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vaulted cranium' ; nor had it ` a stiff inflexible trunk'—

conclusion to which Professor Owen has jumped, most
certainly not justitied by the simple statement, that ' no
portion of the sixty feet seen by us was used in propelling
. . .

lulation.' It is also assumed that the ' calculation of its
ength was made under a strong preconception of the
ire of the beast ; another conclusion quite the con-
It was not until after the great length

was' developed by its nearest approach to the ship, and
until after that most important point bad been duly con-

to be a serpent by all who saw it, and who are too well
accustomed to judge of lengths and breadths of objects in
the sea to mistake a real substance and an actual living
body, coolly and dispassionately contemplated, at so
short a distance, too, for the ' eddy caused by the action
of the deeper-immersed fins and tail of a rapidly-moving
gigantic seal, raising its head above the surface of the

iceberg. The creative powers of the human mind may
be very limited. On this occasion they were not called
into requisition, my purpose and desire being, through-
out, to furnish eminent naturalists, such as the learned
professor, with accurate facts, and not with exaggerated
representations, nor with what could by any possibility

i from Opticalillusion; andlbei to assure him

that old Pontoppidan having clothed his sea serpent with
a mane could not have suggested the idea of ornamenting
the creature seen from the Daedalus with a similar appen-
'lge, for the simple reason that I had never seen his
'tint, or even heard of 't, until my arrival

is sea serpen
snintinn mu

that particular, in order to unravel the mystery. -Finally,
I deny the existence of excitement, or the possibility of
optical illusion. I adhere to the statements, as to form,
colour, and dimensions, contained in my official report to

pleasuresbf

?ortunit

making a closer acquaintance with the 4 great
the present instance most assuredly no

unknown

ghost."
GALVANISM.—The following is extracted from the
Court Journal of January 29 :—" It is now about four
readers,years since that we informed oureaders, , it was to be
regretted galvanism was not more extensively used as a
remedial agent. We have every. reason to believe that
our advice was attended to ; for, in a comparatively short
time, Mr. Halse :s residence was crowded with the elite of
fashion and their less fortunate fellow-sufferers; and we
feel confident, judging from the astonishing remedia
effects it has produced on ourselves, after all kinds of
medicines and hydropathy had failed to impart any benefit,
that the public will thank us for our recommendation.
We were delighted to notice, a short time since, that Mr.
Halse wes patronised by the Lord Bishop of London and
Sir Charles Clark, his lordship's physician. Mr. Halse's
great reforms in the galvanic apparatus, are his improved
method of application, justly entitled him to rank at the
head of his pr?fession. We again recommend our readers
to give galvanism a fair trial. Mr. Halse's residence is at
22, Brunswick-square, London.—See advt.
On Sunday week, at Covington, Miss Story was married
to Mr. Short, This was one way to make a story short.