The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-29 00:00:00

RICHARD GR.47TAN, ESQ. M.D.

This Gentleman's Report on the Origin, Pro-
:pest, and treatment of Ferer has just appeared.
he is • work of considerable merit, written in a
'manly energetic style, avoiding as much as pas-
the technicals of science. and displaying that
sleep attention and research, which evince a mind
'of no common powers.
In medicine it is extremely difficult to arrive at
14allsble demonstration, the ;object heing of too
wee and subtle • vesture; arid, therefore, the com-
bined intellect. ability. rod observati :::: 4 of the fa-
catty are the snore secretary, in order to lead to
just and indubitable investigation.
The typhus fewer, which for several years past has
proved such a calamitous scourge to this country.
has occupied a great portion of medical talent, and
it'ia not rot all surprising to find sentiments so op-
posits- and contradictory, ns to the origin and pro-
le 1.0% of this peatitential diseti.e. That it is ge-
nerally communicated from some external source,
is obvious from the experience of every day ; but
11. at it is propagated by a tainted or infected at-
mosphere, or by contact wag. is an hypothesis to
which we cannot so readily subscribe. On this
subject Dr. Grattan has been very copious, nod
n bile he concedes as much as he can, consistently,
to his Learned Brethren, with whom lie bolds a
discrepance of opinion, he adduces she most solid
sod argumentative reasons to prove, that it has
been experienced in circumstances where it could
"cot have been derived from infection, as it was im-
possible it could have previously existed there.
The excellent arrangement of his work, the
purity and elegance of his Isoguage. and the caps-
ciry which he manifests for abstruse and ptiloso-
Johical inquiry. afford ample proof of his literary
taste and aripsirentents. As a physician. he ranks
.1,11 in his profession ; his practice is chiefly con-
hoed to Dublin, where, in avocations the most
I..Lorious, he has been zealous and unwearied, and
ardently wish him tbat success. to which supe-
rior merit so eminently entitles him.

On the night of Monday, the 20th instant, at
•an rally hour, a daring attempt was made to rob
the house of Mr. RICHARD GAMBLE. at Upper
t;ullinagh. in the /aunty of Waterford. Mr.
GEnnhz having gone out, accompanied by his
minghters, a lellow took advantage nf the circus's-
to rush it in the home; he was immediately
it,isoired by Mr. GAMBLE And big daughter. who
closed the door after them, when the ruffian
snapped a pistol at the former, which happily
aiiissed fire. A scuffle ensued, in which Mr. Wm.
IMF. was severely wounded on the head by several
blows of the pistol, which the robber still held in
Inind; and at length the latter, being a man of
,creater personal strength than Mr. G•1121.C.
crested in effecting Ins escape. A gang of eleven
,sir twelve others were observed outside, but they
isrre fortunately prevented from entering.
From the Pena-Yea Herald of November 9:—
MELANCHOLY ACCIDRIIIT.—At a late hour on
Friday mating last, a son of Dr. Hoag. aged about
13 years, of the town of Jersey, Sltuben county,
estortied from hunting, and while in the act of
his rifle. it usifortunately • ' off, sad

poitiog op his rifle. it uofortenotaly meat off. aed
the lull parted through the chamber Boor owl into
•i a tied in obit* a Goo of Ms. Yangtze...of *bout the
, . r'r. :Malay. Thettilhixtered the. hec
lodged k
hkistif the
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i . .we Awns that the Coroner called a Jury. who
• laseetto:powe verdict of Alkaiikotai Death.--(Mair
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