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London, England, 1818-02-23 00:00:00

LAW INTPLLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY. I.twcoweis lint*
SATURbAIr, Fen. 21.

PATENT MACHINERY.
OLDINOX n. LANE and OTHERS.
Sir SAMUEL lintithi.V moved for mo injunttiMt
to restrain the Defendants from using a machine for
dressing and prepiring cotton awls, the right of
patent being in the 'Plaintiff. it appeared, that
katelitf and MIAs, cotton-tots isoctiorent.
at Manchester, had n matt 111 their employ, of the
townie of Tilinsoli, who Met-lard a machine fur
dressing cotton warp, by enabling the usual
ma-
chine used to give motion to a brush which hail
kind of star It on the warp, which made it smooth,
and took away the excrescenves of the cotton. His
Majesty's letter. patent fur this machine was granted
to samara_ and hr vested it in his masters, Rat-
cliff and Roles, and 'they mortgaged their interest
in Ilw justeat to illessroi. Steele and Co. for the sum
of .5;00d/. ltiotairiolul Reiss afterwards become
bankrupts, and the Plaintilf, under the commis-
slots against them, winn appointed their assignee.
Messrs. Steele' afterwards became bankrupts, and
the Plaintiff bought diet, interest iss the mortgage,
and the Defenshossus were rsoilijt a similar insichisse
without the emote:lt of the 'Plaintiff; and it was
to restrain them (Mon doing so, which wilt an
infringement of the 'patent, that he asked for the
injunction.
Mr. GA RDIN ER followed on the same side.
The SoLictiva-GENEUAL, Conned fur the De.
feminists said, that the applicatiou of the Plaintiffs
could not be granted, a. it would he contrary in
the rushes of ti Court of Equity ; for that Court hid
alwayi held, that where n party neglected his own
interest in ss patent for such a length of time, as
made the world believe there was no exclusive
right, or wimps he Mould be tulle intelligible if
he said pooteeted right, by 'Mowing the article of
patent to hecome a thing open to the use of every
person. There was another objection to the claim
of the Plaintiff, which was, that the machine for
which the patent had heel: granted, never answered
the purpose it wait. intruded for, as there was only
one brush which passed seer the upper part of the
warp, snot which, of course, could not smooth or
elision the lower part. The machine used by the
Defendants had two brushes, one for the upper,
the other fur the lower side; so that even if
the Plaintiff had a right of patent, the ruachitie
used by the Defendants was not the saute as
set forth in Ins specification. There was an-
other circumstance for leis Lordship's considera-
tion, which was, that eves, if the Defendants had
infringed the Plaintiff's patent, be could not be
damnified, as in three months his interest would ex-
pire, as it would terminate the fourteen years, the
time allowed by law fur exclusive right ; besides, he
bad only given .50/. to the assiguees of Messrs. Steele
for their interest ist the tnortgage, which cost the
Bankrupt 5,000/. Under these considerations, Ise
had radon's* but bus Lordship would dismiss the
motifs, with costs..
Mr. Wirrunanta. and Mr. Srswct followed on
the same side.
Sir Sown. ROMILLY ',plied, and said, that the
adding an additional brush did slot alter the machine
en at to say it was not ass infringement of the patent.
Brashes had beets used from time immemorial its
the business; but it was douse, until the invention
the patent was granted for, by human labour. The
;went was granted for the invention of giving
motion to the brush, which made butnan labour un-
met-emery. It was this invention which had been
pirated, and to prevent the continuation of it the
present application was made.
The Loeb CRARCIII:LOR-.-" I will read the
affidavits before l give my decision. My present
opinion is, that the matter at issue must be decided
itSw Court of Lan."

COURT Or KING'S BENCH, Wirrmarrsit,
SATVILDAY, FILIMSWItY 21.

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Siiiings after Term before Lord ELLENSOROUGH.

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CONSPIRACY.—NEW FIRER'.
1 THE titbit V. NILE aad OTHERS.
This was an indictment preferred against Mr.
iluskisson, g.i'., one of the Commissioners, Mr.
Maur, the surveyor, Mr. Nirsh, the builder, Mr.
George Thompson, Mr. James 'Thompson, and
Mr. Cornell. persons employed under the Act
called the New Street Act, by Mr. Charles Pilt.
of the Adelphi, fur a conspiracy to injure hini in
his employ ii !went spa referee for persons seeking.
compensation under the Act fur the loss sustained
.by them in being removed from their habitaiione,
situated in the line of the proposed new street.
The Prosecutor pleaded Iris own cause. lie
concluded his address of three hours length, by
ststing. that lie should call fifty-two witnesses.
and reed various documents to prove his care.
Amongst the witnesses- called by Lim were the
following :
(Seine orpqlp. solicitor, employed Prosecutor to
peke a enryex for hint in 1815; witness hall a te-
Atiipt item , Stephen Farr ; in April, 181$, Mr.
Ni entt r. I)Jilpe called on witness. and stated,
thst they piled on hint. implicating lie ligd some
ipilpence over his tenant Parr, paid 50.A,14,, he
would egert his influence to induce Farr to tske bia
business opt of l'itt's hands, saying, if he could get
rid of Fare's raise there would be 111) difficulty iii
settling the competostismtelliqh ititonts was,to have
for his interest. Witness, Imiriceer, declined In-
terfering.
erass-c.roasinities-llPitpase first knew Mr. Pitt
by his coming to bias assent for Mr. Farr.
Charles Rohe 'was in the habit of purchasing
old houses iss Ole Ihie Or the new street : recollect'.
purchaiing memo premises adjoining Mr. Shurpties.
iallbsebaasiltsset. Irtoieessior came to witness whilst
he tine titiiiittsyed in ittillhilr dowis three premisei in
*Ohs hirni'llitit he was injuring Mr. Sharpus's pre-
mites, and ;Wellies' Linn what he was to do fur the
Quetta hif..Worpur. Witness had not spoken to
fortsseettine frowi that time till yesterday, when he
Wet him' by eisaloce: In Marcia, 1815, witness told
George ThoniPsoo, the elder, and Janie! 'Elina,p.
son, the yiiiiigr, what Prosecutor bsdasid. They
told bun so go an, and not miniNSlr. 'Pitt, as he
Was, always busying hini•elf tirith'lWfiat did wit con.