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London, England, 1818-07-18 00:00:00

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thought necessary. He Wished to knew ivip
stances had been laid before the Master ?
T.be SOLICITOR•GENKRAL said that none had been
given.
Sir S. Rowis.vv understood that there had been a
strict search made in the Heralds' office to neefteet•
' The Loan CHANCELLOR directed that the matter
should be 'further enquired into, and that the 'case
should be mentioned on a' subsequent day.
GEE v. Permian AND OTHER,.
Sir S. ROmeLLy applied for an injuoctionlwie-
strain the 'Defendant from publishing certain letters
written by the Plaintiff, Mrs. Jane Gee. in his poi.
session. He made this motion upon an affidavit made
by the Plaintiff, containing the following facts :
Mrs. Gee was the widow of the late Mr. William
Gee, who had lived at Beddington Park. The De-
fendant at that time was a boy, and Mr. Gee had pro-
tected him like a father: Mr. Pritchard during his
infancy was constantly at the house of Mr. Gee ;
he
was afterwards sent to a public-school, and finished
his education at the University. Mr. Gee died in:
1805, without issue, and divided Ms fortune between.
his widow and the Defendant. While Mr. Pritchard
was absent from home, Mrs. Gee wrote to him many;
letters, containing much private and confidential mat.
ter, and the Defendant was now about to publish
these letters, which were intended to form a part of
a narrative which was about to be committed to the
press. All intercourse had been now broken off be-
tween the parties ; and the Plaintiff swore, that she
verily believed the sole intention of the Defendant it
milting the publication was to give her pain. Mr.
Pritchard had sent back the original letters, but had
kept copies, which he had intimated his intention tr
publish in the commencenseut of June. The Plain.
tiff further stated in her affidavit, that she was the more
convinced that it was the intention of the Defendant
to poblish them, as on the 10th of July last an ad,
vertisement appeared the Morning Post to the foh
lowing effect:—" In the press, and speedily will be
published, by William Ander:on, bookseller. The
Adopted Son; or, Thetas Years at Beddington
containing the Memoirs of a Clergyman, laud litter.
spersed with interesting correspondence."
The LORD CHANCELLOR wished to know whether
there was ever an installers of such an injunction as
this being granted ?
Sir S. ROMILLY apprehended that there were maw,
instances. He particularly recollected the cash eE
Lord Chesterfield's Letters. Here, as in that case,
this Gentleman was in the possession of letters-which
were transmitted to him for no other purpose than
perusal, and not for publication.
The Loan CHANCELLLML-1 apprehend ihet 4
yon, Sir Samuel, were to write letters tome, end
person got them out of my possession, and published
them, there en injunction night' be granted ; he(
here the letters are written to tbe'lery person who
publishes them.
Sir S. ROMIELY observed, that IA the case of Lord
Chesterfield, an injunction was grented against the
publication by Mrs. Stanhope, the Administratriz
the son of Lord Chesterfield, to whom they were
written. That case was therefore similar to the pre-
sent.—lnjunction granted.