The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-21 00:00:00

REGISTRY OF ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS.

IMPORTANT EXTRNBION OP OOPYEIOBT.
It is pretty gene Ally known (says the Bir-
mingham Past) that the Chemises of Commerce of
Birmingham and Sheffield have been engaged for
some time in endeavouring to effect an extension of
copyright in ornamental designs. It will be seen by the
following communication, addressed to the Birmingham
Chamber, that the effort bas been completely successful,
a result that allows in a marked =num the practical value
of such commercial associations :

"Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
Whitehall, April 9, 1862.
" Gentlemen,-1 am directed by the Lords of the Com-
mittee of Privy Council for Trade to acknowledge the
receipt of your memorial, praying for an extension of the
terms of oopyright for ornamental designs applied to works
in metal, and supporting your application by the statements
of manufacturers personally engaged in the several depart.
menu in that branch of trade.

" From the evidence thus furnished it appears that the
time occupied in preliminary arrangements, and the
preparation of designs previous to the manufactured
article being presented in the market, varies from six to
twenty-four months. The majority of those by whom theso
statements are furnished, ask that a period equivalent to
the time thus consumed may be added to the existing term
of protection, thus extending the whole to five years.
My Lords direct me to acquaint you that, considering
• cue to have brae shown for the expediency of this
extension, instructions have been given to the officer at
the head of the Registry of Designs, to take the necessary
steps for extending the copyrights of all articles in metal
included in Claes 1, from three years, as at present, to five
years for the futon.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient
servant, " J. Dimon TIINNINT.
" To the Council of the Chamber of Commerce of
Birmingham and the Midland Districts."

Arrival, for the week eadieer.Aprll rat IM jeer, 1,060 ado,
sad delivery LUG auks. The arrivals last week cemnptimed 11116
casks Anetretbk

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
We have a shorter supply of beasts, but the demand has
decreased, consequently as cannot fully maintain late
quotations. The number of sheep is also rather smaller.
Being Easter Monday, and the dead markets being over-
stocked, prices are lower. Choice lambs are in
request, but are scarcely so dear as on Thursday. Calves
are lower. Prom Germany and Holland there are 21
beasts, 2,320 sheep, and 20 calves. Spai 79 hearts.
n,
Scotland, 350 beasts. Norfolk and Suffolk, 2,650. Ire-
land. 100 ; and 7 calves from Franco.

Per atone of Elba a d. ad. Per etas, d tlb. a d. e. d.
Beet Scots, llerotda. 4 2 4 4 BeetDastill.todsB3 4 4 4 8
Best Short-borne 4 0 4 2 Bast Leda-w 0015.... 0 0 0 0
Seoond qua besets 3 0a 10 Do. do. Bborn .... 40 4 4
Calves
Pais
liestDiaselllt-brode 0 0 0 0 Lush'
Besets st cartel, 3,240; Miss, sad Lade. 21.430: 0013os. 37;
Pip. 446.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Yarn. Patteades sad Smith report that the marks& owe-
thaws very Arm for all sew hope with oolour sad quality,
which are daily becoming very scarce indeed. There is also
a good d,maad for old hope for ezportatioo.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Walls End Hatton, 17a. 3d; Walls End Lambton,
168. 9d. ; Walls End South Hatton, 17s. 3d.; Walls End
Trimdon Hartlepool, 16s. 9d. ; Walls End South Kelton,
16.. 3d. ; Walls End Hough Hall, Us. 9d. ; Walls Eod
Caradoc, 16s. 6d. ; Walls End Camp. lea. 381. ; Walla End
Eden Main, 16s. id. ; Walls End Harkin, 148. 6d. ; Walls
End Acorn C 1..., 15s. 9d. ; Walls Bad Hotta' Lyons, 14s. 6d. ;
'Penfield Moor Butes, 12s. 6d; Wed Hartley, 16s. 6d. ;
Belnide Hartley, 168. 6d.; lAmbert's Harthiy, 16.. 6d.-
142 ships at market.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THD3 DAY.)

molcur. Aran. 21. $ Am.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Cloow.

The attendance in most departments of bwintes
to-day is limited, and a holiday appearance is
generally observable. The Stock Exchange is
shut, by order of the committee.
It is satisfactory to learn that the money fur the
dividends on the New Turkish Loan up to July,
1863, has been secured, and will be retained in
hand, the express object of the arrangement being
that the bondholders shall be well protected while the
financial reforms are being carried out in Turkey.
The amount of gold sent into the Lank on Satur-
day was 66,0001.
The Yorkshire has arrived from Melbourne with
51,500/. in gold ; the Calliance with 54,0001. ; and
the Omar Pacha with 81,0001. The Saxon* from
New York, has brought 10,0001. for England and
34,000/. for France.
The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 29th of March were
18,921/. sterling, being 3121. inure than in the cor-
responding week of last year.
We are requested to state that the Alliance Bank
of London and Liverpool (Limited) have appointed
as their manager Mr. Alexander Thomson, assis-
tant manager of the Union Bank of London, who
has been in that establishment fur 17 years. Mr.
U. Miller, who has been in the London Joint Stock
Bank for the last 16 years, has also been appointed
deputy manager of the new establishment.
A meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of
Victoria was held at Melbourne on the 4th of Feb.
ruary, when the directors' report, recommending a
dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, was
unanimously passed. The balanoe,heet presented
showed that the nett profits for the half-year
amounted to 34,2981. 18s. 4d., which was appro-
priated as follows, viz. :—To dividend, 25,0001. ;
reserve fund, 2,5001. • bank premises, creditor ac-
count, 6,5001. ; balance, 2981. 18s. 11d.

At 'gni annual meeting of the Scottish Provincial
Assurance Company, hold at Aberdeen on Friday,
a bonus of 11. 7s. 6d. per cent. per annum, for the
quinquennial period just closed, was declared on
participation policies, and 25 per cent. was added
to the capital stock as a bonne to the shareholders.
A dividend of 8 per cent. on the capital, as in-
creased, was also declared, and large reserves MI,
ried forwv.rd. Nine hundred and eighty-one new
life policies have been issued during the year,
assuring 359,7001., and yielding annual premiums
of 11,1701. The total accumulated funds are
373,5001., and the total annual revenue 96,7561.
A special meeting of the Midland Railway Com-
pany is called forte 6th of May, at Derby, to ap-
prove of several bills now before parliament.
A special meeting of the London and North
Western Railway Company is called for the 2nd of
May, to approve of various bills affecting the com-
pany, and now pending in parliament. Only two
of these are promoted directly by the London and.
North Western ; six are promoted by it jointly
with other companies • and eight are bills of other
companies requiring the approval of the London
and North Western.
A special meeting of the Brighton Railway Com-
pany is called for the 29th inst. for a similar pur-
pose, and a special meeting of the Great Northas
for the 6th of May.
The final return of capital of I€e. fid. per share
will bepayable on the shares in the defunct General
Screw Steam Shipping Company on and after
Monday.
The final call of 11. is to be paid on the new
shares of 1860 of the Loudon and Blackwell Rail-
way Company by the 15th of May.
A general meeting of the Calcutta and Burma'
Steam Navigation Company is called for the 29th
inst., when a dividend is to be declared.
A telegram from Turin, dated the 19th inst.,
states that 19,600 shares in the Italian Irrigation
Company have been applied for in that city
alone. At Dlilan and in the rest of Italy the result
of the subscription has been equally favourable.
The Queen Bee has arrived from China with
826,500 lbs. of tea and 415 bales of silk, and the
Heroes of Alma with 697,900 lbs. of tea.
With regard to the wine trade of Spain and
Portugal, the circular of Mr. F. W. Cowen
remarks :
Probably a time more opportune ,than the present never
existed for Spain and Portugal, by following the footsteps
of France, to make commercial reforms of such u character
as would induce the English government to re-consider this
question of the wine clutz.liehe revenue derivable from that
ni source itit be of sewn importance whenever profitable
commercial enchants. can induced with those wine-pro-
ducing countries. The very profit upon the increased trade
would, in the shape of income-tax, indemnify the Chancel-
lor for any temporary loss of revenue the redo=
upon their produce might occasion. Practically, i
sales of wine mean—more purchasing power on the part of
theme who grow and sell it ; and it is much to he regrettal
that the Spanish and Portuguese do not see how much their
own countries would be benefited by free and unrestricted
commerce.

The Calcutta and China mails have arrived at Suez.

SATURDAY EVIIMIG.
Consols, which closed on Thursday at 931 to 94,
both for money and the Bth of May, opened and
closed to-day at the same quotation. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 931, 94 ; ditto for account
(May 8)931, 94 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921,
1 ; New Three per Cents., 921, 1, k ; India
Five per Cent. Stock, 1081,1 ; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 1863, 1004, 1 ; ditto 1864, 100 t, ;
ditto 1864 or 1866, 1001 ; Four per Cent. 'en-
faced " rupee paper, 92 ; ditto Five per Cent,
1031, 103.
The India Five per Cent. Stock remains steady
at 1081 to 1. Exchequer Bills were quoted 18s.
to 21s. prem.
The foreign stock market was equally quiet
No alteration took place in the market for bank.
steam, dock, or miscellaneous shares.
. .

The new Victoria Loan was firm at 1064 to 4.

RAILWAY&-(THIS DAY.)

I'w• stOlocni.
We !lace no report to make under this head to-
day, the Stock Exchange being shut.