Star.
London, England, 1817-03-07 00:00:00

FANATICISM.

Fans( rug SHRFFIRLD MIDICURY.--To prove to
what a pitch Fanaticism and enthusiastic bigotry
have been carried by the infatuated fol:owers of Jo-
anna Soot/mote, the tollow/hg particulars have been
communicated from such a suurce, that we can touch
for the-accuracy of the statement:
A preacher in Sheffield was deputed by his et*.
gregation to wait upon one George 'l ureter, at Leeds,
litgh priest of that class of believers. He scent to
Leeds and had a conference witlt 'rurner, 'who give
him Ilia instructions. On his return, he caalnledthilhe
congregation together en Thursday night, the 16th
of January last, the dnors were closed, a
preacher t,,ld them he had been at Leeds, and ha
ciatielei,ce with ong George Turner there, and Le
had seccived a commaed from Turner, believing it
to be from GOD, that all Ofe congregation and be-
'levers were to cease working on the Monday morn.
into fidlawing, and all those who had any effects weta
to sell them, and depnait 111 the money they hid
into his hands, declaring at the same time, that
G:orge Turner had appointed him the Letio's trea-
surer. It was a private meeting, to which nrew but
believers were admitted ; and the meetings have all
been private for the last year and a half. The be-
lievers in George Turner's mission generally struck
work—that is, declined to do any thing ; and car
informant says, that being a follower cr believer in
Turner's command, he abstained from svo!ki!a;, bat
he did not sell his furniture, although a great ewe-
ber of others did, and many sums of mucky vrare
paid at different times into —'s hands, for the
purpose of relieving such of the believers as w-te
unemployed (those who obeyed George Turne!'s
command), and they lived in feasting and riot tor
two weeks, until the money which had been cos-
tributed WAS exhausted. On the sante night, ae
16 h of January last.— proclaimed from the put•
pit, that he WAS authorised by George Turner, who
had it also in command from GOD, to communicate
to them, that on the 28th Of that month, 'hoe
would be a violent earthquake, which would swahow
up all the churches and chapels in England ; atal
after that the destroying angel would go through the
land, and smite with death in every house where
mockery had been, all persons, in fact, that had zidi.
culed Turner's faith. That also on the same 28. h.
at night. between biz And twelve o'clock. there would
be a vonvulsion in the elements; that two persons,
professing and believing in Turner's mission were to
visit the house of every Nobleman and Gentleman
within ten miles of Suffield. who kept a carriage
(two to esch hause), who were to stadia themselves
within sight of the house, and wheri such convulsion
WAS observed by them, they were to enter the huuse,
the master of which would be found dead ; and they
were to notify that all this had been ordered by Gun,
and known only to themselves—that then they were
to order out the servants and carriages, which wete
to convey them to London. where they would teceive
nigh honours. declared thin Chatswatth.huuse,
And the Duke of Devonshire's Chatse etth ecate,
were allotted to him—and the truth is, tt at eve.),
house of the alore-mentioned description was watched
by two of these infatuated creatures, betv.-een tt.e
hours of biz and twelve, when they returned to t!a..r
respective fugues to curse their delude's."

The London Mad, when on its way to Glasgow,
on Thursday te'nnittht, found one of Mr. Curries
coaches on the road, at Bothwell Bridge, shattered
nearly to pieces, and the horses slightly wounded.—
The coachman, who was found in a ditch, remains
insensible. It is supposed the lightning had caved
the Eecident.

Tuetday se'nnight, the Telegraph coach, between
Glasgow and Edinburgh, broke down on the east
side of Airdrie, by the tore asle-tree breaking. The
coach fell on the coachman, Henry Wake. at•il he
WAS so nincli hurt that he the foilowing Tour -
day. The guard was only slightly hurt.
Wednesdiy m at ring as Lord Foutt.Totes was taking
an atrin4 in his carriage, in Hyde Park, the !owe;
plung, d, and the coachman, endeavouring to diet(
them, the reins suddenly broke, and the norm ran
a,issy, but were sonn trapped, and his Lordship esca•
ped without huh.
' Norwich Corn Market was tolerably well atim led
on Siturd4y, but there appeared rather an
nets to sell among the growers, and Wheats of ate
best tort reached tull 3s. per coornb, and 11..t1•y ts.
to Ss. pet cuosub abuse last w.elt's prices. Th-re
were considetable lots of Gailoways and home-hied
beasts on the Hill, which were °feted at low price•.
but many driven off unsold. The sheep pens ace
tolerably well supplied, especially with halt-breds, At
prices much as usual.