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MIIPP inG"'"r• '-- ---"" ..so, , --- - - tik GALYANI AND GALVANISM. The advanelment of science is 'happily progres. stve, in an enliyhtened age, and those who cultivate wun succevs possess a just claim to be ranked am( ng the benef.actors of mankind. A Late esperimeut on the corpse of a criminal has aura. test a conaicier.able portion of the f uhlic awn non. We are tisld that a hand was made ro move, and an eye se•-it to mien t in,conseqnenc , _. of this, hopes It Ore been actiialiv entertained hy some, that lire itself can he restored and protracted ! It may is 4 be sinisiteresting, therefore, perhaps, to inquire into the histoty, and give ref expos:tion of this singular discovery. Although Set?. ea. assent forty years since, seen, to has c :wised at vaneth:ng of A simil ir mute in his " Thoris Jo fraiiiir,P yet Co fl'hlS I was assuredly the first who rennin,uerectlr observed and described the Perceiviog, an uousual Contraction di.ipliniginatic nerve ot a mouse, when touched .4th the blade of tin scalpel, he was sur prised at the circumstance, and could not give cre dit to Lis oexans of vision, until he had ascertained the fact by frequent trials. Several scientific men on the continent now began to speculate on the ex istence of a property in animals, analogous to the electric fluid, which acting by irritation, produced all their muscular contractions. V AMA t t, a' member of the academy of Turin, and a Nrtiiran of the new theory,wishing to demonstrata., the truth of the system adopted by him, made a variety of experiments, and published the result in 19. but it was reserved for another to throw new light upea this important subject, by develop ing the principles, to Merit all the credit of an ori ginal inventor, and even to transfer his own name to the discovery. I.vioi G s E.v Ara , professor of anatomy, in the toil. versity of Bologna, after interrogating nature with a n the patience and abiltty of a philosopher, com municated her responses, by pronouncing the exist ence of an elect ri cs-animal fluid. In his celebrated book " Pr riribiss eleti-ci Wiz is loots paw lar ," he describes the ralorss facts collected by him in eon goatee of long and scientific researches. The first thing that arrested his at:ention, was the contractions ViAnifested by a frog, every time that a span k was drawn from an electric.d machine, provided the crural nerves of the animal were touched at the same period with the blade of a kivite. • By repeat hag and varying this experiment, he was persuaded that these contractions did not proceed tiom any me chanical irritation, and he concluded that the 14r. aosolvia were occasioned by the influence of electrici- ty ali.ne. In the course of his labours, being anxious to as certain whether natural and artificial elect' icity pro. diced the same effects, he placed an animal, pre pared tur this purpose, so as to conuaunicate with a c.vi luctor, and every time that a cloud clurir, d wiLli lightning. pa,,sed over his house, the living ribijrict putitted the event by violent spasms. Soon after this, he was led in the course of his inqui ries to conclude, that there exisce,i two kinds of fluids in the animal system; the one, negative in the mus cles, and the other positive in the nerves. Further researches condakted him to the irritation excited by the operation of metals in contact, or the muscles when they were placed so as to communicate with the ;:arcrnal part of the nerve. Anterior to the demise of GALVANt, (which OC• cuffed Dec. 4. 17 p 988) . VALLI, a physician of Pita, a still further develo this new theorytermed the conductor ot e Professor of Bologna, an rev saw, as exciting the nervous fluid, or the nerve it self, to produce certain results; he also demonstrat ed Cie close resemblance, or rather identity, of the GALVANIC with the FILAMILINIAII system. The philosophers now took different sides, and while FuNt ANA, an Italian, asserted that the plice nomena did not prixted from electricit y LA my- T.41t1 I, a Frea ia chnn, maintained in the nulled de PSwique, (4'2 vol.) that there was no difference wh.tever between the two ot r e 7ers, except that the one was weaker than the . G .iI. t A IM, the countryman of the latter, endea voured to arrange the metals in the express ratio of their action on the animal ceconomy, and according to b:m they rank in the following order :—Zink, tin, lead, antimony, bismuth , copper, mercury, and bil- WT. - - - - Dr. Motu', an Italian Professor, is the nephew of GALV A Mt. lie has not only superintended the expe riments that have lately taken place, and which have been repeated and varied a thousand al - cleat ways on the continent, but writwn several treatises on this subject, viz. 1. 1k animali electricitate dis•ertationes due. 2. Deli ' uso e attivita dell' arco conduttore pelle contrazioni dci muscoli ; and 3. Memoiie sulfa electricita alternate di Leto' GAtvi.et, In fine, many novel and extraordinary phcrnnmena have been produced in consequence of this recent discovery. The legs of men and hot ses, a consider able titue after separation from their respective bo dies, have been excites/ to motion, and the dormouse has been aroused out of its winter's sleep, rind err - rated before the.approaeh of summer, into premature acti,n. • • • Ilow far figure researches may reach, it is impos sible to determine; as it appears, however, at pre sent, that the Galosh a nuceplibSty survives unalter ed, in certain cote. of suffocation, some practic.d good may be already derived from it, as Althlitigh it does not apply to tl:c general practice of medicine, it rndY yet he employed with success, in that branch under the inunedrate protection cat the llama:se So ciety' THEifrR E-ROrAL, DRLY Rr-t..ixE. THIS 1.1/1..1141 T VG HE w a BITSY he Kepi. Cie Comely of Sir George Aire, Mr. Wise ; Sir Fran*.is Grip., Mr. Swett; SariexiouiTratlic, Mr. thisrtrii; Mirplut. Mr inui-tes, Jun. Nit , Juntas; Mcbutda, Mrs Scutt. whe:h will be advt.-1, LOVE AND MAGIC. A Nre Curneity, called 1.2: both Sides, is in rehearsal, awl wi.l ! imitated imi Salo 1 n! y next. THEATRE-110r a, COVENT-GARDEN: ims FA, fo FAMILY perforioril the Coatic O k eht of QUARRELS. The princloal Cturactrrs by Mr likAham. Mr. MAn len, Mr litan-hard, Mr. Fraery, Mr Stverls, Mr Sournons, and Mr. InelPtion; 111..ttor.ii.s, Mrs. tit. Lief. birs. Dobsiin, Miss Wads's, And ti.ertrra rarast-e. To which wig br addrA, ITARLEQUIN's HABEAS. Terwareeva The hieneithe Word THE DIITIM-11 PI LESS. LONDON, THURSDAY, JAN. 27. Repents of a onions dispute between the British and Spanish 'milers in the Bay of Honcuns*, have been lately propagated an.! generally I.elieved in the city. The Henrietta, how:ver, arrived at Plymonth on Monday, from that quarter, states, that when she sailed there was no appearance of any such mis understanding. This intelligence is tl:e more satisfactory,' as the Henr:e:;a is conside ed the latest ship from the Bay. It will be remembered, that more than twelve months ago it was reported that the Spaltiards had proceei • to dis • ißess the Erg iish scalers. If then the intelligence brought by the freer;era he true, the acco rot of recent disturbances will probably turn out to he nothing more than a revival of the old report. Still, however, we should fear, from the circumstan rra..rer in which the cause of dispute has heel specificary laid dovin, that all differences between the two nations in that quarter have not been completely done away, al though the acvaints of them may have been much exaggerated —Out' ship ne vs contains also another interesting article of foreig intellizerce. Letters from Jamaica, of the 2.5 th November, bring further particulars of the mel.mch sta eof the French in St. Domingo. Testilen .c, d*saffection, and the sword, have done so much in that island, horror has almost eilurasted all her variety, and the ima- gination can scarcely coercive a case of misery that has not been already realieed.—Transports illed with people are scuttled and sunk at sea, and the coast is covered with their floating corpses ; such is the Lideous picture given of St. Dvmingo. The intelligence from Mal•a is of to late a date as the 29th of November. At that time it wn.s nit expetied that the evacuatian of that island was likely soon to take place. The British troops, to the number of 3000 effedive men, exclusive of about 200 of the Royal Artillery, and a small detachment from the Corps of Royal Engineers, confine them selves chiefly within the w wks of l.a Valette.— Both the troops and ships ar • said to be in the most serviceable state. Recent accounts from Ireland present a lone and melancholy list of crimes. In the veh , sle catalogue of offences, we do not leswever find one of a political nature. They are chiefly confined to aes of plunder and vielaice, a larre portion of which has been principally exercised upon the Mail coaches, as affording hopes of a rich booty. We observe, however, with satisfaction, that these outrages are almost exclusively limited to the south of Ireland, not merely bectuse the evil is there fore partial, but because, from the seat of the disease, 'e may reasonably hope it is not inflamed with trea son or disaffection to the exi.ting government. Of all the Irish peasants, those of the s&.ath of the islar.d have been, and still are, the most wretched. Hence we/ read, from time to time, of partial risings of bodies of the poor in that quarter under various denovnissations, for the purpose of extorting such measures as they conceived would ameliorate their condition. The late rebellion must of necessity have rendered their state still more deplorable, and as want and misery are the parents of crime, it cannot be matter of surprise that the long nights should bring along with them an increase of offences. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India Howse, when the following ('onitranders took leave previous to departing for their respective destinations Captain 1. GafriHAM, W nilh , fos, and Captain J. SANDILANDS, Walpole, for Madras; M. Cam°, Elphindeore, for Bombay. Mr. J ACK sow tool; his seat in the Court as did Mr. Alderman Ls Mescal tit in the Commit.ee of Correspondence, inconsequence of the vacancy cv:Tasiolied by the de cease of Mr. 1-lu , .rts.—The Court adjou:ned at six o'clock till Wednesday neat. By a Swedish Indiaman at Batavia, we learn that the Gerrit& and Neptune were both well, and saP.cd from Anjer Point for _China on the 4th of Sep ! tember. The great interest which the French Gov..!rnment has taken u► the Dutch Loan. is thus accounted for. .S o n►e years ago the Dutch Government issued Rescri}►tions, payable in eight months after Peace, but instead of fulfilling this engagement, it raises a new Loan, to which these liescr►ptions ►eight be subscribed, proposing, at the same t►me, to fund any residue which should not be s.► applied. l pon this the Rescriptions, of which the French Government, and persons connected with it, possessed a large quantity, suffered a cqnsiderable depression. In dignant, therefore, at ibis proceeding, the French Government sent orders to the Dutch Government to make the Loan in some other way; and the Re scriptions ruse of course. A Letter from Brussels states; "That the Austrian Government has appointed a Commissioner to re pair to London, to settle with the British Ministry every thing necessary relative to the liquidation of the Loans contracted in England, on account of his I MPLitIAL MAJESTY, which were, seemed on dif ferent branches of the public revenue of the Low Countries, as also on the domains of the Crown. Letters received at Kingston, Jamaica, from Montego Bay, dated 19th Woe. gate the arrival of the Pelican sloop of war at that place, on the preced ing day, from St. Domingo, with an account of the arrival. in that island, of li,ooo troops from France. under the command of General ,Macno. SALM THE4TRIC4L INTELLIGENCE. IDRURY-LANT. , The comely of the Merry Wives of lirodsor was performed at this theatre, last night, to a very re spectable house. Mr. PA L MLR, for the first time, ap peared in the character of S r John Falstaff. His representation of the amorous and facetious knight was instil received with the warmest testimonies of approbation. In relating the adventure of the basket, he par ticularly excited loud and general applause. Mr. St LIT, in Shallow, displayed all the comicality for which he is so well adapted ; and Mr. COLLINS was admirable in the part of the silly Slender. — Mr. WROUGOTON gave to the jealous Ford all the force of passion, suspicion, and delusion, v. hich that character affords ; and Mr. DO %VC 044 in Sir Hugh Evans seemed just arrived from the air of the Cambrian mountains. Miss MELLON for the first time appeared as the representative of Mts. Page, and justified the choice she had made by a most happy delineation of that play ful and hun►ourous character, which she sustained to the entire satisfac tion of the house. Mrs. lisatowE. in Mrs. Ford displayed archness and good humour in the most pleasing utanner. The whole piece went off with considerable id:4 and the curtain di opt amidst thuatiers of applause. MISS DIXON. Isom Paper of Monday last, a paragraph ap peared under the head of Ursa A Mass, in which the u.tme of Miss D.xo , , of Covent Garden Thea tre, is introduced. We are concerned that a state meat so erroneous, and which might Le construed into a reflection upon the character of a young l a dy of so much respeetabilii y , by imputing to her a con duct so foreign from the known delicacy of her manners and disposition, should 'rave ever found its way into public notice Not knotting a n:,,re effec tual mode of doing; away any improper impres sion, than by a simple scawment of the facts, we feel great pleasure in inserting the following ac count upon authority : Miss 'Axon was in the gal lery of the Opera House, on last Saturday night, accompanied by two Gentlemen, one of whom is a very near relative. A person, apparently a gentleman, but not really so, as his cuntluet evinced, Came muud Item the opposite side of the house, sand addressed her in a very improper man ner. Her attention being engro..sed by the stage she did not hear him bus. his rudeness was observed, and instantly resented by one of the gentlemen, who knocked the intruder down. In the ennui and con fusion produced by the rencontre, the latter escaped, hut he some time after made his appearance, when ; he was recognized by Miss Dixon's friend, who asked for his address. to which. he agsweied, that he was a Mr.S. an Officer in the I tth light dragoons, and that he lodged at the Prince of Wales's Coffee house--but this upon enquiry turned cut to be a falsehood. This is the true statement of the trans action as it really took place. Miss Dixon never in terfered, nor was she even sensible of the insult of fered to her ; the Gentleman who msented it being the only person in company who took notice of it. In fact so far fern being able or disposed to act the coarse and vulgar part attributed to her, she had nearly fainted away,with fright and surprize, at the tumult of which she was the innocent cause. We feel happy in this opportunity to do justice to the character and conduct of this amiable and deserving young lady. In addition to the accounts of mail-robberies given under the head of Ireland, we have received a pri vate letter from Dublin of the 22d, containing intel ligence of an alarming attack made upon the mail coach ncar Naas, by a band of thirteen robbers. Two of the villains seized the reins of the fore-horses, with intent to stop them, upon which the coachman laid hisviself flat upon the box, and the two guards, who were brothers of the name of Carey, instantly fired over him, and killed both the fellows. They then fired their blunderbusses among the remaining eleven, of whom they killed two more, the rest fled and effected their escape. The coach then drove on into Naas, where one of the horses, who had been wounded by the flee of the guards, dropped down dead in the street There was only one passenger in the coach, and he was unarmed. On Saturday the hody of Mr. CLARK, the Cadet, who perished in the Hindostart, was drawn up out of thr hold, by some boatmen of Whitstable, who were endeavouring to preserve what was possible from the wreck ; the body and clothes of the unfortunate youth were nearly covered with tar. He was car ried to Margate, where his brother had been wait ing, expecting he might be washed on the coast, and was to be interred at that place as yesterday. The boatmen were rewarded with fire guineas for their trouble. It is reported, that some time ago a French trad ing vessel was seized by GIIEZZAR PACH d of Acre, the cargo confiscated, and the crew put into irons. The FINST CONaUL made a very humble application to him, through the Ottoman Porte, for the deli verance of the people; to which he is said to have replied, that, as • Lorrarit cur IL had made war upon him at the time when he was at peace with the Porte, he could not now yield to any request of his, by any other means than a Minister sint direaly to Acre from the French Republic, to recognize his independence, and treat with him for peace. It is believed, t hat the Ft RST CONSU L will not fail to act upon the invitation thus given; and that a nego clarion will be opened with Giti.zzaii Paella, as with a Sovereign Prince. ANCIENT MaNuscitirrs..—The Library of the Central School of Colrain - , in France, is in posses sion of a manuscript on parchment, which from the character appears to have been written towards the end of the twelfth century, from the repetition of the names of Pope Urban! the Emperor Frederick, and Philip Augustus King of France. This writing under the modest title of a Fortnnlary, traces the phatrre of the age. Sometimes the Pope menaces with anathemas, such as attack the property of the church ; sometimec the Emperor promises to exter minate those who a6t contrary to his orders • some times the King of France assembles his B arons to undertake a crusade against the Musselmans. The most interesting part of the work, however, consist.: of details respecting . the ecclesiastical ierarchy, and the internal disciple of the Monasteries. Our romance writers who are fond of laying the scene of their tales in the darkness and horrors of the middle age, would do well to study iu this collec tion, the true localities in their just colouring, which we look tar in rain in their books. ,ORIGII 4 I.IL POETRY. YDRURY-HILL; oa, INVITATION To THE FAIR. By W. HOLLOWAY, Author of the " Peatant't Fate." " Scenes of Youth," c. (New in the Preib.) The tniYs and the errs of the harvest are o'er, Our grain is secure in the barn and the yard ; The wide roving swine the rough stubble explore, Thro' fields, else deserted..-unfene'd, and unbared. • Nu more of the reaper 1 hear the loud voice, The song, and the laugh, that delighted the vale : The ploughman, no more, with the maid of his choice, Flis waggon drives, joc'ound, along the green dale Dark Winter apprea , :hes, to ravage the year; But, ere ling'rtng Autumn reluctantly flies, Let us snatch the last joys in its train that appear, And he merry to-flay- , -but " be merry aid wise !" Thro' the village last night thestrung pack-horses pac'd, We heard Awl.. bells jingle arlown the dark lute; The clamosout drovers the roads have retrae - d, Aiid :owii.gs, and bleatings, wide echoed again. See ! the surf riws red, from behind the dusk hill, A iv! rhr fogs, at hi% pretence, roll slowly away; Each ietf, on the tree of the orchard, is And gilt the thatclid roof, with the far streaming ray. Come Lucy ! clime HAnYrA■ !—away to the Fair ! . The booths are• everted—the sholinale begun : Ea - h mail, from the farm and the dairy, is there— Ere the skylark as:molded, tbeit tabors were dour. The wages of summer—the fruits &oar foil-- Sha'l purchase us pleasures miknown to The Geuat Nor flume remorse o'er the in.mient prevail, When menery again sluil I those pleasure* moat ! Ills MA)Essv and the Pi incesses AILIGt iT A and Sot'Nla hare been for some days indisposed with cold. We are happy to state, that they were yc terday better. Madame Maas and M. FLosio have arrived at Berlin, on their way to tit. l'eterburgh. Both of them attended two contests at Ft‘incfort on tie Oder. It is reported, that a gentleman of great respect ability in Doctors Commons, is shortly to le ad to the hymeneal altar the eldest daughter of the present Lon, NfAvoit. At the North-Riding of York Sessions, held at Malton on Iriday se'nnight, a precept was read, simunoning .roux Fawcrrv, Esq. to open Court, to pay the Rev. GEORGE MARRYARI (now Dean of York) seven thousand pounds, the verdict ae arded fire Cr;se. Coss. with Mrs. M. previous to his being crotlaieed on not doing so, Her Grace the Duchess of Devossatst, we are concerned to state, is seriously indisposed in conse quence of a severe cold. • The Opera upon which Dr. Busily is at present exercising his scientific abilities, is from the pen of Miss Pox-TER, sister to the Painter, and not from that of Mfrs. Pi.ow nix,. as. has. been erroneously stated. The Swedish Professor, NOR RF.RO, has received from the Emperor of Russia a valuable snuff-box, as a testimony of thanks for the funeral oration de livered by the former, in honour of the Hereditary Prince of Baden. . Thomas William Coke, Esq. Sir John Shelley, and T. Sheridan, Esq. went a few days since, on a shooting party, to Houghton-hall. the seat of Lord Cholmondeley, now at Paris, where in one day they killed with their three guns, '29 hares, 32 rabbits, 48- pheasants, tlti partridges, and 30 woodcocks. . An overplus of 61231. of the money subscribed by the friend of Sir Jacob Astley and T. W. Coke, Esq. towards the Scrutiny, having remained in the Treasurer's hands, 501. per cent. is ordered to be returned to the subscribers, and a piece of plate voted to R. Plumtre, Esq. for his services ors that occasion. Mr. Goat.° goes to the Continent almost imme diately, to form engagements with performers for the next year's Opera. The Coursing Meeting at Newmarket is fixed for the 7th of February, and the five following days. Mr. KELLY is appointed to succeed Dr. ARNOLD' as Composer to the Little Theatre. A Quarter of the Civil List is now in a course of payment ; there now only remains the Christmas quarter due. Mr. LE Mrsuaira, late- Governor of Alderney, dies worth above 10,0001. a year. His Son, a Major in the Army, succeeds to the Govcriunent, it being hereditary in the Family. On the Bth inst. Lord GE AN-THAM came 'of age. The day was celebrated. with every demonstration of joy at his Lordship's seat at Newby, in Yorkshire. His Lordship is on his travels, and is expeaed from the Continent in the course of this month. The Roseau.; of the P;c N,c is shortly to appear at Covent Garden Theatre. He will make his debut in Hamlet. Mrs. Onus HintrEit is expe&ed home early in the ensuing Spring. His Msarsxv on retiring from Fassay Quarrel:, observed, that it was the worst Opera, and the best got up he had witnessed fin. many years. Surgeon Lawler , who fled from Ireland at the commencement of the Itebellion, invites his proles. sional countrymen who may visit Paris for instruc tion to become his pupils—We hope his lectures will not include P6l; ies. The Bambruptcy f a Man who had wriftrn a Dic tionary was lately announced in the Nur:sutures Ca sette in these words:--" Ems Lv \is, Do:/r in Werth."—The Divlesul very probable will be a Lord WHITwORTH gave a most splendid enter tainment at Paris, in honour of the Anniversary of our most gracious QUEEN'S Birth-Day. The com pany consisted of Lord Whitworth and the Duchess of Donets t' e Duke ant Ditches of foimeract; Lord and Lady Cnimingliarri; lord and Lady Yarmouth- Lord and Lady Cholroundeley L.nd and Lady Murpeth; ' Lord and Lady Btibo:ough ; Hon. Mr. and Virners; Mr. and Ladi . Elisabeth Monk; Lord Boring . dun; Lord Linderdale; Lord Lukas; Lard Coleraine; Co;. Stewart; Lady Elizab4.4ll Forster; Lady Georgioa Gordo; dc. Austria will presently be in possession of several exquisite ancient Greek statues from Istria and Dal matia. M. de STE PHA/4RO, Governor-General of these Provinces, has been indefatigable in this put snit, and has already sent to Vienna some of these rare works of art, particularly a Knerva in bt pure. esteemed a Aff-, 1