The Sun.
London, England, 1802-07-05 00:00:00

ANOTHER QUACK DOCTOR.

A person calling himself Count Piper Hamilton,
attended the above Magistrates, in order to exhibit
articles of the'peace againt a Gentleman who lodged
in the house of which he was the tenant. The cir-
cumstances of his complaint were of a complexion
no less curious than ludicrous. It appeared that
this soi-disant Count was one of that honourable fra-
ternity yclepped Quack Donors, and had taken a
house in Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-.road,
about four or Ave months ago, in order to speculate
upon the sale of a variety of those nostrums of secret
composition, Which, in this age of credulity and
delusion, are held forth to the public as possessing
virtues which will eradicate all disorde-rs, make the
old young, and even restore lost animation 1 While
his house was getting ready, a bill was put up for
letting part of it, and the defendant unfortunately
took it for himself and family, at the' rent of 40
guinea S a. years unfurnished, which,- it appeared,
Was within 31i of the rent of the whole house. The
defendant hi-red the
_premises upon the express as-
snrance, that-the exhibitant. was a surgecin, a regu-
lar professional man, a legitimate praditioner, and
of course:a Gentleman. Under this persuasion, he
was proceeding to furnish his apartments in a style
of elegance suitable to the respedable 'neighbour-
hood, when, to his great surprize, the ps4Wa disci-
ple of Galen hoisted a large board, covering the
whole front of the, house, with' the Duke of Hamil.
ton's arms emblatoned upon it, and distributed at
-the door nauseous hand.-bills, .for the cure of com-
plaints which we will not shock our readers delicacy
by mentioning.' The consequence was, the house,
was the constant gaze of the populace, who were
always colleaing"round the place, laughing and
scoffing at such a Bartholomew-fair exhibition.—
Neither the defendant nor his wife could appear at
the window without some one calling out, "Jo!
.boy ! ha•ve you' got any pills. to selt! The defendant
'finding what a disreputable situation he had got into,
determined, at leaSt for the, time he was obliged to
stay, to exclOde the exhibitant from all access to
. that part of the premises for which he paid so ex-
travagant a rent. the exhibitant was not satisfied
with being paid his, money,. but insisted upo'n his
joint tenancy to the whole house, and threatened to
break open the defendant's apartments. The de-
fendant assured him, if he - did; he would repel
force by force. Terrified' at this threat, the gimpy_
tic hastened to the Magistrates, and deposed, that
he was in fearof hislife, and under the apprehension
of bodily harm. Having stated his complaint, the
defendant replied, that his only obje& was to have
nothing to ;do with the Quack DoEtor, who, lie
said, repeatedly introduced women of the town into
the house at night, and that it was solely with the
view of avoiding all intercourse with him he had
put locks on his doors. The Magistrates imme-
diately saw through the business,. dismissed the
Mountebank, and Count Piper was obliged to pay
the piper.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BIBURY RACES.

FRIDAY, JULY 2.
A Sweepstakes of eggs. each. Two Mites.

Mr. Pigot's Moorland Gelding, 4 yrs old, tost. 71b.
Mr. Miles's Planet,.aged, zest.
Mr. A. Smith's Spartacus, aged, 1 tst. 211;1 . .3
—Colonel Kingscote's Chuckle, ilst. ielb. beat'Sir H. Lip-
pincott's Brigadier, lost. 131 b. 4 miles, cogs.--; to 4 upon
Brigadier.
Fifty Pounds for all Horse, Sec. one mile heat..
Mr. Elton's Yam, 4 yrs old, mist. rolh. -
H. R. •H. the P. of Wales's Pacificator, 4 yrs old, rzA.
Sir H. Lippincot's Brigadier; aged; lost. 12.1 b. - 3
sto 4 against Pacificator-7 to" 4 against Yam.
This day the Races ended.