The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-21 00:00:00

GROSS MISREPRESENTATION.

A plain case was brought before the Court of Requests,
in Castle-street, on Thursday, at the instance of a very re-
spectable surgeon in Brydges-street, to recover a debt of
one guinea from Mr. Wilson, a baker, in the vicinity, for
medicine and attendance upon Mr. West, the comedian,
at the instance of Mr. Wilson. It appeared that Mr.
West had taken, poison, and sought shelter in the baker's
house. As the poison began to develope itself on the
actor's troubled countenance, the baker. hurried to Mr. Snitch
the surgeon, at midnight, for assistance, which was promptly
given. As Mr. Snitch and the baker were proceeding to
Mr. West's, the generous baker observed, of his own
bounteous free will, that he would be answerable for any
demand on account of the visit, and to this remark Mr.
Snitch made no reply, for it is not the practice of the pro-
fession to stipulate for pay before administering relief, but
the baker, no doubt, in his simplicity, extended the practice
in his own vocation to that of the faculty. Now some men
are very lavish in words, but parsimonious in deeds, and the
baker happened to be one of this liberal class, for he re-
fused afterwards to verify his own offer, by paying the ac-
count, and petulantly referred the Doctor to look to
Mr. West, without giving any information where Mr.
West was to be found. The case was then brought
into the Court. of Requests, whither the baker took a
hired reporter, to give a " respectable " account of the
matter, and the case was ushered forth in yesterday's morn-
ing Papers, and was copied into the evening journals,
under the seductive title of " ATTEMPTED StIiCIDE of
Mr. WEST." .The baker had all the speech his own way,
for his reporter," Friday," wok down every word, accom-
panied with variations, one or two of which,
we solioirt,
in order to show how infamously the totrgeon s conduct is
misrepresented.

(Erma the Chronicle.)
He (defendant) ran off to request the plaintiff to attend, and be
did so promptly ; but, before be administered any medicine, be in-
quired who was to pay for his services? He (deferlant).said,
" Good God, do your duty, and I'll satisfy you for what you do in
my house," or words to that effect. Then, said the defendant, be
gave an emetic to the patient, and mixed some of my mustard with
warm water, and that was all the Doctor did, and 1 think it hard
that a guinea should be charged for an emetic, unless my mustard
and water forms part of the demand.-4Lowl laughter).
One of the Coultissiouttes said, be waa glad that the defen-
dant had got to the doctor's shop at last, and he should like to be
informed what, was the regular charge for an emetic ?
The shopman said, eighteen-pence !
enswastoNln---Eighteen-pence ! Why, that woula supply
-4 with medic* for 20 years ; I think that is all the defendant
ought to ` 141‘
The Stopni.‘lloxPlainadi thnt after midnight medical men are
entitled to 65. extra 'kr attendance.

(Pratt the Timer.)
tie then ran off to the plaintiff, requesting his immediate attend-
ance, and he Was prompt to the call ; but (said Mr. Wilson em-
phatically) before any thing W iidministered, the cautious doctor
desired to know who was to 1e paymaster ? Defendant, then all
agitation and alarm, said, " For God', sake do your duty, and I'll
see you paid for every thing you do in my house," Mr. Snitch
then administered an emetic, and mixed some strong mustard in
warm water, both of which were supplied by the defendant. It
was therefore, he thought, extravagant 'to charge a guinea tar au
emetic, unless the mustard and water (his own property) formed
part of the item. There was another thing the Omit ought to
know, awl that was, that the plaintiff subsequently attended Mr.
West at his own lodgings in Duke-street, St, James's' to which
he (defendant) was told he was directed by Mrs. Westberself: it
was therefore, he thought, contrary to law or reason that hie
guarantee should extend beyond his own house, and the more so
when the parties themselves were able to pay it.
The same account appears in 010 New Times, and the im-
pression produced on the public mind, no doubt, is, that
Mr, Snitch has acted very differently from wh4P profes-
sional gentleman ought to have done on such an occa-
sion. But the fact is quite the reverse. We have the
pleasure of knowing Mr. Sniteh, and feeling not only sur-
prised, but indignant at the imputations contained in these
reports, we asked for an explanation, and fond the facts
to be as stated above. it would be idle to make py rex.
mark upon the gross partiality of these reports, which are
studiously varied but essentially thst same. But thisn
exhibits another of the many impositions practised talon
the public by these painting individuals who avail them-
selves of their connection with the presg to* abuse the
confidence of its conductors, and ►deceive the public,
while they, as in the present instance, assail this most up-
right characters. Mr. Snitch did not attend Mr, Weat ut
bis lodgings ; but the baker was right to make up n batch
of credible stories, hug'hlyment of that seasoned wi witty Court of t 8 rd
and water, for the amusem-
partial Commiesionersone of whom spouted his emetic
humour for the medicinal edification of his brethren,
, whose--

" Vacant laugh was ready chorus."

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OLD COINS.--A brass urn was discovered by Mr.,
Thomson, fanner, Mindrum, Northumberland, so far
hack as April last, containing 600 Roman coins, oar
of which are in an excellent state 'of,preservation. Ihe
honest farmer apprised his landlord of what bad taken
placei and from some delay in that quarter, the discovery
in question has never yet been noticed in the journals.
The coins are all of silver ; in size they resemble a
modern sixpence,
present such varieties hi regard to date, and die, and
but are nearly three times as thick, and
decorations, that they were probably regarded as an
extraordinary cat
etion several hundred years ago.
Numbers of them are dated before the coming of our
Saviour ; and the head of Julius Caesar, Vespasian,
tic. are said to be as clear and
We shay
reigns issued in
ply outlined. as the
head of George IV. is bn the sove
18'22.
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this imperfect notice will have the
effect of eliciting some more detailed and accurate de-
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