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

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

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Before- the Chief Justices, and Justices Bylo,

Keating, and Brett.)
SIMPSON V. MULLETT.
Mr. Bulwer moved for a rule calling upon the
plaintiff to show cause why the verdict given in this
case should not be set aside. The trial origitiallY
took place at Ipswich, and the jury gave 3
verdict for the plaintiff for £5O, the matter in dis-
pute being who was to receive the stakes deposited
to abide the result of a wager. The stakeholder
laboured under some difficulty, as one of the per'
sons principally interested in the wager, which was
to run from Ipswich to the Bull Inn, Aldgate, and
back in thirty-six hours, repudiated the articles
which had been drawn up, and therefore
the wager never came off. The action
was for the value of the stakes, but the holder of
the money thought, as the wager had never taken
place, he was justified in withholding a portion ,
the stakes until it was decided who should receio
them.
The Lord Chief Justice said the Court would
grant the rule, but after consultation with yis
learned brothers he had to couple with the intima-
tion a suggestion that the £25 should be handed
back to the person who deposited it, leaving
each party to pay their own costs. The Court
thought that would be the most charitable way ef
settling the matter, which was full of difficulty.

in the Court of Exchequer their lordships well
occupiel with a question relative to the payment 0'
a bill of exchange, and the Judge Ordinary Os
engaged in hearing an intricate probate case.

FORGERIES OF TRADE MARKS..

AN UNPARILLELED PIECE OF IMPUDENCE•

It is well known that Continental traders—Ger"
mans in particular—have been in the habit of irni"
Wing the trade marks of English manufacturers
of note, and under cover of these forg.nies of
s3lling 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. Cell'
sequently, the pressure of fear is beginning t°
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. Bartle'
and Sons, the eminent Redditch needle makere'
have been amongst the chief sufferers by b 53
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, glee
this fraudulent trade became dangerous to th°sel
engaged in it, Messrs. Bartleet received from 3
Prussian firm a packet of labels professing to bc:
their own, and so closely imitated as to deceive vOO
only ordinary purchasers, but almost the roakert
themselves. With these labels, Messrs. Bartleet
received the following letter :
Meg
" Having given up the manufactory of nee— f
since several years, we have still a quantity
labels with [of] your firm, which, before the Ore-
mercial treaty with Prussia, we were allowed to use'
and which we did, according to the orders of our
customers. if
We enclose a few labels, and would ask yo ,t
t
you are inclined to take them at one-third the CO3
price. Waiting your reply, we are," &c.
Ive
The exquisite impudence of this production is, ja
fancy, unmatched in the annals of trade piracy. It
as if a bank-note forger, on retiring from bola° i
were to offer to the Bank of England his stock °t,
forged plates, at a liberal reduction at prime eo;e
Or, by way of another illustration, it is as if 3 83 ti
breaker were to call upon an honest trader, alim
say—" These lock-picking implements used te'.b,
your locks, but you have made some change whip
should
renders them useless. It isn't fair that I a
lose my gains and my tools together. Pray, obit
me by taking the latter at half-price !"—Birmingh6
Post.

Information has been received that her MajegLY
troopship Jumna arrived at Bombay on the rael'ills;
ing of the 21 inst., from Suez, all well, with the
Battalion of the Bth Regiment and the other trol
which were conveyed to Alexandria in the Ser3l3lo,
A notification has been received at Chatb3,
dockyard of the intention of the Admiralty t° 3hy.
lish the office of timber inspector at that estabt'"
ment on the officer who at present holds that 31:f
pointment being superannuated. The del°, by
timber inspector will in future be carried 011"
the timber converter. the
The Lords of the Admiralty have accepte— the
tender of :Messrs. Forre,ter, of Liverpool, to hip
steam steering apparatus to the ironclad turret-s,a
Monarch, 7, 5,102 tons, 1,100-horse power, 1
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at Chatham, at a cost of £1,400. Q f3IIIC.
Ensign
Johnson, 10th Regiment, with 1°
and file, is ordered to proceed to Ranh.% °11.,,,5,
10th inst. to join the service companies of the c°iti3
An order has been received from the Iloric
directing Staff Surgeon-Major APNamara edo,
bark with draughts in her Nlajesty's ship Croc°iabt
and proceed to India to join the Thalbay ;04
Infantry. A draught of the 100th Regiment'e
manded. by Capt. Macartney, is ordered to Lie
3r,
readiness to proceed to Glasgow to await the
rival of the several companies froth Canala•
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