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has given of the very guarded manner in which ,.he 

 proposes to conduct both his lectures and illustrations, 

 if a doubt could exist in the minds of the managers of 

 the possibility of a violation of delicacy or decorum, 

 he begs leave to reniark, that an honorable and accom- 

 plished lady of acknowledged taste and excellence in a 

 laborious art, some years ago applied to a teacher of 

 anatomy, to be instructed, and was by him instructed 

 in anatomy, on drawings and models similar to those 

 Mr. Este proposes to use, and such as are used for con- 

 veying instruction in the fine arts. 



Having thus communicated his plan, Mr. Este takes 

 the liberty of requesting the managers of the Royal In- 

 stitution will have the goodness to view it in all its 

 bearings, and to deliberate maturely on the subject; as 

 he respectfully conceives, that unless it be adopted, with 

 a view of being rendered permanently useful to the insti- 

 tiition, he can never have any distinct or separate advan- 

 tage in such an undertaking^ which cannot possibly be 

 executed without great thought and study, and which 

 will require many drawings, engravings, and m odels 

 for the necessary demonstrations. 



62, Great Mary-bom Street, 

 January 8, 1809. 



" At a Meeting of the Managers of the Royal Institution 

 of Great Britain, held on the 9th of January, 1809. 



" Read the proposal of Mr. Este respecting a course 

 of lectures on physiology and comparative anatomy." 



" Resolved, That Mr. Bernard* be requested to in- 

 form Mr. Este that, upon full consideration, the mana- 



* Now Sir Thomas Bernard, Bart. 



