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the Maxims of Rochefoucault, and affords another instance of the varied and interesting applications of which the true philosophy of mind is susceptible; and we dare say it is one to which few of our readers thought of seeing phrenology applied.

The XIIth article is an Answer, by Mr Andrew Combe, to Dr Barclay's Objections, contained in his Work on Life and Organization, and which have been referred to by some medical journals as an "admirable" refutation of phrenology, and, as such, recommended to persons who, like us, are so foolish as believe the science to have a foundation in nature. Each objection is treated in detail, and we use the freedom to refer these journalists to the answers, as a modest vindication of our faith, and leave to them, without envy, the whole honour and advantage which Dr Barclay's objections throw into the scale of the opponents. The author of the article proceeds to apply the principles of phrenology to the explanation of many of the phenomena of sound and diseased mind, with all of which he shews them to be consistent; while, on the application of Dr Barclay's theory to the same phenomena, all is found to be contradiction and confusion.

The last article is a novelty in the philosophy of mind. It is an Essay, by Dr George Murray Paterson, on the Phrenology of Hindostan, and contains the result of the actual examination of upwards of 3000 Hindoo heads.

This volume of Transactions contains the first instance of the phenomena of mind, being referred by philosophers, in different parts of the world, to the same primitive faculties; and it is highly interesting to observe the accordance, at once in principles and conclusions, of observers placed at half the diameter of the globe from each other, and having no means of communication. This fact furnishes a strong presumption of the truth of the principles of phrenology.

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ARTICLE XV.

ANTI-PHRENOLOGICAL LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EXHIBITIONS, BY THE SIEUR DONNERBLITZENHAUSEN, &c. &c. &c. &c. &c.

Edinburgh, 12th November 1823. WE are enabled to enrich our first Number, at its very conclusion, by some part of the introductory lecture of this great man, who has complimented our city with a visit. It was delivered yesterday to an overflowing assemblage of both sexes, consisting of persons of the first distinction in rank, talent, and importance in the place. The Sieur was announced by the flourish of a trumpet. He was dressed in a suit of black velvet, with a massive gold chain, the gift of the Grand Lama, round his neck; and having first, in attitude of acknowledgment, presented to the company the disk of a flaxen wig of the purest white, and again raised his head to an elevation of great dignity, he spent a minute or two in the necessary and philosophic duty of observing the phenomena of his own consciousness; and with a scrutinizing squint, much animation, and apparently one incissory or front tooth, he announced the plan of his course as follows:

"LADISH AND GENTLEMENSH,-I have de great happinesh and shelf-sufficiency to give you de important information, dat you have now de honeur to be preshented with myshelf, de Shieur Hansh Frederiche Augushtush Donnairblitzenhausen, Philoshophaire, Cidevant Professheur of de Grand Metaphyshique in de Univershite of Groningen, ExPreshident of de Academie of Sciences in Amsterdam, Membre of the Imperiale and Royale Inshtitutes of Tobolsk and Kamschatka, Honoraire Fellow of the Philosophical Sochieties of Constantinople, Grand Cairo, Bagdad, Ishpahan, Thibet, Pekin, Japan, and de Terra Aushtralish Incognita, and many otter vonderful pla hes. I vash now have de occation to

give dish notish to de nobilitè, gentrè, savans, artiste, and all de wise, de goot, de beautiful, and de grande of dish city, a city of so much merite, worth, dignitè, and true pretentionsh, -dat I shall intend dish winter to teekel dair imagination, and all in all ashtonish dair faible intellectualite by mine vonderful, novel, and shublime lecturesh, demonshtrationsh, and exhibitionsh, in de transhendentale schience of AKEPHALONOOLOGIE, or vat you call de mind widout de brainsh.

ODER. I vill poblish von grand programme, in ver well English; derfore I vill not now give no more as a little exemplaire of my grande capitals, witch deserf to be prent in lettre of goldsh and shilversh and all manner of preshioush shtonesh.

FORST. On mine honesh word, dat is I BY MYSHELF I vill overtorn, culbut, evaporate, and altogeder reduce to noting at all, widout de fatigue of examinationsh, of witch it is all in all unworthy, de doctrine of those execrab, abominab, quacksh, impostorsh, and madmansh, dat call demshelf Docteur Gall and Docteur Spurzheim. I vill demonshtrat, dat de brain has had its day, as all may shee if dey do vill to shee; and dat all men vill not be better, dat is to shay, vill not be no worsh, if de brainsh vash remove comfortable outshide, without cheremonish. When I shall fail to convinsh all mine auditeur dat de doctrine and de docteurs are one grande abshurditè, I ondertake to sacrifish myshelf to de cause of trout; dat is all as one like I vill be broil on one gril, one gridiron, vat is dat you call. On mine honeur, ladish and gentlemensh, dish vash not to be no great decept. Der vill be one fire huge for two ox, and one ver big gridiron on it; on witch, after I vash take de tendre congé of mine auditeursh, I vill retire to reposhe, dat is, I vill lie on it at long length. Oder. I vill pairmit any one gentleman not convinshed to refreshe himshelf on de ver big gridiron wid me.

SHECOND. I will exhibit mine demonshtratif, exclushif, and confondatif expairment of de altogeder falshenesse of de pretend organsh of phrenologie. I vill take van dozen poor

childsh, and pairmit any gentlemansh or ladi, in preshensh of all de compagnie, to shcope out of all de little childsh headsh, wid an intrument, ver commode witch I did invent for dish purposh, as many of de pretend organsh of de [brain as dey shall pleash, all as van like de sheesemongair vid his vimble;* after dish operation, de dozen poor childsh vill retain all de facultesh of de mind in de vorld. Oder, I gif mine word to take shix gentlemensh of the compagnie, cleevair men of de metaphhysique, and shix ladish blue, and repeat dish beautiful expairment of shcope out deir organsh, vid de reshult all as like. For I did take van little boy in London, van little boy of much tricksh, who did live by his wits, and did turn him loosh among de compagnie, after I did shcope out de pretend organ of wit, and he did exhibit his talons by de pocket-pick of de whole compagnie. Dish expairment I vill pairform on mine own brainsh, and oder on de pocketsh of mine auditeursh, and gif mine honesh vord dat I did pairform de shame wid ver great shuccesh in all de metropolesh of de known vorld. After lecture, not to enterrompe de shame, all de shcope organsh of de poor childsh, de grande metaphyshiens, de blue ladish, and myneshelf, will be replash, and de headsh vash be all one as dey vash.

IN DE TIRD PLASH. I will gif my grande demonshration of de superfluoushnesse of dat vere inutile pulp de brain. I vill take tree yonk men, old as ten-seven years, dat did learn one altogeder coursh of logique, and philoshophie morale, in one much great, regulier, old univershity, shuperannuate and ver celebre. I vill wid my brain-pomp, oder mine own inventionsh, exhaust de altogeder brain, trow de ear, of all de tree yonk men, leaving in eash all as much as one pigeon egg. After wich operation, de shame yonk de accomplishment of de learned pig, One of the yonk-men vill prononce

men vash pairform all or de big dog Munito.

my lecture of de one two tree day before, all as it vash. An

A very curious coincidence of illustration in the Edinburgh Review, No 49.

+ Ibid, No 49.

Ibid, No 49.

oder will composh a dishcoursh for refute de doctrine of de bompsh on de skull, as much conclushif wid any dat vash yet appear. De tird vill gif answer to all queshtionsh in de grande metaphyshique, dat any wishe gentleman or ver blue ladi vash pleash to try at him, and vill dispute for evermore in preshensh of all de compagnie, wid any cleevair gentleman or blue ladi, who shall exposh demshelf on dish transhendentale and much diffishile question of de ver learn metaphyshicien, mine own conterman Hermanz Van der Cloot, "if de man's "obshervation of his own consciousnesh be de sole logique or "reason dat he conclude himshelf to be altogeder what he "must be, why shall he still be de same ting in de vorld, "and not anotter man, vhen he shleep, or is widout no con"sciousnesh at all ?"*

ODER. FOURT. I vill exhibit mine chef d'œuvre, mine piece of de mashter, vat ish dat you call. I vill take von yonk ladi of distinctionsh-ver beautiful-out of dish compagnie, who shall gif hareshelf for de subject of dish expairment, and vill gif leave to any otter ladi to cut off here head wid mine akephalonoological guillotine. De head vill be lock in van box, and remove to anotter apartment, well far from hearing, -de ladi vill retorn to hare seat, and wait de circonstance. After mine lecture I vill replash de head on de ladish neck, wid muche improvement to hare beautè, and she vill gif accompte of all dat vash and vash not shaid in myne lecture, and in all de vorld, for de time she vash absent from hare head. It is a ver shweet expairment.

ODER, FIVE TIME. I gif mine vord to demonshrate, dat de doctrine of de metaphysique is de true and sond doctrine, namely, dat de mind and de corpse have not de connection necessaire. I vill come out of mine corpse altogeder, and leave de shame in my chair total deprive of sensh and ondershtand. I ondertake to ashtonish much de compag

The Sieur alluded to the question of personal identity, which has given so much trouble to the metaphysicians. Hermanz Vander Cloot, who has discussed it fully in a work of three volumes folio, is not mentioned in Mr Dugald Stewart's Preliminary Dissertation, and is less known in this country than even Fichte or Mendelsohn.-Editor.

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