1810.] 
drew up a History of the Chinese, and 
an account of his three visits to their 
country. After this, he was rewarded 
with the bishopric of Lipari, in Italy, by 
the pope, and with those of Chiapi and 
Popaian, by the king of Spain. This 
einbassy was rather a religious mission, 
protected by a civil character or title, 
than a political delegation. 
PRIESTLEY’S CONSIDERATIONS. 
One of your correspondents, vol. xxix. 
p. 541, announces the intention of re- 
prising Priesthey’s Consrderations for 
the Use of Young Mens in which case 
several notes metaphysical! and medical 
will be requisite, to correct the tendeircy 
of advice so inconsiderate. 
Priestley, as well as Kotzebue, asstimes 
the principle, that both sexes have like 
rights, and lke duties. Kotzebue infers 
from this principle, that women are to 
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practice a masculine morality, and to in- 
dulge in promiscuous intercourse. Priest 
ley “infers, from. this principle, that men 
are to practice a feminine morality, and 
to have mo sexual intercourse before 
matrimony. 
Observation shows, that, of the adult 
males between eighteen ofa twenty-hve, 
about nine-tenths practice promiscuous 
intercouyge: and that, of the adult fe- 
males between eighteen and twenty-five, 
about one-tenth practice promisenous 
intercourse: and this in all countries, 
whatever the climate or the religion. 
tf, from the average corduet of the 
species, may most securety be inferred 
dheiiaigy Gamatenclumnas oe God, that is the 
moral duty: it is exactly nine to one both 
that Kotzebue is wrong, and that Priest- 
ley is wrong, in the conduct which they 
teach. 
SS ed 
Seu tpanenAO LNA Ts -PORLRY sc. : 
err eS 
Tt is now about thitty- five years since Mrs. 
Van Butcheil died 5 and the singular modé 
er ployed for the Se aS of her body 
by her affectionate husband, occasioned the 
following Epitaph to be written by the 
Jete sir George Baker. This gentleman’s 
classical attaipments are so renowned, that 
whatever nas been written by him, the 
public will be eager to possess 5 and we be- 
lieve this is the first time the lines now 
printed, have been offered from the press. 
Ir will be perhaps interesting to most per- 
sons, andnecessary for many, to have stated 
the accountof the preservation of Mr. Van 
Butcheil’s lady. On her death taking 
place, he applied to Dr. Hunter to exert 
his skili in preventing, if possible, the 
changes of form usual after the cessation 
of lite. Accordingly the doctor, assisted 
by the late Mr. Cruickshank, injected the 
blood-vessels with a coloured fluid, so that 
the minute red vessels of the cheeks and 
lips were filled, and exhibited their native 
hue; and the baer in general, having ail 
the cavities filled with antiseptic substances, 
it remained perfectly tree from corruption, 
or any unpleasant smell, or as if merely in 
a state of-sleep. But to resemble the 
“appearance of life, glass eyes were also in- 
serted. The corpse was then depusited in 
a bed of thin paste of plaister of Paris, in 
a box of sufficient dimensions, which sub} 
seque ntly crystallised, and produced a plea- 
sing effect. A curtain covered the glass 
lid of the box, which could be Soca 
at pleasure; and which box being kepr in 
the common parlour, Mr. Van Butchell 
had the satisfaction of retaining his de- 
parted wife for many years, frequently 
Montuty Mac, No, 202, 
displaying the beautiful corpse to his 
~ friends and visitors. A second marriage, 
some years afterwards, is said te have oc- 
casioned some little family difference, en 
“which occasion a reference being made to 
the deceased lady, it is supposed that it was 
found expedient te remove the preserved 
body, which otherwise might have been in 
existence in Mr. Van Butchell’s parlour at 
this day. It is unnecessary to comment 
upon the elegance of the latinity ; this 
will be duly appreciated by scholars of 
taste. 
IN RELIOUIAS 
MARIZE VAN BUTCHELL, 
Novo wiraculo conserwatas 
Et a marito suo superstite 
Cultu quetidiano adoratas. 
IC exsers tumuli jacet 
Uxor Martini Vanbutchell 3 
Integra omnino et incorrupta s B 
Viri sui amantissiusi 
Desiderium simul, et delicias 
Quam, gravi morbo vitlatam 
Consumptamque tandem longa morte, 
In hunc, quem cernis, nitorem, 
In hanc speciem, et colorem, viventis, 
Ab indecora putredine vindicavit, 
Frustra repegnante ‘satura, 
Viregregius Gulielmus Hunteruss ~ 
Artificié prius iatentati 
- Inventor icem, ac perfector. 
O fortunatum maritum! 
Cui licet dies noctesque tatas . 
Tenere assidere coujugi, 
Non:fatis modo superstiti 5 
Sed, quod miirabilius, 
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Etiam 
