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

PATEN T-LAW REFORM.

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The Committee appointed by the Society of Arts held
their sixth meeting yesterday. The members present
were the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., in the chair;
Professors Sully and Woodcroft, Mr. George Brace, Mr.
Henry Cole, Mr. Artur Symonds, Mr. R. S. Newell, of
Gateshead, 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 of 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 drawings.
"3. That the mode and procedure of registration be
regulated by the Board of Trade, subject to a report to
Parliament.
"4. That any tribunal before whichi proceedings are
commenced shall have power to refer any case for re-
port and certific.tte to the registrar, assisted by compe-
tent and scientific persons.
"5. That it should be competent to an inventor to
make disclaimers, and to rectify errors iu his specifica-

tion at tiny plied.
" 6. That the illegality of the registration being es-
tablished by the judgment or order of any competent
tribunal, the registration be cancelled.
"7. That registration should extend to the Unitcd
Kint.,=d6rn of Great Britain and Ireland, and to the Chan-
nel islands."

RAILWAY RE T URNS

TRAFFIC RETIJ ,3SS FOR THE PAST WEEK.

Miles
opened,
1850.

NAME OF RAILWAY. I Receipts.

BRITISII.

.berdeen • • • ....

Belfast and Ballymena • • • • • . •• • • •• ••
Belfast and County Down• • • • • . • • • • ..
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Bolton, Blackburn, and Wes t York . • • •
Bristol and Exeter • • .... • • ••• • • • • • • •
Caledonian._ ......... .... •. • • • • • •

Chester and liolyhead. • • • • .... •• . •
Dublin and Belfast Junction • • .. • • • •
Dublin and Drogheda ••• • • • •••• • • • • •
Dublin and Kingstown •• • • • • • • ••
Dundee and Arbroath •• • ••••• • • • • •
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction
Dundalk and Enniskillen. • .. • • • • • • • •
East Lancashire ........
Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • • ....
Eastern Union ...... ..... ........
Edinburgh and Glasgow .... ........
Edinburgh, Perth, and Thlndee......
Furness Railway ... ..........

171%
22
236

:262 ii

6%
0518 U
1714
239

11%
16734
9%
28
49614

urlasipW, and South-WeStCrtl:. •
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock
Great Northern and E.
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.... • • • • • • • • • •
London, Brighton, and South Coast..
London and South We5tern.........
Londonderry and Enniskillen . ••• • •
Manchester, Buxton, and la atloek, &c.
Manchester, Shetneld, and Lincolnshire
Manchester and South Junction......
Maryport and Carlisle • • • • „ _• • • •
Midland Great Western (Irish) •• _
Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • ••_• • • •
North British • • • • • • • • • • • • .. " • • • • • •
North Statfordshira •••••••• • • • • • • • •

£767
390

729
377
3,395
5,882
1,293
228
603
588

547
2,126
14,1;6
1,502
2,870
2,064

2,873

929
2,566
3,490
13,262
2,757
11,318
577
71
36,605

.North-WestAtrn •• • • ••••• • • • •• •

568
7,506
7,175

1850.

Scottish Central • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • •
Scottish Midland •••••••• • • • • • • • • .
Shrewsbury and Chester
Shropshire Union .. • • •••••• • • • • • • •
South Dev0n..................
Soath Eastern • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
South Wales .••.. • • • • ..... •• • •
South York., Doncaster, and Goole .

4,428
288

,252
583
146
917
557

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

6,161
2,179
391
880
684
33G
613

Ulster..••• •. •• ...... •• • • •• • •
Waterford and• Limerick • •
West Cornwall • • • • •• • •• •••••• ••
Whitehaven Junction .•• •• • • •• •• ••
York and Newcastle, and Berwick .
York and North Midland. •• •• •• ••

1,069

325
1,322
335
1,285
7,681

1,609
712

609
3,362
3,547
1,859
3,527
2,010

248
3,157
888
6,481
4,098
13,434
3,177
14,764
791
285
37,791

208
11,615
5.843

692
7,842
7,400

'U
6,0 2

13,646
6,814