The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-17 00:00:00

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We feel pleasure in stating, trio verrpoi, wu
by all ehoses as a dayof devotion atokoleulitr.n„.
rent relies and chapels of the twit 1)41i% iser,-"*
to excess. This was the rase in particular, at ,i7lll/
garet's, St. Jaistres. St. Martin's, Westminster
ate. St. Alargarres wax thronged to execs., set,*
the pews, Ant along the aisles, in the galleries, ail •
is the entries leading into the chords. Be, Nigh
hers were so excessive, the most profeam
and attention prevailed. In Wemmitoter Ahhei"
Deau's Witt, the pulpit, altar, prebendal stills, ar
organ-gallery, were all hung with black. No-"%t4
vice was performed, it nut Irving elimomary meth.,
to play during the interval Iwtu n the &ath radCs
, ral of a Sovereign, Psalms giii!..s!e to the •
I were read by the minor canon.; as were its., th
chapter of Job, and the Foth chapter of Ist Coe •
as the two lesionis of the day. '1 lie !trail :lien pr%
from these words; t• lioil said M,.4e., brhold
is come that you must die.- The Abbey was

crowded.
After a general outline of the character amino
of Moses, as the llorernor of the Hebrew anti„,.
preacher, in an ingenious co•trse of *Timm i,
the folly of those who euntensled that the Iliarhar,
secular Antics was incompatible with a relighaisim'
Ilion. The excellence,of Christianity was *hews,'
the intimate ronnection it establishes Iwtwera

God and duty to wag, by impressing on the atiw4„
disciples the solemn truth, that the way W esliZi
life was only safe by the right discharge of civil
moral obligati otos. ''nl{, sermon next pointed fit 4
happy anion of these two great principles, 'two
conduct of Moses exhibited both in piddle and phi
as the Ruler of a nation and the head of a (auk
concludes' by a pathetic account of his late Alifibi,
whose memory, as a religions, morals and consisteui
ratter, a joist tribute of affection was paid. As i
ing account of his early years, his edneatioa, his
oos impressions, and it talons) condort eras rim Im
part of the choir was crowded, and some thoussasha
obliged to retire fur want of room even to staid i
door.
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Cosi'l si
men, and the members of the Court of Comniseslbrol
accompanied by the olio'e of the City lloiesedlim
in state to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, alwei
excellent and appropriate sermon ass preseliedbl
monthly resident Preheat', the Rev. George Seder:
the 631 Psalm, part of the first verse—•• 0 he,
art my God ; early will I seek thee." The reel
extremely great, and a very small portion slit
could hear the service. The ronslnct of saw d
vergers in refusing seats in floe ;raillery, while de!
observes! to be unoccupied, and on subeetpwatly •
flag their Mends, or strangers for a doodler, hal
excited a tumult within the sacred walls, sintika
which took place at the funeral of the Princess
The service in the Chapel Royal, St. ham's,.
day was that whirls is appropriate to Ash W
hot there was no music either by theorgan °ethereal
A sermon was preaches' by Archdeacoa Thereat"
the Acts of the Apostles, chap. xvii. v. 36.---"Aalli
times of this ignorance God winked at, bet well
°sanded' all men every where to repent."
At Curzon t 'hapel, Slayfair, a most elegant diiiill
Iv impressive diseeurse was delivered by the lot I
I:snifter, from the following sins allarly appraprined
211 Chronicles, chap. !cane. reit 21. " ;oil bride
was buried in one of the sepnlehres of his fghere as
all Judah and Jerusalem moulted for Josiah"
At Berkeley Chapel, the Rev. J. R. Pinned/ad
a sermon yesterday, admirals', adapted to theteddiel
occasion. It exhibited the rlistneter of sser hod
Sovereiga in every point of view, which catirmati
judgment or enga;e the affections, and eill Tong be
membered by these who heard it, for the taloit,elapiese
and troth it dispLyed. The text was fret the Bib
Psalm, 2 I and 34 verses.
In the. Scots Charvh, in Swallow-street" a
Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Nina,
of that church. S' •lar sliscoursea were deli I
the various Scots Chnrchrs, Dissenting and Muhl
Chapels, all of which were deeply hung with MM
cloth.
The great belt at St. Paul's was ordered *led
from eleven to two o'clock, and again in 'hello"
from seven to ten. 'f he other churches ahead*
the same hour, and, slating intervals, the wide it
day. The Uninea Flag was hoisted half-mast •
the Tower, Admitglty, the Parliament 'forme, St.
tin's Church, St. Giles's, St. Swithin's, ad
Churches, as also on the different vessels in the
~
The Stock Exchange, by order of its Comaillaill
the Royal Exchange, hr order of the lire hoar
mine", were closed the whole clay. Not only tbribli
but the counting.-houses of the merchants ern del
A plan was also adopted by the Bank, and the ill
Loudon bankers, for paying all bills on Teerdefl
became sine yesterday, at the clearing-hoax; is i
Stith the exception of the Post-olfice, where ahead
of letters rendered the attendance of a few perssogiil
possible, no individual was prevented suesdhl 110
of Divine worship on tlois occasion.
At the Great stenaasoKue in Doike'll-plan,
leonstecrated with'ille solemnity, the Altar and is
1 which contains the la -, were stripped of their
investnres, an I covered with black clorb. A
was delivered by the Rev. Rabid, Dr. liirldlis
Proverbs xv. v. 24, very emphatirally dose ,
the virtues of nor lamented deceased Ns

holding forth consolation from the prospect I
the proved conduct and esteemed quality of WNW
A prayer, composed on the occasion, was
the usual Judaic custom) not chanted, bet s
emphatically pronounced by the reader; tellelltr
some portions of a dirge, composed in tlebrrltis/
Horwitz ; as also several appropriate psalms,
whole concluded with the prayer usually melt'
Royal Family, chanted in a serious and intrirsserti
ner. The Synagogue was very slimly lighteslo4l
numerously attended.
The inmates of the Jews' Hospital, at Natoli
the support of the aged, and for the ederstiw
employment of youth, manifested their loyalty
Synagogue, where iypropriate hymns anti roltsl
ehaunteil by the hors and girls in a solemn sadiN
sire manner.
All business at the Rural Institution. 0(11'7
Late ,'ll6..iclity was Patron, has terra oast rturi4ll
upon the recent ucrlajcholy oreasies.
hires rewommence this day ; and in Sater*lA
censor Crande delivers the first of a coarse if &t

ea the history of chemiral science.
The 'eel" at many of the e•mrehrs was
during the evening, ait'J the same srridl'"
larity every where prevailed!. cirr
more 3 troagly :nark the high es:i.9.ition is
late S.dvereitti was universally '&4l. than the
tribute of respect whirls was thus paid to his
Indeed!, an ordivary spectator, supposiPith'°l...a
norant of the mournful event, and jmlgint'M
general deiktion and gloom whirls the mon
Imlay exhibited, wirttld have supposel dot d
person he met had sustained some 11(.41
Illetion.
Anil in general, we may add, the
and all the most reputable meeth

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