CagliostroappearstohavebeenquiteignorantoftheformsoflawinEngland，andtohavebeenwithoutafriendtoadvisehimastothebestcourseheshouldpursue。WhilehewasconversingwithhisCountessonthedifficultiesthatbesetthem，oneofhisbailcalled，andinvitedhimtorideinahackneycoachtothehouseofapersonwhowouldseehimrighted。Cagliostroconsented，andwasdriventotheKing’sBenchprison，wherehisfriendlefthim。Hedidnotdiscoverforseveralhoursthathewasaprisoner，orinfactunderstandtheprocessofbeingsurrenderedbyone’sbail。
Heregainedhislibertyinafewweeks；andthearbitratorsbetweenhimandMissFry，madetheirawardagainsthim。Hewasorderedtopaythetwohundredpoundsshehadswornagainsthim，andtorestorethenecklaceandgoldboxwhichhadbeenpresentedtotheCountess。Cagliostrowassodisgusted，thathedeterminedtoquitEngland。Hispretensions，besides，hadbeenunmercifullyexposedbyaFrenchman，namedMorande，theEditoroftheCourierdel’Europe，publishedinLondon。Toaddtohisdistress，hewasrecognisedinWestminsterHall，asJosephBalsamo，theswindlerofPalermo。Suchacomplicationofdisgracewasnottobeborne。HeandhisCountesspackeduptheirsmalleffects，andleftEnglandwithnomorethanfiftypounds，outofthethreethousandtheyhadbroughtwiththem。
TheyfirstproceededtoBrussels，wherefortunewasmoreauspicious。Theysoldconsiderablequantitiesoftheelixiroflife，performedmanycures，andrecruitedtheirfinances。TheythentooktheircoursethroughGermanytoRussia，andalwayswiththesamesuccess。Goldflowedintotheircoffersfasterthantheycouldcountit。TheyquiteforgotallthewoestheyhadenduredinEngland，andlearnedtobemorecircumspectinthechoiceoftheiracquaintance。
Intheyear1780，theymadetheirappearanceinStrasbourg。Theirfamehadreachedthatcitybeforethem。Theytookamagnificenthotel，andinvitedalltheprincipalpersonsoftheplacetotheirtable。
Theirwealthappearedtobeboundless，andtheirhospitalityequaltoit。BoththeCountandCountessactedasphysicians，andgavemoney，advice，andmedicinetoallthenecessitousandsufferingofthetown。