The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-03
LrScoLN's INN-coURr OF EQUITY.

On the fifteenth of December. to be heard be-
fore the vice chancellor Sir Knight Bruce, at Lncons
inn a melton dissolve injunction in the OF
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert against Strange The
bill upon which the Injunction had been granted, was
filed o course) in behalf of the companants against the
defendant respondent, for having printed certain etch
ings OF domestic scenes and nfante amusemens made
sort OF recreation diversion OF royal life, by The
Queen OF England and her consort. These elchlnss
chiefly from the hand OF the Queen, who Is cele-
brated, (and who is proud OF that celebrity as OF mel
crown) for her great and diversified accomp shnehls'
and moro particularly in the fine arts For wnng draw
ing painting sksichng etching she is said to nave no
amateur superior in her realm Weil II seems anu 50 'ne
bill rectes that in of her few leisure moments she
had engaged in the work to which have referred and
erOuped together in one sketch her entire family, and IN
hef sk presented different and distinct members
OF it, in the different empoynen,s or PURSUITS some o
and freedom of mother. withdrawn for time IRON The
.cares OF public lfe the golden perturbation of crown
and uxuriating the circle of her domestic relations
and accomplishments and enioymens. These etchings
from time 10 time she exhibited to some OF her select
friends attendants the Duchess of Sutherland and
others, and finally believe either OF herself or through
their agency, they conhded to some copperpate
printer Of note for the purpose OF procuring
Of the several performance AL tnags passed on very
satisfactory. But now comes the grievance seems
that Of the journeymen employed in this work. be-
ing too loyal allow the modesty OF her Majesty to
cape printed or surrepously obtained copies of those
impressions and either for some heavy consideration or
in expectation OF division OF the product OF the sPos
parted with them to Strange the defendant, an eminent
publisher in London. Mr.. Strange, who seemed to I'M
dersand his game perfectly WE'LL and considering loyalty
catalogue Of these royal recreaons to be published and
announced them for evolutionary, that's not all he
enclosed OF these catalogues, directed Immediately to
stand how much he was disposed TO disseminate her
fame throughout the kingdom. Aarmed-for even
Queen may be alarmed-at this invasion OF her do
mestc privacy, totally unexpected and unaccountabe,
her Majesty directed the solicitor general TO write to Mr.
Strange for explanation of This extraordinary
at the same time forbidding every attempt carry
his alleged design. When the letter was received, Mr..
Strange at Brighton for his health and the exhibition
to take place prior to the time fixed for his return to
London Her Majesty's letter was likely therefore, TO
y; and bill therefore at once filed BY her counsel,
se ss ef
10 dissolve this injunction that the present motion
made.
succeeded in getting comfortable seat among "e aw's
anointed and listened to arguments of the gentlemen
concerned for two full days, with great interest and de-
Without speaking Of the attorneys, the counsel con.
cemed for the Queen Mr.. James, the solicitor gen.
s and e. ~ Ta sS while Mr. Strange ABLY
Ten Thousand Year and Sergeant RUSSELL the author
Of the able treatise upon Criminal Law and. believe
1t is proper. perhaps. that should here give the
unintated brief personal description OF some of these
learned gentemen-though it is certainly not quite
easy, when you consider the masquerade OF their wigs
"of sable sverd," long robes. &c doubt much
whether any one seeing them thus in full professional
costume, would recognise them in their ordinary citizens
dress.
| should take Mr. Russell to be man of sixty years
OF age slender in his make and about five feet inches
high probably hard student, and of most acute and
active intellect. or course need not say anything
gard to his extensive learning.
Mr.. Warren is probably some hve Oh, Ten years
younger-sOmewhat shorter, spare in his habit of an
agreeable and intelligent countenance and of the most
interchangeable labor and assduy. If he has any def
suppose him to be always faithfully dscharging
his professional du,es-bu not always rising with the
occasion.
The Solicitor General is mild pleasant comfortable
personage-a little "sickled DER by the pale cast of
thought, but still apparently not unmndu of worldly
enloyments and mdugences-he. too, seems TO be not
overstocked with energy
Mr. Smith and Mr.. James men of about the same
and rather younger should suppose, than either Of
gentlemen, but possessed of very unusual alacty and
activity, mentally and bodily for persons of their dmen
sons The first named OF the two did hear, but the
last appeared to me. placed the upon the clearest
and most satisfactory grounds.
Sergeant Taltourd whose reputation in this country
writer and lawyer, and particularly advocate is
well known, is five feet eight inches high dark COM
Plexlon. bright, piercing eyes, not fat, but of decent
retundy OF gureround features and possessed Of great
energy and action His dicOn is well chOsen--his voice
good, but neither varied nor meOdous-and although he
has great fuency it Is not entirely unaccompanied by
bodily discomposure or uneasiness In other words his
efforts seem sometimes to cost him rather than they
come to-
From the celebrity of the learned Sergeant bestowed
upon him especial attention. in matter and in
He argued his case, of course with considerable ability.
He was more than lawyer--he an advocate and
poet He depicted the penalties to which royalty was
subiected-the by which ii is surrounded and
claimed for It only the enjoyment of the brief moments
of leisure which the tolls of government reluctantly
afforded. He deprecated all attempts to encroach upon
this limited pnvilege-a invasion of domestic privacy
all exposure, indicate exposure of conuga, parental
and hlial scenes He claimed nothing for her Majesty
on the score of prerogavehe placed her upon the
footing with every other lady in the land and he denied
that the defendant even in that point of view. could
justify the extraordinary which he had re-
sorted.
He maintained that the mere catalogue was a virtual
depreciation OF the value of the etching-tha the right
to publish peculiar to the author-hat an artist
might be ruined by catalogue raisonne, which might
"just hint fault, and hesitate dislike"
He drew corolIary from these positions the infer
ence that her Majesty injured in the value of the
etchings and OF course in pecunary point of vew-hat
that injury would have been increased by the intended
exhibition, and that therefore the injunction clearly
sustained.
The learned Sergeant further proceeded to state that,
although he did not intend to charge any fraudulent de-
sign upon the defendant yet probable pecunary loss or
injury adequate to the support of the bill and
quent Injunction.
The Vice Characteristic understand you, Mr.. Ser
gean Talfourd. to admit that there no fraudulent
design on the part of the defendant these transactions
Why, replied the counsel, discovering his mistake, not
exactly, may please your lorshp rather waived that
consideration for the purpose of showing that ndepen-
IDENTITY OF II, this proceeding cOsls be supported