JOSHUA BROOKES.

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loved friend and monarch,

George-mytion that

the

high

character of

our

prede-

dear, kind, friend, as he was-used to say,I cessor would stimulate us to exertion, and when talking of Tierney,that he neveribe a sufficient guarantee to us, that, if we knew an Irishman who had not a bit of applied our talents effectually, we should, I that valuable root in him.’ His Majestylike him, secure the gratitude of many, The lecturer havwas a close observer of human nature; and’’ and the esteem of all." many a difficult task I had, during spoken indignantly of the indigence iri pranks, to keep him in the legitimate which Mr. Brookes was suffered to termi,

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edition of my ’‘ Orations’ be finished, and a copy will

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proceeded to the usual introductory lecture; and concluded by developing the plan on which his career,

of he’subjects

new

west,he

and his colleague had- determined to wishteach anatomy, so as to render the subject once attractive and useful. At the close you could get new notices of it in them. Send a sheet of the April No. of the Quar- of the lecture, Mr. KENDRICK rose, and terly Review with it, to show the editors observed, that seeing so many of the puof his revered preceptor assembled on what that work said, for upon the strength of such an authority (keep the fact of your old and hallowed ground, he deemed it being the author of the article a strict a favourable opportunity to make known secret) they will be sure to speak well of that an intention existed of erecting abust tablet in St. James’s Church, to the me. Is there no way that you could WARDRoP to write a notice in a proper memory of that lamented individual; and spirit for THE LANCET? He knew so much he; proposed that, as the lecturers had of the proceedings at Windsor, and every kindly yielded the use of the theatre for such important circumstance connected with a purpose, a public meeting of the friends of the last illness of my late beloved friend the deceased anatomist should be held, on and sovereign, that he could, in the form the scene of his former labours, to adopt of a Review, enter into many curious par- measures for carrying this intention into ticulars, and tell many interesting cir- effect : and that the editor of THE LANCET cumstances, that would call public and and other Medical Journals be requested professional attention to the book itself. to lend their powerful co-operation in pro-, I gave the last edition away. This one moting the objects of the meeting. The ought to be sold. As far as promises can resolution, having been seconded, was cardo good with WARDROP, make them to ried unanimously, and the meeting sepahim most liberally. Yours ever, my very rated. Upwards of one hundred and fifty dear and confidential friend, gentlemen were present.-(From a corresent

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Leicestershire, Sept. 1833." To the Editor

JOSHUA BROOAEB.

AN

occurrence

highly interesting meritoriousand the late Joshua

which must prove the friends of that

to

indefatigable anatomist, Brookes, transpired on Tuesday night last, at the delivery of a

of THE LANCET. am Sir,—I requested, by some of the pupils of the late Joshua Brookes, Esq., F.R.S., to invite (through the medium of your journal) a meeting of the profession, to take into consideration the means of placing in St. James’s Church, Piccadilly, where he is buried, a marble bust, executed by Sievier, as a tribute to the memory of one of the most indefatigable and scientific anatomists of his day. I cheerfully accede to the request; and most sin-

lecture introductory to the course of Anatomical Lectures by Mr. King and Mr. Malyn, in Brookes’s Theatre of Anatomy. Mr. KING, in alluding to the exertions of cerely hope that his old pupils, and the their well-known predecessor, dwelt es- members of the profession generally, will pecially on the devotion of time, talent, patronise the undertaking; and, in this and money, which Mr.Brookes had made hope, I invite their attendance at a meetin the cause of science. " When," said ing to be held in the Museum, Blenheim he, 11 first entered the rooms, I felt op- Street, Oxford Street, on Thursday next, 10th, at eleven o’clock, forenoon pressed by sensations at once painful and *October * * * I have the honour to remain, gratifying,—painful, from the recollection that on this spot those splendid testimoSir, your obedient humble servant, M.R.C.S. JOHN KENDRICK, M.R.C.S r.ials of the untiring zeal and talent of Joshua Brookes are now scattered as dust Manchester 12, Manchester Street, Manchestel by the four winds of the heavens, to the Oct. 3rd, 1833. Square, mortification of many, and to the satisfaction but few;-gratifying, from the convic-

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