cision: for he falls exactly into that inclination from the perpendicular which secures his outward limbs. from being overpowered by the centrifugal force, and his inward side from destruction by the centripetal force and all this without the aid of REASON, yet in

strict conformity with the one supreme and original law of nature-a perfect equilibrium—that is, an equation consisting of two equals and their connexion, or a "TRINITY IN UNITY."

Thus, then, when we asserted that the horse and the rider, as parts of matter, were quiescent, we merely conformed to the established prejudice of "taking appearance for truth." For how can any thing which is flowing down the stream of TIME be quiescent ! Not so with spirit, which is totally excluded from this sphere, and can reside only in ETERNITY. If the base of a mathematical triangle is removed, will the two sides show any propensity to approximate towards each other? Certainly not. These two lines, being sides or principles of a triangle, will remain for ever permanently fixed in the position mentally given to them, or we should have the radii of a circle running after one another, as the hind wheels of a carriage do after their precursors. Thus all principle, which must be in

ETERNITY, is permanent; and all matter, which must

If we only dip into the nature of chemical affinity, we shall be wonderfully struck with the surprising coincidence between the motion of the various particles of matter and the analogous operation in pure intelligence thinking in spirit. The solution of copper in aquafortis, which gives the decorative green tint to the liquid in the shops, we might say exhibits the happy picture of an harmonious society, where all the members enjoy perfect tranquillity. Yet introduce to the notice of the reigning queen of this blissful state the parent of those brilliant stars so exquisitely enchanting in the pyrotechnic art-zinc-and the regal court is exclusively formed of patricians precipitating the plebeian

mob to the confines of her domain; or, in humbler phrase zinc precipitates all the particles of copper, merely because the chemical affinity is the stronger. Morally we should say, we endured that society for want of more enlightened companions. Could man do more! This divine law — instinct · infused into matter at

its birth, is splendidly displayed by the fibrous roots of the vegetable kingdom, which select from the surrounding matter only such particles as tend to nourish the parent stem, for the purpose of unfolding the embryo beauties which lie concealed in the original germ, till the fascinating flower charms the sense. Were they endowed with REASON and could think, could they do more! The example of our own race is, alas! fatal evidence of the contrary. Man, possessing a power to outdo nature, and ultimately to advance to the perfection of Deity, too often debases himself below the brute. He abuses the divine gift, REASON, by the inordinate indulgence of SENSE: thus perverting the very pre-eminence of his nature, and degrading his splendid prerogative, while mere instinctive matter puts him to shame.

The innocent caterpillar nurtured on his native leaf, when precipitated by the rude gale to an unknown land,

instinctively regains his peaceful home by the most direct advances to the stem of his native bush-and all this without the least effort of thought. We are here fain to acknowledge that the instinctive capacity of this reptile far surpasses the utmost stretch of thinking man; nay, without the aid of experience, rational man could not even unravel the mystery of the transformation of the caterpillar into the chrysalis, and this into the butterfly, but with all his boasted thinking he would suppose them to constitute three distinct species; though, from their first creation to the present day, the instinctive law of matter has acted with uniform precision in the production of this creature. Who could imagine that a long, soft, white worm hid under the earth should produce a cockchafer, or that the hairy caterpillar should produce the butterfly, adorned with his four beautiful wings and his spiral proboscis! Are not these powerful proofs of the different nature of the two laws, showing that INSTINCT obtains its end and is an unerring guide, while REASON, having the power of choice, is for ever in need of a guide!

Is it not great presumption in the Vicegerent of Christ when the Holy Father advances in grand procession to sing the mountain to peace, which, in obedi-,

ence to its own instinctive law, vomits forth its rivers of lava and showers of pumice-stone, to the utter destruction of the haunts of rash man, who has intruded on the precincts of its domain, and all this with a view to restore some disturbed equilibrium in the operations of nature! Would it not be more becoming, and a more immediate imitation of the humility of his Divine Prototype, if his Holiness taught his flock resignation to the dispensations of Providence, instead of venturing, with his feeble REASON, to arraign the Great Spirit, the "SUPREME REASON," who is equally the author of our finite REASON and the unerring law of INSTINCT!

Physical Anatomy is particularly rich in instances which prove to absolute conviction that the law of INSTINCT exists, and is evinced by motion; while Mental Anatomy equally proves that the law of REASON exists, and is evinced by thinking. Now, what does the mind receive through the material channels of SENSE but Sensation? What kind of sensation can that be of which we are not conscious?-Evidently, none.

The very essence of THINKING is consciousness.

Whoever is not conscious of his own acts is not a man

but a lunatic. Why is he not a man?- Because he