The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-04 00:00:00

FORGERIES OF TRADE MARKS.

AN UNPARALLELED PIECE OF IMPUDENCE.
It is well known that Continental traders—Ger-
mans in particular—have been in the habit of imi-
tating the trade marks of English manufacturers
of note, and under cover of these forgeries of
selling base imitations of English goods. For'
merly there was no means of checking these
frauds ; but the commercial treaty with Prussia,
and the exertions of the Association for the Pro-
tection of British Trade Marks, have rendered ope-
rations of this kind somewhat hazardous. Con-
sequently, the pressure of fear is beginning to
effect a reform which regard for honesty was power-
less to bring about. The audacity of the forgeries
referred to is well illustrated by a circumstance
just come to our knowledge. Messrs. W. Bartleet
and Sons, the eminent Redditch needle makers,
have been amongst the chief sufferers by base
imitations of their goods and trade marks--
needles of the worst description having been sold
in Germany under cover of labels purporting to be
issued by the Redditch firm. The other day, since
this fraudulent trade became dangerous to those
engaged in it, Messrs. Bartleet received from a
Prussian firm a packet of labels professing to be
their own, and so closely imitated as to deceive not
only ordinary purchasers, but almost the makes
themselves. With these labels, Messrs. Bartleet
received the following letter :
" Having given up the manufactory of needles
since several years, we have still a quantity of
labels with [of] your firm, which, before the com-
mercial treaty with Prussia, we were allowed to use,
and which we did, according to the orders of our
customers.

" We enclose a few labels, and would ask you if
you are inclined to take them at one-third the cost
price. Waiting your reply, we are," &c.
The exquisite impudence of this production is, we
fancy, unmatched in the annals of trade piracy. It 16
as if a bank-note forger, on retiring from business,
were to offer to the Bank of England his stock of
forged plates, at a liberal reduction at prime cost.
Or, by way of another illustration, it is as if a safe'
breaker were to call upon an honest trader, and
say—" These lock-picking implements used to fit
your locks, but you have made some change which
renders them useless. It isn't fair that I should
lose my gains and my tools together. Pray, obligo
me by taking the latter at half-price !"—Birminghais
Post.

Information has been received that her Majesty's
troopship Jumna arrived at Bombay on the morn-
ing of the 2d inst., from Suez, all well, with the 10°
Battalion of the Bth Regiment and the other troops
which were conveyed to Alexandria in the Serapis•
A notification has been received at Chathani
dockyard of the intention of the Admiralty to abo-
lish the office of timber inspector at that establish'
tent on the officer who at present holds that ar,
pointment being superannuated. The duties o'
timber inspector will in future be carried out hi
the timber converter.
The Lords of the Admiralty have accepted the
tender of Messrs. Forrester, of Liverpool, to ill the
steam steering apparatus to the ironclad turret-ehkr
Monarch, 7, 5,102 tons, 1,100-horse power, fitting
at Chatham, at a cost of £1,400.
Ensign Johnson, 10th Regiment, with 18 ran
and file, is ordered to proceed to Halifax on the 5.
10th inst. to join -the service companies of the
Au order has been received from the horse Gear:
directing Staff Surgeon-Major M'Namara to Onie,
bark with draughts in her Nlajesty's ship Crocodtibt
and proceed to India to join the Bombay
Infantry. A draught of the 100th Regiment, cnl
is
manded by Capt. Macartuey, is ordered to be
readiness to proceed to Glasgow to await the ar-
rival of the several companies from Cana la.
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