The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-15 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow4Tairt—Tlie attention of the Magistrates at this
office was engaged for the greater
.part of two days last
week, and again yesterJay, in heartog the following easel
Mr. Hughes, a music-seller, in Prince's-street, Leicester,
square, was summoned, to answer to an information for
unlawfully publishing a certain book, the same not
having the name of the printer annexed thereto, as re-
quired by the statute." •
Mr. Myosins, as Counsel in support of the informa-
tion, stated that it was laid at the suit of Mr. J. Hutchins
Calleott, of Kensington, a son of the late Dr. Callcott,
the eminent musical composer. for publishine the cell',
biped glee, called the " Red-Cross Knights," without
a printer's name. The information .was laid under the
39 George ill. cap. 79. sec 27., an Act which was passed
inure especially for the suppression of anonymous works
of a treasonable nr seditious. tendency, bat which tip-
. plied erratic to ail printed works of whatever descrip-
tion. The fate Dr. Callcott possessed the exclusive co-
. pright of the " Red Cross Knights" and his other
storks, and st-bis death the copyright devolved to his
widow and Welly. One person only was authorised to
publish these works for their benefit, but several of the,
minor music-sellers had pirated them, anti were selling,
in defiance of law and hooesty, compositions at the price I
of 9d. which were originally sold aa 3s. and now at 2s.
• GI The defendant bad done this; and although five years
aro be had been threatened with proceedings, and had
promired to abstain in future. lie still persisted in. selling
VT,' works. This practice had prereited so extensively
as materially to injure the property of Mrs. Callcott and
. her children, and it was found absolutely necessary to j
protect them by laying informations.
A witness was then calicd,who produced a copy of the
" lied Cross Knights" set to music, *which he said be
• packaged at the defendabl's shop for 9d. There was no
printer's name attached to it.
. Mr. Hughes, in answer to the charge, began by corn
I:i:oink'', of the course which Mr. Calleotl•had thought
prop& to pursue in coming into this Court like icommon
* infutiner to seek a penalty, Instead of proceeding by ac-
tion in the King's Bench upon his copyright, and endea-
vouring by that means to establish the exclusive right of
- Lla family to a property in the works in question. But
the fact was, as Mr. Galloon knew, the copyright had
expired long ago, and thoworks bad become the proper-
ty of the public.
• Mr. ANDittwii ealletiMr. Callcott, who stated that time
carright was still in force.
Pilr. Asthma said he was anxious to prove that fact,
altliongb it had nothing whatever to do with the present
information, bescause he wished to slow that every thing
mai perfectly fair on the part of his clients.
Mr. liugh-s warmly contended that the information
mast fall to the ground, observing that if it was to he en-
tortaincal, 19 publishers out of SO in the metropolis would
be liable. t
Ala. HALL. said, that only went to show that the Act
cf' Parliament WAllnot properly complied with. With re-
spect to time argument • that thie work, being a song or
g lee; did at therefore come .saithin the meaning of the
slateif:be *ought it was by no means. exempted, he-
letipppla.song. a a glee knight be loyal or disloyal. He
OPPefffft.eb. agreed' 4k. Andrews in his constroe;
rtpn.p Abg,passage quotcd,loy,*. Hughes. .
. Sir IL Vies a, after stadtarthat he tionearred entirely
in opinlonovith his wonky colleague as to the construe
ion of the shoe, said there wastanother point ashich had
mot been much touched upon, but which he thought
c.ught tbhave great asseight—namely, the injury that
was done to a widow ad fatuity, who, for aught be
knew, might rely solely upon the profits of these works
for support ; and it was mid that thccrelatives of a man
ifehial4,-;111.1 saner by piracies of this sort.
Al r..fhiglies horribly sidonittel that this was not the
trlot:tion befere Cie Mag:strates. •
Sir H. litatrec.—Perhaps not; but it might to have
its wcigt.t. .
The di4cussion had proceeded thins (aeon -the bread
city (Tneseitoy.last), and theollagii-trates.eteretbnatio in•
Met the pewit iy 'at 20/:, %then Air. Hughes begird i post.
ponerromt, in order that lie alight provide himself' with
legal assistaitee, for he felt tare that a o abld advocate
would yet convince Me Worships that they wore in the
wrong. This was comentedtto, and yesterday the case
was again called on, when it appeared that Mr. Hughes
had thought better of the matter, for without entering
i bre any di,ctiasitm, he promised'to abstain in future from
selling any of Dr. Callentes pieces, except the antiattrized
editioo oridnpou that cadition the information was
itlittrawn.4;
A sitalsir t ',formation against Mr. llosp, another music
teller; aVaii exhibited, and be pleaded gniltx, end was
fined' 01:, 'het with an understanding thathe should'not
be ralidd on 'for payment to long as -he abstained from
puldisidog the Ivor ks in question in the cheap fond.
MaNsLA toterea.—TKO labouring men allied lifens.
Rlagrose and Wm. /amoral, were brought ep by the
constable.•( Ealing, charged, npon tha authority of a
Coroner's warrant,with having killed one Samuel Dence.l
The demised. was - quiet. foot naive man, who ob-
tained ir li4llit a* a tnNier botliitett Ealing and Loodon.
On the 4kb jastant lie was dripki* in a 09C-house in
Ealing, whin the pirsdnireeed another man not ,yet in
custody, began peshing him about "for a bit of. a lark,"
as they said; but however .thia might be, they used so
much violence as to break three of bin ribs, and in three
days afterwards lie died.
The prisoners were committed for further examina-
tion. .

MA ar La-aptctsh 94tript.--4esterday, Jas. Summers,
iTri vrr of s hackney-coach., was charged before EDDI UN D
lintreivii, Est{ With stealing:i bilge basket containing
roar doten of butter;
It appeared, frith the evidence of, two witnesses, that'
at b4i itast three o'clock irathe morning, the piisoner's
road' was observed on the stand opposite the (bees. Man
and Still, in Oxford-street, and the prisoner will seiergingly
mare. epgazerljd watching the unloading of the mutton
. Chia looking for a fare. Hie conduct having excited
tome wyaciptei, be was. closely. watched, and was anon
isliselV-alocin we tiwarda .lii.s.cdach with the butter-flat.
Being pnred,d.hy_the witnesses he threw it
.down &oil
C 'll,l"Ette betagoklasely pursue:l- was takear into criptokly.
dresses taken back to. the stand to be carried, tosthe .
.sseteh-liouse in hie own coach; but some of his. ageom.
pliers had driven is away.
The prisnner.in his defence, declared he knew nothing
of the rohliery.
He was comndtted to Nowgate for trial.
Ile was locked up in a cell, but in the course of the
evening he, with other prisoners, made a desperate effort
to escape, having rather ingeniously, with a., large case
knife. rut away the stile-posts close to the hinges of the
rigor I he had nearly succeed, ii, when bis knife hersalting.,
"he %fisnialtle'fo work. 'iminetliotelyafteitraids. (Mao,
the Fisoleix'lliecnierest *bathed brit Mine, and having
dieArased laus,..sesortta hied to Newgatr.
:Wseassile-s MIST. —Yesterday, /berme Lloyd was
blerietthetore Samuel Twyeford, eilq. the prssiding Ma-
gistrate eh fixed sith collecting crowds of people in the
City-Toad, ann'totind tjte Pyipi llorte, to Chisivs.ll-etreet,
erbeid he reedited eteht)cilirlat after his daily pedestrian
I'V6/Marini. • s•
al•aPPlltre:l; from thaltheilatt pans of the. Mheers,
this man bad. f. r some iieraroileetied:suirbe in lids. !Ms
press as a walker.skiwn Cite-swirl, and on Wessman
Arlie Pyed Norse.. A stick :carried before ;Wei.'
while arplsoner walked Whim!, dressed in whitsydlth.
at paper capon his head,ltirnatornted with rithonsOt was
st-o said; that afbet_perfernitog, as it u as. stitivoied, btu
foruier tzitk, ltte had lindettekenitdWalk 711 tiileS X lay 'kr