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London, England, 1839-04-30 00:00:00

DESIGN COPYRIGHTS BILL.

Lord DUNG A NNON, in moving the second reading
of the Design Copyrights Bill, and the Design Copyrights
Extension Bill, said that the first of these Bills was intended
to grant protection to those engaged in the arts of design.
Under the present system no sooner had a manufacturer
brought forward a design which met with the public ap.
probation, but it was immediately violated. Every person
claiming the protection of the present Bill would be re-
quired within a limited period to register his design, and
the time of protection would be computed from the day of re-
gistration. This Bill would apply to all designs, except
those of silk and calico, which were protected by special
Acts of Parliament. The Bill also contained clauses for
the protection of the public. The second Bill extended
the provision to certain articles not mentioned in the other
Bill, and also extended the provisions of the whole of
these Bills to Ireland.
Lord. BROUGHAM said that he spoke the sentiments
of his Noble Friend ; at his request the second reading of
these Bills had been deferred, as well as his own
opinions, in stating that these Bills were well *.vorthy
the attention of their Lordships. He considered they
were most important in supplying a defect of the pre-
sent law, and affording protection to those deserving and
ingenious persons who were engaged in inventing designs.
He thought they were calculated to produce great good
effects, and his only objection to the Bill was that they did
not go far enough, that they protected drawings only ;
and he should wish that the same protection should be
extended to models as was extended to designs. He should
offer no opposition to the measure, but reserve to himself
the right of proposing any improvements that he might
think necessary.
Both Bills were then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed.
The Marquis of BRE ADA L BANE presented a num-
ber of petitions relative to Church E x tension in Scotland.
The Church Discipline Bill was read a second time, and
the discussion ordered to take place on Tuesday week, on
going into Committee.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, AlpßiL 2g.

The Sr&AKER took the Chair shortly before four o'clock

WIGAN ELECTION.

Mr. CHILDERS brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee appointed to try the merits of the return of Mr.
Ewart for Wigan. The Committee reported that the elec-
tion of Mr. Ewart, was valid, and that the petition against
his return was neither frivolous nor vexatious.

Mr. HOPE brought up the Report of the Bristol and
Gloucester Railway Bill. _ _ _

Mr. B. WILBIZAHAM obtained leave to bring in a
Bill to extend the line of the Birmingham Railway to
Stone.

Mr. NI. PHILLIPS presented a petition from a person
residing in Manchester named Hume, against the Leeds
and Manchester Railway Bill.
On the motion of Mr. WILSON PATTEN the Bury
and Haslingden Roads Bill, and the Clitheroe and Black-
burn Roads Bill were severally read a second time and
ordered to be committed.

Mr. LUCAS presented a petition from the Great
Central Irish Railway Company praying for the extension
of time for bringing in their Bill. _ _ _

Lord G. SOM ERSET moved the third reading of the
Rhymney Iron Company's Bill.
Mr. BAINES felt it his duty to oppose the motion.
The Bill was most objectionable in principle, inasmuch as
it was appropriating the funds of the Company to the build-
ing of a Church—a purpose not contemplated by the persons
subscribing to the funds, and even against the wishes of some
of the subscribers. He must oppose the third reading of the
Bill, and if he was defeated in that object, he would pro-
pose a clause to protect the interests of those who ob-
jected to such an application
,of their funds.
Lord G. SOMERSET complained of the lateness of
the opposition which had been got up against the Bill.
It was one of a most laudable nature. The Company had
a population of 8,000 souls, and they were nearly unani-
mous in providing the means of religious instruc-
tion. He believed that out of 10 000 shares,
9,985 had assented to the proposition. He could not
conceive that the House would negative a Bill a reason-
able in itself, and he should therefore press the third
reading.
Mr. BAINES said he was reluctant to divide the
House on the third reading. If the Noble Lord would let
the matter stand over a few days, he hoped such an ar-
rangement would be made as would prevent the Bill
being endangered. If the Noble Lord refused to comply
with this reasonable demand, he should certainly divide
the House.

The gallery was then cleared for a division, when the
numbers vrere---

For the Bill passing
Against it
Majority for the Bill

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The Sheriffs of London appeared at the bar with a
petition, which, according to the usual custom, was read
at the table by the Clerk, but the difference of reading a
petition by a Member and by the Clerk is, that by the
former it is nearly inaudible, by the latter it is quite so.
Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented a petition from the
county of Salop against the bastardy clauses of the New
Poor-law Bill.

Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented a petition from
Donegal, praying for Corporation Reform and Extension
of the Suffrage in Ireland.

Mr. RICMARDS presented a number of petitions
against the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill.

I%Jr. D UFFIE LD presented a petition from Abingdon
in favour of a unif,rm rate of postage.
Mr. KINNAIRD presented petitions against any fur-
ther endowment to the Church of Scotland; also two pe-
titions in favour of the Snatch Prisons Bill.

Lord FRANCIS EGERTON presented a petition
from Frome, in favour of the rating of Small Tenements
Bill.

POSTAGE.

Petitions were presented from two parishes in Surrey by
Mr. Dennison; from the Town Council of Leeds, by Mr.
Baines; from the Universal Life Assurance Company by
Mr. Raikes Currie ; by Mr. M. Phillips, from the Cham-
ber of Commerce, Manchester; and by Mr. Dundas, from
several parishes in Yorkshire, all in favour of Mr. Hill's
postage plan.
Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce of Manchester, praying for a re-
duction of the duty on cotton.
Mr. WYNNE presented a petition from Montgomery-
shire, against a repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. ANDREW WHITE presented a petition from
the Mechanics Institution, Sunderland, in favour of Mr.
Rowland Hill's plan of postage.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a similar petition, from the
inhabitant householders of Finsbury.
WIGAN ELECTION.
Mr. EWA R.T ea►e notice that he should to-morrow
present a petition from the borough of Wigan, complaining
that certain electors of that borough were seized and put
in confinement during the late election, and that certain
electors, by the administration of narcotic drugs, were ren-
dered insensible, and conveyed away to other parts of the
county, in manifest violation of the freedom of election.
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