The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-26 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCIIIT.—LEICESTER, JULY 25.
LA MEET V. DAWSON AND ANOTHER.
This was an action for libel.

Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., Mr. Mellor, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant
Miller, and Mr. Hayes were for the plaintiff; Mr. Field
and Mr. Brewer were for the defence.

The action arose out of the following circumstances
The plaintiff was educated for the surgical profession,
but has never taken out his diploma, contenting himself
years back with purchasing the business of a chemist in
the eastern part of London, where he obtained consider-
able practice in the treatment of those diseases popularly
known as "secret." He subsequently removed to Albe-
marle-street, Piccadilly, where, under the name of Curtis,
he continued to be very generally consulted, he having
extensively advertised himself and his works under the
name of Curtis, particularly a work called "Manhood."
The defendant, Mr. Dawson, is a regularly admitted
surgeon practising in London, and is the author of a
scientific work on a particular class of complaints, and
in that book was contained the alleged libel, which was
to the effect that he (Mr. Dawson) had been repeatedly
consulted by patients who complained of having paid
the advertising quack large sums of money, and that he
had at the time of publication a gentleman under his
care, who had been sent to him by a medical man in
London, and who " was proceeding against Curtis
(meaning the plaintiff), the author of Manhood,' for
a similar fraud." The article then went on to charge the
obtaining money by means of fraudulent representations
as to curing the parties.
The plea of justification was put upon the record.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, with a
farthing damages, thus negativing the pleas, and leaving
each party to pay their own costs.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, JULY 25.

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