Star.
London, England, 1824-01-13 00:00:00

THURTELL'S REIIAINS.

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The mortal remains of Thurtell were removed on
Friday'night last, to St.i Bartholomew's Hospital, and
placed in a room -adjoining the Theatre of Anatomy.
The crowd of persons on Saturday, who attended to
view •the body, was. very great, and as the place in
which it was deposited was so small that not more than
eight or ten persons could be admitted at a time, there
were continually numbers in, arrear before the dour of
the Theatre.

The body of Thurtell was remarkable for its muscu-1
larity and symmetry, and for the clearness of the skin.
It was evident that he had been in a state of the most
vigorous health ; and from the appearance of the limbs,
it was difficult to imagine that they even yet wanted
some poition of the strength and elasticity which seems
to have once characterised them. His features were
changed, though not, in the common sense of the word,
distorted. The prineipalthange was effected by the re-
laxation of the muscles of the cheeks, which in life were
so powerful and massy. The eyes were .half open, and
of a- fine blue, not mope prominent than they are in
many living faces. In Thurtell, when alive, they had
appeared rather small, and their colour not remarkable.
The hair having been removed, the head appeared. ex-
ceedingly well formed, and the want of expansion of the
forehead was less remarkable than in life.—The corpse
is five feet ten inches and a half in length.
Among those who were mostearly.and most arixions
in their attendance on Saturday were a class of people
called Phrenologists, who.werc ail a-gog to find a very
common prominence behind and above the ear, which
they are pleased to call" the organ of destructiveness," or
murder. Most unfortunately for the cultivators of this
science, it happens that' the said bump or prominence is
not to be found in the head of what was Thurtell; in
other words, that the organ of destructiveness was not at
all prominent or developed. This was " water in the
shoes" of .the phrenologists ; but what was still worse
was, that" the organs of benevolence"and of "caution"
were very strongly masked. They, however, consoled
themselves with saying that the organ of courage was
very large,_ and that the intellectual organs seemed
scarcely developed. However, hese Gentlemen, nothing
daunted, argue that the character of Thurtell just
corre.p.mded to the appearances on the skull. Suchis
the advantage which this science possesses, that if the
skull, according to their theory, suits the previously
known character Of .the possessor, it is well ; if not, they
snake another character to suit.

The LORD CHAMBERLAIN; it is said, has issued his
veto against the performance of French Plays in any
public building of the metropolis. It is reported also
that his Lordship hats issued new regulations respecting
the Minor Theatres, in consequence of the application
of the proprietors of the two Patent Theatres.
TIIe LATE CHARLES DtßEHH.—Siturday evening a
Meeting was held at the Freemasons Tavern, to make
arrangements for the public dinner and festival, which
was numerously attended by subscribers and friends.
At eight o'clock Dr. KITCIIINER was unanimously
called to the Chair; and, after a number of letters were
read from several distinguished characters, regretting
their absence on the occasion, the business was pro-
ceeded with. The public dinner was eventually fixed
for Friday, March 5, and Admiral Sir JOSEPH YoRKE
is to be requested to preside on the occasion.
Yesterday morning 'some (faring thief contrived to
force open_ the parlour window of the house of Mr.
HoLuEs, M.P. of No. 6, Grafton-street, Bond-street, on
.doing which he ransacked the place of considerable pro-
perty, consisting of wearing appareVplate, Bcc. with a
valuable gold watch and pencil case. •
A forged check for 05. l Os. on the Hastings Bank
of Tilden, Smith, and Co. was presented on Thursday
at one of the Maidstone Banks by a- lad, and cashed be
fore discovery. A man, named William' Pigram, has
been' pprehended, on whom were found 4128 worth of
theidentical notes taken for the check. •
Friday, two despet ate fellows,' named Spencer and
Beckwith, effected' their escape from on board the Gailymede prison-ship, at Chatham. They were convicted
of felonies some time since, and remained in the Gany-
made under rule of transportation for seven years. They
are supTiosed to have returned to their old haunts. '
By judgment of the Chamber of Police Correctionelle
of Bourdeaux, passed on the Sd inst. M. 13. CONSTANT
has been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for hay.:
ing decorated himself with the Cross of the Legion. of '
Honour, without beirig author ixed;
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