The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-16 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

LAW iNTSLLIGRACE.

COURT OF OF RING'S BENCH, aI...:ILDNALL, !Pm IS.
Sittings (Orr Hilary Term. before the Chief Justice mid
Cowmen Juries.

LA BB NBB O. col.

This was an actio7J;ii;gesngainst the defendant,
for having sold a large quantity of printed labels, to
enable certain persons in the oil trade to cover the sale
of a spurious article called Harvey's sauce, for fish•
game, steaks, &c. the plaintiff being the proprietor a
the genuine article so called. This article was my
notch in demand in the luxiirious circles in England,
and formed au extensive article of export trade. The
original recipe was the invention of a Mr. Harvey, who
kept an inn, and was an eminent rook. He acquired
considerable property by the retail of this sauce, and
ultimately transferred the recipe and all profits of the
nsannfictiire to his daughter, Mrs. Lazenby, who opened
a shop for the sale of near Portman-square. he ce-
lebrity of the article induced many persons to rounter-
frit it, .end the better to carer on their deception, they
forged the label • usually affixed to Mr.. Lazenby s
bottles. They were the more effectually enabled to du
this, by the aid of the defendant, who is a copper-plate
printer, residing in the Borough, very generally em-
ployed by oilmen, perfumers, and others in London, to
print their labels, and by Mrs. Lazenby. Amongst
others, he had her ropperplate in his possession, (rem
which he printed her labels for the sauce in question.
Other persons prevailed upon him to fusnish thesis with
Impressions from this plate; and a boy of his was sent,
about a year since, with no less than atilt copies of this
impression, with directions to deliver them to a person
in the oil trade, residing in Wren-street, 11;h1..spside;
bat this boy. by mistake, brought them to the house of
Mrs. Lazenby, who had not ordered them. This led to
a discovery of the unfair traffic, and Mrs. Lazenby took
steps to punish the parties by an action fords ages, for
thus counterfeiting an article, her exclusive property,
and she obtained a verdict against am eminent oilman.
A like action was now brought against the printer who
had thus contributed to aid the parties in fostering a
'Tsui tttt s article for her's.
Mr. tic is, err awl Mr. Bummer conducted the case
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Allaaarm for the defendant,
sail the fai is above stated having been sustained in
evident's.,
Thr Cutre .Icierter slimmed up for the JIM', °lorry-
bre. that although the law did not prohibit or render
liable to damage-, any man from selling a medicine or
other composition as hi• own production. and in his
own name, the law would not warrant him in selling
sack article tinder the name of another, without; his au-
thority, nor would it warrant any man to aid hiss, in
such an imposition I it was in proof, that the defendant
hail aided (oilers to vend a spnrious rumposition of their
I owe, in the name and as the prodnetion of the plaintiff,
and therefor,• he moist be responsible in such damages
as the Jury siondil sterna reasonable.
The Jnry tonna fur the plaintiff, damages 40s. and
costs 40s.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COCRT. Fes. IS.

J111M1111111? ire TOE NI•TTIS OF ASIANAN JOSL
Shortly after the opening of the Court this day, the
Galenism°Der proceeded to give judgment in the above
ease. In giving this, he said, there was no strict obli•
;ration on him to do more than to order the insolvent to
be discharged or remanded; but looking on it as a case
of great public importance, as there mast, on either one
able or the other, be evidence as Wantons as ever came
before a Court of Justice, be would allude to the lead-
ing features of the case. As to the objection which had
been mallets, the story of Mr. and Mrs. Coode, respect-
ing the identity of the defendant, he did Dot think it de-
served much attention, for if the evidence of Cootie and
Anderson was not true, the question as to identity was
of so pi toneetence. Mr. Cry oode, if his stony were true,
mast have thought the defendant one of the most ar-
rant thieves on earth—yet how he coed propose so
bin, to become au inmate of his house was most sin-
gular; to bring him ander the roof with the same
woman the defendant was said to hare defrauded, and
he, Comte, was Low married to, seemed so contrary to
the general feelings of mankind, one would suppose it
could not be possible. Yet Cootie, in his evidence, ad-
mitted it to be the fact. On the ether hand, it was im-
possible for him to believe the story of the defendant.
He could not believe that if he gave money to Coode for
his protection, he would not hare nscd it when be was
' arrested ; or that if a fraud had been peas titled on him
by Coode,that he slid not infurm any person of it but his
solicitor. The learned Commissioner, referring to the
evidence a hick had been given by Berlin, said the account
of the witness, as to what passed in the prison between
him,the insolvent.and Mr.Cooile,was most extraordinary;
and still more extraordinary that no resentment or in-
dignation was expressed at the proposal which Coode was
represented to have made- at the time. There was the
most remarkable discrepancy between the whole of the
evidence given in this rate on the one side and the other;
and the infamous transaction which was related by Assur
and Harlin would never have *come to light, had it nut
been for the opposition made by booth.. That person must
have known, when he came into Court as an opposing
creditor, that he was liable to have all the facts related
by Amine and !Iselin brought forward against him, if
he was conscious that they were true. He came there
ready to meet, and, as it were, inviting all those ilia-
closnres. This was most estraorthuary ; and it might
be asked, what 'limits• could lie have had io supposing
an insolvent under such risks and perils? lie nos err,
certain, that if the tiovernment of the ronntry had any
reason to suppose that the story told by Amine and
Harlin, respecting Mr. Comte and Mr. Atidereon, was
founded in fact—if the tiovernment suspected that thes.
two persons would en, and, ender pretence of having a
great power in their hands, make a false demand upon
a foreigner for the purpose of tippet...4,6ot and iiefraiiilsn,.
him of money—if Government had any such si•spision,
hr (the Commissioner) was sure that the whole of their
conduct would he put into an • 'foliate train of inqniry,
in order to hare it ascertained whether they were lit to
lw employed is, soy official or confidential situation
under I soveroment. lint he worthd again ask, what mo-
tive could Mr. tootle have in coming to oppose Asanr, or
what possible advantage, even loytltr most remote specu-
lation, could he derive, by establishing the story he had
told ut him, if it was false? The long silence of Amor, in
not diselosieg to his intimate friend Berlin, the farts
which hr knew of Mr. Cootie was altogether irreconcile-
Stale with the feelings whirls such a man must he sup-
inner' to entertain for his friend ; and •partirularly so,
*hen Assur said he hail told the story to his solicitor.
41n the whisk, he conceived that the evidence gives by
Asset was inconsistent with all the offebrine whisk men
entertained respecting the natural calf& of poisoning
in human affairs; and hr (the ('onsiniasioner) latterly
disbelieved what that man had said. Although he
ahonld now 1w justified in finally remanding the insol-
vent, he should not do so at preeent ; but as another
person of the name of Jailer, who was at present out of
the country, might have an interest in riga:piping him,
would allow him an opportiauity of rnuoiug up again, if
it should be the will of the legislature to continue the
present law, which was shortly to expire. The gruoud
of opposition against hint was well-founded. He most
be now remanded, on the ground of pis giving is a false
schedule, and of having committed deliberate and cor-
rupt per cry.
Joseph Solomon, a Jew, was very strictly examined
by the Commissioner. Beitig asked if he had ever taken
an oath before, he said he had several times on his be-
coming hail for others. The last time he was bail was
about tifteeti menthe ago ; it was for the sum of 7*l.
Commissioner.—How could you swear at that time
that you were worth 144/. ?
A.—l was worth it at that time.
Commissioner.—And what became of it all?
A.—it all went away by failures in business.
Commissioner.—What is your business?
A.—A dealer in the old clothes line.
Comm issioner.—Your debts exceed 461 W., bow do you
netooot for having expended so much monsy ?
A.-1 suffered great losses in business ; and, besides,
I bad a wife and children, and some of them were suf-
fering ender severe illness for a long time.
The Commissioner, after some further inquiry, re-
mande the insolvent.

POLICE.