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support. But they had a duty to perform, and t 81VOIV
must be done to themselves and the counfrP,visep,,
the country be gratified to see the responsible 4u,ere
the Crown wronging that higher section, ivh°
best guarantees for the fidelity of the People? ,
Lord HARROWBY supported the. Bill. est6i
Their Lordships then divided, when tbere
Forthe motion ...........................
Against it ................ . .......... ....... felis
Majority .......................... •
Several Bills were then forwardel a st'qr'
House Adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, June 11'
ANTY ACT. 'tio°
The lIoN. MEMBERthen presented severs'ne
praying for the appointment of a Committee to
into the operation of the Anatomy Act. „resent,i'i
Petitions to the same effect were likewise I'6llo'
by Mr. Mentz, Mr. Fitzstephen French, Mr'
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Crawford, and . Hardy.
Mr. PETERMr BORTH WICK was sensible 0111':tit;
interest which was attached to the motion of, "hand
Hon. Member for Sheffield had
ths rft
would show how much he. participated in
by being as brief as possible in the pre
This
00e4
tions with which he intended
his motion. He brought forward thl at tf(4o
given noticei 0(0
both on public and plicate grounds. Ile w°— ace tri
admit that it was necessary for medical 100
anatomical investigations should take place
point which he would not dispute. In they oe„0.0
present _Anatomy Act had been introduced forth ryo
of relieving mankind from the perils of the odinusitb,ll'°
by which anatomical schools were supplied with : tt4
and which placed in &tiger not only the 'race Gellti,!•
dead, bet the safety of the living. gran
man's plan had succeeded, and he tendered t°
thanks for what he had done ; but the ineastireej3
pres( ut
.stood, contained within itself the se, tbeP.',,
resurrection .of the horrid traffic. Althoug'_jeti.,
made it unlawful for certain persons to possess Tti,eo;
anatomical purposes, it had not provided agsh's °fro
of dead bodies, nor against the illegal possession"
of bodies. The consequence had been, that,tl is Ol!
bodies had taken place in some of the scIP--ibst
detriment of others. This was an shore lost
quired correction. He also took exception (3.
,e
of the principles on which the Bill was fetli!thollt;
the law stood at present, when a person died
lssecl'
friends to claim his body, it was given up for tiiciottif
on the principle that he owed a debt to the pub Foe
maintenance. He protested against the doctrine,i if tY
.owed to every person the debt of protection, 01'614
was one person more than another who was on,titafrieot
protection, it was the poor man who died wi(ll°--vvall4
He believed that the proposition be had put Pro
not founded upon the principles of justice, a It
that ground he moved for a Select Coramittee,Le
been said by the Right Hon. Secretary for ti% ore 1:4
Department, when speaking on another and,- begot
portant subject, that the agitation which hautioli. 4.1
up in connection with it was a noxious agitah.ectit;oo
was it necessary to have agitation on any stwJ,i(lerbJ
it was desired to bring under the serious On" josliii
of that House? Already much good had hee:odisot
the agitation upon the subject of anatomy—infl 0
many quarters, and in very many ways. r,isbrotli
1836, Mr. Roberts produced his invention, ''' as"
much could be learnt from two hundred bodiesot p
formerly from six hundred. The most emiaeroportvf
tioners had borne testimony to the value and wot
of Mr. Robert's preparation, and a great desireoptlio,
pressed that it should not be taken to °theft, tl,eaoJ.
but that such a protection should be give% Woe
ventor as would induce him to retain it
„,iiogier
It was admitted that Mr. Roberts was dese4ijoa,ol
muneration for his useful invention, and the ovaio,
ber for Kendal himself had asked him ,tni° foto"
amount he thought would remunerate 11`,-0;001,
Roberts, in reply, stated that he thought ':;00/
be a fair sum. The most satisfactory tss„- tseel
given of Mr. Roberts's process. He could1:01-,
either the Government or the Hon. Gen"-01110'..0
oppose his motion; but if they had any th)ti.briteeo,"
efficiency of' Mr. Roberts's plan, all he vi,7o I anted'
efficiency
to prove it. Mr. Roberts had salted, bus;fol
for which he ought to have been compens%e(i,‘'',,Og
which he had not. The present Bill, he thsfor.,
considerable protection, but it did not pot`'.ost of
were the most helpless and the most &sac:evil,
tection. In the present state of things, °twilt:der
passed that some student's life was not stier', the" tr
noxious operation of the dissecting mom. u
tion of Mr. Roberts's plan those dangers C-eliet
moved. He concluded by moving for a
.the Anymittee to inquire into the operation of.t.--
4,,
Act.
icos ter 5
Mr. HARDY seconded the motion. At IV °,
sirable and most important that the fee';',"o-°'tisr
humbler classes, which were so much ,cl. cciptii!
point, should be soothed. He thought ,neyestimit
the Government on this measure required '"t to
and he would give his most strenuous suPPer
pointment of the Committee.

The question having put, er use );A
ar
Sir J. GRAHAM could assure the B°u riff'
would address it with the most studious u.-o,bia,"
thought the proposed inquiry, so far from s° 00'00'j,
public feeling, would rather irritate it, and, °,9 wes,iito
alone it might be avoided. The present fte'n,they
guarded, and strict in its provisions regardi°l',:f ,ihtitej
sal of bodies—the dying wish of a pei-son, ovi
condition, must, in all cases be adhered to, siti the,/
distant relation of the deceased, if he clain3egotiti'de
must not be refused it. If there was, as theto,fri,
ber stated, gross infractions of the present la be
linquents ought to be punished, and nr„°l/ or° hr„
ished, if the proper means were taken I°_,,rjoieler;
them before a legal tribunal. Two Conl'ae- Pt";
been appointed to inquire into the subject', o_4
ports of these Commissions, particularly Ito
the Government were about to act upon•
the subject, which had prevailed since the P „cf,,
present Act, was the best proof of its succe.led ne'
mg Mr. Roberts, on whose account he belie
iit) I,
sent motion was made, he (Sir J. Graft 0°10C;
disputed the success of his plan. ;die °heir'
Sir Astley Cooper and Sir Benjamin Br 00 to be
fisal:j
proved of it in 1836, but he had good rees,ohjector
that Sir Astley changed his opinion on theses 00:0j0;,
his death, and Sir Benjamin Brodie hei,be rtajoicit/
to say had entirely changed his. Mr- I`,.„"itws Pose,l
perimentalised on sixteen subjects ilk
and he was empowered to say that in 0 sabjectit,
had decidedly failed. Science must hslehtit tb l
er
under the ptesent system they had theal, the
no abuse or desecration. He called le tegs,l
yds
strenuously to resist the motion.
Mr. F. FRENCH mid the Hon. Bar°dation•ti • ~i
regarding Mr. Roberts was without foon„,ar 5a_.,t00,51
not experimentalised on sixteen, but on been
and on these four and a half he bed saPrithr
d to
successful. The Hon. Member felt bon°,,,Lt the
motion for the Committee, considering .1"
ought to be inquired into. , been r
Mr. WARBURTON said there intu_ujogf e
instance brought forward of the bad w°l—opor'h'il,,,ar
and he should therefore give it his sloongids
opinion the Hon. Gentleman (Mr.Borthwico to t fit
made careful inquiries before coining Jo" There es,
and making the statement he had don obargiself
a tittle of evidence to support any of t".e thedi
one; and therefore he trusted the Ileetbead t°4o4l'
induced to take any step which might buying 0
scinding of the Anatomy Act, or the 011
opposition
opposition or the agitation of any au('l,
Roberts.
Alderman COPELAND
sawidhallestaCfrel:"fr°l4lll I:11;
0.1°110014
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some weight to the declarations of the he the ,;
tleman (Sir James Graham),
tuted inquiry, but to what had fallen,e coo
.00
Gentleman opposite (Mr. Warburton) 00, Givitoltke
tech any importance whatever. That
..".0 the „or
should refer to the evidence taken bef?' of sa/ he hi;
insteau woult!cit,igra
Towns' Committee, and then,
was only one case of wrong-doing, h& erhlevied
polled toadmit there were hundreds, °lnt,deci be°.
(Alderman Copeland's) opinion, dews-
alone gr
searching inquiry. For these reason thO:ter
ve tio
support the motion for a Committee.
_d 01,0/0) 10,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he I%ouse, hieb
that by the rules and usages of that House,
ID',
of the Crown was allowed to refer to 1;`,"1:0,
not upon the table of the House----('; tad -1,-04
Right Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Grah3r°„'iry he, of IP/
the result of the Commission of nlille ; l'ort °
trit
tuted was the acquittal of Dr. Serner,ba reS.d 10,0
Duncombe) wished to know where 10(1 Ly,
Committee was ? It was not fair Q„ theeeier he;jl,
Right Hon. Gentleman to come tl°w.,:d oric
from reports of which the House .'being Ptio
possession. Such conduct as that nrirtaignothis,"lo;
the Government would create g!ea',,ise---lis 011,1t,tero
country, as it was evidently their
c" the 05,01:04
medical subject, he might be allow "airy .-- hif
evidently their wish to " burke'' ing, had be,iceate
He must say he was sorry the subjescvery
tight!olLii
before the House—it was, at least;
__n so 11, 10,004
a dangerous_ one ; but as it had 07...iir0 it
could only deal with it so as to O"
This theYdtitYlrh
falsehood of the matters stated• it his iteal
to do ; and therefore he should the oft;
for the motion of the Hon. Gentleman'
dse
0- ty 1111,
Evesham.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL larwnietod,
rtehsecgeocrt,:pg.v°eci
course it might determine _ bad ‘.O sa
sure. If every complaint of the wade tt'l„,e reel
Act were, as now desired, to be
the law, and the consequent re „ears_roje,liev_
special inquiry, the consequencteurifitiodt:oesepP:oll:4o;i..;
those horrible crimes which soy assertslon wory;
• •,d One oasts 01'
shocked the public nue • 0 a cer fthe 11;:
subject was that some parties ! bodies tba' Df I.r
made money by uardise3 ir d° • eft'
Why, then, what were tell gad to do dicey Pei ,43
about? Let them be compe instan hey
d, if true, but if ej
the sale of tue e 0
ty
quiring into the case, an d+ hear.) but ritie,„
the delinquent party.---(ununitteei Otiod
House would not of to
fathe Big.'" I °sere' rorel'af
subjects to the authority osB.lo, was , th,; 510
opposite (Sir J. Graham),
rol brorart;eit,
efficient inquiry made into comp take t
10 take e 101. cel
He implored the House n
the Diewber •cot
which the llon. Gentleman,
so/0000.0
desired it to dn•
ground of objection to the gra tnG
hadGebneeernalmjaOdile oNuStOfoNr inthq7iglbeto
all events. replied,
Mr. BORTHWICK having „„rear to
For the motion ......................
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10.0
of.
The House divided, when ther.
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Against it . ............ :1e• otioo•";iiotoeticj,c3
J.,thine_tsor.aAticeowrejoitte,
Majority against 11 c,,ir of Ai the eitel,-,,,e1
ESTABLISHED CHlJB.''forvvalio fs't,hl 're
Mr. WARD then rose to bring
.t ce,0,1„1.
which he had given notice, re.sPr„t ponv., or P. te!,,
Church of Ireland. lie said ther difficrewf, to
e did , OLL AO*
more strongly than he an.t. dJj
sponsibility which attached
tO
the present circumstances of EPS'Im