The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-20 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.—We have still the unpleasant
duty of reporting an inanimate market, and declining prices.
The demand for all kinds of goods has been languid in the
extreme, and the market presents an utter absence of that con-
fidence which should precede and accompany business. Power-
loom printing cloths are again reduced in price, and some sales
have been made, even in quarters where immediate want of
th
the bestetheinduce i2-reed
27-inch
at prices heretofore almost
unheard of. Twenty-seven 66-reed cloths may be had at 4s. 6d.
imnoanneyy
quantity,could o and ri
at 4s. 101,4 d.
Cotton has been brisk this week, and the sales large; hat this
has not affected yarns, which are still very dull of sale.—
Manchester Times. _ _

Mr. Brookes delivered his third lecture on Mes-
merism to a very respectable audience at the Waterloo-rooms,
on '1 hursday evening. The chief interest of the proceedings
consisted in the experiments of the lecturer, which were, how-
ever, prefaced by a paper on the difference between Mesmerism
and Braidism, and the respective value of each as remedial
agents in the alleviation and cure of various diseases, as well as
in the performance of painful surgical operations. One of the
most novel and interesting applications of mesmerism, and
which the lecturer dwelt upon with much pleasure, was the
singular and conclusive evidence which it afforded of the prin-
ciples of phrenological science, and the correctness of the posi-
tions assigned by its professors to individual organs. At the con-
clusion of the introductory paper, the girl whom Mr. Brookes
had operated upon so successfully on the former occasions was
again introduced, and at the invitation of the lecturer, who said
it would be doubtless gratifying to' the audience if one or two
medical gentlemen would test the experiments, and report their
opinion respecting them, Mr. Knowles and Mr. Partridge
ascended the platform, and seated themselves on each side of
the patient. Having ascertained the state of the pulse, the pro-
cess of mesmering commenced, and in two minutes the girl was
completely under the influence of the mesmeriser, the pupils
of the eyes being fixed and contracted, although it was ex-
plained that on Tuesday evening they had dilated during the
same experiment. On the suggestion of Mr. Levison, the pa-
tient's eyes was bandaged, and the lecturer proceeded to ex-
hibit the power of attraction which he possessed over the pa.
tient. She was at this stage of the proceedings reclining on
an easy chair, with her feet resting on the floor, and on the
mesmeriser making a series of passes over the limbs, they
were gradually-drawn upwards until they were brought to a
horizontal position, at which point, the operations having been
suspended, they became rigidly fixed. The state of the limbs
was tested by the medical gentlemen, and they were found to
be perfectly cataleptic, for although they yielded a little pro-
sure, they sprung back with great elasticity on the pressure
being withdrawn. The limbs and face being now demesme-
rised, the patient complained of head-ache, and expressed a
wish to be left quiet a little time. The lecturer explained that
she had been unwell during the day, owing, he believed, in
some measure, to the state of the atmosphere; but while she
was recovering herself, he expressed his willingness to mes-
merise any gentleman who might feel disposed to submit to the
experiment. Mr. Gargory, optician, of Bull-street, accordingly
availed himself of the offer ; and on being placed in the chair,
he gradually yielded to the mesmeric passes, and in two minutes
his eyes closed and he was in apparent sleep. As he appeared,
however, to suffer some pain, and gave indications of indisposi-
tion, he was speedily released, and explained to the audience
the sensations he experienced. He was conscious, he said, of
everything that passed around him, and was not aware that he
had once closed his eyes during the experiment. Mr. Brookes
then proceeded with his phrenological experiments, and in order
to prevent the possibility of collusion, it was suggested that the
names of the different organs should be written on a board
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logist, was requested to superintend the phrenological opera-
tions, and Mr. G. Edmonds to communicate with the audience
suggested.
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, in the manner
waking. the organ of " tune" was first mesmerised, and in reply
to questions as to how she felt, she replied, " I feel so light ; I
feel as if I could converse ; hush ! I hear a harp ; I don't hear the
harp now; I hear the violin ; it is playing a tune." "Are you not
strong enough to sing it yourself ?" " I feel very comfortable :
my happiness feels too powerful for my strength." " What
are they playing now ?" The Green Hills of Tyrol; and
after two or three efforts, the patient commenced singing in a
clear and musical voice the song she had named. She was
stopped by the lecturer (who stood behind her) demesmerising
the organ, when the words died gradually away, until they
ceased altogether, and were resumed by the same process as
before. This was repeated several times ; the words being
taken up in every case at the point at which they had pre-
viously broken off. The organs of " self-esteem," " locality,"
and " colour," were next called successively into action.
Under the influence of the latter, the patient said, " I feel as
if I was in such a beautiful light; it is more like moonlight than
daylight; I see groves and little shrubs; some are near, and
some at a great distance, and it appears as if the sun shone on
the tops of.them." The bandage was here removed, and the
pupils of the eyes were examined by Mr. Partridge, and found
quite,motionless and much dilated. The same gentleman dis-
charged a percussion cap close behind her head, but without
exciting the slightest motion ; and in accounting for the
readiness with which she answered the questions put to her,
Mr. Brookes explained that the patient was only in commu-
nication with the mesmeriser, and could not hear questions put
by other persons. Several other interesting experiments were
exhibited during the evening ; and at the request of the
audience, Mr. blushes consented to deliver another lecture at
the Athenteum this evening (Thursday).—Midland Counties
Herald, March 31.