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ness the Duke of Sussex , when , after the usual afternoon prayers , a selection of appropriate Psalms was read ; an English discourse was delivered , ancl a prayer , of which the following is a translation , was repeated by the minister : —
Eraser . " O Eternal God ! who dwellest in the high and holy place , and also with the humble and contrite spirit ! thou hast fixed a limit to the life of man , and a termination to the pilgrimage of those who pass through the valley of weeping . Our judgment proceeded ! from thee , O Lord , for in thy hand is the balance of life and death . When thou appointest man to
the silent tomb , who shall contend against thee ? And when thou callest Return , O ye children of men 1 ' who shall withstand thy summons ? From heaven , O Lord , thou hast caused thy decree to be heard ; the hand of sorrow is heavy upon us , because thou hast recalled to the house appointed for all living thy upright servant , the pride and glory of our country , his Royal Highness Augustus Frederick , Duke of Sussex , ( may bis rest be
glorious !) " Remember , O Eternal ! the benevolence he manifested to all men , and the faithfulness and truth he showed to the residue of thy flock , the remnant of Jacob ; how earnestly he devoted himself to their happiness and well-being , and how , in the true spirit of justice and philanthropy , he sought to free them from their hindrances .
" Remember , O Eternal ! how freely he dispensed his substance to those who were in want ; how he delighted to cheer the heart ofthe widow and the orphan , to succour the oppressed , and to plead the cause of the defenceless poor . O Lord , who knowest our formation , we beseech thee to remember that we are but dust , and that our life is like a fleeting shadow ; and judge thy departed servant according to thy abundant mercy . Grant , O Lord , that his soul may abide in the realms of bliss , where the pious meet their reward , and where the righteous exult in thy heavenly light , and rejoice in the fulness of th y divine presence . Amen . "
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS IN THE CITY . The City presented the accustomed appearance of the Sabbath , scarcely a shop being opened for business , agreeably to the ivish of the chief magistrate , in order to show the respect of the citizens of London to the memory of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex . Until one o ' clock nearl y the whole of the shops were kept closed , and during the
morning the bells of the City churches were tolled at intervals of a minute . Some of the shops remained closed during the whole day , ancl business was entirely suspended , whilst scarcel y one was not partially closed . In other parts of the metropolis the shops were closed .
KENSINGTON . Tiie nobility and gentry arrived at Kensington in the following succession . - —Colonel Tynte ancl Lord Dinorben , executors to his late Royal
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ness the Duke of Sussex , when , after the usual afternoon prayers , a selection of appropriate Psalms was read ; an English discourse was delivered , ancl a prayer , of which the following is a translation , was repeated by the minister : —
Eraser . " O Eternal God ! who dwellest in the high and holy place , and also with the humble and contrite spirit ! thou hast fixed a limit to the life of man , and a termination to the pilgrimage of those who pass through the valley of weeping . Our judgment proceeded ! from thee , O Lord , for in thy hand is the balance of life and death . When thou appointest man to
the silent tomb , who shall contend against thee ? And when thou callest Return , O ye children of men 1 ' who shall withstand thy summons ? From heaven , O Lord , thou hast caused thy decree to be heard ; the hand of sorrow is heavy upon us , because thou hast recalled to the house appointed for all living thy upright servant , the pride and glory of our country , his Royal Highness Augustus Frederick , Duke of Sussex , ( may bis rest be
glorious !) " Remember , O Eternal ! the benevolence he manifested to all men , and the faithfulness and truth he showed to the residue of thy flock , the remnant of Jacob ; how earnestly he devoted himself to their happiness and well-being , and how , in the true spirit of justice and philanthropy , he sought to free them from their hindrances .
" Remember , O Eternal ! how freely he dispensed his substance to those who were in want ; how he delighted to cheer the heart ofthe widow and the orphan , to succour the oppressed , and to plead the cause of the defenceless poor . O Lord , who knowest our formation , we beseech thee to remember that we are but dust , and that our life is like a fleeting shadow ; and judge thy departed servant according to thy abundant mercy . Grant , O Lord , that his soul may abide in the realms of bliss , where the pious meet their reward , and where the righteous exult in thy heavenly light , and rejoice in the fulness of th y divine presence . Amen . "
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS IN THE CITY . The City presented the accustomed appearance of the Sabbath , scarcely a shop being opened for business , agreeably to the ivish of the chief magistrate , in order to show the respect of the citizens of London to the memory of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex . Until one o ' clock nearl y the whole of the shops were kept closed , and during the
morning the bells of the City churches were tolled at intervals of a minute . Some of the shops remained closed during the whole day , ancl business was entirely suspended , whilst scarcel y one was not partially closed . In other parts of the metropolis the shops were closed .
KENSINGTON . Tiie nobility and gentry arrived at Kensington in the following succession . - —Colonel Tynte ancl Lord Dinorben , executors to his late Royal