The Sun.
London, England, 1816-06-06 00:00:00

nELICIOUS ENTHUSIASM.

the Swiss Chronicle for the month of April
gives the following details respecting Madame
KRUDKNBIti a new female religionist ',1..." Early
in the year She was with Mr. Empeytas, n •Ge..
nevese ecclesiastic, at an inn ft Basle, where
she set on. foot daily religious exercises) for a
circle chiefly composed of persons who had
a reputation for piety. These exercises at first
took place m her chamber but the number
of her. audience increasing, Madame Krurlener
was obligA to receive them,,in the largest room
of the inn. The sittings commenced with mental
prayer. Mr. Empeytas then repeated a prayer
slim& and.pronottnced a well.artanged discourse,
which closed with prayer, in which all present join.
ed on their knees. After this act of worship, sonio
select per:tens obtained a private audience of Med.
Krualener: she teas seen .frequently on her knee*:
in the innermost part of a dark chamber,in mantter4
resembling the ptlestess. During these e xereises she
remained in silence and mnditation ~but she was eh'.
Oiled in distinguishingthe persons who appeared
to her mosttotiched, or to have the greatest need
of change in their conduct or dispositions. It
was to, such that she addressed private instruc-
tions in her chamber with so mach °action., that •
she produced the Most striking change iii the con-
duct of 6oate young ladies of the first families, who
placed at her disposal their pocket-money, which
she distributed among the poor. .13m the fathers of
these young women did not All of them share ill
the enthusiasm of their daughters : sonic of them
pretended that they neglected household affairs, in
proportion as their spiritual exercises multiplied
At last, some persons having turned into ridicule
and disturbed these exercises by scandalous scenes,
the Government prohibited them, offering never.
theless to Mr. Enipeytas, if he chose to take out a
licence as an ecclesiastic, permission to preach its
the Ftench 'church : but he quitted Basle, together
with Madame linnlener, and endeavoured to te.
establish their worship hi the vicinity. lit coarse.
of time, the fervour of novelty having cooled,
they rrpaired to Arun; where they resumed their
exercises with •sneCeas ; the inhabitants of the
.country flocked in ornivd*:to attend rhem.,:Ma'
dame Krudener says prayers :in the•morning,•and,
harangues the auditors in German ~ iu tisc„after.
•• noon Mr. .Empeytaa preaches ho Freu4lt,boores
more cultivated dais of hearers." '• •

• Bt.,sc I,IH ti &Tit,- TON tpe Pedestrian, has
-gone on the whale of last night in good spirits,
generally performing his wile in thirteen minutes,:
.and this morning, at eleven minutes after nine
o'clock, he accomplished his 39th mile.
ELY, jtiblit 3.---The special Assizes for the isle
of Ely are fired for Monday, the 17th instant...
-Mr, Justice ABBOT, Mr. Justice BURROUGH and
Mr-CHRISTIAN, the Chief Justice of the isle,.
will open the Commission at Ely at Rine o'clock in
the morning, and will proceed to business home-,
diately liter divine service. There are 78 pri-
soners already committed for trial, many of whom
are for capital charges of felony. Upwards of 100
respectable inhabitants of Ely have enrolled
themselves, part of whom patrole the streets
everrnight.

IVlAtnaws and ABBOTT of Covent.garden, are
about to take their theatrical night to Bath, where
they are announced to perform Dr, Olapod anti
Frederick, in the Comedy of the Pear Gentleman.
On Thursday, the lath ult. a most melancholy
circumstance occurred at Bolton, by the falling
of a chimney: as igrs. Dobson. of the Block
Horse public-house, site had contineted
for twenty-seven years, s 411 crossing a small yard
to a low back•kitcheit c chimney of whirl +a%
very high, it sudden' save way from some cAnso
not apparent, anti in a moment buried tier, while
pursuing her domestic ocinipations, lifeiets avt
gsc
undo its ruins.