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nd immovable, though

pulled over by

rihesion:; yet this was in the mina

:3. ~ays

Exp .7. Coin placed in the hand—dropped—becaul
"felt as f it were a red-hot poker"—(a mental state.)

Exp..B. Similar trial with watcr—rejected as
g." hectuse.the lecturer blewanto it a moment

bi-. C. mentioned-that nostalgia—a disease called `love
of home'—could be eured.by.exeiting the .patient mesme-
rically, and then stimulating the brain antipotheally, and
leaving this as the last mental phase before restoring their
to ordinary cou-sciousness. _ _

Dr.• C. does not appear to•be one crediting the trans!a-
in of senses named by the :French clairvoyance. lle

transfer from operator to patient, and not a transfer of
one sense to another.

for three weeks. On nearing the Irish coast, it was -sta-
ted,-the union-jack was hoisted." versed," as a signal of
distress. She made her-way, and on the 27th ult. got off
the Old Head of Kinsale. About this time the pilot-boat
saw. her, afterwards reached her, supplied her with .provi-
sions, boarded her, and assisted to work her,and to bring
her into Cork harbour. It appeared, however, that the
master, Donovan, made some objection to the crew of
the• Rose assisting. on the ground of claims-for salvage; Infancy requires to learn the babitual control of them-
but Cavanagh, of the Rase,:got over that by-saying that selves by the will, and to economise the superfluous will.
the charge for working the vessel should be settled by interesting remarks. on this subject were intro-
two gentlemen in Cove. 'Mr.. Walsh, contended, this duced, which we cannot detail.
on any Several
and other grounds, that the case ought to be-dismissed. The facts of the electrical lady reported in Professor
The master of the Kathleen also gave evidence to show Silliman's journal, and that of a niece of the American
that the signal of distress was made inadvertently, and Charge d'Affaires, who was magnetised by electrical .ma-
that, with the mere assistance of a pilot, he could have chine, were interesting to a general audience.
brought the vessel safely into port, as his men were no Fakers mesmerised b.y means of narcotic fumes.
less capable of working her than they had beenat month Shaking Quakvr's ecstacy and consequent exhaustion
-before. Sir Anthony Perrier said there was no doubt the minifested by lying down collapsed and faint. An in-
men of the Rose had rendered services to the Kathleen, stance of mesmerism produced through a giddy and exci-
but certainly not to the.extraordinary amount they had ting dance, which developes a cataleptic trance sometimes
claimed. Finally it was agreed -that £2l should be paid for two or three days.
as salvage, or £3 to each of the pilots. The court then Three modes of producing mesmeric condition :
broke up. I.—Narcotising. .
THE BAZAAR IN BEHALF OF ST. SILAS'S Cianaten, 2.--:Muscu!ar exertion.
AT THE MUSIC. HALL.—The bazaar, the funds arising 3..:—Transfer of will.
from which are to be appropriated towards the liquidation Fevers .charmed by mesmerism. Like La Fontaine,
of the debt on this neat and commodious place of wor- he holds that if the operator is fatigued, little or no effect
ship, commenced, according to announcement, on Tue,s- is produced. After excitement in battle mesmeric col-
day, and was continued during the two following ,days ; lapse, likewise in drunkenness wounds not felt, because
and also (in consequence of some unfavourable weather) nervous force is taken away by mental excitement.
on the afternoon of Friday, for the sale of the remaining Suttee—Hindoo widow, when burnt on the funeral pile
articles. The room was very handsomely decorated for of her husband, does not feel, because excited—explains
the occasion, and presented throughout a very pleasing Scoevola's case of arm thrust into the fire under stimulus
and animated appearance. At one end were suspended of mind. Some explanations followed, wherein cayenne
three handsome. banners—the Liverpool and the royal pepper and aloes were
.mistaken for sweet things by pa-
coat-of-arms, and an emblematical. lag representing little tients. Allusion to excitement in a crowd being conta-
children receiving instruction. These were appended gious. One patient conscious, and not having the mes-
meric sleep developed, could no' see his foot at all, be-
from the roof. and concealed the platform usually appro.
priated for speakers. The gallery at the other end was cause it was cut off as it were by a few passes of Dr. C's
also screened off in a similar way, so that the whole of hand.
the space on which the fair was held was, properly, on LECTURE 111.
one level. The sides were decorated in a corresponding Last evening, at the Music-hall, Bold-street, there was
manner with flags bearing devices, and the divisions of the a much larger audience. The subject of Love, Sympathy,
stalls, ranged along them, were covered with pink and and Antipathy, was handled by the lecturer ; and many
white cloth, and ornamented, over the front, with ever- moral propositions dogmatically asserted, which we can-
greens, flowers,, small flags, Su!.' so that each formed an not report for want of space, followed by experiments
arbour or alcove, in which the fair venders were seen to similar to previous ones, but on fresh and untried subjects.
much advantage, yet appeared, in their anxiety to pro- We left the doctor about to organise a committee of
mote the laudable object in view, to be quite unconscious medical and other gentlemen to investigate his subject.
of their attractions. The exhibition consisted of a great
and elegant variety ofornamental and some useful articles viscount Sandon has presented, through the Dean!of
in embroidery and rug work, pencil and colouredalraw- the Faculty, the liberal donation of £25 towards the
ings, deeks and work boxes, papier mache- ornaments, building fund of the Queen's College.
and all the etceteras usual on such occasions. Many of
the pieces of needlework were extremely beautiful, and
the general assortment was highly creditable to "-
talent, and good feeling of our fair tow,- ANTI.ERSON THE CoNvie, - rw••
ie Nth -'ho contributed.- There was el

pressionable were found in those temperaments•which are
called sanguine and nervous, and their combination the
nervo-sanguine. Be described the vital

powers as

tricky vitalised by assimilation in the lun.J

gs --a teitn we

conceive to be ambiguously expressing lifeCh other terms.
Dr. C. mentioned Beelard as authorizing, by his fame
in:medical science the notion of an imponderable duid in
the nerves.

Friday se'imi2lit, re

his keepers £4OO VVAiiwrong

The person to whom be

others v, “oo a splenr,
for colifeettonary, ices, &c. at one end. On Tuesda

Anderson's ,first offer was £6OO to the contractor and £lOO
fn 4!71111 in all Ph;,

same party Imo x,/vo w me coutractPr ;- aim.
gratification, intiontea to the .corninittee rnerr intention
to again visit the scene. On the two following days the he wished a sum to be named, as hundreds .wer,,
room, notwithstanding the showers,was also well attended. Consequence to him.. There was a party in the train
The greatest satisfaction was expressed throughout, to give the money as soon as any bargain was male
though "in the vet but reviving state of commerce " the Person states that be has no doubt but £5OOO or .
prices sought and obtained were but moderate, but by no .would have been given for Anderson's liberate

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