The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-25 00:00:00

LA ll' INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
LIUNSanaY, NOV. 20.
THE 9EItMAID.—HELLERY a. DOHERTY.
Mr. Hart moved for an injunction to restrain the defendant
from disposing of, or *coding out of the *wintry, the figure of a
mermaid, or 11:e supposed figure of a mermaid, row exhibiting
i ; St. James's street, by the defendant, under the following
to-cuinstithees :—The plaintiff anal defendant were partners in
the ship 1. t,,teriay, trading from the port of London to South
America. The defendant sold the ship in South America for
S.th.lol. and (ruin theure proceeded to Batavia, and purchased
ere figure in question fur 1,2001. out of the proceeds of the sale
of the ship. He afterwards went to the Cape of Good Hope,
■nd exhibited the figure to. great profit. from whence h. brought
it to this country, and was now exhibiting it in. St. James's
street, and refaced to account with the Weimar for the profi:s ;
bud threatened, if the plaintiff interfered, that he would dispose
of the figure, or take it out of the country. lie (the kilned
counsel) therefore contended that lie had stated sufficient to his
Lordship fur the purpose of granting the injunction.
The Lord Chancellor--.• 1. it positively sworn that the figure
was ptircliti,ed out of the proceeds of the sale of the %hip, and
taut the plaintiff and defendant were jnintly interested 141 tins
proceeds
Mr. Hart answered, a was so !MOM.
Lord Chaucellor—•' Tale the injunction.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
I.IONDAY, NOV. IS.
TIM KING v. CLA

The defendant in this cane, who bad been convicted of pub.-
roam% an Mkt iatical libel, entitled Queen 31ab," et the sit-
_ pugs of the last term, Guildhall, London, was this morning
Ttou;ht op to receive the judgment el the Coast.
Ape Lord Chief Jo .tice read the libel and the evidence of its
pugration by the defendant, as adduced on the trial, and men-
tioned the fact of the Jury haviiis strongly recommended the
defendant to the merciful consideration of the Court, on the

ground of the state of destitution to which he bad been reduced.
The defendant now put in an affidavit, stating that he had
diwootinoted the sale of the offensive work, after he had been
indicted, sad submitting that be had not, either on his trial
or otherwise, aggravated the crime with which he bad been
accused. Ile also entreated, as be was completely destitute,
that the Court would rather increase his term of imprisonment
a than call spun Lim to find sureties for his future good behaviour,
as ha should not be able to precede them. lie did out care if
it was solitary continemautr, as he had some literary works in
baud, to which he wished to apply himself.
Mr. Gurney addressed the Court in aggravation, and in for-
cible terms called their Lordshipe's attention to the benious
sharer ter of the libel.
The Chief Justice asked the defendant, whether, if the Court
were disposed to let him go upon his own recognizance, to
rouse up on any future day fur judgment that the Court might
*lionise to direct, be was prepared on oath to give up all the
copies of the libel which were in his possession ?
Thealefendant said he was prepared to give up the only two
etVies which were in his possession ; but that all the remaining
copies lied been detained by the printer for • debt of SOI.
ielsiels !te owed ilia, and were now selling at the machine, of
which his Lordship was no doubt aware, fur the benefit of the
p. inter, a:sal not fur his benefit.
Mr. Gurney said, this was ■n additional aggravation of the
primmer's ofience, as lie stated on the Pact of the work that be
oats himself the printer.
The Chieflostime—Will you give up the name of the printers
The defendant replied, that, although be and the printer were
at variance, still, miler the agreement lola which they had
originally entered, he could nut fairly give him up to pro-
secution.

The Chief Justice observed, that the object of the Court
would be to secure the copies of the work which were unsold.
The defendant was then permitted to retire, upon an under-
standing that he should come up again this day fee'nuig lit, and
iu the interim !lave such coutiounication with the solicitor of
the Koseeutiep u might lead to the object which the Cowl
was desirous of effecting—nautely, the entire suppressicu of
this most blasphemous publicatiou.
AIXON I. GARRArr AND 1 ENABLES.

Mr. Platt stated that this was au action of tres,lass fur taking
the plaintiff 'a goods.
Mr. Saarlett detailed the circumstances under which the
plaintiff sought to r,-cover. The action was brought nominally
'gait's( die tale Sheriff of Middlesex for trespass, committed in
taking a printing press and types of the plaintiff, under an exe-
cution against 1 person named Scott• Mr. Scott and Mr. Ninon
had entered 1010 psrtuersliip in the publication of a neiis-
is art celled the .Udeeury ilvishr, it, Pell-well court; but