The Sun.
London, England, 1811-09-03 00:00:00

IitITRACT Oil' g 4111711R.,Fitobi *R1.4:61114 DATED
IiAIiCH 1; 1811.
" At Nyiirtiet my ifervarit-irifordied me tiot a
wrimati way preparing to born herself 'Milt het holt.
barid'ictirpse.--;topstintOthe.3zrowd; and Irtoillvd
hard to dissuade hot froM such a proceediog. I tiiutid
her a vietism•deeuritted with &Jeers; acid orna.
rrtents, ready tar inimtilatior she seemed about fije
years of age, bad a wild but. SoLie expression of
countenance, and • replied to all my intreaiies
vert tierficim' sa 'a. pai4poii.f• *A' ;mit ispresgirti
find decilitre lutterts irijiZr.nluell above it, trour.il
pitch. Qn 'wit-ether She had any children;
it was found that she,trael of .w.hom, ri
6.ay about I*. 'years of age, was bloite by her.
erideamnreltttrysraktorrthe M3lernll alfe'ct icing; Cerra
ceiving them to be the strongest of ihsse Wl•ich efsti
in the human .tnitnd • super,tition had
v •n ti em,_ Irrsttat ion in mei
'-(4.aid the mot ler); on the score of my family ; some
of them aketld' erniVgli to iake carC of t to rest w ht's
require attention ; I carorot. listen to atr. !hilt yosi
11111).! tirgt, alreaclyquitted my hot with she
mowed imeniion• of burning ms self : I ani crinsiciei=
't'd as devoted,_ and no one will in !Wore hduiit to
his house a wltich who could Shrink rriati her duty'
imi the hour of trial.' Can you leave. this find
boy.?'. 0, yes; hint, and ,every body.' 1 stied
desired the buy to aid me'in'attempiing to reConcilti
his Melillo' so life ;• and how was I shocked 's.vhert
she little cavil laughed,. and said, 1 wish her to Aa2
cofice herself..
Inc short, I found that it was become the pains
of honour with the' faintlY ; and that Cbntethpt and
disgrace would' be the consequence, should their re-
lative hesitate to perform her vows.
" I walked to the rimer-side to exiniiirie the State
of the preparations"; the lidie was dug; a-d thus
wood ready. OW asking Who had ordered finch,
preparations, the workmen stopped; hat hetitatect'le
tell. At length I prevailed on one, who mentiotted
four or live names, relatiOna of the Witiciw. I ter;,..
Allred her again, and threatened the,ptinishment iti
the Obm'pany's regulations (or Murder ;' this 'struck.'
theM, and the work was relinquished. But shortly
after I had retired to my rplattera; a deputatton,
headed, by the brother of the decensea, Moe; and
respeafully asked my permission to ors on with the'.
ceremony, which w.sS necessary for'tlie honour arid'
peace of the village..
" I simply said, I cannot hinter you, htit &IA I
could. They 'then, with siniling •eotintenanees,
sinned the work or deal h enjoined. hy anpelstition.
I visited the pile soon after the sacrltite, and bad tc,
pasi; through. the crowd of men; women, and chit.
drt n, on their return.' •Iti• every countenatti:e the'
tritm of • religion • 'Wale visible; never saw so •
manyhees so expressive of satistaelon) anti %tolling '
with Joy : I looked into the pit where the hodiei •
were mouldering under the blazing taggois, and felt
the hortdr of the scene.- - With a look which must •
have expressed much sorrow,, I asked an old nun; •
who was amidst 'them who flocked aroioni if
Ice now was pleased, and if be thoOttit s,icit
agreeable 'to God ? He said it was-firs'e. Nc,
exclaimed with emphasis, it is nut the flue of heg.'
yen, bUt the crime of man. • This creased a Short
silence, and I retied. After haring walked aboot
Oft)' -steps, an " voices
all confused" arose. During my approaell'to tho•
burning. place, seeing several men laughing, and
riemingly 'very glad, I called out, 4 This Is; then,
tl vet)' amustimeni r* No, they, wiSS
not amusing. Why, then, do you hriigh, and Whig•
did you go to -sea a show which could' not atnu,t
you ? What' shall I say ? •said•orre• 403 his nett sleigh-
boor ; and this .question, although it might easily
haire been answered, pissed them all. • Perhaps yon
Will •not. thank me for tills letter, but 'the stette it
cleiCpbes.has- made such an impression on Me, that
tAuti.t.wote:ot
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Titit.eiiiit.--The time hit' seeing this phtello4
melion is about three in the morning, towartii th
North-east. It is described.' as Opearitsi like a
briglit,nueleusi surrounded with a large.coina witht
elm a tail.,

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It is said that the villains who rObbed,the Shop of
Mr. l'wyLoa; the Silversmith; and Clerk of St: Mar-
tin's Chore 4 took off propetty to the amount of
about:4oo4w •
On Saturday last the inhabitant* at the west .end
of Oxford-street were throWn into the greatest
alarm and consternation, One of Mail's caraVall4j,
which.,was proceeding with Isthels to Brirtholornew
Fair, lull of wild beasts, bridle down,. and the
whole of the cavalcade was stopped. Many of the
passengers being seized with-fright, and apprehend.,
ing that the .animals would break loose, ran luall
diredlions, (earful of being lacerated by a tiger,
or devoured by a wolf. Other& assisted to eel aid
caravan upright, nod sotne .recommended a collec.,
1100 of bullOcks' hearts and livers from . the neighs,
boitring market to gorge the ferocious animals, and
to keep them quiet. Several who. boldly aided in
gelting the caravan, upright, upon its: inbitbitatkt4
marina insife, ran 'affrighted au tty--the ostlers in
the neighbourhood ranged theinselves in mato:4
array, \visit their pitchforks; to go trd the stables-• 4
horsemen, thiough ito, galloped. at full speed_
through the street--4.the, hackney coaches diqappeaf.
ed—and the street wail deserted until all was sei
right, when the cavalcade 'pasted along,
to the great pleasure and delight of the. neighouut.
hood.

The domiiiirins of Several of the Princes in Tncl'A
are titteateheci with finiinc, in CallSrqUOrici Of •
rye
depredations committed by SVearma 01 locusts, \A hi'ch
had tievolitred ail the produce of the tielN,

Sittorday, about 70 private*, and the Staff of the
2d bmtalion cdt the 88th, or Connaught regiment of
foot, landed at Portsmouth fro I.,Kbon. Two /fon,
dred of the above Regiment were added it) ihe. rat
battalion before they C3IDI away. The accdad del
tachtbent of the same rvgiment, and a detaehmtnt
of the 97th, landed also 'on saterd3y. Tint tormet
Marthed to liana, and the laud- to Winchester,
Madame Di Gemt.a. new wodi . tntitted .1.11.14
Loire des Fewotes .bincuiseS let plus cvle4res; et ar
teux iqfluence Sur la Litierature, &v. It is higtii,
mteretiting Ou several at:COMICS, and conlains nowt"
row oliginal anecdotes, as well as cri.iciams, upGO
the works of the most popular French tcutle
wiitets.