318 LElectricity.—Minerals.—List of Patents. 
powerful apparatus, and extensive batteries. Those who 
desire such copies, may secure them by transmitting their 
names to Mr. Singer at an early period. 
M. Geisecké, the celebrated mineralogist, arrived lately at 
Edinburgh, Frat Greenland, on his return to Copenhagen, 
after a residence of seven years and a half in the country; 
during which time he examined the whole line of coast 
from Cape Farewell to 76 deg. of north latitude. He has 
brought with him a fine collection of minerals, among 
which are many totally unknown to the mineralogists of 
Europe. He proposes to publish an account of his stay in 
Greenland, which the scientific world will look for with 
great anxiety. Pica 
A third edition, with additions, is now in the press, of 2 
work entitled ‘* Observations on the Brumal Retreat of 
the Swallows, with a copious Index to passages relating to 
this Bird in ancient and modern Authors.” “By ii arpa 
F.LS&: 
LIST OF PATENTS FOR NEW INVENTIONS. 
To Jacob Brazill, of Great Yarmouth, in the county of 
Norfolk, for his machine for working capstans and pumps 
on board ships. —4th September 1813.—2 months. 
To Frank Parkinson, of the town of Kingston-upon- 
Hall, for his still and boiler for preventing accidents by 
fire, and for-preserying spirits and other articles from waste 
in the operation of distilling aud boiling.—4th September. 
—2 months. 
To John Westwood, of Sheffield, in the county of York, 
artist, and general manufacturer, for embossing ivory by 
pressure.—4th Sept.—2 months. 
To Henry Liston, clerk, minister of the parish of Eccles- 
machan, in the county of Linlitheow, for certain improve- 
ments upon the plough.—23d Sept.—6 months. 
To Henry Osborn, of Whitmore House, in the county 
of Warwick, tor bis method of making tools for tapering 
of cylinders ‘66 different descriptions, made of iron, steel, 
metal, or mixture of metals ; and also for aed bars of 
iron, steel: metal, or mixture of metals. —15th Oct.—2 mo. 
To Bebertson Buchuten: of the city of Glasgow, civil 
engineer, for his certain improvements in the means of 
propelling vessels, boats, barges, and rafts, which may also 
be applied to the moving of “water-wheels and wind- mills, 
the raising of water, the dredging, cleansing, or deepening 
of rivers and harbours, and the impelling of other ma- 
chinery.—18th Oct.—2 months, 
Meteore- 
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