The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-16 00:00:00

TRANSFUSION OF Tile BLOOD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.
St a,—There was much ado lately—l will not say about
nothing, but about the injection of the blood of one human
being into the veins of another ; an exneriment that is said to
have succeeded in restoring to life and health, those in whom
the former was almost extinct, and with respect to whom
the latter was of course matter of hopelessness. I wonder,
Sir, whether the Medical Gentlemen who made the ex.
periments I allude to, took their hint from the Diary of
Petys, wherein, at page 481, is the followingpassage:-
1P Dr. Croone told me, that at the meeting at Gresham's
College, to-night (which it seems they now have every
iVettnesday again), there was a pretty experiment of the
blow' of one dog let out (till he died) into the body of
anotherron one side, while all his own ran out on the other
side. The first died upon the place," (this Mr. Pepys need
not have told us here, having told it befo►e) "and the other
very well, and likely to do well. This did give occasion to
many pretty wishes, as of the blood of a Quaker to be let
into an Archbishop, and such like; but, as Dr. Croone
says, may, if it takes, be of mighty use to man's health,
for Me amending o/ bad blood by borrowing, from a better

At all events, whether the thought was original with
those who lately acted upon it, or was borrowed, the
practice is, no doubt, good, if skilfully applied, and cannot
be too widely made known. Your's, &e.
Bedford-row, 31.1 11.

J. S.

_ .
The Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the Princess
Augusta, Prince Leopold, &c. were of the dinner party
given by the Duchess of Bent, at her apartments iu the
King's Palace, Kensington, on Sunday.
Yesterday the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the
Princess Victoria and the Princess Feodore, visited the
Princess Augusta.

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Last Prince Leopold had a numerous party at
Marlborongli House, Pall-mall.
Yesterday morning Mr. Secretary Canning arrived at
the Foreign ()Mee, in Downing-street, from Salt Hill, and,
after attending to some official business, left town in the
afternoon.

The Earl of Liverpool left town yesterday for his seat at
Combe Wcod, war Kingston, Surrey.
Sunday the Earl of Ilarrowby left town for a short time.
On Sunday and yesterday the Earl of Abingdon had
select dinner parties, at his house in Stanhope-street.
Yesterday Sir Cullen Smith had a numerous party, at
his h 'use in G -osvenor-street.

•
On Sunday Captain Arobacca arrived in Downing-street,
with despatches from Ancona. _ _

It was Mr. Haviland, the King's Messenger, who was
sent off' on Saturday evening from the Foreign Office, with
despatches for Lord Granville, our Ambassador at Paris.
The East India Company's ships Atlas and Scalehy Cas-
tle, arrived the 12th inst. the former off' Weymouth, the
latter off' Dartmouth. The Atlas left China the 15th De-
cember, the Cane the sth March, and St. Helena the
18th March. The Scaleby Castle left China, Jan. 16,
and St. Helena, March 23; she parted company from
the Buckinghamshire on the night of the fish Mardi, in
lat. 31. 05. S. long. 27. 56. K. The Duchess of Athol out-
ward-bound was all well on the 3d April in lat 1. N. long.
19.20. W. ; and the Macqueen (also outward-bound) on
the 24th March, in lat. 2. 40. S. long. 18. 13. W.
A person was inveighing, before a great anatomist,
against the surgeons encouraging resurrection men. " Pooh!
young man," said he, " you know nothing of these things.
I dissected my own father, I dissected my own child—and
I am only sorry I can't dissect myself."—Brazen Head.
The force of professional habit was strongly exempl,fied
at the Inquest held the ether day, on the body of a person
who destroyed himself at the Tavistoek Hotel. The
chambermaid had gone into his room, and found him
weltering in his blood—on which she ran down stairs ex-
claiming—" Number Five is dying ! send for a doctor."--
Ibid.

'talking of the ruse practised the other day, a Gentle-
man said, " I understand he took her off in a chaise and
four with the rapidity of lightning." A young lady 111,,
company exclaimed " I hope he didn't overturn her.
" No," replied the Gentleman, she would n't h kins."
The iron trade is experiencing the depression of the
times. Considerable stocks are accumulating ; and the price
of No. 1 pig-iron is down to 71. los. a-ton in the Glasgow
market. There is not one-half of the usual supply re-
quired for the foundries.
TIIE Clit Er BARON Rottszo.The Lord Chief Baron
of the Court of Exchequer, when passing through Saint
Martin's-court, Saint Martin's-lane, a few afternoons ago,
about three o'clock, was hustled by a gang of three
thieves, and robbed of his purse containing several sove-
reigns. The Judge at first was not aware of the robbery,
but considered it a rude act in unnecessarily rushirg
against hitn. His Lordship, however, courageously seized
one of the fellows, and forcibly remonstrated against such
conduct. At the same instant he discovered that he lr-d
been robbed; a person, who was an observer of the trans-
action informed him that he had no doubt but that the
fellow he had stoned had handed his purse to one of his
companions, who had made off with it;
which proved to
be the case, as nothing was found upon the fellow whom
the Judge detained, and he in consequence escaped.
EXECUTIONIIO.I4PITED•-••—.All order from the Secretary
of State was received at l'sieWgate last night, respiting for
one week the execution of William Jones, who was to have
sufferetttleath thirmorning, for a burglary in the house of
the liodourable bir. Stanhope.

POE TB Y.

THE CI.APII.I ILILVBEATE.

e'er lie,•ri at Clapham must needs know the pond
.ft„: to Sir Itarmilly starch :
II snick'il and the Knight's rather fond
in.hbing kir tench and for perch.
I'n'n lie draw. UP hi, line. to deride if MN right,
driina o it Ir. pantuiorca iliibbl • ;
7,,,a•4l.lNel,k'iii„ if ever, by a bite,
:IJM and ti,e.i Iniaa:%,.! a nibble.

Vulor throl. very like vulgar men, wll encroach,
I•rc!:tck'd I•r the spade and the rake;
13 1111... i, Cl.Vci *pea tits roach
I t I.ll;iptat lake.

nee w, 11 rirm'4l, and dernited of shot',
deiced in the Hood;
T and ithawares on th, Eniorc.4s of Oozz,
Ana cart 01' her in•olent mud.

ionocent native,. were borne from the bog,
Cel.mbome, mi.( toad, felt the shovel.
A-d ef lay Witit logitive frog
14 a chty•built extempore hovel.

The men wntlt'd away with their hands and their feet,
And delved in a regular ring:
When id! an their tad:wurk was all but complete,
y awaken'd a mmeral spring.
We've found a Choffp/.,%/fr. Sir," hied the men :
We halt till we toms what your meth
" K eit it safe."quoth the Klii4ht,••tili you've finisleil,and then
hruw tt trick with the rest of the fishen."
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