Patents. — Mete(yric Stones. 397 



LIST OF PATENTS FOR NEW INVENTIONS. 



To John Birkinshaw, of Bedlington iron-works, county of 

 Durham, for certain improvements in manufacturing and con- 

 structing of a wrought or malleable iron rail road or way. — 

 Dated 23d October 1820. — 2 months allowed to enrol specifica- 

 tioti. 



To William Taylor, of Wednesbury, Staffordshire, for an 

 improved furnace for the smelting of iron and other ores. — 

 23d Oct. — 6 months. 



To Thompson Pearson, of South Shields, county of Durham, 

 for his improvement on rudders. — 1st Nov. — 2 months. 



To Henry Lewis Lobeck, of Tower-street, London, for a pro- 

 cess for making yeast, communicated to him by a certain foreign- 

 er residing abroad. — 1st Nov. — 6 months. 



To Samuel Wellman Wright, of Upper Kennington, Surry, for 

 his combination in machinery for making bricks and tiles. — 1st 

 Nov. — 6 months. 



To Peter Hawker, of Long Parish-house, near Andover, Hants, 

 for a machine, instrument or apparatus to assist in the attain- 

 ment of proper performance on the piano-forte, or other keyed 

 instruments. — 1st Nov. — 2 months. 



To Thomas Bonsor Crompton, ofFarnworth, county of Lan- 

 caster, for an improvement in drying and finishing of paper by 

 certain means hitherto unused for that purpose. — 1st Nov. — 

 6 months. 



To William Swift Torey, of Lincoln, for certain improvements 

 on drills to be affixed to ploughs. — 1st Nov. — 2 months. 



To John Winter, of Acton, Middlesex, for certain improvements 

 on chimney caps, and in the application thereof. — 7th Nov. — 

 2 months. 



To William Carter, of St. Agnes Circus, Old-street road, 

 Middlesex, for certain improvements in steam-engines. — 11th 

 Nov. — 6 months. 



To Thomas Dyson, of Abbey Dale, Sheffield, for his improve- 

 ments of plane iron and turning chisels. — 1 1th November. — • 

 2 months. 



METF.OIUC STONES. 



According to M. H, Dutrochet, the height of the meteor 

 which projected the stones at Charsouville, in the department of 

 the Loiret, on the 23rd of Novemiier 1 8 10, was about 14,724 

 toifics. 



Mr. Bowdich found that the perpendicular altitude of the me- 



tror 



