The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-14 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCF.RY. Ate. IS.
PoItSTYII V. eIaLL
The A rem rtsr (f . . r.. ess behalf alba Plaintiff.
'tidied to this Cater, on Friday last tor en I isiaCtion
In restrain the INferialent. • gensinith in this city.
from on•king and vending locks icing on the priori-
rlo of poreesaine without lint. This is the tonsil
oppliration of a similar aster* which bus lis•rr made
sty the Plaintiff. he hating already obtainer, Hone.
,ions from the lord Chanrellor. and sultarquentls
verdicts at law agelwat Mr. Blanton. Mr. Vines, and
Mr. Killer. The present motion was supported by
en
affidavit. which stood that the locks fehricated
by the Defendastt were essetly sitwilar in principle
erttl it. ronstruction to those which, in the case of
Mr. Rivier. a Court of (Asir bail pronounced to be
• piracy on the patent of the Plaintiff. It having
been sesso.l.sl nn the pert of the Plaintiff that she,
Defendent was well a sere of the proceedings against
Mr. Rifler, sail haling been Mime., on the other
side that there was no proof of such knowledge, sod
that Mr.Forayth had looked on in silence for t we years,
while it use nototiotta that Mr, Ilan was manufec•
florin thews locks, the Lard Chancellor directed the
motion to stand over till tri•day, in order that affida-
vits might he produced on these lion points. Ac.
ro•tfingly. the Learned Cnonsol for she Plaintiff, the
Atinreiay•Genstral GA Mr. Romilly, mow produced
affidavits, in which it was sworn that Mr. hill not
flatly k,1,111 of the proceedengs against Mr. Rattier, bet
way in Con'', and assisted hint on his trial, and that
the Plaintiff hail no ktutelealge of Mr. Hell's hating
joy•tioll his patent till hungry last. TAM atitlaiild
were encontradirted.
Mr. Hour, fiii the Defendant, argued with great
ingenuity against the Injunction. 11. contended,
that the patent of dm Plaiwiff 0411 null and void, nn
section, of the vague, unscientific, anal unintelligible
winner an which the specification was worded. This,
inaut•au raft's'd to be a method of producing cem.
bostlen by petetigaion on a rht initial plan and princi-
ple, part of which plan was •••••11 to be theeaclo. 00000
of the common is, aimataaphutic sir. Now this. the
Learned Cnenssl contended, was Denser's.; for if
the inclusion of air 6.14 pert of the plan h, which
Nee patentee produced iomhostion, than has plan was
certainly nail founded ow chyniical prinriples,
all chs mists know that cornho•tion meld sot take
place .5 411 in racwo. II• then snore...tied in give a
descrip.i..s. of ono of Ler, esprotino•nri, is or.
der so shoo that the itreseoce of osagen was nem-
wary to produce combustion ; soul rattail...nay. that
by *Ridding the steansplivisr sir, • portion of which
was osygen, the tontli•Oion must be rontforril moral
Imperfect. lie nest atgark.tl silk unmerciful sip.
verity, the 15..... and unsatisfactory lallalag its which
the several parts of the lock, and the composition of
Ike delonYing powder, ware described by the pa.
teeter, as if his ohject had bees to prevent the Public,
whose property the discovery wool,' heron,. on she
espit•tion of she patent, from •1111•11111•11111ftd it. de•
tails. It was stated in the affiti.vit of Mr. Stoma, •
emmhaniss of crineiderebly eminence, that Mr. Forsyth
bath slimed the Mastarson of his leek, since be ob.
blood the pelmet, the last having been mode without
easy bole she permits of ventilation; het these
subsequently merle being provided with Tata, lo
der to condor the celebrities, mote perfect. This
circumstance. while it showed that Mr. Forsyth bed
been informed of the affair us the specification whirls
bad sheerly been elleelerf to. was also a proof the' lit
bad himself deviated from his steal, and pissed ell
en the Public an article which did not f within the
terms of his epecification. Under ell the einem.
stances, he hosted 'has. if his Lordship did giant
the I..junetioo. and send them tea trial. from which
his Omit ass 111SISOISHI eat to shriek, the Injunction
wee4l he framed in such a manner ae nut to present
the Defendant from continuing the sale of thou. In, Its
"opt r.ntaln tiontirtinna, which world be seScseist
t.. • DO•11.1•1,r.
Ti.. LORD CHANCLI.I.OIIIII,Id, a specification rer•
miniyWight b, so dorsp.lop, se delusive, and so en.
pstiafactory, as 1..1 walla. that Carl to intelf•r•
in
tie Mat inshore, and prow...are against its gelidity.
Tb. Court. however, would wetter go an far es at
thee to pronounce a specifihtiors bad. Otero there
bad been posses4on for some time. lie bad not
booed •Iset her is any of the Winne which had bets,
tried reaper tiog she invasion of this Invent. the vs.
Baits of the specification had been questioned. sod
be did not mean at present, led• rd is ass viol Is his
power, In decide that point, Ile had eta besitstiou,
however, in saying, that Mr. lione bad stated many
staiersising to it, which it world be estremely dilli•
eels hi answer. Hwy, certainly, was a patent fee
escieding the paternal air in firing locks of a petti-
coats' construction ; end obit might be the elect of
Mr. Puss making locks with apertures for the
admi•siow of the 'sternal air he did not knew. There
was no desist that a gnats who bade patent for a lock
escledine the merest air, might make one admitting
it ; bat it become • very important question between
bile and the Public if he patted the latter at one of
the ;sweet. lie was sorry that this epplicettow hod
been brought so late in the Session, as an Newish,
wither' terms. might milt*. Mr. Hail to great loss,
Pit should tern out that this was no insesiost of he
patent. If en setheet coed be kept of the value of
the lucks distinct from that of Ike gess, sad if Mr.
Mil would deliver immy ferteiglit to the Plalittir an
would el the gene sold with these leeks, giving se.
entity for the anneal, he eheeld direct Ike New.
tine In be hewed to that effect ; if sot, it Nest be
granted wittiest terms.
Mr. Hall wee allowed- lilt Meridey to seeks Me
deice.

♦ICE CFI4IICFLLOR'B COURT, Arc. 13.

Tot TAM. 01111/AITIMIVIT IP. THT DIM. 01 MAIM

sononan.
On the motion of r. Sevres. the Court allatmt
the trysts.. to bid at • sole o, solo., under the •111
of
the Isle Duke, so far as the Master obeli repast I. he
proper.

MS $41611 O. VIZ CUM
TM RPitort ot At Woos on 'moth's pert of this
VW was conlirowd, Afro bring no opposition Ns&
to it.

WYNW P. LAST IetWIDOIOUGII.
Mr. ROPPELL allitya Met this Oil a Pftitiell free
Laois Misssess Nowberewsb, paying that the two
elittires ,;gist eat b• risseved est tlf ikircesstry