Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-20

Men more iiue,, to the chan, than the, GENE
n d'cne cvilizs the world cuyats natural history, and
fosters Science. Among numbcrs, occurrence, that might
sc alduce,! CO. firm this r-msrk. there is one Of late
dat tia, is worth, Of particular noticc.
has LONG bvn kuwn tribes Of the human
race. subjected the head, children 10 strong com
preston ard thereby altered the skulls which a, in some
intanres Hat and. in 9th cs,, conra II has hnwe,er
seldom hen il the powrr, her Of the anaom or If The
M rist e. examine tile head, Hf persons which had been
So sqA zed and dsfgurtd. Col. Thomas II. Perkins
OF Boston. III, learned indebted FIR hi, eSeriion 10 pro,
eve che skulls of the fat headed Indians insp,cius
the curious citizen, ,ha, have tlem sine they wer
d'po'. d in Mi,chirs museum, in Barclay street.
We have h,d time tu give Il fail DESCRIPTION of these
rS'rsordnary productions. and shall therefore, coutcnt
ourselves With such obvious remarks, enabled
make duriue short visit.
hese skulls Ratened If by the action Of strong
weight or mechanical power acting downward from the
early inanry, and con nuesfr tn Whole period Of life
dnr'"g which the bones were yielding and feAb'e. The
co is th't the frota hone is Depressed amot
- fatEes or IL angle of a'ont four v ertc, The
pHri,'a HINES crushed down in similar mannr and
nnde 70 assume. 'arly may TX, level surface In
two Of ihe skulls, the eorona and @fai
hess distinct tan COMMON and in parts ohlite
rated, The remarkable ,Trct oil the vioanr. n as
gradually lone to the eranum is the proruon Of the pa
re' me- y h,,d ~, cars T. make room FOR the com
To 'mart tn the head drformed and appear
The Information given by this Intelligent mud public
SPIRITED gentleman, is, that the artifcia compression and
hati-nig commPncr Immediately birth, and is more
eNp'cnliy prHc'id by the families OF consideration and
quai' nn| at slaves and nd-rlngs only permit.
ted % heir skulls Of natural aud rounded
The p si"oricnl. mOr, and speculative reasoning that
grows on Of ms Shect, Of interest and extent
We unerS7ud hat Col Perkins has PR uYe of The
rari'ies to DR.. Mitchi forhis cabinet. IN. y Mt Al
BALTIMORE, APRIL 1.-THE Court a, B~iie
Az was occupied The whole of Wednesday
and Thursday last in The trial of Bpnjamin
Hateman, charged with stealing a large sum
at monry tabout II 600 doIlars,) in specie
the prnreriy of the Civ Haak of Baltimore
Mr. B''eman was the fist teller OF Tie CITY
Bank OF Baltimore i'll May 1919 when that
ir>'i'ntion suspended the raymen, Of its
notes A few DAYS after that Suspension, the
directors If the Bank claimed and Obtained
tom a broker in This city, sum of money
I" eel" Che au,9nnt above stated which he
bad d'e~n from the Cit, Bank, on the iay
p'evinus 10 the suspeusinm in virtue OF a Gers
i'hcate OF deposit signed by Mr Batemas as
teller
The defence was that the money was the
prop ~ # Mr. Bdtemau which had heeu
specially deposited in the Bank Tor safe keep
ng-and, the Cashier aud several older off,
Gers OF ihr back were produced as witnesses
10 proIc that they had knowledge o the de-
p"Sit The prosecution WAS conducted by
Nv Murray, assisted by Messr.. MitcheH and
HafEer. The defence by Messrs Kell Mauls
bN aud Winder-on F'id1Y morning the jurv
gave verdict OF rot guilty.
JAMES J. WILSON. Esq. late a senator in the con.
gress OF The UEiies State, fro The state N-u Jer
sy Is appointed postmaster at Tienion Vice CHARLES
RIGS Esq.