New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-17
CANADA.
81 PIN BASrR, esq"



TORONTO Oct. L., $50.
Mr.. Stowe claims copyright for bred in
Cauada and lie Canadian publishers of The work
residing in Montreal another in Toronto
ard The third in Lordon-hayc been or are to be
fcrtl with restrained from selling their issues, by
an Injunction from the Court Of Cbancery. IL
seems that Mis-. stowe went 10 England. and, by
virtue Of her residence there at the time OF the pub
Lection OF her work in London, secured copy
right, which she contends extends 10 all tho o"'~
mics If Great Britain. The question Is, OF conrse'
,utirei, new, aud nobody knows how il will b.
decided The general feeling of the Province is
ayainst Mrs Stoves claim. II is argued that
there ought to BIZ some sort # reciprocity III the
matter: that if New -lUih or u Boston pubi!
car, appropliatc without ccremOn! ever! Lngllsh
copyright work. it is little too much 10 expect
that hn American author shall be allowed 10 cidilii
copyright rot only in England but IN all her colo
lies British authors seldom take any trouble |"
secure any benefit from the sale OF their works ia
Cam IA although they have only To nsh IL gel
Bv a law passed by our Legislature, American edi-
items Of English copyrights are subject to ROYALTY
Of ten per cent. which Is collected 1T the anidldh
Custt,n House fer the benefit Of the au-
thor. But 10 secure thiS benefit, II
is necessary for British authors 10 90
tbroueh certain icrm-to prefer their
claim in a LEGAL way-phich rot one ont oi
fttv Of them ever thinks of dOng. ] hehe'e mat
an English patent + beld not 20 cNtt nd 20 canada;
aid il is perhaps doubtful ii AL English wright
cG,ers this Province. Tor instance, th"e ga
madam new spaIers al least are publishing Ll,t.e
Urr1it: and | happen 10 know that Dickens -
very III pleased Il, this itcrt! being taken WIN
his haptlinc bat b. is either without u retltd! OF
lpcjes that he IT, II is not possible 10 d"uDt mat
he would take the best means of informing himself
on he subject. Mrs. Stove : not even CERTAIN Ol
her copyright in England. II i, true sht has found
II LoLdoD publisher 10 buy II; hut X iNaiSo true
II another Icndon Publisher has reprinted
II and is determined to iest the question oi
c,ryriqlt The ease j. one that has never been
dee ded even there although opinions were once
incidental, expressed in the House ii Lords IN Il
coivrialt case b., the Lord Chancellor Lord
Broueham. and Others That Foreigner by o'eOni-
ug a resident OF England could secure copy,
RIGHT there Surprising the English copyright OI
Nrs. Stove 20 ~ good in England tie question
will remain ii il be good here. And even >upP0s-
iur that Question 10 be- settled n her E,,or. he
would not have 90. through her diihcuue'; Tor
/, baprsl. that some if not all o. the CANADIAN pub
E.Ieit no have reproduced bred had { printed
trcn ia AMER eau copy right edition; au1 There can
h., no doubt that Canadian puohSher, nave thr
,nme r-ht 10 appropriate Am COP, rlgn'> ,ha'
Amer. can publishers have 10 appropriate E"shSh
AID finally should she succeed, there = l." doupl
tlst ear Iesi,Inttde wouli fltsr he Jaw ~ m 81
IN il.r cases: pro1id he Stale % he c1g!risu
our,lion between England sld tle lh'cd sac
-,man> on the same toc.rg hat j - II preset.
Tie French Canadians Of Queltc are about It
Nv ne rNpe r.u.cut of A>Sociai II t"l"dIt VI
Tie ,,utb ,dr If the - Law r-bc1. h"t"" '}hrb'c
colonization sOcidti oil 1.-THE NoThlngmth oi que
bee was formed last >uaperand IT. rniss aud t'guia
ron. vcrr published u re French papers ie" "a!
/ 400. The ,hares are 10 be- 500 et-h; td.h >h' r
r.nresrptno 100 acres of aud. y" one 'Vrs"h
! - h. r,Im.ited 20 hold more tasn - sAHIn'
which I'LL give u. rv mt 70 9'h ceres ol itlid
o,s are "a be tires a. sort; and those Wao ha, -
share, II have the right ~ tsh" us peAl "' al
| io;n.ng That VII IL he draws. OF course 'Ir "S'
riy viii have ~ directors aGo ,e' eli 'ln1 "-Sc'
cut puiy che 6 Tie @hOlr ls." NJ iAid. LIE cIe'-'
NJ soS.u I'd r,aping are u 's c'.rred %" per -
| ioiut beuett u The assoemti"1: aBd the lf"ht-
IT,, harvest ~ tnhc ~ de- oted ?" tire N"rh 81 SUI
,b.r clcar.vs. The ;"le-. Aowe'r- admit sou
| yc'rNsr.ca ot he associative principle - ~
,iareho 10. caa, + lie llf>. take p-Ne>s-v' =. u
It Il any tiar, Et clear "a MS O'
s,~Oua, lie .0c.ety vi, have tl We e.
~ Il, =; DO 4. worn. WEI I. u>-oiuU ca :
lie rlace snl the ,iocs 4 materials are 70
| l. ,lt,, rmcpo he ci.soh ~ as>'ci1,e his
r,tvb, go, rs. the q %, ,,'on = 'or ,"mPor'
eds. p.ruo..; and i lis -hCaj happen -
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-.,rou.t,,e1 Tat tIc Fr'.e-.' 'alsli-n5 i"-n
.t...f, l,I .or..tN -, ~ ga 80 - tr"rt"r" u j
mart Of t.uI>ge Il il now century n" cii .
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