238 List of Patents Jor vew Inventions. 



belonging to the sime may with much greater convenience 

 be separated thereTrom for the purpose of altering, chan-" 

 ging, repairing, or preserving the same, as occasion may re- 

 quire. — Julv 1 1. 



To John Trotter, of Soho Square, in the county of Mid- 

 dlesex, esq., h)r his improvements in the application of 

 steam and other powers to useful purposes by means of 

 suitable apparatus. — July 1 g. 



To Claude Celestin Monnoyeur, of the pai-ish of St. 

 Luke, Chelsea, in the county of Middlesex, gent., for his 

 improved process for the purification of ardent spirits, hy 

 which a pure neutral spirit is obtained without rectification 

 or the aid of fire. — July 22. 



To Joseph Badstonc, of Bridgewater, in the county of 

 Somerset, cabinet-maker, for improvements applicable to 

 bedsteads and various other things. — July 24. 



To Donald Cumming, of VVhiteficld, in the parish of 

 Rothbury, in the county of Norlhumberland, farmer, for 

 bis machine for reaping and cutting corn, grass, and other 

 articles. — July 26. 



To Henry James, of Birmingham, merchant, and John 

 Jones, of Birmingham aforesaid, gun-barrel maker, for 

 certain improvements in the manufacture of barrels for all 

 descriptions of firearms and artillery. — July 26. 



To Matthew James JNIayer, of Pentonvillc, in the county 

 of Middlesex, mathematical instrument-maker, for his im- 

 proved construction of the instantaneous light machine. — 

 July 31 . 



To Peter Durand, of Hoxton Square, in the county of 

 Middlesex, merchant, in consequence of a communication 

 made to him by a certain foreigner residing abroad, for 

 an invention of certain improvements in, or additional to, 

 lamps, for rendering the illumination more soft and agree- 

 able to the eye. — August 3. 



To John Ashley, of Homerton, in the county of Mid- 

 dlesex, plumber, for his improved filtering vessel for puri- 

 fying and cleansing water. — August 7- 



T(j Thom.is Gilbert, of Great Yarmouth, in the county 



of Norfolk, gent., for certain improvements in machinery 



t^r -Jie delivery of bricks, tiles, ornaments, pottery ware, 



and ^^^\l^r -articles made in moulds, after the moulds are 



fitted. — Augubc , 



To Houstown Rik^, r;,-own, of Edinburah, coachmaker, 

 for certain nnprovements .. ,,^^ construction of wheel car* 

 xiages, wheels, axles, and boxes,, .^^j^yg^ j_ 



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