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NEATH.

SW ANSEA.

BRIDGEND.

MERTHYR.

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MERTHYR. In the Parish Church of Merthyr, in the year 1840. tkere were 129 christenings 361 bans ol marriagesi 328 weddings; and 439 funerals. Du. ring the quarter ending December 31, 101 mar riages were solemnized. Since the new regulations 1047 marriages have been solemnized in the above church. CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Monday, an inquest was heki at the Owaín Glyndwr. on the body ot Isaac Chine, aged 40, a native of Somerset, who Rppears to have come to this neighbourhood to obtain work. He ""<L first observed leaning against a shop door in :D1I.Jais on Friday night, and his forlorn appearance ■excited tiie compassion of a person in the employ ot Messrs Purnell anu Wiiliams, who humanely ilit, rested In his favour. He said lw was in great digress of mind and in want, ."everal ot.ier persons interested themselves about him, especially Mr Thomas Evans, the Manager of the Dowlais Iron Works, who went and spoke with him, and desired that he should be furnished with lodging and neces- saries, aud that he would lie answerable. Everything was done for the poor man. hut in spite of illI this care, be died on Saturday morning. The jury re turned a verdict of- Died by the visitation of Uoo." M. DE IIOVERE'S B.Lr,VVe learn itti great re- gret thatlhe ball mentioned in our last as the" benefit" ball of M. de Rovere, so far from having ln-ey bene- ficial to him actually resulted in a heavy loss. We regret this the more, as the universal esteem in which this gentleman is deservedly held had led us to expect that he would have been munificently supported on this occasion. DOWLAIS MUTUAL INSTRUCTION* SOCIETY. There was no lecture on Tuesday week in conse- quence of a meeting of the Odd Fellows,but on Tuesday last M. de Rovere gave his second lecture, when he commenced by reading several answers to questions which he had propounded at the previous lecture. Tiiese answers clearly proved the beneficial effect of the former lecture, many of them being given in a manner that evinced not only great attention in the writers, but exhibited much reflection. He then explained the origin of the division of months into weeks, showing that the adoption of seven days was long subsequent to that computation the phases of the moon were then demonstrated in order to corroborate his assertion. He then demonstrated how the earlier inhabitants of the earth succeeded in discovering the unerring principles upon which the knowledge of the relations of places on the surface of the terrestrial globe is founded, and by what means they ascertained the direction of the tour cardinal points. Proving that we Li are under great obligation to astronomy, since we are indebted to that science for our knowledge of the relations both of time—whether present, past, or future-and of places-whether near or distant. He spoke of the wonderful results obtained by the few preceding astronomical elementary discoveries, and alluded to the facility they bad given to us to investigate the celestial and terrestrial mechanism of the globes. The professor said—" Whilst we are surveying both celestial and terrestrial phenomenology. Let us not forget the principal object of our labours; let us remember at every station, even, if possible, at every step, that the ultimate eud of our excursion is the knowledge of the divine and human mind. Such is the blessed harbour towards which we, humble navi- gators on the scientific ocean, must direct all our conjoined efforts; and as long as I shall myself stand as one of the pilots of the newly launched bark of the institution, I will endeavour to steer it in a right direction to the designed spot, by means of what I call a powerful rudder I mean analogy. Analogy is a general principle upon which I have l'ountled a comparative system of instruction, which as a teacher I have applied to several branches of education." He then explained in a clear and comprehensive manner the analogy which he had discovered between the assemblage and constitution of signs and things. This new system is a development of the opinions he had already expressed. In order to convey to you," said the lecturer, a certain bird's eye view of my system, as well as of the efficiency of the means to this end, I am going to show to you, as briefly as possible, one of the ap- plications of the principle to our subject." The professor then delineated with a piece ot chalk, on a black board, the following synoptical table In explanation ot this table the professor then | said— We cannot penetrate into the mysteries of creation, but we know by revelation and intuition that the world on which and in which we live was formed by an everlasting power. But 1 have deduced from that fundamental notion, a simple consequence which naturall dlows from it. I am afraid white a great many people are very clear sight- ed with the corporeal eve, they are very blind with the mental one-want of due reflection and com- parison. Listen to analogy it will tell you that—vhen the Almighty Architect of the universe was pleased to call forth a certain ar- rangement of beings, he had previously in his mind the architypal ideas of his prorluctions; for these were the spontaneous expressions of a free will, of a combination, of an infinite love. Things and their multifarious com- binations are to the Divine min 1 what signs are to the human mind. The latter are the manifestation of man's will and limited power, and the former the mediate revelation of God's will and unlimited power. The whole assemblage of celestial and terrestrial substances, masses, sys- tpms. is comprehended II T¡¡ler the general term of nature, which is like a mirro reflecting the cogi- tative rays (thoughts) ema- nating from the Divine mind We can neither see nor touch the human mind; and its internal operations are not, therefore, imme- diately under our controul but its invisible operations are rendered sensible by visible productions for example, we do not kuov. what others think, but by mpans of graphical signs we become acquainted with their invisible ideas; then the inward feelings are ma. nifested by outward signs; the transient and fleeting mental impressions are re- presented by means of fixed notes; and you kno v as well as I that when we are afraid that we stiould forget something, we put it down in order to give a certain duration to our vanishing thoughts. In order to judsie of the intellectual powers of an author, we read his literary productions these do not make us know his corpo- real features, but as it were to penetrate into his soul. The national litera- ture of a country is also the best criterion by which we judge the national mind The whole assemblage of those representative signs, notes, peimanent charac- ters, durable. literal monu- ments,circulalin from pole to pole, and proclaiming man''» thoughts, will, and in- genuity. is comprehended under the generic denomi- nation of literatur which is like a mirror r"fle;-rin!! t hI" coii'ative rays (thottzli,-) emanatin¡i.. rOIl) the Imuran mind Therefore I consider as an evident truth that literal and material phenomenology are the two streams, which, by their conflux, form that mighty current which will sa/ely, ijs'-liilly, and pleasurably carry us towards the required spot, Analogy will be our rudder, autlllleography our lighthouse." The professor explained then every term used in his diagram, and (lemoristritteil the analogy between the organization of words and that of bodies. The following lines were composed for the occasion by M d,' Rovere, as an exhortation to his auditors to study philosophy by means of what he considers a great !iltellectual lever-analolry. I'ourquoi prefer r L'or a la philosophie, JUEER L'ui comme un ieu, lRautre corame une impie; Courir apres I'eclat, fuir la simplicite, Applandir a I'eir nr. siffler la verite ? Mortels ne croyez pas qu'en fuyant la nature, Aveugles, vous puissiez marcher dans la voie sure. Que, toujours esclaves de la mode et du ton, Vouzpuissiez aequidr la science et la raiion L'homme, hélas trop souvent, repoussant la sagesse, Sourit et tend les bras an vice, a. la parcsse ALL! pleins d'un noble zele, animes par la foi, Amis, repetons tous d'unr commune votx: Levier intellectuel. pnissante Analogie, Pour aider nos efforts prete nous ton secours. Kends nous transparente la sublime harmonie Qui toujours a regne, qui reanera toujours Noble et divin flambeau, grand astre de lumiere. Guide nous desormais, sois notre uvant coureur vtentifs a. ta voix, fidels a ta banniere. Nous suivront en tous ieux tes pas avec ardeur. Do dais. Mardi soir

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