The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-23 00:00:00

JOANNA sounicol`E.

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It is with feelings of shame and vexation that
I.flye place to the fo.loWing instances of gross
dt.ln°,,:on . and If the Police did its appointed
duty, or if the Society for: the Suppression of Vice
performed what it prOfeS,es, our reason %rout('
110the'illsolted. by the exhibition of such scanda-
lolls scenes of mingled tuadncss and swindling :---
,'f-Saturday, a fracas took !:Lice Dulie-street,
Westiniirster-road, Tle:tr the Ob,:lisk, at the
pt:l erected to this Visionary by voiuntary sub-
seripiion, which was Dariy ludicrous and partly
serious. The Rev. Mr.--TozEtt, a lath-render, who
hits long otlicialed'as the “ratin Minister and Ex-
pounder of the Doctrines and 'eropliecie. of JOANNA
at. this shrine of delusion, havitii; been .challeaged
to a rormal conference or controversy for severk
Suinlnys, by the,Rev. Mr. t.s-roN', a boot-closer,
in the ne:ghbourliood, who riudertook to confute
the tenets of the Sontheotean Sect, vast ntlinberzi -
were for several we ks pest attracted to hear the
fo'orOnlid ern:lition and theology expected to be
displayed on both. sides. Sunday, between eleven,
and ti._elve o'clock, the boot closer, not quite five '
frt high, toOk k place, 'as he had been accus-..
tomerl for sevei.al Sundays, on a chair in front of,
the chapel, and after ra:stileinn, but vain invora-
tion to the Rev. Ur. "f ozmr to enter the lists,
proceeded to overwhelm) JOANNA and tier fol-
lowers with his ar4unents. Crowds attended this
exhibition, and after he retitcd,.a report became
yttrent that the prophetess herself was In the -
chapel. This drew tog,lher vast noaibets in the s,
coNrse of the day, until about live O'clock, wbeit •
the gate leading to the Chapel being rudely press-
ed, the Clerk of the High whoprowed tO'
be aiso.iis chopper. of wood the hath-in,twifac-
tory, rushed out anirtaid no,,t sturdily.
His calle,',the instrument. for chasttsilig-the pro-
fane, was however taken: frorn.him by the
who in their turn became •tlic assailants,
foreed their way litt.the holy precinct. A
battle royal followed, in whilet fr, after a severe
contest, the partisans of JoAN?cA were routed:—
The Rev. Mr. Toz Ell at length felt it necessary to
quit the sanctuary, and eon tables having been
cAled in, several .persons were' taken into cus- 4
toziy. •
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" 'Yesterday ht, a-follower of JOANNA
SOUTHCOTE, RhilSt deiiVering a serniAn at .a
on Chatham-hill, •,where a 6ongre4ation of her
discOes .usual!Y ,assemble, invited any or all in-
credulous persons to visit the lady; wkeu he as-
sured his hearers, twat every do lint would be re-
moved respecting the.approaching accutieheneeut of
that veuerable nuitron. He at the same'tinic'most
formally and conti,.coitly predicted the ,death of
alt the Bishops of the Established Chinch, except
within twelve months, if they interfered
or in any way molested the eipteted patent
of the'New !! !

" We mentioned in onr last :that a silver cup-
and salver were" to be presented to this woman,
by those pers.7!;;s in thiS town who believe in her-
m•ission : Mr. Lowe, the eneTaver, who resides
iu Union-Street, has been employed in ornament-
in;;- the' abOve'art idles; of Which the following is a
de:icript ion 'Tice. cup hold, about a quart ; upon
the sm:er il,til, Messiah, Prince of
!" On (he lid tll !he cnp is a dove with an
olive branch. , roseription 'round the Vito, " Of
the increase of his government and peace' there
shall bent; end ;'' on.a shield on the body, "'phis
pr- sent was sent .:As a token of love to the '
PriGce of Peace',- from' is part of the believers in
the dive Mission. of Joanna Southcote, at Bir-
mingham." 147,1):ir;led with vine branches, is the
fig ore of a chiLl de, troying. 4 serpent, A with the
motto, !‘ It shall bruise thy head, then it is finish-
ed ;" on the other side, a Sllield,•with the inscrip-
tion, "Ana who shall receive one such little-chihl
in my name, received) me." 'llranother
are three angels, singing praises, surroti,ided by
rays, and the words, ."tilory to iod
Lord God Omnipotent reigned) !" /A pair of gob-
l:ts accompany the cup, on one of which is in•
scribed,

Then Palaces shall ri'e;
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Thu Soh
;41110.1 finish what. his short-lived
• Sire' beg•ini.• ' • •
On the other,
\. , Their vines a shadow to • • •
Their race 'shall yield ;
Arid the same. hand t ha: sov'd
• 'Shall. reap the .
" The, engravings upon the cup are extremely
well executed, and the inscriptions particlaily
neat, and do :honour to the young artist who has
been '-selected by the donors to ornament • this
beautiful. • lift.

" Presents to the amount of several thousand
pounds have been sent to this woman from
ettii-
Oiis parts .of' the kingdoin ; and the delusion ap-
pears rapidiy to increase.; sonic steps surely ought
to .be athipted to put a stop to the mischief she
is doing among the lower classes of society:'—
('Birminghuni Commercial Herald )

Aaion;.4 the Englis!'i visitors at Brussels is Lady
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The Hoax Proposed at the Lyceum, continues
to twice in the town . every night, and- proves
.most prOtitable, as it certainly a very laughable
bagatelle. The whim of the thing itself is •of
the true ludicrous, and the scenery and music add
pleasures to the rupresentatioh which would not-
discredit pieces of higher dramatic pretensions.--,-
It has often been said that the English are not a
musical people., yet they expend thorc money, per,
baps, than any other nation in encouraging those,
who excel in the enchanting scienee. •And though
JOHN BULL may not appear charmed at an 'ltalian
bravura, yet JOHN loves to bear a simple melody,
and feels really num, though he may ttot seem to
do'so, titan those who toss their beads about and
beat time, and appear quite enraptured—at the
saate time can hold a conversidion with a frieod,
enjoy all the charms- of the Orchetral !! We
have been led to make these observations on wit-
nessing the m;ll.l(t'd attention that is nightly pt! i
to the Malley (Mature to Ilarlequin Hoax, at tLe
Lyceum. 'A visihl.• change of Countewince may
be observe(' as the ditrcrent airs glide into each
Othrc...., The Scotch Air playjd as a solo On the
and :VI% Sm:\ltT perfOrms it
eNqUiSittly. Tkir '„spriL;;lloV tine 4il the fiarmn.'zica,
1;.:t movement,- rrepare,, lac audience for
the laughable sceitei which

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ixtract of a Letter, dated Ardsheal, Argyllshire, lath :iort‘
(14 mites from Fort

Our curiositp.bas been greatly excited- by the
appearance of a mermaid on this coast. 1 droe
sa-y.you will give an iocrvddlons smile, but really
We lie had such distinct accounts of it, trout
ditiertmt peorly, that ,ve cau.have no donut of ;he
fact, though we are all very anxious, you may be.,
sure, to have Ocular demooslration. The 'last
time she was seen is nearly d fortnight ago; since
that the weather -has been very Wheu
it settles we may have a chalicv. of sef.-ing, or at
:cast having more accounts of this .t rang e
which 11,hope has not h)tt one shores:

It is some time since silt. was first seem, very
early one b; a lad, lying on the store.
at Ardsheal. He wits at a considerable dis,ante, -
sod UMtight, it, 'WA'S SoUle person hffling biniself
in-the sea-weed, with' an intention of trighrening •
hoot but 00 corniug nearer, he saw, that tiough
the upper part was like a nurnail t,r: lower
part • was Bile iiir ilithense Nvas
frightened that he • ran oils; and .whvn he mco-
tioned what he hat seen, iKopie •only licu:!-lied at
lyJni and though& rito wore It .Ne.Ar a
mouth after,varns some• ldren: were garnering
blae-berries ou• the :op -of a rock' imineniatt ly
above the sea,.aboiit -a mire trin'ther flown !than
Ardsheal.; they Lilo-tight they saw- a
drown and trying to. get on.:the rock:; soine
of t.,eltiran hone to tell, and the restt.cin to see
what would- become of tie wohial-r; *they
drought ; but, on looking thortittfentiedy, they
discovered that it. was not a,lniniNi heing : • they
,gave a very distinct account of what they saw.—
. rise upper part was exactly like a SVOui.A it ; the
skin appeared rely white, and a good
Colour iu the c-eeks, and very.: long darkish-
look lug hair ; the arms, were very well propor-
tioned above, but'tapered very much towards the:
hands, which' were no larger than.a child's of
eight or ten years old; the tail teat, like an-iininease
large cuddy fish or Stith, in-colour and shai:e.--
By the tiine the people of .the farm came, it was
auout a gun-shot lroiu the shore, sitting qiiite
upright on the water. One of: the men propose:V..
to s.:oot her, but the rest opposed this, so he did
not do it,; he • ts histled, on which; she
round,. but did not. go away ; she remained itt
sight above two hours, at times. making a his•H.g
noise llke a goose. When she disappeared she
laid herself very gently,down on the Witter,. and
swain away, the head only appearing above the
water. ,She was seen a little distance trout shore
twice after this, always early in the morningottid,
when the sea was calm.

ANECDOTE.—On the intended erection of a M 6.•
thotti..t Chapel at 6--r, a village in l'orioo.re,,
upon le.ised pre.alscs, lut• a lout; per; n , t was
propcsed by an Auotncy to wake it tur 999 years,
Au old woman prei,ent : oped tuey wou.ia ex; end
the lease farther it po,thle ; fur it they Auntil be _
tinder the nece-,,ity of pttitillti the chiiki ii at
the expiration of lite leas,,, it t would..cootpit•tely slop
the road to her tiliase. To obvi,ite tile inconvenie
which thin provitie,t hiatroil apprebtacied, the
parties were kind to extend the tern] to
9999 years !

GLUT 21.1ACaEREL,----011 TUeSday LAU
incase shoals Of illAckg.rel came over the bar to the
shore Of the town of Ext.louth, a circumstance
that has not occurred fin upwards of thirty years.
Bettveen six and seyen in the morning, a most
enlivening. and interesting scene prese,:ted
The passge that sepal ales that place from the
opposite Warren was covered with boats, some
trjth hooks and flues, and othe;.s wi:b nets of ya-:
ri.ous sizes. On the seine being ,!ruwn, alear.the
bathing machines, it was so loaded with mackerel,
that it. was with some difficulty it could be dragg-
ed ashore. It is rather singular, that at a sort
distance below, another seine was drawn, witoout
enclosing a single mackerel ; but etch time it was.
fisted with an innumerable quantity a
of fish of
kind of sprat c,ese were indignaotly throWn
away by tt,.,.! fishermen, so that such who chose.
to pick them up were supplied gratis. Whilst the
ocean was thus yielding such, a profusion for the
good of mankind, :he adjacent hills were s.ripped
of the " golden grain.' by the sickles of the reap..
ers : in this neighbonrhood, certainly, they have
not only Peace, but Plenty too.,
A Chester Paper states, that the Bank of JOSE;
and YAIN"rToN., Welch Pool, has.stopped paym:nt.
On the. Isth instant, at noon, a fire broke pht
in the wing of the Puke of Artiot,L's house, at
Blair Athol!, Scotland. By the great exertions of
the collected numbers who came forward with
'assistance, the spreading of the flames to'tbe main
house was prevented, AIM the piss sustained was
confined to the wing where the
,tire bud cola.
menced. We are happy to add, that no,seriouS
accident happened to any of those ‘rho exerted
-themselves in extiuguishing,the flames.

We are sorry to bear that sonie lives were lost
by the fire in Kirk;-street on Sunday morAing.—
Mr. and Mrs. tiatson and Their I,onily, who slept
on the first floor, %vere rescued trout the
with the loss of every article they were possessed
of. Unfortunately, an old couple Who occupied
the second floor, together with Mr. Watson's
maid servant, who slept in the garret, perished
in the bums.

NATIONAL SPLENDOUR .—AMIdSt the many
did Exhibitions of the clay, nothing shines with so
attractive a brillitt,!ey as the long list of'Prizes in
the Lottery, which draws on. the Ist of Septem-
b,e.---ks: with (l
Four Prizes of Twenty Th Twen and Ten ousand
101,•.na
great Capitals in absolite
pvolusion, while Tickets ate C!ieap?r than tor,
years past, and the lowest Prize exceeds the cost
of a Ticket.--This is the moment to purchase !
The new Eitent Twine Cloth, brought Oat by
tlte tionse of INIILLARD in the early part of
year, for the pur,iof of Sheeting-, and for Shirt•
ink, obtains univtrsal notice. ti-,l!tny Ftrt:ilies :£
dis,,!iction having experienced its bedent as well is
ecorlomy, have •given it theisi. uneptalified approba-
tion there bittl.!- not a clOn'tt but it k a great
promoter at health, not ciilv to the most td,..!lica.le
constitutiOn, hut also to that 'of the ronost, and.
nearly Ito!t the of the other cloths for the
above purposes —lt ie of t; only (by tho
Piece) at •the Patentee's East,,lntliis Warellocuss,,
No, 16,-Cheapzide,