The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-20 00:00:00

00ITRSE OF EXCHANGE-This Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 171
Ditto 3 Months, 12 1 12 1
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 421 25 471:
Brussels
q3/4.

Hamburg
Paris Short 25 121 25 20
Ditto 3 Months. 25 37i 25 42i
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine —119 k
Vienna — 10 92i 10 97i
Trieste — 10 90 11 0
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Petersburgh
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples

28f, 28/
6 27} 6 28
461 47k
461 47*
25 85 25 95
25 85 25 95
25 85 25 95
25 85 25 95

Important Decision under the Copyright
Works of Art Act.

IN DRAM V. DECK AND MOIR.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Wood, April 19.)

This was an injunction bill filed by the proprietor of the
Illustrated London News against the defendants, importers
of and wholesale dealers in prints and engravings and
foreign goods, carrying on their business at 16, Little
Trinity-lane, Upper Thames-street, praying that the de-
fendants might be restrained from selling any copies or
colourable imitation of the plaintiff's painting called " The
Children in the Wood," from a painting by Mr. C. Lucy,
which had been published and sold with and as part of the
Christmas Number of the plaintiff's said paper on the 23d
December.

Mr. Itolt, Q.C., for the plaintiff, stated that the picture
in question and the copyright had been purchased for pub-
lication in the illustrated London News, and duly registered
pursuant to the Copyright Works of Art Act, at Stationers
Hall; that towards the end of March last the plaintiff's
managers became aware that pirated copies were exten-
siTely circulated and sold in London; and that thereupon
inquiries had been instituted, and the defendants ascer-
tained to be the importers from Germany and wholesale
sellers of such pirated copies, whereupon the present suit
was instituted.

3r. Boyd, on behalf of the defendants, admitted that he
could not struggle against the evidence ; but urged that
the defendants had, on the institution of the suit, sent back
all the pirated copies in their possession to Germany to the
person from whom they received the same.
The Vice-Chancellor expressed his opinion that the
plaintiff was entitled to have such copies returned and de-
livered up to be cancelled. His Honour then decreed a
perpetual injunction against the defendants, according to
the prayer of the plaintiff's bill ; and directed an account
to be taken of all the pirated copies sold by the defendants,
and of the profits made by them, and that they pay such
profits to the plaintiff. Also an account of the pirated
copies in the possession or power of the defendants, and
that the defendants deliver up such copies to the plaintiff
for cancellation. His Honour also directed the defendants
to pay the costs of the suit.
Solicitors for plaintiff, Rogerson and Ford, 31, Lincoln's.
inn-fields ; solicitors for defendants, Blake and Snow
College-hill.

It is stated that Beverly Tucker has gone to
Mexico as the correspondent of the London .Herald
and Standard.

General Hooker has so far recovered as to b©
able to walk to his head-quarters every day.

NATIONAL BANKS IN AMERICA.—The national
banking system has grown to its present enormous
dimensions in about two and one half years. In
October, 1863, there were only 91 in the United
States. By April, 1865, they had increased in num-
ber to 973 ; between April, 1865, and December of
the same year, they increased to 1,623.
General Prim has taken his departure from
Paris for Italy, leaving his wife, the Marquise de Castil-
lejos, with his mother. He is said to have gone to be pre
sent at military manceuvres about to take place in Italy
Some of the:admirers and personal friends of Gen
Sherman, in St. Louis, have recently purchased and
furnished a house for him in that city, at a cost of
$37,000.
WHAT THE ENGLISH M.P. is SPARED.—The
France gives us an insight into the labours of a French
deputy.—" The public sees only the brilllaiaontoofidjue. o
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often prolonged far into the night. After the sitting of
Saturday 'Last, M. Thiers,
joined him, set to workafter having put ou warm linen
brought to him by his valet, and at 3in the morning was
Still at work correcting the proofs brought him from the
printing-office. He had near him a roll of bread and a
bowl of soup, of which ho took a spoonful now and then.
But, in fact, that little man seems made of iron ; and no
or: can say which is most to be admired, the vivacity of
hmind or the stout constitution of his body."
SHIPBUILDING AT ABERDEEN.—During the same
hour on 'Tuesday as the Northumberland was tak-
ing the water, the Messrs. Hall, Aberdeen, launched from
their yard the longest, and probably the very finest vessel
this famous firm of clipper-build celebrity have yet put out
of their hands. The new ship is built on the composite
principle, partly wood, partly iron, and the following are
her dimensions:—Length, 300 ft.; breadth of beam, 40ft.
Gin. ; depth, 28ft. ; with a registered tonnage of 2,300, and
burden 3,500. The bowsprit and lower masts of the vessel
are iron ; the topmasts, bower, and double topsail yards
steel ; while her standing rigging is formed of galvanised
wire. The Sobraon, for so this magnificent new ship was
named as she glided into the water, by Miss Hall, daugh-
ter of one of the builders, has three complete decks. The
cabins are on the middle deck, in place of in the poop—
the berths, &c., of the crew occupying the maindeck. The
Sobraon is classed 13 years, A 1, on Lloyd's register;
is to form one of the Australian fleet of liners owned by
Messrs. Gellatly, Hankey, and Sewell, Loudon, and it will
be commanded by Capt. Swanson, formerly of the Duncan
Dunbar. Outwardly the Sobraon is for beauty of outline
ono of the most handsome vessels ever seen in the Aber-
deen docks, while inwardly she is being fitted up under the
immediate superintendence of her commander in a style
rarely equalled. Not a hitch occurred during the launch,
Which was witnessed by thousands of the citizens.