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transmitted to the librarians once in three months, 4f
not required oftener, i
It appears, so far as your• Committee have be*
enabled to procure information, that there is no ode. '
country in which a demand of this nature is carried
to a similar extent. In Arne! ice ?russia, Saxony, and 1
Bavaria, one copy only is requirec“o be deposited ;
in France and Austria two, and in the Netherlands
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three ; but in several of these countries this is not ne-
cessary, unless copyright is intended to be claimed:-
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The Committee having directed a statement to be I
prepared by one of the witnesses, an experienced 1
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bookseller, of the retail price of one copy of every i
11.1 bookentered at Stationecs -hall between the 30th Julie '• f g .
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1814, and the Ist April, 1817, find that it amounts se
the whole to £1,419. Ss. 11d. which will give an i 1 :i'
average of £534. 4s. per annum,; but the price of the . ) ?'
books received into the Cambridge Uri versity Library ' ri 1
fromJuly,lB.l4,toJune,lBl7, amounts t0i.:1,145 10s. I P
the average of which is £BBl 16s. Bdeper annum.
In dee course of the inquiry committed to there',.. , ' % 1
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the Committee have proceeded to examine a variety
of evidence, which, as it is a'ready laid before the I f
House, they think it unnecessary here to recapitulate; ri , 1
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but upon a full consideration of the subject, they have .
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come to the following Resolutions:
1. Resolved—That it is the opininn of tkiie Committee, that ; *
it is desirable that so much of the Copy-right Act as requires that
gratuitous delivery of eleven copses skauld be repealed, except i'
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in so far u relates to the British Museum, and that is Is de-
sirable that a fixed allowance should be granted, in lieu thereof, . 1 'I
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to such of the other public libraries, as may be thought expedient.
2. Resolved—That it is the opinion of th s Committee, thit
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if it should not be thought expedient by the thine to comply
with the above recommendation, it is desirable that she num-
ber of libraries entitled to claim' such delivery should be re-
stricted to the British Museum, and the libraries of Oxford,
Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Dublin Universities.
3. Resolved—That it is the opinion of this conunieee, that
all books of prints, wherein the letter-press shall not exceed a .(1 certain very small proportion to each plate, shall be exemrted
from delivery, except to the Museum, with an exception of ail
bucks of mathematics.
4. 11-soh-ad—MA i' is the opitthm of this Committee, that all
hooks in respect of which claim to copy-right shall be expressly
and effectually abandoned, be also exempted.
S. Reiolvell—That it is the opinion of this Cernmlttee, that
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the obligation Imposed on priuters to retain enc copy of each
Iwork printed by them, shall cease, and tie copy of the Museum
be matte evidence in lieu of it.
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COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
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Yesterday a Court of Co neon Council was hcid
for special purposes.
The LORD MAYOR informed the Court, that the 1
Addresses agreed to he presented to his Royal High-
ness the Prince Regent, on the Mars iage of the Duke
or Cambridge; and also the Compliments of Cone
gratulation to the Duke and Duchess, had been pre- e, •,
seined; and laid before the Court the several Answers
thereto, wnich were ordered to be entered on the
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ASSIZE OF DUBAI). !
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Mr. Dime hoped he should not be thought too
presting upon a subject which interested the people
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most materially, if he requested the attention of his .
Lordship to a question which he had some time afro .
put in that Court—he meant with respect to the • i
Assize of Bread-; and he should now be glad to learn
whether his Lordship had come to any decision, either '
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with or without consulting his bro.her Aldermen, as
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to the benefits arising from the present arrangements
with respect to that indispensible article. • ,-," .1: i (
:he LOLD MAYOR said he had not as yet had an
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opportunity of bringing the stsbject betore his Brother
Aldermen, but to-morrow, being a Court-day, he . I
should do so, and make the communication as quicidy - I "1
as possible to the Worthy Member. I -; t
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Mr. PEARSALL presented a Petition from George p
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Bowser, Esq. who was elected one of the Sheriffs for 1
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the ensuing year, he: ar, praying that should not be sub- 1
ject to the usual fine fur Lee serving, he being a Pre-
tesrent Dissenter. The Petition was accompanied by
la certificate from Dissenting Clergymen, in comb,- .
I!nation of this escuee.. : 1
Mr. DIXON diddidnot rise to oppose the motion, baitf: I
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he could not help saying, that the Act of Cominza
Council, which excused Dissenters from serving, he:d
out a bounty to persons for departing from the este- ' •
blished Church, and it might be observed, that fte
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apology was always, made when no emoluments
could be derived from the occupation, and Withheld ; i i
when any thing profitable presented itself. t.
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A motion for czeusing Mr. fiosVseit was thta
aereed to.
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OFFICE or COMMON PLEADER. 1 . '
A discussion arose upon the question, whether the i 1
Office of Common Pleader, become vacant by Cee let 1
death of WILLIAM Wes ['SON, Esq. shoeld be pet tin
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to public sale, according to usage, or be rendered
elective? • 1
' Mr. DIXON objected to tile practice ofpritti?tg rp
the place to sale, upon the ground that all Oinces . I
connected with the administration of Justice slie.,:d
be free, and that by election a man was bound ie
gratitude to perform the duties required of him.
Mr. Pnercee said, that by disposing of the oce.
• • . It by sale, the Court disposed of the.right to election,
which he trusted would not be meddled with. i 4
Alderman tiooneeneaa was for making sale of ;'
the place, but not by auction, as an oblectleeebie 1
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person might get in by that means. The vigilance
'of a man could not be so well secured as by throw-
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titude. Selling the place by public auction might 1 2
introduce a bidder of bad character, and the
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-1 ence of the Court should be particularly avoided. •
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Mr. Dixole observed, that mere was to be appre-
hended hended from the influence of a Committee ; but, in
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! facteeither should be guarded against.
I•• -k. was then cerriq, by shew of hands, duke the
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