The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

THE'STJI4I,49.4ONDON, TETESDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1862.

POLICE-THIS DAY.

THIS DAY.

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Town excited, but peaceable.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tins EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at the usual hour.

The St. Thomas's Hospital, Daventry Railway, Mary-
port and Carlisle Railway, Tewkesbury and Malvern Rail-
way, Wem and Bronygarth Roads, Bradford, Wakefield,
and Leeds Railway (further provisions), Scottish Northern
Junction, and Hull South Bridge bills were read a second
time.

THIRD READINGS.
The Dovey Reclamation, Weymouth and Portland Rail-
way and Extension to Harbour, and the St. Giles-in-the-
Fields Disused Burial Ground Bills were read a third time
and passed.

THE SLAVE TRADE.
Lord BROUGHAM brought the subject of the treaty
with America for the suppression of the slave trade under
the attention of their lordships,
In reply to which Earl RUSSELL promised to make a
statement on the matter on Friday next.
'ACT OF UNIFORMITY AMENDMENT BILL.
Lord EBURY rose to move the second reading of this
bill, which he considered one of great importance. He
commenced by referring to steps he had taken on a former
occasion to obtain a royal commission to consider the
changes necessary in the liturgy, which for a period of two
centuries had remained without alteration or modification.
On the first night of the session he intrcduced two bills on the
subject of the form of religious worship, but as they had been
withdrawn he would not then make further reference than
to say that at the proper time he should be perfectly
ready to defend them. He was also fully aware of
the extreme difficulty and delicacy that surrounded
the present subject, especially as the terms of the Act
of Uniformity had remained so long without alteration.
According to the act as it at present stood, every clergyman
appointed to a benefice was called upon to make a subscrip-
tion that he would conform to the liturgy, and that
he accepted everything contained in the Book of
Commcn Prayer. Even with respect to the pre-
sent translation of the Bible, he thought that
such a declaration was too rigid, but with respect to the
Book of Common Prayer, he was convinced that if the act
had to be passed over again not one of their lordships
would be found to vindicate such an enactment.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Andover and Redbridge Railway—Liverpool Corporation
Water—North-Eastern Railway (Team Valley Extension)
—Salford Improvement—Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway
—and Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway.
The following bills were considered and ordered for
third reading : —Aberdeen Police, Water, &c.— Glasgow
Police—Mid Wales Railway (Deviations, &c.)—Tupton
and Ashover and. Birken Lane Roads—Wellington and
Cheshire Junction Railway—and West Riding, Hull, and
Grimsby Railway.
The Liverpool Fire Prevention Acts Amendment Bill
was read a second time.

PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented in favour of the bill for
superannuation allowance to poor law officers; in favour of
the bill for the prevention of fires; for a reform of the
Irish Poor-law, in favour of the Irish Fisheries Bill, in
favour of au alteration of the present mode of licensing
Public Houses, &c.
TH PRESIDENCY OF MADRAS.
Mr. 11. BAILLIE presented a petition signed by 15,000
inhabitants of the presidency of Madras, complaining that
the promises held out when her Majesty assumed the ducal
Government of the Empire of India had not been fulfilled.
The petition drew attention particularly to the injustice
which it was alleged the Nawab of the Catnatic had been
treated.

EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
Mr. HENNESSY gave notice that on that day month he
would submit a resolution to the house on the subject of
education in Ireland.
MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.
Mr. WHALLEY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether be was prepared to give effect to the recommenda-
tion in that part of the report of the commissioners ap-
pointed, in the year 1853, to inquire into the manage-
ment and government of the College of Maynooth, that
" a calendar be annually publishd by the college,
stating the names of the several students who have left
the college after the completion of the course, and their
respective destinations ; its alumni at the time alive, and
the places in which they were severally performing their
functions."
Sir It. PEEL said that he was not then prepared to state
whether he would give effect to the recommendations in
question, but he did not see why the College of Maynooth
should not publish a calendar similar to that of the univer-
sities of Oxford and Cambridge.
THE DEFENCE COMMISSIONERS.
In reply to Mr. GREGORY,
Lord C. PAGET said that in the absence of the Secre-
tary of War, he could not state when the evidence taken
by those commissioners would be laid on the table.
PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS.
Sir H. CAIRNS moved that an humble address be pre •
sented to her Majesty, praying that she would be graciously
pleased to issue a commission to inquire into the working of
the law relative to letters patent tor inventions. He said
that this was a subject of more importance than might at
first be considered, and there was no less than 14,000 patents
in existence. It was most desirable that every encourage •
ment should be extended to inventors by the Government
of this country, in order to promote discoveries in science
and arts. He considered that the mode of encouragement
should be as analogous as possible to the plan of giving an
interest to inventors for a certain number of years in
their inventions. Having adverted to the alteration
in the patent laws of 1852, he said there were three
grounds of objection to the present state of the law in
reference to patents. It was alleged first that too great
facilities were offered for taking out letters patent, which
led to the multiplication of worthless and trivial patents
which operated injuriously in a commercial point of view.
The second objection was, that the cost of patents was too
large, and the third complaint was that the tribunal before
which patent cases were tried was very expensive and un-
satisfactory from the want of knowledge of such tribunals.
He referred to France and the United States of America,
which he contended exhibited a more healthy state in regard
to patents than this country. The patents granted in this
country annually were about 3,000, while in France they
were from 4,000 to 5,000, and in the United States about
5,000. He argued that there should be considerable
facilities afforded to inventors, notwithstanding the ob-
jections that were urged against the adoption of such a
course of policy. He alluded to the different inventions
which had been made in science and art within the last
century, which to some extent was attributable to the en-
couragement afforded to patents. In his opinion, what was
required was a short and inexpensive mode of investigating
the merits of any invention, and calling in and cancelling
those patents which had been granted without just ground.
He contended that the point to be discussed was the
amount of the sum that should be fixed for the price of a
patent, which would be sufficiently large to deter worthless in-
ventions, but not so large as to operate in restricting bonafide
and valuable inventions. Having called some cases to show
the expenses that were incident to the litigation arising out
of patent cases, which in the instance of proceedings arising
out of an invention for capsuling bottles cost the parties
£24,870. There conld be no doubt that ordinary
juries were very often incompetent to arrive at a
correct conclusion in respect to disputed patent cases. In
order to remedy this defect it had been suggested that a
jury formed of experts should be constituted to try cases of
this character, but he confessed that he was not satisfied as
to such a solution of the difficulty. Again, it had
been suggested that a jury of three or tour persons
of scientific attainments, and with minds sufficiently trained
to enable them to direct their intelligence to considering
questions that might arise, should be appointed with the
assistance of S judge, to determine any questions arising
out of patents. He thought that the subject was one that
required very grave consideration, and he contended that
beneficial results would necessarily follow from the appoint-
ment of the commission for which he moved.
Lord STANLEY seconded the motion, and argued that
the object proposed would be effected best by allowing
patents to be obtained at an inexpensive cost.
[LEFT SFEAKING.]

LONDON GAZETTE.—(ThaI Evening.)

THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE PRINCE
OF WALES, MAY 26.
The Queen has directed letters patent to be passed, in
the name and on behalf of his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, appointing Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Beau-
mont Phipps, K.C.8., Receiver-General of his Royal
Highness in respect of his Duchy of Cornwall.
FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 5.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Randal
Callender, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at St. Cathe-
rine's, to be her Majesty's Consul at Rhodes.
CROWN OFFICE, MAY 27.
Michael William O'Brien, of Lincoln's Tnn, in the county
of Middlesex, Esq., and Frederick Lowten Spinks, of the
Inner Temple, London, Esq., were on the 13th day of this
instant month of May, severally called to the degree of a
Sergeant-at-Law, by writ, under the Great Seal of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAY 27,
4th Regiment of Hussars—Henry Hyatt Collings, G
to belCornet, by purchase, vice Charles H. Hignett,
appointment as stated in the " Gazette" of the 22d whoseAi,
1862, has been cancelled.
19th Hussars—George Couch, Gent to be Riding
20th Hussars—Staff-Sergeant Major James Edward ArdNlVa
Willis,
from the Cavalry Depot, Maidstone, to be Riding
Master.
Grenadier Guards—Lord Claud John Hamilton to be
Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Viscount
Hinchingbrook, promoted.
Coldstr2nra Guards—The Christian names of Ensign and
Lieutenant Lord Wallscourt are Erroll Augustus Joseph
Henry, and not Joseph Blake, as hitherto stated.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Suigeon Charles Bush Hearn, hav-
ing completed twenty years full-pay service, to be Sur-
geon-Major, under the provisions of the royal warrant of
Ist October, 1858.

2d Foot--Lieut. James M'Gillicuddy Magill to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Stanhope L. Douglas Willan, who re-
tires. Ensign Francis Charles Murhall Griffith to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Magill. George Arthur
Scott, Gent., late Lieutenant, Wicklow Rifles Militia, to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Griffith.
Bth Foot—Lieut. Arthur Holden Turner, from the 28th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Cook, who exchanges.
10th Foot—Lieut, Philip Wride Matthews w be Captain'