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LAW' INTSLLIGSNCZ.
COURT OF ADMIRALTY—Mc. 16.
DANIA 5!1!1. PtfrIPAIX.
This -vessel had been captured by one of Ilia
Majesty's ships of war, corning ,Irplo shu West
Indies, bound to Copenhagen, and tbe present
cause was a claim of Willia^t Cordon, the Super-
cargo, grounded on an affidavit, Stating that he is a
native of Scotland ; in the year 1803 he went to
Copenhagen, and entered into the service of a mer-
cantile house there; atzerwards came to this coun-
try, on bnsine,s for that house; went to Scotland,
to see hii friends, and returned to Copenhagen ;
from whence he went, as Supercargo of the ship
Phenix, to the Island of St. Thomas, in the West
Ladies ; purchased a quantity of sugar, rum, toffee,
and taJigo, on his own account, and put it on
board the Phireis, In the name of the Master; the
Deponent sot being a burgher or citizen of Den-
mark, he never had absolved his allegiance to this
country, and alit ays considered himself a subj,:et of '
Great kliitain : upon tisese grounds he prayed the
Court. that such part of the cargo that belonged to
him might be restored.
Sir WILLIAM Sisnvr affirmed the condemnation

of the ship and cargo, except so much as was the
anual property of William Gordon, which he or-
drred to be Restored to him, be being a British
subjed.
COURT OF CHANCERY—LINCOLN'S-INN, Die. /6.

THC CORPORATION Of COLCIILITeR O. LOWTIN.

In this cause an injundion had been granted
against the Defendant's proceeding at law, and an
older made for the Plaintitis to pay into the Court
the sum of SaGI. The p.esent appl.cition. on the
part of the Dclenjaat, was to retutt the injunaion
to the verdul obtained by him on the ljuanscut.
so that he might be permitted to proceed upon the
award of the arbitration.

A counter-motion was then made on the part of
the Corporation, calling on the Coutt to vary the
minutes of the !climes ordtr. with reaped to the
payment of the 5001. into the Court. It was
grounded upon an averment that ...he Defendant
had already received a sum of money ta that amnunt,
being the interea accruing out of data.. wh.ch
the Defendant WAS not entitled to mike.

Sir Aar ?MOT:. and Mr. WEIIIIBILALL sup-
ported the claims of Mr. Low•ten spun the Corpora-
tion. The latter Gentleman cus-rved, ?bat this con-
sciehtioas budy had, in their comfuet to the De-
fentlan:„ verified the assertion of the very able and
'mg icieus Judge Comply, " that Curpeiatioas bad
no souls."
Sir SA such Ro sit t.hy, for the Plaintiffs, argued
on the worm of I,ls runtiou ; an.• observed, that it
savoured little of trial magnanimity in his I.:•arned
Friend, Mr. Wetherall, so frequently to indulge in
his attacks on this rota-fort Corporation, wh.n he
must be awa.e that tt was the natural consequence
of such a privation, not to feel a spirit of resent-
ment.

the Loan CIIANCELLOK concidered the argu-
ments on both motions As bearing to the same point.
Upon an interlocutory motion r.t this kind. he wag
not prepared to gay what might not be the jurisdic-
tion of a corporate body. However. he did not see
aoy grcund upon which he oug it either to enlarge
or rearitt the previous order. tie accordi.:gly con-
firmed it, and ord, red the Plaintiffs to pay rate bum
of 5001. into Court.

The LM ID CaattoacLoa retired at two o'clock to
attend the levee ; and his Honour the MAS t tit
continued until tour. to dispose of the other rao-
tious.

BOORT OF KING's BENCH, Sus LLLLLL , Doc. 16.
Sittig: Srforo Lord E °Rowan usd Special
Brier.

BLACaITT, p.
This was an asttiorr to recover damages from the
Detenduot, as the owner of a col4er, called the
.i/oldry, for running down another collier, called
the Brad belonging to the Plaintiff, by which
event this last vessel went to the bottom.

It appeared, that this unfortunate rencontre took
place on the morning of the 4th of February last,
off Robin Hood Bay, in the county of York. The
weather being then very cloudy and dark, the crew
of the Muselq did not discover the other vessel tin
they were very near each other ; and although they
used every effort in their power to avert the acci-
dent, it was in vain ; they came in contact with
each other, and • the 'Bradley unfortunately sunk.
The Captain of the &toothy called out to tile other to
steer bard-o-kr. but at a time when it was too late to
prevent their coming in conga& kir and his crew
had been employed at that moment, when the
discovery of • sail a-head wa► made by a
boy, up aloft in setting the maio•top.gallaut.;ails,
whioh operation requiring many hands, the watch
was theresy negletied. It was proved. that the Wad-
-I,y had hailed them in sufficient time.and that they
had placed their ship in a situation to avoid the
Mose!, y, when at halt a mile distance. Under these
circumstances the question principally turned upon
whether or nut a du.• look-cut had been kept by the
Almelo, during such a dark night ? or whether there
was an intermission of that requisite diligence, so as
to occasion tie catastrophe?
The Captain of the lloseky. and several of the
crew cf both vessels, gave their testimonies, each
stating, that their requisite ships bad used every ne-
cessary effort to avotd the other, but the weight of
evidence being on the part of the Plaintiff, the Jury
returneda verdia in his favour ; the damages being
afterwards to be ascertained by reference.

TNS [IMO v. C•111,1181.L.

This was a case winch excited a considerable de-
gree of interest, both on account of its singularity
and the respeftability of the persons un whose behalf
the prose.utien was concluded.
Toe Ai'cuasiy.Gttttat. stated, that he per.
snaded tumult, when tare Jury heard the grounds
of the prosecution, they would by no means think it
unimportant; but that they would foci, as the gen-
tlemen for whom he appeared as Counsel (tile
Royal College of Physicians) did, that if any
regard was so be preserved fir that society to which
they belonged, it spas absolutely necessary that the
licewiousness of the Defendant si.ould be stupp44.
It was a piosecation that cam. before them by di-
g/aim of tho Court of Lug's h;easb, who had al-.


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,eady etpressed an opinion that the Defendanto
tight to be prosecuted in the form of an informa-
tion. The importance of the duties which lay upon•
the College of Physicians to fulfil, it could bot be;
necessary tor boo to -enlarge upon. He should
'only observe, that it was of the utmost consequence
to the public that they should have men of skill
prarnsing ia, physic ; and so it, was of the greats*
importance that those who had no skjiin4oute 906 i
pradise. This the L:gislature had spenaioned
the reign of Henry the Eighth, by grant:ni to Use
College of Physicians a cloister, conferring upon
'them certain authorities, the main object of scuds
was to prevent iilit•rate periwig from pr.sdising
upon the credulity of the public: for this purpose,
a power was given them to mavent all unlicensed
persons prattising as poysicians within the City of
London, and seven miles thereof; and to ealksucli
persons before them ter examination as to tneitelsail..
—lf found tit persons. by a Court called :the
(Loyale Nowa, consisting of the President, Vice-
President, the tour Censor, and the Registrar. of the
College, they were entitled to he hoe.ned, and
none others were entitled to pr raise, under pain of
being interdided, and incurriog certain penalties.
In the course of last year it was communicated to
the College, that the Defendant was pradising
without a license, and they accordingly issued a,
summons for him to attend them at their HAI, ins
Warwick-lane, which he at first disregarded. ?a,
second summons bcong afterwards served upon him,
he did attend'; but his conduit upon that occasion
was so irregular, indecorous, ■nd uribetonnuttbe
dignity of that corporate aod learaed body. that it •
formed one of toe rrouods for the present prase.
cation. He should be sorry t•s make any general
rede,flion: upon the charader of Mr. Heaur Camp-
bell, the Detendact, which he might not deserve ;
and, lodged, the fail was, that he knew nothing
of his character, his general conduit, or his acquire.
meats. Tne College of Physicians themselves ;did
not pr4foss to know any thing more of him than
what they could collea from the manlier in
which he concluded himself before them. This
coodud would be afterwards detailed to the Jury
by the wu ie.ses he should call ; and from them it
•vould a;:prar, that the Defendant had ever
thought proper to afford the College as opportunity
of ascertaining whether he was qualified or not for
that prat:lice which he had assumed, or of knowing
whether the public were likely to be benefited or in-
jureJ by his doing so. On the contrary, by his
conduit that day. he had shown himself to be unfit
to pr.:disc auy liberal science, because a man con-
cluding himself as he did, must be so wrong. either
in head er heart, as to disqualify him from being ad-
mitted into such society as was necessary tpr such
a pradice. It was evident that the Collegi had ail-
ed from; no improper motives, but from a conscion,-
nets of their duty, to take care that nobody prac-
tised within their distrid, who was not legally and
properly qualified. Finding that Mr. Campbell
refused to comply with their order, and that he set
them at defiance, they next: procee :ed to parform
further duty, by interdicting him Irons prac-
tising, and informed him, that if he did
so, he would subjed himself to certain penal-
ties. Ih it sentence being served upon him, he
chose to • .nd to ea.h of the members of that soz,ety
one of tl.e most scurrilous epistles, which would be
read in evidence to the duty, and which they
nu doubt think a most scandalous libel. T!•:, io-
terdiition was sent to him by Dr. Hervey, the Re-
gistrar of the College, and part of it was returned
by the Defendant, besmeared with filth, in a man-
ner be should forbear to describe, as the thing itself
would be exhibited to them in Court. He should
not dwell further upon the nature of the offence, as
their business would only be to hod *nether or not
the Defendant was guill of having committed t:.e
fads charged f it being for the Curt afterwards to
say what punishment he deserved._

The first Witness called, was Mr. Roberts, Soli-
citor to the College of Physicians, who produced
the Charter by which that Corporation was con-
stituted, and also their books of annals or monthly
proceedings. From that book it appeared, that
upon the 3d of April last, Sir Lams •Pepys was
President ; and that the Ceniors were Donors Pit-
cairn. Stone, Wm. Lamb, and George Gilberit
Carry; that Donor James Hervey was Registrar ;
and Donor Saunders, Sir Walter Farquhar, and
Donor William &Abington, were Licentiates.'
, Mr. BOLLAND and Mr. GURNLY, as Counsel for
the Defendant, here stated various objeCtions to
several counts in the instinment, as not being suffi-
ciently explicit. as to the terms of the summons
and form of the service of interdinion requisite to
be observed, according to the Charter. These ob-
jenions, however, atter considerable arguments.
were over-ruled.
Mr. Roberts further proved, that, at the monthly
meeting. upon the 6th of March, when Mr. Campbell
had declined to attend, and it was ordered that he
be summoned to attend a second time, Sir Lucas
Pepys was President ; Drs. Pitcairn, Stone, Lamb,
and Curry, were Censors; and Dr. James Hervey
the Registrar.
Dr. Hervey deposed. that he was present at the
Comitia Minos, upon Friday, the 6th of February,
when information was given to the Board, that Dr.
Hefter Campbell was pranising within the City of
London, or seven miles thereof, without license.—
He was direned, by the Board, to prepare a sum-
mons of admonition, and to have it served upon the
Defendant. He accordingly gave it to the Beadle,
of the :tame of Miller, for that purpose. He was
also present at the Board held on the fithof March,
when Dr. Campbell ought to have attended, but
did not do so ; and he was again direned to serve
him with a second summons, which he did, and had
it served, as before. He was again present at the
meeting, upon Friday, the 3d ut April, when he
W./1 direned to prepare an interdiftion. This he
did accordingly, arid it was signed by the whole
Board, and attested by him in his capacity of
!legit:tar, as a witness, according to the Corm
preacribed by the charter. Upon the 4th of April.
he received back a part of that interdinion, inclosed
in an envelope, from the Defendant, by the two-
penny post, besmeared over with nastiness and
tilth--(Here this filthy document was produced.
and the Defendant said it was the same he had so
received]. It was addressed to him at Somerset-
place. Hammersmith. He knew, when he received
it, that it was besmeared with excrement, as it had a
most offensive elliavia.