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 abominable
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. . .

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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 sail I
.afr al.. hr regular
Inc unless especially di- approachea to dath, sat by her lasside with a orat) its his hend
to observe. the different chances , ant 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 aleisimiable
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- and impiety.
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Is after dissolution, Use
!nee, she expected she POLICE.
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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. The 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 their disgusting 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
itestines were notch di.• read over and sworn to upon the next hearing, which was appointed
awe which tied 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 piped 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.
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