The National Register. — 1819-07-11 (London, England)

DISGUSTING SUPERSTITION. —A violation of the sacred rites of sepulture has receutly been committed by un asscciation of several individuals, linked together by a ruperstition so gross, and fir a purpose so horribly ridiculous, that it will scarcely be believed to have taken place in a country that boasts superior civilization to the rest of the nations of the earth. The authors of this profanation, alter twing introduced themselves by night into the cemetery of the Conupune of Neyron karroudisseittent of Trevon:, in the department of the Ain, opened the tomb of the Sieur Antoine Quequet, late Mayor of that Commune, They then cut the head off the dead body, and boiled It for more than an hour in a put, in the hope that, after this operation, the head would point mat to them the good numbers in the Lottery. 'file guilty persons are all known, and have been indicted before the f:orrectional Police ut Trevoux.  The number of suicides attempted or executed in Paris during the months of January, February, March, and April last, amounts to 124, of which 33 were by females. Among thou were 64 unmarried, and 60 married men or women, The greater part terminated their lives by means of tire. anus, coal vapour, or by drowning ; among the latter there were 4(i. Of the entire number 53 destroyed themselves front a disgust of life; the re. mninder in consequence of derangement in their affairs, nillismduct, play, and debauchery. Corn. Pitring this period in the prtscnt year with the corresponding period of tit,) last year, there appears an increase in the present year at 41 4.104th5, It appears hum the Scotch papers, that the Lord Provnat and several officers of the Corporation of Edinburgh have bees compelled to attend the Committee of the I louse of Commons on tho tasks of the Sewell burghs, in consequence of their having discovered a previous order to transmit iniiirmation on certain points connected with the pending inquiry. Deacon Gillespie protested against the determination of the Town Council to dialibey.the order alluded to, es likely to lead to the step Knee taken by the Committee, and thus to aerostats a great and unneeessarY expenco which tbe.Comnrit. tee were anxious to prevent, An extraordinary erecting of the Town Council was hoist on the ultiate, when the Provost infortutgl thou of the rootipt of orders fear the attendance Mrth. with before the Committee. of himself, the Dean of Guild. the Convenor of the Trades, the Cul. lector of Cys4, the Collector of Shore-dues at I,eitla, and the Treasurer of Trinity-hospital, P.ailtie Smith moved. that the Treasurer be authorised Sc pay to tlto Provost tool. in advance, to pay the csOcnces of three Members of the Council to London ; and that they be authurieed to draw Ilium the fonds .rif the gaud morn the min of 3001. This resolution WWI strenuously Ifeptele4 by Deacons I,owrie alai Gillespie, hut it was ultimately carried. One a the Edintruigh paper:, after butting that Provost M'Kensie leas a salary of 1,0001. a year, and Consitot 1-lenhulm only 4001, a year, r; must it nut ti) lower the retiptiOtehility and Magistracy of the capital of 4.4nl4tAti, 04 they 1,1,0014 gine ceremertre consider it necessary to he aripplied in advance with the borgh fends to pay eapenues incurnvl radolY because they chose to Appose the nuotoble &Baud tat their ?"