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retired immediately to bed, being well convinced of its cause. I 
expected another shock, and my expectations were very soon re- 
alized; for in half an hour after another terrible shock shifted my 
head on the pillow several inches. The noise.resembled thunder, 
or the tumbling of all the furniture in the house ; all our bells 
were set a-ringing. As | was perfectly collected at the time, I 
endeavoured to ascertain its duration. and counted oue, two, 
three deliberately, while 1 felt tlie motion, which I suppose 
would occupy about two or three seconds, during which the at- 
mosphere was overspread with white clouds, all meeting each 
other in a common centre, southward of this place.” 
LIST OF PATENTS FOR NEW INVENTIONS. 
To Charles Watt, of Ratcliff-Highway, Middlesex, surgeon, 
for means of gilding and preparing quills and pens by manual 
labour and chemical operations so as to render them more dura- 
ble and useful.—Two months allowed for specification.—Dated 
31st October 1818. 
To Nicholas Desforges, of Bucklersbury, London, merchant, 
for certain improvements in propelling boats and other vessels. 
To John Bogaerts, of Air-street, Piccadilly, in consequence of 
a communication made to him by Jolin Groetares, now residing 
at Brussels, for a method or methods for raising and lowering 
water, or canal locks. —12th Nov.—6 months. 
To Edward Woolley, of Bilston, Staffordshire, screw manu- 
facturer, for improvements in the machinery for making wood 
screw forgings. —| 2th Nov.—6 months. 
To James Ingledew, of Little College-street, Westminster, 
licensed victualler, for means of effecting a saving in the con- 
sumption of the ordinary articles of fuel by the application of cer- 
tain well known materials hitherto unused for that purpose.— 
12th Nov.—6 months. 
To Moses Poole, of Lincoln’s Inn, in consequence of a com- 
munication made to him by Christopher Dihl, a foreigner residing 
abroad, for an invention of the application of known mastics ot 
cements to various purposes, such as modelling statues, making 
slabs, raising or impressing figures or other ornamental appear- 
ances; also the covering of houses, and in any other manner in 
which mastic or cement may or can be applied.— 12th Nov.— 
6 months. 
To John Grafton, late of London, and now of Edinburgh, en- 
gineer, for an improved process or method of making carburetted 
hydrogen gas for the purpose of illumination,— 12th } Yov.—6 mo. 
To James Hadden j junior of Aberdeen, woollen inanufacturer, 
for improvement in preparing, roving and spinning of wool.— 
12th Nov.—6 months. To 
