Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-15
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GLeaniags ti.om London Pape,y.

In the Londoa papers furnished by the late arrival
discover heng OF political interest except the death
the lamented Princess Charlotte There are, however
many articles Of amusement and amongst tie rest the
case Of Miss McAvoy. This lady is stated be gifted
with the extraordinary power of seeing with her finger
ends. Dr. smith, who first certified 10 the fact, now
procalms The lady an impostor but another phy stefan
declares that With her eyes bndfOlded she passed her
hands over different cniored glasses and distinguished
the cglOTs Of eachtlat waters different cons
then deposited between two glasses and that by passing
Ter fingers over the glasses, she accurately distinguished
the color Of each wafertat she capable in this
way Of distinguishing simple and compound colOrs
that by passing hcr hands the glass she able
reaaa boos which held nine inches from the glass
thai she felt her shadow in mirror we'll
OF spectator standing at some distance one SON Of
Hscuapius N accounting for this phenomenon, demon.
inates 1t disease, which ne calls imaginary blind
eess.--Ihe reader may remember some tnie since an
Interesting account was published Of the island of Pit
fairn. In the year 1889, nuiiueeIs belonging to
the English ship Bounty. under the command OF captain
Christian, intermarried with the natives OF Otaheitc
from nus intercourse race has sprung 10 the
ter OF my, wbieh had never been discovered I'M
~ tie year 1871, when au American trader 10y The
OF mdybeW roger, accidentally round them out. The
sandhas been since visited nv two Of his Britannia ma
Jcstys ships These simple children Of nature have
been taught 10 believe in The principles of The christian
religion by Christian, the only surviving mHneer whom
they reverence as father, aud whose word is law
UBacquainted With az tie fOiies aud forms Of polished
tie this little community lead an existence perfectly
pastoral Tbe women are described rs models Of eX
qnsite beauty and The men have all tine innocence aud
simplicity Of IA Afcd6an state They say thatit is a.
4autt the religion which they profess of man 10 be al
lowed two wives fhey repeat scrpWral passages with
uCi aPpSIeRt otf0itnh ana always say grace before
meas' HOW maay noyss ani poems viii be formed
from ibis practical specimen ofArcedan manners IL is
needless % CONJECTURE, Christian expressed DE-
sire 70 Feirrn 70 his native country aud he mme
di7sly surrounded By bis little Community who with
many prayers aud tears eHifeaed him not 10 goA man
residing 10 Liverpool, Ia reported have discovered
species Of paste whrh ne mixes with saw dust aud
m0uds lHto busts, that by exposure 20 the si ac
qures Ill the hardness Of marble aud is rs susceptible
o. as exquisite poiis1.its singular fact that the
csgwn OF England may, London editor remarks de
Vove eventually o. the head Of the of Jerome Ruo-
Hanarte. TIE London editor proceeds 20 remark 10 is
hoped that parliament si pass special act to prevent
~ acporabiea caiamiiy.A native Of oiaheite SAYS
tondon pap9r, sh1 sailed that beautiful packet demo
minated CleOParas Barge represents tn deah 81 capt.
Cook 70 have hcer occasoned BY q different circum.
stance ron What commonly reported le states that
The crew, being IN want OF wOod, pulled dOwn sbed
Wfith was attached 20 moral burial piace always
decraa sacred hy those savstc9 TO which oai-
rage they put The commander to deatb-lfed. Rcy.