The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-23 00:00:00

N. CHEVALIER ON PATENT LAWS.

(From the Liverpool Daily Courier.)
We have been favonred with the following letter,
&detrained by M. CI leveller, the anineat Frew* politiest
eaosomist. to Mr. R. A. Made, of this town, as the subject
of patent laws :
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(raaNerxrrox.)
" Loden) (Herault), N0v.16, 1863.
" My dear sir,—You have made me communioations of
interest, relative to patents for ibventions. The paned
system, as constituted in all oonstries where it is established,
is a monopoly—an outrage on liberty and industry. It has
cootequeooes that are disastrous, seeing there are cues
where it may stop burliness operations for exportation and
even for home consumption, because it plum nninufactorms
who work in a country where patents are established ate
great dirdventege is computing with others who live is
states such u Switzerland, where patents are isiterlicted by
law. Practice, experience, which is the supreme authority
in the world, shows daily, in France_particulerly, that the
system is a scourge on industry. What might be solidi-
tnted is a system of recompenses, either national or Euro-
pean, as you have proposed, to be awarded when practical
use has pronounced on the merit of each invention, end
whoa the originality shall admit of bnog established. All
the friends of industrial and social progress ought to unite
their efforts to liberate industry from the shackles that have
been bequeathed from the past. That of patents is one of
those which there will be most urgency to get rid of.—Be-
Here me, (Sidoel,)
litcurn Claveuza.
" Robert Andrew !Ladle, Eaq."

The site to be occupied by the Memorial to the
late Prince Consort is hoarded off in Hyde Park, the spot
selected being a plot of turf between Rotten-row and the
Kensington-road, exactly opposite the conservatory in the
minlecia of the Horticultural Society. The site boa t en
selected mainly because it was that of the Cheat Exhibitioa
building of 18M.
Tag Min 'Ecru. --Since the recent cabinet council,
held on Thursday attendee, Lord Granville has left towr.
Earl Russell returned on Saturday to Pembrolie•lodge,
Richmond-park, frets attending the Queen at Wind-or
Castle. The Right Hon. Sir G. Grey quitted London on
Saturday for the purpose of having an audience of her
Majesty at Windror Castle. Summutnes bare been issued
to the members of the cabinet to attend a council this
(Moods& afternoon at Lord Palmerston's official residence.
lewd Palmerston and most oo the minister* remain in town.
—Observer.
CAPTAIN SPEKE AMONG THE PRINTERS.—The
Edinburgh ocerespouileut of the Inverness Adraliscr says:
—" The volume by Captains Spike and Graaf., on which
the printers of Messrs. Blackwood have been occupied foe
some time past, and oe which for some time to conic they
ell be engaged, is looked foe with much society. It is
tsing stereotyped, the plates being electrotyped with
copper. The fist edition will commit of fifty thousand
copies. end the work will be sold at one gouda. From
what I heir of its contests, Captain Spoke's book will be
read with avidity by many generations to come. It wig
be more interesting than Robinson Cruses,' more stimu-
lating them ' Ivanhoe.' and more instructive than the
travels of Mango Perk."
THE EARLY etostwo Movewmfr.—A crowded
and enthusiastic meeting of the members of the Early
Closing Association in the West District was held OD
Friday evening, in the Leetore-ball of the Yang Men's
Chastain Association, Great Marlborough-street; Mr. R. P.
Daniell, of New Bond.street, iu the chair. Mr. Pater ad-
dressed the meeting at some length on the present state
of the movement, more particularly in coonexion "nth
his recent visit as a deputation to the Social Science
Congrem at Edinburgh. He narrated the past sad
current proceeding for the benefit of the employed
dressmakers and minivan, and predicted important
results to the Early Closing Movemeot from the
increasing regard which was being paid to all causes affect-
' dog the public health. Mr. C. Arthur Brows, the boooran
I secretary for the west district, stated that the arrangemeote
for the approaching great soiree at the Hanoveranuare•
rooms were nearly complete, on which occasion a choir of
200 voices would take part in the proceedings. The choir
man, together with Mr. Charles Marshall and Mr. Jobs
Hayward, also addressed the meeting at some length.
and
several assistants spoke in support of the resolutions which
were submitted for adoptioo. The progress of the mow
meat during the past season eras stated to have been of a
satisfaetory nature. A cordial vote of thanks to the chair
man terminated the proceedings.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—It appears from
the Board of Trade returns that on the Great Western
Railway there was sot a single passenger killed or injured
in 1862, out of more than eight minims and a half of pas-
seniters.—Orford Chronicle
THE SUPPOSED CONFEDERATE WAH-STEASIER iS
THE CLTDL —WO usderstaed that the screw-steamer Pam.
porn, which is at present lying at the Iduce6eld idol?.
Etroomielaw, and regarding which some oorrespondsoce
lately took place between the government and the Emend.
potion Society here, is likely to be the subject of another
dispute. A number of weekend' have been busy completive
the vessel ; and we understand that iostructines have been
' received here from high authority to detain the Pampers is
the meantimeoted whip of war will arrive at the Broormelae
this morning for the purpose of keeping watch over the sup'
peeed Confederate ship.—Edinbroyi. Courant.