ANATHEMA

(Gr. avaOepa.) Properly, a thing laid by, consecrated, or devoted: hence a person upon whom the ban of the church is laid, is said to be anathematised III. His profesnow became so numerous and urgent, I to take a partner In his lectures, and for pupil, William HeWSOn, who aftied Mr. Cruickshank, two gentlemen upy no unimportant place In the history of i and structural anatomy. In 17M Dr. Hunter began his mat and splendid work: Uterus," which was not till 1775. This nve him a high rank among I domestic honours d upon him in consequence; but menl of his Museum, and School, that ■ principally to look for the new impulse which was of anatomy in London, and for the celetropolis hasf this Museum, therefore,I'heacfly recorded here. When Dr. Hunter I a competent fortu II entirely of mal merit and unwearied diligence, he. still pouring in upon him, and b nationals i it or usefulpurIropolitan School of Anatomy.'" He a 176,'j, during the administration of Mr. ■1 a memorial to that miiiisier, In which i the erant of an unemploj jround. e sitiof his: upon which he undertook to expend tuily. After waiting for some time without ■ I he renewed his request, or rather repeated his proposal:and his second application, Which WU even iii more liberal terms than the former, shared the same supercilious treatment. Althongl as he well might be, at this unaccountable neglect, he determined n in which he had acquired his wealth and reputation should not be without some useful and honorable orialof his labours: he accordingly purchased a of ground in Great Windmill street, near the Hay market, ■■• he erected a spacious dwelling-house, behind which magnificent fire-proof room, fitted up as a museum library, and communicating with a good anatomical theatre, and an extensive series of apartment tion an'l for the preparation of anatomical specimens.. was completed in 1770. iter expended upon this Museum a sum exceed i.OOOL: it included, besides its unrivalled anatomical plendid and valuable collection of books, coins, of minerals, shells, and other ar iral history. By bis will, the u~e of this Mud i rection of trustees, devolved upon his lew IlaiMie; and in case of his death, to 1 ruickshank, for the term of thirty years; at the end ikh period the entire collection was bequeathed to oWj together with a sum of 8,000/. Dr. Hunter died on the 20th of March, U his will, in regard to his Museum, ha carried Into effect, and it is now in Ola To say nothing of the hooks, antiquities, and objects of natural history. i» contalm tion. the finest series of anatomical specimens In Europe. Thus, through the apathy of the administration of that day, was this unrivalled collection lost to the metropolis Dr. Hunter's u uuificent intentions must, however, nevi Uen: he furnished a noble and rare example of a man i as he bad rendered himself independent by h;3 own exertion. In a laborious and difficult profe ion, applied the whole of his lanre income to a great public oblect; and, though:1 warted in his original desire, that it [s. 59]