice, c7,rds, or any ether game whatso-
evzr, el:her in public or private houses, or other place or places
whatsoever: and we do hereby require and command them and
every of them decently and reverently to attend the worship of
Goo on every Lord's I)a,, on pain of our highest displeasure,
an I of being proceeded against with the utmost rigour that may
be, by law: a It! for the more effectual reforming all such per-
sons who, by reason of their dissolute lives and conversations,
are a scandal to our kingdom, oot fortkeOpleasure is, and we
du hereby strictly charge and comman I ail our Judges, Mayors,
Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, and ail other our aficers, and
Ministers, both Ecclesiastical and Civil, and all other our sub-

jeers whom it may concern, to be very vigilant and strict in the
discovery and the effectual prosecution and punishment of all
..persons who shall be guilty of excessive drinking, blasphemy,
prophase swearing and carsh lewdness, prophanation of the
Lord's Day, or other dissolute, immoral, or disorderly ractices ;
and that they take care also effectually to suppress all nub&
gaming-houses and places, and other lewd and disorderly Houses,
a;:d to put in execution the Statute made in the twenty-ninth
year of the reian of the late King Charles the Second; intituled,
" Aa Act for the better observation of the Lord's Day, com-
monly called Sunday ;" and also so muoh of an Act of Parlia-
ment ittude in the ninth year !tithe reign of the late King Wil-
liam the Tnird, intituled, " An Act for the more effectual sup-
pressing of blasphemy and prophaneness," as is now in force,
and all other laws now in force for the punishing and suppressing
any of the vices aforesaid; and also to suppress and prevent all
gaming whatsoever in public or private houses on the Lord's
Day ; and likewise that they take effectual care to prevent all
persons keeping taverns, choculate-houses, coffee-houses, or other
public hou ;es whatsoever, from selling wine, chocolate, coffee,
beer, or other liquors, or receivirg or permitting guests to
be or remain in such their houses, in the time of Divine Service
tyl the Lord's Day, as they will answer it to A amiciter Geo,
and upon pain of oar highest displeasure : and for the more ef-
fectual proceeding therein, we do hereby direct and command
all our Judges of Assize and Justices of the Peace to give strict
charges at their respective Assizes and Sessions for the due pro-
secution and punishment of all persons that shall presume to of-
fend ha any of the kinds aforesaid, and also of all persons that,
contrary to their duty, shall he remiss or negligent yr putting the
said laws in execution, and that they do, at their respective
Assizes and Quarter 'tiessions of the Peace, cause this our Royal
Proclamation to be publicly read in open Court, immediately
before the charge is given : and we do hereby further charge and
comments! every Minister in his respective Parish Church .or
Chapel, to read or cause to be read this our Proclamation, at
least four times in every year, immediately after Divine Ser-
vice, and to incite and stir up their respective auditories to the
practice of piety and virtue, and the avoiding of all immorality
and prophaacness : and to the end that all vice and debauchery
may be prevented, and Religion and Virtue practised by all offi-
cers, private soldiers, mariners, and others, who are employed
in oar service by sea and land; we do hereby strictly charge
and command all our Commanders and Officers whatso-
ever, that they do take care to avoid all prophaneness, de-
• ►auchery, aad other immoralitirs, and that by their own
good and virtuous lives and conversations, they do set good
estatsples to all such as are under their care and authority ; and
Lkewise take care of and inspect the behaviour of all such as are
under theta, and punish all those who stiall be guilty of any the
otrences aforesaid, as they will Is: answerable-for the 11l COltlie-.
• qacnces of their neglect herdio.
Given at our Court at Carlton-Hsyse, this tWelfth day of
February, One Thousand Eight Idundred and Twenty, and
in the First Yea• of Our Reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING. •
(This Gazette contains the appointment, by kis Majesty, of
William Jackson Hooker, Esq. F.R.S. to be Regius Professor
of Botany is tke University of Glasgow-, vacant by the resigna-
tion of Dr. Robert Graham.l
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
Joseph Nightingale, Howden, Yorkshire, cons-factor, from Fe-
bruary 28 to March 28, at eleven, at the Half-Moon, Howder..
BANKRUPTS.

Richard Jackson, Otley, Yorkshire, wosllen-draper, to surren-
der March 1, at five, 2, and April 4, at ten, at the White
Horse Inn, Otley. Attornies, Messrs. Few and Co. lien-
rictta-street, Covent-garden; or Mr. Barret, Otley.
Joseph Ellis, WeUingore, Lincolnshire, malester, March 21,
22, and April 4, at eleven, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Lin-
coln. Attornies, Mr. I larc, Sleaford, Lincolnshire ; or Messrs.
Lodington and Half, Secondaries Office, Temple.
Josiah Cheetham, Stockport, eotton-spinner, and William
Wright, Glossop, Derbyshire, machine-maker, March 6, 7
and April 4, at nine, at the George Fr"), Manchester. After-
life', Mr. Buckley, Manchester; or Me srs. Hurd and John-
son, Temple.
Christopher Welman, late of Ilminster, Somerset, linen-draper,'
February 25, March 11, and April 4, at et yen, at .11. George
fan, Ihninster. Anomie', Messrs. Adlint on and G egory,
Bedford-row ; or Mr. Jesse, Taunton.
Trimer Robinson, Cambridge, butcher, February 24, as, at
eleven, and April 4, at ten, at the Black Bear Inn, Market-
street, Cambridge. Attornies, Messrs. Smith, Hatton-garden.
Edward Gratwick, Milton-next-Sittingbourne, Kent, innkeeper,
Veto uary s 6, March 18, and April 4, at ten, at Guildhall,
London. Attornies, Messrs. Clutton and Carter, High-street,
Soutliwai k.
John Ariw:t, Belk-Sauvage-yard, Ludgate-hill, stationer, Fe-
bruary 26, March 4, and April 4, at twelve, at Guildhall.
Attorney, Mr. Templer, John-street, blinnries.
John Brooks, Great Windmill-street, butcher' February 28„
March 4, and April 4, at ten, at GulldhalL Attorney, I‘l4.
lAintsdim, Clifford's Inn.

John LengdeW, Cam, Gloucestershire, coal-merchant, March
7, ft, and April 4, at eleven, at the Rninmer Tavern, Bris-
tol. Anomie., Misers. Adlingtes and Gregory, Bedford-
- Mr •• or Mr. Haynes Bristol.
Hatch, Eccles**, Lantestrire, cern-merchant, March
15, li, and April 4; at eleven, at the White Hone Inn,
Preston. Anoraks, Mr. Mattock', fie:leant'. Inn ; or
Messrs. Pilkington and Son, Preston.
John Oliver, Branspath, Durham, cattle-dealer, -February Si,
March 4, and April 4, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. At-
torney, Mr. Jones, New Inn.
Michael Samson, Dorset-place, Claphanasead, exchange-broker,
February 29, March 14, and April 4, at twelvT, at Guild-
hall.. Anomie', Messrs. Blunt Ind Bowman, Old Broad-
street.
William Carter, jun. Ntineattin, Warwickshire, silk-manufac-
turer March 4, 11, and April 4, at twelve, at Guildhall,
London. Attorney, Mr. Edmunds, Skinner-street, Snow-hill.
John Russ, Devizes, innkeeper, March 10, at seven, 11, and
April 4, at eleven, at the Black Bear Inn, Devizes. Attor-
ney, Mr. Strange, Devizes.
John and Joshua Wood, 'florists, Wakefield, dyers, March 3,
4, and April 4, at eleven, at the Court-house, Wakefield.
Attornies, Mr. Lee, Wakefield ; or Mr. Lake, Cateaton-street.
Michael liodgsoo, Sunderland, grocer, February 29, March
28, and April 4, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney,
Mr. Hindmarsh, Crescent, Jewin.street.

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