The National Register. — London, England, 1815-01-08 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL REGISTI?. JAN..B. "ustenaece ;. and during the last seven weeks none, except a sniall quantity of wine and water. She was gradually at last re.meed, by pain and sicknes., to her present state of death. Almost all that time the writer of this paper was with her, say , . !:er in ail her regular approaches to death, sat by her bid side with a yateb iis his hund to observe the different changes , and saw her expii e. he has seen many others : and on some future occasion, when more at leisure, may furnish you with more particulars. Ifer friends know her to be dead, but the arm of the Lord is not shortened ; and if lie is about to do a great work upon the Val 0, as they firmly believe he is, they }cools that he ran easily raise the dead to life, as awake a person out of a trailer. Mrs Sontlicott's words always have been, " that death or life would end the strife ;" sod on that ground bey believers now rest the question " Thus has finished a delusion which would have disgraced the most barbarous times; one of Ste most scandalous circumstances con nected with which,•and one that must excite nolignatioo every well constituted mind, is, that the circulation of this ab o minable imposition, and its degrading effects on the community, should have been aided by any portion of the public press. It is a lamentable thing, that what is intended for the diffusion of intelligence. should be thus converted into the means of spreading falsehood, indecency ; and impiety. . . A.A.*. . . .., . _ . . . . . ... . . VIE NATIONAL •REGISTr:R. - . • JAN..B. ...... - - et. ease. To this letter " sustenance ; and during the last seven weeks none, except a sniall 1, giving a full deserip. tanquanity of wiee aed water. She was graduall% iit last rermeed. by tm March last down to pain d sicknes., to her present state of death. Almost all that mounts,' of the detertni• tinte the writer of this paper %vas with her, savt. ' in sa il I .afr al.. h r regular Inc unless especially di- approachea to dath, sat by her lasside with a orat) its his hend to observe. the different chances , an t saw her expii e, e ti , lie has seen rretehed woman should many others : and on some future occasion, whets more at leisure, le state of her disease may furnish you with more particulars. titer she nor her friends •• Her frieuds know her to he dead, but the arm of the Lord is not as not pregnant with a shortened ; and iflie is about to tlo a great work upon the earth, as e living creature within they filially believe he is, they Matra that he ran easily raise the dead belief in the coming of to life, as awake a person out of a trailer. Mrs Sontlteott's words ieference was thenliad always have been, " that death or life would end the strife ;" and • ,in which site had de on that ground her believers now rest the question " il Isis birth, would he as Thus has finished a delusion whirls would have disgraced the most oil would revive and be , barbarous times; one of Ste most scandalous circumstances con- be the case, and white , nested with which,•and one that must excite Indio:tine , I. every they looked with eon- well constituted mind, is. that the circulation sat' this a leis i miable icted. She, in her lucid imposition, and its degrading effects on the community, should have sed her conviction, that beets aided by any portion of the public press. It is a lamentable spirit. In the hope she thing, that what is intended for the diffusion of intelligence. should Mier' would be the caw be thus converted into the means of spreading falsehood, indecency ; sired she 'night be pre- a nd impiety. .. . . Is after dissolution, Use !nee, she expected she POLICE. If that period expired .............._ directed that her bods on after she made her CHARGE OF MURDER, :ante snore virulent, and . MANSION HOVSE.—Wecimesday Captain Finney, of the country fill sensations in the bo- ship Caroline, from Bombay, appeared before the Lord Mayor, !rely "gone fora while." and underwent a second examination charged a ills having caused the lankets, to place bottles death of a quartermaster earned Butler John, on board the said the room in a state of ship, oil the passage front India to Europe. it! After this eveut, the One of the principal points of the defence set tip was, that in can- opposite the depository sequence of the Captain having assigned some task to he performed nquiries respecting her by the Serang, which the latter not conceiving to be Isi• sluts, re- 'o all enquiries, the an. sisteti. This excited a difference between the Captain and tire'Se- ory. Saturday morning rang. and eventually between the former and the ship's crew, who, ost zealots* pronounced on their arrival in England, Rent in a body to the owners of the ship a during the day. Th e to prefer complaints against the Captain. peed, and so far was the , To prove this fact, and the presumption of malice against the orary suspension rof mei. Captain, J. Cozee, a Lascar. deposed that he was beat, kicked, tied as which at once brought tied up by the Serene, in consequence of his not ceisii-a:. n - irward ed Joanna was but mot.- to give evidence against the Captain, upon the occasion of his first r remains. A summons examination. The Serang, however, was not displewed on account al a desire to be present, of his unwillingness to give evidence against the Captain merely ; 'bled, including Messrs. but in consequence of his refusing to come with the ship's crew as a on, Catton, Wetherell, body, anti state fairly Iris knowledge of the transaction. s these protiossional gen. The investigation occupied nearly the whole of the day, and the rad one or two other of Lewd Mayor having heard a number of observations Jima the Solid - in the anti-room and for of Captain Finney, in defence, said, that lie considered the case lent of all' her celestial one of considerable moment, and he could tint front the jarring evi- dence which distinguished it, dismiss iehastily, or •witl iiii t more se- erfonn th e i r di sgust i ng rious inquiry. His Lordship, therefore, ordered all the depositions them—First, thataliese of the several witnesses to be written out ; and as the evidence was meet' Ilse werine organs. given in so many languages, he wished proper interpreters to be in uterus, instead of being attendance, when the examnations already gone through would be itest i nes were notch di. • read over and sworn to upon the next hearing, which was appointed awe which t ie d to h& c for Monday. the 16th inst. In the mean time, his Lord-hip tilt it th fat, and a very consi- necessary to demand security for the appearance of Captain Finney r gall bladder. Reports upon that day. This was tinmediately entered into, between two cy, but from all that ap- respectable persons, and the Captain wits suffered to depart. 1 nasertion. Another re. 3laristosr-Housr.—A fellow, named Walker, who had been charg- asioned by poison ; and ed on a former occusien with stealing various parcels from different an to Ammon a jury to coaches, and against wle.m proceedings had been stayed upon cetli- lamer; " eat p i pe d a lion of his going into a condemned regiment, was yesterday again ras produced by natural brought up, having deserted the depot of die regiment. His former art, 'Natal if in great prosecutors now appeared against him in consequence of Isis having broken the conditions upon which they had perniiJ-d hian to he dis- ropttlace, who were out- of adhering to the doe- charged. A charge was then preferred against the prisosi • r for steal. indignation had nearly ing aparcel from the Briste! •saeli on the night of the -lib of Decent- t Joanna's door to make ber last. His identity was proved, m.d upon this charge he was fully sooner was she suspected committed for trial. meal and filth. By the ••••••••1 reviona to her death, all QUEEN'S BIRTH DAY. I Shiloh and his another, PIDDING and Co. No. 1, Cornhill (the Lucky Corner, where Mr. T. Guy, who built the Hospital in the 'Borough, at-wined his immense fortune), acquaints Isis Friends and the Public that the an absurd sort of official NEW YEAR'S LOTTER Y will begin Drawing on the 18th ofJa- nuery ; it contains Fifty Capital Prizes, and tin' Firstalraysti liaise mamba?, Deer 29. (814. above 251. will receive 10,0001. extra, whirls Pidding and Co. hope her bed tell weeks, last will fall to the tot of those who make their purchases at Nu. 1, en little, almost no solid ~ i Cornhill. • _ • , . . POLICE. CHARGE OF MURDER, MANSION HOVSE.—Wecimesday Captain Finney, of the country ship Caroline. from Bombay, appeared before the Lord Mayor, and underwent a second examination charged is WI having caused the death of a quartermaster warned Butler Joi n ,, on board the said ship, on the passage front India to Europe. One of the principal points of the defence set np was, that in con sequence of the Captain having assigned some task to he perfumed by the Serang, which the latter not conceiving to be Ilk elute, re sisted. This excited a difference between the Captain and the'Sc rang. and eventually between the former and the ship's crew, who, on their arrival in England, Rent in a body to the owners of the ship to prefer complaints against the Captain. To prove this fact, and the presumption cf malice' ag- , inst the Captain, J. Cove, a Lascar, deposed that he was beat, kicked, and tied up by the Serene, in consequence of his not ernei-: , :. teirward to give evidence against the Captain, upon the occasion ()flits first examination. The Serang, however, was not displewed on account of his unwillingness to give evidence against the Captain merely ; but in consequence of his refusing to come with the ship's crew as a body, and state fairly his knowledge of the transaction. The investigation occupied nearly the whole of the day, and the Lend Mayor having heard a number of observations ma the Solici tor of Captain Finney, in defence, said, that he considered the case one of considerable moment, and he could not from the jarring evi dence which distinguished it. dismiss it hastily, or•witboat tunic. se rious inqniry. His Lordship, therefore, ordered all the depositions of the several witnesses to be written out ; and as the evidence was given in so many languages, he wished proper interpreters to be in attendance, when the examnations already gone through would be read over and sworn to upon the next hearing, which was appointed for Monday, the 16th inst. In the mean time, his Lord-hip felt it necessary to demand security for the appearance of Captain Finney upon that day. This was immediately entered into, between two respectable persons, and the Captain was suffered to depart. Msristosr-Housr.—A fellow, named Walker, who had been charg ed on a former occasion with steslintt various parcels front different coaches, and against wh-m proceedings had been stayed upon cerii lion of his going into a condemned regiment, was yesterday again brought up, having deserted the depot of 'Le regiment. His former prosecutors now appeared against hint iu consequence of his having broken the conditions upon which they had perntiJ-d bon to he dis charged. A charge was then preferred against the • r for steal ing a parcel front the Bristol •Jach on the night of the -lib of Decem ber last. His identity was proved, arid upon this charge he was fully committed for trial. QUEEN'S BIRTH DAY. PIDI)ING and Co. No. 1. Cornhill (the Lucky Corner, where Mr. T. Guy, who built the Hospital in the 'Borough, acqiiiied his irmne•o•e fortune), acquaint% his trie•uels and the Public that the NEW YEAR'S LOTTERY will begin Drawime on the lath ofJa numry ; it contains Fifty Capital Prizes, and the First•drawu Pi ize above 251. will receive 10,0001. extra, which Pidding and Co. hope will fall to the tot of those who make their purchases at Nu. 1, Cornhill. - IL - ----. --- 0 to take site's medicine as was applicable to her case. To this letter hs received an answer from Mgr:. Usiderwood, giving a full descrip tion elf the symptoms of Joanna's disease, from March last down to the latest period, and concluding with an expression of the determi nation of Mrs. Southcott not to take medicine unless especially di rected so to do by the Lord. Mr. Want. after this, was anxious that the wretehed woman should submit to an examination, so that the precast , state of her disease might be ascertained. To this, however, neither she nor her friends would accede. She declared, that "if she was not pregnant with a human being, she was satisfied there was some living creature within Ler ;" whilst the latter, still professing their belief in the corning of Shiloh, were shocked at such a proposition! Reference was tlaenliad to a prophesy of Joanna's, pehltsbed in ; r'tn!, in which :she had de dined that the mother of Shiloh, previous to Isis birth, would be as dead thr four days, 81111 at the end of that period would revive and be delivered! This they now supposed would be the case, and white they contemplated her temporary dissolytion, they looked with con fidence for her resuscitation at the time predicted. She, in her lucid intervals, dictated a will, in %bleb she professed her conviction, that she had either been visited by a good or ail spirit. In the hope she might become re-animate, which she was satisfied would be the ease if she had been visited by the Lord, she desired she might be pre served wit!. "every tender care, for four days after dissolution, the fourth being that on which under Providence, she expected she would be restored to life an d be deliverk If that period expired without any symptoms of reanimation, she directed that her body might be submitted to skilful operators" Soon after she made her pleasure known, the symptoms of digitise became more virulent, and she breathed her last ! This excited no painful sensations in the bo soms of her friends. They regarded her as merely "gene fora while." and proceeded to wrap her body in warm blankets, to place bottles of hot water to her feet, and by keeping the room in a state of warmth, endeavour to preserve the vital spark! After tlsis eveut, the crowd daily assembled in Manchester street. opposite the depository of the dead body, was immense; and the enquiries respecting her resuscitation were constant and anxious. To all enquiries, the an swers given by the chosen few were conselitory. Saturday morning the crowd again assembled early, and the most zealons pronounced their positive conviction of her reanimation during the day. The prescribed period of rota days and nights elapsed, and so fir was the body Irvin exhibiting appearances of a temporary suspension of mation,thatit began to display a discoloration which at once brought Lome to eonvictinn the fact, that the wretched Joanna was but mor tal. Preparations were made to dissect her remains. A summons was issued to the surgeons, who had expressed a desire to be present, and at two o'cloek fifteen gentlemen assembled, including Messrs. Reece, Want, Clark, Sims, Adams, Taunton, Clifton, Wetherell, Cook, Phillips, and five others; and besides these profOssional gen tlemen, Parson Tour, Colonel. Harwood, and one or two other of Joanna's followers. Ann Underwood was in the anti-room and seemed deeply affected at the disappointment of all' her celestial hopes. . Mr. Reece and Mr. Want proeeeded to perform their disgusting task. The result of this examination were these--First, that their was no Shiloh I next that there was no thaw-net' the tocrine organs. as imagined by Dr. Sim ; thirdly, that•the uterus, instead of being enlarged, was remarkably reduced. The intestines were nmeh dis tended by flatulency, and hence that appearance which led to false conclusions. The °walnut was loaded with fat, and a very consi derable quantity of calculi were found in the gall bladder. Reporta Lad been circulated as to a former pregnancy, but from all that ap peared, there was no finoidation for such an assertion. Another re port existed, that her death had been occasioned by poison ; and the Coroner had expressed his determination to Ammon a jury to enquire. To prevent this, the medical gentlemen 'present signed a certificate, stating that her dissolution was produced by tutorial causes. The followers, who waited the event, sculked of in great tribulation, and were happy to escape the populace, who were out rageous towards any whom they suspected of adhering to the doc trines of the prophetess. This excusable indienation had nearly proved fatal to an old lady, who rapped at Joanna's door to make enquiries respecting her reanimation. No sooner was she suspected to be a disciple, than she WAN assailed with mud and filth. By tlo desire of Joanna some short time since, previous to her death, all the presents which were sent fnr the use of Shiloh and his mother, • crib, &c. are to be restored to the owners. The following passage is extracted from an absurd sort of official note, dated— " Manchester street, Thursday, Dec. 29. 1814. " Mrs. Sontlicott had been confined to her bed ten weeks, last Sunday. 111 the first three %%Cilia she tout very little, almost no solid