The National Register. — London, England, 1814-09-04 00:00:00

370 JOANNA SOU] HCOT:e. The strange pretensions of Joanna have excited gn much curiosity 81'1(1 , 4; the pepulaer, that a crowd d on Sunday mutuizie: itt the chapel of Mr. Tozer, near the Obelisk, not i;ali of which could Slid ronin within. Thome w intent %Jere not without entertainment, as snine itinerant cobler mounted a temporary rostt tilt', anti auni•eil them with a violent oration w . .tilist Joanna and P,,rson When what Tozer t allied Di yioe Service nas over, the snob insisted on see ng him, notch hr , sight him to the window, whence he ad dressed to them au ocatien in his tom. He told them that great things were alt 'tit to happen nn tile ea) th, Deal that II E - wa4 coming who • liould pi ep.ii c the 21.1illemin.A, mhen swords slinithl le tinned into plough-hes es, and !ilk( ass into punning hooks, and a poor Iran get in e.,(1 without tin: sweat of his brow. 'flic new 31cs•iall w.,5 in no way lu gleytovt• the thviuity of our Saviour, but e omin, 7 , to prepare th: nay r the slew period of iiitiversal re .lee and I ZI r, 111 AW , VIII* to the alltilollti of the el owl', as to tLe tin it' of the in oiniscd event con cerinng. Joanna, said it V. nand lake place about the middle of October, ti'd when lie bliouhl not 'Tote is his chapel. If the event did lint occur, as predicted, lie would appear at the chapel on , and then admit that lie and all the other believers in Joinind had neen deceive:l. _ _ 1)1.. ltt.e cc, of !ia% addre‘sed a letter to the Editor of i(`Vt'fal De"sl) ,, Pet. 111 ‘i kWh, .A tat . that oii 11'ethirstlay last lie visaed jOilnll4SOlillielltt. and A.C121 tallied try personal examina tion that she is itsidt.iilitedk pregnant, lie concludes thus :--- thins siitistieil toy mind ul Illc pregliaocy of Joanna Soothe eott, I itprligti fo•ii evt titivate. of her ave, which 1 received this morning and of ttlech the tOliotvilig is a Copy. " Joanna, tlatiJiter of IVifflain and liaml4ll Southeott, baptised the tali day o! Join., 1731; appcars hy the legister of bapti•ni of Ott: iy Alaiy's DeHni. (Sifitted) It ICI IA I) SE.% WA It D, Parish Clerk." . . 44 I r- rile pregisarcv of Joa.i,na Soutlicott as extraordinary frily in apr 'ti ibt kw. Of her prophecies I am ig morant ; and I be happy to lend my aid for the purpose of de tecting and expilsinz a species of imposttire, %%Inch, of all others, I consider the most iiCa I ani, Sir, your o:mlient Servant, "RICHARD REECE." " Almost '25, 1814." It should not be forgotten that sonie years since Joanna resided at Bat 1, publishing pamphlets ai:d prophesies as at this time. She then gave out that on a cut tain day she was to ascend to heaveis phosliely in the view of the people, being called thither by (sod Al lid:Ott:4i. Pit sews at that time, as now, poured in upon her from pe•sons of the highest rank, particularly ladies; and site received white robes of the most magnificent description, in which to ascend to the upper region.. On the ascension day, the street in w Weil she resided, and all the adjoining ee one emit dined throng and pies. of eiptipa;“.s, in the same way as Richard Brothers was accustomed to be hollowed, whilst he continued in lavollr with his onele. However, the Police ()trice rs prevented this holy Vitgin the Ii cubit. of a•censting, instead of which she descended (tom a convenikitt La k stair east , laden with all the fruits and diet iso..s of the wise, woich she could early away, and sought a troll asy him for her vir gosity. A consitletank wady t 1 t't 101 101' the (dicers which the sisal of time to secure. She has lived near the Small Pox lios pilaf, S1.1 ) 41104., SOIIIC years, holdlit.:, ottiy part 01 the Isoss.e, and ~ing two temale servassts, one of whom acts 101 lier antastuctsis. Ve. son. of cultivated understading, as well of considerable rank an.. roust gutsier to li.e, are said to be !ilia Oklievers in her sanctity aunt pietensions. It is said that 111 r. Reece has visited her again, and is conlit tiled in Isis horn(h olsitris n . It is added. that he has prepared same Vats 141 r Ices accottchenot.t, t.s prevent any itisposition :IN 145 the birth of ?he child ; tit/ABM 11:04 Mot %CI 4-.001e.1 its it. I'o%o iser clam s!cetaration, ate nudeistand to to:, that no mad had seen or spoke to Joanna :ince August, At the time this re tie re. d (it11111:111011 st.ted. that the St. Geutge's fields chapei %scold lee shut till after the (elute', lie ga‘e a similar istnice resnelqing the oils% r C11:11,0k .10,11tha's ty is ackato,v led_t d ; frosts which ii appeals that there ate pl.te,.s of worship, as they ;41e eallea, of this ii seription. at lis eet.w seh, Spa fiel Is , 6;e Ws• I egret to near that the re aue4tl o malty such is thllere,st parts of tae coma*, particularly in Lisresslnsl►ire. The trot' rea-oss, 1.0 tArr. for shutting up the chapel in St Lieorge's ti Id., it is Ivalti, was ;111 0. d e r fr m the snagi.trary, its tonsegstence of the lumultuuut ctunils which asaanbled vvrty THE NATIONAL REGISTER._ - ..- • . PO L Girtr.nifAr Delobout and Sarah Gibbs, charged with hay. i ng a „ . ", e ,, i n t h e „ mm i,,i o n of a rape on the person of a ehdd, only 11 years of age, were ye•terilay, dist har t ,-ed, twin a defett in e vi• deuce, and *tom prinif ad.'nectl that the former did not {oche iii the image at w hich it was alleged the crime had been committed until of er the time specified by the prosectitt ix. I. Solomotis was charged with cutting a cold seal and key from the watch ribbon of Mr. (.i:ad, in Sinithlit;:d, on itieh•. Mr. Guad hail gone to view the prep•trainii , s lUr BA1,1101"IDCW talr , which commenced yesterday ; and wink! in the cr.•wd fell his watch rdibon pulled, lie looked d. wn and missed his trinkutt. Seeing the prisoner %vas near him, lie si.teed him, and towni in his hand a pair of scissor , 'at feet he, found his stag and key. "I le prisoner was fu ly commit. .ed for tri.d. J hit Richards, with Hoot ih his reporel wire, stood charged en Wednesday with coinieg. Upwards ot 300 pieces of ceuntel kit Money were protith ed against ;hem by the Gificers who took theirs biro custody, toget her w ith several phials and earthen vessels con. ia;ning the various ingredient; and implements used for the purpuse, e Kell were tomel in their possession. lobo Drink water, police officer, stated that, having a warrant to t,pnelienct the prisoner Jobe, beiog concerned with others m robbiog their employ et, a shoemaker, he went to the s!‘op ot a per son in Fleet street, by whom he nutlet stood the prisoner was then emplosed The prisoner was not there, but this per-or. agreed to accompany the witnyss to his residence ; accordingly thee went to a place called tare Cual- yard, 'writhe tn}m Heleorn into Drury-lane, where in the peal of an obscure old house the pi iso: se‘vere di-eo verel. Before entering the room the witness thought he smelt aquae t. rtis, which lie suspected had just then been enivied out on th6r aeptoach, and to avoid deter:nen ; having at this roe irdurne 'ion that this practice was carrying on to a yet y great extent in Lohdon, cktermintet to search the premisese upon which was tOund the pro. duced vessels, together with copper coin, si me trefin sited and others washed over and in a hquid state. On search tug the prisueers' per. son, sorer:: icaderi shilling were likewise found upon them. A Int reran Ansley ordered, that as this offence was not committed within the City jurisdiction the misoners should be remanded, in order to be -eat before the comp) , Magistrate. HATTON- GARDFN.--H Brooks and E Dillon,two notorious chaise. were cii:tr t ; d cynic of the blackest dye Jane Ballard, an in. wresting child of 12 years ot ag , , stated, that on Thursday eight, the Ast of eist July, ;bout the hour of 12 o'clock, she was going c% ith • the key or the street door to het father, who was at a public-house, his beeefit club ; she met the prisoner, Henry Brooks, in Gray's Ihn- Loteoand he gave I cr an cightrenpennv piece to shew him tee way to Feathers-court, in Hinbern, near Gray's Inn-lane ; she ace , mpanied the prisoner to the cod et tie_ court, and said that is it. Ihe prisoner then took her up in his arms, catcatrl ed her into a house in the hoist r, and having brought her up se.irs, threw her on a bed in the triune in wh ch the rental. prisoner was at - he time. When the prisoner Brooks c:triied witness into the room, the pris o ner Dillon said, " What, Harry, another ?" He said, " Yes." Witness sete,..rned, and the prisoner, Elie. Dillon, held the poker over her, threatening to kill pc. rlf she matte a noi,e, dby force an i threats the prisoner executed hi, internal purpose.—The house where the otFence was cenenitted being in the City, the Magistrate ordered the prisoner to be taken • before the Lord elayor. UNION respectable inhabitant of the Iloroutdi was on Thursday biought before AI r. Chambers. the Sittiog 11Iagistrate, charged with attempting to iolate the person of a girl wider 13 years of age. The circumstances fit the ease, as stated by the girl, were supported by the evidence of two or three other girls, her emu paid/ins about her own age. From some 'fait rot their testimoey, however, the Magistrates was led to Nit.pect the milli of the whine, and under that impression, had them separately into a pri% ate room, where he at length litiaaJit them to confess that they wholly ignorant of the ti nth of the circumstances they had heen stating, the mother of the complainant having histructed them hi what they were to say, and pi (anise(' earls of them a new gown, in ease they succeeded in getting some money Iron, the deletidant, as they expected they shotild. Upon this statement the Dilagistrate immediately in ,lered the deteiniant to he set at hoerty, and advised him immediately to prosecute the mother of the complainant, who had preferred this charge ag,iiiist Lim. It also appearing th .t the girls, although so young. , wei e common prostitutes, they were sent as such to the 'louse or Correction for a f. AlUtil)Elt AND SUICIDE. UNION-HALL—The attcution of the ate at this Office was, on Thursday afternoon, call( d to investigate a shucking fif•l` sit murder awl suicide. A Mall stun ed J oseph Hark, about 3.) years Of age, %vas Inutignt op Irvin ho s pital, in the custody of May _ - - • • 7 a SEPT. 4. 30. 0101.4