JAMES CLEMMET, jun., who has for some time past been practising as a solicitor in Manchester, without, as it transpired inn court, having a certificate, has been summoned at the Manchester City Police-court, for obtaining the sum of 15s. from THOS. OLDHAM. The prosecutor said that he went to the defendant’s office in Bloom-street, with the intention of employing him, as he had before done, to conduct a case for him in the police-court. There was a plate near the door bearing the words “JAMES CLEMMET, jun., solicitor”. The witness saw the defendant, stated his case to him, and paid him a fee of 15s., the defendant promising to appear and conduct the case, which came on Friday. The witness was at court on that day, but CLEMMET was not present. However,, the man who had been summoned did not appear, and the magistrates granted a warrant for his apprehension. He was brought before the Court on Monday, and the witness appeared against him, but the defendant did not prosecute, as he had agreed to do. MR. HEADLAM: The question is whether CLEMMET has been obtaining money by falsely representing himself as a solicitor. He must have known he could not practise in this court without a certificate. MR. AMBLER did not think the case amounted to one of false pretence. MR. HEADLAM: I think it does. If he could not appear himself he might have got somebody else to conduct the case. The case was adjourned, MR. HEADLAM remarking that it was a most disgraceful affair. ======================================================= barb, ontario, canada.