TRADE IN DEAD BODIES.

LONDON, Oct. 16,
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On Tuesday last singular and disgust
ing discovery was made in this town. On
the preceding afternoon, three casks were


shipped on board the Latona, one OF the
smacks that trade between this port and
and Lc:th. They were described, in the
the shipping note, as containing bitter salts.
As they arrived at the vessel late in the
day, the casks were merely put into the
hold, the men intending to stow them a
way, as is called, early on the next morning.
Accordingly, the next morning the crew


proceeded with their work; but the stencil


which arose from among the Casks was so
intolcrablc, that they speedily desisted, and
resolved to await the arrival of the captain
before they slowed the casks away. When
the captain arrived, he was informed OF the
circumstance, and his own olfactory nerves
soon convinced him of the nuisance which
had been shipped on board his vessel. He
went into the hold, resolved to examine the
casks infinitely. From hole in one OF
them he drew forth whisp OF straw, which
had been put into it, and thrustng his hand
into the cask, was astonished to find, not a
chymical preparation. but tleshy substance.
No doubt now remained of the contents of
the cask. On opening one, it was found to
contain a number of dead bodies, OF men,
women, and children, all dry salted, i'll or
der to preserve them from putrefaction.-
The two remaining casks were, on eXami-
nation, found to contain dead bodies also,
preserved in similar manner, and making
with those in the first cask, not less than 1.
Information OF the disgusting discovery hav-
ing been sent to the police, Boughey, an &C
tive officer. soon discovered the carter III
whose cart the casks had been conveyed to
the vessel. The carter stated that on Mon
day afternoon, man hired him on the stand
at the Dry Dock, and that he loaded his
cart with the casks from cellar under the
school room of the Rev. ]. Macgowan, in


Hope-st. The officer Immediately proceed
ed to the schooroom, the door OF the cellar
underneath which he found locked. Bough'
ey then burst open the door, and entered
the place. On examining the cellar, three
casks and three sacks, completely filed with
dead bodies, were found. a number OF
empty casks were also found, and two 9th,
ers full of rough salt. Three canvass dress
es hung against the wall; and every thing
denoted the place was the nightly rende


youz of gang OF resurrection men, who hat


here deposited the fruits o! their depreda
tions on the abodes OF the dead. There wer'
no less than % corpscs in the cellar. Thos


found in the sacks we're quite fresh and ap


peared to have been exhumed IN the cours
of the proceeding night. All the dead DO
dies found in the cellar and on board tn


Latona, amounting to 33, namely--15 men
ten women, five boys. and three girls -wer
/, conveyed to the dead house. and after an IN
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