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The Loaf: entice 'varlet recapitulated the evidence, and
left it for ,he Jury, taking the relative lulus:ion of the parties and
all the circumstances before them into consideration, to award such
damages as the justice of the case required.
The Jury consulted for a fee minutes, aced returned with a ver.
diet for the plaintiff—Damage, AWL
The Loan Cuter Jt• STIC observed, that he heed one of the
Jurors dissent, and N.lted if the fart *ace so%

The I:10 In;n1. I cen.ider wa here all agreed.
The Jury then etrumited again, and returned a verliet let the
plat iff—.llhuogy, attoL
The Lauri did not flat till nearly lialf-peat six o'clock.

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MONDAY, Jtur 19.

Sinava brio. e Me (.1111:1, Jt'STflE mrd Ai COON MO N obit'.

111.000 V. Pll_ll Erg,

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Mr. Sereeant I'arcuasr appeared on behalf of the plaintiff; he'
requested filet this rase might be postponed. and altered in the
paper, as he had only received his brief no it whilst he was speak- I
mg in the case which preceded it.
Mr. Sergeant Ps:t.t. was ready to torrent as far as he vila per-
small, concerned ; but his clients hart been (raking for some time ;
it had idrearly beet, postponed, and they were desirous no further
delay should take place.
Mr. Sergeant VAt, t: II Al 4 resumed 111111 said, that as he wall coin-
pelted to proceed aithottt preparation. he could, in the "resent
stage of the action, merely state the prima fade ground of the
action which his client had. This was an action brought by the
plaintiff. the widow and administratrix of Mt. Piper, lot
the recovery of lOW.. the amount of a promissory note, which was
given to the plaintiffin consideration of medical aid and stendance.
It appeared t '.ai eminent services had been rendered by the AMMO'
to Mr. Pinker, who was afflicted with varietts maladies, mot who
had consulted many physicians without haring obtained soy ma-
terial relief, until he had the advantage of Mr. Blogg'samistatior.
In consideration cf his services Mr. Pinker gmre him a promiltory
lime to the following effete:—
" I promise to pay Mr. Charles Blom, or order, 18W. for his
attendance on mein
.rof hits Musa.
(*iamb to? Leta Pisani.
•• October 1821."
This inatment Mons sit to Is sot to this in-
ItTURICTII he now sued for that Mom,r to his
Lordship sod the Jury, that mhos on the
opposite side to invalidate this oohs. • to Use
benefit of its amount from tlif gamin
J. Cundell, es...nit:ed.—l am a cobler, and was a neighbour of
Mr. Pinker. at Keynsham, in Sontemetsbire. Ile died- about a
year and a half ago. fllehere proved the hand.wrhing of the de-
ceased.) Rehire lug death he had been afflicted with illness.
Never heard him say what service the plaintiff rendered him, bet
knew that the plaintiff had attended him frequently. Mt. Pinker
was an ..hl helpless man; he was a man of —worth sere-
nil thousands ; cannot speedy the length of time t *Muir at-
tended Mr. Pinker. Ifni wife was very unwilling to permit any
person to are him.
. . . • . . . '

I:mos-examined—The only disease with which he was afflicted
was Hid age. _ . . . .

The (titter JUSTICE —One, I believe, by whir* we an wish
and espt et at Annie time ur other to be visited.
!Slogs had but one child, about elgbt ex nine years
of age. _ _ _

:VG. Sergeant PELL—What wu the complexion of the child
Witness.lt wu of a very dark complexion, very like you. (A
laugh.)
%lr. Sergeant PELL.—What, a child at eight years old
like me

Witness.-1 did not say that exactly '• I have not seen the child
for some time; he was very dark. (A laugh.) I know Mt. Ed-
wards. who lived at Keynshatu ; he is a very respectable medical
gentleman. Mr Edwards attended 111 r. frequently, but I
cannot say how long.
The promissory note on which the action was brought was then
handed to the mutes., which hi believed to be drawn up in Biomes
hand-writing. . . . _ .

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Mr. Sergeant PF.1.1. appeared for the defendant. This would
, tarn out to be an extraordinary action ; and the least extraordinary
part of it was not, tl:at % verdict should be asked on such testimony
from such a witness as they had just heard. He thought proper to
be very pleasant at his lMr. Sergeant Pell'e) expense; bit with
that he did not quarrel ; fur if gentlemen at the Bar were sometimes
merry at tae expense of the witnesses, they, in their turn, had a
right to be merry Vith Gentlemen at the Bar. What it was more
important for the Jury to consider was, that an the production of
an instrument of this kind, the consideration tor which it
was given was requires' to be proved. No such consideration
WWI attempted to be proved in the present instance ; be.
sides, it appeared that this person was not a qualified me-
dical practitioner; and there was an Act of Parliament directly
to prevent sty person unduly studified from lining or recovering any
tiling for medical assistance. l'he Act to which he alluded was that
of George IV. chap. I:14, which prreludedany person from recovering
fur such attendance, who, previously to the passing of the Act, had
not practiced as an apothecary bcf,:re the 15th of August, 1815, or
who had not a certificate from the master or warden of the Com-
pany of Apothecaries. Now he defied the person suing in the pet-
rol Instance, semantic any certificate or evidence of having corn.
plied with this enactment of the Act of Parliament. It was his
(Sergeant ('ell's) crank-don. whether this was or was nes
really subseibed to by Mr. Pinker, which be doubted, yet du t
the whole transaction was a fraud and downright imposition on
the pert of Blogg. He would examine if thisLcrosm were likely to
,anigags sawn& a linsofeanduet The Jury WO whit son of
he was when they were informed that had before paned
personit eit cdr in Bristol under the name of James. He then esta-
blished himself as Doctor Wm. James, and published a hand-bill
which the would read, that would exhibit his character in very intel.
ligible terms. Like all persons of his description, he professed
not to be actuated by the prospect of gain, but of a central dispo-
sition of philanthropy and love to serve mankind. (beery sentence
of it was interrupted by loud bursts of laughter from a crowded
Court. as the Learned Sergeant read it.l It was as follows.—
•• Dr. !Wm. James. water-caster, is now on his travels through
the principal towns and villages in Er gland, begs to state, that
after an experience of twenty-three years, both by sea and land, he
cons all sorts of diseases. after the patient has been turned out of hos.
pita" incurable, both by surgeons and physicians: by the patient
taking two bottles of his medicine, or dressing, they have been cured
immediately. By the wiil of God, many people have lost the use of
their limbs for years, after trying all m shrines in vain, have
afterwards applied to Dr. James, and he has cured them imme-
diately. lie takes none in hand but what he cures; lie will not
take any person if incurable. Ile will tell their complaint as soon
as be secs them ; and since he has travelled no one has been tum,A
away uncured. To ladies and gentlemen he will give advice, so
that they may get their medicines prepared by any druggist in the
kingdom fur a trifle. There have been many persons in this world
lost because they have not made known their troubles. Many poor
people he has given advice to have been able to mix up medicine
for themselves for five shillings which would have coat
them tar pounds in long illnesses. Persons not willing to disclose
their complaints may have relief (we here suppress a pan of this
panacea advertisement from the gross:lessor its language.) • • •
cures for joint-acbe, cramp, spasms, gout, nervous e,
gravel, pain in the stomach, inflammation in the bowels and rheu-
matism, twice taking the medicine. It will never fail to cure the
King's-evil, joint-evil, and gout. People that have been blind for
years restored to health immediately. Those that are hard of hear.
mg may be cured in two hours. In diseases arising from obstructed
perspiration', asthmatic and consumptive cases,eancers. :la. he has
an elegant and expeditious cure. Ile will stop mortificatioos in very
advanced stages, by repelling the poisonous matter and correcting
the juices of the whole body. It requires no argument to convince
more than a single trial ; after which every family who value their
health or I ives will not think it prudent to be without it. The
virtues of this medicine will demonstrate the above for it.

" Bones dissolved in bad beasts in all thur bad stages, who will
attend ladies at their own houses for that purpose.
" Dr. James may be consulted at Mr. Batton's, baker, West-
strei t. Bristol, from nine in the morning till tour in the afternoon."
With respect to die pmnisnor note which the plaintiff allelged
he received in October 11121, he (Mr. Sergeant Pell) could adduce
• receipt of 3lr. Illogg's, datcd in the December of the same year,
fur 11. 7s. (kl. rod another for 3!. dated the 21st (htober ; the erry
day on which he iilledged that he got the promissory note for which
he now sues the adimnistratrix of Pinker. This was as ac-
knowledgment of Ili. 7.. Mr medicine and attendance.
. . .

The litter JUSTICE observed, that he would put it to the Jury
whether this mar. was a surgeon, physician, or apothecary, of which
no evidence had been tendered; it they were of opinion that he
was not, but that he was that miserable nomdeseript sort of animal,
which from this hand-bill he presumed hint to be, who went about
the country killing his 311.msty's subjects, and rubbing them of
their money, then lie would direct thcJury that he was precluded
from recotering by the statute which had been adrerttd to by See-
' gram Pell.
Mr. Sergeant PELL concurred with his Loriship, and would
satisfactorily prove that he was such a characttr, by witnesses who
would identify Mr. t'llarka Rini= as the parson who appeared an
1/r. William James, in Bristol. There was en inure honourable

profession in this country, or o.te to which the public were more in.
drbted than the medical profession ; he meant those members of
it who were duly qualified for it; and who, by their learning, their
services, and their characters, held a high station in society ; but
there was no class of persons mote dangerous or ii.jurions than
persons of the character of the present pl iintiff. who spread ruin
amongst every family where they procured a fooling, by feigning
a knowledge of suijects of which they were wholly i;morant, and
pretending to !taming and talents which they did not possess.—
. lie would call his witnesses, and wits satistied the Jury would not
countenance such a fraud as this manifestly has.
Edward Ilarton enitinined.—Witress is a baker residing at Ilr:s.
tol. Ile knew the plaintiff there, who Indeed with bhp. and went
there by the name o; Han. James. Ile had a sign-board over the'
door with the name of " Dr. Win. James," and circulated hand-1
bills similar to drat which hail been read. lie left one of them at'
his house. Witness had not seen hint at Keynsham.
Cross-examined—lle knows this pertain to be the plaintiff. for
he had seen him since he took the name of 'Hogg ; lie called him.
self Blogg at Bristol. I observed to hint, " Why. Mr. James.
you bar, altered your name." Mr. Blogg replied, •• Yes, I have."
He had his wife and child with hint when he lodged with him near
Bristol. He stopped with him for six or seven mouths ; did not
sae him afterwards with the assumed name of Illogg.
3lr. Edwards-1 am a medical man residing; at Keratin's,' ; I
attended Mr. Pinker for several vtars, up to ; his only
cemplaint was,
_that of being afflicted with the of old
age. 1 attended in Christmas, 1:i22, again, up to the period of his
death.

tents-examined—ln the intermediate time between that in shich
1 quitted him and rented my attendance, he had heard Mr.
Pinker tiny. that Mr. Mogi: attended him ; cannot say how often
be entity.. . Mr. Pinter a as childish. but not to that degree as
to be incumpeent to Lake a t.. ; he was car aide of unacrbtAndLl

what he was about : i transacted busineei rids bilk and half
him suillebolly intelligent and sensible ef what he was aloft I
lam a surgeon, Wad have received various sums at verifies blows tier
mtd.cal nttendaseatia Mr. Pinker • the •111011111 t of white sweaftwil
in several sums might have been Pinkert
ewe and two bential
pounds. I The promissory note was here headed to *it wismear
'rime oils, he admitted, a great similarit between that had.
Wi king and the handwriting of the bat he could not ens
dtrtakr to sweet that he believed it to be his hand.writing, frau the
of certainletters r he would hot swear, however, that
it was not hi. hand-writing.

lie-examined—l resoled my attendance in lei; die win
I received were applicable to the several Asks I nude at eeriest
tinnx •
The (',t I I: P Jlr ST ICE engreted the inexpediency ofpreceedieer.
as he would direct a non.sin: under the statute which had been
cited. No evidence had been adduced of his being qualified tat
Inake a charge of this kind, and if he *ere disqualified to make it, .
surely it could not be maintained, that he was competent to' sae fee '
the tutyment of a charge which the law forbade him to make.
..le. Sergeant Vat-GIL/in—Then if your Lordship is or opinion
that this instrument on which he sues is of no avail because the per-
son holding it cannot chew a certificate of his being a qualified per-
son to pracuiseas a medical person, I am bound to submit to the
law as hid down by your Lordship, but might the opinion of the
Court cf. common Plow be taken on the point ?
The eit iEr JrsTICIt said, that WWI nut what he stated but
the statute quoted 'minted. in his opinion, against persona of the
plitintirrn deseripttue, and there was no mum why the statute
should become inoperative in the case of so dr:prided a quark as
this malt appeared to be. fir would certathly apply the law as
laid down in this statute to this case and direct the Jury according-
ly : but let die cue waved to an chit.
Afters tekohaervatioos tram Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN. the NI.
amination was ilenewrd, but no material additional facts elicited.
Sergeant VAUGH AN rose•antl said, we will proceed no fur,
tiler at preseat ; another day we may te able to maks oat a bettet
case.
The plaintiff' was then non-suited.

OLD 11.41 LAT, JULY it.

(Bc(vre Mr. Justice OAAELNE.)

Win. Resnotton Robinson, the young MA wapiti; ha mewled eigth
tra Mr. Abraham% the solicitor. of Ott
emu, Illeameaugh-stayaewie
w was Mod setialoseday, ttpoo for
In a dwelling-ham% lips Ned on another todiatment
meninx foe waft MO mama, the proper of Wary Cl*.go
tot then d Nay, value 18e., is the Parish of Saila Am% Wei.
isanater. . .

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Faeffeeds Clifton.—l am the wife. of Henry Clifton, OM linnet
4s, Wardeer-street. I know the Weiner ; I new him Seat en tile
3d ef May, at .half-put eight Ls the evening, in my shop.
*imbed to be showed some rams. He did nht seem Piddled %kb
those I showed him. I brought him pee mete, that heedidtil•
tab with hay handle. He maid inhere wide, I told hi. Ms.
Re dna took them up, end walked soot of the shop. Being Moire
IMt einftised. I ran round the counter to the door. aid
" Step thief 1" but the prisoner wangene. He remained no
in the shop after be took op he razors. I had metres's Mile be-
fore. Ile was in my husband's shop about ten minutes. Bewail
dressed in • blue cost, pink striped waistcoat, dad light metier I
think cloth, but I ant not sure of that. I hooked et him, and I
thought him a gentleman. lam sum the 'winner at the bur is die
person. lam certaiu lam not mistaken. There were three emit-
dln in the shop.
Crors.examined by Mr. A wnnEws.—The candles Were lighledi
at half.past eight. The person had a blatk hut on. I never saw
him again till six weeks after the 3d of .lay, at Maelbotoughogreell
Office. I did not expect to see the prisoner ober I go. to Meet.
borough.strect. My nation for going there rhos in aniseesentre of
Gooch the officer coming to me, and askinr me to describe the pig-
eon who sobbed my husband. He did not deactibe themes, In
custody till I had given a description of the person whobad ribbed
nip husband. I may in the course of my life have erode a Waale
as to the identity. of persons. I did rot immediately ge to fillea.,
boruugh.str. et ; tt was a day or two atter I saw Gooch. When I
got to the police aloe I saw the prisoner in an dented place, slid
knew on that account he was in custody. He mai, asaweted the
description I hail given to Gooch.
William Bib a, shot man to Chaffer Sod Mills, plwabrokee,
sworn.—l know the prig, nor at the her front rel.ng him in Ceutt end
at Marlborough-street; I produced some tarots at that Mee; I
stopped them from a young man who prevented than to metepledgp
in the beginning of June, very much resembling the priesse-
had seen that young man twice f•efore he brought the MOSS / tt 11,1111
on intention to have stopped hip., but he ran oat 6f the ahem, and
escaped ; he had brought two Albums, tbout a week revises ; I
should have known that young man again did not boy the Al.
bums, because he 'skid too much Inc them; I did not she in the
razors. because I suspected the young man ; shoot a fininigbe be.
fore he brought the Albums, he was in the shop. but eon% eye far
16 hat purpose; I think to pledge something, whish I did sat tote
in • the person was extremely fashionably dressed be had en •
dark tont, and very daik trousers, nearly tlr mate black; I asked
the person the price of the razors; he said they bad ewe IM., and,
he bought them in Gast Russell.street ; I am positive the penotia
is not the mat; the young man gave me his adds see, past Rus-
s .ll.sttA-t. •
Clop-examined by Mr. BRODERICK—III a natter en hest
atter the young twin had offered the Album ks, lb& aka_
suss is with a heted.lid/ sating two Al brebuldimb
The young man very much resembled the primea, but I aft ern
taro be is not the men. I have seen one or two.persese like
The ft 64011 I did not seise him when he fame with the name was,
that he ran away rs goon as I lifted up the Hap of the souniar.
The prisoner, on being called on liar his defence, said, dim the
Jury would perceive this Cafe rested on the evidence of identity,
and he was quite satisfied that he could entree complete effiL
Moloch, the shopman to Mr. Bannister, hatter and glover
in the Strand, examined by Mr. A xnazirs for the defence—A
person came into my master's shop about nine Veda ago, and
asked to look at some silk handkerchiefs ; be had acme put before
hint, which be did not approve of; others were shown to him, with
which he ran away out of the shop; I pursued him, but could nut
overtake him ; I have never seen him stnee. He very much re-
ambled the prisoner. but I am sure he Is not the man.
Mrs. Martha Turner sworn—l am aunt to the prisoret I have
had a young lady staying with me by the name of Coats ; I live
at Acton-Breen, and the prisoner nine down repeatedly to see that
young lady. I know hr was there on the 3d of May, beeanae
went to Mr. Gould's at Tumbam.green, and on my morn I walked
with him to thl coach ; it was eight o'clock when be took the
coach ; upon the solemn oath I have taken I am certain of
the day. The prisoner has always borne • most exemplary dos.

By the Cot *Tr—The reason my attention was so partiesaarly
called to the 3d of May is, that I went to Manchester about •
month since, and returned Mat Monday. The prisoner wrote
to me at Manchester, and that led me to the circumstance of
the 3d of May. The prisoner has always borne a good chime-
t:r ; I keep a journal of persons who come to my house, and of
places whirr I go.
Moluch again came into the witness's box, and said hie mos.
ter was robbed after the prisoner was in custody. Re sew the
examination of Robinson in the pubic prints before the robber.
His Lordship said, that the only way to reconcile this wars, that
the witness must have seen the advertisement describing the penao
of the thief, because the dates would not otherwise agree. TYepri-
soner was taken into custody on the Bth June, and Moloch stated
that his master was ribbed nine w:eks since.
Miss Julia Coates examined by Mr. BRODEntot—l remember
she 3d May, and prisoner being at his aunt's on that day. He
often came down there.

By the ('or KT —I remember the 3d May. brestuo I met • *OM
hr the prisoner to town on Wat evening. Mrs. Turner walked with
i him to ti .e stage at about eight o'clock n the evening.
Mr. George Fred..lbmhams.—The prisoner is ettieled clerk to
me. He c-me to mein 11(2'. I made him a ward of the Cour of
Chancery. He is allowed 'Jul. per annum from the tenet. He
might always have resorted to me fer money successfully, but he
never did. His conduct has always been most regular.
A number of witnesses were then examined as to the ehuaciar
of the prisoner, who proved it to have been up to this time moss
excellent.

When his Lordship was about to sum up, the Foreman of the
Jury addressed him. and said, that unless there was any point of
law in the ease the Jury would not trouble him to sum up.
The Learned Judge said it was a mere point of fact as to the
identity of the prisoner. If the Jury thought him innocent of the
charge there was no occasion for him to sum up. if they thought
the prisoner guilty then it was his ditty to sum up.
The Jury said they did not believe him Lttilty, and their Foreman
accordingly returned a verdict of Not Gaihrf
The prisoner was again indicted for stealing, on the Rth June, a
seal and brooch, value UN. in the parish of :it. James, ll'ammin-
mer, the property of Michael 3larchant.
Ann 31archant sworn-1 am the wife of the prosecutor, who is
jeweller, residing in Tichborne.strcet ; he has alto a shop i.n Ow-
tonl-atreet. On the Bth June the prisoner was paining by the
shop ; he stopped short, and asked to leek at a key ; I asked whe-
ther he meant a tine or a common one He said a tine one; I
want one with a stone in it. I placed a drawer with seals and key*
in it before hint. I went to the door to pick out a square atonal
seal, which he had asked for. The prisoner dui not follow rue to
the dew; he took his right hand glove on: I told him that I had
not got a seal with a rupture store; be said I see you have not, and
bid me good day and went away. I counted the seals, and
otisard one with a scallop pattern. I after...earns wished a brawl'.
1 ran down Oxford-atrect, but could see nothing of the prisoner ;
was fearful of going too far on account of the she.. lam certain,
this took place oil the fhb June, between two and tour in the after-
ndatn
; it was on a Tuesday. 'flee prisoner was dressed in white
trowsers, and frock coat of a colour I sihiukl call Inn are. 1 had SAO
opportunity of seeing him from six to seven min..- -urr or th,'
time my hack was to him. The tray in
were had been cleaned out the day (Kline, a,.
from that tine till the prisoner looked at them
son serving in the shop all day hut irrysAr
having seen the prisoner before. I :MI posit
person, 1 noticed hint so particularly lictore
I— nehotie Id, the ether*, was then
apprehended the prisoner at about eight o'r
the h June.
Mrs. Merchant again called-1 don't

(lxford-street is, ai:ine I. :k.u. The cook's
one.
:Ills. Jones-- I keep a rock's shop in (1
14):ICT dined with us eserr thty ; he dined
June. Ile neser wore a frock coat oil btui
Mr. Frazer, a fellow clerk f the prisoner,
the prismier in a frock coat of hmtac colour.
Another clerk in Mr. Abraham'. utfiee
mime stlect.

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en minutes; pan of the
cloth the scuts and ki•
and none had been sold
win. There was no pee-
wit'. I don't rentembcs
titre the prisoner is the
r he came in.
led. and proved that he
clock in the evening of
tnow what shop au in
.1
shop is next door but
I%lmA-street. The pri-
in our room nn the Ikk
nae coloor.
ter, sworn--I serer sass
r.
spoke positively to the