The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-06 00:00:00

LAW Lanrabbsealica.

HOOFS OF LORDIL—Mart 6.
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TM ST. 111.1=11.11 111111LTBICI 001IPANY O. 11711316.
It me ea sepal teem judgemen el the Omit of Tis
chequer Chatilter, effirsing • jedeneet of the Court ei
Queues Bench requite( the now appellants • sew trial to
as seam brought against them by the respondent for Min- 1
rise doss to his preealms by the eozious rem sad vapour
mile. from Unit "scrim The respeedeet bad a verdict is tus
favour with damps, and the impatient' baring moved the
Court of Queen's Benet few • sew trial, au the poeed of
mbidireetion by the judge at the trial, s rule ma rams&
sad that decision adianed cm appeal to the Exchequer
Chamber. Bence the peened appeal.
At the aossoludoe of the orgumeets • question was pro-
pounded to the jades, which they summed after a short
oessultatioe, expressing an opinion that the decision of
re the court below ought to be affirmed.
Their lordships then delivered their opinioes, sad eas-
e= that the judgment of the Exchequer Chamber
be aimed, the appeal vas dismissed.

sal THE POLICE COURT&

A very hamideetoslydremed woman, about 50 years of
age, who gave bet same as Countess de Lute Haya, was
brought in her carriage from the Cottage-read stash"
ebarged with Wag drank sod incapable of tallies cure

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of herbed.
Mr. druid—What does your ladyship say to the awe?
The Countess—l want out at about balf•past seem, to
anti oa my aistenindiew and returned for some letterl
wanted, and two gentle:sea mine up to insult me.
Mr. Arnold asked far the midgets.
Mama Cruise, 149 B, said that at a quarter put Mee
me the previous sight be fouled her in lialkin•street, Bel-
gram-square, with a hundred ma* routed her. KM wee
very drunk, sad could sot stead. Ethe fell dews and out
her nose, and woo so drunk that she could not get up
asked her to go away, bat she would not, mid we had to
cony her to the station-hones cm the stretcher.
Mr. A Id—la there may ether witnse.?
James Brook, 311 B—l saw her, and wee with her at
the ration all sight. She was drank, and kept slug.
leg. She made a sae( of the Lead's Prayer, and when
she had done that cheesed It to soesethingehe. She smelt
,r of liquor.
Mr. Arnold—What have you to my sow
The Coratem-1 was not drunk. The crowd trod spot
any draw, and threw me down.
mt Mr. Arnold-1 can have to doubt that you were drunk
after the evidence 1 have heard.
The Conntem-1 woo surrousded by people.
Mr. Argold—is tids a romans' of yoorv, or are you
really Constar' a. Lisle Hayes, of 60, Moustestrest, Grim
verior•moare.
The Conatcm—l am really what I have described myself.
Mr. Arnold-1 am sorry to hear it. Your coodser has
bus mast diegraufaL Yes are lined Is. for being drank
The Countess handed the mosey to the gaoler.
TB Aid BS.

Mr. Rosier, a amassed and vendor of periodical main.
cations in Langley-plane, Commercial-road Etat, applied to
lir. Partridge for a wariest to arrest Mr. Clarence Har-
court, an attormy. of 2, King'a.arros-yard, Colima-drat,
for Minced to extort mosey from him under false pre-
tenor. Mr. Mister laid the mammalian of the CAM were
both extramdintry sod peculiar. The proprietors of a
penny weekly publication called Bow Belle had given away
with the correct numbers two wood engravings—" The
Ream from Hawkiog," after Inadeeses celebrated picture,
which bad boa engraved, sail "A Distinguished Member of
the Humane Society," the portrait of • dog. The newsagents
aid Tendon of aerials obtained ea profits whatever on the
distribution of the pictures. They were promoted gratis,
- sod were a source of trouble and hicomenleme. Nor was
the disiributraa of the wood earraviegs and on common
paper likely to affect the sale of the original steel
"airman', which commanded a high price. An attorney
mined Olareoes Hammes bad, however, forwarded a
printed ciroolar, demanding °appeased= for en invades
of the copy right is the pietas*, belonging to Mesen.
Memo. 11•Queso, and Co., Limited. A poor widow, living
is a tuy.stzeot, who sold one dozen copies of Bow; Bells
weekly, by which she ablated a profit of 4J. was served
circulars
with one of the and soother letter, aid 121. was
demanded of bar to untie the matter. The spot who
supplied him, and who was an extensive dealer to serial
publications, had not hem served with any notice. One of
ad this engravioge bad bees given away with the Miterated
Tina tea years ago, and so copyright claim had been then
as set up. One of too pictures was given away with Bow
Bells on the 18th of Jeausry, and the second Mu* was on
the 24th of May.
Mr. Partridge—lt seems to me if there is say invasion of
• copyright in these pictures the proprietors and publishers
ad only should he proceeded against, and notizes served on the
poor people who vend these serial publications to disoon.
time the diet/action.
A gentleman In court said that liarriond hal sent out at
least 100 letters similar to the one ha Mr. Rosier's posse.-
sloe, and demanding compensation.
Mr. Rosier said the last letter, on which he founded
his application, was as follows :—" Moore, lirtiseao,
and Co. (Limited) v. Yourself. —My clients are
not desirous to deal harshly with you for the in-
fringement of their copyright, and have instructed
ad me to inform you that if 51, be paid to rao ria or
before Tuesday next, the 4th inst., is satisfaction of
damages, together with 21, 2a for my ante, no further steps
will be takea spinet you. but if Dot paid by the above date
I shall have no alternative but to continue the maiteediall•
against you.—l am, sir, yours, in., CLARENCI HiICOUIT.
No. 2, King's Aran-yard, Loedoo." Mr. Rosier, is cat-
elusion, said that similar demands bad bees made on other".
He conaidded It was an audacious attempt to extort
money.
Mr. Partridge—Comma a solicitor. The proprietors and
the publishers of Bow Bells ought to assist the vendors.
lir. Thomas Thredgould, puhlisher, of No. 31, Oxford.
e Stepney, predated a writ served upoa hum at the
ad setttiste " Hoary llMPrea and Ernest Gembart" for Mea-
gan of copyright. He was in the same predicament se
Mr. Rosier. Penns in all parts of the metropolis bad
hem served with writs and Dotage by Harcourt, for alleged
hairdos of Moore, /Mimeo, and 00. (Limited), sad leery
N'Queen and Ernest Oa bait He should defend the as
to the last.