The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-06 00:00:00

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LONDON, PUTUNDA r, JULY u.

TO OUR READER&

SPORTING DITILLIOEWL

A late edibles of the Eeprais is published every
v% ening derisi the racing season, containing the
...sults of the day's laces.

Au. our readers, we are sure, have been struck
with the highly dramatic scene in the Probate
Court described in our law reports yesterday.
Saw may hare most admired the forensic skip
with which a successful charlatan was stripped, or
rather brought to strip himself, of his academic
disguise and to confess that it was stolen; others
have wondered how a career of imposture could be
carried on so long publicly without detection ; and
some probably have asked themselves what pro-
tection the public have naiad the ignorant quack
when they find that a man may be in fraudulent
possession not only of the certificates which
the law requires of a medical practitioner, but
of others giving him rank in a learned body. On
the morning of Wednesday last, private business
unfortunately took DAVID ODIFIIIIIS Jonas, of
43, Woburn-place, into Sir C. Canesweses Court.
He went in as Doctor of Medicine, of Marimba'
CoUege, Aberdeen ; Master of Arta (University
unknown) ; Member of the Royal College of Sur-
geons ; Prosector to the Clamart Dissecting School
at Paris ; Assistant Surgeon Aocoucheur of the
Clinique d'Accoucbement, Paris ; Fellow of the
Dapuytren Society ; Honorary Member of the
(French) Medical Society of Paris; and late Pre-
sident of the (English) Medical Society of Paris;
author of "Original Views on Inflammation,"
and theses on numberless errors of prevailing
medical practice. And he came out self-convicted
of having acquired the principal of these distinc-
boos by fraud, and of maintaining it by perjury,
and with the strong presumption that he had no
better title to the others.

It appears clear that the authorities of Mariachal
College, Aberdeen, granted the degree of Doctor of
Medicine to Davin Gammas Jonas in 1853.
Whether they bad a right to confer degrees in me-
dicine at all was at the time matter of dispute,
the University and King's Colleges, Aberdeen,
claiming to be the only body in Aberdeen so
ertitled. It is now, however, clear that Jos=
never was at Mariachal College, or even at
Aberdeen. These dispensers of degrees affected to
re. iuire the attendance of candidates, and to humour
them, Juts, with a wise self-distrust, sent up a
clever scamp named Ravi to pass the prescribed
examination. To exposing his ignorance in the
North, he preferred exhibiting his learning in the
South, so while Reeve passed a " brilliant
" examination" in his name, he remained at
Chipping Norton delivering lectures ad plipubtm
on the mysteries of medicine, and courting the
future Mrs. JONES. This was well brought out by
Sir Jour HARDING, the Queen's Advocate, on
cross-examination. duxes had already committed
himself to the assertion that he had been in per-
son to Aberdeen, and acquired the degree of
M.D. by examination, so he had to support that
statement by any extent of lying that might prove
necessary. Thus he gave the date of his journey,
the number of hours he was on the road, and the
time of his arrival. The Queen's Advocate then
led him on to describe what he did there.
Witmer— I west to the Railway Hotel, where I slept.
When I Kee I walked to the warp It took me a quarter
of as hoer.

Sir J. Hardiag— Ob, did it! Come, I know Abereissm
pretty well myself. And so you mesa to my that you walked
from the nulway to the Marimba! College is a quarkr of
as hour. Well, what did you do thee

Witness—l asked to set; the secretary, who mode me ap-
point:nest with me fur the seal day. I went spin the den
day, sad was =anise& I wrote papers.

The wretched man was now thoroughly in forla
dreadful exposure. T'ue name of Razes was
adroitly introduced by Sir Jon Is Hawn:cu. The
witness admitted he knew him ; he had had a mis-
understanding with him on the subject of the
Aberdeen examination—no—it was an under-
standing.
The tisurt—Well, what is it ! Witte. (with delicacy)—
Perhaps we did whine we might mot to have done.
The Ceert—llmes very likely. (A Logi) But what was
it? Wits's, fliselestim—h wits • mattes which I should
ast Wm to talk a►euL lswels)
?be Judge—People rasa de what they neither like to
bilk we hear talked sheet But you must's), what it was.
Wilber—We a‘ed to go to 'vim+ college, And pine
examinations.

This hide—Well, but there is no harm in that. Come,
smy what was this " understaading Witases—Mr.
Bern mad to fan elan manage' foe various persona.
• The Caws—Bet you have sworn that you named an MS-
leltatien by the authorities of the collage, and were made •
betty. Were you azantised
Witness— Yee.

Su J. Hardieee—Look at Deese examination papers, sad
tell one is this siguature, '• G. D. Jaws:. years?
Witseee—No.
Vie J. Ilardiag— le it Reeve's?
Witness—Yes; he represented Nee ea this °meow
The reen_ He ,!.es sot like to emotion it, bat it is etre
that he has perpetrated a fraud.

.
The truss.'. ide•cate (to the wassai)—Were you ever
at Aberdeen at all'
Witness- I was unfortunately led iato it.
lb' Judge--hut del you go to Aberdeen or not
Witosaa—l 14 not. Neseatioe.)
The Coen (much surprised)—Do you mean to coder
that yea wore sem at Aberdeen'
Wasses-1 have been then.
The guess's Advorate—fiat sot cat this cassion
Wilmer—Ks
The Owieles Advocate—Ware you seer is the Russian
ir.c•tka3 swim, Led is the staff