USEFUL) PROJECTS. 
Nicholas Dubois de Chemant, of _ 
Frith-ftreet, Soho, for a table with 
a ftove placed in the centre thereof. 
Dated February 15, 1797. 
George Hodfon, of the city of 
Cheiter, for an improved method 
of feparating the foffil, or mineral 
alkali, from various fubftances. 
Dated February 23, 1797. 
Thomas Oxenham, of Oxford- 
ftreet, Mangle and Prefs - Maker, 
for a portable lever-mangle, for ca- 
lendering linen, &c. Dated Fe- 
bruary 28, 1797. 
John Silvefter, of the parifh of 
St. Pancras, in the county of Mid- 
dlefex, Millwright, for a method 
of mafhing and mixing malt, and 
all kinds of grain, for the purpofe 
of brewing and diftilling. Dated 
March 9, 1797. 
Henry Goodwyn, of Lower Eaft 
Smithfield, in the county of Middle- 
‘fex, Porter-Brewer, for mixing 
and mafhing malt, and all kinds of 
grain ufed for the purpofe of brew- 
ing and diftilling, by means of an 
improved mafh-tub and mafhing- 
machine. Dated March 9, 1797. 
William Sellars, of Briftol, Ma- 
nufaGurer, for machines for draw- 
ing out wool or flax, combed by 
hand, into a perpetual length or 
fliver, &c. Dated March 11, 1797. 
William Siddon, of Weft Brom- 
wick, in the county of Stafford, 
Gun-lock-maker, for a method of 
{crewing and faftening the hammer- 
f{prings and fear-{prings to gun- 
' docks and piftol-locks. Dated March 
14, 1797. 
Edmund Bunting, of Pitman’s 
Buildings, Old-ftreet, for a method 
of producing a forward and retro- 
grade motion, capable of being ap- 
-plied to mangles, pumps, calenders, 
rolling-preflts, &¢. Dated March 
25, 1797, 
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Robert Barber, of Billborough, 
in the county of Nottingham, for 
an improvement on the machine 
called a ftocking-frame, otherwife 
the gigger ftocking-frame. Dated 
March 25, 1797. 
Jofeph Barton, of Bifhopfgate- 
ftreet, London, for preparing in- 
digo for dying wool, filk, linen, cot- 
ton, &c. Dated March 25, 1797. 
ohn Paffman, of Doncafter, in 
the city of York, foran improvement 
in machinery for drawing, roving, 
and {pinning wool, hemp, flax, filk, 
mohair, &c. Dated March 25,1797. 
John Manton, of Dover-ftreet, 
in the parifh of St. George, Han- 
over-{quare, Gun-maker, for an 
invention, or improvement, in the 
conftruétion of guns and piftols. 
Dated April 12, 1797. . 
Robert Crofs, of Quaker Brook, 
in the county of Lancafter, Tanner, 
for a new invented tan-pit, and 
mode of tanning. Dated April 26, 
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Thomas Todd, of Kingfton-upon- 
Hull, Iron-monger, for an hydrau- 
lic pump or machine for raifing 
water. Dated May 9, 1797. 
Richard Varley, of Damfide, near 
Bolton-le-Moors, in the county of 
Lancafter, Merchant and Cotton- 
Manufacturer, fora perpetual mov- 
ing-powder. Dated May 29, 1797. 
Timothy Harris, of Waltham- 
Abbey, in the county of Effex, 
Pin-maker, for a method of ma- 
nufacturing pins, with iron and 
other metals, and making the mine 
white. Dated July 4, 1797. 
Jofeph Slater, of Sharples, near 
Bolton-le-Moors, in the county of 
Lancafter, Bleacher, for an’ im- 
provement in a machine for finith- 
ing bleached, dyed, and printed 
muflins. Dated July 4, 1797.. 
Anthony George Eckhardt, of 
Cot Charing- 
