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London, England, 1826-03-17 00:00:00

that people would look at the business with •
the eyes of common sense. Feelings for
the dead are to be respected, but not, we
submit, to the injury of the living. Medi-
cine cannot be studied without anatomy ; and
anatomy cannot be carried on without sub-
jects. Where are they to come from/ We have
no wish that the laws against the stealing of
dead bodies should be repealed ; we only de-
sire that there should not be any activity in
putting them in execution. The odious trade
of a resurrection-man will never become gene-
ral, and we should have no objection to leaving
the guardianship of the dead from their ra-
vages to the surveying relatives. If the feelings
of friends be not outraged, no harm in any point
of view is done, for we certainly shall not argue
with those who fancy that any outrage is com-
mitted on the lifeless carcase. An over zeal
against the practice has done the University of
Edinburgh an injury from which it will hardly
recover. As a practical school for surgical in-
struction, that celebrated seminary is now almost
useless. This consummation is clearly not to be
wished for ; we hope in this respect we shall
not imitate our northern neighbours. We must
say, that we think Mr. Minshull, in his decision
on the individual case which has drawn from us
these reflections, was more angry than was
needful._

[NEW TIMES.]
CITY Porxrics.—lt was a good old rule, in
City Politics, to 44 start fair," and not to begin
canvassing till the Parliament was dissolved.
Why-or'wherefore this good rule has been set at
nought, in the present instance—Why or where-
fore the City has been so soon disturbed with can-
vassing and circulars, and paragraphing, and
speechifying, let Alderman Wood inform us ; for
he it was that began this premature contest, by cir-
culating an address to the Common Council. Peo.
ple do say, that the worthy Alderman's activity is
owing to certain misgivings that he has about the
waning of his popularity. Ilowever, he needs not
despair : he is better off than Wuithman yet.—
Poor Robert !—Frotn the moment he heard the
word 44 election," he could not sleep in his bed.
lle must be a candidate ! Really, we pity him.
We are amongst his very best friends,and if he had
listened to us and retired in decent time from public
concerns, his life would have been worth lO years
more purchase than it is at this present writing.
The Lord Mayor, Venables, is to summon his
forces to-day at the Mansion-house. Last Tues-
day fortnight he declared himself a candidate
for the high honour of representing the City of
London in Parliament. His speech hit poor
Waithman very hard. " If the Citizens of
London want a rash, daring, thick and thin poll-
tian," said Mr. Venables, 44 then, unquestion-
ably, lam not the man." The fact, we under-
stand, is, that the more respectable part of the
Waithmanites have long entertained this feeling.
They have had enough of rash, daring, thick and
thin politicians. They are ashamed of their old
leader, and in looking about for a new one,
they have turned their thoughts to Queenhithe.
Mr. Oldham has the reputatiou of having
first raised the standard of revolt ; but Fa-
vell and Ilurcomhe still fight under the old
Bandana flag. The great hitch with this party
has al ways been the subscriptions. They
could not get on well in money matters, in their
very hest days; and now, that the party is split,
their Fitton CPS, we fear, are a complete Sinking
Fund ! The best thing that Alderman Waithman
could do, would be to retire gracefully from the
scene. Let him,- for instance, attend the Man-
sion House to-day, declare off in a pathetic
speech, and propose his friend, the Lord Mayor,
his place. It would have a good effect.

JltGtt TREASON.---One (lay, as Madame de
POMPADOUn had finished dressing, M. de NOAIL.
LES asked to speak to her in private. I accord-
ingly retired. The Count looked full of import-
ant business. I heard their conversation, us there
was only the door between us, " A circumstance
has taken place," said he, 44 which I think it my
duty to communicate to the King ; but I would
not do so without first informing you of it, since
it concerns one of your friends, for whom I have
the utmost regard and respect. The Abbe tie

Bemis (then Minister) had a mind to shoot•this
morning, and went with two or three of his
people, armed with guns, into the little park,
where the Dauphin, would not venture to
shoot without asking the King's permission.—
The guards, surprised at hearing the report
of guns, ran to the spot, and were greatly
astonished nt the sight of M. de Bends.—
They very respectfully asked to see his permis-
sion, when they found, to their astonishment, that
he had none. They begged him to desist, tell-
ing him, that if they did their duty, they should
arrest him ; but they must, at all events, instantly
acquaint him with the circumstance, RS Ran.
ger of the Pork at Versailles. They added,
that the King must have heard the firing, and
that they begged of him to retire. The Abbe
apologized, on the score of ignorance, and as.
sured them that he 'had my permission. The
Count de Noailies; said they could only grant
permission to shoot in the remote party, and in
the great park.' " The Count made a great
give the earliest infor-
mation to Madame. She told him to leave the
task of communicating it to the King to her, and
begged of him to say 4iothing about the matter.
M. de Mnrigny, who did not like the Abbe,
come to see me in the evening, and I affected to
know nothing of this story, and to hear it for the
first time from him. •' Ile must have been out of
his senses," said he, " to shoot under the King's
windows,"—and enlarged much on the airs he
gave himself. Madame de Pompadour gave this
affair the best colouring she could ; the King was,
nevertheless, greatly disgusted at it, and twenty
times since the Abbe's disgrace, when he passed
over that part of the park, he said, " this is where
the Abbe took his pleasure." —(Memoirs of Ma-
dame du Hausleo

There is now living in the Isle of Wight a
woman named Rebecca White, who has reached
her 104th year, and has 170 grand-children.