The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-02 00:00:00

AlUltDt:R IN IRELAND.

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CASpEL) day, at 110011, one
Hardy,.. a. tythe-farmer, was innrdeyed by two
men, at the gate :of Monageu, about one mile
from this City, on the Camas-road.=As far as we
can collect the facts, they ate as follow :=
Llardy, after enforcing the payment of some
tythes, lelt Cashel on his return.to Newport,- ac-
companied by two Other Proctors, who had been
here upon similar errand§.: They were met by
two men, supposed to :be from Newpoti, who
'produCedi blunderbusses, ordered the two other
Prociorsto return to Cashel;,. and detained 1-4rdw,
the most obnoxioo. Tbey then tired three shots
!a Hardy,• and left him for dead. The •Surgeon
and other. persons canine out directly from Cashel,
and; afforded every aid but the Proctor died in
three hours. We MulerStand, however, that he
had sufficient strength to relate the particulars,
and to name the murderers, who were well known
to him. Pursuit was made, but, for the present,
they have contrived, to, escape.

[ANOTItta• ACCOUNT.]
On the fatal day, -(Thursday, the22d) at eleven
'tiir; forenoon, he left Marnani's Inn here, in
company with one Hbo-an,. another Tithe Farmer,.
and, one Bryan, a Titrre:Valuator, 'and ‘vituess ;
all mounted, armed, and upon the same journey.
They passed Wilcox's' house, at the lower. end of
the city, and proceeded towards Nenagh, on the
Canvass road. At the di,tan6e'of about a quarter
of a mile, and outside the wall of the Bishop's
fields, they,wete. stopped ;' Lardy and his coin-
panions were riding at a smart walk, indread-
ful rain' and storm; not abreast, but singly, at
intervals of 'about 20 yards;' and Hardy foremast.
The gang advanced singly, and_on foot, three
number. The leader, stopped Hardy, and orrlere-4
-him first to "beliver. .Papers;' the second
stopped Hogan;
,the third held baCk, as if in re-
serve. Bryan, being the hindmost•of his.party,
• and unassailed, wheeled about coolly, and gallop-
ed hack liogan,. and his adversary
snapped pistols . without .etrect ; ‘ylien Hogan
'stooped his head to elude a second Shot, spurred
his base forward, extricated.:cad
srode
forward to Canisss, passing Hardy, who at that
instant was sbot.by his adversary. This is tiie ac-
count given by Hogan and Bryan.

Froth ;he cheetfu—i.eountenatiees of the people
who are daily flocking to Iniik.e their purciii-vies in
the Lottery,.. one-would suppose they were awing
to receive a:Capital Prize, Lit:Lead of to bti•

one.. .
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We are requested to stase that Policies of the
Eagle Insurance Conipank,. esp_iring at
.Cliristinas,
may be renewed within iiiteen days from that pe-
liod, at either of their 05, Its in l;ornhill or the
Ilayntarket, where Annuities- are ---gra,ted, and
purchase and every descr►ption: of Lite and .FiVC
insurauce effected oa the most equitable terms.

END OF THE SOUTHCOTT HOAX,
AND.DISSECTION OF JOAIkLNA.

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We hake already inserted two letters, contain-
ing an account of the death of this poor old wo,
man, on Tuesday mornug last. It is certainly
ilisag-reeahle to us to
.enter into any details con-
ef..-ted with so disgraceful and disgusting an im-•
pisture, as has been practised upon the weak anli
superstitious, by those people who pretended to
be the believers in the marvellous stories respect-
.ing this wretched creature. We feel it necessary,
however, to notice some circumstances, .as the
_matter has occasioned so much public talk ; and in
thehope that the recorded failure of the held and
blasphemous predictions of knaves and idiots may•
he the means of preventing daring attempts
of a similar description. in ftiture. It appears,
then, that When this Woman breathed her last,
-she was attended by the fellow called her
her. Chief Priest, Tozer; her Secretary, and par-
ticular friend, Ann Underwood ;,and two or three
persons, said to he people of condition. For
some hours previous to her dissolution, she was
insensible; but, before the near approach
that event, she seemed to be somewhat sensible
'of .her. danger, although .her bigoted pi oselytes
continued firm in their belief that her indisposi-
tion was • merely preliminary to that birth, to
which they -all looked ,with such blind devo-
tion.:- .I:Surgeon, Mr. Want, of Tottenham-
court-road, had Brat the credit of awakening
Joanna 'to a doubt of her immortality. Mr. Want
was, under the sanction of the _Prophetess, called in
by(Mr. Reece about seven weeks back. He then
stated it to be his opinion, that the symptoms
should be examined quite independent of the ques-
tion of pregnancy, even admitting the possibility
of that tact. Upon making his observations, how-
ever, he unhesitatingly declared, that there was
no foundation for the belief of pregnancy, and as
little for the expectation of the woman's recovery.
lie remarked further, . that. although the disease'
must terminate in death, itwithin the
power of medicine to alleviate the patient's suf-
ferings, and to relieve the flatulency by which
she was oppressed. Upon his return home, -to
prevent the possibility of mistake, he wrote to
Ann Underwood, then attendant. on Joanna, ex
plaining this opinion more fully, 'and exhorting
her to use her influence with .her delnded friend,
to take such medicine as. was applicable, to' tier
case. To this. letter he .received an answer from
Mrs. Underwood, giving afull.descripti'on'of the
symptoms of Joanna 3 disease„ front March last
(town t? the lateq period, and concluding with an
expreswin of the determination of Mrs. Simthbott,
not to take medicine unless especially directed so
to do by the lArd.

Mr. Want, after this, was anxious that 'the-
wretched woman should submit to an exaMina-
COM, sosthat the precise state oilier disease might
be ascertained. To this, , however, neither she
nor her friends would accede. :She declared, that
" if she was not pregnant with a human-being,
she was satisfied there 'vas some living creature
within her ;" while the latter, still professing
their belief in the corning of Shiloh, were shock-
.ed at such a proposition ! Reference was then .had
to a prophesy of Joanna's, published in. 1792, in
which she had declared that the mother of Shiloh,
previous to liis birth, would be as dead for four
days, and at the end of that period Would revive
and be delivered ! This they now supposed would
be the case, and while.they contemplated her tem-
porary dissolution, they looked with confidence to
her resuscitation at toe time predicted. She in
her lucid intervals, dictated a , Will, in which
she professed. her conviction, -that she hart either
been visited by a good or evil spirit. In the hope
.she might become re-animate, which she was sa-
tisfied would be tbg case if she had been visited-
' by the Lord, she desired she might be preserved
with every tender care for four days, after disso-
lotion, the fourth being, that on which', under
Providence, she expected she would be restoreal
to life, and be delivered. If that period expired
without any symptoms of re-animation, she di-
rected that her body might be submitted to skil-
ful operators." Soon after she made her pleasure
known„the.syniptoms of disease became more viru-
lent, and she breathed her last ! This excited no
painful sensations in the bosoms of her friends. They
regarded her as merely" gone for a while," and
proceeded to wrap her body in warm blankets, to
place bottles of hot water to her feet, and by
keeping the room in a state of Cvarnith, endeavour
to preserve the vital spark ! After this event, the
crowd daily assembled in Manchester-street, -op- •
poste the depository of the dead body, was im-
mense; and the enquiries respecting her resusci-
tation were. constant and anxious. 'Fo 'all en-
quiries, the answers given by the chosen few were
consolatory. Saturday morning the crowd again
assembled early, and the Most zealous pronounced
their positive conviction of her reanimation dur-
ing the day. The prescribed period of four dayst
And nights elapsed, and so far was the body from
exhibiting appearances of a temporary suspension
of animation, that it began to display a discoloura-
thin, which at once brought ICome to conviction
the fact, that the wretched Joanna'was but mor-
tal. Preparations were made. to dissect her re-
mains.' A summons was isssied to the surgeons,
who had expressed a desire to be present; and at
two o'clock fifteen gentlemen assembled, includ-
ing Messrs.' Reece, Want, Clark, Sims, Adams,
Tatinvon, Catton, Wetherall, Cook„ Phillips, and
,fivc others ; and beside these -professional gentle-
men, Parson Tozer, Colonel Harwood, and one
or two other-of Joanna's followers. Ann Under-
wood was in the anti-room, am seemed deeply
affected at the disappointment of all her celestial
hopes.
Mr. Recce and Mr. Want proceeded to perform
their disgusting task. The result of this exami-
nation were these—First, that there vas no Shiloh;
next, that there was no disease of the uterine or.:
gnus, as imagined by Dr. Sims ; .thirdly, that the
uterus, instead of being enlarged, was remarkably
reduced. The intestines were much distended by
flatulency, and hence that appearance which led
to false conclusions. The omentup was loaded
With fat, and a very considerable quantity of cat,
• culi were found in the gall bladder. Reports had
been circulated as to a former pregnancy, but,
trout all that -4ppeltred, there was nb foundation

tor
sucit .an assertion. Another report existed,
that her death had been occasioned by poison
and the Coroner had expressed his determination
to summoist a Jury to enquire. To prevent'this,
the medical Gentlemen present signed a certifi-
cate, stating that her_ dissolution was produced by
natural causes. The followers, who waited the
event, skulked off in great tribulation, and were
happy. to escape. the populace, who were out-
rageous towards any whom they suspected of ad-
hering to the doctrines of the prophetess. This
excusable indignation had, in the early part of the
-Inoraing, nearly proved fatal to an old Lady, who
rapped at Joanna's -door to make enquiries re-
specting her re-animation._ No sooner was she
suspected to be .a diciple, than she was assailed
with mud and filth. By the desire of ,Joanna,
some short time since, previous to hCr death, all
the presents which were sent for the use of Shiloh
and his mother, crib, &c. are to be restored to the"
owners.

Her remains were conveyed way -privately
early yesterday, and the time and place of her in-
tetment known only to a very few persons.
The following passage is extracted froin an ab-
snrd sort' of an official note, dated
"Mandiester:street,-Thursday, Dec. 29, 1814:
Mrs. Southeott had been confined to her bed ten weeks
last Sunday. In the first three weeks She , took very little,
almost nu 401i4 sustenance ; and during the last seven weeks
none, except it small quantity of mine and • water. She was
gradually at last reduced, by painantrsiekness, to her present
state of death. .Almost all that time the writer of this paper
was with her, saw her in all her retrular approaches to death,
sat by her bedside with a watch in —WS 'hand 'to 'observe the
different changes,•and saw her expire, as he has seen many
others: and on some future occasion, when more at leisure,.
may furnish you with, more particulars.
• " Her friends'know her to be dead, .but the arm of the
Lorain not shortened ; and if he is about to do a great work
upon the earth, as they firmly believe he is, they know that
he can easily raise the dead to life, as awake a person out of
a trance: Mrs. Sntbeott's words always have been, " that
death or-life would end the strife ;" and on that ground her
believers.now .1 est the question."
Thus hit:. finished a delusion which xvould have
disgraced the most barbarous titnes
.; one of the
most scandalous circumstances connected with
which, and one that might excite indignation .in
every well constituted mind, is, that the circula..
tion of this abominable imposition, and its degrad-
ing effects on the community, should have been
aided by any portion-of the pithlic 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.,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

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•
M. M'CorMy .was on Saturday charged with
stealing a great coat' from the counting-house of
Mr. Drinkall, the Common Councilman. The
prisoner, whose appearance betokened great po-
verty, first introduced herself to Mr. D. as the wife
of a soldier, who was abroad, in consequence of
which 11Ir. D. humanely contributed to
.the alle-
viation of her distresseS. Some time after, how-
ever, he ascertained that she had deceived him,
and had no . husband, in consequence of this lie
Withdrew his bounty. She came frequently to
the counting-house subsequent to this discovery,
to entreat alms, and various articles- of property
were missed after her departure. Saturday morning
she made another visit, and, on being refused relief,
'she went away. Some suspicions having been ex-
cqed by her conduct on
.quitting the office, Mr.
D. followed her, and found his great coat se-
creted under her clothes. The LORD. MAYOI:
strongly commented, on such ingratitude, and or-
dered her to be committed for trial.

• BOW-STREET.
ColNElls.—Thete being strong suspicion that
coining base and counterfeit coiw was carried on
at a house in. Clement's-lane, Clare-market, a
party of the .patrole, belonging to the Office,
headed by George Vaughan, entered it on Satur-
day afternoon, about half-past four o'clock, and
proceeded on the first floor ; they knocked at the
back room door, which was opened by a woman,
who proved to be Sarah Tripshaw ; her daughter
Mary was sitting by the tire, who, on observing
the Officers, approaching, threw something from
her person, which they picked up, and it proved
to be counterfeit shillings ; they then seized her
person,,when a-bag fell from her',\Vhich on exa-
mination proved to contain thirty-five pieces
.of
metal, supposed to be-What is commonly called
tooth and egg, and- in the form to • imitate shil-
lings. The prisoners were committed for further
examination.