The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-06 00:00:00

PUBLIC BU-ANESS.

Lord J. RUSSELL' appealed to I.Ln. Members, who
had notices cf motion on the paper, to postpone their
motions until the Committee ou the.Patenc Law Amend-
ment Bill had been disposed of. Unless they did so, he
was afraid there could •be no chance of passing the Bill
this session.
Colonel SALWEY said he was anxious to bring on
his motion, which had reference to the case of the Allii-
tary Knights of Windsor, and he could only agree to
postpone it on receiving an assurance from the Noh;e
Lord that he would ensure the continued sitting of the
House after the Patent Bill was disposed of.—(A laugh.)
Lord J. RUSSELL feared it was out of his power to
give such an assurance.

- Colonel SALWEY—Perhaps the Noble Lord will un-
dertake to allow me to bring it on to-morrow.
Lord J. RUSSELL could not make such a promise.
Colonel SALWEY agreed to postpone his motion, bat
on the understanding that he should be allowed to bring
it on on the following day..
Mr. AIUNTZ said he was exactly in the same posi-
tion as the Hon. and Gallant Colonel, for he also bad a
motion on the paper. He should be sorry to detain the
House with the motion, but he had other peop!e's in-
terests to consult besides his own. Nothing was more
important than a Bill on the patent laws, but still his
motion had been put off from time to time without any
fault of his nwn. _ _ _ _ .

Lord PALMERSTON observed. that the Gallant
Colonel must be aware that a motion for a Committee at
the present state of the session, was not likely to be at-
tended with any satisfactory result.
Mr. MUNTZ said, if the Government would guaran-
tee, him a Committee next session, the subject would be
at an end.

Lord DUDLEY STUART rose, and was met by a
cry of " Order." He then moved that the House do
now adjourn, and said he thought it extremely hard on
independent Members for the Government to call upon
them to put off their motions.

Mr. SPOONER considered that no practical good
would arise from the motion of the Gallant Colonel,
while if he pressed it, great practical harm might be oc-
cesioned, as it would prevent a most useful Bill passing.
Sir B. HALL said, seeing Colonel Selwey'e motion on
the paper. concerning the Military Knights of Wind-
sor, he had come down to the House to take a
part in it, and he and other Members would be put to
considerable inconvenience if it did not come on. The
motion had appeared on the paper during the greater
part of last and during the whole of the present session,
and yet the Gallant Colonel had never been successful
in bringing it under the attention of the House.
Lord J. RUSSELL said the only ground the Govern-
ment bad for proceeding with the Bill respecting patents
was that of public interest. He could not see hoN the
Government could deny.) any particular advantage from
a Bill on this subject.—(Hear.)
Colonel SIBTHORe supposed the Noble Lord
also appealed to him to postpone his motion with
regard to the case of a female (Ann Hicks) who,
in his opinion, had been most grossly trcattd by the
First Commisioner of the Woods and Forests,
and other members of the Government. 11 they
possessed a giant's strength they surely ought not to use
it as a giant against a defenceless creature. But she
unfortunately was not the only person who had
been badly treated there were five or six
other respectable individuals who had held
stations in the Park fifteen or eighteen
years. and bad been unmercifully ejected; end all to
suit the foreigners and the Crystal Palaee.—(A laugh.)
He woald nut put 4:ff his motion either lur the Noble
Lord at the head of the Treasury or any other mem-
bers of the Government batch.

Mr. RUCHE considered that, owing to the growing
bubiness of the empire, something ought to h 4 d,ne next
session to classify all the busine,s betore the House.
Mr. URQUHART asked Viscount Palaierstou if be
would lay on the table of the 'low° all correspondence
which bean, upon advice given to the Ottoman Govern-
ment with reference to the internal government of that
empire?
.Lord PALMERSTON said it must be evident that
no such communications as those alluded could have
been dispatched c,r received exc.pt on the understanding
of perfect confidence-, and therefore he could not consent
to produce the correspondence.
Aiter a few wordl from Mr. MUNTZ,
Lord D. STUART withdrew his motion for adjourn-
ment.