Next morning, upon the constable taking off Pallet's shoes to compare them with the foot-marks in the field, limited as his intellect was, he could not but see the certainty of detection which such a trial would produce; and accordingly he exclaimed, "Then I am sure to be done; it is a hard thing "to be born to be hung, I shall be sure to be hung. If I "could get off with transportation I should not care." This he was constantly repeating on his way to the workhouse, crying bitterly all the while; and his small Causality could not enable him to perceive that he was thus putting the guilt upon himself; and it was only when he was asked why he was sure of being hung that he remained silent. The force of evidence came upon him so irresistibly, where, from his large Secretiveness, he expected none, that he at last said,—“ There is no use in denying it, I did murder Mr "Mumford;" and in this statement he persisted for some time. And it is curious to remark, that although his object was revenge and not plunder, he, apparently without being aware of what he was doing, ransacked Mumford's pockets, and emptied them of their contents; and carried about with him Mumford's knife, which, if he had exercised any Causality at all, he might easily have known would of itself lead to suspicion. His Benevolence is but moderately developed, and he expressed no regret for having committed the crime; and with that true Selfishness which large Acquisitiveness and Selfesteem, with little Benevolence, aggravated by want of intellect, uniformly give, he was entirely occupied about himself, and sometimes gave way to tears and exclamations about his own hard fate, manifesting in other respects as much apathy as Firmness. Abundant evidence is also af forded of his intellectual deficiencies; for it is mentioned, "that his ignorance exceeded belief;" that he never was able to learn to read, or even to repeat a single sentence of the Lord's prayer, although he frequented the parish church. In accordance with this, the organ of Language, as already mentioned, is exceedingly small, and, combined with the deficiency of the organs of Causality and Comparison, satisfactorily accounts for his little progress in reading and education. From this deficiency also arose the difficulty or impossibility of directing his large Veneration to its highest object. He could not comprehend what he could not see or touch; and thus, while he expressed no apprehension about the fate of his soul, he was extremely uneasy at the idea of his body being dissected. This absence of apprehension seems to me to have arisen as much from an inability to comprehend any abstract idea as from any other cause. Dissection was a thing easily admissible to his mind through the medium of his eyes; but future existence and future remorse could find no tangible form. Even on the morning of execution, he was awaked at half-past six, but immediately fell asleep again, and seemed totally unable to go a step beyond what was before his eyes. There are other points of Pallet's character about which it would have been desirable to have had information; but I have made use of all that could be obtained from the newspapers of the day. His Adhesiveness and Philoprogenitiveness are large; but their manifestations are not mentioned. It is said, however, that his brother and five young men, all relations of his own, appeared early in the morning at the place of execution, and wept most bitterly, uttering convulsive sobs, and in an agony of distress. As it rarely happens that great attachment is felt without being repaid, we may perhaps be allowed to infer, that even Pallet, violent, brutal, and selfish as he unquestionably was, was not altogether destitute of some of the more social affections. His utter destitution of intellectual power unfortunately rendered him too much the slave of his propensities to admit of his exhibiting more frequently even the small portion of good feeling which he possessed. But so far as our information extends, the development and manifestations, as every Phrenologist would have expected, harmonize in every point. The Society is now in possession of so many casts and reports on criminals, as to render it quite unnecessary to bring forward any more as proofs of the truth of Phrenology; but every new case is interesting in another view, as it tends to throw additional light upon the causes that lead to the commission of crime, and points out the best means of arriving at its prevention and cure. Indeed, it is only the prospect of this ultimate good which can compensate for the painful feeling which the near contemplation of such cases raises in the mind. ARTICLE V. MASTER JAMES HUBARD. THE subject of this notice is a native of Shropshire, aged 14. He is now well known in Edinburgh for the talent which shall afterwards be described; but in January, 1824, and before coming here, he had exhibited publicly in Glasgow, and had excited some controversy betwixt the Phrenologists and Anti-phrenologists of that city. Mr W. Bewick was in Glasgow at the same time, exhibiting his copy of Mr Haydon's Lazarus, and some other historical pictures; and being aware that his friend Mr W. Ritchie (3, Hill Square, Edinburgh,) was a Phrenologist, he suggested a plan by which, on Master Hubard's going to Edinburgh, the points in dispute might be put to rest. Accordingly, in February, and before Master Hubard had exhibited in Edinburgh, or was at all known here, Mr James Edmonston of Princes' Street, at Mr Bewick's request, waited on Mr Ritchie, to whom he was unknown, and, without any previous notice, introduced himself and the boy, by a letter from Mr Bewick, which simply mentioned, that a boy would be introduced to him, who was possessed of a peculiar talent, and who had excited controversy in Glasgow, as to whether the development of his brain corresponded with the manifestations of his faculties. Mr Ritchie stated, that he had not cultivated the science so arduously as to be able to speak with perfect confidence respecting some of the minute organs; but that he would examine the boy's head, and mention frankly what it indicated. Mr Ritchie then stated, without hesitation, what, according to the development, were the leading talents and propensities of the boy before him, observing that he was gifted especially with those organs which enable one to distinguish himself as an artist. When he had given this opinion, Mr Edmonston expressed a wish, on the part of his Glasgow friends, that the boy, while unknown, should also be seen by Mr G. Combe; and the whole party, without separating, proceeded forthwith to this gentleman's house. There the party remained together in the room they were first shewn into, until Mr Combe was brought to them; and, without any other intimation than that there was a wish to test Phrenology by an examination by Phrenologists of the boy's head, and an opinion as to his talents, Mr Combe proceeded to ascertain the development and dictate an opinion. This was all done and certified in presence of Mr Edmonston, and before any of the party left the room. Mr Ritchie, in his examination, did not measure the head, nor note down the development of the several organs; but Mr Edmonston certified that the account of talents and character given by him virtually corresponded exactly with what was dictated separately by Mr Combe, and which was as follows: Occipital spine to lower Individuality, From Concentrativeness to Comparison, hollow of the ear to Occipital spine, do. do. do. to lower Individuality, do. to Firmness, Destructiveness to Destructiveness across, Secretiveness to Secretiveness, Cautiousness to Cautiousness, Constructiveness to Constructiveness, Ideality to Ideality, Meatus auditorius to Benevolence, 7 inches. 71% 37 40 57 1. Amativeness, large MASTER JAMES HUBARD. 2. Philoprogenitiveness, do. 3. Concentrativeness, do. 7. Constructiveness, rather large 13. Benevolence, rather large 15. Hope, moderate 16. Ideality, full 18. Firmness, large 17. Conscientiousness, do. 19. Individuality, decidedly large 20. Form, 21. Size, very large 22. Weight, not ascertained 24. Locality, rather large 26. Time, rather full 33. Imitation, large, more on one 34. Wonder, full. "The head is large, and the organs of the propensities are "considerably developed, which indicate power. The organs "of the faculties which give the social affections are large, so "that while there will be the elements of a good hater or a for midable enemy, there will be also the constituent feelings of a 66 warm and excellent friend. The combination of Concentra"tiveness, Love of Approbation, Conscientiousness, and Intellect "generally, will give a philosophic character to the mind, and "fit the individual for comprehending and applying principle "in all his undertakings. The distinguishing characteristic, "however, is his talent for art. The combination of Secretiveness, Form, Size, and Imitation, with Individuality and Com"parison, should give him the tact of combining expression of "character with great truth and accuracy in the details of his "work. At his time of life it is probable that the taleut will "have shewn itself in cutting or clipping figures of animals, "men, &c. Colouring is also fully developed, and he might "succeed as a painter; but his power of colouring will not be equal to his power of drawing and giving expression." Many of our readers have probably seen Master Hubard, as he has practised his art, in the way of public exhibition, in the principal cities of England and Scotland, and is now, we believe, in Dublin. He clips in paper profile likenesses of those who visit his gallery at the charges of one shilling each for half-lengths, and five shillings for whole-lengths; and the walls of his exhibition-room are hung round with many beautiful specimens of his skill. "The Western "Luminary" gives the following account of him and of some of his productions:-" Little Hubard's talents were |