Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-23
Prom the National InteIligeneer.
THE MARCH OF MIMI ARRna,

The paragraph below, which find in French psper.
does NOT look like very strong manifestation Of Lord
broughams avorie notion, that she schoolmaster in
abroad" We read without some scornf tbongb,.
bali pity too that asked the ope among whom sucb
hsppen must not he IN an ignorance almost like that
oil what are called "ihe Dark Ages" Presently, however,
we remembered things that made numbers we recalled
the mPostures oi Matthias successful amidst, the ene
eminent OF our Creates, city and its multitude Of schools
and prinng presses: recocciod Parson Miller and his
poseyies IN comparison with whom Peter the Hermit
his followers were absolutely rationale considered Of 10
Smith and his knave and dupes miserable all
the annals OF ignorance show; called mind that
regular Annuary Of Astroogy is published in Lon
don, IN the name Of Raphaeli that n monthly Journal
OF the same superstition is printed in Phiedelphia,
undsr the title Of "the HOROSCOPE that n lady Of
much reputation fortune. teller has, during tho
last winter advertised in columns and figured in
the great cities north of and that have oen heard
ut that had for years exercised the same with
great credit the refined OF Charles
ion u.s. Co Besides does not body know that ghost
not long since took its residence in the great Gotham
itse believe in the mosr frequencd Of Brosawuy
and received crowds Of vers for about long period
rs did Boz or the Wandering Piper General Tom Thumb
any other like marvel Of the dsy7 All this mention,
In order TO soohe emotion Of pity and soften scorn
with which people nigh, be affected in reading follow
ing:
the Correctional Tribunal Of Bourg charged with
tho somewhat obsolete calling OF sorcerer. il up.
peared from the evidence that n credulos couple named
Bernard residing Reponges aneied they heard noises
in their house and, their child failing i'll tho same time
they took it into their heads tina, the place haunted
circumstance OF tho key Of the house door having dssp
peared. without their being able say how The wife,
happening neighbor the dilemma in which
she and her husband conceived themselves be placed
was recommended to apply TO the prisoner who bore the
reputation OF being able TO discover ihnga, such
he losses. &c. Gaiot at declared that the sppl-
cants house and family bewiiched. lie demanded
45ir preliminary fee. and then proceeded great
number Of cabalstos ceremonies drive out the devil
which possessed the body Of the Bernsrd. He did
not IL would succeed very WELL for he Informed her
tO wi him
for time. She should be very comfortably off, he ssid
and should keep shop, II she pleased Her eyes
opened by this language. She Immediately informed
the gendamere, and the prisoner arrested. Several
other witnesses deposcd against him. Ono had given him
l0O, which he had demanded for charm keep cattle.
always free from disease. Another rich farmer, named
Smone deposcd that the prisoner had undertaken
him OF illness which had affected him for months.
After five six visits during which the prisoner had work
ed charms in witnesses house, and obtained l00O for his
trouble witness dismissed him, not finding hs health bet
and considering the expense too Al the prisoners
lodgings were found number Of charms secrets Of
rious kinds arrive Heaven; another TO al
ways win Of play; third 10 travel twenty hive miles
hour without ague and smother specifying the advantages
to he derived from making pact with the devil Tho
Court condemned Galio TO FIVE years Imprisonment fvo
years surveillance. and 900 FRS 6ne, and ordered tho
| books seized mis- residence to be destroyed"
Now philosophers. like the Thebsn who lately.
in tho interegnum Of Of the Globe, furnishes yirgsn
cancellations and rescrpts for the law nations
might be tempted To indulge in spocuatons and
Elections. probably like the following:
=. T. That possibly. in all knowledge Natures great law
Of compensation still HOLDS and that grow very wise
shout things, they simple about o,hors.
q The knowledge las tho Perfect Teacher
timaics is that which makch men betier being rather
thing Of the right heart than Of the subtle BRAN: that
General Washington aud his lusrous eompeors per.
haps entirely obscure OF understanding in comparison
with the great political DISCOVERIES Of the present daya
Chief Magistrate whose great principle is
Head Of Department who holds tho "spols" doctrine to
be the anmang Of oil vuous politics; smother,
D. That perhaps, sera religious credoliy i' not nearly