Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-12

SMIrHsoNIAH LKcfuRFs-Mr EA Groux
the man with the congenital assure of the stern
nm, lectured at the smithsonian, last evening,
before a very large male audience-the spac ious
lecture room and gallery being crowded. He
AIsl pointed out on colored diagrams, suspended
SVer the stage, the position and formation of the
Deatt ana lungs The heart Is situated within
The cavity Of the chest between the RIG ht and
ZEN Lobe Of the lungs, and ediatcIy behind
the sternum or breast bone. Ii il divided into
-FOUR cavities receptacles-the right auricle and
Nentpcle, aud the left auricle and ventIjcIe
tetn having an upper and lower valve. The
new formed blood Is received, in dark sh state
snto the hight auTicle which contracts and forces
Al INTO TIRE right ventricle, which, in turn con.
tracts ard forces 1t into the pulmonary artery by
whlch u Is conveyed into the lungs to be oxyp en-
whence II Is returned, Of yermilon color,
into the left auricle OF the heart which contracts
ana forces IL into the left ventricle which in
turn, contracts and forces IL into the aorta or
man artery, 0y which it Is distributed through
There Is no doubt hut that orea. MANY Of the
audience, forming their ideas from newspaper
accounts, expected TO see opening in the breast
VI .ns lee.uter, through which they could wit
ness tue operations Of the heart. This was not
Tue case On frst being laid bare the breast
presented no unusual appearance but on being
pressed inward by the hands of the lecturer, it
showed, by its pliability, an absence the entire
length, OF tue centre bone which usually sun
port the ribs-or rather, assure or separation of
'hls bone the entire length, which fssure in a
nm rfnr
WIDE but which, by thruwi ng the arIr.s forward
could DC entirely closed, and, by throwing them
BACK. could BE- opened 10 the width of two and
a nalf inches IL must be borne in mind that
Ih'S insure Is covered usual with the mem
bfane and skin of the breast, and that the ah
SFnce Of the usual breast bone is the only pecu-
Htrlty The beating of the heat against the
iItemorane and kin over this assure, was plainly
psfccplOIs, ana the membrane and 81 IA could
hc drawn in by inhala Atom maxi no n hollow an
inch ar so deep the entire length Of the breast
Inc lecturer illustrated the di n rent mofinrS of
Va. hea,t oy experiments with Ingenious aPPd-
IatGs W hlch he had at hand.
cUffENE COURT, TEsTERDAY.-No. IL Tie
Il Dard of Commissioners OF the County of Knor.
plaintiff in error, VS.. David Z. Wallace. On
motion Of Mr.. N G. Mclean, Of counsel for tho
d'iendant Ia error ceTftodTi was granted in this
CSu<c.
No 2Si. Sampson < Tappan, claimants Of the
snip Suah, &c, appellants. VS. Samuel Welsh
"tM The motion of Ho3. III NJ Phillips OF
counsel Tor the appcllecS, to dismiss this cause
sof Tue ~ant OF Jui Isd ctIoD set down for ar
gumsnt on FRIDAY next
The State of Missouri complainant VS. The
state OF Kentucky On motion of Mr. Hatcher,
SollcitoT for the complainant leave was granted
hiHi to nle a bill of equity against the State oI
IN the case >N
No 81 The Steamer Republic, &c Joseph E
Mchtgomery, ct al claimants and appellants, VS.
John J. Anderson ct al The motion to dismiss
tins cause was argued by Mr. Rankin in sun
port thereof, and by Mr. Folk in opposition
No 81. Philo Chamberlain ct al, claimants OF
the propeller OgdensbuTg, appellants, VS. Eb.
b. ward, ct al, survivors of Samuel Ward, de-
ceased, and
No. 20. Eber B. Ward ct al survivors of sam
nel Ward, deceased, appellants, vs. Phiio Cham
herlaln Ct al claimants Of the propeller OVdens-
burg The argument of these causes was contin-
red by Mr.. NewbeTTy for the Iibelants, and by
ar: SanoeTV Tor the respondents. Adjourned
until Monday. -
CENTRE MARkEr-The attendance In all the
departments except the butchers, was much less
than usual. The sales were rather dull for Sat.
urday-rrices as follows: