Crocodiles. — Palenls. 237 



tlie same time, a partial rise, or ac;itation, and some persons 

 crossing iu a snia!! boat were terrified by the sudden rii)pling of 

 the water. Our elegant spire was injured bv the same shoek 

 wiiich made the bell sound, and it was found that it had been 

 pushed considera!)Iy off the perpend ieular, which may be detected 

 by a stranger on the most cursory glance." 



CROCODILE S FLESH AN <^UTICLE OF FOOD. 



At Sennaar crocodiles are often brought to market, and their 

 flesh is pul)!icly sold there. I once tasted some of the meat at 

 Esne, in Upper Egypt; it is of a dirty white colour not unlike 

 young veal, with a slight fishy smell ; the animal had been caught 

 by some fisheimen in a strong net, and was above twelve feet in 

 length. The Governor of Esne ordered it to be brought into his 

 court-vard, where more than a hundred balls were fired against it 

 without any effect, till it was thrown upon its back, and the con- 

 tents of a small swivel discharged in its belly, the skin of which is 

 much softer than that of the back. — Burkhardl's Travels. 



LIST OF PATENTS FOR NEW INVENTIONS. 



William Collins, of George-street, Grosvenor-square, for use- 

 ful additions to and improvements on carriage and other lamps. — 

 1 0th March, 1S20. 



William Pritcbard, of Castle-street, Borough of Sonthwark, 

 and Robert Franks, of Red Cross-street, London, for their im- 

 proved method of manufacturing watei-proof hats, to !)e made of 

 silk, wool, or beaver, or other fur, the brims of which are per- 

 fectly water-proof, and will in all weathers and in every climate 

 preserve their original shapes, being stiffened without the use of 

 glue or any other material which would prevent the effect of wa- 

 ter-proof mixture. — ISth March. 



Frederic Mighells Van Heythuysen, of Sidmouth-street, parish 

 of St. Hancras, Middlesex, for a method of making portable ma- 

 chines or instruments to be placed upon a desk or table, and so 

 contrived as to fold or not into a small compass made of wood, 

 brass, or other metal, to support a silken shade for the purpose 

 of protecting the eyes from the strong light ; added to which is a 

 green, blue, or other coloured glass, in a frame, and in such a 

 position that when ]jlaced opposite a window, lamp, or candle, 

 it will take off the glare of white paper, by shedding a green or 

 blue, or any other tinge dependent upon the colour of the glass. 

 — IHth March. 



Abraham Henry Chambers, of Bond-street, Middlesex, for his 

 improvement in the preparing or manufacturing sid)stances for 

 the formation of the highways and other roads, which substances 

 when so prepared arc ajiplicable toother useful purposes. — 18tli 

 March. mrtf.ouo- 



