Toads in Stofies. — List of Patents for Inveruions. 95 



square perches, 79600 inhabitants, 3000 houses ; Home 

 5 15S6? square perche?, 163000 inhabitants. 



It results from tliis calculation, if correct, that of all the 

 above cities Petersburgh occupies the largest surface ; but 

 in proportion to its extent has the fewest houses and inha- 

 bitants. Each individual occupies at Berlin nearly four 

 square perches, at Paris two, at LOndon one and a half, at 

 Petersburgh nine, at Vienna three, at Amsterdam two, at 

 Stockholm five, and at Rome three. 



TOADS IN STONES. 



A foreign journal states that, at Ilellongcs, in the canton 

 of Thullen, department of Jcmappc, a living toad was latelv 

 found inclosed in a vein of pit coal between two masses of 

 rock 600 feet below tKt surface. It was eighteen inches 

 long, and was found alive, but died as soon as exposed to 

 the air. 



LIST OF PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS, 



Uniich have passed the Signet Office, from September ^4, 

 to October 21, 1804. 



To Samuel Caldwell, of Hathern, in the countv of Lei- 

 cester, frame-smith, and John Heathcote, late of the town 

 and county of Nottingham, frame-se:ter-up, for their inven- 

 tion of some new machinery and apparatus to be attached or 

 annexed to certain frames or machines called or known by 

 the name oH !farp frames, whereby these frames will work, 

 make, or manufacture, all kinds of thread lace. 



To Thomas Noon, of Burton-upon-Trent, in the county 

 of Staiford, watchmaker, for a new thrashing machine with 

 loose beaters. 



To Samuel Bennet, of Sheffield, in the county of York, 

 cutler, for a mode of making or casting razors in a new and 

 improved form. 



'I'o Robert Barber, of Bilborough, in the county of Not- 

 tingham, gentleman, for some new and improved modes of 

 making and sliaping stockings and pieces, and also some 

 new and improved kinds of stockiag-siitch antl warp-work 

 applicable to various purposes. 



To James Barret, of Satfron-Waldcn, in the countv of 

 Essex, smith and ironmonger, for an iuiprovemcnt in the 

 construction of nialt-k.lns, so as to prevent damagic from 

 fire, and to save fuel in the dryini!; of malt. 



To Jacob Buffina.ton, oftheciTvof Biistol, a;ent!ennn, 

 for a new method of straining or strctchitig (technicallv 

 called halitivg) all kinds of woollen cloth for cropping or 

 shearing, and for straining all other kinds of piece goods. 



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