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London, England, 1818-11-17 00:00:00

ROYAL ACADEMY.

Last night A. CARLISLE, Esq. F.R.S. delivered
it the Royal Academy his Second Lecture ou the
iPrinciples of Anatomy as applicable to the Art of
'Painting. This Lecture, like the preceding one,
was new, and was received with great applause by
one of the largest assemblages of students we have
for some time seen at the Academy. Mr. Fuse Lt
(who was warmly greeted on his esitriniezi was in
ihe Chair, supported by Mr. Flowann, "r. FLex-
MAN, Mr. WARD, Mr. HONE. Mr. Toomsox, and
leveret other distingulSlted Members ol the Royal
Academy. . e • •
Mr. eAR'LI3LE commenced his discourse by al-
luding to the general laws which govern animal
economy in nil its branches, and pointed out the
adaptation of parts in the gonnal world to the
uses of the being to whom they were assigned.
The generality of the smaller animals were simple
in their structure, and the larger ones more compli-
cated; all were supplied with orgasms for administer-
ing to their feeling and wants, and had an external
suitable fort heir particular destination. They were all
governed by the laws of life—laws which were mys-
terious in their nature, and could nit be assigned to,
or explained hr, any structure in the material world.
To arrange the mode of swallowing food for her
sustenance, the duck was furnished with a bill in
which she prepared it, and the hawk was aisigued
talons to tear its food to pieces for its repast. A!1
living objects were diminutive at the corrimence-
mein. The egg of the fowl contained the raw ins-
tette], of the self-developing principle of life, as the
scorn did the germ which, when expanded and
ripcord by heat and moisture, produced the lofty
oak. The Waste and decay in the anion.' economy
was staid, mall the vital flinciimis preserved by the
constant and renewed application of sustenance,
and the vegetable kinwtom furnished the first and
chief means of a due and regular etipply for the
preservation of human life. The Learned Proles.
sor then proceeded to explain from a skeleton, the
I divisions which are arranged in the upper put
of the body, and the disposition of the bones which
support and confine them. lie painted out the
',Kober protectlon which the Ines,' possesies, from
the basket of bones which encircle it, and the tr-
cevsity of this arrangemeot, us wounds in that par-
ticular part were often more fatal than those even
inflicted in the belly, dangerous as the latter un-
doubtedly were. taking an intermit view of the
parts rind functions of the body, lie explained the
meaner in which the circulation of the blood is re.
gulated; the discovery of which was justly due to
the celebrated Dr. HERVEY, one of the physicians
to CHARLES 1. He illustrated this division of his
discourse by presenting to the eye of the student
a large-sited human heart, the vessels of which were
distended by am infuoiinti of wax and some other
substance. Frain this he pointed out the tleo-rilit
circulati of the vessels, through the arteries and
recipient veins connected with the heart—those of
the right side for impelling the Mass of blood
through the lungs, for the uses of life ; and those
of the left for cosiveyiug it hack through the reci.
pient veins. On the free circulation of the blood
life hinged ; any suspension, however temporary,
was instantly attended by suppression of the
human functions. so as to produce faintness and
often death. Wonderful as was the physical
arrangement and action of the several parts of
the body, and the means of preserving awl re-
cruiting them, yet still more sublime and mysteri-
ous was the intellectual consciousness which ruled
the actions of life. That the brain was the seat of
this consciousness was not to be disputed, but how
the mind engendered the operations of thought, was
utterly incomprehensible—that it governed them
with arbitrary discretion was all that man could di-
vine : the attempt to reach further knowledge on
this subject was vain and futile ; it only led the
mind to wander in the mazes of speculation, and
the trackless regions of metaphysics. All knew
that the brain was the seat of thought, because the
smallest injury to this part dermiged the operations
of the mind, and because the n were knowii to
have their origin in its mass. in the substance of
which the brain was composed, there was nothing
that could throw the slightest glimmer of light
upon the mysterious properties with which it was
endowed. The inquiry must therefore be dropped,
as unfit for the scope of human attainment. The
Learned Professor then glanced at the formation of
the human limbs, and their admirable adaptation
to the great purposes of society. The divisions of
some of them were indeed curious; for instance,
that the number of fingers and toes should be five
On each hand and foot, was perhaps unaccountable.
though evidently Nature intended this division for
some wise purpose, as she carried it through the
great mass of her works—the wing, of a bat were
deranged into five divisions, and so were the fins of
a whale. The Learned Professor then descanted
upon the admirable structure of the eye, and its
furnishing all the machinery for the study of optici,
as indeed the limbs and joints did for mechanics;
and concluded by pronotrociii a tine eulogium
upon the woudeiful harmony and symmetry of the
whole.

Ile iave notice that hi, next Lecture would he
ou the belies of the 11111131111 frame.

Miss BCAUMONT will toake her first appeorance
on Thursday next, in the nee opers of " Rose
d' Amour, or The Little Red Riding Hat," in the
character of Ruse, at Covent-garden Theatre.

Last week the Earl of Ilaretrooll was convicted
at Leeds in the mitigated peiletly of Ws. and costs,
fur not having his nuine inscribed on a cart belong-
ing to Ins Lordship !
llt the annals a Lotteries, the 0./ELT remarkable
Prize ever ►old was No. 461. • Prize of 20,00t1/.,
sad, as Ant drawn, emitted to another 20,000/., making
the greed Sum or 40,01101. The Ticket was attuned and sold
by the city fortunate Howie of 11fAKTIN laud Co. 8, Corn.
and 120, Oxford.strert. The New Lottery berm. draw-
too; NRILT Trunmr, rhea the Grit-drawn !Nils •ill re.
eesve 30,0001. Consuls.

iir IVA Vega, H/111.ZION, iu Lis History of At
World, describes the fertiiity of the laud, near the
Nile, to predate two biradred.fuld giekins of tura ; bow.
ewer astuaishine this increase may eerie, yet it requires a
wlndle year fur the product; While the fertilising power of
the pr. seat Wheel of Portiere must produce, ill three ur roar
days, abuse a thoisand NW, iu grains of mint seed; as the
present ;nice of a Ticket is moiler till and the first•drawis
Prier Next Tummy, whether 1u; HlOl. 5,0001. ur what-
ever Prize it way be draw., will rectiVe itt COusuli, THIRTY
TRUIL;WID rOLINVII iu addition.

L.VE INT/. LUGE.Ver..

COURT OF KING'S RENCH, WrsrmlssTun,
MuNDAY, Novi:misfit 10.
_ _ _

HABEAS CORPUS.
Mr. NoLAN 111/1/iltli to the Court, on Friday
last, for a writ Or Habeas turpny, iii order 10 bririif
up, and admit to hail, a Lieutenant of Marines,
who was confined in Nlitithnoile g:tol, on a charge
of murder. It appeared that the Lieutenant was
serving on hoard a coisviCt %hip, which was pro.
ceetling to Botany flay, when, ou the :.1 of S. p.
temher last, a mutiny broke out amongst the poi-
soners. In endeavouring to qui II it, a musket was
fireti, by which one 01. the convicts was killed—and
the Lieutenant sod Doctor were, in cosisequence,
apprehended. The Doctor hail keen since ad-
mitted to bail. The Court, uu the application,
refused the writ, the motion having been founded
on the affidavits of the Lieutenant and Doctor
alone, who were the parties. implicitied.
Mr. No LAN 110 W produced two new affidavits,oet-
ting forth the facts of the case, on heating which
the Court granted the writ.

MANDAMVS.
Mr. MARRYATT moved, on the part of the
overseers of the poor of Gravesend, for a rule to
chew cause why a Mandamus should not be direct-
ed to the Mayor and Aldermen. ordering them to
proceed to the collection of the poor's rate. The
Learned Comisel paid, dist, of 1,4001. of arrears
of poor's rate, but 401. haul been collected, which
was only sufficient for the support of the poor for a
single week, while the offsceis were hundreds of
pounds out of pocket.
Mr. MOORE stated, that the Mayor and Alder-
men were must NOXIOUS to du what was right. and
would be guided by the advice of the Cond.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY intimated an opinion, that
those who neglected to collect the rate, might,
when 'he period expired to which their remaining
in office Was limited, be debited for the sum then
outstanding.
The CHIEF JUSTICE stated, that such neglect
was clearly a inisdeinranor.—Rule grunted.

EJ ECTM ENT.

PALMER end OTHERd V. PARKER and OTHERS.

This was a cape of ejectment, and was tried. at
the Warwick Assizes, before Mr. Justice Bun-
when is verdict was found for the Defesid-
ants. The Defendants had, it appeared, ever since
the year 1790, proceeded to work a coal mine on
the following terms giving due notice to the
Plaintiffs they were allowed to take an acre of land,
yearly, at a certain price, until, acting on a species
ofarithinetical progression, they paid for the last acre
VS/. per annum. The cause of complaint was,
that they had, without giving the proper notice,
dug under a certain dose, or piece of land, called
The Paddock, containing. in fact, more than one
acre. It was contended, on the other side, that,
though no regular notice was given, yet the Plant-
tiffs were perfectly aware of the fact, that the De.
residents were at work on this piece of ground, as
they had repeatedly visited it. and must have seen
it covered with steag—second. that although the
extent of the piece of laud was not mentioned, yet
it was perfectly well kuown—and third, that the
right to the land in (poet:tint' was vested iu the De-
fendant, Parker. The land, it appeared, originally
belonged to three co-heireases, one of whom had
married flenjamili I ker, the Defendant's brother.
He had died, and 1) •fentlant insisted, that all his
brother's rights devolved to him. Mrs. Parker,
however. thought differently, and was a Plaintiff in
the present action.
On a hornier day Mr. D•utscrir obtained a rule
to slim cause why the verdict should not be set
aside, and a new trial granted.
Against this rule Mr. TiinteroN and Mr. %VEN-
TER were, this day heard—and Mr. PULLER in
support of it.
The COURT deemed it necessary that a new trial
should be granted to this CR,r, in order that certain
points Should be settled by a Jury. One of these
ponds was, whether it had been the practice, since
the year 1790, for the Defendants, or those whom
they employed, to give information of diay kind to
the ()wears of the soil, as to the extent of any stir-
fare they iiitentled to work. The Court believed
that there had besu such a notice—but the Gentle-
turn at the liar darted with respect to the evidence
of Mr. Wright, the principal witness.
Rule made absolute.
ASSAULT.

THE KING S. REES REES, EDWARD/, Ufa POITIER.

Mr. MARRYAre moved the judgment of the
Court against these Defendants, who, at the late
Kent Assiies, were found guilty of an assault on
two marines, in the town of Chatham. It appeared
that this indictment was preferred against the De-
fendants, at the instance of the Admiralty, to whoth
various complaints had been made of the hostility
'hewn by the townspeople or Chatham against the
individuals in 'pinion there. Two marines, it
seemed. hail been attacked by the Defendant Rees,
who ware at the time, a 14mm:drapes. in Chatham,
assisted by Edward,, his shopinan, and Poitier. his
porter. The men were much beaten, end were
'sower& taken to the sviateliAoure, on the ground
that they had cointuitied the assault. They were
kept in the watch-liousi all slight, although the
serjeaiit and corporal of the company to which they
belonged, and who had witnessed a pirt of the pro.
feeding. altered to have them secured in the regu-
lar guard-house, it being contrary to the rules of
the garrison to let the uterine. stop out of their bar-
rack. The [7-friiitanis %ere found Chilly.
On apprait.•g in Court, Mr. Kers requested that
judgment img•.t be postponed until Thursday next,
which propinilion was agreed to, and the Defend-
ants were at:ctn./Mgt)? remanded.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,.tt•rrrnfraslra,
Moab/sir, Novensta re.
The Court w.is occupied a considerable part of
the ;no g iu re-cell/log jriotilications of bail.
HARDEN C. OITA $.
This Was an action on is breach of promi.e of
hist suMiner at H. Word, and a verdict
lor th'e Plaintiff. with 4,060/. damage.. A
rote been obtained this Term to Phew cause
why the verdict should not be art rattle, and a new
trial grained, founded un an .411(116.4 ►taliug the
Drlelitlatit to be worth only :MIL a Bea►.
31r. Serjvatit COPLEY now stated, that he had

not been aware of any rule being; made, and that
the notice served by the opposite party bore that
the role was lowed on the flintier of the record as
well at of the nffitlnvit, which Course hr appre-
hended to be irregular, as it should be cool/nett to
our or other of them.

Mr. Justice PARK said,. rule hail been granted
with Is view to furnish room for a compromise be-
tween time parties.
Mr. Sprjeant TADDY replied, that the matter, in-
dependelit of the contents of the affidavit, was
taken from letters by the Defendant to the Plain.
au acconot of the which hail
liet n 1,11111151w41.
• Tile CHIEF J u it! cr. said, the irrrsjiet wag grnuntl-
ed on evidence given oil the other side, of the.
Defendant being possessed of property to the
amount of 20,000/. The affidavit, therefore, coo-
tained imfficirot matter to make it aouii.l discretion
in the Court to grant a rule, and it was unsieces.
airy to bring forward other matter for the