The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-01
OF TIE CoPYRIGHr OLE HnrsEun,

SALE OF THE COPYRIGHT OF HOUSEHOLD WoRDs-
esterday afternoon considerable interest was Gre
ated in consequence OF the announcement that pur-
suant to a decree of the Master of the Rolls in the
cause of "Bradbury and Evans u.s. Dickens and
another, the right to the name of the periodi-
cal "Househnld Words" together with the printed
stock and stereotype plates of the work would be
sold by Mr.. Edmund Hodgs0n, at his new rooms
corner of Chaucery lane, by auction The hour fix
ed for the sale was one o'clock, but some time be-
fore that period the room was crowded. The auc-
tioneer having entered the rostrum read that part
Of the decree which ordered: -"That the right to
use, from and after the 2Sth dav of Nav inst the
name OF the periodical called ''Househod Words"
in the pleadings in this cause bradbury and
Evans u.s. Dickens and another) mentioned, and
the right from and after the 2Sth day of Nav inst
to publish under the said or title and period
zeal or other work, whether in continuation of the
said periodical called 'Household Words" in the
pieadngs OF this cause mentioned, or otherwise, as
the purchaser shall think fit, be sold" Some de-
lay took place In the commencement of the bidding
but at length it commenced at $500, but progress
ed but slowly until it got to 81 500; then the bid
dings became of a more decided character as they
advanced ESQ each from 60 600 upwards Long in
tervals however. marked each bid: but it soon be-
came evident that the biddings rested in two or
three hands, end although they went along at a
slow length, Messrs. Bradbury and Evans, MIR. Ar
thur Smith the brother of Mr. Albert Smith Messrs
srs. Chapmen and Hall and one or two others were
the only competitors Notwithstanding the fire.
quent rests OF the auctOneer and his constant repe-
second
third, the biddings advanced until they came to
$3.50 at which sum, after some DELAY the hammer
fell to Mr.. Arthur Smith, to whom the auctiopeer
declared it was sold, although in fact it was known
ana stated IN the room he only acted for Mr..
Charles Dickens, who was the real purchaser. Mr.
Charles Dickens held three-fourhs Of the copyright
and Messrs Bradbury and Evans one-fourth: the
purchaser will therefore, have to pay to the latter
1881; but as the stereotyped plates are valued at
tl5O, and the stock at more than f2OO, it will be
seen that the purchaser has gained clear profit on
the transaction. 1t may be added that Messrs
Bradbury and Evans about to start new peri
odical, under the editorship of Mr.. Lucas VINO has
been for some time engaged in the literary DEPART
ment of the Times.-London Herald, Nag IT,
KANSAS LEADERS, OPINION OF THE REPUBLICAN
BRETHREN.-The opposition in Kansas, now that the
proslavery pressure is removed, are beginning to
form parties among themselves, which threaten as
much bitterness toward one another was ever ex-
hlblted by the slavery and anti-slavery parties.-
Governor Robinson, of Topeka memory, bears very
strong testimony against the Abolition portion of
the party with which he is associated In a recent
letter to the Lawrence Herald of Freedom, he no.
tees the TACT, witnessed by himself, "of peaceable
w-abiding and we-disposed Free-State men,
guilty OF no crime, so far as it is KNOWN set upon
in the streets of Lawrence, shouted at brckbatted
stoned, fired at and robbed. After the robbery had
been finished the affair claimed by the leader of
the mob to be brilliant Republican vancouver, in
accordance with the Republican principles j
He also says he was told by ga peace officer
that he was sin danger of being robbed if he did
not leave Lawrence His letter closes in the follow
ing style:
81 am told that these Republican rufians origi-
mated the call for the Republican Convention at Osa-
wat6mie, and that it is their intention to make
that convention endorse mob rule in the past and
mob laws in the future If such be the fact if to
be Republican must endorse theft, robbery, muir
der and assassination, prefer to be something else
than Republican If no other Republican organ
lzation offers, will calmly look on, as did large
| n nInhn cnft hn h.,~ L IL
were running their party to destruction. NY motto
has been, for years, Free Soil, Free Men, Free
Speech and law, order and good government and |
am not yet prepared to exchange it for rapine
murder and assassination"
That is pretty strong talk for leader against the
brethren. The bleeding that Kansas now suffers is
caused by the Republicans, ''in accordance with
Republican principles