t6S Patents. — Astronomy. 



To Seth Hunt^ of the United States of America, now residing 

 in Covent Garden, for a new improved escapement for clocks and 

 V. atches and chronometers, communicated to him by a certain 

 foreigner residing abroad. — 22d May. — 6 months. 



To Roger Didot, formerly a paper manufacturer in France, but 

 nowof Paddington, for certain improvements upon the machines 

 already in use for making wove and laid paper in continued 

 lengths or separate sheets. — 22d May. — 6 months. 



To George Manwaring, of Marsh Place, Lambeth, for im- 

 provements in steam-engines. — 22d May. — 6 months. 



To Seth Hunt, of the United States of America, but now re- 

 siding in Covent Garden, for certain improvements in machinery 

 for making pins, communicated to him by a certain foreigner re- 

 siding abroad. — 23d May. — 6 months. 



To Charles Wyatt, of Bedford-row, coppersmith,,fof-his new 

 method or methods for preventing any disadvantageous accumu- 

 lation of heat in manufacturing sugar. — 3d June. — 2 months. 



To Benjamin Ager Day, of Birmingham, for certain improve- 

 ments in chimney ornaments, which said chimney ornaments are 

 so constructed, that they may be used for fire-screens, flower 

 sweet jars, time-piece eases, candlesticks, toast-stands, and va- 

 rious other purposes. — 3d June. — 2 months. 



To Gabriel Tigere, Duke's Court, Bow-street, for his process 

 or method of manufacturing writing paper, in such a manner as 

 that it will be extremely difficult if not impossible afterwards to 

 extract or discharge any writing from such paper. — 3d June. — 

 6 months. 



To John Parnall, of St. Austell, Cornwall, for his method of 

 tinning, or covering with tin, sheets or plates of copper, brass, or 

 tink. — 10th June. — 2 months. 



To Thomas Whittle, and George Eyton, both of Chester, for 

 their improved kiln for the purpose of drying malt, wheat, oat.^, 

 barley, peas, beans, and other substances, by means of steam 

 assisted by air. — 10th June. — 6 months. 



Astronomical Phcenomenaf July 1817. 



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