Star.
London, England, 1829-03-13 00:00:00

ASATOMT.

Mr. WARBURTON entreated the House to bear with I
him while he called its atsention to a subject which he
now considered of the utmost importance—he meant
the supply of subjects for anatomical dissection. He 1
hoped that the report of the Committee appointed last I
year had satisfied the Members of that House that. the
evils complained of, wising from the present state of '
the law upon the subject, were ro t wholly imaginary. I
The first point which the Committee had th,,ught it
necessary to establish by evidence was, that there was
an actual necessity, if the science of anatomy were
pursued, that a moderate number of subjects for di..
section should be supplied. It had been strongly urged
by correspondents in some of the public papers that the
practice of dissecting for anatomical purposes was
quite unnecessary and ought to be entirely abandoned.
He confessed that be very much doubted the sincerity
of the individuals who put forth such statements to the
world, for he would ask them if they were attacked
by severe and dangerous illness, whetter they ',multi
not immediately seek the advice of those very Phy•
sicians Mho bad obtained their skill, and coniesiient
eminence, from that identical practice which they pros
fessed to detest, and consider unnecessary? The Com-
mittee reported as the result of their 'ingnittei that,
as the law now stood, the. science of anatomy must
rapidly sink into decay,as the difficulLy of obtaining sub-
jects was so great that the students were themselves
obliged to have recourse to the practice of estimation,
in order to attain such a knowledge of anatomy as was
oecessary to render them capable of practising on the
human frame. Independently of this, if some alteration
were not made in the law upon this subject, the'trade in
human bodies, which it appeared led to the commission
of so many other crimes, could never be a ffecluelly
put an cod to. In the Bill, which he had the honour
of submitting to the House, he did not intend to im•
pose any penalties or prohibitions; his wish was that
legality should be given in certain cases to practical.
an itomy. He proposed, therefore, that anatomy should
be considered lawful, if practised either in those cities
or towns which have Universities or Corporations ha, jag.
the power 40)10er:bog medical preferment or degrees,
or in those cities or towns which have Colleges est..—
Wished for the instruction of not less than fifty students.'
This would extend the practice of dissection to many
those larger towns where every means was afforded for:
study ing with advantage. those places proper per-i
sons should be allowed to practice and to teach, end byl
that means many important advantages he thought'
might be gained. The greatest difficulty which arose
in the consideration of the matter was the source fro*
whence the supply of subjects which would hesequised
by the teacher of anatomy should be derived. '11;4. dig
investigation which the Committee had made oponithii
point, they had made many inquiries as to the practice
sir foreign countries, and the measure which he now
proposed to introduce would, in its nature, be very nearly
allied to the practice which had for some time existed at
Paris. If no supply was to be derived by legal or akimbo.
sited means (and he was convinced that every one would
say that no necessity could warrant a violatio9 of the
sanctity of the tomb) recourse must be had to the public
institutions; and it they would not afford a supply, the
practice of dissection must be put an end to altogethesi
or else remain in precisely the same state that it did
now. What he would recommend, therefore,. was this's.
that it should be lawful for the overseers and managers,
of the poor hoasea or workhouses,lor.the Governors of
prisons and the Governors of hospitals, to giee up to any
physician who may be a teacher of anatomy, for the
purposes of dissection, the bodies of those persons who
might not be claimed within a specified titne by any friend
or relative. He was fully aware, in reconimendbig such p
measure, of all the objections which might, and' wiltilfi
probably, be made against it. It might be said that such
a course would give rise to many unpleasantraes, and
that much unfairness may be practised in the disposi,
tion of bodies, which, if proper notice were given,
might probably be claimed. But be would ask them
who objected to the measure be proposed, trom'phat,
other sources than the public institutions could setbActs
be obtained? He begged &ow who were must ititeteiied

‘tbarall

in the ste.ject. viz. the poor and middle classes to re.
member how deeply they were indebted to the Faculty
for the uniform attention and kindness they receised
tenon the members (do, and not to allow themselves np
the ground of any e.r.meous feeling, to raise objections to
measiite which, in the end. mast prove beneficial to
them Let them consider wh it had occurred in the city of
Edinburgh. and let th m attribute it to what he attn.
buteJ it, viz. to the itite..se Jest. e in which the inhak.
tants old alto ed them-elves to be tit I away with by
their feeling.. The idea that the rives of the tomb were
denied to uf our tellow.creatures was naturally re.
Waive tir feeling.,mid lie.there'ore,prop.ised in the
Bill o high he now laid hair e the House, that, alter tile
pusposes of a..ction were completed, the remains
should be fly interred according to the custom of
She couiorkin which t' e person had expired. He
said acconglig to the custom of the emitter', because,
in Scotland. a different torus of burial was observed
than in chi . He should not have carted so fully into
this subject, nor have sietained the fir use so long upon
it, had he out felt that it was of the greate-t importance
to the iaculty, against o hoot imputations had been made,
charging them with being con:ederates with the worst
and most brutal of morde,ers. In coneus on he begged
'to mote "tor leave to bring in a Bill to legalize and
regulate the sops ly .übjects for anatcor y.
Mi. LEYCES MR, in rising to second the motion,
observed, toes the pract ce of eclat ...Mon, which had
hitherto been resorted to in order to k rp up tie supply
of subjects for anatomical purpo.es, was alike too:long
to the dead and offensive to the living, and was the
means of raising up a crew of the wort and most
abandoned characters. But, bad a► that prlctice oar,
it could not be prevented uniess a substito e were found.
Toot substitute could a10,.e be tootid in the pteilie
ultimo. It could not be dente.' that the stu.ly of aim.
so.oo was aoseintely nrcesri to the public good.
IL OA. the lamp vs es.iat ••• :iloarn pod the path
to skill. It showed the when, the whose, and the
how—gave firmness of reeve and dexterity in ope.
ra inn—it shortened the internal suffering under the
kitife*-- it ti iumpheJ over die sse, and robbed death
of his prey—(Heat, hear). Exhumation, therefore, in
his opinion, ought nil to be preventet unless a sub.
stitute were found. That substitute, he insi ted, had
happily been discovered, and was :et forth in the Bill
proposed by his Hon. Friend. I; was the mode ad pied
in foreign countries, where exhumation was unheard
of—it was a mode which could not be offensive to the
living, since the subjects operated upon would be those
who had no Itiends to claim their remains; and it
was a mode which could not be insulting to the
den t, since all that remained afer distec ion would
et with a decent and Christi in burial. It woul.:,
indeed, be a melancholy sattsfattion to those whose
hest moments-received consolation from the public cha.
tities to know that they would be able after death, in
some measure, to repay the debt they oreJ to those
who administered condi:it to them outing the last stage
of their existence. He hoped. thee*, e, th it the House
would accede to the pcopositioo now advanied, as a
measure which aortld ultimately lead to good.
On the notion twine put,
Mr. A.VILLIERS took the opportunity of expressing
his lull concurrence in the proposed measure; he
thought it was one which would effectually protect
those private feelings which had so frequently been
violated, by abolishing the practice of exhumation. If
this Bill should pass, the traffic inhuman bodies would
inevitably be put an end to, and a sufficient supply
would he obtained without it, and the Legislature would
thus, by depriving crime of its market, relieve hums.
nity from the stain which had been cast upon it by the
recent events at
.Edinbuigh. This had been well style I
a measure of charity, for it was the poor who would
reap the great benefit of it.
The LORD ADVOCATE said that nothing could
be more distressing than the situation in which the
Professor of Anatomy was placed. It was admitted
that a supply of subjects was absolutely necessary
tut hint to inlinct his pupils in the surgical art; but
the law made him liable to be brought before a Ma.
gistrate for having a subject in his possession. They
were besides obliged to have intercourse with indi.
viduals of the most depraved characters, who were
capable of any, atrocity. The safety of life was ma-
terially involved in the present question—(Helo
hear). He bad been concerned for smile months past
in the investigationuf a transaction conn.cted with the
subject--(Heat). The result of his inquiries was, that
it was absolutely essential for the prevention of crime
to adopt some such measure as the present. It was
possible that the practice, to which he need not mote
particularly allude, still existed, and he leered that it
would extend unless Means were taken to prevent it. The
inofortune of the discliisures, which it was impossible
to prevent, which had token place lately, was, that it
brought under the view of those who a e e likely woke
advantage of the knowledge the facility with which the
crime might be committed, wichoutthe possibility of did
covey, that which in other cases formed the evidence of
Murder being destroyed. All the evidence agreed in saying
the persons concerned in the procuring of sobjects were
cap lisle of aily clime. Sir Astley Conner had given it
as his opinion that, were it no t fur fear of detection,
those persons would disinter ,t is body. This measure
was entirely of a permissive nature, which would pro
lent many objections being urged. Indeed the measure
'eras in all respects 'as un bjectionable in princkle as
possible. They all agteethat the feelings of relations
ought to be consulted; and as only those bodies were
~to be appropriated to dissection which the relations dr.
dined to bury, the feelings of such relations would sot •
'be very much hurt, and did not deserve much respect.
'Wjth'regard to what had been said relative to the ob-
jection that the poor would have to go to the hospitals
after this Bill had passed, he considered the fest of it
t be perfectly visit nary. Persons going into hospitals
is expected to be cured, or, if they tiought of dying, •
I they cared little what became of their bodies. Betide%
it was not found in countries where the bodies of per.
sons who died in hospitals were appropriated to dine-
tims, that the hospitals were deserted on that accoent.
Mr. J. LOCKHART approved of the measure; but tboatat
would be well to insert a clause to prevent any body being sot 1! •••
dissection without the approbation of a Coroner expressed aim
warrant.

Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that be should support the maw*
sa be conceived it calculated to do away with a great evil. hoe
absurd to suppose that medical science could arrive at any ye*
don without a knowledge of anatomy. To obtain that lusaWlldr_,
it .was larcener/ to have a supply of bodies, and yet that c""
not be legally obtained The consequence was a vide*. dal Ms'
of all decency, of all the feelings of our nature, Sy pumas bait
seed to crime. The alternative of not legalising the met br
measure of the Hon. Member was to be found in the analrer
of the witnesses rumbaed before the Committee. but wbee____„l.lll.l
fqr very obvious reasons, was very paverly not ghee.
saut:dsat be himself supplied the schools of anatomy in liarado.
1800 with 505 adults and forty-four small subject's 11°dM
~
'thirty.sovets lie sent to Edinburgh, and eighteen that be Ind "•
hand. is 1810 be supplied 332 subjects; in lilt be MIPPled
and in the following summer 234; the adult fetching We 0,1"-
'rage four "guineas, abcrette children being purchased at se Inact
inch. After the mournful experience they bad bad within the.
six mnatlisbear).:convicaost must have entered the mind degas"
man that somethilig mast be done, due regard being had toboile
sy.all respected,to.prevent a recurrence of such sintrolot
appeared to him nothing objectionable. in the OKI,"
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LON Di 'N.

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FRIDAY, MARCH Is, IBt9
PRICK OF STOCK* AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Baal Stock Shut Old Annuities
3 per Cent.ited. Sbut New Ditto
3 per Ct. Cons. 881 11 76 £lOOO Exclisq.llllls SS 3 49 52
56 per Cent. 1818, Simi 1300 Ditto 511 1 2
51 per Cent. lied. Sbut dime and 4200 Ditto S 3 S 4
riper Ct. Nen,lol4 4 4 India for Acct.
4 per Cent. 1826, Sbut Advertised .50 1
Loos Ann. Shut Bask for Aect. 2116
ladle Stock Sbut CUIISOI• fur Aect 876 71
FOKKION FUNDS, TWO trei.ocK.
Bratlllan Ms. 3 pet. Do Acct. $34
Acet 61 keno's. 15ds 5pC. 446
Urea k 13.1.,1825, 3 p Ct. 134 141 nuss.Kds.lBllB.3 p Ct. 944 I
3;ex.11.111,18113,6p Ct. 234 Do. Acct. 944 I
au rutin A:.1) FOKKION SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.

SNA at.
Anglo Mexicali 100
British Iron SO
Van Diensen's Land Agile. 100

PAW. •
100 231
47j 511
71 2

The two Houses of Parliament se: again principally
engaged yesterday after noon in receiving Petitions, both
in favour of and against Catholic Concession—the latter,
as usual, far outweighing the former. We regret to
see tharattempts are still made to throw discredit upon
the means used to get up (as it is called) these Pete.
lions ; but it is quite evident that no means which
could be adoi ted could have. succeeded in inducing
so niaty thousands . io petition against Concession,
if the intenJed mea.ure had not been obnuzious
to the people generally. It perhaps cannot be de.'
nitd, that both sides have used means to persuade
persons to petition, %bleb bad better Rot have been
resoi ted to, but it is to be regretted that any attempt
should be in consequence made to bring into disrei tare
the pt actice of pied Ling p. titions, which is founded
upon a right which all k.nglisbaien have been taught
to look upon as one of the bulwarks of their freedom.
These as tifiers boa ever will not succeed, and petitions,
evincing the sense of every district of the country, wilt
still pour in, and eventually they must be attended to.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday were received last night.
They do not contain one word of news. The Funds
declined about a bait per cent. on that day, but no cause
is assigned for it in the Papers. Extracts are given is
another column.

Mr. WARBURTON last night obtained leave to bring
in the Bin. 01 whi:h he bad given previous notice. to
4‘.l.eganse and Regulate the supply of Subjects.for
Anatomy." As it is highly desirable that no unlavour-
able impression against the measures proposed by this.
Bill should be made. we shall take an early oppottamity
after it is brought in to discuss the principles of it•

Some of oar Cotemporaries have lately descended
to the base means of vilifying private character, for
the purpose of promoting the purposes of-factions and
we need not mention that reports of the most- seaa•
daloos nature have been propagated by these means
against two illustrious persons. The very were of
the imputations prevented their metradletiemo wiabout-

outraging decency and the feelings of the highest rani:),
in the Kingdom. The repeated insinuations, however,
contained in one Journal rendered silence impossible.
and then fore steps were taken to prove the absolute
fal.ehood of the reports; and we are happy to be able
to add, that we understand thst the most irresistible
proofs have been afforded of the utter want of founds-
Lion for the whole story. We cannot at present say
more than that the innocence of the parties accused is
most conclusively established.
The proceedings instituted by Captain GARTH in
Chancery, respecting a certain box of papers, may pro-
bably still further confirm what we have stated above.

The relations between this country and Turkey, are,
we understand, likely to become more friendly; while
the renewal of hostilities between Russia and the Porte'
is inevitable. The probability, therefore, a differences
,rising between the Cabinets a St. limes's and St.
Petersburgh, hAi become stronger, and to this cause, it
is said, may be attributed the decline which has
taken place in the Austrian funds, as it is impossible
that Russia and Great Britain could in any way be,
embroiled, without Austria and France being ultimately,
involved. At no former period were the relations of
amity between Great Britain, France, and Austria more
close than at present, and this is the best safeguard
against tl.e ambitious views of Russia. Reports mention
that Mr. STRATFORD CANNING has left Naples, on his
way to Constantinople, and if -tut succeeds in arranging
all matters between this country and the Porte, we may
' then at once make common cause against the plans of
the Russian Autocrat.

A Du ch Mail and German Papers were received
this morning. The little pol.tical intellige.:ce they con.
lain has been anticipated by previous arrivals. The
following are 'extracts—

HA!►ISURGH, Iffmteis 1.
Hones Hall, Poor o'Clock.

The Inactivity of our corn market continues; but the thaw
having now apparently set in, we may shorty look fee the morn-
ing of the navigation of thin's,.

- STILL
Dentate Wheat . . 190 to 190
Pommereetan . . 165 176
Anhalt (white) . . 175 190
Ditto (red) . . 165 175
Denials . . . 130 150
Dantsic Rye . 94 88
Magdebutgh Barley . 62 70
Anti.* . ' . -. . 65 78
Upland Oat. . . 42 46
Holstein Rapeseed . . 190 189

The tanker decline of Back Shares at Vienna has operated on.
favourably here; the came of the decline continues unknown.
No political muse appearing, finds have been firm at the prices
quoted. End of February.
Au& Danish Loan 3 per Cent. • liot
Anglo Remiss, ditto 4 . 914
Hamborgh Replan • . grij
Anglo Prussian Loan of 111$ . 9111
Austrian Bank Shame . . 1,097
Austrian Heralliques . . 97
-drunks* Repartir. Merck 6.
WARSAW. 11/411119AST I&

On the 14th Ms Imperial Higknees the Grand Duke Michael
left Alt capital to proceed to Teicsyn, the headquarters of the
Glued&

• STOCKHOLM, Fammtv 44.

That.*ld hare at &ockbolos la excessive—we can hardly venture
to go out of the INOse tar-fear of having our ears or wows frozen.
The euestioos respeedog dunes in the Con,titution, which have
remained over from the last Diet, wet. brought forward yesterday
in all the Foto Legates.

BERLIN, Maws 4.
According to the official accounts of the• Revenue (as estimated
for 1 22k) tie total Receipt Is taken at . 50,796 000 rice dul.
The Expenditure at . . 42,720.000
ideating far a residue 2,076.000
Haablnk Navas Larch JO.
TRIESTE, Fee. 23.
Five days before the departure from Smyrna of a Captain who
has arrived here la SI days. the Asturian squadron bad arrived in
that port with the ships aims up as Epee. They were all empty,
the Admiral having odd the remainder of the tarries ;hot the value
of the goods and the indemnities for the Captalus was on hoard, in
ready mosey. Immediately on the arrival et the Austrian Admiral,
the Greek brig of war which had been detained was set at liberty,
and prepared to sail under the V 64.011 of an Austrian man of war.
Orders had been received at Smyrna to un load all the ships with
corn bound to Constantinople. as d to send the corn thither by
land; but to do ibis 12,100 camels are required.
Letters Irum Vienaa say that the Emperor has declared Venice
a free port. The commerce of Italy with the Levant, which at
present is chiefly in the hands of the merchants of Genoa and
Leghorn. will continue to revive the decayed prosperity of Venice.
This may indirectly prove an advantage to our city.
FRONTIERS OF SEE VIA, Fee. 22.
_ _

The real ground of the consternation of the Turks at Belgrade
appears to Dave been the 4tews of the deposition of the Grand
Vi-
sier. It is said that be had rendered himself tedious to the army
by his excessive 'reality The prices of provisions had risen con-
siderably. The Sultan had gone on board a whip of war to visit
the Dardanelles. The Kiaja Bey is said to have accompanied him
on this excursion. Some apprehemioas were entertained for the
tranquillity of the capitaL It is said that 4..Laubert will soon
*awe Constantinople.-4figeinsine &stunt March 8.

mictraussa ell unwise.
1-lamainton, Manus 5 —l3 9}; Two months, 13 71.
Beau.. Ala seat 2.--Thrre month., 6 si j.
Cuatlmasta. Fes t;l.—Two months, 6 16.
Ifsaitua, Faa. ILL—Three month., 950.
Assavaaaam, Max. 10 —ll 97 5-10; Two months, 11 925.10.
Istamirost, Masan S.—Two month., 145.
• CITY. Twatme oTtoca.
The funds remain in the same state of stagnation as for several
days past, and up-to the present hour there has been only one bar
gain dent. Cowls opened this morning at 87 to 1, but there does
not appear the least animation in the market, and everything bas a
gloomy appe.tratme In the City.
The pikes in the Foreign matket are nominal et present.
The Dutch Mail which bas arrived this morning, brings the
Dutch hinds the same as the prevMur Accounts.
CITY. HALF-FAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Tbe Canso! market has Improved g per cent. within this half
bour,as Consuls which were in the early part of the day at 27 to g,
may at preseat be quoted 117* I for the Account, and $7l for
Money.
It is reported that- Lord 1•011110AL11 has Mg his proxy to the
Duke of Waaimans.
In the Festiva market little or nothing is doing.

His MAJESTY has just eisets a fresh proof of the
beneficence of ►is bean. By his &sin the Do less useful than
ay/redid donation of Otte Thousand Pounds has been tianunitted
by the Loan. Maven to the Committee for the Relief of the Bpi-
seaside Weaver.

Tires afternoon the Duke of Weimewrox and Earl
HATiduitat visited Mr. GOVLSURN, at his house in
Dowoingsweet.
Mr. Comesst, the Messenger, arrived at Downing-
Vitft ar sit o'clock this morning, bringing dispatches to the Foreign
bed Colonial Hikes, Irons Sir F. Anus, the Lord High Commis-
;skeet oldie lonian Islands. M. Cocruu left Ancona co the aia
*tam
The Earl of WitTMORLASD entertained Prince and
Prisms. Wean, and a distinguished Party, at Dinner yesterday,
tit his house In Grosvenor-square.
Yesterday the dispatches from Madras and China, by
the ship Repels*, Captain Homey Gamma, were closed at the
India Hossesand delivered to the Purser of that ship.
. The whole of the houses between Somerset House
sad Strand4ine aroexpeeted to come down, to mail way foe the
she et Nimes Cabe%
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courr CLUCULA R.
The LORD PRIMA?, Of IRELAND, Earl BATHURST
the Earl of Annuteze, %lumen bluoiLie, Viscount flaanroao
Mr. Secretary Pus, and Mt. Hawes. 'Wird the CMANCILLOS
of the Esctuteene yesterday. The Right Hon. Gentleman was
better yesterday.
Count de MALVItIt. the Danish Minister, had a
conference with the Rata of Samisen yesterday, at the Office of
the Secretary of Scat. fur Foreign Affairs.
Viscount MitiviLLE held a Levee at the Admiralty
en Wednesday, which was numerously attended by Naval Officers.

OItATORIO.

HANDees Messiah was ens emely well per four ed to
Wednesday night at Drnry•bleeTheatre and drew 4
good Hnuse. BIAHAM, Miss-LoVa, Anctma, Sacrum,
and HORIICASTLE. did ample justice IS this Sue corn.
positi ,n. Miss Barre sang" There were Shepherds,"
and" Rejoice read y," with infinite spirit; and Madame.
STOCILHAUBI4I gave." I know my fisoattwart liveth"
with very great feeling ; she pronounced the mortises.
(tamely well. The sublime chort.s.e. were sr II prr •
formed, and produced t usual eff tr. Ounv per.
formed a Concerto on the Vrnlin In a masterly style.

SPORTING IN
BETTING-ROOM. TAT

rELLiGENCE.
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4 to 1 apt Comes
8 to It apt Burman
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11 to 1 apt Wimifill (takes) .

9 to 1 agst Espartolle
12 to 1 apt Canvass
13 to 1 agst Electrtsa
13 to 1 agst Nlortis Dincer
14 to 1 JO( LIS
15 to 1 apt Prince Eugene
16 to 1 agst Post Mot

16 to 1 apt Ben. to Moss
14 to 1 apt Camel
17 to 1 agit Will ei'the Wisp
40 to 1 apt Augusta
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so to 1 apt Lapdog
40 to I apt Sontag
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7 to 1 apt Varna
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W to 1 ag.t Stotrorth (taken)
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10 to 1 apt Voltaire
11 to 1 apt Rowtoo (taken)
t 4 tot east Pilgrim
16 to I apt Woodtnblock
The first day of the nest Newmarket Craven Meeting, Mr.
Otenvil'e's Neteut is matched ag Anse Mr. Scott Stonekewer's
Chiron, Est. Sib. eachaor 200 alive. h ft.
At the First Newmarket Spring Meeting (last day), Ifr.'Pettit's
Rough Robin, list. 51b, is m wadi against Mr. G silly's Siamelele
Me. 141 b. (Sc SOO sews: 41. Ft. '