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AMERICAN PAPERS.

BOSTON, MARCH B.
Yesterday being the day on which John Q. Adams was inau-
gurated President of the United States for four years next ensuing,
was appropriately noticed by his friends in various places. In this
city salutes were tired at sun-rise, at noon, and at sun-set ; a large
number of those" who have been favourable to the election of Mr.
Adams," dined together at Faneuil-hall; we did not see the Hall,
but have understtod that it was decorated for the occaaton with
great taste and eflect. In the evening a brilliant representation of
the Temple of Liberty was given at the Theatre, in the centre of
which was a transarency, on which was seen " March 4, 1825,
John Q. Adams, President of the United States." _

WASHINGTON, FEB. 25.
The question to-day is not who will compose the " Cahinet,"
but how do you like the new " Cabinet ?" The rumour is that
J 1 r. Clay is to be Secretary of State, James Barbour Secretary at
War, Richard Rush Secretary of the Treasury, and that Mr.
Wirt and Isle. Southard are to retain their places; and this ru-
mour is retailed with so much positiveness by those who pretend to
great political sagacity, as almost to command belief.—Mr.
Clinton, it is said, will accept the mission to London. Ile will be
well received, and do no discredit to the country he represents.

JAMAICA PAPERS.
Kixcsvow, FEB. 12, 1823.
The public are requested to suspend their judge ieut on the dif-
ferent statements respecting 31r. 31 uirhearl's affairs, as that gentle-
man is preparing a correct statement of his accounts, width will be
submitted to his. creditors shortly.
ARRIVAL OF THE Ristror —The Herald relit, 18, Capt. H.
J. Leeke, having on board the Right Rev. Christopher Lipscombe,
D.D., Lord Bishop of Jamaica, his Lady, the Bon. Mrs. Coventry
(her mother), the Rev. W. Pope, Archdeacon, the Rev. W. Pat-
tenon, and W. C. Bolton, and Henry Lipscombe. Esq. Secretary
to the Lord Bishop, came to anchor at Port Royal esterday, noon.
The Herald saluted the flag of the Commander-m_( hies, which
compliment was returned by the Serape. Shertly after the Herald
came to anchor, Vice-Admiral Sir Lawrence Ilaletcad. with the
different Captains of the squadron, and Commissioner Ross, went
on board, and complimented the Bishop on his safe arrival. We
understand his Lordship will not land till 3limilay.—Coroteall
Gazette, Feb. 12.
ST. ;AGO DE LA VELA. FEB. 12.
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Henry Lip'combe, Esq. brother and Secretary to thr Bislmp, was
brought to this town yesterday, by Captain SI irdonalti, Secretary
to his Grace the Governor, and dined at the King's house. e
understand the Right Rev. Bishop will land at Port-Henderson on
Tuesday morning, where he will be 'received by n guard of honour
frost Fort Augusta, at half-past nine, and will immediately proceed
to the church of this town, where the 50th regiment will be under
arms to receive him, as well as the St. Catherine's Regiment of 31i-
litia : he will be met at the church by the Rector and principal in-
habitants, with every honour due to his high rink and sacred office.

Mr. Henry Drummond, the banker, with a munificent
liberality and zeal for the interests of science which exceeds
ali praise, has founded and liberally endowed, at his own
expense, at Professorship of Political Economy in Oxford.
Mr. Hayne's attachment to the sports of the field seems
unabated, as it appears from our Norfolk correspondent
that he is negociating for an estate, with wood lands of
considerable extent, and a mansion-house, its furnitnre,
wines, and every thing. His presence at Norwich last
week sanctions our correspondent's information.
Matthew Barrington, Esq., Crown Solicitor for Mun-
ster, has been summoned to give evidence before the Lords
Committee on the Inquiry into the State of Ireland.
All the debts due by Warren's Bank, Cork, are to be
paid off, with interest, on the 23r1 of May.
The Baronies of Fermoy, %Vest Muskerry, Kilmore,
and Orrery, county Cork, have been relieved from th
hardships of the Insurrection Act. a
Yesterday morning, about half-past three o'clock, :r
female attempted to drown herself near VI aterloo-bri lge, but was
taken out of the water by the toll-keepers.

The tranquil monotony of our town was somewhat agree-
ably broken in upon en Thursday, by the arrival of a ba-
rouche filled with a fantastic group of visitors. Our sur-
prise, however, at seeing four or five persons with rings in
their noses as well as ears—with faces painted in all the
varied hues of the rainbow—with large beads, sc., cover-
ing their persons, was abated on being itifortned that
Thursday was the day appointed by his Majesty for receiv-
ing Stanislas Koska Ahavathaka, who styles himself
" Chef du Conseil des Hurons," te,.. the ether Indian
Chiefs who have accompanied him from Canada. Their
anxiety to sec his Majesty was extreme. They had fre-
quently since their arrival in this country repeated their
determination not to depart without seeing him, and they
even were heard to declare that they would rather lie con-
cealed for weeks in the woods, and steal a glance at the
King, than return to their country without having the
power to tell their respective tribes that they had seen him.
His Majesty was apprised of their anxiety to have an in-
terview with him, and was graciously pleased to receive
them at the Royal Lodge in the Great Park. They ar-
rived, four in number, agreeable to appointment, at half-
past two o'clock, and were introduced to his Majesty on
the lawn before the Royal Lodge, by Sir Edmund Nagle
and Sir A. Barnard, the grooms in waiting. On coming
into his Majesty's presence they fell upon their knees,
kissed the King's hand, and in French (spoken with fluency
and accuracy) expressed their deep gratittn., for the honour
of the gracious reception they had met with, and the pride
with which they would announce it to their countrymen on
their return to their native home. Their joy was quite
exotic when a large gold medal, with an impression of his
Majesty, was suspended round their necks by command of
the King. They continued in the royal presence for about
twenty minutes, and repaired to Cumberland Lodge, ac-
companied by Sir E. Nagle and Sir A. Barnard, where an
elegant collation had been prepared for them by command ,
of his Majesty. They partook of it in moderation, and
exhibited an acquaintance with the courtesies and manners
of civilized life, beyond what could be expected from mem-
bers of tribes which we continue to regard as uncultivated
and even savage. After having been shown ever the vari-
ous objects of attraction in and about the Park, they de-
parted
highly gratified at the attention they received, and
delighted at the cultivated and romantic scenery through
which they passed. The Indian Chiefs are of low steure,
advanced in years, and possess features neither marked nor
pr. possessing.
The improvements at the Castle are carried on with great
activity under the superintendence of Mr. Wyatville, who
is in constant attendance. Upwards of five hundred per-
sons, tradesmen and labourers, are in daily employment.
The grand entrance is already constructed: it is built of I
Portland-stone, is larger and handsomer than the former
one, and opens on tile Long Walk, so that from the front I
Staterooms of the Castle the eye can range over a beautiful I
expanse of country, to the extent of three miles and up-
wards. All the repairs that are now making promise much
improvement ; most of them, from the state of the build-
ing, have been rendered absolutely necessary. The beams, I
and indeed all the timber in the various parts of the build-'
lug which have been pulled clown have been found to be
quite rotten, and in such a state as to render this fine edi-
fice in a state of positive danger. This is enough I think
to silence all the declamation in which it has been the
fashion in some quarters to indulge against the projected
improvements at Windsor Castle.
Ilk Majesty continues to enjoy excellent health. Prince
Esterhazy had been at the Royal Lodge for a few days •
he returned to town on Thursday. He has been succeeded
by Lord Lowther and Sir Henry Halfurd, who are at pre-
sent the only strangers here. It is understood to be the in-
tention of the King to be in London on the 16th, when he
will carainly visit the national theatres, and will probably
remain in town until the Ascot races, which take place
about the end of the

The Princess Angdsta received visits yesterday from the
Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia. The
Duke of York isitetl the Princess Augusta on Sunday.
St. Gtorge's Day, of the present year, will be kept by
the Court wilt tmexamp:ed splendor.
Mrs. Canning returned to Gloucester Lodge yesterday,
from the residtn:e of the Duke of Portland, at Wc:beck
Nottinghamshire.
Thursday evening the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland held
his second Private ROI at Dublin Castle, which was
nuclide(' by an immense number of the Nobility and
Gentry.
A marriage is on die hi,:r between Sir William Foulis,
Bart. and the eldest daughter of Lady Mary Ross.
We are happy to state that Sir James Mackintosh is so
much recostrA from the severe indisposition with which
he was attacked on Monday last, that; he was able to be
present at the inauguration of Mr. Brougham on Wednes-
day. at GLlsgt,w, and arrived iu towu yesterday afternoon.

The Twelfth Lecture of Dr. Spurzheim on the Science of
Phi enology was delivered on Saturday evening last. The organs
which the Professor proposed to consider this evening were let.
difficult to b- ascertained than those which had fornma the subject
of consideration on former evenings. It was observed that many
children, from their infancy, were particuearly attentive, not onlir
to objects in general, but especially to everything v. hich occurred
within their view. In adults, however, this faculty was not so
active. Some persons were wholly Indifferent about what passed
around them ; they went on in their usual course without regarding
any event, or noticing any particular fact, however interesting or
remarkable it might be iu itself. There were others, on the con-
trary, who observed everything, and who had their external senses
SO easily excited, that scarcely anything could occur in which they
did not feel an immediate interest. Tills faculty was called by the
phrenological nomenclature Individuality, and its cretin was de-
veloped in the middle of the lower i art of the forehead. Tb re were
sonic who had this organ very early and prominent y de/eloped.
Such child: en would take great p leasnre in having s or so ;elated
to them, and the more the talcs partook of the marvelous the mere
their delig'tt would be enhanced. All those pers ;n1 who were fund
of reading history, or noting ordinary occurrences; and those who
gained with facility a superhtial knowledge of the sciences, or ac.
quired a slight degree of skill in the various arts, would have the au.
terior inferior part of the brain very fully developed. %Filen this patt
of the forehead was depressed the individual would take no interest in
such transactions. This organization was very common. There were
son:e individuals who could recollect the particular facts of an his-
torical event, while the greater Lumber would retain only the know-
ledge of the event, and forget the particular facts out of which it
arose. Some nations possessed this faculty in a greater degree than
others. The French, for instance, had it conspicuously developed.
In England, however, where the powers of reason were stronger,
the organ of Individuality was not so prominent. Another power
of the mind, more difficult to ascertain, was possessed by those
who not only retained tile knowledge of individual facts, but coukt
also tell the seeming and the dates when the various facts occurred.
With such persons it was not sufficient to state the circumstances
in a general manner ; they must digress into a thousand episodes.
This was one of the great evidences of the power of memory. But
as this power was variously employed, it had theletore been
There is a pecu-
Carl-
ously denominated. The memory of facts belonged to Eventuality.
There were,
besides, the faculty of verbal incoory the local the.
imia7Yp.otwheern'beetinlon°rYginfgnutombtre ' and some others.
duration and succession of events,
which, in Phrenology, was called the fatuity of Time. This fa-
culty was essenttal to music, and its organ was ascertained.
It applied itself ,to the external sense of hearns. But
this faculty was not the result of that sense. If it were, then
melody would be to also, inasmuch as the faculty of attending to
the duration and succession of sounds was essential to melody. But
it was well known that many individuals heard most distinciiy, and
yet had no perception of melody ; while others, on the contraiy,
who were almost deaf, were exquisitely acute in their perceptions
of harmony, and would discover the least discord that could occur
in the performance of pieces of the most complicated kind. BCLC2
it was obvious that there could be no connection or mutual ir.-
fluence between die strength of hearing, and the perfection of the
faculty ofperceiving melody. The Professor adduced the well.as.
certained tact of a singing bird, though hatched by a strange female,
singing naturally, and without any instruction, in the wing of its
species, as soon as it was grown up, in further confirmation of his
position, that the factthiee of time and of perceiving melody were
not the result of the externul sense of hearing. This organ was
developed just above the seat of the organ of Calculation, berg tins
mediately over the external orbit of the eye. The. Professor then
exhibited the busts of several eminent composers, in whom this organ
was very prominently developed. The position of the organ of
Melody in relation to that of Calculation, exemplified the order sod
harmony of nature. These last faculties were placed together, in
order that they might assist each other. This beautiful arrangement
is observable in respect to all the other faculties. Some boys had a
great facility of learning by heart, as it was called, while others
could not by any etiOrt remember much. This was a faculty whose
organ had been ascertained by Dr. Gall. He particularly re.
marked, that those boys wliu h..d a good verbal memory had very
prominent eyes; and in looking fur this organ the eye-ball was the
point to which the attention should be directed, as the cerebral mass
was situate In the posterior convolution of the anterior lobe, and
was in a transverse direction behind the eye- This often caused
the upper lid to pro rude, and the lower 09C to be considerably de.
pressed. But of all the tieuities cf the mind there was not one
about which so much error prevailed, as the faculty of ver-
bal memory. There had been instances of idiots having most
excellent memories. Children who possessed this faculty oftentimes
repeated their lessons mechanically, having no other power of
the mind excited by it. Some individuals were extremely fond of
language, and acquired, with great facility, the spirit of dif-
ferent languages, while others possessed an equal power of re.
'mothering wools, without knowing the spirit of any language.
The Professor dwelt at some length upon the natured' natural and
artificial language. Ile then pro 'ee des to treat of the organ of Com-
parison. By tar the greater number of persons were satisfied with
simple knowledge; others, however, had a strong desire to corn_
tome the different properties and qualities of one thing with
another. Comparison was a high operation of the mind; it was.
indeed, one of the two powers of reason, the other being that of
Discrimination. Many persons poivess this fan lay in a bight
degree. Its organ was aseertaineu—it was rated Just above that of
Individuality. A still highsr power of the mind was that of
Causality. Many chili:lron manitested this faculty. The power
was first observed by Dr. Gall to be very prominent in metaphysi.
clans, and be therefore called it Cie organ of 3letaphysics ; but it
was not confined to metapnysicians alone—it belonged equally to
dime persons alto, being attentive to the succession of events, traced
effects to their first causes. The organ of this faculty was com-
pletely ascertained ; it was situated latterally to the organ of
Com) orison. The development of this organ was observable In Ell
persons who reduced things to their first principles. It wos
strikingly prominent in the busts of Milton, Bacon, Socrates, and
Homer ; in all men, indeed, who combined, sewated, and under_
stood. The people of England were generally remarkable fur
the possession of this faculty. Those persons who had the upper
part of the forehead large, and the lower part small, were dispcsed
to be speculative; they reasoned without facts. If their hypo-
thesis were true, their conclusions would be just; but if false,
the results of their reasoning must, of necessity, be fallacious.
Individuals who mate clear conceptions, had the cerebral mass
more prominet tly developed in the lower part of the forehead.
In conclusion the Professor observed, that having now concluded
his olisaVltiol son the organs, individually considered, he should,
in his next Lecture, consider the combined activity of the different
faculties, as expteased by physiognomy. which was the natural lan-
guage of the internal cperations. All persons were by nature phy.
siognomista, although they might be uuconsciousof it. It was cum.
mon to hear people say, " I cannot have confidence in such a one."
" The more I see of that man the less I like him." But if these
people were asked why they said no, they could assign no reason
for it. Believing, observed the Professor, that every thing or.
dained by Goel is according to certain definite laws, and perceiving
in physiognomy a natural language. I shall endeavour in my next
Lecture to reduce that language to its principles.

The sale at York in to enmmenee on the 25tit,
instead of the 18th instant, as originally intended. The removal
of the collection of pictures and vast tity of wine has exceeded
the time which had been contemplated. Tlitre will still remain a;1
the furniture and other costly appendages to the Mansion, save
only such as will be in strict conformity to the character and taste
of the new mansion. The public will be admitted to the slew all
the week antecedent to the sale; and by this delay the gay and
fashionable world will have returned front their holiday keepirg.
and be enabled to gratify their curiosity by a peep at the Stable.
yard.—The sale of the materials of the mansion is fixed for the 2d
of May ; and Mr. George Robins has pledged himself that every
part of that edifice shall be sold and removed in one month. Mr.
Smirke will consequently be enabled to commence the new mansioa
on the 2d of June.

Twelve thousand toren hundred and sixtY-six pounds
three shillings was paid into the Treasury of the Eiciae Office last
quarter by Mr. George Robins, for the auctimt duty arising from
the sale of hold Ortnende's estates alone. No previous sale has
ever approached that amount by come thousands.
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The mansion and late residence of Lord Chief Justice
Dallas, in Redford-square, is, we perceive. with other estates, in.
eluded in the list of 6ecrge Robins's sales to-day.
On Suitslay last, the house of Mr. Dowey, of Regents
terrace, Chelsea, was bmken Into, and robbed of a large quantity
rlate, a gold watch, end other articles of value. Auswiret tt'e
plate stolen were two silver cups value 5t;:., war. by the Don
Giovanni salliaz.boat.