Year: 1860

late number of the London Gazette con-
tains the following Royal Proclamation s'for
the encouragement Of piety and virtue, and
Tor the preventing and Furnishing of vice, pro-
fsneness, and immortality" issued on the 9th
ultimo by the Queen of England:


BY THE QUEEN.


Victoria R.-We, most seriously and reliv-
iousiy considering that it is our indispensable
duty to be careful above all other things tn
preserve and advance the honor and service
OF Almighty God, and to discourage and sup
press all vice, profanity, debauchery, and i'm
morality, which are so highly displeasing to
God and so great a reprosoh to our religion
and Government; to the intent, therefore That
religion, piety, and good manners may flourish
and increase under our Administration and
government, we have thought fit, by the ad-
vice OF our Privy Council, to issue this our
Royal Proclamation, and do hereby declare
our Royal purpose and resolution to discoun-
tenance and punish all manner of vice, pro.
faneness, and immortality in all persons of
whatsoever degree or quality within this
our realm; and we do expect and require that
all persons of honor, or in place of authority
Will give good example by their own virtue
and piety, and to their utmost contribute to
the discountenaneing persons of dissolute and
immoral lives; and we do hereby strictly en-
JOIN and prohibit all our loving subjects, of
what degree or quality soever from pIayinp
on the Lords day at dice, cards, or any other
game whatsoever, and we do hereby require
and command them, and every of them, de-
Gently and reverently to attend the worship of
dod on every Lords day. Our further plea
sure Is, and we do hereby strictly charge and
command all our judges, mayors, sheriffs, JUS
tlces OF the peace, and all other our officers
and ministers, ecclesiastical and civil, and all
our subjects whom it may concern, to be yery
yigliant and strict in the discovery and effec-
tual prosecution and punishment of all persons
VINO shall be guilty of dissolute, immoral, or
dlsorderly practices; and that they take care
also effectually to suppress all public gaming
houses and places, and lewd and other disor-
DERBY houses; and also to suppress and prevent
all gaming whatsoever, in public or private
on the Lords day; and likewise that they take
enectual care to prevent all persons keeping
taverns, or other public houses whatsoever from
selling wine, beer, or other liquors. or receiving
or permitting guests to be or remain in such
their houses in the time of Divine service on
the Lords day. And for the more effectual
proceeding herein, we do hereby direct and
command all our judges Of assize and Justices
OF the peace to give strict charges at their re-
spectlye assizes and sessions for the due pros-
ecutlon and punishment of all persons that
shall presume to offend in any of the kinds
aforesaid, and also Of all persons that, con-
trary to their duty, shall be remiss or negli-
gent In putting the said laws in execution; and
that they do at their respective assizes and
quarter sessions of the peace cause this our
Royal Proclamation to be publicly read in
open court Immediately before the charge is
given. Given at our Court at Buckingham
Palace this 9th day Of June, 1860.