List of Palents. 373 



James Ryan, of Doonane, in the Queen's countv, Ire- 

 land, engineer to the undertakers of the grand canal ; for 

 sundry tools, implements, or apparatus for boring tlie 

 earth for coal, and all kinds of mmcrals and suhLorraucoiis 

 substances, by which the diflerent strata may be. cut out in 

 a cheap and expeditious manner, in cores or cylinders, from 

 one inch to twenty inches and upwards in length, and from 

 two inches to twenty inches and upwards in diameter, so 

 as CO be taken up entire at any depth that has hithcrtcj been 

 bored; by which, not only the quality of such minerals 

 and substances, but also the declination or dip of tlic s^trata, 

 can be ascertained beyond a possibility of mistake; and 

 which tools, implements, or apparatus, are also advan- 

 tageously applicable to the purpose of sinking for wells, 

 and giving vent to subterraneous water in bo2;s, and drain- 

 ing mines and grounds, and ventilating pits, and otlier 

 beneficial purposes. 



Charles Coe, of the parish of St. Mary Whitechapel, 

 in the county of Middlesex, baker; for a Hue upon an im- 

 proved construction, applicable to the heating of ovens, or 

 any other thing that requires an uniform heal. 



William Martin, of IJciughton Pans, in the county of 

 Northumberland, rope- maker; for a mode of fastening 

 shoes to the feet of men, women, and children. 



George Dodd, of Great Ormond-street, in the counlv 

 (jf Middlesex, engineer; for improvements on the Royal 

 York gun-lock, other gun-locks, and the locks of all de- 

 scription of fire-arn)S. 



.John Robert Irving, of the city of Edinburgh, advocate, 

 and Isabel Lovi, of the city of Edinburgh aforesaid, worker 

 in glass ; for an improved ajjparatus tor determining the 

 specific gravity of fluid bodies, and the relation that their 

 weight bears to a given measure. 



John Baptiste Denize, of West-street, Somers Town, in 

 the county of Middlesex, chemist ; for a modeof procuring 

 a greater quantity of resinous, bituminous, and oilv sub- 

 stances from various articles. 



Archibald Blair, of Bayford, in the coulity of llerls, 

 Esquire ; ibr a method of retaining cotton and other elastic 

 substances when jiressed by means of wrappers. 



William Bell, of the town of Derby, engineer; for an 

 improved method of manufacturing blanks or moulds for 

 knife, razor, and scissar blades, and variouii other edged 

 tof)ls, and of forks, files, and nails. 



Thojnas Jones, of Bilstone, in the comity of Stallord, 



japanncrj for conqjositions for the purpose of niakinjr 



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