The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-16 00:00:00

IHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY M

THE REGISTERED PALETOT
CASE. -
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sts,—ln a report published by most of the London
daily journals of the proceedings, before the Vice-Chan-
cellor of England, on Saturday, June 12, we were de-
scribed as receiving the protection of the Court, in
respect to an infringement of our patented right to an
invention, and by an assumption of the title, by which it
has been publicly known.
From the great popularity we hare attained by the
sale of the subject of the injunction a garment styled the
Registered Paletot of Llama cloth, it may be assumed
that the public will be somewhat interested with the
mecise facts of the case.

It has already been described that when first intro-
ducing our invention we, with much care, selected a
name hitherto unknown in this country as tracing the
origin of the word Paletot, it was shown that it was de-
rived from the Greek, adopted by the Roman, and
afterwards by the French linguists, " Circumjicitur cor-
pori Pallium habitus Grmcorutn" by Bayley, thus
paletoque, or pallescote, a coat with sleeves.
That we exercised due caution in selecting an unusual
name has, by the result of these recent proceedings in the
Court of Chancery, been fully proved. For such, unfortu-
nately, is The state of competition of trade, or the envy
of individuals engaged in it, that should eminent
patronage and success attend any member, in par-
ticular, he is immediately subjected to the like in-
jury of which we have had cause to complain.
Now, had we advertised our invention simply as a
new overcoat, it is more than probable that ere this we
should have been confounded with the many advertisers
that since our appearance before the public have as-
sumed a somewhat similar description to that whisk
from the first has been employed by us.
The defendant in this case being perhaps more con-
spicuous than the rest, was first selected to be an example,
as we are now determined to enforce our rightful claim
to the originality (as far as regards the English lan-
guage) of the titled registered Paletot, of Llama cloth,
but yet being unwilling to proceed against those
who may have unguardedly used a similar title
without first giving them notice, we would therefore
respectfully beg permission, through the medium
of your columns, now to notify this our
intention with regard to all present or future copyists.
For it would appear from the affidavits made by Messrs.
Dawbarn and Son, of Liverpool ; Messrs. Wareing and
Son, of Birmingham ; as also many of our other influ-
ential agents, that they have experienced equal inconve-
nience with ourselves, through so many tradesmen in
their neighbourhoods assuming the same or similar un-
authorised title to that of the Registered Paletot of
Llama Cloth. It may be judicious here to explain, that
we believe that had a continuance of these unfair pro-
ceedings been allowed, we should have been seriously
injured should purchasers have been induced to believe
thet these piracies were articles of our manufac-
ture, the moderate charge and excellence of which has
induced patronage, extending from the royal families
both here and on the continent, together with the prin-
cipal members of the court and the professions, as also
general favour with the great middle classes of this
country.
Being well aware of the interest taken by the press in
discouraging all grievous annoyances that may affect in-
dustrious energy, or deter persons with capital from de-
vtlliing any new manufacture, we unhesitatingly pre-
sent this matter to your readers, some of whom may
perhaps be on the point of introducing to the
public some patented improvement upon some
other article of highly useful, yet ordinary na-
ture, that they may be thus forewarned to select some
original or distinguishing title, otherwise so many merits
as the invention may possess over anything else of its
kind in existence, so many envious competitors will it
excite to use every means in their power, be they fair or
unfair, to share some portion of its fame, knowing well,
at the same time, that their false imitations are similar
only in name, and that they dare not actually infringe
the patent or design.
Trusting that you will esteem these remarks worthy
of insertion,

We have the honour to be,
Your obedient servants,
H. J. and D. NICOLL.
114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill, London.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.—On Saturday informa-
tion was given that either on Thursday night or early
on Friday morning the shop of Mr. Lewis Abraham,
watchmaker, in Duke. street, Aldgate, was entered, and
plundered of about 20 gold arid 200 silver watches; 51
of the latter were what are called " consoler" lever
watches; 20 small silver hunting watches, numbered
from 3,241 to 3,312; 40 lever and verge watches, num-
bers from 3,200 to 3,239, and the others various. A
reward of 1004 has been offered for the niscovery of the
depredators.
SIR EDWARD BULNVER NOT MRS. ELLIS.—A gen-
tleman crossing one of our city ferries the other day, was
accosted by one of those peripatetic vendors of cheap litera-
ture and weekly newspapers who are to be found in shoals
about all our public places---" Buy Bulwer's last work, Sir.
Only two shillin ! " The gentleman said, " Why, I am
Bulwer, myself !" Off went the lad, and whispering
to another, excited his wonderment at the information
he had to impart. Eyeing the pretended author of
" Pelham " with a kind of awe, he approached him, and
holding out a pamphlet, said, modestly—" Buy 6 The Women
of England,' Sir ? You're not Mrs. Ellis ?"—New York
Express.
SUICIDE THBOUGII JEALOUSY.—Friday afternoon
an investigation was opened at the Angel, Webber-street,
Blackfriars. road, before Mr. William Payne, the Coroner for
the city of London and the borough of Southwark, touching
the death of Charles Russell, a rug weaver, of 28, Gray's
street, Blackfriars-road, who died from the effects of poison
on Sunday last. From the evidence it appeared that the
deceased, who was nineteen years of age only, had some
time since quarrelled with his sweetheart in consequence of
having heard that she had walked a few days ago with
another young man. Deceased was occasionally very violent,
and the young girl with whom he associated swore that she
was frightened at him. After some consultation, the jury-
found as their verdict, " Temporary insanity."
ASHBURTON.—EIection matters appear to interest
the inhabitants of this borough but very little. Many years,
we believe, will pass away befbre such scenes as was wit
nessed at the elections of Charles Lushington, Esq., and Mr.
Jardine, opposition at that period being very great with both
Whigs and Conservatives. This borough has returned Re-
formers for many years, and now in the person of its repre-
sentative, James Matheson, Esq. Let the election come
when it may, his return is sure. Ashburton may well be
proud in having such a man as Mr. Matheson for their repre-
sentative. Long may he continue, we believe, is the heartfelt
wish of all classes of persons in the town. —Front a Corre-
spondent.
THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. The
1 young woman who committed suicide by throwing herself
under the express train of the South-Western Railway, near
Wandsworth, on Wednesday morning, was 19 years of age.
Her name was Frances A. Arney. Her parents reside at
Barton, near Gosport. She left home to go to service at
Southsea, about three weeks since. On Saturday last she
was suspected of having robbed her mistress, and her boxes
were searched, but nothing was found. The suspicion preyed
upon her mind, and on Sunday she left the house upon the
pretence of going to church, but did not return. Her mis-
tress received a letter from her the next day, in which she
said that she had been disgraced by having her boxes
searched ; that she would never return either to her place
or family, but that she would take arsenic. An inquest was
held, when the above facts came out in evidence. The jury
returned a verdict, "That the deceased died from injuries by
a locomotive engine striking her, she being on the line of the
London and South-Western Railway, being at the time in a
state of temporary, mental derangement."
SUARSPEARE S HousE.—The present proprietors
of the place of our great poet's birth are, it appears, com-
pelled to sell it, by the terms of the will of a former owner.
The house is a freehold, and is valued at something like
2,0001. This valuation has been formed on the number of
visitors. In 1846 it was calculated that something like 3,000
people had v sited the house, though not more than 2,500
had entered their names in the bock kept for the purpose.
The house will be sold by auction in the course of the sum-
mer, and one or two enthusiastic Jonathans have already
arrived from America, determined to see what dollars can do
in taking it away. The timbers, it is said, are all sound, and
it would be no very difficult matter to set it on wheels and
make an exhibition of it. We hope and trust that no such
desecration awaits it. Wholly irrespective of Shakspeare, as
one of the few existing examples of an English yeoman's re-
sidence of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, it merits to be pre-

served and retained among us.
THE WEATHER.—Since our last we have had
abundant rain, with gales of wind and cold breezes. On
Tuesday we were visited by a storm of hail awl rain,
which completely deluged the streets, and for a short
time rendered them impassable. At the same time
thunderstorms burst in various parts of the kingdom.
At Manchester and the surrounding district the storm
was very fearful. A high chimney was damaged by
the lightning, and the chimney of a dwelling-
house, in Cheetham, was much injured. The storm was
severely felt in and about York, and did considerable
damage to the windmill occupied by Mr. Askwith, on
Heworth-moor. The lightning struck the mill sails,
a considerable portion of which were shattered to
atoms, and the numerous fragments scattered in the
adjoining fields. The electric fluid entered the mill,
and completely melted the chains at the end of a
rope used for drawing sacks into the upper cham-
bers. Mr. Askwith was in the mill at the time, but
he fortunately escaped with a stunnin4, his hearing
being taken away for a short time. The same afternoon
Dodworth, a village a short distance to the west of
Barnsley, was severely visited by the storm. A cottage,
occupied by Mr. Booth, was struck by the electric
fluid, which passed down the chimney, broke the
clock and furniture to pieces, and then made
its egress through the window. Fortunately, Booth
and his wife were both out at the time of the visitation.
Ou Wednesday and Thursday, particularly the latter
day, the wind blew fiercely from the N. and N.N.W.,
and the air was extremely cold and ungenial. It is said
that these heavy rains and biting airs have done much
good to vegetation, in destroying insects and giving a
check to vegetation. Near Wisbech there was an ex-
traordinary storm of lightning and hail on Friday
week, and the electric fluid did considerable
damage, killing a man who was walking near the
river. Hailstones as big as eggs fell and destroyed
numbers of poultry, cutting the fruit trees to pieces, and
breaking the glass of all the hothouses in the district.
During a thunderstorm, which visited Glenprosen, near
Forfar, on Saturday week, the lightning descended the
chimney of a cottage, and killed a dog crouching at the
feet of his master, who was unhurt. Near Billington, in
Yorkshire, there was a sudden whirlwind of great
violence, which raised haystacks in the air, uprooted
trees, unroofed houses, and even removed a large cart

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from its position.—Liverpool Albion.
[ADVERTISEMENT].—A CASE OF SHATTERED CON.
STITUTION CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—MISS Glover, age 24,
daughter of Colonel Glover, 15, Broadway, New York, had an en-
largement of the liver, a constant palpitation of the heart, besides
being dropsical, was never free from a cough, accompanied with
much expectoration. She was so bad as not to be able to leave her

chamber: The first advice inth7countryh; dbeellobtained for her,
hut to no purpose, as she daily got worse, and kept her bed alto-
gether. In this hopeless state the Colonel sent to Toronto for 20
dollars' worth of Holloway's Pills, which had the effect of completely
restoring the young lady to health in about nine weeks.— Sold by all
druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand,
London,
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