New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-31
DEATH OF GEORGE COMBE.

Our obituary announces the death. on Saturday last
Of Mr.. George Combe, a. Moor Park, Surrey, where
re staying for the benefit Of his health. Mr.
CCmbe, who was the grea. champion OF philosphical
phrenology, was born in Edinburgh in llss where he
continued TO reside. He was educsted tor the law,
became writer 10 the sgnet, as the Scotch attorneys
are called, and practced for twenty years. Inc opln-
ious Of Gall and Spurzheim attracted hls notice; he
studied them, and being convinced that they had
basis in neture, he pursued the sublect and in 1919
published his observations IN Essays ON Pnreno.
ogy" under the title Of a. System Of Phrenology,
in two volumes. He and others founded The Pkye-
noi0gtcal Journal which sfterwSrd conducted by
mis- relative. Mr.. Cox. In 1925, he published
" The Constitution OF Msn, Considered 10 Re-
la,on 20 External Objects. This attracted great
attention, and Mr. Henderson though. so
highly Of il that he subsequently bequesthed su Of
money 20 be expended production of very cheap
edition Of the book. The novelty Of the circumstance
drew to the subject additional amount OF attention.
the chesp edition was very cheap edition; II sold
caught the ear Of the people edition after edtionwss
exhausted urt at lerg'h II has been questioned wne
ther any modern volume, after " Uncle Toms Cabin,
has obtained larger circulation; 90, 800 copies Of
have been printed in Great Britain, beside large
Gales in the United States tansatops have also been
made into German, French, and Swedish. Mr.. Combe
wac unweared laborer, up to almost the last dsy
of bis life the promotion of educ ston. Throughout
very wide crclea circle not limited TO this country
only but extending to Continental Europe and Americs
the announcement of Mr.. Combes death will be
ceved rot merely ss telling of the departure of
in many respects one of the most remarkable Of his
=
Jealous friend. I.ond ,n Times, 10th.
The Nom Britisk MAI of yesterday observes
without entering no " upon any discussion OF tue
merits of the fierce controversy wsged respecting the
orthodoxy OF the Constitution Of Man, there can
think be little doubt that prolonged study Of one in
poItant branch Of knowledge had led Mr.. Combs 10
give TO physcsl law 81 importance which all but veil
ed the reality and the at least quaimportance ofspir-
itual agency. A change has, IN recent years come
over the higher thought OF Britain, and We believe
that change has not been favorable 10 the continued
popularity OF the philosophy OF Mr.. Combs in those
extreme and Objectionable aspects. The great popu-
Reform Bill, had been given TO his writings and the
tc'Gt with which in wide circles his name had become
invested, induced Mr.. Combe toward the close of
1883, 10 deliver course OF lectures popular educs
tiOn These lectures while embodying most of his pc.
cuar views, were the fruits of sOlo studies and en-
srged experience and there be no doubt they con
trbuted not a little TO give III impulse 10 what Mr..
COmbe had much at heart-the education of the peo-
pie. After making the tour Of nearly all the more i'm
portant cities Of Britain in his capacity of lecturer Mr.
Combe published his views on education in volume
and the United States but translated into French
German and Swedish. With every wish 70 be fair
ard with all the osmness Of the philosopher there was
about Mr.. Combe constitutional iniptitude or form.
ing an adequate conception OF the purely spiritual
iorcesithat IN certain great crises upheave society"
THy GALWAY AND NEw. YORK LINE oF STEAMERS
Mr. j. O. Lever has purchased for { a. coo the pad
dlewheel steamer Pacific, which has been Wing for
some weeks past in the Southampton water Sne is
intenoed TO take the place OF the Indian Empire which
ship remains at South sDpton 10 repsir the iuiuriss
sustained ~ running on the rocks al Galway when in