St. Vincent Ferrer, A. D. 1419. St. Gerald, Abbot, A. D. 1095. St. Tigernach, Bishop in Ireland, A. D. 550. St. Becan, Abbot.
Easter Tuesday.
Holidays at the Public Offices; except Excise, Stamp, and Custom.
Chronology.
1605. John Stow, the antiquary, died, aged 80. He was a tailor.
1800. The rev. William Mason died. He was born at Hull, in Yorkshire, in 1725.
1804. The rev. William Gilpin, author of “Picturesque Tours,” “Remarks on Forest Scenery,” an “Essay on Prints,” &c. died aged 80.
1811. Robert Raikes, of Gloucester, died, aged 76. He was the originator of sunday-schools, and spent his life in acts of kindness and compassion; promoting education as a source of happiness to his fellow beings, and bestowing his exertions and bounty to benefit the helpless.