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1324 NOTES TO VOLUME II.
White to take any steps to which he might be advised to recover
possession of the premises, at the expense of the Society; and also
enjoined upon the Committee ’to assist to the best of its power to
that end.’
"The Committee, for very good and obvious reasons, did not
acknowledge the power and authority of such a meeting, and, of
course, were not obedient to this injunction. On the contrary, Mr.
White having manifested his determination not to appoint any time
for the separation and removal of his stock, in compliance with the
notice which had been tendered him more than two weeks before,
the Committee instructed their Solicitors to give him a further legal
notice to this effect that on Tuesday, November 26, he should attend
at the Society’s house, 36, Bloomsbury street, for the purpose of
selecting and removing his stock of books and other goods from the
Society’s premises; and that in the event of his not doing so, the
Committee would proceed to the best of their ability to separate
the same from the Society’s stock, and deposit them in some fit
place, of which notice would be given him.
"On Monday, November 26-the day before the one appointed
in the above notice-Mr. White, assisted by his friend Gardiner, and
about a dozen pugilists and roughs-among whom was one Jem Dillon,
a notorious prize-fighter-gained admission to the premises, and
violently removed the persons whom the Committee had placed in
possession.
"In this unseemly state of things a resort to legal proceedings
seemed unavoidable. There were three legal courses of action open
to the Committee. First, to bring Mr. White, Mr. Gardiner, and
Jem Dillon, and their associates before a Magistrate, on a criminal
charge of riot and assault; secondly, a writ of ejectment; or, thirdly,
to file a Bill for an injunction in Chancery. Either of the last
two courses, they were legally advised, would give the Committee
possession of the premises ... The action in Chancery was, upon
mature consideration, regarded as preferable.
"A Bill for injunction was accordingly filed. The case was argued
before Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, on December 20, 21 , and 22.
These being, however, the last days of the term of Court, and there
not being time therefore for a full hearing of the Cause, the judge,
upon this partial hearing, granted a temporary injunction against
Mr. White, subject to a final decision upon the full hearing, at the
next term of Court. The principal points of the injunction granted
were, that Mr. White should cease to act as Agent for the Society ;
that he should immediately deliver up to the Committee the business
premises, and remove his private stock; and that within two months
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