The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-19 00:00:00

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

Yesterday, an extraordinary General Meeting of this
Charity was held at the Hall of the Corporation, in Fleet.
street. His Royal flightless the Duke of CLA RENCE in the
Chair.

Sir MICHAEL SIIAW STEWART, Bart., explained the
object of. the Meeting. His Majesty had been gracionsly
pleased to bestow an annual donation of 1001. on the
Charity, and it was for the purpose of moving a dutiful
address to his Majesty, in consequence thereof, that the
present Meeting had been convened. The worthy Baronet
then read the address, which having been signed and waled,
was delivered to his Royal Highness, in order that it might
be presented to the King.
'The Duke of CLARENCE having received the address,
rose and said, that he took blame to himself for not having
much sooner directed his Majesty's attention to the ex-
cellent objects which the Scottish Hospital had in view.
An annual subscription was a much more effective way to
benefit a charity, than by giving one sum, as was generally
the practice in the reigns of George IL and lII.
(Applause.)—lt was peculiarly appropriate, when his
Maje,ty's health was drunk by his subjects at any public
charity, patronised by the King, to give a subscription.
A good example was thus afforded, and an interest and
connection with charitable institutions kept up, which by
any other means could not be so well effected.—(Hear.

Sir M. S. STEWART, Bart., Sir PETER LAuRII, the
Hen. Win. FRASER, and several other Gentlemen, ad-
dressed the ➢Meeting, and spoke in behalf of the claims of
the Charity.
An adibess of thanksiviving been passed to Pia Royal
Highness, and the Spring Festival appointed, the Meeting
adjourned.

SALES OF OUR TOWN-ANATOMISTS.

The exposures that have lately taken place, in connec-
tion with the atrocious dealings of those who have been
the slaughterers or human carcase venders to the surgeons,
have led to the recollection, invention, and circulation of
stories, which, as they have generally been in the true
" raw head and bloods, hone" style, have found a most
ready reception with the lovers of the marvellous in this
as well as in other places. A few specimens of these deli.
cate morceaux may not be unpalatable to the curious in
such matterit. The following on dits, among others, ate
at present afloat in Sheffield :
/t is said that the fact of a girl not having arrived at
home, after it was known that she had been dismissed
from her place of servitude, has laid her late mistress
under unpleasant suspicions, and caused her mother very
great girl, lest she should have been elapperclawed, and
sold to the surgeons for dissection.
It is said, by a woman, that when she lived in the ser •
vice of —, she was ordered, one Sunday evening, to
make a fire under the great copper : this order she reluc-
tantly obeyed ; but not being able to divine the reason of
so uncommon an arrangement, she stole down stairs in the
night to take a peep into the cauldron—when lo ! and be-
hold ! instead of finding it surrounded with witches, sing-
ing the wail-known stave—

" Double, double, toil and trouble ;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble," &c.
she found the head and breasts of a female, racing each
other round the boiling pan, at a horrid rate ! She left
immediately, but never told the story till just now.
/t is said that a certain operative, who had been in the
habit of furnishing specimens of stuffed animals to those
persons who were curious in such matters, and who might,
perhaps, have exercised his craft a little on other " sobjeets,"
called at the house of Mr. —; but no one opening the
door, be with some hesitation, went forward—and still for-
ward, until he came to a room, where, on a low bench,
and were busily mph Ted in flaying a fine
fresh subject.
/t i: said that Mr. on being questioned as to what
surgeons did with the flesh of those whom they anatomized,
referred the querist for an answer to the makers of pork
sausages. Apropos of this hint, it is storied of our
rots Richard 1., that he was once, during his crusading
expedition, recovered from a dangerous distemper by feasting
on the flesh of a plump Saracen, who, in default of pork,
for which the King longed, had been ingeniously tiarbacued
for the royal epicure, and who declared, after he learnei
the trick which had been put upon him, that be would
never again eat pig's flesh, when that of Paynims was to
be had !
It is said that Mr. can eat his dinner with a
better zest when he has had a spell at dissecting ; more-
over, that on one occasion, he horrified a poor woman,
who was lying on her death-bell, by the barbarous propo-
sition, made in her hearing, to the husband, that he should
be allowed to dissect her as soon as she should be dead !

It is said by Mr. —, that when he was walking at
St. Hospital, an old sailor, who had fought at Tra-
falgar, was brought to have a leg amputated. The brave
.tar stood the operation without wincing ; but in conse-
quence of the ravages the disease had made, be died in the
house. The surgeons having a wish to examine the body,
asked the seaman's wife if she would allow it ? " Yes,"
said she ; " if you will give me two guineas you may take
him, and do what you like with him."—The offer was ac-
cepted, and the widow tripped gaily down the stairs, ap-
parently much satisfieil with the transaction !
It is said that several surgeons have beet) waited upon
in this town, within the last week, by persons who pro-
mised to supply them with bodies. Some have even of-
fered their own.—She.ffield Iris.

PHRENOLOGY.

WILLIAM HARE.

The following article from the Scotsman, is said to be
from the pen of Dr. Spuraheim :
" Having laid before our readers a phrenological sketch
of the character of Burke as compared with his ce.ebral
development, we beg now to add a few remarks on the
indications presented by that of his infamous accomplice
and companion Hare, which has been communicated to us
by an experienced Phrenologist, who Was allowed to
examine the head, and whose estimate was afterwards cor-
rected by a comparison with a very faithful cast taken by
Mr. Joseph, with the hair so closely cropped, as completely
to present the appe trance of a cast moulded on the shaven
scalp, except along a marginal line in front, where Hare
would not allow the hair to be cut away, but even there it
is so thin as to present no obstacle.
" At a glance, the proportion of brain in the lower and
back part, wh,re the organs of the inferior propensities are
situated, is perceived to be very great compared with the
top of the bead, or region of the organs of the moral senti-
ments, which is low and flat, indicating a preponderance
of the selfish and grovelling over the higher faculties of his
mind. Thu organ
,of Acquisitiveness, which lies in the
temples, and which gives the love of gain, is very large,
and stands broadly out, much surpassing the same part even
in Burke, in whom it was very considerable. The tempo-
ral muscle lies over it, and throwssome difficulty in the way;
Ina making every allowance for its thickness (which is
generally moderate so high up), the organ is unquestionably
very large, The prominence it occasions is so remark-
able, that an experienced or superficial observer might
easily confound it with the organ of Ideality, which is far
from being large in Hare, and not more, indeed, than mo-
derate. Next to Acquisitiveness, the organs of Destruc-
tiveness, Combativeness, Secretiveness, and Self-esteem,
are the most remarkable, forming altogether a combination
of the lowest of the propensities, which, unguided, as it
was in Hare, by any considerable endowment of moral
sentiment, was abundantly strong to fit him for the scenes
in which he acted so brutal a part. The hope of gain
would be an inducement too strong for his powers of resist-
ance, no matter what the means were by which the end
was to be obtained. The organ of Benevolence is decidedly
smaller in Hare than in Burke, and it is well known that
he was the more brut d and disgusting of the two. His
Combativeness is also largely, and his Cautiousness rather
smaller than Burke's, giving greater warmth of temper,
hastiness, and proneness to fighting ; and in proof of this
having been his character, his head, on being cropped for
casting, presented no less than six distinct scars, the re-
mains of wounds sustained in his numerous squabbles and
fights, chiefly in the Cowgate. The interior lobe of the
brain, containing the organs of intellect, is much shorter
and smaller than that of Burke, although viewed in front
it presents a inure perpendicular aspect, and may seem to
be well developed. It presents no indication of the acute-
ness and readiness by which Burke was distinguished even
to the last. In short, the development of Hare turns out
to be as complete a key to his mental character, as that of
Burke has been shown to be to hie ; and harmonises in
every respect with what is known of his manifestations."

FATAL ACCIDENT FROM LEAPING A
HORSE.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the Plough,
Stockwell, on the body of Thos. King, aged Di. The
deceased, who was groom to a gentleman at Brixton, was
on Thursday last mounted on a fine hunter, in Love-lane,
Stockwell, and in endeavouring to leap a bar at the bottom
of the lane, the horse failed in the attempt, and fell on the
deceased. lie was immediately conveyed to the Plough,
and medical assistance obtained, but the injuries he rectived
caused his death the next day ; the horse also received some
severe injuries in the chest, and the owner was compelled to
have him shot. A verdict of Accidental Death was returned,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.

TuESDAV, FEBRU AMY 17.—Wind S.E.---High
water 29 minutes past ten.--ArriVNl the Ivanhoe,
Nisbett, from Savannah ; Aspasia, Bennett, from New
York; Richard, Frazer, from Faro; Don, , from
Guernsey ; Liberty, Stevens, from Westport; Nancy,
Thomas, from Poole.

Sailed—The Oglethorpe, -, for. Savannah ; Lally
Normanby, Reay, Rio Janeiro; Sarah Raletone,
Philadelphia ; Lady Douglas, Noeney, New Orleans ;
James, Rankin, Leghorn ; Hercules, , Boston ;
Halcyon, , Philadelphia; Harriett, —, Bor-
deaux ; Ann, Rowe, St. Michael's ; Marriett, Mitchinsen;
Maranham.