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which he denominates ‘‘ A Thermophore, or a 
Portable Mineral or River-water Bath and Linen- 
warmer ;” and also for other Apparatus or Machines 
connected therewith, for filtering and heating Water. 
—Two months. 
4.—To George Wycherley, of Whitchurch, Salop, 
for improved methods of making Saddles and Side- 
dles.—Six months. 
7-—To Robert Dickenson, of Park-street, South- 
wark, Surrey, for his improved Air-chamber, for 
various purposes.—Six months. F 
9.—To John Thompson, of Pembroke-place, Pim- 
lico, and of the London Steel-works, Thames Bank, 
Chelsea, for his improved mode of making Refined, 
or, what is commonly called, ‘‘ Cast-Steel.’—Two 
months. 
9.—To Robert Bowman, of Aberdeen, Scotland, 
for his Apparatus for stopping, releasing and regu- 
lating Chain and other Cables of Vessels, which he 
denominates ‘‘ Elastic Stoppers.”—Four months. 
9.—To William Moult, of Lambeth, Surrey, for 
his improvement, or improvements, in working 
Water-wheels.—Six months, 
14.—To Sir William Congreve, of Cecil-street, 
Middlesex, Baronet, for his improved Gas-meter.— 
Six months. q 
18.—To Samson Davis, of Upper East Smithfield, 
Middlesex, for his improvements applicable to Fire- 
arms.—Six months. 
18.—To David Gordon, of Basinghall-street, Lon- 
don, Esquire, for certain improvements in the con- 
struction of Carriages, or other Machines, to be 
moved, or propelled, by mechanical means.—Six 
months. 
18.—To Samuel Roberts, of Parke Grange, near 
Sheffield, Yorkshire, for his improvement in the 
Manufacture of Plated Goods of various descriptions. 
—Two months. 
18.—To Pierre Jean Baptiste Victor Gosset, of 
Clerkenwell-green, Middlesex, for certain improve- 
ments in the construction of Looms, or Machinery 
for weaving various sorts of Cloths or Fabrics.—Six 
months. 
18.—To Joseph Gardner and John Herbert, both 
of Stanley St. Leonards, Gloucestershire, for certain 
improvements on Machines for shearing or cropping 
Woollen Cloths.—Two months. 
Dec. 18.—To William Francis Snowden, of Ox- 
| ford-street, in the parish of St. George, Hanover- 
square, Middlesex, for his invention of aWheel- 
way and its Carriage ‘or Carriages, for the con- 
veyance of passengers, merchandize and other 
th along roads, rail and other ways, either on a 
leek or inclined plane, and applicable to other pur- 
poses.—Six months. 
18.—To John Weiss, of the Strand, Middlesex, for 
certain improvements in exhausting, injecting, or 
condensing Pumps or Springs, and in the apparatus 
connected therewith, and which said improvements 
are applicable to various useful purposes. — Six 
months. 
23.—To James Deykin and William pate Dey- 
kin, of Birmingham, for an improvement in the ma- 
nufacture of Military and Livery Buttons.—Two 
months. 
24.—To Daniel Stafford, of Liverpool, for im- 
provements in Carriages.—Six months. 
Jan. 1.—To Samuel Denison, of Leeds, white- 
smith, and John Harris, of Leeds, for improvements 
in machinery for the purpose of making Wove and 
Laid Paper.—Six months. 
5.—To Pierre Erard, of Great Marlborough- 
street, Middlesex, for certain Improvements in 
Piano-fortes.—Six months. 
1).—To Alexander Tilloch, LL.D., of Islington, 
for improvements in the Steam-engine, or apparatus 
connected therewith.—Six months. 
11.—To William Henson and William Jackson, 
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both of Worcester, for improvements in Machinery 
for making Bobbin-net.—Six months. 
11.—To Goldsworthy Gurmey, of Argyle-street, 
Hanover-square, for his improved Finger-keyed 
Musical Instrument, in the use of which a per- 
former is enabled to hold or prolong the notes, and 
to increase or modify the tone.—Six months. 
11.—To Francis Gybbon Spilsbury, of Leek, Staf- 
fordshire, for improvements in Weaving. — Six 
months. 
11.—To William Hirst, of Leeds, for improve- 
ments in Spinning and Shabbing Machines.—Six 
months. 
11.—T'o John Frederick Smith, of Dunston Hall, 
in the parish of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, esq., for 
improvements in the preparation of Slivers or Tops 
from Wool, Cotton, or other fibrous Materials.— 
Six months, 
11.—To John Frederick Smith, of Dunston Hall, 
Chesterfield, eos for improvements in Dressing and 
Finishing Woollen Cloths.—Six months. 
11.—To James Falconer Atlee, of Marchwood, 
county of Southampton, for a process by which 
Planks and other Scantlings of Wood will be pre- 
vented from shrinking, and will be altered and ma- 
terially improved in their durability, closeness of 
grain, and power of resisting moisture, so as to ren- 
er the same better adapted for ship-building and 
other building purposes, for furniture and other pur- 
poses where close or compact wood is desirable; in- 
somuch that the wood so Wi oa will become a 
new article of commerce and manufacture, which he 
intends calling ‘* Condensed Wood.”—Six months. 
11.—To George Sayner, of Hunslet, in the parish 
of Leeds, Yorkshire, and John Greenwood, of Go- 
mersal, in the said county, for improvements in the 
mode of Sawing Wood by Machinery.—Six months. 
11.—To Thomas Magrath, of Dublin, for his Com- 
position to preserve Animal and Vegetable Sub- 
stances.—Six months. 
11.—To Thomas Magrath, of Dublin, for his im- 
pace Apparatus for conducting and containing 
Vater and other Fluids, and preserving the same 
from the effects of Frost.—Six months. 
11.—To John Phipps, of Upper Thames-street, 
and Christopher Phipps, of River, Kent, for im- 
provements in Machinery for making Paper. Six 
months. 
11.—William Shelton Burnet, of London-street, 
London, for a new method of lessening the Drift of 
Ships at Sea, and protecting them in Gales of Wind. 
—Six month. 
11.—To Jonathan Andrew, Gilbert Tarlton and 
Joseph Shepley, of Crumpshall, near Manchester, 
for Improvements in the Machine used _ for 
throstle and water Spinning of Thread or Yarn, 
which improved machine is so constructed as to per- 
form the operations of sizing and twisting in or 
otherwise removing the superfluous fibres, and of 
preparing a roving for the same—Six months. 
12.—To John Heathcoat, of Tiverton, for im- 
provements in Machinery for making Bobbin-net.— 
Six months. 
13.—To William Boothand Michael Bailey, both of 
Congleton, Cheshire, machinists, for Improvements 
in spinning, doubling, throwing and twisting Silk, 
Wool, Cotton, Flax, &c.—Six months. 
14.—To Joseph Lockett, of Manchester, for Im- 
provements in producing a neb or slob in the Shell 
or Cylinder used in the Printing of Calico.—Two 
months. 
18.—To William Rudder, of Egbaston, near Bir- 
mingham, for certain Improvements in Cocks.—Six 
months. 
18.—To William Church, of Birmingham, for 
Improvements in casting Cylinders, Tubes and 
other articles of Iron and other Metals. — Six 
months. 
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LITERATURE, FEB. 1825. 
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BNE Fingerpost ; or, Direct Road from 
John-v’-Groat’s to the Land’s End ; being 
a Discussisn of the Railway Question. By 
? ? ?—The title page, and the quaint and 
satirical address ‘ to the public,” prefixed 
to this little pamphlet, led us to expect a 
pleasant 
