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      Southcatians . A caus £ at the late Lancaster Assizes brought these miserable fanatics again before the public . A man of the name of Henry Lee was indicted for the murder of Daniel Grimshaw , a child of fifteen days old . He was one of the disciples of Joanna Southcot , who are said to be still

      numerous m Lancashire , where they bear the name of Joannahites . These deluded people have lately adopted the Jewish rite of circumcision 3 and ihe prisoner was tried on the charge of having occasioned the child ' s death by performing this operation upon him . The witnesses proved

      that on the eighth day from his birth the child was taken fro in his mother and delivered to the prisoner to be circumcised . During the performance of the ceremony , there was music in the garret called a chapeJ , where it was carried

      on before a number of spectators . The knife , scissors , &c , used in the operation were exhibited on the trial . The father of the child , who is a collier , and another man , who appeared with a long beard in the Jewish fashion , stated that they had themselves submitted to the rite . Three

      days after the operation , the child went into fits , which after a few days more carried him off . A medical man was of opinion that the child ' s death was caused by ignorant treatment of the wound . The Counsel for the prosecution said he would not proceed further with the case ;

      the object of the prosecutors was only to put down , what they considered an illegal practice . Mr . Justice Bayley said they were right , and he should have gone with them in saying that the practice of circumcision is illegal , at least so far as those are concerned , who are not in a fit state to judge for themselves . It was

      right that the public should know that the practice is not legal , with respect to children , and that they should understand that this indictment went off only because it was not properly framed as to the description of the means of death . The Jury under his Lordship ' s directions then acquitted the prisoner .

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      Houses during the month , In the Lords , the bishops have presented many petitions from the clergy against further indulgences to the Catholics , some of them couched in violent language . These have occasioned very bold remarks from some of the lay-lords , who have reminded the clergy of the forgotten duty of peace and goodwill . A petition from the clergy

      of the diocese of Ely gave birth to a warm debate . Amongst other charges against the Catholics , these petitioners accuse their priests of endeavouring to introduce amongst their flocks " a prostration of the understanding . " Lord King hereupon remarked , These were fine words , and he might say of them as had been said of some other fine words

      —he wondered where the clergy of Ely stole them . He believed , however , they stole them from the charge of the Lord Bishop of London . He had recommended the clergy of his diocese to encourage in their flocks a prostration of mind and spirit , as the very temper most suitable to Christianity . He wished the Right Rev . Bishop were present , that he might reconcile the contradiction between his

      Charge and the accusation of the petitioners /'—The Bill for suppressing the Catholic Association has passed and is now in operation . To counterbalance this , the Commons , on the motion of Sir Francis Burdett , have resolved in a

      full house by a majority to enter into the consideration of the Catholic claims , and a bill is accordingly drawn up for the purpose , and is ® to be discussed after the Easter holidays . —The Unitarian Marriage Bill has been read a second time

      without a division , and the Honse is to go into committee upon it , we suppose after Easter . There was some debate upon the second reading , when a Mr . Robertson made a long and violent speech in opposition to it . Re was answered by Dr . Lusiiington . The bill was in nome decree supported by Mr .

      Peel , who , however , is pledged no farther than going into the Committee . He spoke as if he wished for a more comprehensive measure , and pointed out the expediency of a general marriage register The only other speaker , besides the mover , Mr . W . Smith , was Lord G . Cavendish , who warml y supported the Bill Hereafter we hope to insert the

      debate at length . March 30 th . — The Unitarian Marriage Hilt , was committed last night , after fruitless opposition from Mr . Robertson , whose motion , that it be committed that day six months , was negatived without a division . The Report is ordered to be brought up the 18 th of April .

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      Intelligence . —Southcotians . —Parliamentary . 191

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      English Roman Catholics . — It . appears from an official statement just published , that there are throughout England 256 Roman Catholic Chapels , 71 charity and other schools , and 348 officiating priests . The largest number in any one county is in Lancashire ; namely , 81 chapeLs , 6 schools and 79 priests .

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      The Catholic Question iu its various forms has engaged the attention of both

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      PARLIAMENTARY .

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1825, page 191, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2534/page/63/