List of English Patents, 1826-T. 407 



The last table, for finding the latitude by the Polar Star, is 

 by Captain Kater, and is sufficiently accurate for sea purposes. 

 We agree, however, with that observer, in thinking the direct 

 method the most satisfactory one. 



List of Patents granted in England, from Sth December 1826 



to \&h January 1827. 

 1827, 

 Dec. 8. To Thomas Machell of Berners Street, Oxford Street, London, 

 surgeon, for improvements on apparatus applicable to the burning 

 of oil, &c. 

 To Robert Dickinson of New Park Street, Soutliwark, for an in- 

 vention for the formation, coating and covering of vessels or pack- 

 ages for containing, preserving, or conveying goods, whether liquid 

 or solid, &c. 

 13. To Charles Pearson of Greenwich, Esq. Richard Wilty of 

 . , Hanley, Staffordshire, engineer, and William Gillman of White- 



chapel, engineer, for a method of applying heat to certain useful 

 purposes. 

 To Charles Harsleben of Great Ormond Street, Esq. for his ma- 

 chinery for facilitating the working of mines, and extraction of 

 diamonds, &c. gold, silver, &c. from the ore, the earth, or the 

 €and ; applicable likewise to other purposes. 

 To John Costigni of CoUon, in the county of Louth, civil engi- 

 neer, for improvements in steam machinery or apparatus. 

 To Peter Mackay of Great Union Street, Borough Road, for im- 

 provements, by which the names of streets and other inscriptions 

 will be rendered more durable and conspicuous. 

 18. To William Johnston of Droitwich, for improvements in the 

 mode of process and form of apparatus, for the manufacturing of 

 salt, and other purposes. 

 To Maurice de Jough of Warrington, cotton-spinner, for im- 

 provements in machinery or apparatus for preparing rovings, and 

 for spinning and winding fibrous substances. 

 20. To Charles Harsleben, of Great Ormond Street, Esq. for im- 

 provements in building ships and other vessels, applicable to va- 

 rious purposes for propelling the same. 

 To Thomas Quarrill, of Peter's Hill, London, for improvements 



in the manufacture of lamps. 

 To William Kingston, master mill-wright, of Portsmouth Dock- 

 yard, and George Stebbin&,j mathematical instrument-maker, 

 of High Street, Portsmouth, for improvements on instruments or 

 apparatus for the more readily or certainly ascertaining the tune 

 and stability of ships or other vessels. 



