Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-17
PATENT RIGHTS, SC. In ENGLAND.

WASHINGTON, April &c. 1852.
Messrs GILES SEAroS: Believing the accompanying
extracts from private letter from highy-intelligent
and welnfamed friend in London to be of public in
erest send them you for insertion in your columns
should you diem them worthy.
The prese cost of patent in England is about e10O
and this hghfee operates restriction upon the
Der of inventions seeking protection in this way The
poor inventor the inventor of machine of compare
lively small value cannot afford pay for protection so
large proportion Of profits yet prospective and
tain Hence the existence Of great number of trade
secrets" which it is always sound policy to discourage
The number Of patents issued annually in England is
than half the average issued by Patent Office for
the last four years.
The fee for patent in own country is $50 to an
American CITIZEN $500 a subject of the Queen Of Great
Britain and $500 to all other persons being foreigners
TO british subjects appears to be based upon the
principle of retaliation. Its reduction was repeatedly
urged upon the consideration of Congress by the late
Commissioner of Patents, on the double ground of DO
hey and justice inasmuch as our citizens are charged
more in England than British subjects and moreover
the reduction Of fee would bring us great number
OF valuable inventions which do not now come to us
The change in the British fee would Of course involve on
the principle above alluded to- corresponding reduction
in own.
recognised the Of Mr. CoLE the Executive Com
mttee, who has received the c. D. acknowledgment
Of his services Mr.. OWEN JONES, the artist who was
charged with the decoration Of the exhibition building
and Mr.. YAPP the compiler of the official catalogue
am gentlemen, very respectfully your obedient servant
CHAS. f. STANSBURY
sThe cost Of patent is less than II was here and
bill is before Parliament to make complete altera-
ton in law upon that subject which proposes to re-
duce the price to G25 for the first three to Eve wears
This bill WILL however, meet with considerable opposition
have doubts and, considering the condition Of par
ties here present. chance of its being taken in
hand until the autumn, when shall have supplement
tary session after the general election Indeed short
bill has been brought in to prevent the Exhibition Patent
law from running out before the bill shall be passed
The Glass Palace is to come down that is now as
good as done But we shall have some fruit from the
hibion which viii commemorate IL worthily depart
pent Of Practical Art has been formed at the Board of
Trade ystematze and push the establishment Of draw
ing schools and schools Of design the country Mr.
Cole has been appointed director and Mr. REpaRAyy MS
art director both excellent appointments but which
have rritaed the artists connected with the School Of
Design who have been teaching figure drawing and every
thing but the elements OF art for years with very
little effect HERBERT, the head master has resigned
The Society Of Arts very active both with 20
the encouragement Of art and science in With
manufactures have sent you copies Of the lectures de-
yered there the Exhibition The society sept Mr. Carr
Mr.. OWEN JONES, Gen. Sir c. PAISLEY and Mr. YArp into
Yorkshire as deputaton to stir up the
there upon the subject of drawing and they were very
well received At Bradford they laid the foundation of
large institution including drawing schools for all classes
lectures art and manufactures museum of fabrics
home and foregn and large conservatory for amuse
mmt and study.
AT Halifax Mr. YAPP succeeded in getting the lead
ing men (and one Of them is man Of some influence
employing four thousand people in his works. and nearly
many at their homes) to establish at once good
schools and lay the groundwork Of good establishment
These are valuable steps in the track Of the Exhibition
and which might and should be taken in the United Stes
as well as in the United Kingdom.
amongst the other matters on the taps is q cheap
ocean postage and believe that greater could
be done to the of two countries than by
the pushing of this practical idea into an act Letters
might well be carried for penny each from shore TO
shore and they ought to be carried the lowest pos
sible price.
Our communication is pretty constant and also rapid
but considering the immense trade going between us,
and how much the maintenance of the growth Of cvza
ton, and even the existence Of liberty, depend
upon thorough good understanding between us IL is
quite certain that the people Of the countries
well informed they ought to be Of each others cir
cumstances, and think must add that the want Of
Is almost great in the Of great Of
little people"