In his Home Office office, Sir Peel sat in his chair and perused a series of reports submitted by Scotland Yard on the murder of corpses.

To his right, on his right, is a proposed revision of the Anatomy Act, drafted by Arthur.

The proposed revisions elaborated on key information that Arthur had learned from the physician and gravedigger community, such as the necessity of corpses for the advancement of medicine, the inadequate supply of corpses, and the legal access of anatomy schools in other countries on the continent to unclaimed corpses in hospitals, prisons, and workhouses.

In light of the amendments to the Bloody Act, there will only be fewer and fewer sources of legal autopsies from now on.

Therefore, in order to avoid a recurrence of large-scale corpse robbery and homicide cases like this one, we should refer to the experience of the European continent to expand the legal sources of autopsy.

On the other hand, there should be discriminatory penalties for those who profit from corpses.

Finally, Arthur also pointed out the theme at the end of the report - to exchange the dead and unclaimed bodies of the poor for the right to live for those who are still alive.

Sir Peel read the papers, and covered his forehead and spoke to Arthur, who was sitting across from him.

"Arthur, it's not like we don't understand these things. From the time of the Burke case in Edinburgh a few years ago, we were thinking about expanding the legal source of bodies.

But you know, the people of Britain have a deep-rooted stereotype about anatomy, they generally believe that the body is the oldest sacred symbol of a person, and many of the funeral requirements are still preserved in our cultural practices.

Therefore, it is difficult to create a system for using unclaimed corpses for autopsy, based on the experience of other countries on the continent.

And opposition to this bill includes not only the clergy, but also many among the doctors. Congressman Thomas Wakeley, a medical expert who was responsible for forming the Anatomical Ethics Investigation Committee, was one of the staunch opponents.

He had spoken to the House of Commons about this, and he believed that the Anatomy Act was supposed to purge people of deep-seated resentment and prejudice against the act of dissection, but we had added the wrong enthusiasm to it. This has led to all the more reason for the public, especially those who are poor, to believe that their rulers are selling their bodies to anatomists to have their bodies cut off.

He also felt that if the Anatomy Act had been voted on and enacted, it would only disgrace medical researchers like him, and that the use of dead, unclaimed bodies in workhouses and hospitals for autopsy research would not only be unethical, but also inhumane.

Even a few years ago, when the Duke of Wellington had just formed a cabinet, the Anatomy Act could not be smoothly advanced.

As for the current point in time...... It is too sensitive, and even if I am willing to fully support your opinion, the rest of the cabinet members are not willing to continue to provoke the sensitive nerves of the public.

I know you're well-intentioned, but Arthur, at least not right now, sorry. But I can promise you that I'll think about it, but when to move forward will need a good time. ”

Arthur certainly understood the subtext of Sir Peel's words.

The Tories are now unable to secure even half of the seats in the House of Commons, and the senior clergy in the House of Lords are already angry over the Catholic Act.

If the Anatomy Act were to be thrown in their faces at this time, I am afraid that the archbishops would have to personally organize the faithful to protest in the streets.

Arthur nodded and said calmly, "It's okay, I understand you. However, please understand that it is the responsibility of Scotland Yard to submit this report, and we must carry out a detailed analysis of the causes of the case.

As stated in our police handbook, the goal of the police is to reduce the crime rate, and only by addressing the needs of doctors will the chances of murder decrease. ”

Sir Peel nodded approvingly, "Yes, this kind of crime can only be eradicated if the problem of needs is solved." But I can't push the anatomy bill, but I can try to push forward with the issue of discriminatory penalties that you mentioned earlier.

Until the Anatomy Act is passed, we can try to guide the perpetrators to steal bodies rather than kill them.

I will also use the influence of the Cabinet and Parliament to press the relevant universities and hospitals to remove the doctors who have used the bodies of the victims of the murders.

In this way, from now on, when doctors buy bodies of unknown origin, they will also be forced to think carefully, or at least they must be sure that the bodies are not from the homicide. ”

Arthur nodded, for him, today's conversation with Sir Peel had been somewhat fruitful, and at least had made him realize the importance of such cases.

That's enough.

At this point, Sir Peel suddenly spoke again: "Arthur, in any case, the results of your work this time have been remarkable and productive. I can tell you a word for the Duke of Wellington, who greatly appreciates your ability to do his job. So, it won't be long before he has a new assignment for you. ”

"New mission?" Arthur frowned and thought for a moment: "Scotland Yard shouldn't have encountered any difficult cases recently, which problem are you talking about?" ”

"No, no, no, it's not a case."

Sir Peel smiled and said, "It's a big event venue security job. You should know that the Liverpool to Manchester railway is almost finished, right? The Duke of Wellington intends to use this event to ease relations with former Secretary of State Huskison.

After taking into account the local police force, the Home Office felt that it was most appropriate to send competent officers from Scotland Yard to the scene to maintain order. And when we asked Mr. Duke for his personal opinion, the first thing that came to his mind was you. ”

When Arthur heard this, he probably understood what was going on.

William Huskison was one of the most prominent figures in the Tories Party, but he was a very strange man in the liberal side of the Tory Party.

The Tory Party itself is an ultra-conservative party, but after the Petrwe massacre, there was a considerable degree of division within the Tory Party.

A liberal group of Tory parties, sympathetic to the victimized workers and believing that party policy had to be adjusted, was spun off.

This liberal group of Tories was led by former Prime Minister George Canning, former Secretary of State William Heskison and Sir Robert Peele.

In 1822 the Tories liberals won a resounding victory in the cabinet of Robert Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool, with George Canning at the helm of foreign affairs and leader of the House of Commons, William Heskison in charge of trade, and Robert Peel as Home Secretary where he remains to this day.

While the three were anti-Tory conservatives, George Canning revised his foreign policy and actively supported the independence movements in South America and Greece.

William Huskison advocated free trade and abolished seventy percent of the Navigation Act, so that most goods destined for the British colonies no longer had to be transshipped through Britain.

Sir Peel, on the other hand, has been actively promoting the campaign to repeal the Bloody Bill from the very beginning of his tenure, and has achieved fruitful results some time ago. Counting his previous efforts, Sir Peel has abolished more than 100 capital crimes. In addition to this, he has been working to improve the prison environment.

However, this Tory liberal group is now left in the Cabinet only Sir Peel.

George Canning died of illness during his tenure as prime minister in previous years.

Huskison, on the other hand, led his supporters out of the cabinet in anger because the Duke of Wellington, a representative of the conservative wing of the Tory Party, came to power.

Only Sir Peel, because of his good personal relationship with the Duke of Wellington, continued to remain in office at the invitation of the other party.

It stands to reason that with the Duke of Wellington's character, he is willing to take the initiative to reconcile with Huskison, which is simply incredible.

But on the other hand, it can also explain the embarrassing situation of Wellington's cabinet at this time.

A copy of the Catholic Emancipation Act can be said to have offended all the ultra-conservatives in the party, so according to this trend, does the Duke of Wellington want to turn to the liberals?

Arthur was still pondering this.

Suddenly, I heard a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Sir Peel's personal secretary pushed the door open and hurriedly said, "Sir, the Duke of Wellington is in a hurry to summon you to 10 Downing Street. ”

When Sir Peel heard this, he stood up and removed his coat from the hanger: "What happened?" ”

The private secretary's face was full of anxiety: "Alas, our king has died at Windsor Castle!" ”

(End of chapter)