The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-09

A Pooh MANS TALE OF A PATENT.--After a deal
of trouble found out a master in Southampton
buildings, Chancery lane, nigh Temple bar, where
l made the declaration, and paid lSd. j told
to take the declaration and petition TO the Home Of
flee, in Whitehall, where left it to be signed by the
Home Secretary, (after had found the Office out,)
and where paid E2 Is. cd. In six days he signed
it, and told to take il to the attorney genera
chambers, and leave it there for u report. did So
and paid GA Is Notc.-Nobody, all through, ever
thankful for their money, but all uncvil My
lodgings at Thomas joys was now hired for an
other week, whereof five days were gone. The at
torncy general made what they called report of
course, (my Invention being, as William Butcher
had delivered before starting, unopposed,) and was
copy of it, which called warrant. For this
warrant paid Ct l2s. 3D. 1t was sent to the
Queen to sign. The Queen Gent it back signed.
The Home Secretary signed it again. The gen
teman throwedi it at me, when called, and said.
Snow take it to the patent Office in Lncoln's Inn "
was then in my third week at Thomas Joys, lv
ing very sparing on account of fees. found my
self losing heart At the patent Office, in Lncolns
Inn they ''nade' a draft of the Queens bill" of
my invention, and "docl1et of the bill" l paid
IS los. cd. for this. They "engrossed two copies
of the bill-one for the Signet Office, and one for
the Prvy Seal Office" l paid + Is. cd. for this.
Stamp duty over and above, f3. The engrossng
clerk of the same office epgrossed the Queens bill
for signature. ] paid him g Is: Stamp duty
again, 81 l0s. was next TO take the Queen 3 bill
to the attorney general again, and get it signed
again. took it, and paid T. more. fetched it
away and took it to the Home Secretary again.
He sent to the Queen again. She signed it again.
! paid Ct I3s cd. more for this. had been over
month at Thomas joys. ! was quite wore out,
patience and pocket. Thomas Joy delivered all
this, as it went on, to William Butcher.
William Butcher delivered it again to three Br
mingham parlors from which it got to all the other
parlors, and took, have been told SINCE
right through all the shops in the North of Eng
land. Note.-Wilam Butcher delivered at his
parlor, in speech, that it patent way of
M kinp Chartist9 Rut | hadn't niUh done vet
The Queens bill TO be took to the Sgnet Office
in Somerset house, Strand, where the stamp shop
is. The clerk of the sgnet made ga sgnet bill for
the lord keeper of the privy SEAL" l paid him IA
Is. The clerk Of the lord keeper of the privy seal
made "a pryy seal bill for the Lord Chancellor"
paid him Ca IS. The privy seal was handed over
to the clerk Of the patents who crossed the aore
said. l paid him t. IS It's. Sd; at the same time
paid stamp duty for the patent, in one lump, 30
next paid him for ''boxes for the patent" %. Cd
Note.--Thomas Joy would have made the same at
profit for lie. Cd. next paid 'fees to the Deputy
the Lord Chancellors purse bearers f22s Inext
paid "fees to the clerk of the Hanaper," los.
next paid to the Lord Chancellor again, FL lis. 3D.
Last Of all, paid "fees TO the Deputy Sealer and
Deputy Chaff Wax" los. Cd. had lodged at
Thomas Joys over six weeks, and the unopposed
patent for my invention, for England only, had
cost me EGG rs. Sd. If l had taken it out for the
United Kingdom, it would have cost me more than
E300.--Howsehold Words.