The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-24 00:00:00

SINGULAR EXPERIMENT.

The following experiment, which was made
by Sir Asrt.t.Y Cooectt at Guy'sjlospital on Fri-
day, Is important, is the instrument employed in
it may furnish OR. means of immediately t• Va-
crsting the co:ltvnts of the stomach cases of
poison

" FRIDAY, Nov. `l.*---At helf.past one o'clock the operat-
ing theatre wits crowded to excess, In consequence, of its hav-
ing been suited on the preeeeding Tuesday that some experi-
molts were to be tried on a dog thus day, for the purpose of as-
certaining whether liquids coeld be put into the stomach, meld
reutoved from it by-means of an imerament, which had been
lately invented by Alreneed, ofllosuiontien-lene, Kent
At twe'o'cloek precisely, a dog was placed on the table. Its
legs and body beingseeured by two or three of the pupils, an
iron pestle was put into its mouth, to keep the jaws senarated't
anti then a drachm of opium, dissolved in 4 ounces of water,
was poured into the stomach. Alter this, the pestle was re-
moved, and the dog left free on the table. ' •
" In the space of 20 minutes the dug menifelted a disetr‘Fon
to vomit, which wus inintedietely checked by preesieg the in.
ger against theresopliagus. The oPium, however, had no very
sensible effect on the dog till the expiration of Zit) ntinuttis,when
thee log was unable to stand uprinitt.
" When the opium was 'administered, the tlog's'pttise was
120. In 7 minutes nicer it became 110, and gradually sunk to
90, which .was the lowest point. , -=
" At the expiration of 33 mieutes from the time the opium
was given, the stomach was evicueted el its contents by means
of the instrument, and appeared to be little worse for the ex-
periment. Mr. Iteed was in the Theatre during the whole of
the time, rind superintended the use of the instrument. On
quitting he reeeived.theikritinilllolllS applause of these present.
" Sir A.stley Veto ter, just after the experiment had been tried,
looking at what had - been removed trice the stomach, smiled,
and said tile instrument would do well for an alderman after a
city feast."—( The Lancet.)

THE ROYAL NAVY, &e.

PontsmouTtt Nov. 22.—This morning arrivrd
the Glaigow, 50, Captain 11 C. Doyle, from Bermuda, whither
she conveyed Gneeral Sir W. Lumley, K.C.B. the Governor
of that Island, CoMmissioner Briggs, of tee Naval Dock-yard,
and their families, who landed on the 1601 of October, after a pleasant passage of twenty one days. The Glasgow left Ber-
muda on the 2&1 of October, bringing to England Commis-
sioner Lewis and family, on their way to Malts. Admiral
Faille was expected at Bermuda, in the Salisbury, 60, Captain
Maude, about the middle of November. The Doterell, Captaiu
Hare, left the Island on the 21st October, ter Halifax.
Iu
September Bermuda was visited by a hurricane, which (lid
considerable damage. The Ardent (hulk), laying
oirthe Dock:.
yard, has since been in such a leaky state, that .it is found she
must be hauled ashore and broke up.
We arc informed that the French squadron which the Phae-
ton brought intelligence of being in the West Indiis, has re_
turned to the ports of France. Twe maces and four frigates and
sloops only were left at Martinique. Should Sir Lawrence
Halstead think it needful, the Superb, 78, will be detained in
the West Indies, as his flag-ship ;in which case Sir Thomas, Staines, K.C.B. will take the command of the Isis.
On Sunday sailed the Sappho; Itl, Captain Jeukin Jones,
for the Cork station; on Monday the Arrow, Lieut. Pownity, on
a cruise; on Tuesday the Jasper, Capt. Arbuthnot, arrived
from Guernsey, whither she was driven by the late tempestuous
gales. She was struck by a sea, which laid her on her beam-
.ends, washed away an anchor from her bows, and a boat from her quarters; but by cutting away the lee scuttles the righted :
two men were blown out of the rigging, but happily they were
saved. The number of vessels lost in the gales between La
Hogue, Cherbourg, and that part of the French crest, is aeetr •
tanned to be 119.
On Monday the Phaeton, 46, Capt. Henry E. P.diturt was
broulit into the the harbour of his Majesty's steain-vessel, the
Comet, apainsta foul wind ard a falling tide, an operation which
occupied her about 35 minutes, being e distance cf about four
miles. By this great mechanical contrivance the adverse state of
the elements is no longer a bar to our naval port proem:lines ; the
public service is.greatly expedited and benefitted, end one of
the most pleasing triumphs of man's invention is often witness-
ed, by highly gratified spectators. The. Phaeton was enabled
to take advantage of the tide, by going into deck on Wed-
nesday, and her re-equipment for active service (for wlj
she is much wanting), was immediately commenced. Ott
Wednesday the Victor 111, Captain Prickett, was toe e I out of
the harbour, completely fitted and well manned fur the At.
rican station ; she will sail on Monday for Plymouth, to be
paid wages and sail for her station.
The A racline, Ili, at this port, is ordered to be commissioned
for foreign service ; and the Cygnet, and Plover, brigs, are to
be fitted for the packet service; to be commanded by Lieu-
tenants.
On Wednesday arrived at the Quarantine Ground, the brigs
David Walter, Phillips, from Smyrna, and New Braganze,
Cornly, front Pelernin, both bound to London with genend
cargoes, and' they sailed on the next day for Standgate Creek,
to complete their quarantine.—Vesterdsy, the schooner Po-
mons, Groves, from Zante, bound to Southampton, with cur-
rants, and the brig Bucephalus, Smith, front Gibraltar, with
oak bark, for orders.
The trial of sailing between the Ganges and Superb, proves
that ships built of teak, when good models, sail as well as
those built of oak. The Ganges is built after the manner of
the Canopus, taken at the Nile ; and front her " lines" ships
era now building at all the dock-yards at home and in the East
Indies.
Pe Y mon TH' Nov. 11i.—Arrived the Zephyr, new brig,
front Milford; Vigilant, from Cork; Dwarf, trout a cruise.—
On Sunday sailed the Sybille, Captain S. J. Pechell, C. 8., for
the Mediterranean, to relieve the Cambrian' yesterday the
Windsor Castle, 74, Captain Charles Dashwood, with scaled
orders, supposed ter Lisbon. The Hussar will sail to-morrow
for Spithead. in liamoaze—Britannia,Bulwark,Ocean, Genoa,
Hussar, Pelorus, Parthian.
The Court-Martial which commenced-at Plymouth on Capt.
George Harris, C.B. of his Majesty's ship Iluettart on a charge
of delay in getting his ship ready to sail with Sir Ldw. Thorn-
tun and Suite, Ambassador. to Lisbon, the proceedings in which
were stopped and the Court subsequently dissolved by the den-
serous illness clone of the Members of the Court, (strice dead je
Is to be renewed at this fort; Captain Harris' and the wie-
nesees have been ordered hither,
It is understood that Admiral Sir George Martin, G.C.8.,
will succeed to the command at this port, shortly to become
vacant. Captain Charles Inglis to be Flag CAptain.
ERCANTI LE S 111 NG,

FALMOUTH, Nor. 22.-Mind S.W.—Arrived the Alpha,
Town, from London for Cape de Wirth; Mclantho, Parry,
ditto for La Guyra: and Duke of Marlborough packet, from
Lisbon. Sailed his Majesty's brig Partridge, far Lisbon, with
a mail ; and Norton packet, for the Islanas. A rriv;ll off the
port,yesterday the .brig Madeira Packet, Allen, front St. Tho-
mas in 60 days for London, under jury mass* On the :atilt
September, in hit. 30. long. 63. whilst laying to under dusty
reef trysail in a hurricane, was thrown on 11,2 r bearn ends, when
they were obliged to cut away her mains said heave part of thq
cargo overboard to lighten her ; every article on deck was
washed overboard, and the crew, who have ever girlie been on
allowance, very much fatigued, from their being 5 feet water in
the bold and both pumps broke, by which they had great difft-
alit), in saving her.
PLY mown', Nov. 22.--Wind E.—Arrived the Louisa
Le Bass, from. Gibraltar in 14 days; Jane, Cnrliile, from La., hrador in 80 days. Sailed the Shannon, 'Tindall, fur Batav;a;
also yesterday the Pigot, for Bombay.
POILTSI4OI7III, Nov. 23..Virind Southerly.—Arrived his
M., iesty's ship Glasgow, from Bermuda.'
DEAL, Nov. 23,7-Wind S.W.—Came down from the River
and remain the Sovereign, Sisk ; Prince George, Parker London, Asman ; Reward, Anderson; and Mary, Tollins-4fcr
Jamaica ; Qeorge Hibbert, Drysdale; Lloyd's., Antrim ;
Triste ; Charente, Campbell Cognac, Rigby ;
Scott ; Susannah, flax ; and several others, particulate ur
known. Steers' brigs have put into Ramsgate for shelter.