The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-15 00:00:00

DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS.

The Medical Repository furnishes the following sin-1
gular article, communicated by Dr, Mitchill to the Rev.
Dr. Soft, dated Jan. 1816 :
Where I was employed early in Deceinher, 1515, with seve-
ral other Gentlemen, in doing the ditty of a visitor to the United
States Military Academy at West Peint, A tr,!ry extraordinary
case of double cfneciovanem, in a woman, was related to me by
one of the Professors. Major Ellicott, who so worthily oceopies
the mathematical chair in that seminary, snitched for the cor-
rectness of the following narrative, the subject of which is re-
lated to him l,y blood, and an inhabitant of one of the Western
counties of Pennsylvania :

Miss It--,possessed natttrally a very food constitution, and
arrived at adhlt age without having It Impaired by disease.
She possessed an excellent capacity, and enjoyed fair opportu-
nities to acquire knowledge. Besides the domestic arts and
social attaininents, she had improved her 'Mud by reading obd
conversation, and was well versed in penmanship. 'ler mem-
ennry was capacious, and stored with a copious stock of ideas.
Unexpectedly, and without any forewarning, she fell into a pro-
found sleep, which continued several hours beyond the ordina-
ry'-tarm. On waking, she was discovered to has e lost every
trait of acquired knowledge. Her memory was tabula rasa—.
all vestiges, both of Is ordsand things, were obliterated and gone.
It war found necessary for her to learn every thing again. She
even acquired, by new etbirts, the arts of spelling, reading,
Writing, and calculating, and gradually became nermaintell
with the persons atid objects ariontil, like a being for the first
time into the world, lit these exerekes she made elm-
siderable proficiency. Hut, after a tew months, another tit of
somnolency invaded her. fgu rousing front it she found herself
restored to flue state she was bet Ore the Armt paroaysin : but was
wholly ignorant of es try event and oceuttemee that laid befallen
her afterwards. The former condition of her existence the
now calls the old state, and the latter the tietc state ; and she is
as unciiiistions of her dos/lc character, it• two distinct persons
are of their respective natures. For example, in her old state,
9hr possesses all her original knowledge t in her new state Only
what she OCtfilift d since. If any Gentleman or Lady be intro-
duced to her in the old state. and tier rine, and so of all other
matters, to know them satisfactorily she must learn them in
both states. In the old state she. possesses tine powers of peto
In:sushi p ; while in the newi she writes a poor and awkward hand,
having mit had time or means to bcc e expert. During four
years and upwards she It:lstituto-gone periodical transit' strum
one of these states to the other. The alterations ore always
conseipient upon a long and sound sleep.—Both the Lady and
her family are now capable of emulneting the affair without
endiarrarsment. Ily simply knowing w kettle,. she is in the ticsv
or old state, they regulate the intercourse, and govern them-
selves accordingly. A history ot her curious case is drawing
hp by the Rev. Timothy Aldin, of Meadville,

The superintentendance or editorship of the new at•
tangement of the Statutes is, we believe, not yet deter-
mined upon ; although report has given it to a professional
of great eminence. 'the duty will be very
heavy, and attach considerable responsibility, although
Subject to the over-ruling direction of the joint Com-
mittee of both H..uscs of Parliament. It will engage
several years before the public can expect to reap any
benefit from it ; as, if it be done in the mode of index,
no part can be published until the v.'hole is finished up to
the last Session ; as the last letter may take in some law
then enacted. We believe that no estimate of the ex-
pence has or could be made, but that an annual vote of
a sum for remuneration will be preferred ; and the in-
structions are not yet published.
I:street of a letter, dated George-town, Demerara,
Slay gd,

At length the thumlnr has burst upon the devoted colonies.
You will hese all the particulars of the insurrection at thu ha-
does, and I only now wish to give you a faint ides of the
'alarm in this rich and flout ishing colony. When we may lie
called to the combat, I know thot ; but our situation is most
distressing. Our population is about 30 blacks to one white
person. Our force consists of about .' or 000 troops in the ex-
tensive colonies of Demerata and Essequibo; anti the only
militia that can lw of any use are those in town, consisting of
about 300, badly diseiplinctil, Wr have no place of arms, no
fortifications; an open defenceless town, with a small hattery
towards the rivet. open entirely in the rear. Martial law is
Ant yet proclaimed, but we expect it every hour. lam given
to mole' stand it is our governor's intention to call out the sea-
nwn front the merchant vessels to do garrison and town duty.
Property is dreadfully depreciated; an estate, worth, a few
Months ago, 20,0001., may be purchased. I should think, for
or 13,0001.; and esery other description of property in the
twine situation."

A letter from Milan, dated June 14, says—" From the
observations made with the Pluvimeter et the Observa-
tory, it appears, that since 1773, about the era of the
introduction of Conductors (to preserve buildings from
lightning) upon the old Continent, the quantity of ruin
has increased in the enormous proportion of one-tifth, and
the decrease of heat, and the coldness of the

aim the coldness of tL earth, has
been in the same proportion.
" A great number of curious persons and men of
learning are gone to Villeja, in the I)uehy of Placentia,
to be present at the excavations, which were to be con-
tinued on a great scale ; they have been resumed upon a
earl cpposite to that which has been hitherto followed.
Since the death of the Duke nothing has been done to
discover the city of Villeja, the capital of a flourishing
republic, and which di►appearel by a catastrophe, of
which the details are in Pliny. Some private baths
have been discovered, and gold medals, of the reign of
Trojan. Two statues of Vesta have also been discovered
by several marble columns. It is hoped the whole city
will be discovered. Villeja will rise from its ruins to
astonish the world. Two hundred thousand francs have
been placed at the disposal of the antiquary, Peter Lama,
to direct all these labours, in concert with the engineer,

TIIP, ATIONAT. nmisTrit.

PROIINCIALS.

rr•.ricv COLUMN AT ALNWICK.

On the lit in•taote the tomillatimoitone was laid of a column,
erecting at Alimiek, by the Duke of!torthumberiaml's tenant.,
to perpetrate the man) :errs of his Grftt.toi benevolence and
generosity, whim A gio.lt concourse of people collecit-t1 to ace
the ceremony Upon that uccaiion, Uhieli was ticarly us fol.
low.:

The tenant!. !lasing aviernbled by noon at the White swan
Inn, the conipanr walked from thence in the following order,
viz.—

ht. A band <emu:ie.-441y. A gent/lintel tarrying a blue and yel-
lo* satin Hap, with the following inscription M gold and bloc letters,
interchangeably." in honouriddwir most munificent landlord, Huth,
/rewind fluke of Nor liumberiand; by his grateful tenantry. Ist July,
Int The architect, with a highly finished silver trowel, or-
namented with appropriate devices and inscriptions..-athly. One of
the principal tenants. bearing a basket with corn, wine, and oii.-41thly.
Twenty sine of the oldest tenants, who had either been Jo years them.
helves, or whose ancestors had been upwards of 11-0 years on his (:race F
!gate' two and two. with white wands in their hands, and blue and
welter* favours on their left breasts.—fithly. A gentleman (*trying the
ittil of the late Percy tenantry Volunteers, hernictleally doted in a
ghats tube.-.wlthly. Two elcrgynien in their grtatm—osthly. Thy stand-
ing Committee, tWo and twos and then the rest of the principal tenants.
On arriving at the irtuntiii, which is a commanding spot, at
the entrance of Aloe irk t the south, the procession •ur-
rounded the futindation, which had been railed off, and the
glass
tune was delivered to the architect, to he plated with
some mead's, it. a cavity, cot in the lowest stone to receive
them. The tithe contained the names of the tenants who com-
posed the late Percy tenantry Volnnteers, whirls corps con-
sisted of upwards of I.s4iii men, and had this memorandum at-
tache/Ito the list, which coveted a laet.' •lieet of vellum:—

" foil of the Percy tenantty volunteer artillery. cat,.lry, and rifle-
men. who. during 11 years of war, were clothed. paid. and in every
tespect main'ained in arms, at the sole carols: of that prinetly pa-
triot, Hugh, sceondLe of Northumberland. Knight of the Garter,
who placed the noble heir of his house, Earl Percy. at their head. lie,
pursuing the example of his exalted father, stood forward early in tot
defence of his country ; :old his followers in a-ms, joining the other
tenants of the Noble Nike. anxious to record tlkir attachment to the
Percy family, have caused this list of the persons composing his Lord-
ship s corps to be laid tinder the column which the tenants are raising
with their own hands, to record for ever Ili. Grace's many acts of Mu-
nificence and geherosny."
The cause of this depo'it being explained to the company,
the large centre stone for the !wilding was rolled over it, and
the 21 oldest tenants e.t.a thtintgli the usual ceremony of using
the trowel l after which the et • was rivetied down, with
strong item kits, Inn in with lead, to the entire helotr, where
every Ptone Was from three to live tons each, and brought front
a quarry two miles otl. The Clergyman of the pariA now
getting on the pile, said, " Let us pray ;" upon which aboitt 21)
Masons knelt around him, the people uncovered, and et etc vas
tremelj silent and attentive, while a prat rr was read.
After the benediction, the corn, Wine. and oil, we me poured
upon the stone, the company gave thu cc diem., and 1 guns
were tired. The proce.dou returned to the Swan in the same
order. Notwithstanding the number of people collected, their
conduct was most orderly and quiet, and no accident occurred
to interrupt the rejoicing of the day. At four o'clock, the
principal tenants having again collected at the Inn, distributed
ale to the populace, and walked to the Town.hall, where
they dined. 'fhe business of the day was enlarged upon in
several speeches ; many awpropriate toasts wily drank, which
were followed by applicable Nue% from the band, and a few
songs closed the festivities of the ev • g with the greatest
harmony and good hutinonr, attended with this singular coin-
cidence, that the num ocr of gentlemen who happened to dine
Corresponded with the age of their Noble Landlord.

Holkhant Sheep•sheating commenced on Monday, the Ist
iust. The company began to assemble about 10 o'clock, and
proceeded to Longlands, where the shearers were at work in
Mr. Billion's barn. The neatness of the shearing was, as
usual, much admired. Notwithstanding the rainy weather
most part of the day, the company did nut return to the Hall
till three u'clork ; when about 100 Noblemen, Gentlemen, and
Farmers, sat down to dinner; Mr. Coke presiding at one table,
and the Dukr of Bedford at the other.
One of the most festive, and at the same time amicable and
orderly days ever passed in Stamford, was spent on Tuesday
sennight, the day on width the Marquis of Exeter completed
his 21st year. Numerous parties sat down at different inns,
and a company of 140 (invited in the name of the Mayor) at
the Town hall. The state of health of the Marquis did not
permit his attendance; but the entertainment at all the places
was most abmidant and handsome ; the total number of guests,
abont 670, comprising all the friends of the Burghley Interest
in the town. 'the noble British lICVCTiI2C brewed at the time
of the Martinis's birth had been supplied liberally, in addition
to the wines and other liquors, at the public-houses where par-
ties dined; and the generous stingo told its tale in all st ho freely
indulged in it. Some of this ale was handed about at the Town-
hall ; In flavour and colour it very much resembled old hock—
in effect, it was brandy. Not the least interesting feature of
the celebration at Stamford was a procession of 1.16 girls of the
Madras School thmingh the town and into Burghley Park ; the
children were afterwards regaled with a dinner of roast beef
and plum-pudding in their school.room (hong with festoons of
flowers, and otherwise decorated for the occasion); and several
Ladies and Gentlemen, friends of the Institution, served as
waiters to the yonng party at the entertainment. Ninety-nine
children belonging to the Charity School in St. Martin's also
were treated with tea ; 307 women in Stamford were enter-
tained iu the salute way ; 200 widuas received :Is. each ; all the
soldiers' wives. whose husbands were absent, received 25. 6d. ;
66 men and women in the different hospitals received the like
sum ; and, generally, it was Snell a day of jubilee in Stamford
and the neighbourhood as has nut been kuowu for many
years.

Saturday morning a dreadful accident betel J. Perkins, at
Downham mar►et, who wrs driving a earl laden with mackerel
from Norwich. He was found dead on the road near Mark•
ham, with his face shockingly bruised, and quite covered with
13 peds of mackerel and the cart ; it is supposed, that Ire was
&Merl) when the cart was ovei tarn eil, and tire weight of the
fish prevented his extricating himself.

A dreadful fire raged at linckfastleigh, near Plcmouth, on
Saturday se'nnight at three o'clock. It W:l4 with some diffi-
culty that the mail passed through the crowd. The tire origi-
nated, it is ►aid, in a blacksmith's shoe, which, with the Valiant
Soldier public-house, and uther dwellings adjoining, were en-
tirely destroyed.

A few days since, as Mr. R, the, of Rethender, Kent, was
tying up a bull, the animal broke the halter and ran furiously
at Mr. E. knocked him down, and gored him in the abdomen,
su that the bowels obtruded ; in which state be was care. d into
his house, but died in a few minutes.

,it'lX 1S•

AIEN-SERUANTS IN PLACE.

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It has lately been stated, that at this time, in conse-
quence of many titillates going abroad foe a year or more,
there are not less than ten thousand servants out of employ.
A hint or two from 6 tHenti rutty hot be unworthy of
vent notice.—lf you wish to be retained %%here you are, it is
your best policy to be faithful ; for if you are found otherwise,
and should be discharged, there is nii chance now of your being
hired l's any tither trrsort.--But if you go on in the little per•
qui•sites and liberties whirl' you have been accustomed to take,
as getting at the wine, the tea and sugar, and charring for
things brought at market more than you really pay, the danger
is flint you moy, for the sake of the little paltry gain, be lost,
without hope of another place. The families that remain at
hoot(' :•rnw the more scrupulous who they take it.to their houses,
because they may has e a large choice, and they are not left to
the illstresa of lots ing none if they rt,, not accept the first offer.
If yeti are not punctual to yonr orders, or give offence by •
shutl reply, it may loolosixiy hr the last of the kind which you
will ever have to give! It you spend all your cages, son may
expert the next day to be raiuv, and being rtnproi ijed for a
dibiter or a bideine, and owing a debt to your washerwoman or
shoemaker, the length of time that you may he out of place
nuw, is NO .htnhtfnl lo o hat it was ten years 210, that you may
stand a fair chance of a gaol, or starving. While you are in
„very thing is found for von, without sparing ; you have
no reason then for spending all your wages ; and if it be dune
in indulgence in any thing, you are only carrying coals to
Newcastle, and ruining yourselves. expense of every
thing, and of your maintenance in a family, is now so great,
that the slightest offence may present a Mein; fir yonr bring
suddenly discharged ; cud I therefore wain you of your d: '
ccr. 1,,t me advise y•,n so to conduct youraelves, that the
tamily, ir the heads of it, cannot do without )tm.—Make your
selves most neei •sary to your Itis ways- most "r-
-vierable tip you!' mistress In her peetiliarities--anii a prime
favourite with the y 11111 l ger branches, that they may :say and do
any thing for :soil, and often twit the Coo, in your fivorm Ily
some of the•c means Still Nlll fooll have if/ turn to Ty advit
:ilia In think your ails i,er, itholuoks upon, (u with confidence,
and regal ils your 111 c 1 f., e as our whip este, ins sun as

rEt .Low

Ynnvttsnss.-•-'fhe inhaliilants of the rnettnpolis NIT vers. ill
used in regard to Itr•• rate •ef eit3rees for the• ncce,sastie”,ef
Although t very thing i, SO ellVelp in the country, it all either
maintains its original price in London, or has a st coo,.
parative redaction. Bread, t , herr, hotter, macheese, and
I•.tcon, milk (the latter in particular, keeps its el iginal high
prier), ought to be reduced nearly i.n, third while at the west
end of the towel we pay 11d, prime roasting beet is Fold in
Lenderman-market at 9.1. flunseleepeis should partictilaily
examine their weekly bills for butter, chem. bacon, .x c. -
It is not nneonintott tee; the trader he 01.11. r a difference iu his
Charge, for Littler especially, iif init.-quarter, het went the house-
keeper who fines, and the housekteper who dues out, attend
personally to his atfnirs.
MITADFCL STORM.—:I letter from Frankfurt, dated June
30, says—On the ,4th. a dre•adtid him-vie:me eaupTil horrible ra-
vages near Vibhel, three leagues from this city: the roofs in
some places were torn from the (10100,, stile (01(Iding's entirely
destroyed, and atmve 400 fruit-trees turn up by the routs. The
hail lay two feet deep in the streets ;awl tield, It was en (lark
that it was necessary to light candles. 'file continued rain iu
this neighbourhood does Vast itainag c. Tlee• new mown has is
retinue on the ground, and, unless tee• soon hose dry
the standing cunt is likely to share the saint fate. The vines
look well, but cannot blossom for want of warmth. All the
rivers and streams are sn swelled, drat many mills cannot work.
The oldest people do not remember the Mnint• so high fur such
a long continuance at this season. The consequence of all this
is, the inci easing dearness of provisions. The prospect is nut
promising for the w nth r.•
Another letter tiet' Frankfort. of the 2d of July, sat 5, that
after two days of (1110 weather the rain hail recommenced ~new ;
awl should they continue, there was reason to ''car au entile
loss 'lithe harvest.

The York Herald says—" We understand the• common brew
e►s in this city hare, much to tin it credit, reduced the price
of their ale Iris. a barrel of 3G which AA ill citable tlicir
customers to retail it to the public at two-pence per pint.
A correspondent at 'renterden informs in, that the hops ;ii
that neighbourhood are doing extremely a II ; :mil that the
only fear now expressed by the planters is, that the produce of
their gardens will prove toe abundwit ! Lewes Paper.
Wednesday- last, about eleven o'clock, during n tempest, the
lightening struck barn, in the occupation of Mr. Moor, of
Messing, Essex, and wr are sorry to relate that two men work
ins therein were instantly. deprived of life. 'flue barn, with
its contents, about eleven loads of wheat was entirely eon.

The unfortunate death of Mr. Lines, of Harpenden, Hertz,
was not, as stated in a former raper, owing to
livid, but from the fatal internal injuries be received in tilling
into an t•wpt) vt•s•ri. •
A woman named Pane. much advanced in years, the wife of •watch •
man in Lynn. in eons:queue,: of some domestic troubles, drowned her-
self on Tuesday evening, in the river, after deliberately taking oft her
shoes, and placing her snuff-boa in a state of security.

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An Inquest was lately held at Kildare. on the body of L. Dove. head
steward to It. Latouche, Pliq. John ().Keefe, Esq. Surgeon, depo,td,
on the view of the body of the deceased, that lie came by his death in
consequence of is pistol-shot, which penetrated the pericraniunn and
lodged in the brain. Bridget Coghan deposed, that she was servant to
Mr. Dove ; that in the forenoon of the t Sth ult. she was desired by her
master to go to Shea's, to enquire the price of his oatmeal. She ac-
cordingly went, and was informed Mr. Shea was frolic home; she in-
stantly returned, and, meeting with Mr. Eustacr, Mr. I,atonehe's agent,
he informed her, that liar master was dead, having shut himself in the
parlour. When she left the house no person remained with him, and
she was abacnt only about 20 minutes. E. Ryan deposed, that he was
tinder steward to Mr. Latouche : that on the fatal morning he met with
Mr. Eustace, who enquired after Mr. Dove ; that deponent rapped at
Mr, Dove's door • but no answer being given, he went in search of him,
but could not find him. He then went again to the house, and looking
in at the parlour-window, he observed Dove lying on his back. dead,
and a pistol by his sick. W. ELISIACC, Esq. deposed, that J. Valket,
burg, Under steward to Mr. Latouche, having that morning complained
to witness that the work was undone, anti that he was at a loss what to
do, withers mde down to Drives house, who came down stairs. Fie ap-
peared to witness to be very ill, who. therefore, recommended to him to
icturn to bed, and get sonic blood taken from him : that, after some
conversation, witness went away, and rode up to the Park, where he
met with the last witness, who accompanied bun back to Dove's house ;
and lotting rapped several times. Ryan looked into the window, where
he observed Dove lying dead, with a double-barrelled pistol by his sick.
Verdict—Feline re, and also a forts:ture of Goutlii and Chattels.