The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-26 00:00:00

COPYRIGHT BILL.

Mr. HASTIE presented a petition from the letter-Press printers of
Paisley against the Copyright Bill.
Mr. DENNISTOUN presented five petitions from Glasgow against
the Copyright Bill.
Mr. FITZROY KELLY presented a similar petition from the elm.
positors of Ipswich.

Mr. STRUTT presented a petition from Derby to the game effect.
Lord DALMENY presented a petition against any further endow.
went to the Church of Scotland.

Mr. CHALMERS presented a petition from Dundee against the
Copyright Bill.
Mr. W. W. WYNN presented a petition from Denbigh against the
negro appreticeship system.

Mr. WAKLEY presented eleven petitions from diferent parties in
London against the Copyright Bill. One of the petitions, which was
from the members and Council of the British Medical Association,
stated that they considered the Bill would be a great injury to science,
and praying that the House would refer the matter to a Select Com.
mittee.

Mr. rtmr. presented twelve petitions against the Copyright Bill.
The Hon. Member cordially concurred in the prayer of the petitioners.
The Him 311MBLII then presented a petition from Kilkenny against
the Irish Salmon Fisheries Bill; also a petition from Edinburgh com-
plaining of the monopoly enjoyed by the King's printer there in the
printing of Bibles, Prayer books, and other religious works ; and praying
that the monopoly which expires next year might not be renewed by any
Act of the Legislature.

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Mr. HUME said that seeing the Chancellor of the Exchequer had a
notice in the book for to-morrow, for the purpose of renewing his
motion relative to Joint Stock Banks, he (Mr. Hume) begged to
give notice that it was his intention to move an amendment
in the following words:—" And also to inquire into the system of
banking generally, the fluctuation in the amount of currency, and the
causes thereof, since 1833." His object was to have an inquiry into the
proceedings of the Bank of England respecting the currency.
Mr. GROTE presented a number of petitions from Printers and
Pr;ssmen against the Copyright Bill ; one in favour of Mr. Hill's plan
of Post-office Reform ; and one from James and William Leslie, of
Toronto, in Upper Canada, complaining of divers grievancas existing in
that province.

Sir F. TRENCH moved that a copy of Sir F. Trench's letter to
Lord Duncannon, in answer to that of Dr. Reid, respecting the ventila-
tion of the House, be laid on the table.
LAW OF COPYRIGHT.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a number of petitions
against the Law of Copyright Amendment Bill, from the booksellers
and publishers of Edinburgh ; frem the letter-press printers of Edin-
burgh ; also one from the town of Cambridge. The Edinburgh petition-
ers stated that they viewed the progress of this Bill with very
great alarm. They said that the existing law had answered
extremely well, and that under it the printing presses of
that city had increased upwards of sixty, and more than three
thousand persons were engaged in connection with them. Both in the
regard to the interests of literature and to authors, they thought the
Bill could not advantageously be allowed to pass. The Attorney_
General observed, that after great consideration, he fully concurred in
the sentiments of the petitioners on this subject.
Sir W. FOLLEI'T presented a petition from the publishers of
Dublin against the Copyright Bill, as it would have the effect of putting
an end to the contracts into which they had entered with various au.
there. The Hon. and Learned Member also pretented a similar peti-
tion from the Booksellers of London and Westminster.
Mr. JERVIS also presented a similar petition from the Master Prin-
ters of London.