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none could tlinilithist that if Ih. Johnson's Dictionary had been
pnbllrshe 1 by some bsidhweller against his consent, it would haat
been a ritacy.
Mr. SIIADW ELI'. iris then heard at very considerable length, and
referred to many instances in which works had been publisned and
circulated without mobrstatirmand which might be deemed equally
piratical with that of the defendant's work. He alluded particularly
to Mr. Thomas's edition dr erhe upon Littleton. By that gentle-
man this learned wort: hat been completely anatomized, and the
valuable comments of Mr. Preston and Mr. Saunders had been in-
troduced. Montt:lli-stance of the same kind was that of the author
of the Real Lift in London. This publication had been complain‘ d
of by the ingenious author of the Lift in London ; but his l. .rd-
-1 ship haul thought that the word " Real" had protected the defen-
dint from iojunction.
The Loan CIIANCE T.T.O ft aosked whethezainti Mrftie. Shworkatlivellhad was pre-
pared to admit that any portin of the plc been
taken ard adopted by the defcerlant in his work?
Mi. SHADIVELL had no thfliculty in expressly admitting that
fact; because he telt that the other grounds upon which the defer-
! dant rested his case were so strong that they would safely be relied

upon.
IT. CHING followed on the same aide. even at greaser length,.
thin either of his learned leaders. Ile argued, that although the
defendant had tatert a portion of the plaintiff.' work, yet it was a
taking and no robbery, and was so completely just.fied, that a Court
of Equity had no power to interfere. Ile deprecated thehe oth hypeer
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crlticisin which had been shown by his learned friends on t
side, in commenting upon the defendant's ivork ; and observed,
that his learned friends had quite forgotten the Isgil maxim, De
mininr4A non ("Mtn kr.
The Sot.icyron-flEnot made along and animated reply,
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which was not concluded until the rising of the Court, at fly
o'clock. . .
The Loan Cuarrcii.r.oa then salitsilat. hating heard:this
case for two days, he should be prepared to give juegnient on Mon-
day ntorning, when he came into Court.
A short discussion arose as to the most 'advisable mode of pro.
eseilingovith respect to motions on Monday ; but nothing definitive
was arranged.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COVRT, AUGUST 5.
f X TfIE MATTER OF NAMSOEN AND CLAR%.
The Vic E-Cti ssceLLOR, upon taking his seat this morning,
addressed Mr. Alo:itsgo, who was engaged for the petitioner in this
mune yesterday, and desired him to give notice to Mr. Cooke, the
solicitor for the commisaion. to deposit immediately the articles of
agreement for the partnership of the bai.kmnts in the office of the
Secretary of Bankrupts. Ilia honour considered this precaution
to be absentia, necessary to secure this important document for the
sake of publiciustlee. Ile wished very much to discover who drew
those articles, and expressed a hone that it would not turn out to be
the same Iverson who drew the affidavits.
IX THE. MATTER OF NRENCHLEYS.
In an argument upon the question of partners (the Brenchleys of
Britvesend) engaged in one business being entitled to prove tinder a
conimissine or bankruptcy, against the estate of one or more of the
same particle engaged in another business,
Mr. MONTAGU contended that they were not entitled to do PO
with respect to loans of money, but only with respect to articles of
trade in which they respectively dealt, and cited the else in Sillitoe
and Ooodeliild, in support of his argument, the point having been
there maturely considered and solemnly decided by the Lord Chan-
cellor. The Learned Counsel was proceeding with his argument
upon the prlntinle It'd down in that ease, when
The V lICZ•CUANCELLOIL said—Really, Mr. Montagu, I do not

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