The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-19 00:00:00

LENT ECCENTRICITIES.

(From the Dover Chronicle.) hoe
A peculiar sensation has been experienced in Dover for t
few days back, in connexion with the observance of Lent.'
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public ball having been announced for Valentine's
Theatre, one of our Pastors put out the following deelaii°
against it, in the form of a placard :
TO THE INHABITANTS OF ST. MAST'S, nov/te-
My Fellow Christians, and Fellow Townsmen, ill
An event will occur among us to-morrow, at which ru
be much scandalized. Tnost
It will be the second day in Lent (a season every when -that
night at o'r
solemnly observed by Christians), and on the evening of
day a Public Ball, on an unnsually magnificent scale, is t°
given in your Theatre.
This will be a scandal and au offence to you; and well it I:Olt!
for it is a gross violation of public decency, and a wilful p°
rage upon your moral and religious feelings in parti
0;,6
I sympathize with you, and so do many more like me. An'
the rest, your worthy Mayor feels for you, who unwitt”e,
consented to be placed among the Stewards, and whose -°° to
quent desire and endeavour to have the thing put a sterf,
(when he perceived the error which he was in) has been (I''
garded and overruled by others.
The only comfort and consolation which I can offer tot0"e:
upon this occasion is—that this scandal (as it will nowtraty
place) will be:almost entirely conducted and supported by ifish
gers—people who are determined to gratify their own Setoot,
and forbidden desires, at the expense of treading, under,' feel
and shamefully violating your best and holiest feelings. heir
for you, I say again, and thus
,publicly protest against: He
wickedness. It is an injury and an insult, however, whichanon
must now endure. May the sins of others not be visited
us ! ONE OF YOUR PASTOR
Ash Wednesday, 1839. od,
As predicted by the " Pastor," the ball did take place 1
as he also announced it would be, it really was "on an
ally magnificent scale," and attracted an unusually large of
of
course of fashionables, not exclusively strangers. Eve° felt
worthy Msyor, me understand, "and many more like him,"c,oo4
so much on tiptoe on the occasion, that they had a j01„1000
go at the dawning, despite of all the intolerant and 'of
bubbles that had been put forth to put a stop to the thing; the
we are farther told that the incident actually added eclat to the
enjoyment of the evening. Yesterday the following echo t°
" Pastor's" Bill was stuck over the town in large characters

TO THE INHABITANTS AND VISITORS OF DOVER. ,e 4.
Ladies and Gentlemen,--An event occurred among
tis
terday by which you were much scandalized. a by
It was the second day of Lent (a season chiefly observed
the "Mother of Harlots" and a few of her Protestant two"
rents), and on the morning of that day a public bill, of rope
usually absurd and ignorant character, was put forth by
of ,our Pastors."
his was,a scandal to common sense, and an offence to Yisle;
and well it might be : for it was a gross violation of
decency; and a wilful outrage upon your nu ional, and it' cod
ticular your Protestan., tetlings. I sympathize with you, ~03
so do maay more like me. Among the re t, worthy raw. h 0
M-- feels ;or you ;—but most .or his bigotted Curate, e,
he unwittingly placed in the station which he occupies, SabS f
of
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quently desiring and endeavouring when he perceived his_ont
,o have the T. ing put a stop to, who has, on- the Pr` rt.
occasion, been unive.sally disregarded, and abindantly
diculed. , ti
The only comfort and c.‘nsolatio which I can offer t° the
now is, that this scandal (for it has now taken place) or3stion
offspring of an utter stranger to i eformed principles --30511
determined to gratify, wnene,er he slyly can, his own s 01
and forbidden desires; thou.Ji seeking to tread under foot.
shamefully violate, your best, your Protestant feelings- not--
I feel for him ; but must publicly proclaim him a s'aillg
strainer and Camel-swallower—a dandy Ball and plarg
Parson out of Lent, and a "cunning 1-aac" at all Seal
May his follly Le visited upon himself and his approving cire,
ONE OF YOUR SYMPATIIIZEL'
Friday, Feb. 15, 1839.

SECOND-HAND SILVER WAT 6 Too
A variety of some dozens may be selected from, priceoth
Guinea, each ; some rather more modern, Two and Tyree
Guineas each ; and an assortment quite equal to new, and
Guineas each. The whole have been carefully examine'ort-
are warranted. T. COX SAVORY, Watchmaker, 47,
hill, London, (Seven Doors from Gracechurch-street).
N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange

-.BIRTS. n
On the 15th inst., in Harley-strH
eet, the lady of --enii Le
Marehant, Esq., of a son.
On the 16th inst., in Bedford-square, the wife of the"-a.'ev. J*
Endell Tyler, of a daughter.
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MARRIED. , get<
On the 16th inst., at St. Nicholas Church, Readloading'
Whitworth Russell, Esq., of Cambridge-lodge, near of the
to Maria, only daughter of Mr. Thomas Saunders",
same place.

D lED.
ya 13,
On the 17th inst., at Dover Mar Sophia Praed, aged f
eldest daughter of the late James Bckwell Praed, Esq"
Tyringham, Bucks, and of Trevethow, Cornwall.
On the 12th inst., at Windsor, Robert Battiscombe, Esq.'
aged 86. •
On the 16th inst., in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury,
Joseph Pinekard, Esq., aged 73. We*
On the 14th inst., at his residence in Fludyer-street,
minster, Hugh Thomas, .Esq., aged 78.
On the 14th inst., at Liverpool, Mr. W. B. Dobson.
Chelsea'
On the 14th inst., at his residence, King's-road,
Mr. Richard King Thomas. the late
Onthele4ytd, Esq., aged h inst.,
aatTw7i4.ckenham, Mary,
Samuel sn relict of
AAPPIACIIAA.I.A.A.ALA W.,. A