472 IJsl of Patefiis Jor new Invenltofis. 



To John Spencer of" Port Ballantrus, in Ireland, salt ma- 

 .nufaclurer, fur his aJdilion to, or injprovement in, tl?e 

 setting up of salt pans. — 11th December. 



To Joseph Hamilton of the city of Dublin, gentlem:in, 

 for certain new metiiods of applying well known prmciples 

 in the construction and formation of earlhen wares. — l6lh 

 December. 



To John Hanbnry the elder, of Bartlett's Buildings, Hol- 

 born, in the city of London, vvarehoiisenian, for his method 

 of weaving carpets, commonlv called Scotch or Kiddermin- 

 ster, by which a new and firmer texture and larger patterns 

 can be produced. — lyth December. 



To Thomas Rogers of the cilv of Dublin, Esq. for his 

 method of applying manual powers to the crane, pile-driver, 

 and other machinerv. — l^th December. 



To John Fisher of Oundle, in the county of Northantp- 

 ton, ironmonger, for his invented article for preventing 

 chimneys smoking, which he has named a " Sn>!tke Con- 

 ductor," and which maybe n)auuraclured either in cast- 

 iron, wrought iron, copper, brass, and tin, or any other 

 metallic substance. — lydi December. 



To George HefFer of Carlisle Place, Lambeth, in the 

 county of Surry, coath-maker, for an improvement in the 

 construction of four-wheeled caniages. — igih December. 



To John Morgan of York Street, in ihe citv of Ditb'm, 

 M. D, for a new power applicable to the propelling of ves- 

 sels and boats of every description through the water, and 

 also to the pumping of them. — IQth December. 



To Jacob Samuel Eschanzier, of Gibraltar, and Henry 

 Constantine Jennings, of Marchmont-Street, Uussell- 

 Square, in the county of Middlesex, genlleiDen, for their 

 new mode of manufacturing, using, and applying certain 

 articles hv means of which mariners and other persons may 

 be saved from drowning. — IQlh December. 



To John Lewis, of Llanelly, in the county of Carmar- 

 then, assayer of meials, for certain improvements in the 

 art of smelting copj'Cr ore. — IQI-h December. 



To John Baiber, of St. M.iry Street, P'ortsmouth, in the 

 county of Southampton, sword culler and surgieal instru- 

 ment maker, for a new instrument of great practical utility 

 to surgeons; namely, an instrument whereby they may 

 with the utmost facility stay and prevent the hcemorrhage 

 of the subclavian artery safely in cases when ncces'^ary to 

 amputate the arm from the shoulder joint. — i21slDccei©- 

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