The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-06-03 00:00:00

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iIIARITABLE ANNIVERSARY MEETING AT
ST. PAUL'S.

Yesterday the Anniversary Meeting of the children of the Loa•
don, Westminster, and Southwark charitable institutions, took
place M St. Parini Cathedral. The children, preceded by their
amnesia accompanied be persona bearing their respective banntra,
arrived at nit. Paul's Cathedral at a few minutes before eleven
o'clock. The children were attired In new clothes, and presented a
highly interesting appearance. The crowd in the Cathedral was so
great, thAt at twelve o'clock the doors were closed, and admission
could not be obtained by marry, or even by persons who had pre.
'loudly provided themselves with tickets.
At halt.peet • e/evan o'clock- the Duke of Gloucester arrived,
Oleirteni &c
. Load and y. the Pirdinx,sadyulhst of gleoLuce
tae d
-
mull Ili:Wm', gad several Members of the. Boald'of Alder-
men sad ef the.lotporation of London weft also present, provided
.wnll• SWAM opeentstodaden in pews adjoining that of his
nem& aligy!nines tide Duke of Glomeetee. deemed psalms were
aotteeidehertrittepseretalduiteclrlleabmom,ns:tb.wheich we
Whibe )Uib robes, and finally the Hatlr!tjah. The
preeistd I/ the Bishop of Down and Connor—the
soagerraibicis wee Pim It
the third chapter of the Corinthians,
t nose. The subeeripdon exceeded that of several preceding
mirk mad the Aneivoesry Meeting altogether was more fully
ea& pipette* attended. and excited more general interest, than
oadriT reeenti peeper thee on any former, occasion.
ikeedertherilbibignistied persons mentioned above, we observed
the Bishop if Neve Seen.. the Bishop of Chichester. Lady Ifs-
Witt. Laird CS Istra, Lard Lassen the Bishop of Llandaff (az-
riosopapierkl, the Priocies),and the Indian Chiefs.
/Paola 2ele if the patrons mid friends of the different charitable
institutions subsequently dined together at the Albion Tavern,
Abilbregere-street. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester
P
resided.
FITRAORDINA RI FA NATICIS3f.
Ifseesidei !rowel of the parish officers of Newington, attended
at Votits.kall nem, bethrethellning Magistrate. L. B. ALtrir,
rookbk aoloPee ewe arts wined had .come to their knowledge,
Madre* se Mt IllsMiletterist of a young girl. named Sarah Holman,
by=gie. hid timed her oat of his home into the streets,
In 'ef Imindwitig to became a convert to a sect of which
fie erei a toseeher, who dmonshlated themselves. •' The true
halletterelet ate faith of nary Jerome Southcote, and the coming of
the Yooogilhileb."
bin Shoe, Oa of the aims of the above parish, stated that
shit remelt who now carna.fonward to make a complaint against
hat pm t. *heeded at their workhouse the day before., and ap-
-for perish relief, stating that she had been turned out of
4,110011 this mourning by her father, who refused to give her any
support. Bo qoeselesing the girl as to the cause of such conduct
as eat poised towards her, and who and what her father
was. *ASO4 that he was a matter tailor, in comfortable cir:
umlauts*, haring two houses in which he alternately resided, alms
of theid In Pleimant.row, and the other in Pleasant Nalworth.
Mr. Shrliir added, that, accomper ied by another he toot
to. HoinconSs bows, where they observed a met
looking old man, a cripple, sitting at a 010:4110111111iii laypips*
eTtuag. to the dictation of as estraordinary-looking a w air
frightful =Peet, having only one eye, and her countenance,
gtlred with share lin. This personage on inquiry that_
was the real " Mary Joanna:" and upon raking what the dliteaks-'
was doing, they were told he was Der amanuensis or clerk, and shot
he wee thew writing Ma dream of his mistress, who was to btkate
" Ycong Shiloh" into the world, and was considered to have boo
specially sent upon earth for that purpose, as well as for the par'
tam:twet of some other wonderful prodigies, Wore she made he'
edit. The parish officers also saw two or three other women is the
hour, one .of when, on having been questioned respecting*/
infant which she carried in hetarms, said that it was her child.
thpt Mr. Holman was the father of it, but that she was not bin
wife. On visiting the other house belonging to Mr. Heiman, they
cheesed several other women, all of whom they (the parish offices)
were given to widerstand cohabited with Holman, the forms at
whoa, system of-faith allowed a plurality of wives, without the
necessity of the ceremony of matrimony in any of the cases. Subs
tagumtly they had an interview with Holman himself, who, an
Wog informed that he was bound either to allow • reasonable
's daughter to the perish, or else to take her home,
Cr, on the ground that he did not consider hers.
aux Ills was not endued with the spirit of the
however, of the girl being its child they estab-
the certifica:a of the marriage of Holman with

.n being sworn, stated that about three years and
father% barbarity began by turning her mother
of deas,• after which she went into service, but
was obliged to leave about five weeks
went bath to her father, and had not been many hours
before she *as surprised at the extraordinary scenes
forward. A Mrs. Boyne, who appeared to be at
thing, called her on one side, telling her that she
ry Joanna ; that she was sent upon the earth
spirit of the Lord, and that she would per-
before she was translated back into Heaven
that I was not much inclined to believe her,"
e appeared greatly enraged, and exclaimed, I
the Lord, and such a creature as you
to remain along with the true believers.' "
whether she did not believe that the real Sab-
Saturdays Upon stating her disbelief of any
-onsidered, she said, as bay as a pestilence in
by her father and the rest of the inmates in
r, until at length her life became inioerable,
to get away from such a clan, and some days
father would purchase her a few necessary ar.
"service. Her application was treated with
declaring that such an unbeliever was not
a aetually kept her for the last three days with-
only sustenance she bad during that time
me lettuces which she picked op in the garden
Ise. On Tuesday last, on remonstrating with
her so cruelly, and entreating that he would
her, he kicked her out of the house, hawl-
t is the punishment for an unbeliever." She
Igen a appne... . to the parish for relief. The poor girl
then proceeded to relate to the Magistrate the ridiculous nonsense
and fanaticism practised by the followers of Mary Joanna :
her father, she said, some time ago, wait to considerable
dipense in making up a most splendid red cost, richly
embroidered with gold, and with letters Worked in gold on the back
of it, to this effect " This co.'t is for the young Shiloh." This
coaC, she said, was given to Mrs. Bowne, alas Mary Joanna, by
Bar father, whs, on presenting it said, " what am I to do with this
cost Mary Joinoa's reply was, " let it be given where the
leerti's spirit dwells in perfection." " Then," said her father, placing'
tie out OVER her bee shoulders, "it threllsth in thee." Mary
Juana then got up off her seat with young Shiloh's out thrown
over her shoulders, and marched out of the room. The corn-
piainant said that she hadsaince been told that the coat is now in
*dee for liquor drank by this very woman, who is considered an
object of adoration by those of her sect. Their particular day fur
dtvotion was Saturday. On Sunday they always work, sad
she never was permitted to enter the room where they tiongregsta%
because she was an unbeliever.
In reply to questions by the Magistrate, the girl stated thatebt
hod frequently seen her father leave the bed-rooms of different
an that
who lived in the house with him, early in the morning,
an th;t she was convinced he treated them all as his wives.
r. Holman declared that the greater part of his daughter's
latement was false. "In fact," said he, " I do not look upon liar
as a daughter, for her mother abandoned me, and is now a oemmon
proaltyte. The girl (said he) is an awful character; she is every
bire that is bad, and threatened to rob me. This is her character,
and she row wishes to destroy mine by stating circumstances which
Wilt occurred." With respect to his mode of worship, that had
nolifing to do with the question.
The Magistrate having listened to him for a long time, said he
must give the pariah some security for the maintenance of his
daughter. as it appeared that she was afraid to go back. This ar-
rangement was ultimately entered into, and the parties left the
cMce.

• We-understa,nd that the crew French coin is so ill
executed, that orders have been given to disunities*
gulling it. • The gold goiu is said to be so defective that
it is impossible to pile the pieces upon each other.
he animals sent as a present from the Dey of Tunis,
nding an Afrieen elephant, a tapir, and the destroying
ugh!, are safely- lodged at the Jardin des Plantes.
,The Jeurnel de Commerce de Lem announces that the
',tang girl, Virginie B—, whoze absence frum home
ipder misterioussireumstances was noticed in the French
?tapers stew days ago, has bier) discovered at a convent,
avhere, upon urgent solicitations made to her,• site Lad pro-
redsed"toTerrrain for two months.
The Lord Chancellor gave juigment on Wednesday in
an important appeal from the Court pf Session in scot-
raid, " Mimic to. Manic." The Court of Session had
sweetie() to the respondent, who is the eldest son of the
ripellant, an income of 8001. per annum, to be paid by
qte father, mid it was against this decree that the latter sp-
geslrd. it appears that the gross annual income of the
fit bsr in the present ease was about,! 9,0001., and the an-
reel intetest of his debts, and other annual charges, were
*trout 8,L011., leaving a dearl annual income of 10,3001. ;
4iix the debts due from the father to his creditors were
119.4001. The Lotds of Session fixed the allowance to the
ton at 8001. per annum ; they grounded Oct. right to do
teb en the 90th penal statute of James IV., 1491, whereby
it. was enacted, that " when any lands happen to ftll in ward
to ibe King, or any baron of this realm (Scotland), he
sArould give tie like sureties trot to waste the meadow and
tigiter lands in ward, and should grant a raisonable living
* the sustenance of the heir, after the condition of the
keitor." The Lord Chancellor gave his judgment against
lit decree of the Court of Session, and it was accordingly
reversed.
Mechanics Institutions are about to be established at
Dighton and Lewes.

620,0telkante for his deaf
rafased to do either, of
his daughter. because
Lard. The fact, howe
lisped, by producing the
het rAother to 1704.
se*%b Holman, on bell
a ball since, her father'
and herself out of do-cm
at account of illfheilti
MT* She then went bat
Ia the house before she
that were -ring fOrward
the heed o eve!, thing,
watt the real Mary Jot
endced with the spirit
form miracles before
again, "Seeing that I
yid tpe girl, " she app
hw the spirit of tt
adall not be suffered to
SU was than asked whe
04th days fell upon Satu
such thing, she was cant
the house: was treated b
*2O Out cruTl manner,
sad she was 'maims to
.ats begged that her fath
arks to go tack into 'set
derision, tier father dec
worihy to live; and hear
out rattails; the only
was the naves of some 11
at the rear of the house.
her father for ereatirg hi
aCt differently towards h
tog out after her, " that
ten made application