The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-28 00:00:00

TO THE Enrrort.

Sta,—in looking over the 2d Volume of the
" Beauties of Scotland," I was struck with the
resemblance between the Visions of a Mrs. Buchan
of Scotland, and those of our own Joanna. The
former Lady had the address to persuade a Minis-
ter of the Relief Congregation in the town Of Ir-
. vine, Airshire, to. adopt many strange doctrinal
notions, and impressed him and simme others with
the 6rni belief that she was the %Vogul') clothed
with the Sun, spoken' of in the 12th chapter of
the Revelations, and that, Mr. White (the Minis-
ter) was the man-child she had (spiritually)
brought forth. She. went on . from one extrava-
gance to another, till the Magistrates of Irvine
were prevailed on by the sober inhabitants, in
order to preserve the public tranquillity, to dis-
miss her from the place. This occurred at late as
May, 1787. - She • retired, by easy jotrnies,•with
Mr. White, and about 40 followers, to Close-
burgh, in Dumfriesshire, singing hymns as they
went, and declaring .they were on the march to
the New Jerusalem ! She at length 'Fed, and her
delwied adherents refused to allow her to be bu-

• ried, in foil expectation of a speedy resurrectkn ;
in. which be:ug disappointed, they at length
dis-
uersed ;- -and (says the author) the affair was no
more he<ud ot.
'22d Dccesu3er, 1814.

T. 11. C.

GRAND ASSEMBLY OF FREEMASONS.

Yesterday being Sc. JOHN'S Day, the half-
yearly installation of Grand Of took place at
the VrteilLiSMlS. Tavern, Great Queen-street,
whe7: his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX
was installed Grand Master of the-United Free-
masons of England. Freemasons' Hall was most
snperbly fitted up, and tiled from the outward
po...ch; the Bast.-was reserved for the• Grand Mas-
ter, -Grand Officers and vkitors ; the Masters,
Past-Masters,. and-Officers Of the several Lodges
tint: awnded were arranged ,on both s;des, to tine
amount of nine hundred, the Masters standing in
-front, and the Wardens, Deacons, &C behind,
sitting on forms. At.two o'clock the grand pro-
cession took place from the Great Hall to the
Giant[Lodge Room. His Royal Hightim. the
Duke of SUSSEX, Grand Master, was supported
by his Royal Brother, the Duke of KENT, Lord
DuNDAs, and the other Grand Officers, Brothers,
&c. The organ was conducted by Brother WEST.
LEY. The sight was truly grand, to see so many
Brothers, all dressed in the insignia of their re-
spective Orders, enter the Grand Lodge Room,
accompanied. by the Rev. Dr. COGHLAN, the
Grand Chaplain. After the ceremony, the Bro-.
tilers returned to divest themselves, after which
there was a most sumptuous dinner, and the day
was spent in the utmost conviviality. The band
of vocal performers was numerous.
The following Grand Officers were proclaimed
for the year ensuing :
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was installed Grand
Master.

The Itight Hon. Lord Dundas, proclaimed Deputy- Grand
-Master.

Isaac Linde, Esq. Senior Grand Warden.
The Hon. Archibald Macdonald, Junior Grand-Warden.
John Dent, Esq. Grand Treasurer.
The Reverend Lucius Coglan, D: D. Grand
The Reverend George Adam Brown, -A.M. f Chaplains.
Neyrick, Esq. Grand Registrar.
W. H. White, Esa. } Joint •
Grand Secretary.
Edward Harper, Esq.
Humphrey Donaldson, Esq. Grand Sword Bearer.
Sir George Na) ler, Grand Director of the Ceremonies.
John Soane, Esq. R. A. Grand Superintendant of the Works.
William Shadbolt, Esq. Grand Senior Deacon.
Mestayer,- Esq. Grand Junior'Deacon.
Mr. Benialnin Aidliouse, Grand Usher.
Mr. W. V. Salmon, Grand Tyler.