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. . . NAPALINEILLIOXNeI. . . " eItANIOLOGV, .• I • . Ilibilhadlnimp gommillillim TM !Nisei krbsi Iron 'enettin tok lesilsaanb is lest near ow raw mile AtrAirOser Mitts Pirlilatoss ; ofriiim initials Tstailt ; ale god antedaitemeeted to be saved. SY MIL GALL ATI* glotiltSiftfis. ' The finals* and Theodore, Gunmen, from Pities' to Lon. dun, put into Memel 19th alt. leaky, and must discharge to repair. Mn.. Enrroa—ln the infancy of almost every new The Jahn and It.•-i -..-..-7. Bilk from London to Hamburgb, is to. science, however harmless or however important, we tauitost ea sbe Moodie Musa ; crew saved. 'i he Augusta Amelia, ileismalliog, from London, arrived at find that there are numerous objections raised against Cuxhaven Seth alt. with hiii of an anchor and cable. it ; and the most simple and demonstrable truths are FALIIIO:I7TH. JANUARY 6: Arrival the Mity-Aun, Jane, and Flaxley, from generally caviled at at first. The ignorant, who do the Thimete 60 . Argo, ASHLEY from D . not understand it. the bigotted, with whpse faiourite j .__ ~ ____ _ * Sailed the _ :604 Ooik.—Wind E.N.E. 'JANUARY 6. tib l ifi t iitiali from St.Maloes. —Wind E. N. E. JANUARY s. Arrittd ith• MalOsty"C ip CORDELIA, from Ply. Saner{ hut fitAiissty's shy TYRIAX, to croize nviffhtoo. His thigjestT's •ship WARRIOR gives imago:mat toll* likalleihnund to Madeira, West In dies. ihlthibb t tN i lrttolsinies.—Wind N.N.W. )14L10 • '.l l or -JANUASLY & :) , 1t Atoita4iom the River and sailed, the TER. ' brAimllwitad Dasittain sloops:of irar for Portsmouth, and , Shar M. for Legholn. Air came , ,r:.• schemes of persecution it may interfere, and the proud and selfish, who are jealous of contemporary 'mi. Nonce, usually combine their efforts to brand with uselessness, or with mischief, every novel discovery. We, must remember that Galileo was subject to in quisitorial tortures, only for asserting, what was after wards proved to be true, that the sun was the centre of the planetary system, and that the earth's motion produced the phenomena of the starry motions. The discovery of the anatomy end physiology of the brain by Drs. Gall and Spunheim, which comprehends the most beautiful system of anthropology, has suf 'fered in the above manual tendthough its opponents r have been weak, both in power and in mental abilitY compared to the opposers of nteety-new actinic% ye t as many of the objections they hive ridged against-ft carry with them the appearaiteli:of plausibility, 'nod .as many of them have heetiltdkiiiiited by persons of .no mean abilities, I shall endeavoiti to answer some 'of these before I proceed to point cache. advantages which we may derive from a due cuitivatioe of this useful and interesting science. For I do-not know of any written documents in English to which I can refer the student for answers, to the many popular objec tions which I daily hear. First, it is said that if we have no material conditions for our peculiarities of Character, we must throw the odium Of producing moral turpitude on nature, who made them. To this it may be replied, that moral evil as well as physical defect of organization were both admitted to exist by every body before, and that Craniology only points out the connection subsisting between cer tain kinds of the one and certain varieties of the other. Thus, without in the least tending to involve nature in any new difficulties with moral evil, it points out a certain connection between it and physic A& fects, which only enable us the better to rectify both. Secondly, it is said that our system has a tendency to fatality. We reply, that anatomists, and people in general, have always admitted the brain as an or gan of the mind. Now we only differ in regarding it as an assemblage of organs of the different mental faculties, instead of being one simple organ. Again, the organs are only material conditions of certain proportions, sentiments, and intellectual faculties, over which the will has - a controcl ; so that the tidy& rates for philosophical necessity cannot draw from our system any new arguments tor their predestinarian doctrines. If the reader will reflect on this, be wino I think, see that two of the most frequent objection ate removed. 'There are indeed, persons who have told me that this system is atheistical, an absurd ob. tion enough ; but as many persons .have made it, ~D ur Amy% w la, reply, that out of the . prim eiples of the system is, that where there. is an pr an and a special faculty of the mind, the fa. tillty has some object. Thus, irt demonstrating the rirgan of veneration, we point directlk to the exis tence of a Gon, winch is the foundation of all reli ginns. Craniology does not interfere with the moral evidences of any religion; and the adversaries of 'brio tianity. cannot draw any arguments against revel' • from our system. The very objection itself implies such an ignorance of the principles of the theory, that I could never have thought to state them here, unless I had perceived the number of persons who gave in to such . modes of reasoning. On the contrary, the system is rather confirmatory of, than against the religious doctrines, for it 'hews that we have organs, and.cansequently faculties given us by nature. For those very duties enjoined by religion and morality and just law. What would admit precepts and examples of kindness towards each other, if we had not the fa culty of becoming benevolent? (Organ, No. X1I1.) What could avail the injunction to divine adoration, unless a disposition to veneration (Organ, No. XIV.) had also been given, capable, by the effort of our will, of being cultivated ? and Who denies that we have a strong feeling of justice (Organ, No. XVI.) notwithstanding the frequent violation of it, on which all laws profess to be founded ? It is true a. dispro portionate developement of 'the organs of the brain predisposes to moral iniquity of character, and that defective organization denies to certain persons those refined moral feelings, and that clearness of intellect and reflection possess...el by others. But it is ad mitted already, that nature permits evil in the world ; but the discovery of the secondary means whereby she suffers it to manifest itself, supplies no new argument for imputing to nature the cause of our degeneracy, and imperfection. In short, I am convinced by the most assiduous and confirmed inves tigation of this system; and by reflecting perpeteaUy on it in all its bearings, that it is more consonant to the common sense of - mankind in all ages, and with the establiihed feelings about morality and justice, than is usually imagined ; and that if it differs prinei. pally and fundamentally with the views of . 'ny class of persons, it is not with moralists and reliwous men, but with modern metaphyeicians and the prlended philosophers of the schools. With regard to the utility of the study, is almost needless to dwell on it ; the inemtigaileirof the human character in its primitive principles and a demonstration of the causes which so much contribute to the varieties of the character, must.be admitted by all to be in the highest degree interesting. Bat as some of the principal uses in education to which it may be applied, may not strike people in general in the clear light, in which from more reflection on them they have done me, I shall endeavour on a future occa sion to speak in a cursory manner of its application. to the education of youth. I shall offer some remarks', on the anatomy of the brain discovered by Dr. Spursheim. lam yours, arc. ' CIA/10100118. P.B. One curious fact I cannot help adding, namely, that I hive noticed the organ of veneration very large in some of the, very religious part of the Society Of ?fiends who have spoken of their spiritual feelings Ile existing in a high degree. • Nonalta, packei , seu4e'se z' • ..`!"" • , • Vain ilo* T•e . I liPset wlligsse rthr • BerPada bottiti Wl.o64icbsiving ber bul suksttiosoksis,hcc. and boyi pasigji n fr oirgo.over bbltiC • • ,s.' -' 3 liAtiseirrt4 Catikliet'ilteltilisia4 brig Hienricker, Doacuttaw niasto;frifinlefattreelbr Bourdeauz; with deal, water loggeld atiirsitimmlng by her cargo, having been got off the Goodwin, with loss of anchors and cables, by the Deal boats, who conducted her into this port.— Came in half a dozen coasters for shelter, and remain. Admiral Sir JOHN THOMAS DUCKWORTH, K. B. is appointed Commander in Chief at Plymomh, in the place of Admiral Dostrrr, who resigns from ill health. Mr. SCONCE is appointed Secretary to Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH. _ . Vice Admiral Dowzrr is most justly honoured with the Rei Ribbon, ibr his meritorious and zealous ser vices ; but, we lament to say, he still continues seri ously ill. The CORWWALLIS, of '74 guns, Rear Admiral Bunt.- tort, Captain Rau.ity ; and the Raven, IS, Captain Bacot, are •to sail with a convoy for the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, and the East Indies, to-mcir row (the 10th inst.) the Amphion, Captain J. P. STEWART, and Matabar store-ship, will sail in com pany, for the Brazils, with a convoy. During the passage of the Volcano to Jamaica, Lieutenant Tustin, orihi Royal Marine Artillery, was in a btush - with an American privateer. Saturday morning; Mr. /Atm /*Win, Sitter of .therfield, in the the Industrious, its, and having spirits he deli. Put Of, Inure mail pi War, • eackpf whom be Ay closed at ate ike Pursers of the Charles - Grant, Captain J. Loch; David &Ott, Captain Y. piers diptaiit:W: Hay ; Essex, Captain IL Nisbet ; *Wm* Camden, Captain H. M. Samson;' Vansittart, Captain *. S. Pairycnyle—for_mbay and China. Paitesieseas per Charles Grsnt, for Bombay-Maus. Grant, Nab t, Ind letWth; writers; =(r. Jukes and lady; Mrs. Smut Mews.' Riche/doh arid Crawford; F. Mariners.-- New Madras, Mr. Aseleant-intgeon.buses. Pef Pavid Seem for Bousbay".-Ensign Say, Mr. Mitchell, F. lifarbser.—For Madras,' Mr. yiliot and family. Per bolls, for litimbaY—Mr. F. Mans, Mr. H. Sage, F. Idatisen ~r Pes. UMW, for .Bonsbay-4Mr. Slum writer. Per Marquis Camden, for Bomber—Mr: hum and hassily ; Mn. Lubin, Mrs. Young and chikl.—Por Bengal, Messrs. Gil, - and Le Gaels, f. ussrinert Per Vansktert, for Bombay—Mr. and Mrs.-Stanley; Mem ES. and M. 3. Abrahams ; Miss Widhee, Captain and Mrs. Brook's, Lieut. Milntire, Mrs. Tudor; Messrs. Horn, Cooper, and Brigs, I. mariners. Mr. /known, 1. merchant. Some Canadian Papers have reached town. Ma. ,for -General Ds Rotrarteu RCM, being senior officer 311 the Lower Province, had been declared by procla mation Preident, in the absence of Sir Grown Paz. vein. This latter officer is stated to have arrived at Halifax. Lieutenant•Colokl M , Kay had arrived at Montreal. In compliment to the gallant defence Made by him at the Prarie des Chien', Mackinac had been called Fort *Kay. A Canada Paper says-" Every soldier now serv ing in thkouptryi relinquishes the Chelsea pen sion, is femfdird to tsreArindred acres of land,- upon epplieittaiii to the land,Nokittat'Quebec ; he must, liittreVei,vkttle on the ion. fact, it is a standing this extvetement. to want two hundred atiferto tenon, who is a arhidk iubject• ptflvided he Tale t&reon. As to oaken; we know of na fixed ilicrirance providedfor`them but this much 'we can my, that any.gehderiaan retiring from the army. by , *presenting. past seivlces to his country, may,have liberal grams. It was officers.and soldiers discharged at the peace Of 11113' who settled the now flourishing province of I.7pper Canada. Officers had from five Itundred to twelie thousand acres, and some by great favour got much more. No soldiers, to our. know. 114 509 got less than two hundred. T he Government bas yet many millions of acres to concede, and when the army shall be reduced, liberal grants will be made tabur veterans of all ranks." The income of the Consolidated Fund for the quar ter ending the sthinst. is £12,738,000. That of the correspouding quarter of last year produced but ,!<11,151,000.. The char g e up o n it, by the same mode of comperisoshis less f or t h e r ecent quarter by nearly 41160,000.0 n the sth of January last year, there was a defielteicp 41:630.000 '• in the present year there remains a susydas of a b out 1000,000. The war taxes during the hke comparative period hive been snorer Productiiii..% l ooo,ooo, in the Anent quarter. Tht income of the Coniolidatid Fundilsi crueg7 01 Int Ma" og customs saciescise, the former having exceeded its peodoce of last pear by upwards Irtiko,oBoi ind the latter by A41%000. 'TheatlimPe have also incretied £OO,OOO. • d the Shannon, MAcncrosu, for' Leghoin. Also ine down front Are - 14Tfr ** the Vansittart,, for the httinittlf, and aniattit., Arrived the PwENi t "di Aikititn - gities,'SY.Wit4 plied: tar thq kter.. ti ; , ,, si f t ilkvnetie4 .' '''''':," 14 * ttoodkir a . ~: .. ) . t _ __ 7 / _ l . • - giqiii-testrirctiy; Ake, eof Orange *lad for! olland, Lark. puctit• , r' h „ -s* t . ;)tnsl Alliance tikei iti Clintielibitro-:- ~ , lit *alb aid . pat- Aaorif 1 1l '' 1 , - -", • • • '' '' • " , a Custom-hopse, baii statio_ped, at Mu Isle of' Wlglit, akized . at 4i44 called the --6 Ilideiliiiklr Wiciiii pilapiritt, thseelnia ipt lioaidi.: i iia4 aad I (Wed 'ailitikg V 4 C Waeld-tlte Patatit eih)Bea4liittle law dlreets, for lid V ll' I ' I fettraOrefie2o. - ' afitipitlehis were finally las adialloele..and.defivered to the folly ships, - viz: . .'. ' . . - 2 .. raz BURIAL OF JOANNA SOUTIiCO77I* .s.wromemi• After the dissection, on Saturday se'nnightp the body was pet in a plain coffin by the undertaker's men, in the presence of three gentlemen. When the lid was screwed down pitch was applied to the edges and rim, to prevent the escape of noxious vapours.— While this was performing the strictest injunctions of secrecy were given to all present. At twelve o'clock on the same night the crowd having retired from the street, the coffin was carried by four men to Mr. Moore's, the undertaker r , corner of Ratlibone.place, Orford-street. Here it remained during Sunday.— On Monday afternoon, about two o'clock, it was put into a hearse, drawn by two horses, without the usual sable ornament of feathers, to favour the belief, had it been recognised, that it did not contain a corpse, but was only going to receive and convey one. The hearse, followed by three gentlemen in a coach and pit!,, then proceeded to Mary-la-bonne Upper Ba rying.ground, near Kilburn, where it was interred, and the usual Church service repeated by the Cler gyman. Thy few, people whom curiosity had at tracted round the grave, had not the slightest sitspi dion that the coffin which was lowered down contained the remains of Joanna Southcott. In fact, such pre. caution was taken that it was impossible that the se cret could prematurely transpire. It was known to none of her followers, and Scarcely to any of her late confidants. The three gentlemen who followed the corpse to the grave were muffled up more than is customary, even to mourners ; they wore great coats which were buttoned tip to the chin, black cloaks standingligh in the collar, handkerchiets tied round the loser part of the face, and their hats pilled over their eyes. So completely had they succeeded in disguising themselves, that not a feature was visi. ble; they abstained from all conversation. On their road to the place of interment they were joined by a fourth person, equally well disguised as themselves, and who did not separate from them. This last is conjectured to have been Mr. Tozer. Mrs. Underwood says, that Joanna never acknow ledged herself deceived. or that she was not a pro. phetess. To the very last she fully expected to bring forth a child. She never thought herself more than a mortal, and fully expected to be called forward after the birth. Mrs. Underwood says, the last words she *poke, she asked U. how she did, and squeezed her hand, which was on Sunday evening, the 25th of December. After that her voice failed, and she could not distinguish her words. When she (Joanna) was informed of the doubts some had that she would have a child and was de 'ceived, Joanna answered, she was not afraid to die and appear before her GoD, as she had done nothing but what she believed was in true obedience to the LORD, and therefore she was not afraid to die. The High Priest of this infatuated creature, or im postor, has published the Following letter : SlR—Through the medium of your impanial paper, I beg leave to inform my friends and the public 7 that on the !nth day of March, 1810, the late Mrs. Joanna Soutbeott.published a book, . entitled," The Third Book of Wonders," announcing the tombs of &doh, and sail to the Hebrews • which event has not taken place is was expected by her.elf, and all her believers. I own that loam dhappoleted In my expectation, and her life has ended 1 la this world, " but what we know not stow, we shall know hereafter." During the time that l bane known Joanna Soutbcott, I have found her a jest awl upright woman, rigidly honest, and seru nlnsAy exact in all transactions and faithfully discharging life diiii ; Irierifire filifffleavCeveff event to bideeided by Hui before whom all must appear at the great and awful day of jissigutent, the LORD hues CRUST, Who will be the Judge of the quick and the dead. To Him, I say, I leave the mystery to be explained, remembering Ws words in the Gospel," Judge not that ye be not judged. For with what judg ment ye judge; ye shall be judged; wiih h.tt measure ye mete, k stAll be measured to you again," Matt. 7th chap.' Ist and :d verse.—l am, Sir, your obliged savant, Jan. 6, 1815. WILLIAM TOZER. Dr. Reece has published a bulky pamphlet, seating the manner in which his acquaintance with Mrs.:ioUtil. colt commenced, the circumstances which induced him to place implicit confidence in her representations, together with such incidents as occurred during the course of a gratuitous professional attendance on her. In the commencement he accounts for the facility with which he was imposed on, by saying that on his first visit (made at the request of Mr. Carder, of Leicester-place), he was very much struck with the extreme mildness and simplicity of her manners, the motherly kindness that distinguished her behaviour, and the artless and unaffected detail of many circum stances of her life. " Such a woman, I naturally said, does not carry with her the stamp of imposture. There seemed to be no bias to self-interest in her con.' duct. Her apartment was paltry and mean, and she did not appear to be loaded with the delicacies of life, or to press upon her follower; for more than the 'bare necessaries of existence." The visits of the me .dicalmen, with their opinions, and the letters which have appeared in the newspapers, follow this account of the introduction. Dr. Reece then details some conversations which he had with many of her infatuated followers. A Mr. Wood said, that one restless night, being ex tremely nervous, he cried out in his sleep, that he had no friend, when a voice immediately answered, u I am your friend ; I am the Gov of HZAITRN."— He was aftewards directed by another vision to pur chase a Rutity of paper, and to take it to Mrs. Southcott, from whose dictation be was to write.— He did so, and now has the manuscript in his pos session. He declared that London would be visited by a plague, which would destroy all those Who•WPre unbelievers in Mrs. Southcott's doctrines. A.Mr. Major, frtim Ireland, also states, thit he .was cont. manded by a vision to come to London, which he did, and afterwards saw the portrait of Joanna in Mr. To zer's parlour, which proved to be the resemblance of Ole Wats be had seen. There way also a Mr. Howe, one of her followers, who was most zealous in her cause, and, it is believed, prevented her from making disclosures to Mr. Reece, which she had intimated an intention to do. • In the month of November last, Joanna was visited by Monsieur Assalini, professor of midwifery in Paris, and aecoucheur to the Empress df France. This gentleman was introduced by Mr. Reece, who. on the same day, introduced to the impostor, at her own particular desire, General Orloff, Aide.de•Camp to the Emperor of Russia, and another foreigner.— Monsiturligsalini seemed to think her pregnant. but urged k Proper internal examination, which was not acceded to.- General Orloff treated the old Lady with great respeci, making a very low obeisance.— On the 19th November, the Doctor received a note from Mrs. Underwood, requesting his attendance;-- • . He found Joanna eiucb ezhattahtd, kat and dejected, and unable to speak ter mind. Finding herself, she said, ;re:dually dying, she could not but consider her inspiration and prophecies as iishdon. It was on this visit that the writer thinks she Was inclined to confess her imposture, but was prevented by the believer: then present. She particularly said, 44 When you have heard me speak of my prophecies, you have some times heard me say that I doubted my inspiration; hut at the same time yeti would never let me'despair. When I have been alone, it has often appeared delu sion ; but when the communications were made to me, I did not doubt them. Feeling, as I now do, that my dissolution is drawing near, and that a day or two may terminate my life. it all appears delusion." Upon which Mr. Stowe, one of her disciples, said— " Mother, your feelings are human. We kpow that you are a favoured woman of God, and that you will produce the promised child, and whatever you may say to the contrary will not diminish our faith." This assurance revived her, and the scene of crying was changed with her to laughter., Mr. Tozer after wards said to the writer-64 Poor woman, how can she despair The reasoned as a human being ; but Goo will soon give her comfort. I have strong reasons to believe that the 'child is to be cut out of her side, as a %vomit was taken out of the side of man." Even after the writer had changed his opinion, Mr. Tozer, Colonel Harwood, Mr. Sharpe, Mrs. Townley, and. A. Underwood, persisted in believing the child would be born, and establish the millenium. Previously to the dissection, Mr. Sharpe said to the writer, " that he had an arduous task to perform, but tha t the re sult would-greatly redound to his honour and repu tation ; for the soul of Joanna would return, having gone only to Heaven to legitimate the child which would be born. Fifteen years ago he had purchased flannel in.expectation of this event, in order to keep the body warm. On the day of her death, the news of. peace with America arrived from France. This event inspired her followers with fresh confidence. 46 Do , you not think," said one of them, 4 4 it is a most curious cir cumstance ? Oh! if you do not see that GOD is about to do a great work, you must be blind indeed I" In the course of Tuesday I called again, for the purpose of informing the attendants I would decline opening the body it they would not consent to it en the following day. I saw on this occasion Mr. Sharpe and Colonel Harwood. who considered the time would not• be expired till the following morning at four o'clock, according to her dying injunctions, making four days from her death; after that time I was at liberty, they said, to open the body. On this I ap pointed two o'clock next day, when the Colonel in formed Me he would himself acquaint the medical gentlemen who 'were appointed to attend by Mrs. Southcou. He requested to know the names of the medical gentlemen that I intended to introduce, when I gave the namerof Messrs. Clarke, Want, Ca ton, and Maccloud. The disciples in attendance were equally sanguine in the idea of her rising again. She is not dead, but sleepeth, seemed to be the opinion of the whole. In performing the dissection, it was re quested by Mr. Tozer that* I would conduct it in the same •manner as the Caesarean operation, that all hopes of resuscitation might not be destroyed. To this veva; I replied, that certainly the same power that could.' raise a putrid body could raise one that had been opened. His next request was that I would take care of the chit,' ; for he and ail the disciples were fully confident, it Joanna was not raised before opening the body, the child would . be tound on dis section. The f allowing day, a quarter of an hour before the time . appointed, I arrived at Ms. S.'s, in order to prepare the body for the operation, but I was not permitted to touch it till the expiration of the hour haoging as it were with a fond and eager hope to the last moment, in the cherished expectation of her rising again. At the appointed hour of two, the medical gentlemen were puncttial in their attendance,. viz. Dr. Adams, Dr. Sims, Messrs. Taunton, Clarke, Want, Caton, Mathias, Cooke, and several others whose names lam not acquainted with. I then went with some of the disciples to the apartment where the body was lying, and I was turprised to find her exactly in the same situation as when she died, lying in bed, and covered with flannel, with her wearing apparel, her rings, and every thing in the same un altered state. The body was now in such a high de gree of putrefaction, that we could not trust to the limbs to convey it, and it was accordingly moved to the table on a sheet. On every thing being in readi ngs:, the attendance of the medical men was re quested, who all placed themselves round the table, and behind them stood the disciples, smoking to bacco, a proof that they did not consider the pros phetess to possess the most savoury odour ? [Here follows an account of the opening of the body, which we gave on Monday last.] The disappointment of her disciples on opening of the body, may be better conceived than described: It was strongly depicted in every countenance. Mr. Sharpe was the only one that he'sl out to the reit the balm of consolation. Life, be observed. was ist. volved in mystery. His mind had been so often turned to the investigation of the works of the Deity, to discover evidence for the existence of the melt that he was satisfied of the existence of a GOD and of a soul; that be was in hopes, by this woman, something would be revealed ; but now he felt greatly disappointed, and all he could say was, that he was in the same state with respect to his knowledge of Gov, as before he saw this woman. The two female attendants, Mrs. Townley and Mrs. Underwood, were inconsolable. They had all pictured to them selves many happy days, the enjoyment of Heaven on earth. This sad event, this unexpected change, so suddenly coming upon them, was too much to bear. One of the disciples declared he would turn Unitarian.—None condemned her as an impostor.— One declared he would ever revere her memory, and once a month visit the spot where she was laid with pious and reverential awe I I Mr. Reece in conclusiofl, states it to be his decided opinion, that Joanna produced an appearance of preg nancy by the retention of urine, and that she was wilfully practising a deception. A hum.' FOOTPAD —Friday evening Miss Tow; of Pan eras, was stopped in a kid leading from Union-street, Semen% Town, by a woman of maicaline appearance, who belt s, halts l in bee band, and demanded. her money. Miss Tons, is rem alarm, declared that she had none. The Amason, by whom she was attacked, then cried ont—m Necessity has no law; l brill have your par* ;" which Miss Tees, with great t deliveted. The woman then ran off towards Camdennr:l4