The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-17

The NORTH BRrrIsH REVIEW American edition
Leonard Scott a c.. TIE November number OF
this ably condu ted periodical contains several
articles Of sterling merit. The review Of Miiman's
History Of Latin Constantly, while 1t exposes
some defects in tbe plan of that valuable work
pays Just tribute tn patient research and CON
scientious care W icb its author has besto we'd on
the general reatment Of mis- subject. The following
deduction OF the reve yer from the description
given by Bede Of the important part which the Irish
monks played In the gel una Latin mission deserves
TO be quoted for tie Singular contradiction which
presents to the role assumed by the Irish priesthood
in the present day.
lis one OF the most singular facs OF history that
these Irshmer, " o we're converting EnglAni and
Germany in thsir oap olaiu aud al nple way, with
out connexion With Rome, or any erarchca pre-.
tensions, we're driven from all thei missionary SET
Elements BY Romanzed Eaglishmen, Wilfred and
Boniface The first mptlsos o. native Irish religious
life were independent, aud sonnet mes decice lily an
u-papal; while Rome Rss & sacred city and mother
OF the faith 10 the st Christian Englisnman.
While England rf ceivrd from Rome her frst lessons
of Christianity ana tor her debtor Ireland
only received om religious AID political sersi
tude. A bail of Pope Adrian esected her to Henry
H., and laid the unda ion II ali her mtseres Yet
now Ireland is the nesrttess friend, England the
hea-riest enemy II the Ptoacy. Itisa AID English
missionaries still coaro4t each other all over the
world, but the sd are chs,ged; the Irish are
fghtng for the authority of Rome, 1ae Eaglish for
the supremacy % th5 Bible, aud for religious IL
berry.
The article On Mental Psychology, Elsc.ro-Bioio
gy. &c. gives satisfactory tntid; explains
tion of the mecaan'sm of some OF the CIodsro
psychological imaasicres wnich have mys,i
fed aid turned the brsus IL maay weak
mixdi ana snpeFsti,ious people. 70 the ere irlols
in such matters the following may oot b. entirely
sails tory, bat II 1sg serve at sii evsa - shaxs
their faith in the evidence Ct toeir ears. aud to d
recs their inqDlies alter the ruth il TIE proper
qJaIiSr:--
The process By whoa spiritual rapptngs are pro-
ducec has hsen rece ty discovered aad explained
by Dr. Schf a FtaiktGrt-upon- daine Hs had no
tice6 that the rap proceeded rom the BODY II
young girl who vas c-rforming The part Of = me.
dium and be succeeded IN demonstrating expert
mentally that s,m,l.r noise could be prodased by
the repeated 6ispla mt Of tie ten ION OF the pc
roneus loDgus muscle ia the sheath Ia which il
slides In passing bentnd tbe exts rnal malsolus. Dr.
Schl inaeed, succeeded Ia prod icing npon aim self
the very came sound sach be had heard fcom tae
spirit rapper, When he fibr0us sheath in which
the tendon OF the oer3nsus l9Dgus slides il feeble
or relaxed ths sound l. nore easily produced; aud
DIR. Schiff has sbo 81 that ths SQUAD may be made
without Any aopreciabe motion in the foos Waen
the little toe presses upon the external malicious,
where the noise j. produced, the alternating and re-
peated dispat emeot OF the tendon having ve.y
brisk mo ION OF a~ct mt aud de scent, IL very distinct
ly felt. After DR. SchF's mem Dir had been read ut
the Academy OF Sciencss he made tee exoerjn emit
ut The request OF tue members and tho sound vas
dist sctiS heard tle distance several yards with
out any motion being oosel we'd in the feet"
As 10 the voluntary frances, which are frequently
brought in as auxiliary agents in The exhibitions of
the spitiualists, the following yell authenticated
fact Tin show VIVA, the will may effect over the
vita! functions when exerted under certain con-
ditioDs -
Tbs condition Of trance can be iaducei By sup
pressing The respiration and fxirg the mind and
we cannot 3nvey better ID "a OF it than by giving
after DR. Cheyne Of Dnblin, the following account OF
the case of Coloael Gownssad Of BATH, gentle nan
Of = high and Christian chavacssr:-
Colonel T5xnsend c uid die or expire when he
pleased; ADD yet by au effort or somehow, he could
come TO life again. he Insisted much upon our
seeiag the trial made, that we we're at last fos oed
to comply. We all three felt hts pulse first; it was
distinct, though small and thsea J, and ais heart
had its usual beating. He composed hin.
sell On his back, aad lay in q still posi-
tioo fer some time while GELD bis
right tstd, Doctor Blyrard laid his hand
on his beats and sir. Six me Geld clean looking
glass TO his mouth f1acd ais pulse sink casually
till at last could not fe any ID, the sost ex sct
and Lice touch. DE- Ba maid could not feel tue least
motion la the heart Lor Mr. Skane perceiys tae
least sort Of bezth On the mirror he held to his
mouth Then each OF Us by turns sxsmloed lis arm,
heart, and breath but could rot by the incest
tDy discover the least symptoms OF life IL hi Il. We
reasontd g long time about this odd apossfance as
well b we could, and Fl ding he stl confined Ia
tina. tonoition, we began 10 concludes tlss he had
indeed carried the experiment too far and a. las.
We were satisfied that he was fualy dead, ant
weye just read to leave nj N. Tnis continued about
half an hour BY nine II the morning, in autumn,
as wewere goiog away we observed some motion
about the body, end, upon examination, fonad his
pulse and the motion of mis- heart gradually return
Ing he began TO breathe heavily aud speak softly.
We were all astonished to the last degree at this
unexpected change and, after some further convsr-
sadon with him and among ourselves, went away
fully satisfied as b ajt the particulars OF this fact,
but ccnsounded and puzzled, and not able to form
any rational scheme that Nigh. account for it. :"
In repeating this remarkable experiment on a
subsequent occasion, Colonel Townsend actu llly
expired.
From on article on the PROCESS and prospects of
the war, written In self gratulstory strain which
is far from being justified by tue events in the
Crmea, we extract the folio wing correct summing
no of the advantages obtained by Austria from the
subtle and double faced policy she has pursued
since the commencement of hostilities -
Austria, it must be confessed, has played her
game with q consunmate sagacity and firm ness
which we were lar from anilclsaung. year az,
her position was one Of the most imminent and for
midable danger it Is nov one of commanding
strength. In 1858 II seemed almost certain that she
must lose portion Of her dominons II, indeed she
did not fall TO pieces altogether In 1854 she holds
the scales Of fortune the fate of Russia-the ex-
tent that liz, to which it may be reduced is In her
hsnds; and she Occupies the Danubsa Princi-
pslties, whose possession she has 80 long coveted
She bas superseded her rival and saviour in the
Protectorate.' And sLe has done all this without
striking a single blow or losiug single man.
Twelve months ago the preservation Of her neu.
trality IL the impending conflict seemed all but nope
less yet on tue preservation Of her neutrality lie.
pended her safety, add almost her existence. II
The joined Russia, as all her antecedents aud
iynsssic sympathies led us to expec. she
would. Lombsroy would hive risea, With the con.
lyarce or assistance of the Western Powers and
she would tayc lost her Italian provinces at oace
nd forever. IT, on the other hand, she had openly
md decidedly joined England snd France Hungary
would have risen at t5e ins.gation aud by the all
u Russia, who would have thrown men and num-
tons OF war scfoss the Csrpash al passes Into
TrausylvRnia, ard would thus not only have seeacei
wariike ally in most critical position, but would
have completely paraly zei Austria as an efficient
foe. Any way sne must be a sufferer The interests
OF the empire urged her to assist in repelng