The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-17
EXCITEMENT IN CANADA.

A CORPSE STOLEN BY THE MEDICAL STUDENTS
most sacrilegious outrage perpetrated in Can.
ada last week The particulars Of which thus Civ
en- by the Montreal papers; "On Tuesday aud
Wednesday last the English village at Cham6ly be-
came the scene Of small excitement, il having
come to the knowledge Of the inhabitants that the re-
mains Of the late Barrack Sergeant Campbell which
had been inferred few days previous with military
honors, in the Catholic cemetery in the French WI
lage, had been dug up and dragged from their last
resting place by some young aspraDts to the seal
pei, who were finishing their studies under the village
Sangrada So little pains had these midnight rob
bers Of human flesh taken 10 conceal their airocous
act, that the family of the deceased going early on
the morning after the day Of nterment to visit the
grave, they discovered it unenanted the coffin and
winding sheet thrown aside, and marks Of hair and
blood OH the high wall that the body had been drag
ged over. The late Sergeant Campbell was fna
old soldier who had served many years in the fifteenth
regiment and on that corps leaving Canada he was
transferred to the s5th regiment TO complete his er
vice; having done so, he retired it'll handsome pen
sion of one shilling and tenpence day, and was soon
after appointed to the Barrack Sergean,ry Of the
Cavalry Barracks, Chambly. He was personally
respected, and has left large family TO depore his
loss-chiehy girls. Their mother has for some year,
been confined and helpless During Tuesday, every
effort was made to discover the stolen remains and If
possible 10 trace the midnight masauders to thcr
haunts SusPcion at last, pointed to an oIddesoate
looking house, which was formerly the Seigniory
house, and which, in truth, had the general appear
ance Oh a " Burklng house"
The officers OF the garrison consequently applied
to the magistrates for search warrant which was
Immediately granted The cave was forced open and
set OF dark damp Shiny dungeons were exposed to
view lights being procured, a sort of meat safe was
discovered IN the corner Of the vault (Which was not
more than three feet high and in this corner was
heaPed the mangled remains of the old soldier rope
was round the neck Of the corpse, with which il lad
been dragged from the grave The sight was shocking
and degrading beyond belief. 1t being dark when the
remains were discovered, it decided that they
should not be reinforced before the following dayand
couple of sentres were furnished from the garri.
son to protect the mangled corpse from further insult
The following day being fete day. no workman
could be found TO make a new coffin and ii
was late in the day before shell coffin was brought
TO the spot when the garrison, funeral party the
music, aud all the other officers were waiting to
cort the veterans remains once more TO the grave.
The whole OF the English inhabitants and also few
OF the respectable French ones who had heard of the
atrocity were also in waiting to escort the remains
TO the grave, eynclng at once, the respect in which
the memory OF the deceased held and the horror
in which they held the authors of this diabocal sa-
crilege. The body was carried by the non-commis-
stoned officers of the list Regiment. A little before
dark the party reached the old military burying
ground, where good deep grave had been dug -
ms old cemetery Is close to the foot and under the
surveillance OF sentry. The mortal remains Of Sci
geant Campbell were more consigned to their last
resting place. The old military burial ground which
Tor years has been laid waste, is ii is understood 10
be enclosed and palsadoed. This is il should be.
for the least the soldier could expect after sacrificing
his best energies and life in the service Of his Soye
reign and country, in the four quarters Of the gob
subject TO every yicissitude Of cline is that when
consigned to the grave, his remains should lie honor
ed and undisurbed.