The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-14 00:00:00

PATENT-LAW REFORM.

The Committ.4: appointed by the Society of Arts held
their tixth meeting yesterday. The members present
were the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., in the chair;
Professors Silly and Woodcroft, Mr. George Brace, Mr.
Henry Cole, Mr. Artur Symonds, Mr. R. S. Newell, of
Gatesheati, and Mr. Richard Prosser, of Birmingham.
The following resolutions were adopted:—
" 1. That there shall be only one office for the trans-
action of business connected with the registration c•f in-
ventions and the payment or fees in respect thereof.
"2. That every person desiring to register an inven-
tion should submit two copies of the specification of his
claim, accompanied, in every case where it is possible, by
descriptive drawirgd.
"3. That the mode aed procedure of registration be
re4ulated by the Bosrd of Trade, subject to a report to
Parliament.

"4. That any tribunal before which proceedings are
commenced shall have power to refer any case fir
port and certificate to the registra,., assisted by compe-
tent and scientific persons.
"5. That it should be competent to an inventor to
make disclaimers, and to rectify errors in his specifica-
tion at any period.
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"G. That the illegality of the registration being ei-
tablished by the judgment or order of any competent
tribunal, the registratio❑ be cancelled.
7. That registration should extend to the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and to the Chan-
nel Islands."

RAILWAY RETURNS

TRAFFIC RETU S FOR THE PAST WEEK.

Mlles
opened,
1850.

NAME OF RAILWAY.

LRITISII.

Aberdeen .. •• • • .. •• ••
Belfast and Ballymena ..............
Belfast and County D0wn•...........
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Bolton, Blackburn, and West York • • • •
Bristol and Exeter .• .... • • .... • • • •
Chester and Holyhead.— .. •• . • •• ..
Dublin and Belfast Junction • • • •
Dublin and Drogheda. • • • •• • • • ••• • • •
Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • • • "
Dundee and Arbroath • • •• • • • • • •
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction
Dundalk and Enniskillen.... ••• • • •
East Ang1ian.............• •• • • • • •• ••
East Lancashire .. •• •• •• • •
Eastern Counties and Norfolk••••
Eastern Union
Edlubm•gh and Glasgow •• • • • • ••
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee--
Furness Railway ... • .....
Glasgow, and Soutli-Westera
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock .• ••
Great Northern and E. L...
Great Southern and Western (Ireland)
Great Western
Lancaster and Carlisle.. .• .....
Lancashire and Yorkshire.... . • •• ••
Leeds and Thirsk •• • •
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport—.
London and North Western
London and Blackwall.... .• • •
Londen, Brighton, and South Coast..
London and South Western.
Londonderry and Enniskillen .. .• ••
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
Manchester and South J unction
Maryport and Ca:lisle .• •• ••
Midland ..... •••• • • • .......
Midland Great Western (Irish) •• ••
Newcastle and Carlisle.. •• • , ........
North British • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •.
North Staflordshira . ...... •
North-Western • • ..... ..........
Scottish Central .• • • • • • • • • . • • • • •
Scottish Midland ••• • . •
Shrewsbury and Chester •••• .• • • • •
Shropshire Union ..... .• ........
South Devon • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • •. • •
South Eastern • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
South Wales .. ••• • • •
South York., Doncaster, and Goole ..
Taff Vale • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ..... • •• • • • •
Lister. • . •.
Waterford and Limerick • • .... • • •• • •
West Cornwall ••• • • • ••••••• •• • • • •
Wnitoliavcil Junction .• • • - • • • • .• • • ••
York and Newcastle, and Berw:ck
York and North 114.1,11 and ......... ••

22
236
188
2623

12%
5181}
5%
171 IA
239

49614

1849.

£767
390

377
3,395
5,882
1,293
228
603
588

531
125
547
2,126
14,176
1,502
2,870
2,064

2,873

929
2,566
3,19)
13,262
2,757
11,31 S

36,605

568
7,506
7,175

122
82
4,428
288

19,065
1,030
1,969
2,903
3,880

1,0G9

1850.

325
1,322
335
1,285
7,681

:,(309
712

£1,252
583
148
9:7
557

6,161
2,179

285

692
7,8.42
7,400

130
ILI
6,052

20S
11,615
5,343

62G
19,355
015
2,E24
3,1)42
4,4-10

441
1,461
444
1,385
352
1„557
9, 124

1, 205
2,1128
Z(/9

FOREIGN.
Amiens and Boulogne. • • •• • • • • •. • • .•
ppe . •. • • • ..... • • • •
Monterean arid TroycS • •
No:•thern of France •• • • •• • • •• •• ••
Orleans to I,' .urges iCe.it.) ..........
OrieAns to Bordeaux .... • • .• •• • • •• ••
Paris and Orl,ans ..... • • ••
Ytu•is and Rouen ...................
Rouen and 11.tvro ..................

1,1i3

13,64 i;
6,1314

653
P 4016
2,349
2,509
7,017
5,441
2,071

1, Z7',3

954
18,040
3, 151
3, 3241
2,11'8F,

CHULMLEIGIL—TURNIP MATcn.—On Monday las t,
about ten pe:sons met for the purpose of weighing tuimi)ps
to decide a bet b,tween Mr. Cann, of Uppacatt Farm,
Chawley, and Mr. Wrefird, Chitlmleigh. The former ch al-
lenged the latter for one sovereign ( which was spent by 'q ay
of a dinner at the Red Lion, Chulmieigh), that his turnips
should weigh two tons per acre more than Mr. W. Bond'f, of
Chulmieigh. Eight land-yards were weighed for both 17) .r-
-ties. Mr. Cann's turnips weighing 20 tons 14 cwt. 1 •qr.
24 lbs. per acre, ail Mr. Bond's weighing 18 tons 194. n ,vt.
2 qrs. and 16 lbs. Mr. Cann therefore lost the bet by abt
29 lbs. A person has suggested that Mr. Cann's field she. uld
not be worth more than 7s. 6d. per acre, and Mr. Bond'.3:,' ;Os.
per acre. Mr. Cann has won tso prizes far turnips, and
the silver cup at the two last agricultural meetings jil this
place.— Western Times.
Mc. rhinos, poultorer, of Spalding, has now :1,000
geese feeding in his yard. They consume twenty-live sacks
of oats every day, and 200 buckets of water. The tr tnaen•
dous cackling caused by this feathered congregatio a, to-
gether with that of turkeys, guinea-fowls, and other !fowls
innumerable, is indescribable.—Stu nlford .21.1erenry.

A MELODRAMATIC MAIDEN,.—" Well, Anne, "lave
you consented yet to In the wife of Mr. White?" No,
Silly, I didn't quite consent." " Why 'not? I thi uk he
loves you." " Yes, but lie didn't pile' up the agon.) r high
enough. When 1 give my hand to a wooer, 1 want'kim to
call upon the gods to witness his deep devotion to Die. I
want him to kneel at my fed, take one of my hands b e,t.wecn
both of his, and, with a look that would melt an adarn antine
rock to pity, beg me to take compassion on his dreadf u I suf-
ferings ; and then I want him to end by swearing to bl o w his
brains out on the spot, if 1 do not compassionate his mit c ries."
—American Paper.
FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT.—The throw. off of
Mr. Farquhare,on's hound:, which met at Burton-1 pi to on
Monday last, was unhappily attended with a fatal vesult.
Admiral Payne, a gentleman resident at Weymouth, ist as
the fox broke cover on higher Barton Farm, fell fro a i his
horse. in a fit of apoplexy, and died in a few minutes. The
unfortunate gentleman was between 70 and 80 ye Is 0 f age.
—Dorset County Chronicle.

TEM FISETERY.—Daring the pit woek a Le drift
boats have been taking from 1,000 lo 5,000 pilchards :mixed
with herrings. The catches of hak have exceeded i 1 quan-
tity any during the past 0 years. Al many as 1a - to 0
burn per boat have been taken ; they sell at 3s. tid. pert enty-
cne. The last purchased pilchards brought 555. v r hd.
The seniors, it is stated, will ha put out of pay on Ss dt Irday
the 2131; inst.— Cornwall Gazette.

A Postal Cornention is in progress between. k pain
and England, to enable letters to be sent from Spair t b y the
English steamers to Peru and the Pacific.