The Express. — 1851-01-09 (London, England)

PATENT LAW RAFORM LEAGUE.— At • public meeting, held last evening, at the Orange Tree Tavern. George street, New road (Ur.J. Ellis, in the chair), the tollowing resolutions were agreed to:—"That this meeting having observed a statement in the newspapers to the effect that the government intend to briog in a bill fees the protection from piracy of inventions, not already pro tested by the Designs Act of last year, desires to express an earnest hops that this announcement cony prove correct, as it is rally convinced that the Great Estubition of 1851 will not be a true exposition of British initenuity unless protection be given to British inventors. That to withhold protertian from the British inven,or at suck • crisis would be ea act of Injustice to the Ingenious of this country (who are anxious tarty to compete with other nations), and an insult to all foreigners, who may visit this country for the purpose of witnessing the Great Ezhibition. That immediate arrangements should be made for the holding of pitfalls, meetings in the borough of Finsbury, at Blackwell, Poplar, and in other districts where the subject was likely to sunsand attention and eonsideration." --- - -  ROYAL HOKUM bociarr.—Yesterday the halfyearly meeting of the members of this lastithtlen wee held at the society's diem, Trafalgar-square ; B. B. Cabbell, Ewq.. is the shall. The memory read the report, from which it appeared that, dieriag the poet year, 163 nem bad been submitted to the committee. The somber of panne comprised in those came was 202, of whose 191 wen suceres, fully treated, and 11 were found to be beyond recovery. The another of attempted suicides was 32, and 17 came kad boon referred to the ggssnatal smut. Is the roans of the year 11 haeorary madalllone bad been voted for cans of rescue at gre great rick of life. Thirty five honorary brooms medals had been distributed, and 20 individuals bed reeeived the thanks of the society. Pecuniary relief had bees given to 121 Melanesia. The number of badman in the Serpentine devise the period woe 234,660, and oily 16 emealthe wen n. porheel ; two haviag proved fatal. The receiving-latheee is Ryde.park were in diciest order, and, in canequenee of tb• mildness of the seaeon, the society bad not required the urchin of icemen, who the previous year received 3001. The income was 2,2271.115. 5d., sad the expenditure 2,2001. The secretary also read a letter from Baron Itneeebeek, eonveyieg to the directors of the society the mania of the Dike of Cambridge to become an. of the via-patrons of the charity, ta the teem of hie late father. His Royal /Debars w neordiagly elected a vine. patron. The Duke of Norfolk was re-elected president for the present year. The other *Moan of the institution Wen also re-elected, and a vote of thanks was passed to the medical militants. Silver medallions wive then awarded to the following individuals for courageous and successful *Lifts to save Life Commander J. W. Tarlstoa, R.N. ; H. W. Folks (a boy, 13 years or ago); Jams Edwards, polio. nameable; Dr. J. &soder ; Edward Smith, Royal Grammar School, Heeley-oe-Theimes ; J. Hurl*, Boatkamptca ; Richard Moore, lock. keeper, Surrey Canal; J. M. Colda ,• Cancel* H. Boson& R.N. ; and Mimi and Mies Catharine Kea*. The proceedings tieunabid with a vote of thaaks to the okainue.