The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-28 00:00:00

CAT 01{, THE FRENCH PILOT.

The following is a briTf outline, from the Don-
lonnaise, of this remarkable man, who was drowned
some days ago at the mouth of Boulogne har-
bour by the upsetting of the boat with the moil
Delpierre, generally called Cater, was born in
1787; He followed the profession of his father. His
courage, tact, and prudence recommended him to the
Dcommandecem of t 1
December,
r,
1811, privateered tn
by
Itia,receu nio other
O e r
privateers,
a the'tce of
he
attacked the English cutter Olympia, of 14 guns and
75 men. After a bloody and hard light the cutter was
taken. Such a prize entitled him to the cross of the
Legion of Honour. But his father was in prism con-
demned to death, the Boulonnaise says, for some parti-
cipation ire the affair of Moreau ; others say for assist-
ing emigrants to escape, and returning with others
who were looked upon as spies. Whatever the cause,
Cator offered his honour and his prize for his
father's liberty. The Government accepted theM
Ia December 1821 he saved the crew of the Aimable
Rose, fur which the Minister made him a pecuniary
donation. In 1829 he did a similar service to the crew
of a filling boat that would have been lost at the en-
trance to the harbour. In 1830 whilst walking on the
jetty, he heard screams proceeding from the middle of
the harbour ; lie flew to the spot, saw a child struggling
in the water, instantly dashed in and brought it safe to
land, when he discovered •it was his own child ! He
obtained that year a silver medal. In 1831 he obtained
another, 80 fr. from the Minister and 50 from the
Humane Society for saving the lives of several pdi sons.
In June 183:2 Cator and four men were at sea in his
boat, when a violent tempest coming on, the boat was
capsized and the whole at the mercy of the waves.
Three men perished, one struggled against his fate with
Cator, who, with that admirable generosity for which
he was at all times distinguished, seeing that his com-
panion was neither so good a swimmer nor so cool as
himself, ceded to him the oar with which he was aiding
his own efforts for life, and struck away for the shore,
Fortunately a boat came to their assistance, and both
were saved. Two days afterwards Cator rescued from
the harbour young Delande, who was near perishing.
In December of the same year he received the decora-
tion of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, and the,ln-
stitute testified its approbation of his private life by a
donation of 1,000 francs. Among his virtues were
goodness of heart, mildness and affability of manners,
the utmost simplicity, kindliness of disposition and love
and affection for his parents. Cator had a large family to
support, but the yearnings of his youth to rescue his
father from prison, I:nd to sacrifice wealth and honour
to his happiness, sheaved equal strength and love when
his wife and children surrounded him ; his father was
old and required attention. Cator had him in his own
house, that he himself might see that nothing was want-
ing to his comfort and happiness.
Such is a faint outline of the pilot's life, whose death
we all so much regret .; a life usefully spent for himself
and his country ; a lite that we would humbly recom-
mend tho Institute to have fully detailed, printed and
circulated, as an incentive to all in the same sphere of
life to do likewise, be respected and rewarded. Such a
life would be more useful to the State than twenty lives
of conquerors and ravagers of the earth.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—EGIIAM, JAN. 26.
—Yesterday morning a dreadful accident occurred to a
lad named Keen, the servant of C. Clarke, Esq., of this
town, in consequence of the accidental discharge of a
double-barreled gun, loaded with No. I shot, the contents
of which entered his right arm, just blow the elbow,
shattering it in a most horrid manner, and lodging between
the elbow and the wrist. The sufferer (accompaniedby his
master) proceeded to the London University Hospital, in
Gower-street, where, upon his arrival, amputation of the
arm, from above the elbow, was performed by Mr. Liston.
PRESBYTERY OF STRATHBOGIE.—On Thurs-
day last Mr. Edwards was ordained minister of the parish
of Marnoch, by the seven suspended clergymen, agreeably
to a decision of the Court of Session, and in defiance of
the General Assembly. The scene on the occasion was
most riotous and disorderly. When the Moderator ap-
peared in the pulpit, for the purpose of preaching the cus-
tomary sermon previous to the induction, snow-balls, pieces
of wood torn from the seats, and missiles of various de-
scriptions were hurled at the Presbytery from the gallery,
and for nearly two hours nothing could bo done: At
length, through the intervention of the police, order was
restored, and the remaining proceedings were gone
through without interruption. How far exhibitions of this
.description will forward the schemes cf the non-intrusionists
will be seen in duo time.
RESPITE FOR THE CONVICT M'RAE.—We
understand that a respite has been sent north, to Inverness,
of the sentence Of death lately pronounced by the High
Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on Alexander M'Rac, late
farmer and cattle-dealer, for rape. The,respite, we are
told, is granted for an unlimited .period.a.-Edinburgh
Paper.
Sir Hugh Palliser, Bart., and Mrs. Lockhart
are still residing at Castletown Haute, county of Weiler%
but intend returning shortly to England.

FRENCH COPYRIGEIT BILL.

CHAPTRR 1.....0N THE RIGHT OF AUTHORS ON ER THEIR

WRITINGS

Art. I. The exclusive right of publishing a work, or of
authorising its publication, by typography, engraving, li
thogrsphy-, or any other method, is secured to the author
for his life, and to his representatives for 30 years from
the day of his decease.
Art. 2. The author may yield the whole or part of his
exclusive right, not only fur the whole or part of the dura.
tion of his life, but also for the whole or part of the 30
years following his decease. When no act of cession can
be produced, the cession is presumed to be made for one
edition only.

Art. 3. Ater the decease of the author, the excluOie
ri;ht 'or all the time not disposed of by him shall be
tinnsmitied, according; to the regulations of civil law, to
the heirs then existing. The exclusive right will con-
sidered, with respect to the spouse surviving, as common
proverty, tit4z,..si contrary matrimonial arrangements shall
exist.

Art. 4., The proprietor by ailteritance,or ctliertvise, of
a Posthranotis work, shall enjoy the exclusive right of
publiafs'ing r authorising its publication clarify, the 30
year', from its edition. This right shall be transfer-Ale to
th', heirs of the aforesaid proprietor nithin the limits of
*:ile 30 years above specified.
Art. 5. The editor of au anonymous or pseudonymous
work shall enjoy the exclusive right, fur 30 years from the
day of the first publication. If before the expiration of
this time the author proves his quality, he %yin be reinstated
into the rights secured by articles I and Should this
quality he proved after the decease of the author, and
before 30 )etus have expired since the first publication,
the heirs of the author will enjoy exclusive rights until the
expiration of the said tei m of 30 years.
Art. 6. The exclusive right of the State over works
published by its order, or at its expense, shall last for the
term of 30 years from the day when the last part of the
work shall have been published. The right of academies
said other learned bodies over works published in their
name, and by their exertions, shall last 30 years from the
date of the publication of the last volume of tile work.
The exclusive right of the academies over dietionalies
compos. d for them shall last 30 years from the date of the
last edition published by them.
CHAPTER. 11 —ON DRAMATIC WORKS.

Art. 7. The dramatic works of living authors cannot
be performed at any theatre without the consent of the
said author.

Art. 8. After the death of the author, and in the ab-
sence of my agreement with him, or his heirs or execu-
tors, the Owl: of performing the piece shall belong to the
theatre whu shall be duly authorised, on the payment to
the heirs of the author the same sum as was received by
the author in his lifetime. The right to the receipt of
payment shall last for thirty years from the death of
the author.

A.t. 9. Anonymous dramatic works cannot be repro-
scnted without the authority of the parties who shall
he legal heirs and possessors of the said piece. Their
right to remuneration shall last thirty years from the day of
tlio first representati:m.
Art. 10. The printing, &c., of dramatic works, the
rights of the author, and of his heirs and executers, shall
be governed conformably to chapter 1 of the present Bill.

CHAPTER 111.--NIU;ICAI, WORKS.
Art. 11.—Authors of musical publications, their heirs
and executors, ~hall enjoy for the publication of their works
the excluihe right laid do•An' in chapter 1 of the present
Bill. For awl) of their works as may be executed at the
theatres or public concerts they will enjoy the rights esta-
blished by chapter 3.
CHAPTER 1 V.---OF DESIGNS, PICTURES, &C.

Art. 12. The authors of designs, pictures, geouraphi..
cal, topographical, and li.i.,drographical charts and maps,
plans, and architectural designs, shall alone have the right
of reproducing them, of authorising their reproduction,
by means of engraving, lithography, or any other mode
whatever. This right is guaranteed to the said authors
and their executors, conformably to the rules established
in chapter Ipf the present Bill.

Art. 13. The authors of works of art mentioned in the
preceding article may cede the exclusive right to such re-
production, without giving up their property and right in
the original work. But in the event of the sale of the
said work the exclusive right of reproduction, by means of
engravirg, &c., becomes that of the purchaser, unless a
special stipulation to the contrary is made at the time of
isle.

Art. 14. The exclusive right over designs for articles of
manufacture, stated in the law of the ISth March, 1806,
can in no case extend beyond the period of five years.
CHAPTER V.--GENERAL. ENACTMENTS.

Art. 15. In the event of the rights, which are the object
of the present low, forming part of any succession (en des-
herence), a royal ordonnance may, if not claimed by the
creditors, assign thorn to the relatives for a period not ex-
ceeding 30 years, or order the forfeiture of the said rights
to the public domain.
Art. 10. The heirs and executors of the author, whose
exclusive right resulting from prior laws shall not be done
away with by the promulgation of the present law, shall
enjoy the advantages which it secures, as far as concurns
the publication, reproduction, and representation of the
works.

Art. 17. The deposit of copies prescribed by article 14
of the lavr of the 21st of October, 1814, is fixed at five
copies, as well of printed works as of engravings, litho_
graphic drawings, charts, musical works, and other works
which are reproduced by typography, lithography, en-
graving, or any other mode. (The other parts of this ar-
ticle merely explain where the said copies are to be de-
posited. )

CHAPTER V 1,...-TENAL ENACTMENTS.

Ait. 15. Whoever, to the inj iry of the rights guaran
teed by the present law to authors and their representa-
tives, shall publish, print, engrave, or reproduce, in any
manner, or by any process, works, designs, paintings.
sculpturing, musical works, and any other productions ot
the arts or talent already published or meditated, shall be
liable to the penalties attached to the crime of counterfeit.
Art. 19. Any one found guilty of the above offence slid:
incur a fine of 3001. to 2,0001. to the State, and be, be-
sides, condemned to pay to the party aggrieved such da-
mages as may be fixed on by the tribunals, agreeably to
the value of the original work. The counterfeiter may also
be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one
year.
Art. 20. Whoever shall introduce into the French terri-
tory works from foreign countries, knowing them to be
counterfeit, shall be liable to the punishment specified in
the preceding article.
Art. 21. Whoever shall sell one eopy of a work, know.
ing it to be a counterfeit, shall be liable to a fine of fr)rt
50f. to 1,000 f., with damages, and also to an imprisonmen.
not exceeding three months.
Art. 22 decrees the destruction of all the moulds
plates, Sec., which may be used in effecting the said min
terfeit.

Arts. 23, 24, and 25, merely state the relative bearinv
of the enactments of different articles with each other;
tho different forms to be observed for carrying the enact
meats into effect, and other details for its duo execution.