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THe Dumb made to speak.-At public

 examination of the pupils of the WestG

 England Institution, at Exeter, for the deaf and dumb, OH Wednesday, three boys were brought forward to exhibit the prooresS made by them in the expression of artjcplal. ed sounds. This extraordinary part of tbs art has been entirely introduced by MT

 Gordon, and its exhibition struck every ons with astonishment. Two of the voices, though not melodious, were by no means disagreeable in tone, but one of them wac exceedingly so this. however, is only q temporary evil, as the voice improves by use, and the defect was attributed by Mr

 Gordon to weakness Ill the vocal muscles for want of practice. These boys answer. ed various simple questions which were put to them; the only means they had of under. standing the question, was by observing the motion of the lips. One of them repeated the Lords prayer very distinctly. to inc astonishment of the auditory. Dr. Penneg inquired how they were first taught to utter sounds corresponding with those uttered by the teacher. Mir. Gordon said that the child was ordered. to feel the chest or throat ol me teacher, while he spoke tbe words, and by ihe vibration of the muscles he might tell when corresponding sensation was produced in his own frame, and thus ap. pfoximate towards correct imitation of the sound uttered by the teacher He demon. slrated this by placing pupil before him, and putting his hands on each side of the pupils throat; the boy placed his own hands on Mf. G.'s neck, and looking steadily at hls lips, initiated the motion of his teachers lips, and mouth, and tongue. In this man. ner he afticuiated the same sounds uttered by the teacher Western Lumlnary.