Memoir of John Murray
Sharon Turner to John Murray, 12 November 1819
I saw Mr. Shadwell
to-day on ‘Don Juan.’
He has gone through the book with more attention than Mr. Bell had time to do. He desires me to say
that he does not think the Chancellor would
refuse an injunction, or would overturn it if obtained. He thinks that the
passages are not of such a nature as to overturn the property of it. He has
expressed to me his opinion so strongly on this point that I thought it right
to mention it to you, because he is a very conscientious man. He says,
“I cannot of course answer for the event, but it is my full belief
that the passages will not prevent the Chancellor from suppressing the
piracy.” He says it should certainly be brought forward by
yourself. Judge now for yourself. Shall I have a consultation between him and
Horne on the subject, for you to
attend? Horne is our first man now before the Chancellor.
Or will you try it without this, or abandon it?
Yours most faithfully,
John Bell (1764-1836)
English barrister; after reading law with Samuel Romilly he practiced in the court of
chancery.
Sir William Horne (1774-1860)
English barrister and MP; he was solicitor-general (1830) and attorney-general
(1832).
John Murray II (1778-1843)
The second John Murray began the
Quarterly Review in 1809 and
published works by Scott, Byron, Austen, Crabbe, and other literary notables.
John Scott, first earl of Eldon (1751-1838)
Lord chancellor (1801-27); he was legal counsel to the Prince of Wales and an active
opponent of the Reform Bill.
Sir Lancelot Shadwell (1779-1850)
Chancery court barrister and vice-chancellor of England (1827-1850); he was at Eton with
Francis Hodgson.
Sharon Turner (1768-1847)
Attorney, historian, and writer for the
Quarterly Review; he wrote
History of the Anglo-Saxons, 4 vols (1799-1805).
George Gordon Byron, sixth Baron Byron (1788-1824)
Don Juan. (London: 1819-1824). A burlesque poem in ottava rima published in installments: Cantos I and II published in
1819, III, IV and V in 1821, VI, VII, and VIII in 1823, IX, X, and XI in 1823, XII, XIII,
and XIV in 1823, and XV and XVI in 1824.
