Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-15

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geni0ns srribblers in England, have written
| and palmed upon the world an imitation
| ot lord tyIonS poems, as identical works of
that author. Tho igh some passaGesofthe spu-
| ousworks which have been repuhlished lel e)
| arc absurd and prosaic, vet others are truly
| p0etica and sublime.
LAW REPORT
Court Of Chnaceyy, (London,) Nou. %.
RNRoN Y. JOHNSON.
Sir Samuel Romily stated that This was 3,
! bill fled ny the plaintiff Lord Byron. arainst
| the defendant, 4 bookseller in CheapSde AN a
| o ordStreetS and prayed that the Lord
| Chancellor would grant AN Injunction to re
! strain the defendant from PUBLISHING certain
| poems which he had advertised as the work :
| OF the plaintiff. but to which the plaintiff WAS
| rs much q stranger as any person in that court
| ON the 18TH Of Novcmberi instant the dcfen
| dant caused the following advertisement In
! be inserted in The FINES journal Lord Nv
ron. short time a%o W.T. little antictpated me
| pleasure of announcing new work from tn
| pen of this noble and Justly admired author
| which is this day published uniform wifi, ~,
| other works, price SIS. cd. entitled The Rirht
| Hon. Lord Eyr0n's Pilgrimage 10 the HoI,
| i.and--To which is added. the poem OF the
| Tempest. Printed for J. Johnson. 9s Cheap
| side and So OXfor,l-Streets" On the 80,
dry, the defendant published another advar-
hsement i'll morning paper in these words
| Lord Byron. On the 18th last will be min
| i.shed, uniform with the noble authors former
works, the Right Hon. Lord Bvron's piI~rin,
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the Tempest. Printed for J. johnson, as Chean
side and $50 Oxford streets !; and sold bv an
booksellers.-Cf whom may be had bv tho
same author, anew edtiOn(ihe third price2s
Oh. Farewell to England with three other M
ems, viz Ode to st. Helena, TO nv Danobtar
on the morning of her Birth and 10 The Iiliy
OF France. rs soon these advertisements
appeared, Mr. Murray of Alhemarle street.
convinced that theywere no less impesitions on
the public Chan injurious to himself. drew mn
the following statement, which appeared in !;
morning paper OF the 10Th inst - l.ord Nv.
ron. The public are respectfully informed.
thaf Tue poems lately advertised under the H.
Ties OF Lord BvrOn'S Pilgrimage to the HOLY
land, &c. are not written by ord Byron 'rhi.
on'y booNsclleTa at present, authorised ~ nri5t
Lord iSyron> poems Is Mr.. Murray. to whom
Lord Byron has lately sent, from tive continent
Two new works entitled, I. third Caato of
Childe Harold and 2. The Prisoner of Chill.
lou, sc. both OF which viii he published fnrico
IS od eaci) on Sunday 23d. inst" On the
prised OF mr. alnrrav's intention. or naturally
concluding that some such measure yonId he
adopted. caused the Observation-Disclosures RI
nc published IN the same paper = " Lord nv
ron he publisher Of the Right Hon ofI
Byr0ns Pilgrimage to the Holy Land torrthcr
With The Tempest, begs to say that il will ne rcn
dy tor delivery on Wednesday next. price "a
Cd. uniform with the noble authors former
works. lie iScwise takes this oDnortunitv NJ
informing the public. lest theyn,av be uislc6
that the copyright ofthis work was con.irred
to him exclusively BY the noble author himself
and Tor which he gives Him Eve hundred eni
I1eas-96, Cheapside, and So, Oxford. streets
Now, said the learned COunsel) Lord Rvron
not being here 1t isiimpo sibc for me 10 produce
any affidavit OF his Lordship that heis NOT the
au'horot these poems (; but can produce ano-
tner affidavit to that effect which at lna .
must place the defendant under the NECESSITY
OF showing, bN his own affidavit. That ord ~.
ron is the author, ard that he rave bisIo,d-
snip five hundred goineas for them Mr..
@cFOope paws, an intimate friend Of Lord Nv
ron, ana who was with him abroad has LATELY
returned to this country with thee poems for
which Mr.. Murray gave his I.nrdshir 30nnj
X Hr. Davis Is quite satisfied tliat Lord = vron
hCveT wrote ANY OF the poems which tho defen-
dant has thought proper to advertise AR
Davis has been i'll the habit Of conycrli,,oe viii,
h'' llOrdShip IN the most confidential manner
ne las frequently Couvcrsed with him ON tho
snOect OF money received for tic copyright
or MS works. ana never heard that fhe noble
lord had written any such poems Mr. Iiur
rays htTdavll stated dat Lord Byron had Of
ten propose several poems TO Kim. s, tint he
hhd several tunes paid his Lordship 5000. for
copyright but ne never heard his ordsLi,,
speak Of snch subject as the PILGRIMAGE nr
Tie tempest, and he verify believed flat
The defendants advertisements w ere publish
el W thOut tie consent or knowledge Of the
plaintiff, that the plaintiffs not the author of
those works aud that the publication fhcreof
= an INJURY to him, as he gave 2O0Dl 10 his
i4ofdship Tor The two poems which he has re
ichuy punished. IN full faith thai he wgs IN
be The Onls publisher oi'iis ordslip's nrojuc.
90 Ms. The learned counsel then stated ,bat
~ cr ggrte application bad been made I, lilo
wee chancellor tore train the defenda, from
publishing those poems, bnt his Honour think
iVs tiat tdtrc vas no person who could swear
positively that bis i,Ords'ip was not the anfbor
notice on@ni to be given to the defendant
Accordingly notice had been given. and thore.
iorc 81 the defendant had thought proner IN adj
ferfsc 70 all t'ic World that he had paid tLe
W0ney mentioned la his advertisement anI
now refused TO swear Co that fact il was to b.,
hoped TINT his lordShip would see sufficient
gr0und, to gFant the Injunction
Mr.. Sia dNe'l followed ON tho same side re
observed, that wbltever sIght BE- thou.,bt of
the reputation Of Lord Byron as n poet Gho'
he believed. no adequate Judge would venture
70 question his uerits,) IL was undenial,le flat
MS Lotcshp wts at least correct scho
lar. Fut wh Z Wa The character oi The nnerrs
wmci. ne defendant had been ims0lenf e,,ougL
T. publish 10 the vcri in his Lords,,jc's name
ihey manifested. indeed, total ignorance of
lie I.n@iislI language, as must be evident
'"n I'VE fonoYin2 EXCERPTS I'm the Pil0ri
mage To- iiie Holy Land. canto I. sianza 4. The
poet whoe.cy bs might be, introduced ibis
grammatical liYe.-- '''
IN I'VE tiero him on continent or Isle o.
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