The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-30


MAGNETISM.
ROME, wedues lay, July 80, 1855.
Al the general meeting Of tie Holy Roman and Uni.
versal ILqustion. held the Convent Of s. NJ Supra
Gnervsm, heir Eminenoes the Cardinals Ir quisitors-
General sgsnst herecal pravity over the whole Chris
tan world after having rpely examined those things
which nom Oil parts, were reported to them by men
worthy OF credit ncernipg the experiments OF msgne
p oecreed that tresc pYesen. encychcelIeers should
be uttered TO al bishops towards restraining the abuses
Of maRnetum
s;ion has been tie phenomena magpe
tsm 70 which many of the moderbs apply, not for the
sake developing ply seal science a. would be proper
but for the rake Of decevira and seduclng IN the
idea Mat secret remote and future things be dis
covered BY the art or imposition Of magnetism, espec
ally by the aid Of weak women who depend soely the
Some answers particular oases have already been
given coposrpng this by the Holy Zoe, by which
those experiments rsproved ilcit which
10 obtan end ether non natural or Immoral, or by
etcicse, April a., le4l tina. the rss Of magnetism,
eSpcstd, no, lawful Thus the Holy Congregation dc
cieed rroh!brg certain books obsinsley aisse mi
But sipco, beside particular cascs, was necessary to
ctOte generally on the ueo o. magnetism, was 70
Owed by way Of rule the Ssth OF July, ls47 that oil
oil sootbsaypg. all express i'm piled iayo .aoq
OF tho ltna beng cxc!uoed, toe use OF magnetism, viz
fe snpe sc OF emplcyisy ply steal means other wise
srir, ret morally for odden, provided II do not tend
licit In any way had end. But the application
OF purely physical principles and TO really super
Isiuitl isirfs and effects, Sc wholly unlawful and he
rt,cal deception.
Although BY ihs general decree the lsvfulnc-s and
a-isnto Of tbe use or abuse Of magne'sm 10 sum
citnily explain Cd Yet the malice Of men has far In
eloed hAt rtg,ecipg the lawful desire Of knowledge
arc va her pursuing thing, curious to the great njJ
Of their souls and oss OF civil society they boast tpst
they have got principle prophecying OWNING
EepCe these weak delivered by not Alwayr
mode,t sescustons to the delusous Of sounambulisus
and srvtykrce they call H. pirate Il ai they behold
thugs invisible ard with raah darIug presume 10 dis
course religion Itself 70 evoke the souls OF the dead,
receive their TO discover things unknown
ctsnt and TO practice other tuperet ions OF the
lind with the certain result OF gaining BY their divina
uons great PROFIT for themselves and their masters.
In al these things, whatever art or iascn they use,
when physical means employed for non natural pur
poses, there 10 wholly unlawful and heret'al deceit
and q rear dal against good morals.
Therefore 10 order 70 restrain elcsconsly this great
evil most ruinous both TO religion and 70 civil society ae
pastoral soctude vigilance and zeal Of all bishops ought
much ~ possible 10 aroused. Wherefore,
the aid Of Divine the ordnares In each place
severe rcproo nov 81 The lossI remedIes asooriins y
they may deem II expcdieni Ia the Lord, with due auen
on 70 ire crcumtances Of places, times and persons
let them apply spdeavOr TO reprets and root
there abuses of magnetism that tho LORDS foox may be
defended from the enemy the deposit OF faith may be
hep' sse and the faithful be preserved from the oorrup
ton OF their uoras.
Given Rome in the hanocry Of the holy once at the
Vatican, Aueus,< 1865. V. CARL, Macchi.
Arrival Of the Russian ssorsship Dyvina.
NEWS rRoK THE AMooR RrvER-DELIvEEY or THE
sTEAMBIP'AMERIcA TO TaE RUSSIAN AUTHoRI.
TIEs- CRUEL TREATMENT OF The OFFICERS AND
GREW.
from ,be SAT- Fraaosco herald
via Petropoow,s, thirty three days. has arrived in this
port. The Dvbs carries ten guns two hundred and
men pSrs ,,e ~ WE no',s TOE D"ss ec,ea
poowss during the susok on that fort by the allied feet
about year and hall ago, ard from behind the sand
company with the niana-s5oc wrecked In earth.
quake Al Smoda, In Jspsa-dd good execution. The
allied feCt amer very engagement the psrtcu.
lars OF which doubuess iresh IN the minds Of our
readers, sailed for this port 10 reit, and on the
following summer sailed 70, PetrOpolow.ld again.
A Cfe tIurY - emit Itch tha farfror Mo
squadron was col'cted, but . heavy fog coming On,
ne garrison tmbsrted on board the Dwpa,
81 the tine, and GLIDING the vigilance OF tie enemy,
escaped 70 the Anoor aver me DNps was after tina.
chased BY The squadron Up the Gulf OF rsrtary,
sns ~ss discovered by Com Elliott ia CStro's Bay; but
kliot being unwilling 10 attack himself remained of the
por 70 watch the Russians While ne despatched one OF
biz vessels 10 appfise the English admiral who with
the bssrce Of the feet al japan Bdore the arrival OF
The qusdron the Russian vessel made s escape again In
og and as abe was afterwards chased up tae Calf but
could be found the nov prevails that there
Is an outlet at ns head 20 the Amoor RIVER
The Dwips reports that she left at AMOR River the
tbip koTops from Manila, had iust arrived, aud
lowed up the AMOR By the steamer America The Dwina
has had strtpg south east winds during the passage.
The Dwips brings The officers and OF Ameri.
CO, OF whom handed the following 70
We have but to say tina, Toe officer, and crew Of The
,tesep Gmercs. that left san Francisco On Goth Of
Juse lat. delivered up the hip vss ct
port " Ncholss, Anoor river the actin OF August.
Since r. time OF cur landing In Ru.s,s have been
mott cruelty treated. and forced W sell co,hlDs or
sIsrve, AZ ~e were unable % ca. Russian food. The
ships crew and ourselves eaten up With verrnn.
TIE rDost 81 us are nearly NAKED. being compelled 70
thfOw sway sbiris, blankets, sc. (Sgned ny ire Oh
cara and Grew Capt v. II. HUDSON lefi the Amoor
snd preceded home across the continent.
We give the above statement fornlshcd bv
rine reporter, and would s,ae investigation ought
mmtd s,ty 70 DC MADE 10 Bscersn whether q, founded
On facts or rot. Az nr' sight u would appear to DO
very strspge ahsir. Americans lave UNIFORMLY been
treated With the utnost courtesy bv the Russians and
tbs change OF conduct csnno, be yell accounted for In
this case IN rartcu ~. the fact ttai these bad
broug ht the America 10 tho Russian autnoes the
Amtor ousht Of ihef TO have insured the good
men,but The TACT that they bropgb, ia tns
port sufficient IN Itself " excite the suspicion ot tho
Russian su'horites-may have toueibing 70 do With u.
the msttr ought 10 be inquired into.
The quantity OF wheat imported n Rarye.les between
the lot Vt January and the 3let 81 December 1853,
amounts t0ls.7g2 hectoItrss. Tho portion which
rived snoe the let Of August amepns 70 4Oes, $50
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