The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-07 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Roy :d Highness
Prince Albert.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
The most successful and popular Theatre in London.
THIS EVENDTG,

Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now
exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE DT EGYPT; or, the
Battle of Aboukir.

To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena.
To conclude with a Laughable ±' arce.
Tickets to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily.
Stage Manager, Mr. Leclercq.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
TEIM DAY —Morning 1 min. after 4 I Evening 22 min, after 4
To-Mow/ow—Morning 45 rain. after 4 I Evening 8 min after b

THE WEATHER.—Suer OFFICE, MAY 7.
THERMOMETER, 111 THE SHADE.
sl—highest since noon yesterday.
42—lowest this merning and during the night.
CO—this day. at ro6n.

BAROMETER, 30-16.
I,7TND W.S.W.—cloudy, with occasional sunshine.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

state of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
Places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
P'xxotrrn—W'ld N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
PonTsmorru— ind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
flavarrron—wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless.
Hisitmos—Wind N.E. gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
SOUTHA.II7I`O2i—Wind.W , gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
FoLkasTone—Wind E., light airs—partially cloudy.
TUNBRIDGE--W N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless.
ST ROOD —Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless.
SWUIDON—Wind N.E., light airs—overcast.
L EIGHTON—W ind N.E., calm—partially cloudy.
GoLcHnerna—Wind LW., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
C.4.lcakmoz—Wind N.W., strong breeze--partially cloudy.
YAR3fours—Wind N., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
f3ro.3IIINGHAX—Wind N.E., mini--overcast.
DA JuartGros—Wind 8., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
The returns from the following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on W edne.sday morning at nine
o'clock :--
Laucuicac--Wind W.. calm--cloudless.
T,„v—Wind N.W., gentle breeze partially cloudy.
CAB AR-- wi in d N.. gentle breeze...partially cloudy.
_Windßlutt-mG N.E., calm—cloudless.
POOLE wind 8,W., calm—cloudless.
Ya.Ratotrrx—wind E., gentle breeze—very fine.
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Swap— yY ind N. W., calm— overcast.

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LONDON FRITM.Y, MAY 7, 1852.

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Amendments in various important laws affecting
the rights of property have been introduced during
the course of the last few sessions; but, among these,
note with greater unanimity than those connected
wit tho progress of the arts and sciences. As bril-

liant and conclusive evidence of this, it is cnly ne'
ces'sary to regard the rapidity with which the Bill re-
hting to Patent Inventions has passed through the
House of Lords, reaching this evening, indeed,
theAsige of its second reading in the House of Commons.
Although the evils whieh this projected enactment
is intended to dissipate have been of very long con-
tinuance, it Al.a3 only been vvitbin a comparatively
recent periol that they have been dragged to light by
the industry of reformers, who have exulted in the
humane taplc of their exposure. The Great Industrial
moreover, precisely at the right
moment to aid in forwarding the efforts of these re-
formers to thrust the matter upin the serious con-
sideration of the .
Legislature. In consequence of these
combined circumstancesh the folly of the system
hitherto practised been recognised with more
rein3rkabie readinesesaesyb by
other
two 11c-use of Parlia-
ment, than almost
ruinous practice ever
before submit'ed to their' ;er-,
From the out-
set ir, was apparent that the labourers
moroeurers in the fields of
su ected to
science were terrible ordeals, in
the wiy of irnp2diments and
disappointments, than
ien
theth loftiestw holec o mt
hm u -f
malitntyo.st aTnoymortghersscl
they ss
were fwEne re: i
intellect, striving ns they were to attain the marvel-
ions results results of chemical analysis and m .
eclianical com-