Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-07-20

feet inches high, and her maInyaTd Ill feet inch
long and is considered to be the largest and
yard ever yet made.
THE Law OF CoPywRIeHr III EseLAHp.-The
Vice Chancellor has granted an to restrain
Captain Bushell the master Of a vessel plying be-
tween Dover and Calais, from import ng from France
as freisLt or from selling or Opposing Of anv copi
of Ainsworth's Jack Sheppard, prin ed in France,
the copywrght Of that popular work having be en-
purchased by Mr.. Bentley The application was in
the present instance confined to " Jack Sheppard >
only bat it 10 perhaps not generally known that both
the seller and purchaser in England Of foreign copies
of works first published here are liable to an action at
law as well as to bill Tor an INJUNCTION.
ROYAL vIsIT TO TLEy's AMPnIrHEArRE.-The
Queen and Prince Albert attended private eques.
tran performance at Ashley phitheatre repared
BY comnand under the superint. pdsnce Of Mr. Du-
The house, which during the recess had be IN
ne wly anted and decorated, was most brilliantly
gorcal taJieau illustrative the Vars of Yelling
ton The royal box was fitted up in exceeding good
TASTE without any gorgeous or gaudy MT
The box ITSELF aud the passage leading thereto,
converted INTO sort Of artificial c0nse rvatOry. the
choicest Towering shrubs and exotics having been
expressly provided for the occasion. Her Majesty
and Prince Albert, attended by their suite arriv ed
shortly after O'clock, in four of the royal car
riages and set down at the box entrance in the West
Minister read The Queen and Prince were received
by Mr.. Dscrow, and Mr.. w. West, the manager,
both in full dress, under the portco and conducted
dire city to the royal box. The entire passage was
carpeted with crimson CLOTH the walls either side
being ornamented with fags, banners, and other fan
cifuI devices. When the Queen and her royal con-
sort entered their box the orchestra perfor med the
national anthem. The scenes in the circle then
mepced in the course of which the resources Of Mr.
Ducrow's unrivalled stud were fully developed. An
act of horsemanship, performed BY Mr.. Ducrow
himself, the triumph of the exhibition and elicit
ed repeated tokens Of approval from both her Ma
jcstv and the Prince. who remained until the close
Of the performance The PARTY left the theatre
at half past five o'clock There a vast concourse
of persons around the house, all anxious to catch
glimpse ofthe royal visitors, who were loudly cheer
ed they alis GIFTED and returned to their carriage
ANATOMICAL VENus.-Some extrao rdinary exhi-
bition under this title is making great noise in
England.
PLANK, THE CELEBRATED Bow STREET Off
GER, AND CAPTURER OF FAUNrLERoY-Died,
Wedne sday evening, at his residence Chapel place,
Oxford street, Mr.. Samuel Plank, who was for
" thirty years connected with the old police esab
lishment. and who for considerable portion of that
time held the office Of chief constable at Marlborough
street police office Mr. Plank, in early life, served
on board Kings ship, and signalized himself on
several occasions Among other cases, Mr.. Plank
was the means Ct bringing to justice the ferger
Fauntleroy; and, as proof his probity and honor,
1T may be mentioned that while the examination OF
the unhappy man were in proc ress. sum, amount.
my to nearly 100000, was offered TO Mr. Plank, il
he would connive at plan that had been laid TOR his
escape hut Mr. Plank Indignantly spurned the pro.
posal Bv the recent ae rations in the metz epolan
police offices. the situation of chief constable
abolished and he retired upon a pension Of ESQ
year. BY long course Of frueality and economy,
Mr. Plank amassed a considerable property it is
said to the extent ofupwards If 100000. He was
in the 9Th year of his age.
The grand Jury at the Stafford sessions brought in
bill, Of indictmen against Mr.. Thomas Sowler, Mr..
Charles Ambery and Mr. John Richmond Harvard,
book sellers, Manchester, for selling bias phemous
publication, " in the form Of book and printed
work, entitled the Poetical Works of Percy Bysche
Shelcy, a certain scandalous, impioua infdel and
and blasphemous libel Of and concerning the Holy
Scripture" &C.
GALvANo ELEcrRoTYPE, AND DAoUrRREorYPE.
DR. Simon. Of Dover, has Just succeeded in re-
versng the image Obtained by the Daguerrean PR
cess, which is k lown to reproduce the objects
from nature in contrary sense. viz the left tower
Of castle will he the right and the right the left on
the drawing, which impsrfection however, can be
obvsted by parallel glasses, new improvement in
the Daguerreotype, by NJ Lere bourg, of Paris DIR.
Simon has contrived a new galvanic trough. which
he calls Simsus Galvano Electro Plastic Battery"
is exceedingly portable and moot efectua and has
by the Galvano Eiectrotype discovery re-obtaned
and fixed on a most beautifully polished surface OF
in its ri ht sense. This new and beautiful disco
very will. doubt, attract the attention Of the
lovers and admirers Of science and OF the fine arts.
he science is only IN Its infancy, and promises the
happest results.
SELLING A WIFE.-MoRALs OF ESGLArD.-On
Saturday last ofthose disgraceful exhibition of
a man selling his wife about TO take place in
this borough, but the same coming to the knowledge
IT,
three other polio emen, went to the parties just be-
fore the sale was to have commenced. halter was
at hand and every thing ready, when the police APP
peared and, as far as regarded public sale, stop
ped the proceedings. We understand the woman
was afterwards sold for guinea The man who
sold the woman is named Charles kisby, and the man
who bought her, Thomas Foster, beer-shop keeper,
both of Wesbsch High Fen.-CGmbridge Prsss,
Tune 2Oh.
EXPENSE OF HvR MAJEsrv's MARRIAeE.-The
cunt to he defravsd out Of the public furd for the
expenses of Her Majesiy's marriage 10 E9,426; Of
which e. 7OS were spent in altering the Chapel
Royal Of 81. Jauess; ESQ for Illuminating the pub
lie offices; e. lis for opening all the theatres The
last item IL the accounts Il 1885, being the expenses
incurred for the journey Of Ills Royal Higbnsss
Prince Albert TO this country!
GarnKLArp WHALE FIsHERY.-The first ac-
counts from the Greenland Whale Fishery this sea-
son were Monday received by mercantile firm
"Lerwick. June 10, 1910.
GAS almost unprecedented the brig Mary, Of Pc
terhead. arrived here yesterday from Greenland,
with 1000 seals and with the loss Of all her boats
the let Of MAY, which every vessel in the country
felt more or less. The loss OF bests Is, however,
the only damage sGAtsd. The Friendship, Of Duo
dee fortunately lost only one Beat, and had eaus hi
2 GOO seals: crew all well. Some ships have lost as
MANY az six boats At Greenland the seal fishing
was good, eralvessels having IRON l,OO To fOOo
(Signed) "L. DUNCAN.
ops The Friendship spoke the Mary before she
left: ssd at that time none Of the vessels had pro
ceeded 20 the northward TO prosecute the whale
fishing"
RtsE IN the PaIcr OF PAPER.--At meeting Of
naper.makers, held here on Friday, IL was deter
mneI to the price Of all kinds 81 paper from
this date in consequence Of the late addition to the
duty on that article-Gdsgotr Paper.
The a,certsined deficiency in the Excise revenue