The National Register. — London, England, 1814-08-07 00:00:00

AUG. 7 . dinary things were revealed to me, why 'CHRIST took man's nature upon bins, and what he suffered for man's sake; that I should keep that night in everlasting remembrance, and not forget the giver of the blessings I enjoyed. About twelve o'clock I looked at the ra"d'e; there appeared some thing like a large bowl behind it, with a point towards the candle; the candle was flaming very bright, and there ap- Feared a ring as red as scarlet, circled round the middle of the flame; immediatelx there appelned a hand as white as SHOW, which came out between the bowl and the candle, and pointed towards me : I trembled to see it, but was answered _ 4e FEAR NOT : IT IS I." I was then ordered to put on my glasses, and the band appeared the second time, more brilliant thin before ; but then the flame of the candle seemed parted in two, and looked in a different manner than the first, hut burnt very bright. The hand was pointed to -wards me the second time, as white as snow, and a red cuff wail upon the wrist." Curiosi•y Navin; led me to the Chapel on . Sunday last, I was astonished at behdding such a numerous assemblage of people; whether drawn together by the charm of novelty, or inwardly affected with the eloquent appeals of Christian doi trines of the preacher, I know not. The following, hoW ever, is a specimen of the lon tissue of falsehood and blas phemy, with which the auditors at this Chapel ate daily gulled. by the Rev. Mr.Toter:— " Brethren, I am ready to take my sacrament oath, that m As has s: en or spoken to .Joanna Southcolt. since Au . gust ISIS." The fact is, that many persons since that time have been. admitted to the company of - Joanna, and have equally received their seals from her. This falsehood, how ever, is intended to persuade her proselytes, that the child with which she professes to be pregnant; is• the offspring of the Holv Ghost. Again, " The world wit! be soon con• 'winced of the truth of our doctrine, for our spiritual mother will bring forth the true Messiah, before the 12th of next January." The remainder of the sermon was nu a par with this—made up of the Most glaring absurdities and undoubted blisphetny. The following has been given to us as a correct descrip tion Of the cradle of Joanna Southcote :—" A child's crib, three feet six inches by two feet; of satin-wood, with brass trellis; side and foot board ; turned feet, carved and gilt, on castors ; a swing cot, inside caned, to swing on centre ; at each end gilt mouldings, top and bottom for gold letters ; a canopy cover,. with blue silk, carved and gilt under it; a gold hall and dove, and olive branch; green stars at each Corner gilt ; blue silk furniture; ah embroidered celes'ial crown, with Hebrew characters; gold letters; . a lamb's w oo l tnattres, with white fus'ian down lied; down pillow, and two superfilie blankets." : —lt is asserted, upon good authority, that not less than lOW. have been expended in pap spoons, and wilier articles of silver, fur the use of this expected ►n Lilt. It was actually at first proposed to ptovide the luau- Cent victim of imposture with gold plate. tly the new Hackney Coach Act, every driver must give to the pet anti or persons who employ him, a ticket or tickets, toadied or is. 6d. corresponding to the amount of the - fare. These tick et' must be produced, if complaint be made against flint for extortion or misconduct. There age - to be 200 hackney chariots, licensed to early two passengers, and, One servant outside; but these are not to be in addition to the present number of 1100, !nit incluiive. .. Rev. H. Cotton has beet's . !di's IN. Outd o iiiipect, AMMO FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. VANISH I NQUISITION. 191 MADRID, JULY s4.—The King has issued the following be cree " The glorious title of Catholie, whirl, distinguishes us among all other CllllOlBll Princes, is due to the perseverance of the kings of Spain, who tolerate in their States 'tto religiou hut the Catholic, Apostolic. and Roman. This title innioseti oil toe the duty of re its tiering myself worthy of it, by all the moose that• Heaveu has placed in my power. " The rerent troubles. and the war, which for six yearn-Oesolateel all the provinces of the re aim : the sojournment 'there of torcign troops of different sects, almost all itifected with sentiments of hatred against our religion ; the disorder inevitably reutting, and the little care bestowed during these unhappy times, in'attending to the affairs of this holy religion; all these causes tosited, left the field open to the wicked, who no loliget knew any restraint: Dan gerous opiniot's were introduced and rooted in our StateS, by the same means by which they spired over other conutries. " Wishing, therefore, to remedy so heavy an evil, and to preserve among my subjects the holy religion of Jesus Christ, weica they have always loved, in which they have always lived, and veisb always to live ; as well on account of the personal ehli a a:ion to admit no other, imposed upon the ;nieces railed to ieign peer the m by the fundamental laws, as because this religion is the purest string to preserve my people from intestine dissentious, and to i l ie l ot it i a them iu the tranqiiillitS , of which they have need, I here thou,itht it necessary in the present circumstances thrit the tribunal of 1 ti s: HOLY OFFacc should resume its jurisdiction. And whereas, learned awl virtuous Prelates;"many respectable Corporations, and grave per sone, eeclesiastical and secular, hove stated to one that Spain is debted to this tribunal for the happiness ef not having been Stained in the 16th century by the errors which caused so utility evils in other nations, and that, on the contrary, (till country at that &Torii cultivated the sciences with reputation, . anti product(' a slumber of men distinguished by their learliiiig awl piety. As it has, sum euver, been represeeted to me, that the oppressor Itf . Etirope did not eq... legit to employ, as the most etheacients measure for introducitig the corruption and discoid which s.i well served his purposes, the bop. pression of that tribunal, melee the vain pretext that the enlight ened state of the age would not admit it to exist any loliger ; and that the self silica General slid Extraordinary Cortes, ueder the s;tine pretext, and under the favour of the Colicitutiou which they tomilltuonsly enacted, also abolished the holy office, to the reo.ct of the whole station. the these grounds ) have been iirgeetly en treated to re.establish it in the elleteise of it., ..uitetions ; :tea ) icld ing to thew jest consideration 4, as well a' j the wish ioaerested by my people, whose zeal for the religion of our fat bees has anticipated my orders, by hastening spontativuusly to treat the stileAtiintele In . quisitt.•• in some of the provinces, I haVe resoh N. that far the mos 111 Pat the Supreme Council of the Inquisition. and tlw Other Tt ale of the holy office, re-enter upon their thilici mid autholity rens fortuity with the powers coacede•el to them by tile Sovt tiffs, at the instance of my august predecessors, by the Yr elate s of the Dioceses, and by the Kings wiiti secieeti to (lain the frill ct►- cerise of these !towel's, observing, is this two fald jurisdiction, eccle siastical and civil, the f)rdinaiwes which welt: in Estee in the year 1808, and the laws which have been enacted on ditle.rent to obviate certain abuses. But as independently of these ancient laws, it may , 8 * proper to pass others'auew un thiS bead, and it being my intention to . port'ect this establishoweit itt such mailiwr as to render it esni:.ently tsefol. to my subjects, is My desire that as soot) as the said supiente Council of the Inquisitiou bled. two of the Mcmhers composing it, lei o id r the two Members of the Council of Castile, both appointed by e•ei shat examine the method and niantier of prucccdlog 61 the boy office, its ifs %nits, and in the censure and prohibitioll of auoks ; ;nal *it they find that the interest of my sit!jeets'i or the rights el suie.d justice. requite any relotin or aiteration to law, t the same to pie, acrompanied with their obsei vations, is miler that I may "dotit resoltiti,,w4 emlformatile to the Cireu:astauces. "tllst July, 1814." " I, THE KING." . . l'his decree is eimniersigned by Don Pedro M , tealosz. whose grandtathertaSaed the greater pert of Ids life ill a dungeon at It * beg aiming 0 the last ercitury, seal died in evils, tot hailltig w•L•i is against the Intinisi:ion We do not in .kr isay (disci vatieu to tneavinas here adopted b y. lii, Majesty. Tee first duty to . served with risk& to the Ingnisitiou is consecratza by a uakiut44 L.Pruverb, vapid& 'violas au aimless Si tea. THE NATIONAL _REGISTER. -- .