Star.
London, England, 1821-02-23 00:00:00

STANDING ORDERS.

Mr. W. WYNN called the attention of the Boise
to the practice of voting. money by Addresses to the
Crown. Large sums had been voted in this way in
thin houses ; and therefore •he moved that 'it should
be,a. Standing Order.of the House that no money
should Ir voted, excepi in a Committee of the whole
House, and not by Address.
Mr. CItEEVEY complained that after one o'clock
that morning, £3,000 were granted, to compensate
certain Clerks in Ireland, when he thought the House
had adjourned.
Lord CASTLEREAGH thought the proposition
of the Hon. Member (W. Wynn) was a very valuable
improvement on the practice of Parliament.
• Sir J. NEWPORT complained of the modern
practice of voting very large sums at very late hours.
The.motion was then agreed to. •
Mr. W. WYNN next called the attention of the
House to the great pressure of public business at the
close of each Session of Parliament, Sometimes fifty
or sixty Orders of the Day were on the paper.—
Many Bills were thus passed in a disgraceful manner.
Something might be done by fixing, by a Resolution
of the House, a day after which no Public Bill should
be brought in ; but he could now only propose that
a Select Committee should be appointed to inquire
into the best means of expediting public business
Mr. BRICIIT seconded the motion.

Lord cASYLEREAGH very much concurred in
this view of the question; but he thought it requiied
much consideration.—The motion was then agreed to.

TIIE PATENT RIGHTS BILL.

Mr. CURWEN moved the second reading of the
Patent Rights Bill.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the Bill..
The preamble set forth that it was to give an oppor-
tunity for applying for Patents, in cases of conception .
of making discovery. The House never heard of such
a Bill before. If a person conceived he had discovered
something useful, he was to apply to the Attorney-
General for a warrant to try to bring his discovery to
maturity. and during the term of that warrant be was
to prevent any person from having a Patent. Al-
though he did not wish to throw obstruCtions in the
way of Patents, he was obliged to oppose a measure
which he considered founded upon an erroneous view.
Another difficulty arose. The framers of the Bill
supposed the time allowed by the law as it stands for
taking out a specification, was more.than two months.
The preamble stated, that persons experienced incon-
venience by the extension of the time allowed for
trying experiments, He found no such inconvenience
in the law as it stood; and, under all the circum-
stances, the Bill *as se objectionable, that he was
compelled to move, as an Amendment, " That it be
read a second time this day six months."
Mr. HUME expressed an opinion that the mere
use of the word " conception," should not throw out
the Bill. BefOre invention was brought to maturity,
it might be called Conception, lie assured the Ilon.•
and Learned Gentleman, that on many- occasions in-
dividuals, who had been the first to discover inven-
tions, were obliged to communicate their discoveries
to workmen, and those workmen, catching the idea,'
had obtained a Patent to the exclusion of the Inventor.
This Bill was brought in to remedy the inconvenience,
and if the House allowed it to. go to a Committee,
much alteration and amendment might be made.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in explanation,
said, the Hon. Member had quite misunderstood the
Bill. The preamble set forth, that six months were
allowed by the law, as it stands, for entering a
specification, and that the said term was too long,—
Now that was erroneous, the law only gave two months.
CVUWEN said, individuals. would wish to
have proper protection while they made their experi-
ments, and the. object was to enable individuals to
make experiments without the risk of losing the be-
nefit of their inventions, • He wished the Bill to go to
a Committee, in order that it might be improved.—
If the Honourable and Learned Gentleman pressed
his opposition, he should not divide the House, but
re-consider the subject, for the purpose of bringing in
another Bill as early as possible. • ,
Mr. D.ENMAN said, as the Bill stood he could not
support it, but his Honourable Friend might turn
his mind again to the subject with a view to the in,
troduction of a new Bill. It appeared hard that
workmen, let- into a secret for the. purpose of trying
the effect of the discovery% should be abie to deprive
tbeinventor of his right: to a patent. ;.
The ATTOUNEY-GENEILiti observed, that uo

Man could take out a tkitent hat the original inventor.
—After a few words from Mr. J. P. GRANT, the
Amendment was tarried,. and the Bill thrown. but.

MIkCILLANI s.

Mr. GRATTAN, the new Member for Wicklow, took the oaths
and.bib sett.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY gave notice that he would, on the 15th
of March, submit a motion to the Haase for continuing the Act
of his late Majesty, enabling persons to compound for their
Assessed Taxes, Inks* he.-shisuld tudentand that -tit subject
was under the consideration Of the Tremor!.
Mr. LUSHINGTOM mid, he hid the plumate so inform
the Hon. Gentleman that the subject was at Osumi under the
consideration of the Treasn,rp..
A Message from the' Lords informed RIC dome that their
Lordships had agreed to the Queen'e Annuity and the Malt
Duty BO K without any amensinsents..
• Lord' CASTLEREAGH, In answer to a grieltion put to
him by the Mtmber for -Reser (Mr. WZOT/IRN),, respecting In-
creasing the number of Assizes to be held for Counties in time
year, said, the subject was under consiaeraticie, and be shotild,•
at no very distant day, be able to give the Hoc. Member a
fun answer on the subject.
Mr. SCOTT pycsented a Petition from the Owners and tk-
copiers of Laid in Hastings and its vicinity, complaining of
Agricultural Distress, and praying for relief.—Ordered to lie
on the table.

(ieneral HART presented a Petition from Donegal County,
complaining of an expensive Police,—Laid on the table.
The Scotch Jury Bill was read a second time, and committed
for the Bth of May.
The Iteport of the Annual Indemnity BM was received, and
the ICI was ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. •
Mr. ram,. gave notice of a motion for the 9th of Match, on
the subject of the Criminal I.ans of Ireland.
The Nova Scotia Importation 11111 was read a first time, and
ordered to he read a second time tomorrow.

Mr. HUMS moved for a Rcttern of the Names of the Dis-
tributors of Sumps in lingland and Wales, and o4tbe Bal,Ances
in their hands, so far as the same could be made up. The Ilan.
Gentleman also moved for similar Returns regarding the He-

of the Land M

The Ilon. Member then gave notict that he would, on eh,
11th of March, ►ring forward a motion connected tvith tht s 4
subjects.
Mr. HUME then moved, that there be laid before the Howe
a detailed Aectiunt of the appropriation of the suns of 4.11.000,
charged in the Ordnance Estimates for House-rent.—Ordered.
. Adjourned at lfalf•past Twelve o'Lloch.
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Viscount - G. L. Ramsay, Sir '

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Anson, Hon. G. Glenorchy, Lord Bickford, W.
Beaumont, T. W. Gordon, Robert Ricardo; David
Barham, J. F. jun. Graham, Sandford liarnriden, J. C.
Baring, Sir Menus Grim, J. P. Ridley, Sir M,
Baring, Alekanier Grenfell, Parcae Robarts, A.
Barnard, Viscount Griffith, J. W. Hobart., George
Barrett, S..M. . Guise, Sir W. B. Robinson, Sir G,
Beecher, W, W. Gurney, Hudson Rwnbold, Charles
Bennett, Hon. IL G. Hamilton, Lord A. Russell, Lord Juhn
Benyon, Benj. • Harbord, lion. FA. Russell, R. G.
Birch, Joseph Hill, Lord A. Smith, lion. Itabt:rt
Bernal, U. Hobbousc, J. C. Smith, John
Brougham, Hoary Hornby, Edmund Smith, William .
Bright, 11. Honywood, W. P. Smythe, J. 11.
Bury, Viscount Howard, Ilon. W. Scarlett, J.
Byng, G. . Hughes, W. L. Sefton, Earl of
Benet, John Uume, Joseph • Stanley, Lord
Bentinck, Lord W. Hutchinson,l4n,C.H.Stuart, Lord J.
Calcraft, John Jervoise, G. P. Shelley, Sir John
Calcraft, J. H. James, William Sebright, Sir J. 0.
Calvert, Charles Kennedy, T. F. • Talbot, R. W.
Campbell, lion. J. FrLennard, T. 11. Tierney„ Bt. lion.G.
(.grew, R. S. Lambton, J. G. Tennysop„.C.
Carter, John Lemon, Sir W. IVigre J. A.
Cavendish, Lord G. Langton, T. H. Western, C. C.
Cavendish, Henry.
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Cavendish, C. ➢lackintosh, Sir J.
Caulfield, Hon. H. Martin, John
Clifford, (7aptain Monck, J. IL
Clifton, Lord Moore, Peter

Wood, ilderman
Wyvill,
WAberell, C.
Wilberforce;' W.

Colborne, N. W. R. Marjoribanks, S.'
Ca4tcant.on, Lucius Noel, Sir G.
Crompton, Samuel Newport, Sir J.
Creevey, T. O'CAlaghan, J.
Corbett, P. Ord, W.-
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Denman Thomas Parnell, Sir IL PAIRED *Tr.
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Elliee,'lldward Phillips, G. Aubrey., Sir John
Evani, William Phillips, G. jun. Barham, J. F.
Farquharson, A. Power, R. Sykes, Dan.
Ferguson, Sir lt. C. Price, It. Taylor, M. A. '
Mr. W. Sutra's name was omitted on Mr. CaszvEy's motion.

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