The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1854.

LAW OF PATENTS.

Mr. J. M`GREGOR was understood to give notice, on
behalf of his hon. friend the member for Ryo (Mr. Mac-
kinnon), that it was his intention on Tuesday, the 2d of
May, to move for a select committee to take into conside-
ration the expediency of forming regulations upon the sub-
ject of disputed patents.

- NEUTRALS.
Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE gave notice that on Tuesday,
the 2d of May, he proposed to call the attention of the
house to the policy which was pursued with respect to
neutrals.

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that on Thursday, the 4th
May, he should ask the Secretary of the Treasury why the
accounts of last yearrelativo to Woods and Forests had not
yet been laid before the house ?
PRESTON LABOURERS.
Mr. T. DUNC'OXBE gave notice that it was his inten-
tion to move, on Tuesday, the 9th of May, that a select
committee be appointed to inquire into the complaints of
the industrial and working classes of the borough of Preston.

THE PERIODICAL PRESS.
Mr. M. GIBSON gave notice that he should, on Tues-
day, the 16th of May, call the attention of the house to the
present unsatisfactory state of the law affecting the perio-
dical press, and that he should also move the followingre-
solution :—" That it is the opinion of this house that the
laws in reference to the periodical press and to newspaper
stamps are ill-defined and unequally enforced ; and that it
appears to this house that the subject is one which demands
the early consideration of Parliament."

COAST DEFENCES.
Mr. BENTINCK. wished to ask the right hon. baronet
the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it was the inten-
tion of her Majesty's Government to commission any addi-
tional ships, or to take any other immediate steps to pro-
vide during the continuance of the war for the present de-
fenceless state of the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland ?
Sir J. GRAHAM would very gladly allay the appre-
hensions which seemed to be entertained by his hon. friend,
and, in reply to his question, begged to inform him that
almost every day the Admiralty Board did commission
some additional ships of war. He had also to announce to
his hon. friend that considerable success had attended the
efforts of the Government to raise a body of coast volun-
teers, whose especial duty it would be to defend the coasts
of this country, in case invasion were threatened ; an
event which, however, he by no means apprehended. He
did not anticipate that we should see upon our coasts
any foreign vessels of war while the Engine was strictly
blockaded, and while his gallant friend Sir C. Napier con-
tinued to command the Baltic fleet. (Hear.)
ABOLITION OF CHURCH RATES.
Sir W. CLAY was understood to give notice that he
would make his motion for the abolition of church rates on
Tuesday, the 23d of May.
TURKEY AND GREECE.—THE PRESS.
Mr. M. GIBSON—I wish to put a question to the noble
lord the member for the city of London, in reference to a
statement that has appeared in the public journals relating
to certain demands that have been made by the Turkish
Government upon the Government of Greece. lam anxious
to learn from the noble lord whether the English ambassa-
sador has been any party to the demands in question, and
also whether those demands include the request that those
Greek newspapers should be suppressed which give expres-
sion to any sentiments or opinions adverse to the Govern-
which the right hon.
ment of Turkey?
Lord .1. RUSSELL I cannot answer the questions
precise as I could wislage—nnan has put to me in terms so
the Tlrkislite
the Turkish minister upon The demands which were made by
Greek Government were
concert upon the subject with he
made by order of
Government, without any
however, Majesty's Minister. After
those demands had been made'
were under consideration, the representatives
while they
, which they submitted to tYile—G
mreetiand
of the four
powers—England, France, Austria, and Prussia—met,
came to a resolution
Go-
vernment, and which was to the effect that that Governmough t to return an answer to propositions which in themselves
were were reasonable. The explanation which the minister at
Athens gave with respect to the article about the press
was to the same effect as that of the Turkish minister_
namely, that the Greek Government would not in their own
newspapers have articles inserted tending to excite rebel.
lion against Turkey in the Turkish provinces.
Mr. BRIGHT said that upon a former occasion the noble
lord had stated that the feeling which existed in Greece
was not spontaneous. It appeared, however, that in the
lonian Islands Sir H. Ward had been obliged to prorogue
the !senate, aimed immediately after they had met, ua